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About Me

Hi there! I am a Chicago photographer specializing in fashion, lifestyle, commercial, and headshots. I work with some of Chicago's Top agencies and their models in helping them develop their book. I also work with fresh faces that have not been signed yet.

*Models* I do not do TFP/TFCD. My rates are very reasonable. If you cannot afford my regular rates, I can also test for a nominal fee on a per look basis. My team consists of some of the most creative hair, makeup artists, designers and stylists in the industry. If you need one for the day of the shoot, just let me know.

*Clients* I am available for assignments and able to travel. Please contact me with details of your assignment.

My Interests

Aromatherapy, Nutritional Healing, Alternative Medicine, Ethnic Food, Teas, Cooking, Organic Food,Hemp seed(the kind you eat) Yoga, Mysticism, Spirituality, Feng Shui, Other Cultures, Ecology, Art, Fashion, Music, Movies,Urban Exploration, and ofcourse Photography!!

I'd like to meet:

zorro, other creatives in the industry, and people who want to collaborate with me.

Music:

I listen to it all.

Movies:

Amadeus, Amelie, Better Off Dead, Bend It Like Beckham, Blow, Blues Brothers, Breakfast Club, Boondock Saints, Bread and Roses, Bullitt, The Butterfly Effect, Chasing Amy, Cars, Chicago, Chocolat, Clerks, Cowboy Bebop, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, The Crow, Dark City, Desperado, Elizabeth, Empire Records, Enter The Dragon, Hotel Rwanda, Fifth Element, Fight Club, Full Monty, Gladiator, Harry Potter(all), Kentucky Fried Movie, Lady Hawk, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Lord Of The Rings (all), The Matrix, Midsummer Night's Dream, Miracle on 34th Street(1947 version), Peter Pan (2003), Princess Mononoke, The Professional, Queen of the Damned,Replacement Killers, Reservoir Dogs, Requiem for a Dream, Run Lola Run, Shakespeare in Love, Shrek 1& 2, Sin City, Snatch, Spirited Away, Strange Days, The Notebook, Tombstone, Transporter, True Romance, Young Frankenstein, Walk the Line, Wedding Crashers, Whale Rider, Zoolander

Television:

when do I have time for this?

My Blog

New Credits blog

I am going to be dedicating this blog entry to the people who have helped me out. This includes my creative team, and companies, small and large that have made things happen for me. It wil...
Posted by joanne's photography on Mon, 21 May 2007 09:17:00 PST

This made me cry

from my friend Cheryl: Lizzie Palmer who put this YouTube program together is only 15 years old. There have been over 3,000,000 hits as of this morning. The link below is the hottest thing on the inte...
Posted by joanne's photography on Fri, 18 May 2007 11:18:00 PST

What models need to know

* Notice- This work is a work in progress. So being in the business of fashion for awhile, I would like to help you the model/actor out by pointing out some things that can make our photoshoot g...
Posted by joanne's photography on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 01:09:00 PST

getting to know me....somewhat

..> ..> TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey Name: today it's just joanne, but I have others as well Birthday: february Birthplace: in a room full of doctors and nurses, and the woman I like to ca...
Posted by joanne's photography on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:54:00 PST

SMASHBOX Cosmetics model search

Details can be found here: http://smashboxmedia.com/modeling/ Good Luck to all entrants! xoxo
Posted by joanne's photography on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 04:12:00 PST

My Italian friend

You, my Italian newcomer requested to be added as a my friend yesterday. Me, can't find you in this unorganized myspace mess of 25 friends pages. Hope I didn't delete you by mistake. ...
Posted by joanne's photography on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 04:02:00 PST

It's Dickinson! NOT Dickerson!!

So, I have been dealing with a possible shady person. Long story short, he asks models for $$$. In this case, $400 of the model he sent to me to work with in order to publish them in a "ma...
Posted by joanne's photography on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:31:00 PST

Need space to have photoshoots at

It's very early Sunday, and I should be sleeping, getting enough rest for my photo shoot with my model. Instead, I am on here to make a plea. Let's just say that my mua and I decided&nbs...
Posted by joanne's photography on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 03:49:00 PST