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welcome to the ae blog.

ae photography is Eric and Ashley Hintzsche.  We are a husband and wife team based in Northern Illinois.  We've been up and running since 2002 and love it more as each year passes.  Our style is fun, expressive and natural.  We have three young kids, a new studio, and each other : ) We are excited to get the new blog going! Browse, follow, stalk, whatever!

recent applause:

shootsac blog post with photo of Ashley shooting Eric's senior session 

chicago RedEye (tribune) feature of Pete and Liz's backyard wedding & Chicago reception

offbeat mama post with featured photo of our little rockstar Finn

rock 'n roll bride feature of Pete + Liz's backyard wedding

smitten the blog feature for Pete + Liz's backyard wedding

wed*share daily feature for Pete + Liz's backyard wedding

smitten the blog feature for Maggie's fashion bridal shots

offbeat bride feature for Zaq + Amber's wedding 

featured display at Cypress House in Rochelle, IL for 9.11.09 open house

photography exhibit up at borders in DeKalb, IL for the month of August

featured on Brides Bliss blog for Zaq + Amber's wedding in 7.09

exclusive featured photographer for Cypress House in Rochelle, IL

 

Monthly Archives: February 2010

ashley’s blog

I used to despise the word blog, especially “blogger”–that one still gets me.  I wasn’t at all into the the concept of blogging and never really browsed them much, other than the occasional photo blog here and there. I definitely didn’t have any bookmarked blogs or ones I was dedicated to checking daily.  I used...

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Joan - Excellent creativity Ashley! Keep it going!

Amber Zrust - You rock... were workin gon a similar thing once we get moved into this new place... out with the old... in with the new... looking at this unfortunate situation as a chance to change alot... oh, and my babysitter stopped showing up, so Ill be finding a new one of those too, CANT WAIT!

Jessica - i never get bored with your ideas! :) have fun and i am looking forward to see what you have in store!

Kristy - I was wondering about the texture! I love what you did with it, but I also appreciate what you can do without it. I'm always fascinated with your blog, so you can count me in, revamp or no revamp!

another peek

Just another quick boudoir peek for you : )
I wanted to do a full boudoir post today, but I just didn’t get the time.  We have a senior session tomorrow and another boudoir session Sunday, both of which will be in our home–so it’s time to convert it from living space to studio space once again....

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Marissa - Love it! This girl looks familiar.. haha :)

Dana - I love the texture used on this photo

Lesley - This is great - and I love how the tattoo adds an edgy element. You do beautiful work, Ashley.

kat - rock n roll bride - omg these look like they are gonna be HAWT!

natural beauty

There are so many routes to go when shooting boudoir.  I feel like I hit a lot of them during the sessions, but the main style I wanted to go for was natural, raw beauty;  shooting images that truly showed both the outer, as well as, inner beauty of the girls.  In my opinion, that...

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Lesley - Gorgeous...this really evokes a timeless feeling.

Leslie - Can't wait to do my session! She looks beautiful!

Jessica - :) perfect.

chris + natalie | engaged | chicago engagement photographer

We’re finally getting back into the swing of things, and I’m excited to share some shots from Chris and Natalie’s engagement session from way back when : )  As you can tell–no winter coats… no snow… and there are still leaves on the trees.  Yes, this was a fall engagement session!  At least we got...

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james liebsch - gavin is the man for sure

Sarah - so cute, i love these! all your couples are always so relaxed and natural. good job!!

Denise - Briliant. Your work is amazing.

we’re back!

I bet you thought I just decided to ditch the blog.  The thought has crossed my mind.  I can’t even tell you how how busy we are.  It’s almost laughable.  We pretty much have to be doing a least 5 things at once at any given point in time or we will miss some deadline...

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Candice - Hope you are feeling better soon!!