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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

 

Category Archives: boudoir

leslie | sneak peek | illinois boudoir photographer

I had a great time shooting Leslie’s boudoir session about 2 weeks ago.  Once again, I want to thank Rachel Streit for her amazing styling!

I want to give a shout out to pishposhes on Etsy for the use of the awesome headpiece.  I absolutely LOVE it–along with everything else in that shop!  I’m happy to...

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janet - #12- drake....

Pete Snyders - 1# vote for Kyra

Shelly - GAVIN for sure!

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.

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!!

2 date for BOUDOIR + giveaway info

Due to the large number of girls that wanted to sign up for our “ladies sessions”, we have decided to add a second date–which is actually a day before the first date : )  If you were not contacted with a final time slot for your session on the 31st, that means we were already...

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“glamour shots” {ae style}

I planned and organized an invitation only Boudoir Event for January 10, 2010.  We are planning on launching a new boudoir/fashion portrait website at some point in 2010, and I was trying to come up with the best way to get a bunch of new material for the site in a short amount of time....

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stephanie pest - Did you say the 30th for the 2nd session. What times are still available.

Anna - OOoo... I just found you... am I too late? Please say no...

Melissa - Hi,I am wanting to schedule at the same time or back to back with Stephanie 1:30-2:30.

Jessica Sena - um that was me...dont know how many Jessica's you know! :)

Jessica - count me in please!

Abby Rimstidt - I'd really like to do this, it sounds like some fun.

ae photography - Wow! We have had a large number of responses in regards to this event! I'm going to sort through everything and email everyone the time schedule. We can start booking from there! Give me a bit! I'm so excited to do this!

ae photography - Jenn--We might be able to do your Maternity Session during this time. Then you could enjoy some of the extras you would get at this event compared to a typical session. Just a thought!

Cora - I really want to do this! A friend of mine did something like this and I wanted to do it too. Sounds like fun and she said it was a moral boost. Everyone can use one of those! Sign me up! Please.

Susan Johnson - I'd love to do this!!! Sounds like a great idea!

Stephanie - Sign me up I would like to do this. How do I pick a time?

Emily - I'm very interested in this...how much would the print outs be? my email is ewoodard@live.com

Jennifer - Sounds like so much fun!! If only I wasn't chubby pregnant I would definitely sign up!