http://www.natemathai.com Nate Mathai Chicago Illinois Wedding Photographers Authentic Personal Unique Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:11:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en follow Nate Mathai Photography at http://twitter.com/natemathai Hey everyone! Welcome to my new and improved blog/site! I have merged both my website and blog into one place so it can serve as an easy-to-remember, one-stop shop for the most up-to-date happenings in my work and, basically, my life. There ... http://www.natemathai.com/2008/08/01/welcome/ Yeterday afternoon I decided to do a little photowalk  in Chicago, as I realized I haven't many opportunities as of late to "shoot for myself".  It's fun just wander around with no rush, no real direction, and just let your eyes lead you.  So I stuck my 17-35 on and ... http://www.natemathai.com/2008/11/19/chicago-photowalk/ [Photo Challenge] Just a reminder that we're a little over halfway through November's challenge, and the weather (at least here) is changing drastically into winter so be sure to get your "Fall" pictures taken! [NavJeevan] The NavJeevan Centre is an organization in India that my church is connected with, which helps ... http://www.natemathai.com/2008/11/17/111708-monday-night-recap/ A short while ago I second shot Kenny Nakai at the wedding of Carolyn and Chris. Except...this wasn't your normal second shooting scenario, because Carolyn is Kenny's sister! And to make matters even more exciting, Kenny was a groomsman as well! I give him major props for ... http://www.natemathai.com/2008/11/12/carolyn-and-chris-wedding/ [Presidential Election] Unless you were stuck under a rock for a week, you probably heard that Illinois senator Barack Obama won the recent presidential election in a landslide (based on the electoral college system).  At the last election, I remember staying up until 5am following the polls because it was ... http://www.natemathai.com/2008/11/10/111008-monday-night-recap/ [Photo Challenge] For those who haven't done it yet, I'll give a bit more time to get your submissions in from last month's challenge (self-portrait).  I've just posted the November challenge, and here's the image to get your thinking: [Fantasy Basketball] In the middle of last week I realized I joined ... http://www.natemathai.com/2008/11/04/20081103-monday-night-recap/ When Julie first contacted me, I got really excited.  Although its really difficult to determine emotion and tonality through text, it was obviously clear that she was so excited to have their portraits taken, which is a photographers dream!  (note to future clients:  tell me how excited you are and ... http://www.natemathai.com/2008/11/01/julie-and-mark-e-session/ I consider myself to be a rather early adopter on things, especially with technology (at least being knowledgeable).  About a year ago I signed up on Twitter, and it wasn't too exciting for me at the time because of the lack of use by others - you definitely need a ... http://www.natemathai.com/2008/10/29/i-love-twitter/ [W] I went to watch "W" with a couple of my college roommates last week.  It was a very interesting portrayal of our current government leaders, basically exaggerating various characteristics of their past or present.  I don't believe that it's in any way an truly accurate look at the reality ... http://www.natemathai.com/2008/10/27/102708-monday-night-recap/ Jason and I pretty much grew up together (though he is a bit older than I am) attending the same church, and he's also best friends with my brother-in-law.  Over the past few years Jason and Susan were out in Bloomington, IL, and had just moved back closer to the ... http://www.natemathai.com/2008/10/24/abraham-family-portraits/