Mr Bruise Photography

Mr Bruise Photography Chicago Photographer specializing in portraits and sports photography

Incredibly lucky to have an amazing and adventurous woman on this journey with me. Have had a rough month to start the y...
02/06/2021

Incredibly lucky to have an amazing and adventurous woman on this journey with me. Have had a rough month to start the year mentally and as an artist, and she pulled me out of that funk. Ready to start kicking ass and growing as an artist this year!

"It's a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you're ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is eve...
12/05/2020

"It's a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you're ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now. And you may as well do it now. Generally speaking, now is as good a time as any."

-Hugh Laurie

I've seen this quote a number of times in the last few weeks, and thought about it a lot. I'm a cautious person by nature and talk myself out of taking even calculated risks because I'm never sure I'm ready.

Not anymore. In March of last year, if you told me I'd be starting a photography business with the intention of making it my full time job in a few years, I'd have laughed in your face. Doubly so if you'd told me I'd be focusing on maternity, weddings, and ***ir.

Photography brings me an incredible amount of joy. Getting to combine that with the confidence-building and empowering experience that a ***irsession is for my clients, is incredibly rewarding. Getting to use all my knowledge, and my camera, to show people how strong, beautiful, and even sexy, they are, is both a privilege and an honor I look forward to with every shoot.

This account isn't going anywhere. This will still be my personal and sports photography page, and I'll be sharing more here next year as well. But I have created ***ir as a home for my bo***ir and self-love photography separate from Mr Bruise so that both of these pages can have room to breathe, while staying focused in their purpose.

Basically, I don't want to shoot editorials with young models or youth sports for Mr Bruise Photography and have that constantly mixed into the same feed as my bo***ir work. I want a separate space to explore that without it holding this account back from the things I want to try as Mr Bruise.

So, if you're also interested in my bo***ir and self-love photography, come check out ***ir...and hey, maybe DM me there about a free bo***ir consult to schedule a session for early 2021!

***irphotography ***irphotographer ***ir @ Chicago, Illinois

I usually struggle to name my photos, but this one was easy for me.The Resilience of NatureThis photo was shot just yest...
10/15/2020

I usually struggle to name my photos, but this one was easy for me.

The Resilience of Nature

This photo was shot just yesterday, and even with the colder weather, there was this stunning, vibrant flower just a few blocks from my apartment, still clinging on to show the world its beauty.

Throughout this year, I've tried my best to be resilient. I've refused to give up on my because of it. But I need to lift that pressure and stress off my shoulders. This has been a difficult year for so many of us and so many reasons. I've been as resilient as I could possibly have been, and I'm proud of how I've attacked the challenges of this year.

I started the project to encourage myself to shoot more this year, and lately it discourages me from shooting at all because getting "caught up" seems so impossible. So, from here on out this year, I will shoot for myself, my own enjoyment and my own artistic expression. I don't need a forced schedule to feel passionate about photography or creating more images.

Don't keep things in your life you no longer need. You're not a quitter for realizing that a goal or plan needs to change as you yourself, and the world around you, change. You're allowed to move on from things you no longer need. Don't carry that weight.

Another really close up formation I was able to get a shot of from the boat. Was really nice to have a semi-normal summe...
09/26/2020

Another really close up formation I was able to get a shot of from the boat. Was really nice to have a semi-normal summer moment once this year before fall sets in.

Definitely planning a series of trips up to "The Lake" in the next year, such a beautiful area I'm connected to personally and I would love to make a book of the surrounding countryside.

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Over Labor Day weekend we were lucky enough to spend the weekend with my Aunt Nancy, reminiscing about my late Uncle Vin...
09/26/2020

Over Labor Day weekend we were lucky enough to spend the weekend with my Aunt Nancy, reminiscing about my late Uncle Vince and all just enjoying the beauty of Lake Redstone.

Went out for a boat ride, and before I went skiing in a very impromptu fashion, grabbed some photos of the red stones for which the lake is named.

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Plus, I've also got a LITTLE time to go through photos I've shot while visiting family and friends (which often go in my...
09/24/2020

Plus, I've also got a LITTLE time to go through photos I've shot while visiting family and friends (which often go in my library and aren't touched until much later), so I'm unearthing some forgotten gems of mine like this sunset from my parents' house on Pistakee Lake.


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I've finally had some time to get out and take some landscapes as summer winds down! This one, at the beautiful was ca...
09/24/2020

I've finally had some time to get out and take some landscapes as summer winds down! This one, at the beautiful was captured in the way home from visiting family in Monroe.

I was worried about waking my wife, the amazing , who was napping in the passenger seat when I stopped to take this; but it was too serene to pass up!

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Well, this was more frustrating to capture than I expected...which I guess makes it an apt metaphor for my bisexuality a...
09/24/2020

Well, this was more frustrating to capture than I expected...which I guess makes it an apt metaphor for my bisexuality as a whole. A constant struggle to learn, understand, and try to get everything to line up JUST right all at once.

This I wanted to showcase how I, and many other bisexual+ people are not fully out to the important people in our lives. Whether it be certain friends or family, or people at work we stay closeted from, it is less likely for bisexual, pansexual, sexually fluid, and other multisexual folks to be fully out.

Only 19% of bisexual+ adults are fully out to the important people in their lives. For gay and le***an adults, that number shoots up to 75%. A full quarter of all bisexual+ adults are still fully in the closet. For gay and le***an adults, that number is 4%.

I am ecstatic to hear that so many gay and le***an adults feel safe and free to be their full, authentic selves every day with everyone in their lives. I just wish we could figure out why so many of us bisexual+ folks are still hiding.

This self-portrait uses the to hide about two thirds of my face, to represent the portion of important people in my life I'm still not out to...how much of me is still hidden. It is a constant struggle to assert my bisexuality within an LGBTQIA- community which often doubts or erases me. It is a ton of effort to remember who I can be my true self around, and around whom I still need to hide. And it is exhausting to not feel fully seen as me by most people in my lives.

This and , know that even if you're in the closet and don't feel safe to come out: you're not alone and you are a valid part of this community. You are loved, and when you're ready, we are here for you.

This portrait is the beginning of a series on this theme, watch this space for more!

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And I'll sign off my posts from this shoot with one of my favorite photos to date. I can't thank .nicholee enough, she w...
09/23/2020

And I'll sign off my posts from this shoot with one of my favorite photos to date. I can't thank .nicholee enough, she was so easy and fun to work with, we made some really incredible images together, and I hope we can work together again soon!

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As is often the case, I didn't think the lighting would work for these shots at the end of the day, but a little flash a...
09/23/2020

As is often the case, I didn't think the lighting would work for these shots at the end of the day, but a little flash and careful tweaking resulted in some of my favorite images!

Model: .nicholee

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And at the end of this shoot, as the sun set, .nicholee made one last outfit change and we had some fun down at the , w...
09/22/2020

And at the end of this shoot, as the sun set, .nicholee made one last outfit change and we had some fun down at the , was such a beautiful evening after the rain.

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I couldn't possibly share all my favorites from this shoot, but I've got three more for y'all tomorrow to wrap it up! Ha...
09/22/2020

I couldn't possibly share all my favorites from this shoot, but I've got three more for y'all tomorrow to wrap it up! Had a blast editing these down by the beach, the clouds offered so much opportunity!

Model: .nicholee

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