Emma Mullins Photography

Ah, Belgium. Magical land from my most precious dreams. How I miss you so. Following Paris, we took the high-speed train to Brussels, Europe’s unofficial capitol city. The official languages spoken in Brussels are both French and Dutch – and most everyone we encountered also spoke English. At times, I’ll admit – this was pretty convenient. […]

Bonjour, tout le monde! Today is July 14 – also known as Bastille Day in Paris, France – commemorating that time in 1789 when the French rebelled against the monarchy by storming the Bastille (prison). Out of all my Europe photos, I thought it appropriate to blog Paris today. In April I spent two weeks in Europe with […]

A few weeks ago I met Jake and Leah at Cafe Jumping Bean for their Pilsen engagement session. They were as cute as can be, giddy with excitement and affection for each other. We talked about their story, their wedding plans, and their unconditional love for the Chicago Cubs. I learned that they first met in math […]

Hello, Blog. It’s been… a while. It’s (finally!) springtime in Chicago, and last week I was fortunate enough to spend an afternoon with a couple whom I absolutely adore. Having become acquainted with Ali over the past few months, I’d never met Jeff until that afternoon – and it didn’t take long to realize that they’re […]

This is L.A. And yes, the lyrics to “All I Wanna Do” were stuck in my head a good portion of this short, but oh-so-sweet, vacation. As was “Hollywood Nights” – more on that later. Actually, they play lots of songs about California in California. Especially at the beach. It was a little weird. The purposes […]

There’s no doubt this month has seen some unseasonable temperatures in Chicago. When I met with Adrianna and Matt this particularly warm Saturday afternoon, we had planned on a festive at-home session due to an all day forecast of rain. Our shoot started off that way – cozy and indoors with black coffee, black cats, […]

I recently had the privilege of photographing the talented cast of EXIT, a new play from ICU Ensemble that world-premieres TONIGHT at Chicago’s Greenhouse Theater. The script was written by a friend of mine, a work in progress of hers since we met at the beginning of 2013. EXIT centers on the life of a young woman […]

This past weekend I had the privilege of photographing these newlyweds outside of Public Landing Restaurant in Lockport, IL. It was a spooky, black November night. We stood right on the bank of the Illinois & Michigan Canal. The air had a chill. The bride had a smoke bomb. (A red smoke bomb.) My life […]

Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to announce that for the first time ever, Emma Mullins Photography has a blog! Hip hooray. Welcome, welcome. I have decided to incorporate a blog here as a way to better reach out to all of you. This will, I hope, serve as another outlet through which my […]