Hello and welcome to my photography blog. I specialize in fine art children's portrait photography including newborns, babies, toddlers, children and teens, working both on location and in-studio. I am based in the New York and Northern New Jersey area and at the Jersey shore during the summer months. I also love to travel...just make me an offer.
and welcome to my photography blog. I specialize in fine art children's portrait photography including newborns, babies, toddlers, children and teens, working both on location and in-studio. I am based in the New York and Northern New Jersey area and at the Jersey shore during the summer months. I also love to travel…just make me an offer.
Here you will view some of my most current work with children and their families and also some more personal images from my own life. I hope they are a small window into my style and my approach to photography. Please leave me a message or comment if you are so inclined – I love hearing from people! You can also subscribe to this blog or follow me on twitter or facebook so you do not miss any updates. Be sure to check out more of my work at my main portrait website too.
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It’s been another amazing year filled with wonderful clients and beautiful babies galore. In celebration of the passing year, I’d like to showcase some of my favorite images from 2011 with a Best of Newborns slideshow…
I loved this family…they were fun, relaxed and the conversation came easy. The kids were adorable and we had no problem getting them to laugh and play and even strike a dapper pose or two. The little guy was one and half, so when you put him down, he was on the go! And I followed – hey, it’s part of the job description. Then I finally smartened up and asked his brother to catch him, which made for some cute shots.
For this session, we visited the beautiful NJ Botanical Gardens, and this was before the freak snow storm wreaked havoc on many of it’s trees and plants. But our timing was good and the grounds were such a picturesque backdrop for this beautiful family…I just love the results.
So many of my sessions involve soothing newborns or coaxing young kids that I forget how wonderful it is to shoot willing models. These two were not only willing but each had a beauty that was unique and truly exquisite. And sure that makes my job easier, but even still, I think what I liked most was the way they interacted with each other. There was obviously a lot of love between them, but also enough teasing and kidding to make the results natural and fun.
OK…I know we just celebrated Halloween. And on top of that we had a major snow storm…in some places we got a foot and a half of snow, and many in my area are without power from fallen trees and downed power lines. Sooooo, I thought it only appropriate to inject some warm wishes into this cool, first day of November.
This beach session took place on the very last day of September…ya know, back when it was balmy. These kids were adorable, fun and photogenic! Mom chose some great outfits (love those dresses!) and as I’ve said before LBI as a backdrop just doesn’t get much better…
This little girl was, in her dad’s words… “spirited.” She woke up in between almost every pose and gave a good little cry. Luckily, her dad was so fantastic at soothing her back into a slumber, that we named him “the baby whisperer.” Mom and Dad actually came all the way down from West Point for their session …with a cadet uniform in tow! (It made for a great prop!) It was really fun collaborating with this sweet little girl’s mom on the look of the session and the various props. They also brought pink roses and hydrangeas for the session…I love it! And, as you can see in the last shot, big brother was also on hand for a handsome portrait with his baby sister. A beautiful family indeed and a fun session…
In my continued effort to catch up on my blogging, I’d like to share this little beauty from the summer. This little guy was only a week old and he stayed very comfy and cozy for almost the whole shoot. Mom also had the cutest selection of props and accessories…like this owl hat. Say it with me….”aaaaaaw!”
And so just you don’t think he wasn’t having any fun…
In addition to catching up on beach sessions, I have lots of newborn sessions from the summer that I’ve neglected to blog. So stay tuned – in the next few weeks, I am going to play catch up.
I’ll start with this beautiful little boy… he surprised us by arriving a bit earlier than expected, but was a good little sleeper, which always makes things go more smoothly. Mom was a great help, especially with the hammock shot, which we were both determined to get. And I just love the sepia-toned image of him in the little flyer hat…what a little sweetie!
