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City Girl… | NYC Child Photographer | Madison Square Park, NYC

I had the extreme pleasure of meeting the most adorable one year old girl and her family this past weekend.  She was celebrating her birthday that day…and man, was she on the go.  Apparently she just started walking recently and boy was she good at it!  Actually, she’s pretty good at running…as you will see below.  I love shooting in New York City…so many amazing sites and backdrops for photos.  Madison Square park has a lovely fountain and is close to the iconic Flat Iron Building…

Beautiful one year old girl in Madison Square Park - NYC Child Photographer

Family portrait with the Flat Iron Building - NYC Family Photographer

On the run…

Girl running in Madison Square Park - NYC Child Photographer

Close up of beautiful one year old girl - NYC Child Photograher

I love this quiet moment…

Black and white close up of beautiful one year old girl - NYC Child Photographer

Peek-a-boo on the playground - NYC Children's Photographer

It was wonderful meeting your beautiful family…  I hope your birthday party was a blast and that we didn’t wear you out too much during the shoot!

Boys of Summer… | Children Photographer | Long Beach Island, NJ

This family got rained out – twice!  So we had to reschedule for the only weekend available …Labor Day!   That’s right, just in time for Hurricane Earl.  Well that ended up being no threat at all, but it did keep us wondering…

It was my last beach session of the summer and I wanted to go out with a bang!   I could feel the enthusiasm over the phone with this family and their two boys were fun and full of energy, which makes for such a great beach shoot!   Of course, they’re being so handsome doesn’t hurt either!  I really love the variety we got…and I am especially fond of the last shot by the light house.  (Note to self>I need one like that of my family!)

Wonderful to meet you guys…thanks for a such a nice ending to a fun-filled summer!! 🙂

Two adorable brothers on a lifeguard chair - Long Beach Island, NJ

Montage of brothers on lifeguard chair on the beach - NJ Beach Photographer

Black and white image of two brothers on the dunes - NJ Beach Photographer

Black and white image of boy on the beach - Long Beach Island, NJ

Black and white image of boy on the beach - Long Beach Island, NJ

Two boys on the beach at sunset - Long Beach Island, NJ

Black and white image of family by the lighthouse - Long Beach Island, NJ

Siblings by the seaside… | Beach Photographer | Long Beach Island, New Jersey

Brother and sister…and good friends too!  You could tell after a few minutes that these two were real buddies!  They were constantly laughing and joking – it was awesome to see and made for some adorable images!  (They’re being beautiful doesn’t hurt either!)

This family travels all the way from Texas to vacation at the Jersey shore…I’m telling you, LBI is just that special!  It was really a pleasure to meet them all…they could not have been any warmer or friendlier…and two hours passed in a snap.

Towards the end of our session, we ran into some sea-creatures and this brave boy showed me how to put a crab to sleep.  Apparently if you flip it over and rub it’s belly it falls asleep within a few seconds.  That’s when he picked it up and showed it to me up close!  Eeeeew!  Well, it was kinda cool actually.  Can’t say the same for the sting ray we found…

Brother and sister by the oceanside - NJ Beach Photographer

Close up of beautiful girl on the beach - LBI Beach Photographer

Close up of handsome boy on the beach - NJ Beach Photographer

Sister and brother laughing on the beach - NJ Beach Photographer

Sting ray and crab - Long Beach Island, New Jersey

Boy holding crab - NJ Beach Photographer - LBI

Family portrait on the beach at sunset - NJ Beach Photographer

Brother and sister hold hands by ocean - NJ Beach Photographer - LBI, New Jersey

Just beachy… | Child Photographer | Long Beach Island, NJ

Ok..sorry for the bad pun.  But it was a perfect morning for a beach portrait session on LBI with this adorable 2 year old girl!  I’m not a morning person, but obviously my model was… she was on the go and so fun to follow around.  We had the beach all to ourselves, too (except for a few seagulls and joggers).  Here are a few favorites including some precious moments with her beautiful mommy…

Adorable girl on Long Beach Island at sunrise - NJ Beach Photographer

Beautiful 2 year old girl by the ocean on LBI - NJ Beach Photographer

Beautiful mom holds her baby girl - Long Beach Island NJ

Mother holding daughter in the air on LBI - NJ Beach Photographer

Mother holding daughter on boardwalk of LBI - NJ Beach Photographer

Adorable girl on Long Beach Island - NJ Beach Photographer


Growing pains… | Children’s Photographer | Bergen County NJ

My babies…growing up before my very eyes.  Losing teeth, playing ball, becoming computer whizzes!   Asking questions about the world around them…(some very difficult to answer!)  Learning to share and to be patient.  Seeing that life is not always fair, but trying to focus on what they have rather than what they don’t have.  Hard lessons but important ones…

I know one day I’ll look back and pine for these early years.  Life can get so busy, but I try to take the time everyday to appreciate their beauty and innocence and to show them how proud I am to be their mother.  They are growing up so fast…

I love you boys more than I ever knew was possible.  xoxo ~ Mom

black and white image of a boy sitting in a field

black and white image of boy with hat

adorable red-headed boy sitting in field at sunset

The Magic of LBI… | Beach Photographer | Long Beach Island, NJ

I am so happy and excited to be doing summer beach sessions at LBI again this year!!  It’s one of my favorite places on earth!

On the day of this session, it was beautiful and sunny.  Then all of a sudden, right before our scheduled time, the clouds came rolling in and next thing you know it was POURING.   An hour later, sunshine!  It just goes to show that it pays to roll with the weather…    This family was so sweet and I could tell from talking to mom that LBI is as magical a place for her as it is for me.  We both spent summers here as kids and now we’re creating special memories with our own children.  When she asked me to capture some special beach moments of her family, I knew how much this session meant to her.   I hope I’ve captured some of the magic of LBI for you guys..more to come!

Beautiful mom holding baby daughter in the air on the beach along the ocean

Baby girl on the boardwalk along the beach during golden sunset on LBI

Handsome boy in the sand on the beach at Long Beach Island

Little girl laughs on the beach at Long Beach Island during sunset

Young boy along the ocean shoreline at Long Beach Island

A father holds his young son on the beach at sunset, LBI NJ

Black and white image of young boy on the boardwalk at the beach

Beautiful baby girl along the ocean shoreline on Long Beach Island

Boy and girl sit facing the ocean on Long Beach Island




Shy Guy… | NY Children’s Photographer | Rockland County

It took all my creative playing powers to win the trust of this endearing little guy.   When friends of mine called me for his portrait session, I thought, “A five year boy?  No problem!  I’m totally in my comfort zone.”  Well, he was very shy at first.  Soooooo, I talked up Yo Gabba Gabba, the Mario Brothers and the Yankees.  I even ran to buy some  Skittles and orange Tic Tacs…and then fed them to my toy dinosaur.  I think that did it!  He must’ve thought, “Hey, she’s alright.”   As we started playing, I got some smiles and laughs and we even went for a little stroll along Congers Lake.  He is very adorable…as you will see.  And I hear afterwards he said I was cute! 🙂

I love this one cause it captures his shyness.  And his beautiful eyelashes.

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Three Cheers for the Red, White & Blue… | Children’s Photographer | Wyckoff, New Jersey

We’re starting to celebrate Memorial Day early with some red, white and blue!   You may remember this little guy from a session I did with him in February when he was just 3 months old.   This time, I had the extreme pleasure of meeting his adorable sister and brother so we could get the three of them together.  And how cute are they???  They were great models, too.  Easy to joke around with and make laugh, although I did have to enlist big sister to get her baby brother to smile for us one last time at the end of the session…I think it worked!

Adorable family on a blanket on the lawn in front of a beautiful home

Three individual shots of a beautiful sister and her two little brothers

Beautiful brown eyed girl with curly hair

Blue eyed baby boy who is six months old sitting on a blue blanket

Cute boy with hazel eyes smiles as he looks away


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