happy mama's day!

I just love lilacs, and I couldn't resist sharing them with you guys.
Take some time out for yourself today.

Color vs BW

Decisions, decisions. This is one of my fave images from the PV Hills shoots, and I wanted to post in color and b/w to show off the difference. It is amazing how the same image can differ so much, based on color choices in the photo. I just love playing around with color, but I also love a classic b/w. If you are trying to figure out which images to order and display, definitely think about the many options you have when it comes to choosing your priceless pics. :)

another fave image from the core shoots

How adorable and sweet is this little girl? I just love this image.

core studio sessions

So these are the first sneak peeks from our core studio sessions. Thanks everyone for participating and for letting me run with my imagination. We really got some truly fun images, I can't wait to hear the feedback. I have been playing around with storyboards lately, and will soon be offering this option to clients. Keep checking back for info on that. I will also be launching the new website soon, I will keep you posted. It's really up to Luke how much I get to work on it. :)
This little girl is a mini comedian, she is so full of personality!

Happy Spring!

Just a reminder to live, laugh and love.

beach time, fun time, nap time

The title sums it all up! We are hanging out at the beach quite often these days - so happy spring is here!
My little guy is 15 months old today, and he has recently discovered smoothies!

spending time with his lady friends...


This little boy has to run around quite a bit to work off his energy, so....doing laps in the sand has been great for him.
And this is the result.

Brand new WEBSITE and studio details coming soon....and Core shoots coming up which I am so excited about!

studio

A few studio samples all taken on white backdrop, which I will be using for The Core shoots! Simple, fun and clean. :) Will post more later this evening.

the core

Super exciting news!

I am proud to announce an amazing photo project I will be working on with THE CORE for the next few months.

All local moms and clients I encourage you to check out their brand new beautiful facility. It is truly an inspiring and positive space, a fitness and wellness center for the entire family - offering art, dance, yoga, and so much more.

I fell in love with THE CORE the first time I walked in (as many people do) and felt I had to collaborate with them.

I wanted to share the promo postcard that went out to local families just in case some of you won't have a chance to see it. Click on the post card image to enlarge. The details are also on the core's website, please go to the link section and you can access it there.

For anyone on the list for a photo shoot, I will be posting studio samples of my work shortly and I can't wait to meet all of you! I am also happy to announce that I am feverishly working on my brand new website, which will be up and running really soon given my little guy let's me work on it this week, ha!

beach

This week I finally decided to take advantage of living near the beach.
The weather has been amazing, (the opposite of cozy which was my last post) so almost every morning Luke and I walked on the boardwalk and played. I snapped this after setting him down bare feet on the sand for the first time.
It's so cute - I think he was a bit overwhelmed by the size of the ocean, and I loved capturing that moment.

cozy

Since the weather has been so cozy here I am digging out a few more east coast pics. This shot was taken in CT back in November, and I wanted to share since it's part of my photo project for my father in-law.

playground

I love that there is a freshly built playground around the corner from us. I decided to venture out drizzling and all, and let Luke burn off some excess energy in hopes of him taking a (much needed) nap. Of course he went right for the slide and I had to run up after him to try to capture his excitement. On another note, we are almost out of the woods with our colds.

new year

Happy New Year!



Wow, I can't believe it's been more than a month since I have posted. One of my creative resolutions for 08 is to update my poor lonely blog once a week, and if all goes well I will be putting up something, anything, every Monday. I think writing about it commits me more to actually doing it, so feel free to bother me if I am frolicking behind.

So Luke has not only perfected walking, that crazy kid is already running. Usually at full speed towards the stairs, or towards anything that has to do with food. I swear sometimes he eats more than me and he is only one! How can this be?

We have been laying low since the holidays, and just finishing up a few fun creative projects. I finally finished my big photo project for my father in-law, and will mail it this week. It was supposed to be a gift for Christmas, oops. I will try to post pics of it, after I send it off. I don't want to ruin the surprise in case he is reading the blog.

We all have the sickies right now - but I think the worst of it is over and we are on our way to full recovery.

I would love to hear from some of you guys who regularly visit. I honestly thought only friends, family, and a few clients visit me here. So thanks for being patient and checking out my work and rambling.

Happy Monday

east coast

I have been neglecting my poor little photo blog for a while - and for good reasons.

My holiday season has wrapped, with orders shipped and clients happy, yay. We have also been traveling, and I had the chance to shoot just for me which was so refreshing. I will be posting more pics by the end of this weekend. Now onto planning Luke's first Birthday party which is next Sunday, yikes! And of course preparing for our own family holiday - I'm still debating whether we should get a tree, not sure how that works with a 1 year old. I can certainly smell trouble though.

We are finally home from our east coast visit, which I must say went pretty well with little guy. We were a bit nervous
since this was his first time flying - but he was a trooper and managed to win the hearts of several stewardesses.
Speaking of which, he was such a flirt all over NYC he was always smiling and babbling everywhere we went.
New York is such an amazing place for children, everyone was super accommodating and baby friendly! They were even tolerant of spaghetti throwing and cheerio smashing, which was quite surprising. When he wasn't busy with making a mess Luke and I would just walk all day, discovering festive decorations and fun baby stores.

Here are two fun shots to start with, which I ended up using on his Birthday party invitation.

tis the season

I am all about hoodies for fall and winter, they always add an extra something to my images. These are my two favorite hoodie shots from Nicole's group sessions last weekend.

brothers

I am slowly getting around to posting some pics from recent holiday group sessions. How adorable are these two little guys? After about an hour of editing and wrestling with their proofs I finally decided on a few favorites, although there is one more I may just have to post.

fall

Finally a pic of someone else other than my son! Fall is here, and the crisp weather always inspires me to head outside with the camera. I usually try to talk everyone into shooting at a park, rather than at home on the studio backdrop.
I just love the warm earth tone colors, and fresh feel of all the pics. I wanted to post just a few of my fave holiday shots from last year, since I never got around to doing that. I was a little busy with preparing for baby, and making sure all my orders were shipped out in time, ha.

little king

We borrowed this bumbo seat from our friend Andrea, and Luke apparently thinks it's his throne. This pic makes me laugh, he looks like a little king just sitting there contemplating something...perhaps thinking about what his next meal will be. Hmmmmm, squash or peas?

rock star

This has to be my new fave pic right now. A few days ago Luke was hanging out in this rock star tee, which happens to be HIS favorite shirt, ha. I am probably pushing it with this one. I can still (barely) manage to squeeze his big dome through the top. I told the little guy comfort must be sacrificed to impress his baby lady friends. He thought about it for a second and gave me this grin. This square format is also the way I have been presenting proofs to clients, and it's been a big hit. It's such a creative alternative, and looks pretty awesome put together in a collage. More to come soon.

Back to the tub

I was balancing on the bath tub for these shots, but it was so worth it. I should be finished with
my bathroom series soon, I think. :)

The art of crawling

Since mastering the crawling thing, Luke has spent quite a few afternoons trying to escape. Of course I had to capture it.