Family Portraits
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Alexia Graduates College!
It was a lovely day at Smithville Park when I got together with Alexia, her mom, and her two cute puppies to take her graduation portraits. She's graduating from Rowan University in May and wanted cap and gown photos before the big day. We headed to Smithville Park in...
Beautiful Winter Maternity Portraits in Princeton, NJ
Don't you love 60 degree days in the middle of February?? It was the perfect day to shake off the winter blues and get outside for some maternity portraits. Princeton University is one of my favorite places in the area to take pictures because the architecture there...
Portraits in Central Park
I love doing portraits with kids, whether they are 2 years old or teenagers. I have a unique approach I take that helps me get genuine reactions and smiles from them. On a beautiful November day this year, my friend, her daughter, and I met at Central Park to take a...
At Home with the Hawleys
I met Samantha and Caleb 8 years ago at Caleb's show in Hells Kitchen, NY and I think I may have said to Samantha that night- We need to be friends. They are the sweetest, nicest people and I'm so happy that I got the chance to help them document the start of their...
Christmas Family Portraits in NJ
Merry Christmas! It's so hard to share Christmas family portraits before the holidays because they make great gifts and I never want to ruin the surprise for anyone. I got permission from this family, though, to share their session we did a few weeks back. It was a...
Colored Smoke- Making Epic Photos with Teenagers
Teenaged boys- notoriously, the toughest group of humans to photograph. I have two of my own, however, so I have some experience with the amount of bribing and threatening the precedes a typical photoshoot. "It'll just be half an hour and then you can have some screen...
Theater Headshots
Theater kids are the best subjects for portraits and headshots. They know how to show a wide range of emotion on their face, how to connect with their eyes and they take direction very well. Aidan was no exception. I've had the pleasure of watching Aidan grow up...
More Fun Things from USB Memory Direct
About a year ago, I ordered some USB drives from USB Memory Direct. I was so happy with the speed, capacity and ease of use that I decided to order more in a different color and style just to test it out. This time I ordered the Navigator wooden drives in mahogany....
Don’t Worry! I Got Some Good Ones
Getting pictures of your young kids will inevitably be a struggle. They love to frown, fuss, look the other direction, put their hands in front of their face, or insist on holding something you may not want in the picture. It can be exhausting. I try to alleviate some...
Hanukkah Family Photos
It's been a bit since you've heard from me, I know. For me, starting in October, it's officially "busy" season. That's when I have the most sessions and I am busy shooting, editing, printing and mailing until right before Christmas. The last week of the year is my...
Fall Colors are Finally Here!
This has been a strange fall so far. Warmer than normal temperatures in September have kept the leaves from turning their usual pretty shades of orange, red and yellow. Many of us that love the fall colors have been waiting to get our family photos taken. Well, last...
Earn your Senior Portrait Session for Free!
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Capture Your Kids as They Play
As parents we take pictures of our kids, we take our kids to get their portraits taken and we get school pictures of our kids. We end up with quite a bit of pictures of our kids. However, if your kids are anything like mine, they hate getting their picture taken and...
Graduation Photos in the Park
If you're one of those people who don't really like the graduation pictures in the black cape with you awkwardly holding a rose, then you need to check out these girls and their photo shoot. Not only did we get some great shots of them in their cap and gowns but we...
Sweet 16 Pizza Smash!
My son loves pizza. Loves it. He would eat it for every meal if I let him. So when he turned 16 this year, instead of doing the usual photo shoot I try to do with them every year, I thought it'd be fun to do a twist on the cake smash session. In case you are...
Family Portraits in the Park with Joshua
New York City is one of my favorite cities and it also happens to be the home to one of my favorite families. This is the 4th session I've had with this fun family, including their wedding, and soon there will be a new addition! I drove up to New York on a beautiful...
Terrific Teen- Nick
Teenagers get a bad rep for being unruly, making bad decisions and being all around lazy. I work with a lot of kids in this age range whether it be through Boy Scouts, Venturing or theater. In my time volunteering for these organizations, I have met a lot of really...
Terrific Teen- Emily
I know, It's Wednesday, but it feels like a Tuesday since we had Monday off. Teenagers get a bad rep for being unruly, making bad decisions and being all around lazy. I work with a lot of kids in this age range whether it be through Boy Scouts, Venturing or theater....
The Start of a Family- NJ Family Photographer, Sandy Hook, NJ
Beach shoots. I love them. There's nothing like being on the beach and watching the sunset. So naturally, that's one of my favorite places to do portraits. I had the pleasure of taking Araceli and Charlie's maternity photos last year at Sandy Hook, in August at...
The End Result
I'm the mom of a theater kid which means my neighbors give me strange looks as I pull in the driveway, run in the house to change clothes, only to go back out again to another activity. I'm up at the crack of dawn on Saturdays, dragging my sleepy preteen out the door...
I Wish I Could Take all my Portraits in This Park- NJ Family Photographer
Seriously, I love this place! I hike there, I do portraits there, and I have done weddings there. It looks great at sunrise, at sunset, at midday. There are nature trails and historic buildings and a really cool floating dock. If you know anything about me, you...
The Anatomy of a Photo Shoot with Teenagers- NJ Family Photographer
If you think shooting little ones is a challenge, you should try taking decent pictures of your own teenage boys. That is darn near impossible. They can no longer be bribed with toys and fruit snacks. They want cash! Well, I didn't have any, so I had to find other...