Saturday, April 27, 2013

not quite newborn

newborn_in_Basket Who says birth announcements need to feature newborns? I adore this baby in basket photo of my nephew (who is now walking...that's how behind I am in blogging) in part because of the great eye contact. The original photo has lots of negative space for text and my sister's dark wood floors made for a great backdrop.

Saturday, April 13, 2013

happy twins | garrison, ny family photographer

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Monday, December 31, 2012

happy new year!

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Saturday, December 29, 2012

snow queen

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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Merry Christmas | Hudson Valley Family Photographer

Father_Shane My final session of the year felt perfectly appropriate. When Father Shane, of Cold Spring's St. Mary's Church, emailed asking about a last minute session, I jumped at the chance. After all, this is the man who said yes to me holding a full day of mini sessions using the church's amazing grey stone walls as a backdrop. Yup, see that familiar backdrop above? That's actually right outside of Father Shane's front door. But the church grounds kind of feel like Cold Spring's own square: It's located at the corner of our two main streets and has the perfect sledding hill, a view of the mountains in the distance and a line of gnarly old trees. So glad I was able to capture this amazing family in pictures. Merry Christmas to all of you Christmases out there!! Father_Shane-4 Father_Shane_6 Father_Shane_8 Father_Shane_7 Father_Shane-z Father_Shane-a Father_Shane-last

Sunday, December 2, 2012

saunders farm | hudson valley family photographer

Saunders_Farm Running through a field of massive cow poop. The joy of childhood at is best. ;)

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Coleco Vision | Hudson Valley Family Photographer

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When I was little, ColecoVision was a big deal. And yes, I'm aging myself here. My mom is Greek and somehow let out that in Greek, koleko means (her word) tushie. So my sister and I would run around the house screaming TUSHIE VISION over and over. Hysterical, right? We thought so. It's a fond memory, and one I thought about again when looking through this session to blog. I mean, how chic are these coleco-covers? This is a way-off topic way of introducing these two beautiful sisters, who I had the pleasure to photograph in Poughkeepsie last year. I couldn't get enough of their creamy skin and sparkly eyes. But the best part of the session: watching (and capturing!) the first steps of a toddler. I can't wait to watch these sisters grow up... and run around the house screaming TUSHIE!!

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