NEWBORN SESSION- Newton, MA

My "newborniest" Little yet! Could not get enough of him.  If you were only a few days old you'd be tired too...life outside the womb is pretty exhausting.

Littles Session: Pittsburgh, PA

I love when families invite me back to document how their Littles have grown. Such is the case with these two! What amazing tiny humans they are. These two have so much in common, but yet even at such young ages their individual personalities completely shine through. After being inside we headed into the brief bright sunshine and had a gorgeous blue sky for the last 30 mins of our session.Oh yeah, and I must mention that their dad is an amazing sports and family chiropractor. He is the doctor to go to!!!I have used his services and he rocks! click **here** for info.

Happy Fall, Millers!!!!

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Newborn Little: Boston, MA

Another newborn session with an "itty bitty" from a few weeks ago. She was less than 3 weeks old, but so engaged and ready for the world. She had so many adorable expressions that even now when I look at them they make me smile. Congratulations to Ira and Mia on their precious new Little.

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Boston Newborn Photographer: 13 days young!

Someone recently told me that if you take what I say on a daily basis completely out of context I would sound pretty crazy. Take for example, what I said about this Little. "He was awesome, yes, he peed all over me, but that's okay, I'm used to it...plus I needed to shoot him naked." If that was overheard by the wrong person they might call the authorities! This Little rocked, though and I was so excited to be invited over not even three weeks into his life. He was just so itty bitty and fabulous...very cold, though...I need to invest in a tiny heater for my newborns! I am also working on a NEWBORN PROJECT so if you know of anyone delivering before July please send them my way.

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Boston Family Photographer: American Family Series* Stapletons II

I certainly did say that there would be more of the Stapletons and then absolutely forgot to upload my favorite image from their session! It's hard to explain my connection to this image, but it makes my heart smile when I look at it. I think there is something to the story of Little-J looking at his dad and everyone else looking at the camera. It's like he is "checkin to make sure his dad is still there" or something. I don't know; it's completely up for your own interpretation. Ultimately I see love and that's what this family is all about.

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Boston Family Photographer: American Family Series* The Stapletons

Saturday morning was a bright and early Littles/Family session in southern Mass and I could not wait to get started.It is always incredibly helpful to shoot for a family who allows me the comfort and freedom to make their home conducive to the shoot. This means, moving furniture around sometimes to help facilitate the best light or "art directing" the scene a bit to make for the best overall color/style. The Stapletons were a dream in this area. I suppose with two boys running around, having another person to add to the mix for a couple of hours didn't seem like much of a burden. They are so laid back and allowed me complete free reign of their beautiful, naturally lit home. (I totally took advantage) I also witnessed a six year old boy eat sausage links like they were the last meal he was ever going to have ! It was awesome, but I have no doubt his tummy was feelin it later.

Not only is this collage a great blog image, but it's also one of my favorite new products. It is a 30x30 flush mount collage. It doesn't even need a frame! This collage is a great way for families to showcase their kids or their event and have a ton of images all in one place.

This collage is included as an option in THE BABY PLAN and an a la cart items for all regular sessions. Love it!

More to come of The Stapletons.

A Filipino and an American meet on a boat... [NYC: Littles]

This NYC 2010 adventure is shaping up nicely and I sure do love that I have spent years of my life here and know exactly how to get around. Visiting a place like The Big Apple is way more fun when you know where you are going and can venture beyond midtown. Yesterday, on the hottest day ever, I packed my camera bag and headed close to the tippy top of Manhattan where I had a fabulous Little waiting for me in Washington Heights...with his mom, of course (If you happen to find yourself near W 190th St, you should absolutely check out the Cloisters ) At exactly 5 months, this Little is so sweet and giggly and fun I really did not want to leave. His hiccups and bowel movements alone were enough to entertain me for hours. While the Little "did his thing" mom and I chatted and I learned that she is a big wig for a fabulous organization here in NYC called The Actors Fund. (They offer services to those in the entertainment industry who are in need...awesome!) With a mom like this and a totally hip dad who takes care of him everyday before leaving for work himself, this Little is going to no doubt be a fabulous addition to the neighborhood jungle gym~

Feeling a little proud that I caught it before the inevitable drool.

No walking yet...but one of these days!

I love little feet!

The moral of the tale is this:
"If you go perform on a boat you will meet the love of your life and have an adorable child within 8 short years"

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"Six Little Ducks that I once knew... [Boston: Littles Session]

Ever since my little's mom told me that she wanted to have her their session near the ducklings in the Public Garden I have been singing the "Six Little Ducks" song. I realize the statues are actually about the book Make Way for Ducklings,  but I couldn't help humming just the same. (Ducks beget Ducks, I suppose.) It turned out to be a lovely Wednesday morning at 8 am ("No," that time is not a typo :) ) and I spent the session running around with one of my favorite almost 2 year olds...and goodness can he run. We saw lots of dogs and live ducks and mom almost had a heart attack thinking her little was going to fall into the water. (truth be told, I thought a fall in the water would provide some great images, but I realize this isn't the way to "win friends and develop repeat clientele")
For as much as I try to have ideas in my head for certain images, with littles I can not always predict what will happen. Turns out, a few of the images I ended up capturing without realizing it made me laugh out loud when I actually saw them on the screen. I hope they make you smile too. The one with his cute head leaning on the duck is just begging for the caption: "Dear God, make me a bird! " Wait till you see it!

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