These two girls could not be more charismatic, fun and adorable. They loved clapping, saying cheese and smiling for their entire mini session and the results still make me giddy with excitement. I love their moment of hugging early on in the session and I particularly enjoy their interactions towards the end when they were goofing around with mom and dad.
Check out some of my favorites from this extended family session at Knights Park in Collingwood, New Jersey
Location: Independence Park (near 3rd and Chestnut).
Time Slots: to be scheduled between 8:30am-11:30am - please email me your time preference, I'll fill the schedule on a first come/first serve basis. Rain date schedule to start at 12:30pm
Session Includes:
20 minute photo session
4 high resolution .jpg files of your choice from the session (you will have print authorization for these images)
A private online gallery for viewing of all your images and options to buy prints, framed images and additional digital files
Price per session (including tax): $125
Email [email protected] to reserve your session!
Thirteen months after starting treatment, Morgan has received over 315 doses of chemotherapy, 254 "pokes" (iv starts, blood draws, port access, or injections), 10 blood and platelet transfusions, 19 lumbar punctures, spent 43 nights in the hospital, spent 97 days under contact precautions for neutropenia, and went to clinic 71 times. With another year and a half of active treatment left in her roadmap, Morgan continues to be one of the strongest and most pleasant little ladies I have ever known.
In these past thirteen months, there has been so many exceptional acts of kindness, generosity and love for Morgan and our entire family. Homemade meals delivered, cards, gifts, donations, phone calls, texts, emails and more loads of laundry folded for us than I ever thought possible. And just when you might think our friends' support could fade, you, once again, stepped up to support Morgan as she was honored with the role of Ambassador for CHOP's Parkway Run and Walk. You donated. You fundraised. You ran. You walked. You showed up.
Morgan's Crew raised $19,697 for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's cancer center. We were the 7th highest fundraising team among almost 100 teams. Overall the event raised over $1.2 million towards research for treatments and cures for childhood cancer. Treatments to help thousands of other kids like Morgan.
The words THANK YOU will never fully capture our gratitude for everything you have done to support Morgan and our family. Thank you for showing up at the race and thank you for showing up for us so many times since September 2016.
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The Herley's were on board with my request to do their session in the early morning and we were rewarded with a wide open beach and beautiful light a few weeks ago. Check out some of my favorites from their beach portraits in Ocean City, New Jersey.
I met with the Brown Family at Wissahickon Valley Park in Philadelphia, a location I haven't shot before and hadn't scoped out ahead of time aside from some ideas Michelle found on Pinterest. We were fortunate to find some really great spots along this easy hiking trail. I'll definitely be back here for more portraits in the future. Check out some of my favorite shots from this family session.
My daughter adores Arianna and was always so excited to see her at art class, pet therapy or music class. Arianna spent over a year at CHOP being treated for a rare form of leukemia. She has battled through more challenges in the last 14 months than many will face in a lifetime. For that, her family has named her a warrior princess and on Wednesday, Arianna headed home from the hospital with a heroes welcome.
Arianna was escorted to her home by the Evesham Police Department and the Warriors Watch Riders. When they arrived home they were greated by the St. Joan of Arc Parish WINGS dressed in some of Arianna's favorite Disney characters along with firetrucks and EMTS from the Evesham Fire Department. @SarahBloomquist from 6abc was there to cover the surprise homecoming for Arianna and her family. Arianna's Aunt Sandi pulled together an amazing surprise celebration to bring Arianna home surrounded by family, friends and neighbors.
It was a very special day for mom, Katrina, dad, Matt, and their warrior princess, Arianna. Welcome home!
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"Something with you?", I asked.
"Yes. You are shooting my wedding"
And the rest is history.
I hadn't seen Doug in many years and met Xin for the first time when I arrived for portraits the morning of her wedding. Xin is just as caring and laid back as Doug, and I was thrilled to learn that she was the perfect match for such a special friend of mine.
Xin and Doug were married on the beach on Long Beach Island so we met for portraits before the ceremony and after they said "I do", Xin had a quick wardrobe change and we raced to the bay for some incredible sunset portraits that I'm so excited to share.
Here is a preview of some of my favorites so far. More to come soon...including some fabulous dancing photos of Robin's Grandma. You won't want to miss it.
Check out the details below and email me at [email protected] if you'd like to book a mini session:
Date: Saturday, November 21 (rain date Sunday, November 22)
Location: Independence Park (near 3rd and Chestnut).
Check out this link to see a session at this location
Time Slots: to be scheduled between 8:30am-11:30am - please email me your time preference, I'll fill the schedule on a first come/first serve basis
Session Includes:
20 minute photo session
4 high resolution .jpg files of your choice from the session (you will have print authorization for these images)
A private online gallery for viewing of all your images and options to buy prints, framed images and additional digital files
Price per session (including tax): $125
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Congratulations to Robin+Andy, the newly betrothed and wonderfully happy couple!
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Believe it or not, it's already holiday photo season! Last year I pushed my luck and had very nice weather in early December for sessions, but this year I'd like to schedule these earlier in the fall to be sure we get some warm smiles in these shots.
Mini sessions are a great way to get beautiful family portraits at a reduced rate. Check out the details below and email me at [email protected] if you'd like to book a mini session:
Date: Sunday, October 11 (rain date TBD)
Location: Independence Park (near 3rd and Chestnut).
Check out this link to see a session at this location
Time Slots: to be scheduled between 8am-11am - please email me your time preference, I'll fill the schedule on a first come/first serve basis
Session Includes:
20 minute photo session
4 high resolution .jpg files of your choice from the session (you will have print authorization for these images)
A private online gallery for viewing of all your images and options to buy prints, framed images and additional digital files
Price per session (including tax): $125
Marianelly+Donny are due with their second baby in August so we arranged for some family portraits while they are still a family of three!
"A's" specialty of nose honking mom+dad:
We had a little birdie trying to crash our shoot...
Since that time, little "M" has become a big sister to baby "L" and they are now a lovely family of four. Check out some images from The Hemberger Family portraits:
Hanging with "M" while "L" spent some time eating.
Mini sessions are a great way to get beautiful family portraits at a reduced rate. Check out the details below and email me at [email protected] if you'd like to book a mini session:
Date: Sunday, June 7 (rain date TBD)
Location: Independence Park (near 3rd and Chestnut). Check out this link to see a session at this location
Time Slots: to be scheduled between 8am-11am
Session Includes:
20 minute photo session
3 digital images of your choice from the session (you will have print authorization for these images)
A private online gallery for viewing of all your images and options to buy prints, framed images and additional digital files
Price per session (including tax): $125
"hmmmm….I dumped all the liquid and now I'm out of bubbles. interesting."
It's also important to add elements of danger by having the kids play in an abandoned lot…with parental supervision, of course.
(yes, the graffiti behind them says "dunce". don't judge)
Just two friends recapping the afternoon's highlights:
And in February of this year, I had the pleasure of photographing their little girl, "E", for a newborn session in Maplewood, New Jersey. E is absolutely precious and I was so thrilled to meet her. Check out some of my favorites from her newborn session:
Dad didn't want E to get all the attention with a photo shoot so he popped in a few for some sleeping shots:
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Here is a preview of some of my favorites from Francesca's mini session at The Curtis Center last month:
Well, Baby V has arrived and she is absolutely beautiful. I'm so excited to share some photos from her newborn session last week.
Some precious alone time with Mom:
And a portrait of Julie+Greg's first baby, Kipu:
We managed to tucker him out by the end - the little guy slept well after our session:
"But we got dressed, just in case. And we brought the dog"
Sure. Just in case. :)
This could be one of my favorite outtakes of all time. Despite N being a fairly new walker, she took off fast towards the stone steps nearby.
Jonett & Drew's children, N&D, were so much fun to photograph on this chilly December morning at Independence Park. Check out some of my favorites from the session:
The Duer Boys are hilariously active, fun and adorable and they LOVE their baby sister.
Z was the big portrait winner on this day. He posed like an agent was about to call him for a GAP shoot next week:
I'm predicting this one will be the Duer Family christmas card - I can just picture some script writing on the brick with holiday wishes. I wish I could photoshop my own family in this shot and steal this idea:
Photographers Tip: If you can't get the boys to smile naturally, implement a spy game for them to play while you snap away:
This one probably won't make the family holiday card, but it's always fun with the dog tries stealing a smooch:
Sometimes the dog needs a portrait session too:
This may have been a discussion on why head butting is not ok, but we can pretend it was a sweet bonding moment instead:
C helped me snap this shot of mom and dad. She's building her portfolio so I can hire her in 20 years:
JV and Sana both call Philadelphia home these days so we spent some time driving around the city for some fun shots at iconic Philadelphia locations. You can follow more of Jessica+Bayisana's wedding fun on social media by checking out #bangopartyof2 and #bangowedding
For last year's session, we had a brisk afternoon in Graduate Hospital:
This year Miss "C" was another year older and much more nimble. We had a great time at Independence Park creating some special family memories. Check it out:
We spent some time at Julie's childhood home, Peticote Farm in Southampton, New Jersey, for a maternity session. Julie+Greg's dog, Kipu, was in heaven down by the stream and performed some pretty epic photo bombs. And there were horses.
Yes, horses.
Take a look for yourself….
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Special thanks to Christina's maid of honor, Amy Duffy (she's the one in the blue dress below!), for the referral.
First, her marriage to Eduardo in 2013:
Then her maternity session last spring:
And I finally had the pleasure of meeting six month old, Baby S, last weekend. We had the kind of weather and colors that make me SO happy that fall is here. It was awesome!
Here are some of my favorites from my Mommy & Me session in Valley Forge Park last weekend.
The kids at Bookworms...well, they are precious and hilarious and fun and they DOMINATED picture day this week. Take a look:
Some candids before the big class photo:
And the grand finale:
PLowe Photo Public Service Announcement: a bushel of crabs is an absurd amount of crabs for 6 adults - one of whom doesn't eat meat.
Here are some of my favorite photos from the trip.
This, my friends, is what we call a "lifestyle pose":
What's "CATCH LAX"?
Mom's Night Out:
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I had the opportunity to work for Collette, a guided travel company, who hired me to capture images on a Family Tour to use for their new marketing materials, website and catalogue. I rode along with passengers as part of their family tour of London and Paris for 8 days. We visited all the iconic sites in each of the cities including Big Ben, London Tower Bridge, The London Eye, The Eifel Tower, The Arch de Triumph, The Louvre and on and on. Oh, and we ate. A lot. Not a bad gig.
The trip was a whirl wind. It requires a certain amount of adrenaline and mental focus for an extended period of time. I guess the best way to explain it to photographer friends is that it's like shooting seven weddings back-to-back and then add some international flights and train rides in the mix as part of your regular photo duties.
The highlight of my experience was meeting the guests of the tour and helping to capture their experience in a natural and photojournalistic way. We recruited some guests to join Courtney, Collette’s art director, and me for formal shoots on Westminster Bridge in London. The response was tremendous. In fact, the guests had so much fun that they spread the word among the other passengers and we had an enormous turn out for another photo shoot at the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The guests were having so much fun which made my work of capturing their excitement that much easier.
Below are some of my favorites from the trip. I'll be sure to follow up this post with the finished product when my images are featured in Collette's next brochure!
