New Jersey Family Photographer | outdoor winter shoot

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Although yesterday seemed a bit gloomy, it was actually quite warm for a winter shoot, and the lighting was soft and lovely for pictures. I met up with the sweetest little sisters for their first ever "professional" portraits (they were naturals, as to be expected with faces like this). There was lots of frolicking and posing going on, and I'm loving the end results. Hope you enjoy the sneak peak.

2013 shooting schedule

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I'd first like to thank you all for an awesome 2012 fall portrait season, it was so great seeing you and meeting new folks. Now, as some of you know, I had a baby girl last April. Being a mom has been an amazing journey so far, and coming back to work in September was a wonderful, creative outlet for me. The 2012 fall season was jam packed with lots of shoots and having had no previous experience of juggling a new baby and running a full time photography business, I realized it was too much for 1 person to handle. As a result, I've had to rethink my portrait schedule. With that said, my 2013 shooting schedule will consist of 6 shoots per month (no more than that, no exceptions--sorry!). Shoots will take place in 1 designated location 2 Saturdays per month (rain dates will be Sunday). I will shoot 3 families per saturday at the designated location. If you have already purchased a Watch Me Grow package, I highly suggest you contact me as soon as possible to get on my schedule. This will go in to effect in March 2013. Also, if you purchased a gift certificate, please contact me right away to be sure you can get in on a saturday session. Since newborn shoots are so time consuming and take place in your home, they can't be done on Saturdays. Newborn shoots will only take place on a week day, and I plan on accepting a very minimal number of newborn shoots per year.

This is a temporary schedule change, not permanent by any means. When I am ready to take on more, I will let you all know. My main concern is being sure I can give 100% of myself to you and  your family without compromising my creative process. I plan on continuing with my Connecticut Spring/Fall Portrait days as well!

....and finally, here is a recent photo of my baby girl. This was one of the photos taken for her holiday card, as you can imagine she had many "looks" for the shoot.

Happy 2013!

Manhattan Family Photographer | Luca and Nico

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I met up with these two handsome fellas at Fort Tyrone for their holiday pictures earlier this week. I love working with them because they're so much fun (coming up with posing ideas and spots to take pictures...can ya stand it?!). The end result meant tons of great choices to pick from...hope you like my selections for the blog!

Manhattan Family Photographer | sister fun

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This morning I met up with these 2 adorable little ladies for their holiday pictures. We started with some hang time inside and then finished up with some wintery fun in their neighborhood. I can't decide what I like better, the inside shots or the outside shots. Decisions, decisions!

New Jersey Family Photographer | family reunion shoot

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Last weekend I met up with an old high school friend. She wanted to to a portrait session with her entire family. Its so hard to get everyone together because we all have busy lives, but its so worth it in the end. Seeing all of the pictures and how everyone has grown up is pretty fun. I'm sure these guys haven't done a full family shoot in years...sort of like most of us. What a wonderful idea!

New Jersey Family Photographer | holiday shoot

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This saturday I met up with some friends for their annual holiday portraits. We were hoping to do the shoot at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, however the park was closed. So we made a spontaneous decision to do the shoot in Hoboken, using building textures and colors as our inspiration. In the end, I think it was meant to be. I am so in love with everything about this shoot. Yay!

New Jersey Newborn Photographer | Julia, 15 days old

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Last week I photographed this adorable little newborn baby girl, Julia. We think she may have been having a growth spurt on the day of her shoot because she was way  more interested in eating, than having her newborn pictures taken. However, in between bouts of feasting, we were able to snap these beautiful pictures. Such an angel face baby!

Manhattan Pet Photographer | Charlie's holiday pictures

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Its always a fun day when I get to photograph animals, and when the animal looks like a walking stuffed animal its like the best day ever. I met up with Charlie and his mom last year for their holiday pictures and this year we decided to switch it up a little by really showing off their neighborhood and the places Charlie hits along his daily walks. Its doesn't hurt to throw in a fun pair of high heels though, right?!

New Jersey Family Photographer | holiday pictures

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I rarely blog an entire shoot in black and white, but something inspired me to go this route for these images. There's something so classic about the overall feel I get when I look at the pictures and I was just curious to see how it would look presented monochromatically. I think I'm in love...plus it doesn't hurt to have an adorable group of kids to photograph!