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Category Archives: children

Taking Maternity Photos For A New Big Sister

I have photographed this mom for her first pregnancy and continued with her new born baby. We had a lot of fun since I held back some of the film of her near delivery to photograph her new baby with the same film. Please check out the post titled: Dreaming. I have continued to work [...]

How Does A Family Remember?

“Snatching a moment to keep forever” is the way we wish to have memories of our children as they grow. This is why we photograph. Recently I photographed a family in Central Park, NYC. After I delivered the proof prints, they wrote: “Wow…You had BOTH of us in tears looking at these pics. What a [...]

Dogs, Cats, Horses, Oh My!

By “Oh My!”, I mean that our love for the animals we care for, our pets, gives us much in return. We can acknowledge this love with a pendant that we wear or sit on our steps with our beloved dog for the family portrait. Next post will be about horses!

Her 12th Summer

Her 12th summer included Hurricane Irene which split the tree that almost crushed her mother’s car and worse, put her beloved cat in danger. With the wind howling, her cat went outside. She went from swimming and enjoying the ocean’s waves before the storm to rushing away from the powerful waves after. Finding her place [...]

Photo Tip #3: WHAT?!! No JPEG?

In the last post Caroline Green of IvanExpert discussed the importance of backing up your digital photos and how to do this. Here is the next important issue to consider for your digital photographic memories: TECHNOLOGY CHANGES. This is what Caroline has to say. “The other issue when thinking about storing your photos is that [...]

Preserving Your Digital Photos

Preserving our photographs, whether prints or digital, is really important. Here are our memories. Caroline Green at IvanExpert continues here with her advice. “We advise all our clients to set up multiple backup systems for their computers. They do not have to be expensive, but it’s crucial that at least one of them be completely [...]

Will My Digital Photos Last?

I put this question to an expert. Caroline Green is the Director of Business Development at IvanExpert, which offers on-site Mac computer support for small businesses and home users in the NYC area. This is how she answered my questions. “You just got married, and you have gorgeous professional photos of the ceremony, of you [...]

Photo Tip: How To Keep Up With Your Children

I find that one of the best ways to keep up with photographing your children is through being with them at places they love and with their favorite friends and animals. Children keep their loves as they grow. This is a wonderful way to document their lives. Here are two more photos that show growing [...]

Family Time

Gestures of Love

This post is a continuation of the one written two weeks ago. I finally had time to print 8X10s of my client and her two lovely daughters. These new silver gelatin prints are much lovelier than the proof prints. I like to interpret as I print. If you go back to the last post you [...]