Skip to content

Category Archives: family

We Have the Photograph

When a family member passes, nothing replaces the photographs you have of them. This wonderful grandmother attended the wedding of her grandson.

Photos Mean Family

Family photographs can capture more than faces at a particular time. They can show fun and togetherness. They can show love and pride. They can mean that two sets of brothers are now together because of the new marriage of their parents. These are silver gelatin black & white prints.

Prints To Treasure

I enjoy doing silver gelatin black & white prints. They will live a long time and be treasures to hand down to one’s children. Here are a few recent ones I have printed for clients.

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!

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 [...]

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 [...]