Did you ever try to photograph your children and tell a story about how their life is? Sometimes I think we may wish to do a story instead of a “look at the camera” photograph. I did these while visiting a close friend. They are done with a Holga camera so they have a softer [...]
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Tagged , adolescents, cat, daughter, family, friends, holga camera, joy, mother, Ocean, parenting, photographing kids, pre teens, stories, summer, swimming
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These are portraits of a wonderful family I feel privileged to know. They are also the creators of very comfortable fashionable clothing. American Colors is the name of their company. I did both silver gelatin black & white and palladium prints for them.
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Tagged black & white silver gelatin, children, contentment, enjoy, family, flowers, happy, love, nature, outdoors, palladium, parenting, parents, play
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Where they live, where she works, where they go to church, where they hang out and the warmth and humor of their families and friends. Elegant and simple decorations and champagne to take home. Partying and dancing and people they love. The ingredients of an amazing wedding. This was Ok and Tim’s day. The ceremony [...]
In late March I did a maternity session for a wonderful couple. We went to the lake in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, one of their favorite haunts. A month and a half later, we repeated our session with their new baby. Here is a sampling of our photos.
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Tagged baby, Brooklyn, father, kiss, love, maternity, mother, Prospect Park
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When I work with my clients for prints that they will frame, I show them different types of prints. There is a variation of effect and interpretation. Online the differences might not seem so apparent. The first photograph is printed on a warmer toned paper, the second on a neutral black & white paper, and [...]
Children and grass and trees go together. For fun, nothing more is needed.
Right after rain, the sky clears in a way that the blue is brilliant. The day was crisp but this three month old had her first glimpse of the spring sun and the awakening buds.
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Tagged , baby, blue sky, crisp day, family, girl, Manhattan, mom, nature, New York, newness, outdoors, Riverside Park, Spring, sunny, three month old baby
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When I can, I use natural light to photograph. Indoors the light can come from a window. Outdoors, of course, the light is always there whether it is a sunny or a cloudy day. I think it will be easy to see how the natural daylight has allowed these photographs of three lovely maternity couples [...]
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Tagged , Brooklyn, couples, daylight, Harlem, indoors, maternity, natural light, New York City, outdoors, palladium prints, Prospect Park, silver gelatin prints, sunset, window light
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The weather has finally shifted and there are lots of signs of spring. I have just heard the weather forecast for a weekend of rain. This doesn’t stop the opportunity for capturing wonderful photos of children. Children enjoy playing both indoors and outdoors. Here are photos from a rainy day weekend. This photo sequence, a [...]
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Tagged albums, black & white print, children, hand made album, memory, one year old, palladium prints, photographs, play, playtime, portraits, rainy day, sequence, story, toddler, young children
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Friday, February 12, 2010
Winter is the time of dreams.
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Tagged art, babies, birth, children, dreams, family, life, maternity, nature, seasons, Spring, time, winter
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