Another fabulous Father's Day photo session! I met up with this beautiful family at Appleford Estate in Villanova, and had a beautiful time photographing them as they explored the gardens, found a frog in the pond, examined flowers, blew bubbles. We spent less than an hour together but got so many wonderful images!
This momma surprised her husband with a family photo session for Father's Day. We met up near the Philadelphia Art Museum (Grandma came too) and enjoyed a lovely (if a bit toasty) morning together.
This morning I had the pleasure of taking photos for a family of four at the gorgeous Appleford Estate in Villanova, PA. "E", the cute little two year old redhead, was happy as long as she could move around and explore, so it was a fun shoot with lots of running around. Her one month old baby sister was chill and content, and everyone enjoyed the gorgeous scenery and taking our our time capturing the moments on a beautiful, warm and sunny morning. My assistant Tasha did a great job of keeping harsh sunlight out of everyone's faces, and we ended up with a lovely collection of lifestyle and posed images.
This weekend I was lucky enough to attend an EPIC fusion & blues costume dance party with a "Where the Wild Things Are" theme. I took a bunch of quick photos inside (in REALLY low ambient light), and then set up my speedlight and umbrella outside on the lawn for some fun portraits, using my flashlight to set focus in the dark. The party was such a blast, and it was so much fun to be able to capture these kinds of images.
One of my oldest friends came by to play with lighting and headshots. We took a bunch of somewhat traditional photos, and also played around with dramatic lighting and silly faces; I particularly love the first shot below where he curled up his mustache and gave me that crazy circus ringmaster face.
Yesterday was my kids' school fair, and after a quick chat with the school principal and the Home and School Association, I turned into the semi-official event photographer. I got some wonderful images that I hope the school will use and/or share with parents, but sadly I don't have minor model releases so I can't post most of them myself. What I can share with you are the photos of my own adorable littles (I'm not biased. Am I biased?) and some of the pulled back shots that show the event at large. It was really fun just wandering through the crowd and capturing little moments and happy faces; I hope I get more events on my calendar.
I've known this couple for over a decade, and was super excited when they asked me to photograph them with their amazing new tattoos. We played around with lighting and poses and ended up with a really nice combination of styles: magazine ad, headshot, couples boudoir, and ink closeups.
While it was 90 degrees and humid in Philadelphia, the weather at the shore in Stone Harbor, New Jersey was a relatively brisk 65 degrees and very windy. Three generations came together for a week on the beach, and I got to capture their lovely family: Grandma, Grandpa, two siblings, their spouses, and the 18 month and 3 year old first cousins. We had to shoot a couple hours before sunset to accommodate the kids' bedtimes, so the light was a bit harsher than is desirable, and the wind was blowing hair everywhere, but we still got some fun shots. Enjoy!
