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Guest Post: Cathy and Her Family

"It's been almost two years since Aliza first took photos of my family. We first met when my parents were bringing my 93 year old grandmother to Philadelphia for my daughter's kindergarten graduation, and with a new baby girl at the time, it was the perfect opportunity to capture some special photos of the four generations at our home. The pictures she took of the four generations, and of my two daughters together, are among some of my favorite photos.

Last year Aliza took studio portraits of me and my girls, and even my Westie dog Humphrey. We started with photos of my older daughter and I together, which was such a treat to have this special mommy daughter time. We brought a bunch of clothes and accessories, and Aliza made us both feel at ease as we were posing and changing outfits. When the baby joined the photo shoot, Millie kept us all on our toes as she did not stop moving! I adore the photos of the girls, and of Millie by herself. But I wish we had a video that could show what it took to get these photos. Ha! The baby kept moving back and forth between the stools, so Abby had to follow her, and the dog was probably barking and all the while Aliza stayed so calm and snapped away on her camera! 

This past summer we moved to Pittsburgh and I'm trying to figure out a time to come back to Philly. I'd love to have Aliza to take some headshot photos that I can use for my freelance business. Aliza has always been fantastic to work with, she's so sweet and talented. I love following her photography journey on FaceBook.

Oh - and I just remembered another favorite photo - of Abby twirling in her dress with a big scarf in her hands. It perfectly captured Abby's spirit and was so fun for Abby too."

Guest Post: Shameem's Family at the Philadelphia Art Museum

"We were traveling to Philadelphia from Austin, Texas and in an attempt to avoid the heat thought it would be a nice experience to get our family pictures (with our 6 month old baby) while in town. Found Aliza through some recommendations and we loved the pictures. She easily spent 3 hours with us, and was tireless. She even did a mini-couples shoot of us while our baby napped, and she waited for the baby to regroup for some more pictures after her nap in the middle of the shoot. She brought awesome props, and was skilled at getting the baby to look at the camera! The whole process from contract to obtaining the photos was seamless."

Girl + snow + forest + tulle skirt + golden hour = MAGIC

After a mild winter, my kids and I were all excited to finally get a good snow day to stay home from school and play together. After a morning of snowball fights, making short fat snowmen, sipping hot chocolate, and playing video games, my daughter Maya and I dug out my box of tulle and together made this skirt. Then she actually agreed to walk over to Haverford College with me for a 15 minute photo shoot -- she was such a trooper and her own ray of sunshine in the bitter cold! We made magic together; this top photo is definitely going up on our wall! #PrintYourPhotos

Guest post: Jennifer Robinson

"I run a business called Purposeful Networking. I go into companies, conferences, universities and non-profits and I do keynotes and workshops helping people to be more effective and comfortable with their networking. I like to have several headshot options since I am always sending them out for work and I don't want to use the same shot all the time. I have had great headshots in the past but I had seen Aliza's work online and thought the ones she had done for others looked so clean and powerful. I hoped I would feel the same way about my own with her and I really did. They are my favorite headshots I have ever had done. I really feel like Aliza captured my best self and I look so confident. I felt like a star. Aliza made the process so easy as well. It took a very short time. She knows how to pose you and what is going to work. She is also so pleasant to work with. Overall I truly loved my experience and would definitely recommend her and work with her again. The next time my sister is in town that lives out of state I am hoping we can do some beautiful portraits together with Aliza."

 

 

 

 

Aliza Schlabach Photography is located at 4100 Main Street, Philadelphia, PA (Manayunk). Sessions include free parking.

The studio is convenient and easy to get to from all of Philly, New Jersey, and the suburbs including the Main Line, Conshohocken, King of Prussia, etc.