Portraits

Alyssa and Joey | Brooklyn

These photos have been a long time coming. After my friend, Jessica, spent A YEAR planning their outfits, I finally got to meet these two adorable little faces! It was worth the wait and the weather was perfect for photos. I don’t know how I keep getting so lucky with overcast sessions but it’s spoiling me because it makes my job so much easier. Not to mention this warm December weather we’ve been having.

I just love a little man in a suit. So classy.

And then someone started to get a little restless, making for some funny/cute photos.

I think the photos took under 2 hours but by the end, we all wanted to ride the carousel and eat some ice cream. And naturally, after holding hands for a few minutes, I think Alyssa and I became new best friends. 

 

 

Samuel Family | Brooklyn Bridge Park

 

Two weeks ago I headed down to the Brooklyn Bridge to meet up with the Samuel family. Fortunately, it warmed up for a few hours and no one was encumbered by large coats. These four make a beautiful family and it was such a pleasure to spend the afternoon with them. This was my first autumn shoot (being the Florida girl that I am) and I was so excited to try something I had envied on other photography blogs. Plus the photos were full of glow-y light, which was a challenge at first (the lens flare was a bit intrusive) but I think the golden hue suited this family perfectly. Here are a few of my favorites…

Haley & Charles | Engagement

Haley and I have been friends since sixth grade so when she texted me a photo of an engagement ring (which I could only assume was hers), I squealed with excitement before replying something along the lines of “aaaaahhhhh!!!! Congratulations!!!!” I was undoubtedly thrilled when she mentioned engagement photos. I love photographing friends because you can pretty much ask them to do whatever you want and they oblige because as a good friend, why wouldn’t they want to support your “artistic vision?”

When Haley first mentioned Charles, she made it clear, “We don’t want to put a label on our relationship,” and “We are definitely probably not getting married.” However, within months (I’m fuzzy on the exact time frame), they moved in together and became what you might call a “hardcore couple.” A few years later, and BOOM! they’re engaged. I totally called it (silently, to myself. You don’t just call that kind of thing). (more…)

Impromptu Trip to Turkey

Little Turkey, that is. Just outside of Brighton Beach. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Our journey begins at the Verrazzano Bridge, the right of the bridge to be exact. After a confusing conversation consisting of “I’m standing directly to the right of the bridge. Where are you?” and “You’re not on the right side of the bridge, I’M on the right side of the bridge,” I finally met up with my beautiful Turkish friends. (We were all on the right side of the bridge.)

I could have photographed Nurcan, Vildan and Cagri for hours. Not only were they extremely photogenic (as I’ve learned Turkish people are), but the sky was overcast all day. Now if only there was some way to avoid that inevitable race against the sun. Competing against time gives me anxiety. I can never win! (more…)