Winter {East Syracuse Child Photographer}

“To appreciate the beauty of a snow flake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold.”

Believe {East Syracuse Child Photographer}

Believe in the beauty of today.  Believe in the magic.  Believe in love.  Believe.

Catching up!

The last few months have been super busy with births, senior sessions, then the fall sessions, and of course the holidays.  January gives me a little more time to play catch-up.  As much as I would love to dedicate an individual blog post to each session, I just don't have the time.  So here are some of the previous sessions I didn't get a chance to blog about.  I've also had quite a few sessions this year that clients have requested I not share on the web or social media.  I have no problem with that what-so-ever.  To be honest it is a difficult request when I'm looking at the most beautiful portraits but I will always respect all my clients wishes.  Ok, on with it...

Halloween {East Syracuse Child Photographer}

It's that time of year again; pumpkins, cider, and ghostly figures.  My youngest, Isla, is a gentle sweet soul.  She really gets her courage and strength dressing up as super heroes.  Last year she chose Super Girl, and this year it's Bat Girl.  She also stays away from the pink costumes, wanting the most "tough" looking costumes.  We decided that if she were fighting crime she would be helping our amazing local police department.   I had little input posing her, she knew just what to do when I said, "Show me what a strong Bat Girl looks like."  I know we all feel a little safer having her on our team.

Photo processing was easy with the great light we had at just before sunset.  I used all natural light, the sidewalk helped bounce the light onto her face and I didn't need a reflector.  I decreased the highlights and increased the blacks on the image to give it more of a night time feel.  I also increase the reds and yellow on curves to bring out the brick and her belt.  I had to do a little cloning of bird doo doo on the wall also, yes, that's part of the job.

What better way to showcase this adorable picture than with a contest at Rock the Shot.  The link can be found here ...  www.rocktheshotforum.com.

Let's here it for Batgirl!!

  

Senior portraits, Class of 2015 {Syracuse Senior Portrait Photographer}

Hannah's turn on the blog!  I can not describe how much fun I had on this shoot. Hannah and her mother were amazing to work with.  We couldn't stop chatting!  From Horror movies to the Ebola virus, nothing was off limits.  Hannah was a natural in front of the camera.  She is full of beauty and just oozes positivity and grace.  You have a bright future, Hannah!