Little Camper

Posted on March 2, 2013 by admin

I was so bad at keeping up with our blog last year, but I wanted to share some of our favorite sessions. Mom called me to schedule M’s birthday session. Every year we do a session that is all about her playing, just being her. We then design a book for mom. They are like a yearly progression of M’s life. Each year there are new toys, or new activities, depending on what she is into that year. This year I wanted to try a tent. So, I made a patchwork tent. Mom took the idea and ran with it! We started with a little fishing expedition to the pond. Such a little actress! No hook on the end, but she was pulling like there was a big old fish on the line!

Next, we went back to the ‘camp’ and had her build a fire! Mom had gathered stones and sticks and an old lantern to add to the set.

Little brother usually gets in on the act at some point during her session. Roasting marshmallows seemed to be the perfect time to add him.

Even mom and gram got in on a few marshmallow photos.

It was such a fun session and it is truly an honor to be able to document a child’s life like this. We really do love our clients, and think of them as part of the family.
*Please note that the fire was edited into the images later for safety reasons*

Valentine’s Day Mini Sessions

Posted on January 9, 2013 by admin

February 14th is Valentine’s Day. Who didn’t love the Valentine’s Day parties at school? You would make your little valentine holder and decorate it. Then you would walk around the room and deliver your valentines to the class. There was always a party, with cupcakes and cookies and other goodies. Party days at school were always the best! After you received all of your valentines, you would look though them all to see what you got. You would look to see who had the coolest valentines. Some were hand made, some were duplicates of others. Some had cool, popular characters from current movies. We think our valentines would qualify for the ‘cool’ pile. How can they not? They would star your child!

January 26 we are having a mini sessions day. The theme will be Valentine’s Day. These are quick little sessions. No session fees. For $75 you will receive 5-10 images to view, 1-8×10 for you, 2-5x7s, perfect for grandparents, and 24 wallets, great to hand out to the class for valentines! Wallets can be personalized, so the other students can be sure to remember your child! You will also receive 10% off any other prints purchased that day.

We do expect these sessions to book, so please call early to book your session. $75 is due at the time of booking.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Baby C

Posted on March 29, 2012 by admin

As you all know, we do a baby contest every year. We take all the babies from the previous year, post one image from each child and have their friends and families vote for their favorite. The winner receives a $100 gift certificate. This year was a tough race. There were a few that could go all the way, but in the end baby C pulled it off.

Baby C’s mom and dad were one of our wedding couples, so we have known them a few years. We did their engagement session, their wedding photos and have done the family and the baby’s photos a few times. They are always fun to have in the studio and are pretty much up for anything.

Little Man was just about 6 months old, so he was just about able to sit up. For about a second! Mom and dad, along with Ed, were around him in case he fell over.

He is the cutest little guy we have had here in a while! Love that smile. Can’t wait for the cake smash when he turns 1!

The Lake House

Posted on August 11, 2011 by admin

This family came to us last year for photos. Actually, we came to them! They are from Jersey, but have a home up here that has been in the family for years. The house sits near a large pond, or small lake, whichever you prefer to call it. When I think lake, I think of the Paupack, so anything smaller than that is a pond. haha

This next image is probably my favorite from the session!

But, this family had such incredible images last time (such a gorgeous family!) that they gave us a call when they were planning their vacation for this year. Since we did the lake last year, let’s do something by the house, Tara said. Sounds good to us. Other than that, she pretty much gave us full reign!

Im not quite sure that the two little girls remembered us from last year, but the older one didn’t shy away, and even followed us along as we scouted out some places to shoot. The lighting was looking really good, so we started with the family in front of the house and then moved around. We made sure to take time out for a “silly break” when the kids were looking bored.

The son loves his tractor, and when they are there for the summer, he rides it around, so we made sure that we had some shots of him on that with mom! Mom even talked her cousin and his boy into jumping into the last shot – the men with their rifles. We went a little more dramatic with that one.

This family is awesome! Before we left, we were talking about what we can do different for next year. We can’t wait!

The Ham

Posted on March 19, 2011 by admin

Amy came over for some Mother’s Day photos with her two kids. We met Amy through Arabesque, the dance studio that we work with, so we already knew her daughter. Never met her son, but we won’t forget him! We had so much fun at this shoot! Plus, he’s a Jeff Gordon fan, so that gets him extra points in my book! haha

He LOVED having his photos taken. He did everything we asked him to do and then some. He wanted to get a little crazy at the shoot, so we let them do some silly faces…

I this this was a, ‘Now turn and give your sister a kiss” moment.

Amy told us that her son said we were the funnest. That’s what we like to hear! I think he just scored a few more points!

A Different Kind of Mother’s Day Photo

Posted on March 5, 2011 by admin

Lynsey came to us for some Mother’s Day photos. She wanted something different. You know us; we don’t like to be the same as everyone else. Luckily we had just gotten in our new backdrops and were anxious to try them out! The feedback that we got on them has been good, so we will probably be getting more from these manufaturers.

Lynsey brought some of her son’s favorite toys, along with a hat. This is something we encourage with kid’s shoots. Bring things that they love or are familiar with. This will help them to feel more comfortable durring the shoot.

We really enjoyed working with them and hope to see them again! Here are a few of our favorites from the shoot! Let us know what you think.

Mother’s Day Promotion

Posted on February 2, 2011 by admin

It’s that time of year again, almost. It’s almost Spring. According to the groundhog today, there’s only 6 more weeks of winter left! Yay! We’ve been getting ready for the new season with some new props as well as backgrounds. We bought a couple new ones that I can not wait to try out!

The Scranton Times wants all admissions for the Mother’s Day Photo section early. I think it was late March last year. So, we need to get the appointments booked soon if you want to make the deadline!

As an extra incentive, we are giving away a FREE accordion book with every session booked between today and March 20. These books are made of press paper and have 10 individual ‘sides’ to them. What a great way to show off your session! They were only available as an incentive last year. But, now they are available to everyone! Book your session and get yours!

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The Christmas Show

Posted on January 13, 2011 by admin

Back in December we had the privilage of shooting the Christmas Show for Arabesque Academy of Dancing. We really love doing these recitals. I get to go behind the curtain. I love the kids’ nervousness back stage. I love watching all their hard work come together, and their faces as they come off. They all whisper encouragement to the other kids that are getting ready to go on.

Every year Amy puts on a better show than the one before it, and this was no exception. This year, the show had a new addition; kids from the new acting class. This added a whole new dimension to the show.

I can’t wait for the spring show to see what Amy is cooking up next!

Babies and toddlers

Posted on February 16, 2010 by admin

Feb 14th ended our annual babies and toddlers contest. This year, the winner received a year’s worth of free sessions! They could come back as many times as they want and we will waive the session fee. This is our winner. I just love his eyes!

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