My Special Valentine Gift ~ Children’s Portraits Massachusetts

Every once in a while, I love to offer something a little special for a really good price. Voila! Valentine’s Mini Sessions are here. These will be offered for three days only, so call us right away to get dibs on the best times. You can even use the images to make custom little valentines for your child’s class. Last year I made valentines for my kids in the shape of flip-phones. They were really cute.

New Year’s Eve Baby ~ Greater Springfield Photographer

I was so excited to photograph little “O” yesterday at 9 days old! This little guy was born on New Year’s Eve and he is oh, so cute. The bonus is that he’s my nephew:D

Congratulations to my brother and his wife on their first child. He is a perfect little treasure. Here are a few of my favorites from the session.

Home for the Holidays ~ Massachusetts Family Photography

Hopefully you’re starting to recover from the craziness of holiday eating, spending and family gathering. I’m definitely ready for 2012. If you live in New England, you are probably glad to see 2011 go, along with all of it’s weather emergencies and just plain strangeness. 2012 can only be better, right? Well that’s what I’m going with.

When we were young, and I mean young like 8, Christmastime was magical. As we get older, it becomes a lot of work to make all that magic happen for our own kids. I know I sound a little jaded, but one of the things I’m enjoying these days about the holidays is the time to catch up with family, even if it’s just for a few hours. In my family, many of us live far apart and so we don’t get to see one another very often. It’s nice to look forward to the end of the year knowing we’ll get to see each other again.

For Karen, her kids live in three different cities and she was really happy to have them all home for Christmas this year. Luckily we set aside some time to get these lovely photos while everyone was in one time zone. Even furry Leia got in on the photo action.

Storyboard Holiday Gift Idea ~ Springfield Children’s Photographer

This time of year it gets dark so early. By 5:30, I’m ready to put my pajamas on and hunker down for the night. So, today I want to share a few images that will hopefully brighten things up for you. I just love photographing preschoolers. They have the best expressions and little Marea was so fun to photograph.

If you’re looking for something a little different and fun to give as a gift this year, consider a Storyboard. These fun displays are a great way to highlight all the different expressions of your child.

Dressing for Family Portraits ~ Massachusetts Photographer

Wow, has it really been a whole month since I posted last? Well, that’s because things have been super busy around here. I’m in the middle of a top secret new portrait project that I will be unveiling very soon. This has been keeping me pretty busy in addition to all the normal business and mom stuff. On top of that I’ve had a brainstorm for another project that I’ll be working on over the winter. Keep popping back here for more info.

In the meantime, I want to share an image of this lovely family. One of the first things clients ask me after they schedule their session is, “What do we wear?”. I think this image is a great example of how to dress. Simple clothes in similar colors work best. If you were to book a session with me right now, here are my top five suggestions on how to dress your family:

  1. Have everyone wear dark-washed jeans.
  2. Choose jewel-toned colored shirts, such as emerald green, burnt orange, plum, maroon, and even chocolate brown.
  3. Shirts should be long-sleeved and have no patterns, designs or words.
  4. Accessories are great. Use scarves or jewelry to add interest or another pop of color.
  5. You don’t have to “match”. Not everyone needs to wear the same color. But, if you all choose jewel tones, the colors will go together.

The reason this image works so nicely is because each person has a slightly different shade of the same color. I love it!!