portraits for families, children and high school seniors
There’s still time to sign up!
Please come join us for the first annual ELEEF 5k Road Race and Kids Fun Run on September 25th. The Kids Fun Run is for kids 10 and under. The first 40 kids who sign up get one of these fun t-shirts! This is a great way to support ELEEF and raise money for all the extras our teachers need.
The 5k Road Race starts at 9am and the Kids Fun Run starts at 10am. Please come cheer on our kids!
I’m a creative person and most of the time, that’s a good thing. However, there are a few times a year when I become the mutant version of myself. This typically involves me getting some kind of creative brainstorm and becoming completely consumed by it. Back when I was in college and early on as a photographer, this was great and I had the luxury of allowing myself to be completely consumed. Now, I have a business, a family and responsibilities, *sigh*. Also, I don’t think my husband appreciates these little episodes. What happens is that I get an idea, talk about it until he can’t listen anymore, lose sleep over how I will execute said idea and then not rest until I have every detail planned, every item purchased and every angle analyzed. And then, I am completely exhausted. I guess you could call this being manic or hyper-focused, but maybe for people like me, it’s a super-power. Not quite like the ability to cast webs from my wrists or fly with a cape, but a super-power nonetheless for a mom, a wife and business owner. Otherwise, how would I accomplish anything?
It happened to me recently with a new portrait concept. Something kind of new and different and fun! The tough part was still getting all my other stuff done. Like getting the kids to soccer practice, cooking dinner, working with clients and making sure homework got done. Unfortunately, this also happened to be a week when my husband traveled, so it was extra hectic. By the time he got back on Saturday, I was so wiped out, I had to take naps all weekend in order to catch up on sleep.
The good part about all this is that I’m still jazzed about my new project and am working out the kinks. Here’s a little sneak peek of the upcoming series. Isn’t this little guy adorable? His eyelashes are to die for. Can’t wait to share the rest with you soon.
by Suzanne
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Vacations do not happen frequently enough. You know, the kind where you really remove yourself from your work and your life in order to recharge your batteries. Our family was lucky enough this summer to take a week off and head to the beach. Aaaaahhhhhh. And not a moment too soon, I might add. My husband and I spent most of the early summer swamped with work. The one thing keeping us sane was knowing we would have some much-needed R & R coming our way soon.
Every morning, we rode our bikes to the beach and spent a few hours. Some mornings, there wasn’t anyone else on the beach except for us. I know the kids really enjoyed having the water and sand to themselves. Typically, we would head back for lunch and some adventure, such as the movies or mini-golf, or shopping. Then an early dinner and head back to the beach. This kept us out of the sun during the hottest hours of the day.
One of my fondest memories of our trip was early in the week. We packed some sandwiches and snacks and headed to the beach around 6pm. It was low-tide and there seemed like miles and miles of sand. The sun was starting to set and the light had that wonderful yellow glow to it. Of course, I brought my camera with me and I couldn’t resist getting some snaps in of the kids playing in the water. Here is one of my favorites from that night.
by Suzanne
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Today I want to share a couple images from baby Adrian’s 5-month session! This is one happy little guy. And it’s no wonder because his parents are really sweet too! Adrian is the winner of the Springfield Macaroni Kid photo contest and you can totally see why. Just look at his eyes; aren’t they gorgeous?
by Suzanne
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Summer is in full-swing here in Western Massachusetts and I’ve been photographing lots of families and lots of students from the class of 2012. I love photographing all kinds of people, but I have to say that high school seniors might be my favorite. These kids are really excited about the whole experience of feeling like a model at a fashion shoot. We goof off and laugh and find really cool spots to highlight their personalities. Overall, it’s really fun and I always rush back to my office to view and choose my favorites from their session.
Monica was really fun and has done some modeling in the past so I soon as we started, I could tell this session was going to go really well. She even brought her friend, Jess, along to cheer her on and of course, I had to incorporate her too!
by Suzanne
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