family portraits

The Kelly {Family} Brick, NJ August 2012

The Kelly’s & us Dolan’s go way back.  Jim was a bandmate with my hubs.  They smoked stogies together  on my porch in Ocean Grove the day I brought my newborn son home.  We’ve all attended the weddings of friends over the years. Exchanged Christmas cards.  Run into each other’s families when we hit the…

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Ammar-Khodja {Family Portrait} Picture Rocks, Pa August 2012

If we were in a room, with four walls, it would have been buzzing. This family of three sisters and their loving parents met with me for a shoot in the park brimming, bubbling, twitchy with excitement.  Smiles were all over the place – even as dad got used to a camera aimed in his…

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Jen&Brad {Maternity} Spring Lake, NJ July 2012

Lucky duck that I am, I got to work with a friend on this shoot.   Make-up artist Yvonne Moss (her blog here) called me up for this maternity session.  We had just worked together in the delivery room a few nights before where she served as doula and I shot my first amazing birth – more on…

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The Littlest McDaniel {Child Portrait} The Rocks, Picture Rock, Pa May 2012

This is such a fun age, caught between babyness and toddlerhood.  The littlest Miss McDaniel was shy at first, clinging to her mama’s knees earning tender hugs, but as you can see, by the end of her family’s session she’d shed all inhibitions, especially when the hem of her dress got wet.  They are only…

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McDaniel Family {Family Portrait} Picture Rocks, Pa May 2012

Family.  Whether its and-baby-makes-three, or the just-stirring-the-pot, or the single-parent-pillar effect family is the amazing literal growth of love after they’re born and growing up right before your eyes.  Family shoots are near to my heart.  No matter how young they still are or how big they’ve gotten, family portraits are photos of right now, and right…

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Arthur Family {Family Portrait} Hughesville, Pa December 2011

We’ve been watching a lot of Buddy the Elf, lately.  So let me just say… I love families, families are my favorite.  Especially this family.  For this shoot we hung out by the old white tobacco shed where I decorated a sliding door with grapevine garland and gold ribbon.  It made for good ambiance, but didn’t make…

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