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{Family} Portraits, Manasquan Beach, NJ

Was it cold? Well, yes.  But my in-laws from Portland, Oregon were visiting & I think the coast there is always a little chilly so we bundled up babies & hit the inlet in Manasquan, NJ for pictures of a new family.  And for me, crisp air that tastes like ocean & fills my lungs with…

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{Family} & {Child} Portraits, Riverfront Park, Williamsport Pa

They say red hair & blue eyes is so rare its only 1% of the population. So how is it I get to photograph them ALL the time?! Just lucky, I guess.   I get the feeling Ben’s parents feel pretty lucky too.   He had just turned One & look at this confident charming…

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Me & Maternity

Early last summer on a sticky afternoon I met two talented photo-friends at a park near the Susquehanna River. For playtime. They wanted to practice using remote flashes, cool-kid techy stuff. But what was supposed to be practice (just for fun) turned into something so much more. Danelle & Karey gifted these beautiful photos to…

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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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