Riley Learns Photography Fundamentals

Riley is an awesome 10 year old I watch 2-3 days a week after school.  We get to hang out talk and I really get a sense of her as the little sister I never had.  Besides Valeria my tica little sister who I lived with for a month while studying abroad in Costa Rica with the ICADS program back in 2006. 
     Anyway I often bring my camreas along with me where ever it is I am and I let Riley use my smallest Dslr and we chat about the different settings on the camrea.  She sure is like a sponge and really picked up great on all I had to share with her about photography.
    She even mastered manual focusing with a close up kit on the lens as well, which made her only need to move her head back and forth to find the sweet spot for focusing.  If you couldn't guess what we were photographing it is a small piece of tin foil with food coloring and water spots around it.  She sure liked seeing how cool her images look through the eye of the lens. 

If your child is interested in photography, please don't hesitate to contact me to speak about tutoring your child.  I provide the equipment. 

My first Jewish Wedding

        So after being apart of more than two dozen wedding celebrations, I get the chance to finally photograph a Jewish ceremony and reception. Thanks to Kate LaRosa with Bella Matramoni wedding and event coordinating for the recommendation to work this this wonderful couple!



Mozel Tov Laurel & Joshua and thank you for choosing me to document you special day.  It was also wonderful to meet the brides 4 wonderful sons who made the event extra special.

    They tied the knot at the beautiful Har Zion Temple in Penn Valley Pa.  After meeting on JDate.com a Jewish Dating site few short months ago.  Laurel has since moved to Israel to live with Joshua. At the wedding was 76er  Samuel Dalembert who happened to live next door to the bride! At the time I thought he was just an incredibly tall man, however after the fact I find out who he is.  Duh Rach.    Anyway, the day was great and I loved being in the center of the all the excitement this religion has to offer to a reception.  Joshua fell off his chair the first time they lifted him up!  He recovered and was right back up holding his new wife's hand in the chair beside him!

Sending love across the Country

         A Beautiful Indian girl contacted me after discovering my website online. She emailed me telling me she wants glamorous photos taken of herself.  We set up to meet at  The Botanical Gardens in Merion Station.  When I arrived and was pleasantly surprised to see how beautiful this park was on April 6th 2010.  The trees were in full bloom some petals laying on the bright green grass.  
        When I met her she was quiet and kept to herself.  I asked her what she was planning on doing with the photographs.  She told me that her boyfriend was out in California working and they had been apart for 3 months already.  And would not be seeing him for a few more months. She brought a bouquet of flowers that he had sent to her that week.  We took a short walk and within minutes I knew this session was going to be different than many other glamor shoots of mine.

      The powerful gaze I received from Tania in many of her portraits prove to be very moving.  While we were in a peaceful place the images take on a different feel.  I hope to photograph in this park again in the future if any of my clients live by there...That is the spot to go!

Getting to know Lori & Russ

Lori, Russ and I had a great getting to know you engagement session in the end of April at Bryn Athen Cathedral. This couple is getting married in the church I grew up in Supplee Presbyterian Church in Ambler. I reached back out to Lori after loosing touch for a few months after she inquired about my services, and luckily ended up working out to have me cover the wedding day!
In between laughing and snapping away frames, I stopped traffic along the bridge on Fetters Mill Rd and got some really spectacular shots! The challenge of getting that perfect shot while 4-6 cars are waiting for you to move out of the way is defiantly a rush. Love thinking outside the box, as well as photographing is new locations is what I look forward to every shoot!

Can't wait for beginning of June when they unite their families as one, and dance the night away.

Caprice Turns 2!

My cousins cute little girl Caprice took some great photos this year (compared to last year). We were at Prophecy park (my newest photo shoot location) and had fun walking around. All parents usually do some sort of pictures for each of their children's birthday's specially when they are changing so quickly. What's great about booking a session with me is that you pick the location, and from there we have a stress free photo shoot catching some great candid moments!
The key to photographing children is to move quickly and keep the fun level high so they do not even realize that they are having their picture taken. Mom hops in for a few shots and then we call it a day. Nothing is much cooler than going to all my family and friends houses and seeing my photography hanging on their walls!

Two Lovebirds Named Lauren & Shaun!

My engagement sessions are in full swing now that the winter cold months are behind us. Today was just as hot as yesterday and we worked quickly to get the shots we needed to get out of the heat. Lauren & Shaun were so much fun to photograph due to them being so happy together. I find with photographing couples, I can tell all the time weather or not they are comfortable together and will last or not!
These two defiantly have it going on! As you can see they are incredibly happy to soon start a new life together as husband and wife after their wedding in September! This couple came to me through a great friend of mine Kelley Gorman who I worked with for a number of years at The Picture People in the Montgomery Mall. So excited to shoot this wedding and document their special day uniting as one! Thanks again Lauren & Shaun for choosing me to be there, can't wait till September!

Family Time

Getting together with the family for updating portraits is so important in documenting your families growth. Not only will the images we capture that day will remain with you for generations to come, but you will also have a fun hour with me making you laugh.
On Saturday in the midst of the heat wave the 1st weekend in May I met with the Tarsavage family to photograph them at Prophecy Park in Ambler Pa. Their little 8mo old son is the cutest thing. Despite the heat we had a great time, and even got to choose their favorite images at the end of the session! Pick a date, a place and leave the rest to me!