Sly & Jack in the Studio

I just love it when my niece and nephew come for a session at the studio. My shooting area is set up like a play space so they have plenty of room for fun and goofing to make the shoot more fun from everyone. And one of the best games to play is "So Big", which makes for some arm raising smiles.

Enjoy!

Hurricane Sasha

As part of my promo portrait sessions I had this one little boy who came in, not with his parents, but with a friend of his parents, like a surrogate uncle. Sasha clearly loved his uncle but getting the boy to sit still was next to impossible. But he's impossibly cute so I guess it all works well.

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End of 2nd Grade

After posting these pics on Facebook someone made the amazing comment that I work for Billy Madison. I mean who else throws a party at the end of every school year, and at the beginning. But I certainly can't complain, it's more work for me and these kids are so much fun to chase around. Of course I prefer the pool parties because it's a gorgeous backdrop for shooting and I can get up and close to the kids while they play.

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Jack's 2nd Birthday

A small gathering to celebrate Jack's 2nd birthday at the Persin household. Everyone kind of did their own thing and Jack collected lots of love, especially from his Uncle Craig. Sylvia designed her perfect party outfit before diving into a great game of hide and seek with Craig. Jack isn't the most verbally expressive but his face has a million things to say.

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Stepan Love

I thought this was a fun way to document one family's portrait session, especially a family with such a fun dynamic like the Stepan family. Lately I've been experimenting with new ways of sharing photo sessions, so feel free to let me know if you like the set-up. And since this family has been a regular at my now defunct studio for castings they insisted on doing a girls picture with their favorite mascot, Sadie!

The Egels Fly...

Craig and the mom, Jody, have been friends since the 80's...woah. And we finally dragged them from their nesting post waaaay out in the 'burbs to join us for an hour of fun in the studio. Sammy brought his own balloon, but who needs toys with a dad like Brad! We marveled at Hannah's bitty toes and sucked in the cuteness while she rubbed noses with her mommy. Enjoy!!

The Zivins

We had met the dad of this terrific twosome a few months before they walked into the studio. Their family moved close to good friends of mine in the 'burbs, and they had known each other years before. Great parents tend to yield some pretty awesome kids, one with a passion for pirates, and the other with twinkling eyes. Next time, their gorgeous parents must join in the picture fun. Enjoy!