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10 for Tuesday
Another tuesday, another tenfor.
1. So Sunday was my 42nd birthday. And after 10 years of my birthday being on 9/11 (ok, my birthday has always been on 9/11 but not THE 9/11) I have to say that it hasn’t gotten any better. Spent the morning and into the early afternoon watching the memorial on TV (I cannot not watch it.) and crying. Saw my friend and babysitter Liz reading the names at the memorial to honor her father and uncle who were both lost on that horrible day. Saw the names of many RVC residents, many of which I knew, went to school with, know the families. And the whole day just sucks. All I remember is the fear, the incomprehensible events of the whole day, the not knowing when it was going to end, and the mayor saying the loss of life would be ‘more than any of us can bear’. Watching people fall to their deaths. Not lost. Murdered. So, it’s impossible for me to get happy that day. I think after 10 years of trying to enjoy my birthday (a day which I loved until 10 years ago) is obviously a fruitless effort. A lot of people say that a birthday is a bright light on an otherwise horrible day. I disagree- there is no light that day. I decided next year I will be celebrating my birthday on 9/13. And if it was legally possible to change your birthday, I would.
2. Now that I depressed you (sorry), moving on to the good part of the birthday. Presents! Looky what I got!! (the amazing Tiffany purse is from John- the guy is on a roll lately with the great presents!- thank you JohnnyB!!, the camera is from me to…me!, and the little tin of candy sushi was made by my friend Beth and her son Stephen- super cute!) Oh, and the frame which coincidently matches the Tiffany box and bag is a little sneak preview for you of some of the custom frames I’ll be offering starting next week!
3. So the new camera is a 5d mark ii. And as my friend Kate would say… “I’m a smitten kitten”! All the better to take your picture with my dears. And really, how cute is that bag!?!
4. The big boys are playing on 3 different teams this fall. Middle school football (their first time playing), Little League fall baseball, and an NJBL travel team. And wow, the schedule is just overwhelming. I’m not sure how this is going to work out for them and when they’ll have time to do homework or eat some nights. But if we see that school is suffering from all the activities, something will have to go. Should be an interesting fall, huh?
5. For those of you who’s bsquared sessions are still coming up, you’ll be getting a new little add on in your order bags. A little brochure with all my new product offerings in it. I also found a new iphone case maker that you can design yourself today. So be on the lookout for those being offered soon too! Christmas is coming, afterall.
6. Been doing some shopping for the house and for the business (and sometimes the two kinda run into eachother) and have gotten some super cool new stuff.
New pottery barn coffee table (and another little sneak peek of the custom frames in the background)
New pillows and blankets. (I’m sure some of the blankets will make their way into a newborn shoot or two)
An old bread bowl. Again, can’t you just see the little baby all smooshed up in there with some nice squishy blankets?
Old rangefinder cameras. Going to get them cleaned up and try them out. Should be interesting and I can’t wait to try to shoot with film!
7. Heard a great quote yesterday about photography. It’s a camera, not a magic wand. Love!! (the bunny has nothing to do with anything, but he’s cute)
8. So you know how I have that Edward Norton thing, right? My cousin emailed me the other day to let me know that his movie 25th hour (which I love!) was playing in NYC on Sunday evening. With an appearance by the man himself. Yes, Edward Norton live and in person. And I couldn’t go. Didn’t want to go into NYC on 9/11. Ridiculous? Maybe. Did I blow my shot at meeting him? Possibly. I’m convinced it will happen some day. Any help available from any of you blog stalkers?
9. Today is picture day at Timmy’s school and I bought a package. The pictures are usually pretty bad but I feel too guilty not to buy them. I just get the lowest package, but I hate doing it.
10. Have some fun & styled shoots (of my own kids anyway) coming up on the blog soonish. Stay tuned. (the flowers don’t have anything to do with anything either. but i hate posting without pictures)
Have a great Tuesday everyone!
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caroline’s birthday party
I was so excited when her mom asked me to shoot her dress up party. Since she’s such a fantastic girl who I adore, I knew her party would be a blast. And it was!! Loved the girls creativity and fun, spirited ideas. Lots (and lots) of pictures to follow. It was too hard to choose!
Happy Birthday Caroline!! (she’s the one on the right top row)
My favorite sisters!!!
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the sant family
Its so much fun for me to watch this family grow and grow. When we first met, it was just the three girls with mom & dad. And in the two or three sessions we’ve done since, there have been two little boys added into the mix. If anyone should have more kids, it’s them! Such a great family dynamic between all of them. And I love to photograph it!
Of course, nothing’s easy or smooth in life and this shoot was a perfect example of that. Having nothing to do with the family, of course!! The bugs were just disgusting and everywhere. And biting. And then the worst part…we returned to the entrance of the beach to find that their double stroller with the infant car seat in it was missing. Stolen. Right off the beach, with their shoes in the bottom basket. Who does that? Did you get the part about the infant car seat in it? Poor mom was so upset and I felt terrible. Luckily, they took two cars to the shoot and there was an extra car seat in the other car. But what would’ve happened if they didn’t have the additional car seat? How would they have gotten home with the baby. The stroller was older and nothing fancy, and mom just hoped that whoever stole it needed it more than she did. But seriously, what the hell is wrong with people?! Well, I hope at least the photos make up for the stroller. A little. -
the casa family
A friend from high school who I connected with (where else?) on Facebook met me up in Larchmont (about halfway between our two homes) for her session. Her awesome husband bought her a bsquared gift certificate for a session at Christmas and we had lots of fun chatting via email about the shoot possibilities. Between the rain, serious thunder and lightening and wind on the way up to Larchmont and while sitting in the car waiting on them, I never thought we’d get the shoot in. I flew thru the first bunch of shots/locations as I thought it would rain all over our session any second, but as luck would have it it ended up turning into a pretty nice day. We had a great session with their beautiful daughter who was so fun to hang out with. Her gorgeous eyes kept me captivated the whole shoot. She gets those from her mom for sure!
I love the Hello Kitty pink guitar that’s almost as big as she is. If I played guitar, I’d want one just like this! Her daddy got her the guitar (the girl can SING!) and he plays too. So cute to see them singing and playing together. 
Thanks for a fantastic shoot! Great seeing you all!! I’m so glad we got the shoot in and didn’t just drive an hour each for a lunch date!! (although lunch would’ve been nice too, but rescheduling our shoot would have been bad!) -
the crof family
My second time photographing these cutie pie’s and their fantastic parents. The little guy was only about 4 weeks when I last saw them and now he’s a big (little) guy, sitting up on his own and everything! The boys are so cute and sweet and a joy to photograph. And I loved seeing all my photographs from our last session displayed in their home!
How much do you love this face?!
