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the bhar communion
Not a lot of boy communicants so far this season, but here’s one cutie who is all boy and was pretty happy (and a little nervous) to be making his communion last weekend.
The weather wasn’t great…in fact it was pretty bad and only got worse throughout the day. We met up at the church right before his communion mass for some shots and hid under the canopy of some pretty pink flower trees to try to stay dry while we did our thing. It worked pretty well for the most part.
The pictures are pretty deceiving. This is what it was actually like.
The bhar family are members at the same country club that we are and had their party there. I came back to the party for a few quick additional shots of some extended family who couldn’t make it before the church and some more of the family as well.
What’s a party without a really good cake!
Hope you had a wonderful day, Mr. T and family. Thanks for braving the rain with me!!
To view all of the photos from this session, please click HERE.
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mothers day festivities
After working and running around like a crazy person on Saturday (shooting 3 communions…coming soon) I had a great, relaxing, nice day yesterday for Mothers Day.
Actually, it all started on Friday in Patrick’s class. His teacher puts on a Mothers Day Tea every year and it just gets better and better. (Patrick had her for Kindergarten too). Each child made their mother some notecards as a gift, and presented the moms with an autobiography and a little speech. Not a dry eye in the house. Not one.
Sunday, John let me sleep in for a bit and then we ALL headed over to Hempstead for brunch. Delicious as always. And the required family pictures as well…
Then home for presents, cards, and flowers. I got my pink bike!!! The boys and I went for a ride around the neighborhood (Timmy is now riding Patrick’s old bike with training wheels and doing a GREAT job). Then just Jack and I went for a looooooong ride over to and around Hempstead Lake State Park. Pizza and sushi for dinner. It was a great day.
So very thankful for the reasons I am a mommy.
Jack (who gives me a little massage every time he walks by my chair)
Patrick (who is always picking pretty flowers for me)
Timmy (who says ‘just you & me mommy’ with big smiles and hugs
Hope all the mommies out there had a great mothers day too!
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five for friday & some headshots
Hope everyone is enjoying the first sunny day in what seems like a zillion years (at least here in NY).
1. Went to Mother’s Day Tea in Patrick’s class today. What an event!!! His teacher does this every year (he had the same teacher in Kindergarten and she did it then too). The kids all worked SO hard on their auto-biographies and their presentations to their mom’s in front of the whole class and the song they all sang. There was not a dry eye in the house- including me!! Why I bothered to put on makeup today is beyond me. Of course there were pictures… will show you next week.
2. I had a photography workshop yesterday evening with the fabulous Michael Norwood from CA. It was fate, I think, that it actually worked out. He happened to be in NY for a few days for work, and I happened to inquire about the workshop at the same time. We were able to work it out for him to come here to my house. He was incredible, answering every single question I had and some I didn’t even know to ask. I had more than a few lightbulb moments, especially on the issues that cause me the most problems when shooting. He explained things so well and in such easy to understand terms. Michael was so generous with his time and knowledge and I will forever be grateful. I’m SO excited!! I’m going to be taking the photography to a whole new level I think. And there was lots of help on post processing too with waaaay more generosity there too. Really, awesome!!!!!!
(Michael, if you are reading this, thank you dosen’t cover it. Thanks for dinner too- hope you liked the sushi! Hope to see you in Cali eventually!) I do have to mention my favorite part of the evening – calling my friend Beth and telling her “THE Michael Norwood is in my house, on my computer and singing I’m the Map from Dora”! What can I say? I’m a little excited with photography celebrities!
3. Heather had a ‘playdate’ with Timmy while I worked with Michael. Timmy is enamored and can’t wait to play again. (for anyone wondering, Heather is also ‘with the band’- you’ve seen her in many of my pictures and she’s the one who took some from the bar at the Madison Hall Turn show). Thanks Heather!!!
4. The stomach virus from earlier this week although awful, was a big help in jump starting an extremely overdo and needed diet. I actually ate a salad for lunch today and liked it. That just dosen’t happen- I don’t do salad. I’m reminded of “The Devil Wears Prada” being one stomach flu away from my goal weight. However, in my case it would probably be more like 6 or 7 stomach flus away…
5. Four communions to shoot tommorrow. Please everyone send prayers for good non raining weather.
Here are some headshots I did for my friend Vince who is starting his real estate career. He’s based out of Caldwell Banker in Babylon, but will be covering all of the south shore of Long Island. If you are looking to buy or sell and want someone who will work hard for you, Vince’s number is 631.274.1949. I used to work with him about 13 years ago at Jimlar (the shoe company) and we recently reconnected on FB. That was good timing!!
Hope you all have a great weekend and a Happy Mothers Day!!
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the mad dog tannenz (*may not be safe for kids)
“Who??? What???” you say. This is John’s cousin Billy (so my cousin in law) and his partner in crime Brendan’s comedy production company. You can find them here: http://www.myspace.com/themaddogtannens
They were looking for some new unconventional shots for their website and advertising, and unconventional we got!
We went all over town to different places, scaring small children and adults alike.
Except for this little girl in the park who was more captivated than scared.
Really, I absolutely DARE you not to laugh when looking at these next few. (*and please note the cigarette hanging out of Billy’s mouth for the whole game)
Pathetic. No one wants to play with us.
Bubble wrap induced ecstacy. In the dumpster, of course.
To view the remainder of the hilairity, please click HERE.
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the mcde engagement
Sorry about the lack of posting yesterday. I’m on the mend from the lovely stomach virus the boys so generously shared. Wow, haven’t felt that bad in a long time. Still not all the way better, but almost.
If you are a blog follower, you might remember this great couple from a wedding a shot a year ago. (Miss C is the groom’s daughter). They have recently become engaged and are moving back to the mid-west in a few weeks and asked me if I would do an engagement/save the date shoot while there were still here in NY. Of course, I jumped at the chance! We scheduled a beach shoot and were hoping we wouldn’t freeze as the shoot was in April. Well, we more than lucked out with the weather as it was in the 80’s and sunny. Perfect.
T & C chose the beach for their shoot as they are getting married in Jamaica next May. She had visions of the date written in the sand for the save the date cards to be sent out. Mission accomplished.
We had a great time shooting all over the beach and they were so up for any of my crazy ideas. T & C are just so in love, and it totally shows.
Let me just mention that C totally knows how to work the camera. I was so impressed! Especially considering that their engagement party was the night before our shoot!
Dad (aka the groom from last year’s wedding) made a surprise appearance to give his girl a kiss. And what is a bride and groom without an entourage? These girls were great with the dog wrangling and outfit/hair fixing.
Fabulousness!!!!
Had a wonderful time with all of you and hope you enjoy all the pictures! To view all of the images from this session, please click HERE.