I have had a great time working with the dedicated and very fun staff at Pure Pilates in New Providence - a fairly new Pilates Studio located right off South Street. I photographed each instructor and employee and created a framed collage for each including their headshot, an action photo and their bio. I used Lumipix to create the collages and my very cool new laser level to hang them EXACTLY straight on the walls. Here is a sample of one up close -
Carol Crincoli is the founder of the studio and also an instructor. It is a beautiful, peaceful, and green studio that offers small group classes as well as private instruction. For information about the studio, classes and instructors, visit www.purepilatesnj.com .
As I was taking some family photos right in Basking Ridge on Monday afternoon - I had a thought as I was looking through the lens at this boy. First of all, he was not sad at all - in fact, moments before he was running across the grass screaming with laughter as you will see below. He was staring into my lens - I probably told him not to smile (a trick I use to make kids smile :)) What do you think he is thinking? He does not yet have that adult feeling of being self-conscience. Maybe is thinking - when the heck is she going to be done??
And here he is with his sister. Pure joy is what I think about when I see this image. Makes you want to be a kid again - for just one summer - so that you can stay out until the 5:00 whistle blows, scream when the ice cream truck comes and watch the kids riding their bikes behind the smoke mosquito truck?!? Yeah summer!
Just before the heat wave arrived, I had the privilege of photographing a pre-graduation family portrait. Despite Ellen’s broken toe…she agreed to forge on through the garden to this beautiful stone wall - I just love the colors! I loved the way the afternoon sun was hitting her face. Does she look happy to be going away to college in the fall?
I had to post this one! Look at that smile! Good luck Ellen!
It started out as a perfect Saturday and ended with some fabulous pictures of a beautiful young lady named Emily! This first image was taken at a historical building in Basking Ridge.
Then we headed to Willow Wood Park in Chester. It is a photographer’s dream location! As we walked through the park, we found one great spot after another.
I used all natural light for all of these images. I used my Canon 5D with my 70-200mm 2.8 lens.
My favorite part of the park was this very large trellis. Beautiful Wisteria hung in big purple bunches. I can’t even tell you how many shots I fired off. I couldn’t get enough.
This last image really shows you what the 70-200 mm lens can do - just blow out the background to a big blur - love it, love it.
Watch out for my big Senior Photography campaign! Enjoy your weekend!
Ava’s Place - a new ice cream cafe is opening in Basking Ridge between the Atelier Spa and Salon and Oak Street School. I’ve been busy photographing kids eating ice cream to decorate the interior. Should be a fun (and much needed!) addition to the town. Thanks to all my volunteer ice cream eaters who came in all shapes and sizes. The funniest boy ate the ice cream cone completely upside down and the funniest girl crawled along the floor with the cone! I’ll keep you posted on the opening!
I just spent a great week last week in Cape May, NJ at the M.A.R.S. school. I took a class with a photographer named Michael Redford from Pittsburgh. Marketing baby…that was the theme for the week - as well as a sunrise shoot, a family beach portrait, a Cape May shootout and some Country Western dancing. This image was taken at about 6:30 pm just as the sun was hitting the side of the lighthouse. I was eaten alive by mosquitoes as I stood in the swamp taking this shot. It was worth it!
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Joe is my first entry. We are all very proud of Joe - he received his First Holy Communion on Saturday. Way to go Joe!
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