SLR-Photo

I photographed Emily almost a year ago and am in wonder, once again at her poise and presence in front of the camera.  This time around we stayed inside for more studio type images.  Every image, I am amazed at her eyes - they really become the focal point of many of her shots.

I think Emily should be modeling for some sort of natural products.  She need very little make-up and her beauty on the outside matches her beauty from the inside.

I love this image below because it shows those long thin legs of hers - just sort of wrapped around herself - and she looks comfortable!!

I love this look on her face and the way she looks at me - sort of intense, but friendly.  And she is so patient with me as I run around adjusting lights.  I love the light on her hair in this image!

To finish our session, I posed Emily in front of a painting that is hanging in my livingroom.  It was painted by my aunt and holds a special place in my heart.  Emily brought it to life in such a beautiful way!

Thanks Emily - you are a beautiful soul!

Meet Rob who is starting his senior year at Ridge High.  Rob and I walked through downtown Basking Ridge and found some pretty cool places to photograph him.

Rob has a great smile and a very easy-going way about him.  I like some of our shots in the serious mode - you’ll see some smiles soon.

We got a lot of mileage out of that bench.  Can anyone guess exactly where we were? 

Rob is an actor, so he is pretty comfortable in front of the camera - although the longer we shot, the more he figured it all out and how he photographed best.

What a nice change from the plain senior portrait!  Good luck Rob - we look forward to hearing about how you are doing this year!

Allison just graduated college.  I had the opportunity to photograph her at a beautiful historical site in Berkeley Heights - it is called Littell Lord Farmstead.  There are two houses on the site dating back to the 1750’s.  I loved the white clapboard building and the stone - beautiful backdrops for a beautiful girl.

The museum, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, also includes an outbuilding that was used as a summer kitchen, a corncrib dating to the 19th century and a spring house, built around a spring and used for refrigeration.

Allison is a delight - and part of the future of our country!! You go girl!

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!