Posted in Babies, Families, My Family, Travels, tagged baby portrait photography, Cleveland photographer, family photography, Sarasota photographer on March 29, 2010| 1 Comment »
It’s 2am, and I’m stuffed silly from a really delicious and fun Passover seder…
So just a quick post of E at the Dead Sea – and yes, it looks like it could be one of many bodies of water, but note the floating man in the background of the left-hand shot:
Posted in Babies, Cleveland, Families, My Family, Travels, tagged baby portrait photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland family photography, Cleveland photographer, family photography, Sarasota photographer on March 26, 2010| 2 Comments »
YAY! I can’t believe we are a few hours from being en route to Israel. We haven’t been since 2007, and this time, my sister, brother-in-law, and little E are temporary residents – and we’ll all be staying together in our own apartment in Tel Aviv. I am craving that energy of Israel as well as the 24/7 time spent with my family (yep, that’s right) and the two-week vacation I’m so ready for.
Before I go, I’ve been wanting to post some photos from the Stulberg family session (i.e., my sister’s in-laws, although that sounds like they’re more removed from us than they are). We’ll be seeing them in Israel in a few days!
Warning – it’s a long one…
First, I cannot wait to squish this guy tomorrow:
and these three Tel Aviv-ians:
Grandparents Bubbie and Zadie with grandsons Nathan and E:
And just Zadie with his boys (who appear to be annoyed by each other):
And check out Zadie with the boys at one and two weeks old.
And Bubbie:
And her photo with the newborns.
Ben and Nathan:
Jonah and E (in the I’m happy! Hand – must – go – in mouth pose.)
And E loving Uncle J’s Sox hat (which is coming with us to Israel):
Some love from Uncle Ben (hee – love that E has an Uncle Ben and an Uncle Sam):
A snuggle from Bubbie:
And lastly, because I want in on the love, I’m reposting this shot of me and E:
Next post will be from Tel Aviv!
Posted in Babies, Cleveland, Families, Newborns, tagged baby portrait photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland family photography, Cleveland photographer, family photography, newborn photography, Sarasota photographer on March 18, 2010| 2 Comments »
I think it’s a combination of the black and white and my subjects that inspired me in working with Alexander’s photos. As I mentioned in the preview, Christina loves black and white photography. I rarely get to use black and white so much in sessions with little ones, but it added a dimension that I love… I feel that their images are a journalistic snapshot of their lives together. Not that color photos don’t document moments beautifully, but black and white just manages to tell a story really well – without any distractions. I had fun with the license Christina gave me to go with it for almost all of their photos. Also, both Christina and Brad had ideas of some shots they wanted – and they were flexible to let me guide them as well. Of course, some smiles from Alexander and parental smooches never hurt a photo session, either.
I thought Alexander had some sweet moments alone with his parents, so I created a collection for each:
Alexander and Christina:
Alexander and Brad:
Some of the family and just the little guy:
And my favorite family shot of the session:
Lastly, I found this shot I took of him with E when they were brand new peanuts. At the time, the 2-week age gap seemed so huge… I think they both look very different from their newborn selves but still, of course, ridiculously edible. (I don’t think E even registered that Alexander was right in front of his face. Now he grabs at Alexander and tries to eat him.) 🙂
Posted in Babies, Cleveland, My Family, Sarasota area, tagged baby portrait photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland photographer, Sarasota baby photography, Sarasota photographer on March 11, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Sending love (halfway across the world) to E, who’s 7 months today. 16 days and counting…
(Look at his foot – I can’t handle how cute it is.)
E at 6 months, 5 months, and 4.5 months.
Posted in Babies, Cleveland, Families, tagged baby portrait photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland family photography, Cleveland photographer, family photography, Sarasota photographer on March 9, 2010| 3 Comments »
I photographed 4.5-month-old Nolan toward the end of my Cleveland trip. Such an easygoing model! He was so cooperative, and his mom Kari had the cutest outfits ready for him.
Here’s a preview of Nolan’s session.
Check out this amazing hat, his teeth (yes, teeth – he had four of them at 4.5 months!), and that great expression. This is one of my favorites:
Happy, ridiculously blue-eyed boy:
Superman likes his feet:
And lastly, another favorite. Kari suggested this one, and I love it. Sweet (and kind of funny, considering he wants to gnaw on her) moment.
Posted in Babies, Cleveland, tagged baby portrait photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland photographer, Sarasota photographer on March 8, 2010| 3 Comments »
I love repeat clients for a few reasons. Of course, it’s nice to work with people you’re familiar with. I get to know their personalities – as well as what they’re looking for – which generally makes for a laid-back shoot. And, especially when working with little ones, they’re usually more comfortable with me and my camera aimed at them. Although it’s unlikely that Ella remembered me from her 4-month session, I felt like I knew her well, and her mom Laura and I had a relaxed, fun time with her shoot.
I also like to see how the babies change in just a few months. Ella is now sitting on her own, has two little teeth, and is rolling over like she’s been doing it her whole life. 😉
Here’s a preview.
I love Ella’s expression here – and that belly, and those thighs… So cute.
We took a bloomer shot like this before, so we thought we’d take another:
We also took Ella outside for some fall photos in November, and since this session was on a beautiful, snowy day, we tried again… Apparently, she likes snow!
This last preview photo is of little Ella’s first taste of snow (It was also her first snowman… well, his head.):
Looking forward to watching Ella grow! 🙂
Posted in Babies, Children, Cleveland, Families, tagged baby portrait photography, children photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland children photography, Cleveland family photography, Cleveland photographer, family photography, Sarasota photographer on March 3, 2010| 1 Comment »
I recently posted a preview of siblings Sophia, Ava, and Thomas’ session. I’ve finally gone through all of their photos and have a bit more to share.
Sophia (5) and Ava (2) have an adorable playroom with the best in girly activities. After some posed portraits, they played a bit while I snapped some shots, and they immediately went into tea-party zone. Then they baked cookies. They are very good at both. And amazingly cute all the while.
Thomas’ recent birth (he was 3 months in February) was the impetus for the shoot, so here’s a sampling of Tommy-focused photos: (The ones of Cassie kissing him and the girls tickling him might be my favorites.)
And a couple of the little guy on his own:
This expression is heart-melting:
And one last photo of the group:
I absolutely loved meeting this family – Hope to see them again on a future trip to Cleveland!
Posted in Babies, Cleveland, Families, tagged baby portrait photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland family photography, Cleveland photographer, family photography, Sarasota photographer on March 2, 2010| 3 Comments »
One of my “older kids” for the Cleveland sessions was Sophie, who just had her first birthday before our shoot. Sophie is absolutely adorable, and her parents, Kacie and Greg, are no different. This is such a sweet family, and I had a great time photographing them… and eating Kacie’s Bubbie (grandmother)’s homemade cookies. 🙂
Here is a preview of Sophie’s session.
Her smile could not be any bigger (and check out those teeth!). And I love her dress, made from authentic kimono fabric:
Loving her playset (in between outfits):
And lastly, a family shot. This was tricky to snap – Sophie had other ideas (this girl was on the move), but don’t they look so happy?
Posted in Babies, Cleveland, My Family, Sarasota area, tagged baby portrait photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland photographer, Sarasota baby photography, Sarasota photographer on February 28, 2010| 1 Comment »
Last weekend in my post about leaving Cleveland and returning to Sarasota, I mentioned that I wanted to bring E home in my jacket. Well, I did! My sister found a great deal on a last-minute flight, so we threw their things together and brought them back to Florida with us. I put E in my jacket to surprise my mother when she picked us up from the airport, and then we had three days of fun.
I of course took the opportunity to take more photos of him (because we don’t have enough…), and here is a collage of his many expressions (that smile on the top row is new – and I can’t get enough of it):
And a strip of outtakes because I couldn’t narrow them down…
And now I am officially back to missing him like crazy. One month, little man, and those cheeks are mine.
Posted in Babies, Cleveland, Families, tagged baby portrait photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland family photography, Cleveland photographer, family photography, Sarasota photographer on February 23, 2010| 5 Comments »
Raphael is another 6-month-old boy I photographed in Cleveland, along with his parents, Abby and Matt. Rafi is such a sweet little boy, with adorable, super soft cheeks and a huge grin. His hair is also absolutely amazing.
Here are some preview photos from their session.
I love how Abby and Matt are smiling at Rafi in this photo:
6-month portrait shot (seriously, isn’t his hair awesome?!):
Lounging:
And lastly, because of the not-too-freezing weather, we ventured into the snow for an outdoor family portrait:
Ellie P. Campbell Photography 