Posted in Babies, Cleveland, Families, tagged baby portrait photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland family photography, Cleveland photographer, family photography, Sarasota photographer on February 9, 2010| 2 Comments »
For my first shoot of this trip to Cleveland, I photographed 7-month-old Brennan on Superbowl Sunday’s gorgeously sunny snowy morning. Here are three preview shots.
A family photo to start it off (Isn’t his outfit amazingly adorable?):
The little guy bundled in the snow:
And standing up with some help from his mom and dad:
More to come from Brennan’s session later on. A great kickoff (no Superbowl pun intended) to a two-week working visit to Cleveland.
Posted in Babies, Cleveland, My Family, tagged baby portrait photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland photographer, Sarasota photographer on February 8, 2010| Leave a Comment »
I’ve been envisioning a photo shoot with E in the snow since we planned this February Cleveland trip…
Apparently, E is not a big fan of frigid temps (who is?!) or being photographed in said frigid temps. We tried to take him out for a few snow photos Saturday, but he shrieked the second we stepped out into the ice-cold breeze. Not one frame was snapped. We tried again, and this time, I managed to get a few – albeit of a pretty unhappy model. In most, he looks downright sad, but in a few, he just looks like he has the serious model face down pat.
After about five minutes, we scooped him up in a blanket and hurried inside to the coziness. He was much happier then. 🙂
Here are some:
Seriously – how cute is this little man?!
Posted in Cleveland, My Family, Newborns, Travels, tagged baby portrait photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland photographer, newborn photography, Sarasota newborn photography, Sarasota photographer on February 5, 2010| Leave a Comment »
We are headed to Cleveland today. Off to spend two weeks with this little one…
…Yep, he’s super, all right. (Wasn’t his handmade Halloween costume sweet?! My sister is ridiculous.)
I’ll be posting from the wintry weather, cozied up with the little man.
Posted in Children, Sarasota area, tagged children photography, Sarasota children photography, Sarasota photographer on February 3, 2010| 2 Comments »
Here’s another photo of Remy, looking adorable as usual – and so proud of his colorful plastic ball collection (and his whale shirt).
Posted in Children, Food, Sarasota area, tagged children photography, editorial photography, food photography, Sarasota children photography, Sarasota editorial photography, Sarasota food photography, Sarasota photographer on February 2, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, I posted about chocolate zucchini cupcakes. I needed a mini taster, so I looked no further than my living room, where our neighbor Danni was hanging out with my husband. Danni has nut allergies, so I made sure all items in the recipe were nut-free and gave him a cupcake to try. He couldn’t finish one (they are big and, like I said, dense), but he really liked it! And there was no look of “What the heck is in this?” on his face when he took his first bite.
Here he is:
Have a great day! Maybe make some cupcakes. 🙂
Posted in Food, Sarasota area, tagged food photography, Sarasota editorial photography, Sarasota food photography, Sarasota photographer on February 1, 2010| 1 Comment »
My computer was in surgery this weekend due to a malfunctioning hard drive, so I had some time to bake. I am writing an article for the next issue of Mommy Magazine about gluten-free options for children, and this recipe for chocolate zucchini cupcakes from Heidi Swanson’s 101cookbooks.com seemed like a great fit for the article. I adjusted it a bit to make it gluten free and a little less sweet (although Heidi doesn’t oversweeten recipes).
Now, the word “zucchini” in a cupcake recipe might make your brow wrinkle in confusion – and possibly disgust – but don’t worry, these cupcakes do not taste like veggies. In fact, the zucchini keeps them moist… and adds a bit of chewy texture as well.
Of course, the main ingredients are:
Here’s the recipe:
Gluten-Free Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes, modified from Heidi Swanson’s 101cookbooks.com, which is adapted from Rebar: Modern Food Cookbook
Makes 12 muffin-sized cupcakes
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a muffin pan, and line with muffin cups (I didn’t have muffin cups, so I just sifted some oat flour on the greased pan). In a medium bowl, mix together the sugar, butter, and oil. Beat in eggs one at a time until well incorporated. Stir in vanilla, buttermilk, zucchini, and chocolate chips.
In a separate bowl, mix together all of the dry ingredients. Add the liquid ingredients, and mix until well combined. Spoon batter into large muffin pans. Bake in the center of the oven for about 30-35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Heidi’s note: “Don’t overcook them, or you will lose all the moist goodness – You want them to look almost done in the oven; they will continue to cook for a few minutes after you pull them from the oven from the residual heat.”
EPC note: These are dense cupcakes and very, very chocolatey. As Heidi says, “the chocolate factor here is high.” If you want a cakey, flaky treat, this isn’t it. These are thick morsels of chocolate-chip-and-cocoa-powder yumminess, but be prepared with a glass of water.
I hope you enjoy them!
Posted in Babies, Children, Sarasota area, tagged baby portrait photography, children photography, Sarasota baby photography, Sarasota children photography, Sarasota photographer on January 29, 2010| 3 Comments »
Remy is the scrumptious two-year-old son of Talia. Here’s a one-shot preview from Remy’s session:
Posted in Products, Sarasota area, tagged editorial photography, Sarasota editorial photography, Sarasota photographer on January 27, 2010| 3 Comments »
I recently photographed Talia for her leather accessory product campaign. This photo doesn’t really have any use for her product line, but I just love her expression, the symmetry, the light…
Isn’t she lovely? (Now, of course, I have Stevie Wonder in my head.)
Posted in Babies, Families, Newborns, Sarasota area, tagged baby portrait photography, newborn photography, newborn photography props, Sarasota baby photography, Sarasota family photography, Sarasota newborn photography, Sarasota photographer on January 25, 2010| 3 Comments »
So if you saw my blog Thursday, you know that I photographed one-week-old Charles, born to parents Leymis and Kavin. Here’s a bit more about that shoot – with a bunch of photos, of course!
Leymis and I have been in touch for years through work, and I was very happy to get the opportunity to capture the arrival of her little guy. Although he was due at Christmas (I was eagerly awaiting the news, geared up with my camera for the new tiny man), Charles had other plans and decided to join world outside of his mama’s cozy womb on January 12.
I photographed him when he was exactly one week old. He was a tiny peanut (even being three weeks late), but he was alert and wriggly beyond his years (or days)! While I’d envisioned a blissfully sleepy newborn, I got a wide-eyed model who stared me down as if he were saying, “Yep, I know what I’m doing.” But how they keep you on your toes is part of what’s so fun about photographing babies! And anyway, I do love the expressions of an alert newborn, and Charles looks like he has a lot to think about.
Check him out!
Staring out the window:
I love his expression in this one (actually, I love his expression in all of them, but there’s something about this in particular…):
Looking very cozy in a sea of fuzziness:
Pretending to be falling asleep (good actor, isn’t he?):
Getting a little love from his mama:
Here is my favorite from our little session. Makes me want to scoop him up every time I look at it.
And we’ll end with a collage of some others:
Posted in Editorial, Food, Sarasota area, tagged editorial photography, food photography, Sarasota editorial photography, Sarasota food photography, Sarasota photographer on January 22, 2010| 2 Comments »
I know I’ve already said this, but in working with Edible Sarasota, I’ve met some awesome people. It’s also led me to some experiences I would’ve never had otherwise…
When Tracy asked me if I could stop at Mote Marine to get some shots of their caviar, I was excited. I envisioned going to their laboratory and aquarium just off of St. Armands Circle, photographing caviar being placed into jars or on an elegant platter… Then I got an email with a video showcasing what I would be shooting (which I won’t share here) as well as the location – several miles out into the middle of nowhere (i.e., east of I-75) at their aquaculture park, where they raise Siberian sturgeon. Now I was envisioning a place reeking of fish insides (and out in the wilderness, far from the safe, child-friendly atmosphere of the dolphins and starfish of Mote’s aquarium). Eek. “What did I get myself into?!” I yelled aloud (really, I think I did – and I was alone). I was scared I wouldn’t be able to handle it. I don’t like the smell of fish, let alone their insides.
I wanted to do it anyway – experience something new. Worst that would happen is I’d pass out face first on the cold, hard floor. It’s happened to me before (hence the scar from 22 stitches on my chin). Although I would not want to repeat that escapade – especially with the risk to my camera! – I was hoping I’d end up somewhere in between my first vision of the shoot and the stretcher and stitching.
Thankfully, there was no passing out – I was captivated by the process from start (extraction…) to finish (jarring/canning:
And the aquaculture park itself is a welcoming facility dedicated to sustainable fish farming and research. As for my worries of the aroma… The caviar-harvesting room is kept at a chilly 30-ish degrees, and it has a faint fresh, salty scent. It’s also impeccably clean; I wasn’t allowed in the room before suiting up and scrubbing down as if I were going into surgery. So, phew!
Below are some photos from the shoot:
And here is a link to the article written by Lael Hazan in Edible Sarasota, in which she provides information on fish farming, the process of preparing, serving, and eating caviar, and where to find and eat Mote’s caviar in the Sarasota area, such as Libby’s, whose deviled eggs dish topped with the Mote caviar was featured on the cover of Edible Sarasota.
Ellie P. Campbell Photography 