Here’s a snapshot from a favorite Summer session with these 4 sisters. This is my third session with this family. I last photographed the girls when the youngest one was born and it here we were at the 6 month milestone. Time flies! I’ve got the feeling these sisters are going to have tons of fun together. Some  great prints and a lovely coffee table book as a memory from the evening are now ready.

 This is another of my favorite sessions from earlier this summer in the studio, I especially love the sister and brother image. This is shown as it is printed with a digital mat, which have become increasingly popular with my clients. Digital mats allow the image to be framed directly in the frame with no glass needed to hold a mat in place, which means no glare or reflections to spoil the image.

 This cute young lady was 6 months old when she came into the studio, at this age sitting up alone can sometimes be a little tricky but fortunately big brother came along to help out! It’s always wonderful to see sibling interactions in the studio, and we always strive to capture these wonderful moments.

 What with a summer vacation in Europe visiting family and all the rush with sessions beforehand I’ve neglected updating the blog with some of my favorite sessions. For this particular session from earlier this summer I think it is well worth the wait. As you can see these children are adorable and were so well behaved too, a pleasure to photograph!

 For a change this is not Jane writing the blog post, but her husband Mike who also sometimes wields the camera on shoots and vacation. Our extended family vacation this Summer took us home to the UK to see family ( that’s the reason why the blog has been quiet for the past few weeks.) As a side trip we headed over to Holland for a few days. This was not a photography holiday but with the 35mm lens at hand there was too good a light and location opportunity to ignore the chance to capture some images at the Cafe Papeneiland, one of the oldest ‘brown cafes’ in Amsterdam, it first opened in 1642! This tiny atmospheric pub/cafe was a  perfect place to shelter from a brief rain shower and enjoy the view from a large window overlooking one of the canals. Of course we had to sample the Dutch apple pie they sold there, so good President Clinton took a whole pie with him when he recently visited!

 The 6-8 month age before crawling starts is a really wonderful time for baby portraits. Babies are happy sitting and directing their attention towards my camera lens. They come in happy and can hold their own for quite a while before thinking about the next nap. That’s just perfect for a couple of clothing and background changes. Here’s one of my favorite studio baby sessions from June. This girl was a delight to photograph.

I met this couple for a session recently. They were really fun to photograph. They did a fantastic job of being relaxed, were very open to my guidance and  most importantly did a great job of creating their own moments. I really was spoiled for choice when preparing the gallery with a nice mix of both classic and modern candid images. On now to preparing some standout prints for their new home!

Here’s some selections from two studio sessions from a few weeks back. The first little guy was in for his newborn portraits. I just love the serene bond between Mom and baby in the second portrait. Mom selected some single images on digital mats which I thought looked really striking when they arrived back from the lab. Two of them are shown here. 

The second two images are from a mini shoot with a very adorable 6 month old girl. She came in for an evening session and was very happy. We always try and fit sessions around babies most contented time of the day.

Well at least I hope it will….

Here’s some fun and sun in the dandelion fields 8 days ago. After that the ball of yellow we all like to see here in MA when Spring comes, disappeared. I was grateful to at least get one of my outdoor sessions in ( more on that later) before we were treated to one long week of rain. Ah well, it’s nothing compared to a rainy stretch in the UK.

I now like to blog portraits at the time I’m working on the print order from a session. Here’s a couple of standout portraits from a current order we are working on. These and all the others chosen are going to look great on display. These boys were wonderful in studio. What a delight it was to meet them!