The simplest little moments can make great portraits. The first meeting of two cousins (the little one is mine!). Even though these shots aren’t perfectly posed in Sunday best, they capture personality in a bright, modern and pretty (if I do say so myself) package: both the girls and the photograph. Embrace the casual days of summer and get out and take some playful cuddly pictures of your own…or give me a call and you can get in the picture too!
Summer Outdoor Portrait
Three-month-old baby portrait
Baby L. and her family came out to my favorite little orchard for a very last-minute session before I head to California. I was more than willing to take a break from packing to fit them in. The weather was hot and muggy, but the orchard hill provided a little shade and a much-needed breeze, and baby L. was happy to enjoy it bare-skinned. Doesn’t she have the cutest smile and the coolest hair?
Family Portrait in the Orchard
I don’t often show many portraits with pacifiers, but I thought this moment (and the setting!) were too perfect to pass up. It was so great to meet you three and I hope to see you and baby L. as a toddler when I come back to New England for a visit.
Mom and Baby Portrait
Sister Portrait on the Lake
I loved photographing this family! The girls were great and happy to suggest ideas and ham it up and mom and dad were open to any of their ideas (and mine too). It was wonderful to also get a preview of what I have in store for me in about four years with my two girls…and I have to say, if it is anything like the kind of fun times the F. family has, then I can’t wait!
Family Portrait on the Boat
Romance and Silliness
It was great to see the T family again! I first photographed them almost three years ago and the boys have grown so much. They wanted shots by their lake, so we met just after seven this morning to capture the water before the sun became too bright.
Family Portrait on Lake
and I had to take a backlit shot by their pretty flowers
On-location Photography
and the littlest, whose birthday is soon was happy to cuddle with mom and dad for a picture. Happy fourth birthday!
Toddler & Parents Photograph
and I’d be remiss if I didn’t thank my wonderful assistant Terri! Thanks Terri for your great eye on the light 
I’m tickled and honored to have been nominated for Nickelodeon’s ParentsConnect Best Boston Photographer. It’s great to have recognition for the work I’ve done (and will continue to do through this summer!) in the Boston area. I look forward to bringing the same level of quality and customer care to my new clients in Southern California and returning a few times a year to visit family and photograph all of my great Massachusetts clients.
If you are a former client or a fan of my work, please vote for me:
For Family Photographer
in Boston
you can vote every day through July! Thanks!
Just a quick look at one of just the gals from Sunday's family session:
I had a great time and hope everyone's visit was fun!
I've been trying to get my footing with the new baby and I'm sorry that blog posting has suffered. I'd love to share with you two families that had recent sessions in the studio.
I really enjoyed meeting T, J, and L. What a fabulous little family! Big brother was so great w/his younger siblings and all three were really naturals in front of the camera with a fantastic, easy-going spirit.
The E. family was also a lot of fun and although skeptical at first, mom and dad went along w/my silly suggestions and we got a portrait I love (I hope you do too!).
and aren't these two the coolest? I adored this family's style and closeness.
I had a good time with this family in the studio last week, and they were wonderfully patient with me, allowing me to take breaks for the baby who was in the other room with the sitter. These two were quite the jokesters, and when I saw this shot I was instantly reminded of a Norman Rockwell painting. Of course we took some more traditional shots of the entire family, but I wanted to share this one on here.
You may recognize these gorgeous faces from this year’s event promotional materials.
Jamie & Georgie plan to come back every year for the event and I can’t wait to see how G. grows! Jamie gave me permission to share an interview she recently gave regarding the event:
What inspired you to
attend [Portraits for Progress]?
My daughter Georgie,
is named after my best friend Amy York–Georgie’s middle name is Ames, which is what we
called Amy. Amy died in October of 2000 from breast cancer. She was
only 43. I thought that having a photograph of Georgie and I together for
this event was a special way of honoring Amy and celebrating Georgie’s arrival.
Was there anything about Teya, your personal
shoot, and/or Portraits for Progress itself that inspired or surprised you?
Well, I am very
inspired by Teya’s skill level — I think her photographs are absolutely
beautiful. It was a bonus to meet her and discover this incredibly calm,
warm, patient woman.
I have to add that
Teya was pretty terrific with me before the shoot. I had mentioned in one
of my emails that I was very sad that Georgie would never get to meet her
namesake. Teya’s response meant a great deal to me-I actually saved it-
and it says a lot about how wonderful she is. See below.
Thanks for writing.
I’m so sorry about your friend – I’m sure your daughter will grow up feeling
special and connected to her through her name, even if they never got to meet.
Would you recommend
Portraits for Progress to other women? If so, why?
Without a doubt!
There is really no reason not to do it —- you pay nothing to get
extraordinary photos from an amazing artist and you are contributing to the
fight against cancer. The real question is, why wouldn’t everyone do it?
I am planning on sending out the information to as many people as I can
this year.
I am absolutely honored and humbled by Jamie’s words, and inspired by their story and personalities to continue to create beautiful mother/daughter images of them and the other women and girls who attend the event.
