New England color

I've been collecting Fall...


Kingston, RI


Portsmouth, RI


Tyngsboro, MA


Mystic. CT


Newport, RI

Fall in New York is fading fast. I need to get outside before it goes away.

Finding time...

I just can't find the time to relax and blog like I want to, but I will throw these doors of Newport, Rhode Island on here for your viewing pleasure.

All of these doors have a personality of their own, a most likely representation of their owner's.
What does your door look like? ;)

Just a peek of Mystic

First time in Mystic, Connecticut today.
Charming.

More from yet another trip to New England later.

The Truscott Family

I've known these two since I was a kid, literally. I consider myself one lucky lady to have kept such a close relationship with them over the years. Their coolness blows my mind.

Love you guys!

Just one

One of these from today before I hit the sack.



More to come...

Jonathan Canlas and our family photos

Here we all are. Together in one photo. Shocking.
So, we finally have family pictures! I can't wait to put some up on our wall.



Many of you already guessed that we hired Jonathan Canlas when we were in Utah last month (his photo above). I have always loved his style (can you tell???) so I knew I would be happy with the results. He was also so great with the kids during the shoot and he made us feel so confident, something I am most definitely not when I'm in front of the camera.
If you are in Utah looking for your family to be photographed, among other things, he's your man!

You can go to his blog to see how sassy (and confident) I look! You'll know which picture I'm talking about :)

Thanks, Jonathan! We love what you did for us!

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New Hampshire

I love living so close to New England. It is one thing I don't think I will ever take for granted.

This weekend, we visited friends up in New Hampshire. The colors up there were so vibrant and beautiful, but for some reason, I didn't take pictures of the leaves, trees and painted rolling hills. I mostly captured details of some of the places we went.

So charming. So New England.

The color is moving it's way south. It's welcome to stay as long as it wants.

We're off to New England.
Wee!

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The rest of the family

Here are more from the family session out at this farm on Saturday. It was such a great place. I might take my family out there. Long Island is a treasure chest full of charming locations.

I just couldn't decide on a handful-- I have too many favorites. So get comfortable and enjoy!







































Don't these just sing Fall?
Ahhh...

Such a tease

I so, SO wanted to get some images up from this morning's shoot, but alas, this day must come to an end and I must close these weary eyes.
BUT...
I want to leave a teaser, just cause I have a mean streak in me ;)



This image speaks to me. It's so... ethereal.
I can't wait to show you the rest, Mon!

Goodnight.

It's just business

I did something a little different this week. At least, I did something for a different kind of client; I did head shots for an insurance company out on Long Island.
I went into this assignment a little blind, not having actually met or talked to anyone I would be photographing at the office. I didn't know who/what to expect. It ended up being very relaxing, and they even made me feel a little bit like a superstar. I shoot so much better when I feel like a superstar :)
Here are a few from my day at the office...



































And then home to my real office...

Some Firsts

If I told anyone who has photographed one-year-old twins that I made a plan for such a photo shoot, they probably would have laughed. They probably would have laughed hard.

Today was the first time I have photographed twins, twins celebrating their first birthday. All my ideas flew into the crisp Autumn wind as soon as I started shooting, and I thought I would be one lucky lady to get just one shot of them in the same frame.
These girls were movers, shakers, dancers, crawlers but not sitters. Mom and grandma brought an arsenal of toys, snacks and other props to keep them busy, but they always wanted something else (like my camera equipment).

Initially, I got a lot of these with one of them charging at the camera full speed.


Then, mom was brilliant and decided to put both of them in a swing together.
TaDa!

Of course, then the swing was moving, but I found that swings are much more predictable.

So, snap, snap, snap...

Finally, we brought out the cupcakes. They didn't know what they were at first, but the little miss in pink knew she had to have two of them. Then we showed them just what one does with a cupcake.


"Like this, Mom! This is okay, right?"

WOW. My hat is off to all you moms of twins.
So fun, and twice the cuteness!

And for my last peek.

So sweet...

It's coming! It's coming! It's coming!
Fall is peeping through cracks and around corners.
I love it!

The Orchard

We took another trip to Utah, just for two days this time.
We went because we hired a photographer, whom I so admire, to take our family photos. The shoot was supposed to coincide with our reunion in Utah a few weeks ago, but it didn't work out. I mention this just to let you know that we don't live to fly around the country. It may not seem like it, but we do try to limit our airtime, especially with three kiddos.

So, our photos were taken here. However, we all will have to wait until the said photographer gets back from a wedding he is photographing in Indonesia to see the pictures he took. Until then, here are some of the pictures I took. It is such a great location, I had to take my turn.

So stay tuned for a link to our family shoot. There may even be a few pictures of me in there ;)
I know. *GASP!*

Let me introduce you to a little company my husband recently started called CardsInk.
CardsInk is a place where designers, artists, or anyone, really, submit designs with the possibility of turning that design into a greeting card. After designs are submitted, visitors to the site rate or vote on the cards. The most popular cards get printed on high-quality paper and are sold to people like you :) Those who have their design chosen to print, will receive $100 and $50 for every reprint. Cool, huh?
If a design is eligible (limited to two tones), it can be made into a letterpress card. I have seen these cards and they are so very nice in color, texture, relief and quality.



We have seen some really fun, interesting and beautiful designs come in. I'd love to see what else is out there *hint implied*.
So, if you still believe in greeting cards in this era of all things cyber, go to CardsInk to submit card designs, vote on them or buy them!

BTW, I should mention...
I know this is a photo blog but no photos are eligible for submission. And in case you are wondering, I did give my husband permission to sell cards even though I sell my own photocards :)