Photography Bloom

Diamond Dog

After a few scheduling snafus, we were finally 'a go' for a long-planned shoot on Wednesday. I was given the OK to share a few images from the day, as long as I don't give you any details about the artist or the label (yet).

We were going all-out for the urban rapper vibe with this shoot and had a lot of fun with it. The artist brought all his friends out to pose with him on the street corner near where he grew up, he was adorned with plenty of diamonds, and they brought in a bright red Ferrari on loan for the shoot. Then we headed to the recording studio where they work to take shots of the artist at the mixing board and the mic. 

 

Checking In

Why, hello there! Winter is a time for a bit of hibernation, and I've been very busy with art-related work and promotion. I'm still here, though, and still available for shoots! I've done a few things here and there but are not for public consumption.

It's hard to get photo jobs in the wintertime because so many would prefer to shoot outside. But I have lights. I have flashes. I can come to your office, restaurant, house, or apartment.

Meanwhile, here's a cute baby! :-)

New Year, New & Noteworthy

Happy New Year! I neglected this space a little bit over the holidays. I hope you all had good times and are ready to take 2011 by storm like I am!

I'm restructuring my pricing (again! yes, I know...almost got it right) and it will be posted again soon.

In news, I am in the newest issue of The Gazette in two places...a collage of art pictures from homecoming weekend...

and the lead photo of the incomparable Jennifer Higdon, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and Penn Alum, in this feature interview (click screen shot below to go to article):

I was honored to get the chance to meet Jennifer and photograph her. She was most gracious and I was really happy with how the photos came out. Here's a couple of others from the shoot:

 

In other news, I finally have a cool logo! 

My husband created it after we tossed about a few ideas. I think it works really well, what do you think? I need to create a new watermark for my images and customize my gallery link page over at Zenfolio, as well as make new business cards using it. Still figuring out the best font (which can become a real obsessive activity, let me tell you). I've changed the layout of the site with a new banner. I like this a lot better than the previous layout.

I'm looking forward to a really good year in photography in both straight work and my artistic endeavors. I think 2011 is going to be a fantastic year for a lot of people.

Let's do this thing!

 

 

All the leaves are brown

but the kids still play. Or something. :-)

Been too busy shooting to be posting, but here's a few teaser shots from my most recent family shoot that I loved!

 

Boundless

Had the great pleasure of shooting family portraits (and kid portraits) for dear friends of mine. These two made some gorgeous kids, and I'm not surprised since each of them have a unique beauty which makes them look like movie stars.

We walked up to Washington Square Park in Philadelphia from their home in South Philadelphia on a brisk but sunny day in early November. Here are a few of my favorites from the session. You can see them all in the online gallery if you wish.

 

**Don't forget about my holiday special! Get your session booked before all the time slots fill up!**