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Seth’s First Christmas

12/24/2018

Everyone in my family is all abuzz, because it’s my nephew Seth’s First Christmas! Even though he’s only 5 months old and he has NO idea what’s going on, that hasn’t stopped anyone from buying him veritable mountains of presents.

The amount of Christmas outfits we’ve put him in this month is also staggering. If you saw his newborn photo blog posts (Part One, Part Two, and Part Three :D), you know it took me three days to be satisfied with the amount of photos I’d taken. The same thing happened with his Christmas photos! I did a bunch the first day, but the next day and the next day I was still sneaking him upstairs to the studio to do a couple more! I haven’t even taken all the Christmas photos I want to take of him, either! I’m planning on some really cute ones to take on Christmas Day when we open up his plethora of presents!

Here are Seth’s 1st Christmas Photos!

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Lily’s Christmas Session

12/22/2018

You might have seen Lily’s newborn session that I posted recently! Her parents are good friends of mine, so it was great to see her and them again so soon after that for her Christmas photos! I went to their house for the session so that we could get their pups involved a little bit in the shoot. They found this really amazing vintage sled at an estate sale, so I was really excited to use that in the photos!

Lily did so well and she looked so adorable
in her Christmas dress. Their dogs Dakota and Bambi love their little sister and they snuck in a lot of kisses in between shots. Here are some of my favorite shots from Lily’s Christmas session!

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Zeus’ Studio Session

12/21/2018

You might have seen Zeus’ outdoor session at the park last week. Well, this guy’s cuteness can’t be contained to just one post! After our fun session at Blydenburgh Park, Zeus’ mom Katrina brought him in for some studio shots to celebrate his birthday! Katrina got Zeus a beautifully decorated birthday cookie. He waited so patiently for us to take a few photos before he tore into it, but then he made quick work of devouring it. He’s such a gentleman that he made sure to lick up all the crumbs off the floor. Thanks, Zeus!
Here are his birthday photos!

After his birthday photos, we brought in the holiday props to take some Christmas shots! Zeus is so well-trained and sweet that he let us put a bunch of funny headbands on him and didn’t make a peep or try to shake them off once!

We finished up with some special photos with Zeus’ favorite toy. This is the first toy Zeus’ mom Katrina bought him and he treats it really well. She told me he never chews too hard on his Duck and he sleeps with it at night. This reminded me of our family dog when I was younger, Whiskey. He had this fuzzy toy “Baby” that he cherished his whole life and used to carry around tenderly. It was so cute to see Zeus cuddling with his special toy, especially because he was wearing the most adorable pajamas!

HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY, ZEUS!

Does your fur baby have a birthday coming up? Celebrate it with photos! Email me at [email protected]
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Abigail’s Christmas Session

12/20/2018

Abigail’s mom and I used to work together at my first job ever, Big Lots! We haven’t seen each other in a few years, so it was a lot of fun to catch up with her and meet her sweet little girl Abigail!

She’s one of the happiest babies I’ve seen in a long time! I didn’t have to break out any of my silly stuff to make her laugh. She had pretty much a permanent smile on her face from the time she got into the studio until it was time for her to leave! She made my job nice and easy!

She liked holding onto the props we had for her, and she was overjoyed to snuggle with her parents for some family shots! Here are some of my favorite photos from our session!

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Addison’s Christmas Session 2018

12/19/2018

You’ve seen Addison on this blog a lot through the years, starting as a little newborn! She’s going to be 2 this December, so this month is very good to her! She came in for Christmas photos, and she even let her parents steal a little of her spotlight by getting into some family shots!

She did a great job posing and her parents and I had a very fun time doing silly things to make her laugh. The things you’ll do to make a kid smile are unbelievable! Here are some of my favorite photos from our session!

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Vincent & Louis’ Christmas Session 2018

12/18/2018

Vincent and Louis have been coming into the studio since before they were born! They've been back many times now and it was great to see them back again for their Christmas photos this year! They had a lot of fun playing with the props we had on hand! It was so sweet to see how curious and playful they are, and how well they play together. They gave nice big smiles for the camera, especially when we waved around toys of their favorite characters from Puppy Dog Pals!
Here are some of my favorite photos from their session!

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Gianna, Coda & Cadence's Christmas Session 2018

12/17/2018

This is the third year I’ve had the pleasure to photograph sweet Gianna and her two dogs, Coda and Cadence! They’re always so good at posing. I was looking back at Gianna’s past sessions and I noticed these three photos that are very similar to each other. I love to see a progression like this from year to year!

It’s so nice when clients come back to me again and again, because it shows me that they’re pleased with my work, and that makes me very happy. It’s also just great to see how the kids grow and change, and how the dogs are still goofy and sweet as always.
Here are my favorite photos from Gianna’s Christmas session this year!

Schedule a session for your kids, two or four-legged, by emailing me at [email protected] or calling (631)256-7476.

Annie and Charley’s Christmas Session

12/15/2018

Ah, Christmas time! This is the time of year that I get to see my past clients I’ve shot as babies come back to me! I've been photographing Annie since her first birthday and Charley since she was a newborn. It's so fun to see how these two are growing into these big adorable kids. They have a lot of personality and they remind me a lot of my sister and I when we were kids.

We had a great day running around the park! Little sister Charley loved every opportunity to give her big sister a hug when I asked them to. She would squeeze her as hard as she could and then they would both dissolve into giggles. It was so sweet, and big sister Annie was a great sport about being asked to hug her little sister!

Here are my favorite shots from our session!

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Photos from Barkfield Road Mini Session Event!

12/14/2018

I was back at Barkfield Road for the second year in a row for a mini session event benefiting The Dotty Fund. The Dotty Fund provides financial assistance to pet owners to take care of their animals during difficult times so that they can stay with their owners, where they belong.

The mini session event was a great success. Every half hour, more and more cute dogs came in for their appointment and they all did so well! Orders from that day raised $400 in donations for the fund, which is going to do a lot of good for pups and their parents on Long Island.

Thank you so much to everyone who brought their dogs in, and for Carol at Barkfield Road for hosting the event. If you’ve never been to Carol’s store with your dog, you’re missing out. Her treats are so beautifully decorated and she carries only the best treats, toys and supplies for dogs. Every time I go in there, it’s a definite that Gracey is going to get something special. Here are my favorite photos from the event! Look out for a possible Valentine’s Day event coming in February!

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Handsome Zeus' Fall Photo Session

12/13/2018

Zeus is a pretty popular dog. He's known on Instagram as @handsome_zeus_ and he's got close to 10,000 followers! (Go follow along if you like photos of adorable dogs, and let's face it, who doesn't?) I've been following Zeus' account for a long time, so I was so excited when I saw his mom Katrina was looking for a photographer to take photos of Zeus for his 5th birthday! We decided to split up Zeus' session into two parts: one outdoor session to take place at Blydenburgh Park, and one session to take place in my studio.

Zeus certainly lives up to his Instagram handle. He is so unbelievably photogenic. Katrina's excellent training skills really showed in Zeus' ability to stay in a pose and do exactly what she wanted him to. Zeus is also incredibly sweet. Every person who passed us while he were taking photos was greeted with a tail wag from him. We ended our session at the end of the dock at Blydenburgh, with Zeus watching some ducks swim by as the sun set. It was the perfect end to the day. Here are some of my favorite photos from Zeus' session at Blydenburgh Park! The studio ones will be coming soon, so keep an eye out!

Is your pup ready for their close up? Email me at [email protected] or call me at (631)256-7476.