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Looking out my window today, it's not feeling very springy out there quite yet. Even though winter is still hanging on for a little while longer, I already have the warm weather on my mind. I've been setting up my studio for Easter and Spring mini sessions! Mini sessions are shorter in length than my normal sessions, but just as fun (maybe even more fun for Dad, because they're over sooner)! Although options for backgrounds and outfit changes are limited, a lot can be achieved in these 30 minute sessions. Sessions can take place at my home studio in Farmingville or outdoors at a location of your choice within Suffolk County. With a reduced session fee of $75 and a special mini session product menu, this is a great way to celebrate the new season with some beautiful photos of little ones, furry ones or the whole family.
Here is the studio setup I've put together for these sessions. I have to admit, I'm pretty proud of those bunnies on the wall. I traced and cut them out from thin sheets of cork and glued cotton balls to their cute little bunny butts. I love when I get to be crafty in my line of work.
Here is the studio setup I've put together for these sessions. I have to admit, I'm pretty proud of those bunnies on the wall. I traced and cut them out from thin sheets of cork and glued cotton balls to their cute little bunny butts. I love when I get to be crafty in my line of work.
Easter is April 16th this year! Schedule a mini session today! Email me at laurapeaphotography@gmail.com or call me at (631)256-7476.
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Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day! This is why on March 17th, I trade my macaroni for corned beef & cabbage and become Laura O'Paesano, if only for one day. You don't have to hail from the Emerald Isle to wear this printable crown I created for the occasion, so bust out your green crayons and avoid getting pinched!
Right-click the image below and then select "Save Image As".
It's sized to an 8.5x11.
Enjoy!
Right-click the image below and then select "Save Image As".
It's sized to an 8.5x11.
Enjoy!
Like this craft? Snap a picture of your little one wearing their crown and share it using #laurapeaphotography
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Winter days can be a bit boring for kids unless there are snowmen to be made, so I put together this Valentine's Day craft to keep them occupied.
Put it together to create a heart crown kids can color in and wear.
Right-click the image below and then select "Save Image As".
It's sized to an 8.5x11.
Enjoy!
Put it together to create a heart crown kids can color in and wear.
Right-click the image below and then select "Save Image As".
It's sized to an 8.5x11.
Enjoy!
Like this craft? Snap a picture of your little one wearing their crown and share it using #laurapeaphotography
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Little Peyton is consistently the best-dressed kid I know. Add beautiful curls and a bubbly attitude to her impeccable style, and you've got a kid who's made to photograph. She was channeling Shirley Temple during our New Year's photo shoot, and had a lot of fun with the balloons. Here are a few of my favorite photos from her very glamorous session!
Happy New Year, readers!
I wish you a healthy and happy 2017.
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I'm not going to lie. Last year, when sisters Mia and Julianna came into the studio for a holiday mini session, little sister Julianna was having none of me. Big sister Mia liked my corny jokes and silly faces, but I couldn't make Julianna smile for the life of me. She did not like the cut of my jib! Only after my sister's dog Ash was carried upstairs (he's 45 lbs and afraid of steps), did she crack a smile. He saved the day and we got some beautiful photos! Well, what a difference a year makes! When I got to their house a few weeks ago to do some backyard family photos, I won little Julianna over! In fact, I was hard pressed to get a photo of her without a grin on her face.
Her and her sister had a blast playing in the leaves, swinging and running around the yard. Here are some of my favorite photos from our family holiday session.
Her and her sister had a blast playing in the leaves, swinging and running around the yard. Here are some of my favorite photos from our family holiday session.
Schedule your family session today! Email me at laurapeaphotography@gmail.com
or call me at 631-256-7476.
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Giovanni & Benjamin live all the way down in Florida, and during their first trip to New York with their dads last month, I got the pleasure of doing a holiday mini session with them. It was a quick one, because they had much better stuff to be doing. When you're used to Florida heat, playing outside with leaves in the brisk fall air is not an opportunity to be missed! These boys are super silly and funny and their relationship with each other is so loving and sweet. It was a blast to hang out with them and get to know them! Here are a few of the photos I captured of these adorable brothers.
Schedule a session today! Email me at laurapeaphotography@gmail.com
or call 631-256-7476.
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Recently I had the pleasure of meeting Gianna and her family when they came to my studio for holiday photos. Along for the ride were their two family dogs, Coda & Cadence. For being such young pups, they were so well-trained and did a great job looking at the camera throughout our photo shoot. When I get to work with such sweet and vivacious dogs, it really reaffirms how happy I am that I started photographing pets. Dogs are so full of life, I found myself smiling throughout their whole session, and even after they left. Not to be outshined by her furry friends, Gianna smiled beautifully in every frame, and you can really sense their connection in the photos of her and her dogs.
Here are some of my favorite photos from our holiday session!
Here are some of my favorite photos from our holiday session!
Schedule a session today! Email me at laurapeaphotography@gmail.com
or call 631-256-7476.
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Say hi to the Ryans! I first photographed big sister Annie for her 1st birthday, and then little sister Charley when she was a month old, but this is my first time shooting the whole family together! We met at the Stony Brook duck pond on a beautiful day to take family Christmas photos. I've taken pictures at the duck pond on many occasions, but this particular time is going to stick in my mind for quite some time. Near the end of the session, I crouched down to take a photo of the two beautiful girls playing together on a boulder. That's when dad Patrick said to me "uh, heads up, there's a swan really close to you". I turned around......and that majestic, elegant swan nipped me right in the butt! Even as a pet photographer, this was definitely a first. (See the last photo in the slideshow for a mug shot of my avian assailant, who to my knowledge is still at large). Despite this rude interruption, we got beautiful shots of a very loving family that I hope they'll treasure for a very long time. Enjoy!
To schedule a family session, email me at laurapeaphotography@gmail.com
or call me at 631-256-7476.
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I posted recently about a program I was doing at the Middle Country Public Library in Centereach, shooting fall festive pet portraits for patrons of the library. It was a great success! Thirty families came down to participate in the event. There were 28 dogs and even 2 ferrets in attendance! Besides a little bit of territory marking, all the animals were on their best behavior and got along really well.
I want to thank every family that came in with their pets.
Because I met so many different pets in one day, there were a lot of firsts for me. I photographed ferrets for the first time, which was fun. I also figured out a technique for shooting a photo of a dog who is deaf (it involves some foot stomping and lots of arm waving!). I also met a few dog breeds I'd never seen before, like pomapoos and cavachons. The library expressed interest in doing another program next year with a winter theme, so I look forward to that! Thanks so much to Sara Fade, the librarian and dog lover who put the program together. Here are a few of the photos I shot at the program. Enjoy!
I want to thank every family that came in with their pets.
Because I met so many different pets in one day, there were a lot of firsts for me. I photographed ferrets for the first time, which was fun. I also figured out a technique for shooting a photo of a dog who is deaf (it involves some foot stomping and lots of arm waving!). I also met a few dog breeds I'd never seen before, like pomapoos and cavachons. The library expressed interest in doing another program next year with a winter theme, so I look forward to that! Thanks so much to Sara Fade, the librarian and dog lover who put the program together. Here are a few of the photos I shot at the program. Enjoy!
Email me at laurapeaphotography@gmail.com
or call 631-256-7476 to schedule a pet portrait session with me!
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When I think back to my childhood, a staggering majority of my happy memories are linked to summer vacations, and especially to the pool in my grandmother's backyard. My sister and I used to swim all day long, pretending to be mermaids, only coming out at night when we could no longer ignore the fact that we were wrinkled, shivering and starving. Nothing in the adult world compares to the joy and freedom a kid feels with the entire summer stretched out ahead of them. A few weeks ago, I captured evidence of that kind of joy when I went swimming with my sister Lisa, my sister-in-law Virginia and my niece/goddaughter Anna.
Watching her splash around in the pool reminded me of how I used to do the same thing, before I started worrying about my hair getting wet, getting pool water in my contacts, my mascara running and other mundane adult concerns. Whereas I tiptoed my way in the water, she cannonballed in without hesitation. I wanted to whisper to her, "Don't grow up!", but instead I decided to just immortalize the moment with a few photos that I hope one day she can look back on, when summer vacations are a happy memory in her past. I hope you're all having as good a summer as Anna is.
Watching her splash around in the pool reminded me of how I used to do the same thing, before I started worrying about my hair getting wet, getting pool water in my contacts, my mascara running and other mundane adult concerns. Whereas I tiptoed my way in the water, she cannonballed in without hesitation. I wanted to whisper to her, "Don't grow up!", but instead I decided to just immortalize the moment with a few photos that I hope one day she can look back on, when summer vacations are a happy memory in her past. I hope you're all having as good a summer as Anna is.
