Portrait Photographer in Downtown Jersey City – Family – Newborn – Maternity
It had been way too long since we had seen my family and we finally got a chance last week for my cousin’s wedding in California. Afterward, my boys got to spend a ton of time with their cousins, Amanda (7), Jalen (5) and Abby (3) running around on the beaches of Laguna and San Diego – do they know how good they have it?? Geesh. Anyway, I was so excited to do pics of the whole Shih family including mom Yvonne and dad Wes.
Love you guys! xo ing
I had the pleasure of doing a family photo shoot with Jaime, Brian and their beautiful kids over the weekend. Honestly, you couldn’t ask for a more picture perfect family if you did a casting call. William (almost 4) and Alaina (2) were so adorable and somehow knew to be perfectly behaved when the camera was on them.
Jaime wanted the portraits to capture something quintessential to Jersey City, and Morris Canal Park was just the place. It encapsulates some of the greatest perks of living here with the amazing views of the Manhattan skyline, a glistening Hudson River, and peeks of the Statue of Liberty.
And talk about super-mom! Jaime coordinated this family photo shoot with me in the midst of packing for a big move to Florida. Thank you for the amazing photo shoot Durham family! Wishing you all the best in your move!
I was so flattered to be asked to do Caren & Sam’s family portraits since Sam is a really talented photographer himself. No pressure! When they showed up for the shoot, I couldn’t get over how handsome their boys Chris and Carson looked in their little matching polo shirts! The big trick for this shoot was trying to get Carson to crack a smile. I was pulling out jokes left and right and even at one point was saying “stinky duck butt”. I know, I know, really professional. Well, Chris was cracking up, but Carson kept looking at me like I was yesterday’s news. Finally, challenging the boys to a silly face competition and heading to Hamilton Park for a race did the trick. Sometimes, boys will be boys!
Carson and Chris playing a rousing game of chess.
There’s the smile I was looking for!
So handsome.
I don’t know if it’s that they are so gorgeous, have such amazing coloring (the eyes, the hair!) or that they come in a trio, that I can’t ever wait for my next chance to shoot the Samuelsen girls. This time, I finally got all three sisters together for a casual shoot at home. I was inspired by keeping a modern style but with a vintage twist.
There is something just so perfectly lovely about grandmothers isn’t there? With Owen and Luke’s grandma, aka ‘Mimi’, in town – there was lots of kisses and trips to the park between them all week. I’m glad we had a chance to get squeeze in a session so Mimi could get some pics of her and her handsome grandsons to take home with her. Seeing three generations together in a portrait is, in a word, awesome.
Btw, I am currently loving my friend’s blog aptly titled ‘Lunch With Grandma‘ which perfectly captures all kinds of lovely (and hilarious) nuances of our grandparent’s generation. Here’s to grandmothers everywhere!
