Yes, I am just showing off my kid. A  lot of us in the photo industry find that we get so lost in our work, we forget to focus our camera on what is important, our kiddies!  I am just hours from leaving my kids for a long 4 day workshop, and I have a TON of packing and cleaning to do before I leave, but I just had to shoot a mini session with Kieran.  He was looking like a little British rock star and I couldn’t resist.

He had a very rock star Christmas that featured a 5 piece drum set and a Beatles strap for his Buzz Lightyear guitar.  Yes, Santa brought a 5 piece drum set, with 2 symbols.  Believe it or not, the noise doesn’t bother me too much and have learned to tune it out pretty good.

So this year, whether you use a camera or even your phone, be sure to snap those kids EVERYDAY!

Year In Review, Hudson Valley Photographer…

January 2, 2012 – 8:51 am

 

I am going to admit, although Surprise Photography had a wonderful year, I am looking forward to a fresh start in 2012.  My personal life took some real bad hits with unexpected deaths of friends and family, a dear friend being diagnosis with cancer and Kieran taking about 10 years off my life with two major accidents in one year.  Don’t worry, his is okay.  And although I tried to not it affect my work, I found myself not able to produce a final product as quick as I would wish.  I beat myself up a lot over it but came to realize, I am only human and I do have to put my family first.  I hired a wonderful girl to work with me this winter and plan on holding on to her tight.  She is the reason I survived the holidays season, our busiest ever!

Next year I will be lightening up my schedule a bit.  I will be traveling and doing several educations workshops, and taking several mini vacations with my family.  What I have learned last year, is that I need to put my family first, enjoy as much time with them as possible, enjoy life and take adventures, and surround myself with good positive people. A happier me will only make for a better Surprise Photography.

Again, I can’t thank you enough for being apart of our family this year. Here is a look back at some of the wonderful faces that we had the honor of capturing this year:

 

 

Happy Holidays!!!

December 24, 2011 – 2:00 pm

 

I can not get enough of this family! I have been photographing them for a couple years now.  Momma and I go back to the college days, so it has been such a joy to watch her family grow.

 

I only do mini sessions once a year and offer them to the general public, but I wanted to do a little something special for this holiday season.  I understand how quickly our kiddies grow by the time holiday cards roll around, so for the first time I offered VIP mini sessions to a select number of clients who participated in full session from January thru August, 2011.  This gave my clients the opportunity to still have super fabulous holiday cards without having to invest in another full session.   I had a great time catching up with my little friends and I look forward to doing this again next year.

 

If you ever drive south on 87 from 84, then you must have driven by Storm King Art Center, just off the thruway.  For years I have been dying to visit this place and finally did on a wonderful fall afternoon.  Although the sky was close to black at some points, we made it through the shoot without issue.  The art center is so large, it is impossible to see it all in one afternoon.

These three kiddies were full of energy and may have not stayed in the same place for more than 2.5 seconds, which was only fitting for their ultra fun and  untraditional family photo.  One of my FAVS of all time.  The little boy was the super ham, his twin sister was the quiet and shy one, while big sister was ultra curious and spent a large amount of time looking for cool bugs.   Thank you so much for introducing me to such a wonderful place, I was able to visit again a couple weeks later with my own crew.

 

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