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HALLOWEEN ON THE MAIN LINE – philadelphia photographer

So I’m a few days early, but I figured you could use a laugh…Hermione is going to be a dinosaur for Halloween.  Originally, she was going to be Hermione Granger, but then…we figured we could do that to her any ol’ day.

Before you go all PETA on me, she jumps around like a three-year-old on Skittles when she sees an outfit, and shoves her head through the neckhole and armholes with enthusiasm.  The dog loves dressing up. This doesn’t make it easy to resist the temptation to dress her up and take pictures.  Particularly when she is busy being a ferocious dinosaur.

Hope your holiday is full of at least four pounds of candy!

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THE PITTER PATTER OF LITTLE FEET

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WAITING FOR PORTRAITS – ambler photography

I’ve made a habit of posting previews to the blog within 24 hours for clients, but I’ve never understood the sheer, complete, and exquisite torture that waiting those 24 hours entails.  Until now.  Until I had my own session with Dana of Bamboo Photographysee her family here — and it was SHEER AND COMPLETE AGONY TO WAIT SO LONG.

But the best part?  The images were SO worth the wait.  Dana perfectly captures Matt’s Type A-ness and my Type ___ (what’s the free-spirited, happy-go-lucky, mellow mellow kind?) personality.  You can actually SEE him smiling back at me, but in his soft soft way that I adore so very much.

I love my husband.  He loves me.  We have adventures together.  And to have that captured at this very moment?  I now understand why you all cry, jump up and down, send chocolates, and/or insist on showering me with thank you notes when I get it right.  Because I want to bake Dana a pie right now.  If you want to see my session with the MattMatt — go see ‘em.

FAMILY EMERGENCY

Both my Mom & my Father-in-law will be undergoing major surgery within the next 48 hours, so my replies to e-mail/Facebook/Twitter/phone/carrier pigeon will take longer than usual.

Haunani is back from her vacation in Mexico, though, so any urgent matters can be handled by calling 610.216.7224.  She’ll take care of you — promise!

SHORE SHOOTING: SNAPSHOT HELP – new jersey photographer

So, you’re hitting the shore this weekend, and you’re about to take 3,478 pictures.  Some tips for making sure at least 3,000 of ‘em are keepers:

shoreblog1* The best light at the shore will happen when the sun isn’t directly overhead and/or drilling itself into your kids’ eyeballs.  So, 8-10 a.m. and 6-7:30 p.m. are great times for grabbing atmospheric pictures.

shoreblog3* If your kiddos insist on being on the beach in midday, bring sunglasses. You’ve tripled their cuteness factor and eliminated the Mom-it-hurts-to-look-at-the-camera beach shots that will just get deleted anyway.

shoreblog5* If you have an SLR camera, please don’t change lenses while on the beach, as sand on your camera’s sensor can cause crazy damage. Hit up a close-by building that is free of wind to switch lenses.

* It’s totally okay to beg a stranger to take your family picture so that Mom is actually included in at least one of the pictures. Totally okay.

shoreblog4* Don’t forget to put your camera down and enjoy the moment! Happy vacation!

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