• You'd love to have a family portrait session that fully captures who you are, how you connect, and how much affection surfaces when all the members of your family are present within the camera frame.

    We're happy to capture your family in our studio, complete with gorgeous light and minimal distractions, or in your comfy-cozy home full of familiar toys and routines. No matter where our session takes place, we'll delight in your delight. And we'll encourage you to pay attention to one another instead of the camera, because there's no 'add happy' button in Photoshop.

    We don't care whether you're barefoot or wearing fuzzy slippers, and we won't be sending over a twenty-page list of suggestions about what to wear. (We can make you look beautiful in sweat pants if you love each other.) We just want to capture your family. Your habits, your quirks, and your love. Die-hard beach goers? World travelers? Animal lovers? Trekkies? We wanna see it. And when you view the images we've created together for the first time, we want the depth of love you feel for your family to grab you by the collar and bring tears to your eyes.

    The video below provides a peek at how portrait sessions unfold. If you have questions or would like to schedule a portrait session, click on the 'Contact' link above or call 215-206-3689. Oh -- and thanks for stopping by, lovely!

    -- Kristen & Haunani, Essential Imagery owners

    P.S. That's Kristen up in the header -- Haunani is camera-shy.

  • The studio is closed through August 10th for summer vacation -- vive la France!

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07.03.09

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:

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* 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.

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* 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.

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* 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.

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

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Jennifer Pixley - Great tips. I love photographing at the beach. The lighting is the easiest of all for me. I don’t own much equipment, but this year, Noel rented me a really cool lense for 10 days to take to Chincoteague / Assateague. My photos still didn’t turn out like yours, but I am a happy little camper with the photos I did get, and I am sad to return the lense. Maybe I will save my pennies to own a cool lense like that, but with a $1500 price tag…ooofff… I might have to wait.

Sandy - great! thanks, kristen!

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