child session: martin in manhattan

i had a really fun 5 year old photo session in New York on saturday of last weekend, back to back with another photo session in LI, NY on sunday (which will be my next blog post). this was a great way to start the summer season also since it was held in manhattan on the 1st day of summer. the weather was perfect too. if you check out the my blog post before this, he was the little boy who took my photos. :-) his name is martin.

he is a very active boy so i decided to hold his session in their neighborhood playground. his mom, who i went to high school with, also suggested their rooftop! of course i said that would be perfect! :-) so along with 3 of his friends who were siblings (since his mom was ambushed for a few minutes of baby-sitting) we first took photos at the rooftop of the building they live in. it had a great view of the Hudson river and other buildings in Manhattan. can you imagine how crazy it was with 3 other kids around going crazy and getting impatient as the session went on? :-)

we then had lunch since martin was getting moody which his mom said was a sign that he needed to eat. i want to thank the family again for treating me to a great dimsum lunch. :-)
so after lunch, martin was back to his jolly, active mood. on the way to the playground, i took more city shots along the streets. by the time we got to the playground, martin was in his element as if he owned the playground. :-) i just followed him and asked him to show me some stuff and we ended the session with some water shots. it was a fun experience even if it meant running after a hyperactive 5 year old kid wherever he wanted to go.

to martin, thanks again for all the great smiles and poses!
to his mom and dad, thanks for a great session!

i hope you will like the photos. :-)

lots of love...

on the rooftop

the view!

on the streets of NY

on the playground & water fun