one in 8 million - from the NY times

hi there...

i just wanted to share this cool multimedia article i found in the New York times website today. this is how the multimedia starts...

"News York is a city of characters. On the subway and in its streets, from the intensity of Midtown to the intimacy of neighborhood blocks, is a 305-square mile parade of people with something to say. This is a collection of a few of their problems, relationships and routines, vocations and obsessions. A new story will be added weekly."

it's a great collection of people narrating & sharing their life stories while great black & white photographs flash in a slide show. the photographs tell their stories.
being a photographer, it would have been something that i would have loved to photograph...

click below for web link:
"one in 8 million"

happy viewing and have a great weekend.

lots of love...

expanded price list 2009

standard photo session: $175 (til 2009)
up to 2 hours of unlimited photo session at a location of your choice for up to 4 people. at least 25 on-line enhanced images in color & black white that can be viewed on a private gallery. prints are not included.


prints a la carte:
all prints are digitally enhanced and printed on professional paper with a lustre finish. please note that for sizes larger than the 4x6 proofs, cropping will occur to the original images. to keep the exact look of a 4x6 proof, an 8x12, 16x24 & 20x30 is the next proportional size up.

wallets___ $6/set of 4
4x6___ $8
5x7___ $15
8x10___ $30
8x12___ $35

11x14___ $50
10x20___ $55
12x18___ $65
16x20___ $85
16x24___ $95
20x24___ $125
20x30___ $150

prints 11x14 and larger are mounted on matboard for durability unless client specified otherwise.

bulk discounts:
20 - 4x6 prints for $125

shipping fee: $5
prints larger than 8x12 may require additional handling fee
(please allow 10 days from receipt of payment for delivery. payments accepted in cash or check.)

gallery wraps:
a client fave, the image is printed on canvass and wrapped around a wooden frame that comes ready for hanging in your home or office. please note that cropping will occur for any size chosen and the prints bleed to the sides of the frame.

11x14___ $150
16x20___ $175
20x24___ $200
20x30___ $225
24x30___ $250

shipping: (may vary depending on size)

hi-resolution digital negatives: $100 each

request to re-upload private proofing gallery: $25 (for 2 weeks)

gift cards:
(these cards have been popular gifts for baby showers & engagements)
a gift card from melanie D photography makes the perfect present for any occasion.
available gift cards begin at $50 (discount for session or prints/products)
gift cards for a full photo session is at $175

birth announcements
5"x7"___ $65 for a set of 24 (Flat cards)

HOLIDAY CARDS !!!
5"x7"___ $70 for a set of 24 (2009 designs - Folded Cards)
___ $125 for a set of 48
5"x7"___ $50 for a set of 24 (2009 designs - Flat Cards)
___ $90 for a set of 48
5"x7"___ $60 for a set of 24 (2007-2008 designs - Folded Cards)
___ $105 for a set of 48

birthday invites
thank you cards
(email for more info)


other products & services:
(please feel free to inquire for more details)
photoBooks (client fave)
bragBooks (client fave)
keepsake portrait box
keepsake coffee table book
photo slideshow DVD (option for matching photobook)
custom collage collection - coming soon!

thanks so much!

**NOTE: all prices are subject to change without prior notice**

100+ facebook fans!

hi there...

i just wanted to take a minute to give my heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined my facebook photography page! it's great to see that the number of fans has reached a 100 milestone! ...i just noticed it today. :-)

to all my family & friends, thanks again for all your support & encouragement and to my new found friends who found my page in facebook, thanks for being a fan and joining my page!... i'm glad you enjoy my photography work and hope to meet you one of these days :-)

for those who want to check out my facebook photography page & might want to join too, click HERE for the weblink.

hopefully, i can find more time to post more photos on my facebook page soon...thanks so much again! :-)

lots of love...

personal update & business schedule

hi there :-)

i hope everybody has had a good start for the year so far.
i had mentioned in one of my previous blogs that i got into an accident which unfortunately happened on the morning of the 24th of dec (christmas eve). i slipped & fell hard on the front steps of my apt. building due to thin ice or what they call black ice. i hit my head & lower back and had to be taken to the emergency by ambulance. i have been experiencing excruciating pain due to my lower back injury specially during the 1st week which makes it difficult for me to walk, move or sit every time. my sister & friends had to take care of me for 2 weeks during the holidays. after going back & forth for doctor's visits, my MRI scan showed that i have 2 bulging discs. luckily, no sugery is required but the doctor has prescribed for me a month of physical therapy. oh well... it could have been worse.

so here i am now, just giving you an update of my condition specially for those who have been inquiring about my photography services. there are still days that i feel the pain & there are days that are better. that's just how it's going to be 'til i heal, as my physical therapist said. i started therapy and had already gone back to work in the city last week. i walk with a cane in the city to protect me from the NY rush & pedestrians and to give a little support since i still have been limping on my left leg due to the pain. it's amazing how people can be so much nicer to you when you have a cane & see that you're handicapped. it's a struggle every day but i just take it one day at a time.

anyways, just for your information, i am not accepting any photography jobs for the rest of january due to my current condition except for those who have received gift cards for newborn photo sessions and are due this month. gift cards are still available for purchase that can be great gifts for baby showers & engagements. i will hopefully start accepting jobs for winter photo sessions by next month depending on my condition by then. i will post an update again next month so please just visit my blog for more information. i already have a couple of inquiries for the spring season so please feel free to contact me via email at info@melaniedphotography.com or call me at 917.815.5652 (please just leave a message on my voicemail), if you want to reserve a slot and schedule a photo session. please add me to your email address book so that my reply doesn't go to your spam/trash folder. if you have a facebook account, you can also contact me though my facebook photography page link...click HERE.

i guess that's all for now.... i am just hoping to recover soon!

keep warm and please watch your step specially when there's snow, ice & frigid weather!

...below is a photo that i wanted to post on my blog for the new year... it's the times square NY new year's eve ball :-). let's all hope & wish for a better year this year...

happy new year!

i just wanted to take this minute to wish everybody a happy & prosperous new year!

i'd like to thank everybody... my family & friends, all the families & couples i had worked with during the past year, for all the wonderful 'smiles' & 'poses' for my camera and for making my little photography business what it is today.
all i hope & wish for the new year is to be able to continue to do this ...to keep sharing photography

lots of love...

below is a video compilation of some favorites photographs i took during the past year (2008).
you can also view the video compilation for the yr2006-2007 here
pls. press play to view the video...