baby session: audrey at 10 months

this recent session was held in central park in manhattan, ny. the session was for this adorable baby girl, audrey, who was 10 months at the time of the session and was a gift to the family in advance for audrey's 1-year birthday. :-)

after the rain and bad weather the weekend before, we had to re-schedule to the next weekend which turned out to be such a beautiful day at the park. the weather was just perfect, not too cold, specially for the little one. although we were lucky with the weather, the family had an unfortunate situation so we had to wait for the dad for some time 'til it started to get dark. he almost didn't make it but i just tried to make it work out even though it was kinda dark already so i could at least get some family pics.

anyways, while waiting for dad, i started to take photos of baby audrey by the sidewalk. as soon as i placed her in the red pail, people started flocking while i was taking photos of her. she loved the attention so much that she started to enjoy being in the pail as did everyone else who was around her. she was just too cute! :-) in the end, i was still able to get some adorable photos of audrey.

to audrey and her parents, thank you again for the fun photo session! after all that happened, i hope you and your families will like these photos and the rest to come. :-)

lots of love...

family session in central park

it was a gorgeous morning in central park, new york for a photo shoot. the sunny weather combined with the lovely fall foliage at its peak was just almost perfect on that day. this recent session was for a lovely family of four with their 2 cute little girls ... gabrielle at 34 months and baby arielle at 6 months. the family had also found me through my facebook page (click HERE... http://www.facebook.com/melaniedphotography)
i had to postpone their session the weekend before because of bad weather so we were so glad that the weather turned out to be much better that day. the weather was a little bit cold for the little ones but it wasn't too bad that they were able to take off their sweaters after a few hours.

everything was almost perfect but i have to admit that this was the toughest photo shoot i have done so far. their two little girls were not in their best mood that morning so we just tried to make the best out of it. i also would have extended the session but unfortunately, they already had something planned right after the session. little gabrielle would not even look at my camera and would always turn away even after i had gained her friendship & played around with her a couple of times. her mom even said... "i don't even know how you could do this". :-) my answer is ...i love kids and i am just really passionate about my work that i just try to do my best even if it means running, jumping around with the kids and making silly sounds and faces. :-)

with all that said, i think i was still lucky to be able to capture some nice shots. their mom had mentioned during the session that they will probably have another photo session when the kids are a little bit older.

to gabrielle, arielle and her parents... thank you for choosing me to photograph your family and capture a wonderful milestone in your lives. it was nice meeting your lovely family and i hope to see you again in the future. i hope you like these photos and the rest to come.

lots of love...

fall in central park

i just wanted to share these photos... fall in Central Park is just my absolute favorite! it has always been a must for me to go to central park during the fall season. i just never get tired of it. :-)

i took these photos last weekend after a morning photo shoot. i just had to take time to walk around at the park since it was just a gorgeous day to be there. a great sunny day and lovely fall foliage just made my day.

i just wish that the weekend weather would always be like this since i keep postponing my photo shoots like i had to do again today.

anyways, enjoy the photos! happy halloween and have a great weekend! :-)

family session: the hoolihans in central park NY

a few weeks ago, i had a special family photo session in central park NY. my cousin from Minnesota was visiting family in NY and requested me to take photos of their family. of course i was happy to do it! :-) it was really nice to see them again since i don't get to see them that often. a few years ago, i was part of their wedding in Minn. and now they have 2 cute kids... time flies!

anyways, it was a great day for a photo session. i met them at the park in the afternoon on a weekday after work. we had a really fun session. imagine me running around after a 1 & 2 year old boy in central park and trying to get their attention. that became my workout for the day. :-) thanks also to my cousin and her hubby for assisting me and trying to get their attention, asking them to smile and look at my camera. it took some tickling too just to make them laugh or smile as you might notice on the photos. it was specially tough for the older boy who didn't even want to look at me, tried to avoid me or covered his face with his teddy! it was really challenging and tough but was also fun at the same time. despite all that, i think we were lucky to get some great photos. :-)

to dimples & brian, and their 2 boys, brendon & colin... thanks for a great session! it was nice seeing all of you again. i hope to see you again soon. hope you like these photos :-)

lots of love...xoxo

that's me trying to get a souvenir photo with the 2 tired boys :-)

amber turns 1! - photo session

my adorable goddaughter, Amber, is now a year old.. and now standing on her own! :-) time flies! just a few months ago, we had photo sessions for her every 3 months. since i don't have kids myself, it was amazing to see how babies could grow in just a few months. see her growth and progress below during those photo sessions.

i'd like to thank her mom and dad for giving me this wonderful opportunity to document her 1st year. i think this will be the best gift i can give to my goddaughter and i hope she will appreciate these when she's old enough. :-)

here's a photo i took of her at the hospital when she was born :-)

sound asleep during her newborn-1 month session:

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cute and adorable during her 3-months session:

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it was amazing to see her try to crawl for the first time during her 6-months session:

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trying to stand up on her on and holding on to anything during her 9-months session:

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i took this adorable photo during a picnic in the park after her baptism when she was in about 5 months :-)


...and here are more photos during her 1 year session on a lovely spring afternoon last memorial weekend :-) the photo session was held in my favorite place, Central Park in Manhattan NYC. i loved her colorful outfit that her mom brought! she is so adorable and is such a happy, playful kid. she just loved being in that bucket that i brought which explains why there are a lot of photos of her in the bucket. i was so glad that i decided to bring it for the session :-)


she now can not only stand on her own but sit and balance on her own as well:


with mom and dad


don't you just love that cute face!


playing with bubbles...


she loves to clap...


now this is my favorite shot of the session!...
she was too excited to be in the bucket that she was screaming and holding on tight :-)

luv ya amber...
lots of love and kisses