toddler session: audrey at 1 year

this recent photo session was held in NJ. the adorable little girl, audrey, is the daughter of a good friend of mine and whom i had already photographed before when she was a newborn (click HERE to see) and when she was still in her mom's belly :-) (click HERE-maternity session). this shoot was supposed to be a baby shower gift for a 6-month session from me and two other friends but got postponed several times because of the weather. my friend and her husband then decided to just do a 1-year photo session.

it was a perfect day to do an early autumn session, cloudy with some sun at times. the session was held in their new home and at a nearby park. audrey was serious and quiet most of the time so her mom and dad tried their best to make her smile for the camera. at the end, we were able to get some really cute shots of her giving out her best smile. :-)

to nancy, david and little audrey... thanks for a great photo session! it was nice to finally have seen your new home. thank you too for the lunch and nice conversations after. :-) hope you like the photos!

lots of love...

at the front steps of their new home

me and audrey :-)

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 :-)

my goddaughter is now 2 years old!

hi there! i am kinda late in posting but i just wanted to share more photos from my sister's party a few months ago. my cousin's wife requested for more photos of my adorable goddaughter which i was so glad to do. it is her black and white newborn photo that you will see on the first page of my website and my business cards as well. :-) she was also my first newborn photo shoot which makes it more special. :-) we also did a couple more photo shoots after that before she turned a year old. (click HERE to see her newborn session and click HERE to view my website)

the summer weather was really hot and humid on that day but was perfect for some summer photos. i eventually also took photos of the rest of my family and their families which you will see below in my previous blog posts.

so we started taking photos of amber first. she started off with a good mood but then after a little accident, she got moody which made it difficult for us to take more photos of her. she just got so moody that she didn't even want her mom to be in a photo with her and her daddy as you will see in the photo below. :-) anyways, good or bad mood, she was still adorable and i was glad i was able to take photos of her in different moods as you will see in some photos below. her mommy is pregnant too so i took some solo shots of her too. :-) congratulations again aya! and hope all's well with the growing baby in your belly :-)

to aya, redd and my goddaughter amber... thanks for these lovely photos! i hope you liked them and i will always be looking forward to take more photos of amber in the future as she grows up. :-)

lots of love...xxoo

hugging her daddy after she wasn't in the mood to pose for any more photos

newborn-family session: daniel at 2 weeks

a few weeks ago, we had this fun photo session for my cousin's newborn baby boy. his name is daniel steven hunter. he was named hunter from the 'hunter green' color since his dad's name is verde, which also means green. (this explains the 1st photo above) their little 1 year old daughter is also named caroline jade (jade green) :-) i also took some photos of her when she was 5 months old. remember the adorable little baby in the big striped cup and guitar? :-) click HERE to view. if you happen to notice, we used my cousin's guitar case again for this session. :-)

also, would you believe that my cousin's siblings have also colors as names? i am not kidding around :-)

anyways, so much for the history of names. :-) the photo session was held at their beautiful home in new york. it was an overcast weather on that day and had been raining a few days before so i had to make the most of whatever natural light was available. we had to use some artificial light too but i think the photos still turned out great. we were also lucky to get some sun a few hours after which gave us the opportunity to take some outdoor shots at their backyard.

baby daniel was great during the photo session. he hardly cried, as most newborns do, which made it so easy for me. he was one of the easiest newborns i took photos of. it was a little bit more difficult trying to get the attention of his little sister which is typical of 1 year olds. :-)

to my cousin, his wife alison and the little ones... thanks again for welcoming us into your home. thanks again too for the great lunch and the wonderful bag of goodies for my new home :-) see you all soon!

lots of love...

she knows she's cute :-)

me and the little ones :-)