Category Archives: Maternity Photography

Another Day Another Industry Recognition

You guys – I am THRILLED to announced that an image of mine received a Recognition of Merit at the National Association of Professional Children Photographers International Image Competition! This is one of the most respected photography competition in the industry and to have recognize one of my images is a huge honor!

As a Bergen County family photographer, it’s no surprise that my first photography love and passion is photographing children and families. But since opening my Ridgewood photo studio back in 2013 (wow, I can’t believe I’ve had my studio for over 9 years!!!) I started to learn studio lighting and I do have to say I really enjoy creating dramatic portraits like this one!

So whether you are expecting or not and are in the mood for dramatic studio portraits reach out to me – I would love to welcome you at my Bergen County Photography studio and create magic with you!

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Maternity photos at a Bergen County studio

Did you know that other than my engagement photoshoot/wedding, my first experience with professional photography was a maternity session? I really wanted to capture my growing body and spent hours and hours researching a maternity photographer. It’s been over 13 years since my maternity photo session but every once in a while I still look at those images, at my ginormous belly (I was carrying twins!) and I am so glad that I have these photos.

So when expecting mamas reach out to me about their maternity sessions I can speak from experience and tell them that they will love these photos forever. Yes you may have swollen ankles and may not be able to see your feet, and you may waddle around and not look like yourself (all true things that happened to me!) but being pregnant such a special experience and definitely deserves to be captured.

This mama of soon-to-be three did not ‘suffer’ from any of the pregnancy afflictions that affected me – there was no waddling, she was so graceful wearing her high heels, she looked radiant and absolutely rocked her session!

And as much as I love including kids in photoshoots (family photography is my specialty after all) I am glad that at this particular session it was all about the mom-to-be. After all, how often do we as woman get to have a photoshoot that’s all about us?!! Not often enough I say! And there will be time for a family session when the little one arrives – I am already looking forward to photographing this family as a family of five!

Studio pregnancy portraits in Ridgewood
Mama-to-be posing for her pregnancy portraits at a Bergen County Photo studio
Photo of a pregnant woman posting at a maternity session in Ridgewood photo studio
Saddle River Mom to be posing for her maternity photographs
Beautiful expecting mama at her maternity photoshoot in Ridgewood
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Baby’s First Year Photography Package

From wrinkly sleepy newborns to coos of alert babies to toothless grins of mischievous almost-toddlers; learning how to sit up and how to walk, the first year of your child’s life is full of amazing milestones.   As a Mom I captured these milestones of my own children and I would love you to be able to have these memories captured as well.  And that’s how the idea of my Baby’s First Year Plan was born.

Baby Plan membership fee covers sessions during the first thirteen months of your baby’s life. It is $2500 and includes:

  • Two weekday Signature Sessions and a $750 print credit for each session – total credit of $1500
  • One studio all-inclusive Milestone Baby session (optional upgrade to a family session is available)
  • One 11×14 canvas for every session held during the Baby Plan period
  • One set of 25 birth announcements or holiday cards
  • Priority Booking for Annual Free Holiday Studio Mini Sessions (includes a complimentary mini session and one digital image)

With a Baby Plan you can add the following optional add-ons to the package:

With a Baby Plan, between canvases and custom cards you receive over $1350 worth of boutique goodies!

Because of the amount of time invested in each Baby Fist Year Plan, I will be taking only a limited number of Baby Planners a year.  So if this sounds like something you would like to do, reach out to me ASAP to book your spot!  And then start thinking about where you will be displaying beautiful canvases that you will receive with each session!

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Pregnant belly everywhere | Ridgewood maternity photos

When you are a photographer and your sister who is expecting your third niece (YAY!!!) comes to visit you from out of town, you take pictures of her everywhere – in your photography studio, in your backyard, on the beach while waiting to go into a restaurant, at home while eating ice-cream – it’s just what you do:)

Cannot wait to meet our so-far-unnamed’ new baby girl in a few short months!!!!

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Ridgewood maternity photos

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Best of 2015 Photo Contest | Bergen County Family Photography

It is time for one of my favorite business traditions –  Live Love Laugh Photo’s annual “Best of the Year” Contest!  This is my SEVENTH year holding the contest – you can see Best of 2014,  2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009 – and every year my clients tell me how much they love it!  I had over 80 sessions in 2015, took thousands pictures and had to enlist my photographer friends to help me narrow down images to the top 30.   Now it is up to you to decide which image gets the title of the Image of the Year at Live Love Laugh Photos – and the grand prize that goes along with it:)

There Will Be FOUR Winners:

1) The image with the most votes wins.  To vote, cast your vote using the poll below and ‘like’ your favorite image in the ‘Best of 2015’ album on Facebook. The winner (an image with the most combined votes) will receive a 16×24 gallery wrapped canvas of the winning image valued at $500.

2) The Runner up will receive a $250 gift certificate to be used towards a Simplicity or a Signature session in 2016.

3) TWO random voters will receive a FREE winter studio mini session valued at $300!   It can you YOU!  See below on how to enter in a drawing for a mini session.

How To Win A Studio Mini Session:

There are TWO ways to win a mini session.  In order to increase your chances of winning you should do both of the following:

  • Leave a comment on the blog describing why YOU want to win a mini session – scroll below the images to do that
  • Share the ‘Best of 2015‘ album on Facebook – here is a link to it.  To do so just click on the ‘Share’ link to share it on your wall. You can write a nice comment as well:)  Just make sure you let me know that you shared the album – otherwise I won’t know that you did and you won’t be able to participate in the drawing

I will randomly select one comment from the blog and one “share” from Facebook and two lucky voters will receive free winter studio mini sessions.

Bonus:

Everyone is a winner because if you book a new Simplicity or Signature Session while the contest is running (by February 13) you will receive a free gift valued at $150 with your order!  So if you are thinking about having a session with Live Love Laugh Photos anytime in 2016, NOW is a great time to book.

Please note:

  • Voting will run till the end of day on Saturday, February 13
  • I will announce the winners on the blog on Sunday, February 14
  • Please keep things fair and vote only for one image – IP addresses will be monitored
  • I reserve the right to disqualify entries or terminate/modify contest if necessary
  • This content is not sponsored by Facebook

And now without further ado, I present to you my favorite images of 2015!   Check out the finalists, cast your vote (using radio buttons below all images and FB) and leave a comment for the free session drawing.


 

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