Category Archives: Maternity Photography
I loved being pregnant – all seven months of it (my girls were born 2 months early). I think a pregnant female body is absolutely beautiful and definitely deserves to be captured. When I was pregnant with my girls, I hired a photographer to capture my pregnant (and a pretty large!) form and to this day I absolutely love my pictures. So it is no surprise that I love maternity photo sessions at my Ridgewood photography studio.
But this maternity session was something else – this Momma to be was absolutely STUNNING (as you can see from the pictures!). But what’s was even more amazing was how natural she was in front of the camera – she got into all (sometimes not very comfortable) poses I asked her to get into, and just rocked the shoot. I felt like I was a high fashion photographer working with a professional model on this photoshoot:) We started our maternity photo session at my photography studio and then went outside for a few outdoor pictures. There is a beautiful blue wall right next door to my studio – it photographs beautifully and I love how great it looked against the hot pink of his hot Momma’s dress!
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Are you expecting and looking for a great New Jersey maternity photographer to capture this time in your life? Lena Antaramian of Live Love Laugh Photos is a professional photographer located in Bergen County, Northern New Jersey. In business since 2008 Lena is known for her artistic and lifestyle approach to photography. Our natural light photography studio, location in Ridgewood New Jersey is just 20 miles away from NYC and is a perfect location for your end high Bergen County maternity photo shoot.
These beautiful sisters came in to my Ridgewood photography studio for a winter-mini session. Even though it was pretty chilly and grey outside, they came in ‘channeling’ spring – in bright happy outfits that seemed to match their sunny personalities.
In her pre-session questionnaire their Mom mentioned that the little on – Ms. A. was usually very shy and took a while to warm up to strangers. I did not see the shy side of her at all – the second she walked into my studio, she did not hesitate for a bit, took my hand and went to the shooting room with me! She laughed, made silly faces, danced and had a blast! Her big sister E. has a huge personality – she is funny, silly and definitely very feisty:) I loved capturing the fun side of her – but I was thrilled to get to capture a serious side of her as well!
These girls will make great big sisters when their little brother or sister makes an appearance in the summer!
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It is January and you know what that means? It means that is time for one of my favorite ‘business’ traditions – Live Love Laugh Photo’s annual “Best of the Year” Contest! This is my SIXTH year holding the contest (you can see Best of 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009) and every year clients tell me how much they love it. I had over SEVENTY (!) sessions this year and took thousands pictures that I loved. As you can imagine, selecting images for this contest was not easy (it was almost like having to choose a favorite child!) but eventually I was able to narrow them down 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 THREE winners:
1) The image with the most votes wins (to vote use the poll below). The winner 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 2015.
3) One random voter will receive a winter mini session valued at $300 FOR FREE! Just leave a comment on this post describing why YOU want to win a session and you will be entered in the drawing! If you win, you can keep the session for yourself or give it away to a friend.
Bonus:
Everyone is a winner because if you book a new Simplicity or Signature Session while the contest is running (by January 29) 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 2015, NOW is a great time to book.
Please note:
- Voting will run for two weeks – from now till the end of day Wednesday, January 29
- I will announce the winners on my blog on Thursday, January 30
- Please keep things fair – one vote per household – IP addresses will be monitored
- I reserve the right to disqualify entries or terminate/modify contest if necessary
And now, without further ado, I present to you my favorite images of 2014! Check out the finalists, cast your vote (using radio buttons below all images) and leave a comment for the free session drawing.
Image1: Party of Five
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Image 2: Here is looking at you, kid!
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Image 3: Miss Freckles
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Image 4: Love Monster
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Image 5: Up, Up and Away!
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Image 6: Loved
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Image 7: First Family Portrait
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Image 8: Newborn Smiles
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Image 9: Miss Adorable
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Image 10: Framed
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Image 11: Dynamic Duo
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Image 12: Sunset
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Image 13: Mommy and Me
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Image 14: Daddy-Pillow
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Image 15: Laughter
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Image 16: Mommy’s Little Boy
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Image 17: Flowers for Our Lady
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Image 18: Fall Colors
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Image 19: Waiting for Baby L.
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Image 20: Sea of Daisies
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Image 21: Holiday Magic
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Image 22: Playtime
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Image 23: A Hug from Mom
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Image 24: Tickle Fight
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Image 25: Fall Bouquet
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Image 26: Sisters
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Image 27: Sweet
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Image 28: Urban Playground
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Image 29: On the Farm
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Image 30: Sisterly Hug
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Here is a slideshow I put together with images from every maternity, newborn, baby, children and family session I’ve done in 2014! 2014 has been an AWESOME year – I got to meet many wonderful new clients and photograph my old clients – I captured beautiful pregnant women, held newborns, photographed giggles and shy smiles of babies, chubby cheeks and adorable faces of so many toddlers, personalities of bigger kids and so many special family connections! I loved photographing families from Ridgewood and all over Bergen County in New Jersey – I loved traveling to clients homes for lifestyle sessions and having people to to my photography studio in Downtown Ridgewood for non-traditional contemporary studio maternity, newborn and children/family photo sessions.
So grab yourself a cup of tea, coffee or whatever else tickles your fancy, turn the volume on on your computer and sit and and relax and enjoy these images that I had a great pleasure and privilege to capture in 2014!
Live Love Laugh Photos is a boutique photography studio located in downtown Ridgewood, Bergen County – only 40 minutes away from NYC. Lena Antaramian, the owner and photographer of Live Love Laugh Photos is an award winning photographer who specializes in lifestyle family and children photography and has photographer clients from Ridgewood, Glen Rock, Allendale, Wyckoff, Paramus, Franklin Lakes, Mahwah, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River, Old Tappan, Oradell, Teanafly, Teaneck, Hohokus and other towns in Bergen County and New York. If you would like to have a professional photo session in the comfort of your own home, or at a photography studio please contact Lena at Lena@livelovelaughphotos.com to learn more about photography packages that are offered.
Can I just say how much I LOVE photographing expecting mammas-to-be at my Ridgewood photography studio? My Studio mini-maternity sessions are perfect for capturing pregnant mammas and excepting Dads.
I knew I would hit it off with this family from the emails we’ve exchanges – she was sweet, funny and so easy going. And when I met her adoring husband at their maternity photo session I knew that we would have a blast. And while the major focus of the session was on sunning Ms. L. he was cheering her from the sidelines and helping me move the furniture in the studio to achieve different looks:)
And she asked if we could get non-traditional creative maternity images, something that they would not be able to do at home (and need a professional photographer to do) and images that they can look at and say ‘that’s a cool maternity image!’ And I was more than happy to oblige! We got many different shots and unusual angels and I even brought out LensBaby (which I LOVE to use for creative shots) to get even more variety of images.
I (and most importantly this couple!) were thrilled with how these images turned out!
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If you are pregnant and live in Ridgewood, Glen Rock, Franklin Lakes, Upper Saddle River, Wyckoff, Allendale or other towns in Bergen County or Northern New Jersey I highly recommend scheduling a maternity photo session at my Ridgewood photography studio to capture your pregnancy. Maternity portraits are best done between 32 and 36 weeks of pregnancy. Live Love Laugh Photos is one of the top 10 NYC area photographers and is known for its contemporary studio photography in Ridgewood. Live Love Laugh Photos gift certificates make great and much loved gifts for Baby showers!
stefanie - This Mama is CRAZY gorgeous!!