When I started out on this photography journey back in 2008 my primary focus was on-location photography – I’ve photographed kids and families all over Bergen County. And while I LOVE on-location photo sessions I also love photographing kiddoes at my photo studio.  My photography studio is located in Ridgewood, a block away from Hohokus and very close to Allendale, Saddle River, Old Tappan and other Bergen county towns.  It is spacious and beautiful, gets great natural light AND I’ve got great snacks there!

But my favorite part of holding photo sessions at the studio (other than the fact that there is always plenty of chocolate there!) is that this is a place where kids can shine and just be themselves.  I am not a big believer in props or backdrops – so I don’t have any of those at the studio.  Instead I focus on bringing out kids true personality – I want them to be themselves and that’s what I strive to capture.  I can be super silly at my photo sessions and some kids react well to that.  Some kids are shy so I give them space and observe them from the distance till they warm up a bit.

I’ve been photographing these two for many years now – I first ‘met’ big sister A when she was still in her Momma’s belly!  And since then we’ve had a photo session once a year – I seriously lost track of how many sessions we had together.  And while now, that the kids are older, they don’t change as much as they did when they were 2 or 3, it is still pretty amazing to see how much they grow year after year and how they turn into amazing people that they are.  And getting a text like this one below, where their Grandma (unprompted, I might add) said that I captured their personalities, really made my day!