Category Archives: Studio Photography
I’ve been doing a birthday studio photoshoot with my kiddos ever since I got my first studio over 10 years ago! They were adorable first graders when we did our first studio photo session and I cannot believe that we just did their 16th year birthday photoshoot! How are they 16th?? I am still having a hard time believing it!
If you have teens you know how busy they are during weekdays and on weekends alike – and between their after school and Saturday/Sunday activities and our travels it was almost impossible to find time for a photo session. But one Sunday morning we were able to squeeze in a super quick session – and when I say super-quick I do mean it – we were in and out of the studio in just under 15 minutes! I did not get to play with studio lights and do all kinds of cool things I had in mind but something is better than nothing right?
So I present to you – my kids at 16!
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You guys – this literally is the biggest thing that has happened to me in over 15 years of being a professional photographer. I was just named Photographer of the Year by National Association of Portrait and Children Photographers!!!
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When I started Live Love Laugh Photos 15+ years ago, never in a million years did I even dream that one day a professional photography organization that I belong to – an organization that’s well known and respected in the photography world – would choose me as Photographer of the Year.
I came to the US 29 years ago and right before I started college, in the summer of ’95, my first job was to sit outside a clothing shop in Brooklyn to make sure that clothes displayed on racks were not stolen; I got paid $4 an hour and was thrilled about that. And then 29 years later my name and images were displayed in the middle of TIMES SQUARE – if that’s not an American dream, I don’t know what is!
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My whole family went to see the billboard in Times Square and I must say it was pretty surreal seeing my name, my picture and my images displayed in the center of NYC for the world to see! – as my husband says ‘we are famous now’:)
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So if you’ve ever had a photo session with me, you can now say that you had your photos taken by a celebrity photographer:)))
In my 16 years of motherhood and 15 + years of running a photography business, I found that in most families Moms are always the ones who take photos of their kids (and their husbands with their kids) but they are rarely in any photos. I want to change that – I want every Mom to have beautiful images, images that capture love and awe we all have for our kids, images that capture fun we have with them, images that capture quiet moments we share with them. And the Celebrating Motherhood event at my Ridgewood photo studio will let you do that! I’ve done it a few times prior to COVID and it always was a smashing success . And now, after a 5 year break, I looking forward bringing this event back to the studio this year.
To make sure you you feel pampered, I will have a professional makeup artist at the studio to help you look your absolute BEST. And you are welcome to invite grandmas to the session – I love capturing multi-generational photos.
I have a handful of these sessions available so if you want to treat yourself (and/or your Mom/Mother-in-Law) to beautiful photos that everybody will love, reach out to me as soon as possible to book your spot. I promise you, you will be glad you did!
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Fine Print
- this session is for children 6 months or older
Remember a little while ago I shared a very exciting news that TEN of my images were selected as Top 100 in by National Association of Professional Children Photographers ? The final round of judging of this competition and a gallery event celebrating all Top 100 images took place in Atlanta at the end of July.
With so many of my images being on display I just had to go Atlanta to attend this event and see all prints in person. And I am so glad I did – not only it was wonderful to see works by so many talented artists from all over North America and catch up with friends I’ve made over the years, I found out that one of my images got a second place in the Portrait category! To say I was thrilled about it is an understatement 🙂
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This portrait was created at my Ridgewood photography studio and is different from the work I usually share here, but I gotta say – I love playing with studio lights creating moody portraits at the studio. So if you are interested in Bergen county studio photography – don’t hesitate and reach out!
Every year since I first opened my photography studio in Ridgewood (so for the last 10 years) I take my kids to the studio around their birthdays for their birthday photo shoot. When they were little there was A LOT of bribing involved but the older they got, the more they started to appreciate these sessions. For the last few years they actually enjoy going to the studio and having their portraits taken. And I absolutely love having these milestones recorded – my babies are not babies any more!:(
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