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I am so grateful for my Ridgewood photo studio during winter months – it is absolutely perfect for newborn and kids sessions especially when it is cold and grey out. But my first love is on location family photography and by April, after spending months photographing at the studio in the winter I am so excited to be heading outdoors for family sessions. This session was my first outdoor session of the year and it was glorious! The trees were starting to bloom, daffodils were out and there was no snow in sight!
I’ve photograph these guys for a few years now and I love seeing them year after year. Ms. K. was a bit shy at our first session, then less shy a year later and this year all the shyness was gone – she was holding my hand, ‘helping me’ make her brother laugh, and singing her heart out! And her brother slowly transformed from an adorable toddler to an equally adorable little boy who was entertaining me with a very interesting rendition of Feliz Navidad – crinkly nose and all:)
It is time for one of my favorite business traditions – Live Love Laugh Photo’s annual “Best of the Year” Contest! I’ve been holding this contest for EIGHT years; I love being able to give back to my clients through this contest, and each year they tell me how much they appreciate me conducting it!
I took thousands pictures last year and had to enlist my trusty friends in the photography business 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 (scroll all the way down to the end of the post, past images) and ‘like’ your favorite image in the ‘Best of 2016′ album on Facebook and on Instagram. The winner (an image with the most combined votes) will receive a 16×24 gallery wrapped canvas (valued at $500) of the winning image.
2) The Runner up will receive a $250 gift certificate to be used towards a Simplicity or a Signature session in 2017.
3) TWO random voters will receive a FREE kids winter studio mini session valued at $300! It can be YOU! See below on how to enter in a drawing for a mini session.
HOW TO WIN A STUDIO MINI SESSION:
There are THREE ways to win a mini session. In order to increase your chances of winning you should do all 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 2016‘ 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.
- Follow Live Love Laugh Photos on Instagram.
I will randomly select two lucky voters from across all three platforms and these guys will receive 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 2017, NOW is a great time to book. Keep in mind you can hold your session anytime in 2017.
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 2016! Check out the finalists, cast your vote (using radio buttons below all images, FB and Instagram) and leave a comment below for the free session drawing.
Image 1: A Hug for Mommy
Image 2: Beautiful Smile Image 3: Double Trouble Double Joy
Image 4: Duckies
Image 5: Fall Family Portrait
Image 6: Good Times
Image 7: Movie Star
Image 8: Boys and Their Dog
Image 9: Family Portrait
Image 10: Tickles With Mommy
Image 11: All Grown Up
Image 12: What Are YOU Reading?
Image 13: Being Silly
Image 14: He Is SO Loved!
Image 15: Stella
Image 16: Through The Leaves
Image 17: At The Farm
Image 18: Have A Cookie
Image 19: Mr Blue Eyes
Image 20: Hug
Image 21: Chatting With Daddy
Image 22: Santa Baby
Image 23: Hollywood Glamour
Image 24: Wishing Upon A Star
Image 25: I Love You THIS Much!
Image 26: Summer Fun
Image 27: Best Dressed
Image 28: Growing Up
Image 29: Sisters
Image 30: Pretty In Pink
Loved loved loved seeing these handsome guys at my Ridgewood photo studio when they came in a few days ago for their holiday mini sessions! I have not seen them since their NYC family photo shoot last October and I was amazed by how much they grew and changed – especially little brother D. They came in wearing their Christmas Star Wars PJs – how cool are those?!!
Milk and cookies were a huge hit – big brother was so excited about my holiday setup – he could not believe that they were actually for eating and drinking! And the look on the little brother’s face when he was given a plate of cookies was really priceless! I cannot wait to see and photograph them again when they do a family session next year!
Love Love Laugh Photos is a boutique Bergen County photography studio located in Ridgewood NJ. Our photography studio is a perfect place to get holiday pictures of your kids (big and small) for Christmas cards. In business since 2008 Lena Antaramian, the owner and photographer of Live Love Laugh Photos, has been photographing children and families all over Bergen County.
“What are little boys made of?
What are little boys made of?
Snips and snails
And puppy-dogs’ tails
That’s what little boys are made of.”
This nursery rhyme is very appropriate for this Ridgewood family photo session I had a few weeks ago. What do you get when you combine 8.5 twin boys and a 6 month old puppy who is bursting with energy? You get a lot of running, jumping, general goofing around, silly jokes and funny faces. But you also get some soulful conversations, thoughtful looks and long eye lashes. And I loved that 1) I was able to get natural smiles from both boys despite the fact that the Mom told me that she was not sure if that was at all possible 2) the boys ended up having lots of fun and 3) the Mom loved all images and kept saying how amazed she was at the outcome!
Lena Antaramian is a Bergen County family photographer with a natural light photography studio located in Ridgewood Northern New Jersey. If you are looking for an outdoor family photo session and a studio holiday or Christmas session for your kids in Bergen county reach out to us.
I’ve been photographing G. and her family for over four years and between family sessions (we’ve done them in their home, downtown Ridgewood, in a park in Wyckoff – just to name a few), studio Christmas sessions and First Communions photo sessions I lost count of how many photoshoots we had together. What I do know though is that every single session with these guys is so fun and I literally look forward to seeing and photographing them. I love seeing being able to watch G. grow and document it along the way. When she was younger she told me that I was ‘a very good picture-taker’. That, completed with the fact that she LOVES her photoshoots makes for successful photo sessions:)
This family does a family photo session every year but G. is the one who asks her parents to schedule Ridgewood photo studio shoots just for her in between – Christmas and First Communion ones:) She loves the camera and the camera (and I!) love her!
I started this photoshoot with hanging out with G. in her bedroom (she has the coolest room!) – she was telling me about her favorite toys, lego sets (I was REALLY impressed with the start wars one!) and books. Then it was onto a very passionate game of Monopoly, which, I was told, took over TWO days to complete:) Afterwards we hung out in the backyard for some cuddly images with her Mom and Dad and Grandma as well as some action shots on her swing set. And once that was done we headed over to a park in Wyckoff for some leaf-throwing fun!:)
I love how these images – I think they capture this amazing girl perfectly. And I love that this family chooses to decorate their home with their family photos – I love seeing my work being enjoyed by my customers day after day after day!
Lena Antaramian of Live Love Laugh Photos is an award-winning photography with a natural light studio located in Ridgewood, Bergen County. She is known for lifestyle family and children photography and works with clients from Ridgewood, Wyckoff, Allendale, Cresskill, Saddle River and other towns within Bergen County, Northern New Jersey and other towns in NYC Metro area. If you are looking for natural children or family photos done at your home, on location or at her photography studio please reach out to Lena at lena@livelovelaughphotos.com