Smiling is Not a Necessity. Photography Tips for Parents.

Look for moments that make you smile.

I was recently approached by Washington Family magazine to offer a few quick tips for parents who want to photograph their kids and I was glad to give my two cents.

Quick Tip #1

"My photo philosophy for taking great portraits is to be discreet and most importantly, patient!  Engage the child in an activity that will bring out their little personalities (reading a favorite book, coloring/painting, singing songs, sitting up, belly time, dancing, tickling, furniture surfing, taking a bath, picking flowers, etc..). Look for the moments that make you smile. These are amazing times of growth and change in your child's life.  It's so fun as a parent to witness the moments happen, it's even more precious to capture the moments for a lifetime." --Mary Gardella of Love Life Images

For more quick tips you can visit Washington Family Magazine.

Stay tuned for more tips soon.

Have fun!

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A Newborn Session with David Michael DeVito Jr.

Yay.  I'm so glad to be blogging again. It's been a little while. The little elves in our studio have been very busy placing orders for the Holidays. Can you beiieve it's Christmas so soon?

Meet David jr.!  Big, huge, lovely eyes like his beautiful mother, Kara.  Look how fabulous she looked during our pregancy session.

I went on location for their newborn session, which i love to do and highly recommend.  I love the aura of a home with a new life in it. There is definitely a warm-fuzzy feeling that surrounds you.  Is there such thing as calm chaos?  Because, that's what it feels like.  All is right in the world with new baby and, oh, gosh, no I don't have time to do mundane chores and I'm still trying to figure out how to unfold the stroller to put in the car and buckle baby in.  It's amazing, because in 2 months time, you'll be doing everything with one hand.

Thank you so much David & Kara for allowing me to document something so precious.  xoxoxoxoxo

I love the little smirk on his face.  Must be having a happy little dream.

I love toes!!!!

Just waking up to photographer.  Hello little person.

I love how little David is connecting with daddy.

Quiet moment with mom.

I LOVE this family photo with Max (the dog), who was making certain to protect baby from person with camera.

The two Davids.

Dreamy...

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Evan. Almost Walking!

Evan & his family are doing one of our Life Stages sessions.  This was Stage 5 of the 6 session package.  So, I've seen this little person grow since he was in the belly.  The change is amazing. This was Evan as a newborn. For this session Cassidy & I met at Cromwell Valley Park, a favorite place of mine, to let Evan see a few new sights and sounds and to see what happens.  He thoroughly enjoyed the leaves, the grass, the shadows, doing his little crab crawl and mommy!

Here are a few of my favorites.

I want that leaf!

Evan's crab crawl is so cute.  So innovative.

A little shadow chasing.

He's so close to walking!

Yummy light.

I just love his little tongue.  So cute.

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Camryn & Liam's Portrait Session at their House.

Norman & Tracey have beautiful children and I'm so grateful to have photographed them again for the third time.  The first time we did a session we had just moved into our current studio and it was frigid cold out and there was no heat.  We had so much fun!  This time around I went to them to document their family life at their gorgeous home.  It was a perfect day and the kids had a blast. By the end of the session they had turned into a princess & spiderman.  Darn, I wish I had had my costume.

I LOVE this image of Camryn.

A little quiet moment with Norman & Tracey.

Spiderman rocks.

Those eyes.  Watch out mom & dad.

I love this moment between Norman & Camryn.  She runs out to the corner everyday to see her daddy off to work.

A sweet moment between Liam & mom.

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Connor & Dillon. A Fall Portrait Session at the Baltimore Museum of Art.

I love this family and I love documenting Dillon & Connor.  Everytime I see them, it's like meeting them for the first time.  They change so much in such a short period of time.  It's a amazing. 

We held the session on a soggy morning at the Baltimore Museum of Art, which has beautiful grounds and the building is stunning.

Thanks Michele and Bob!

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