Fort Lauderdale Beach Concert

Last month I took a trip to Miami and went to a great outdoor concert on the beach. Here are a few pictures that I got of the Barenaked Ladies and O.A.R.

I had a great time outside on the beach with both these bands who are amazing live. More photos to come of the rest of the trip but these lighting images are so much fun I had to share.

Enjoy!

Here is a great shot of Barenaked Ladies through the crowd. I loved the lighting.

I got right up front for O.A.R. and was able to get some great shots! They put on a fantastic live show.

This one is my favorite! Love the lighting and the smoke, great combination!

Christine and Mark's Wedding New Years Eve

I had the pleasure of assisting the fabulous Carla Ten Eyck in Greenwhich, CT. We had such a great time celebrating with them and ringing in the new year! Their wedding was absolutely wonderful and Christine looked so gorgeous!

The reception was at L’Escale and it was amazing. Everyone was so friendly and great to work with. I can’t say enough great things about them. Hopefully I’ll get to go back there again soon!

We also had a familiar face join us for the day, Tom Morlock from Vantage Point Films who is also a lot of fun to work with. Their band, The Rhythm Shop was UNREAL! They kept us dancing all night!

Now on to the photos!

Christine looked absolutely beautiful in her dress. I love the light on her from the window in this picture.

I grabbed this picture of their get away car, loved the Rolls Royce!

We stopped for a few minutes under these great trees to get some gorgeous shots of them after the ceremony. These are my favorite!

I loved their cake by Sweet Lisa’s Exquisite Cakes.

I had a great time ringing in the new year with Christine and Mark. Congratulations to the lovely bride and groom!

Lightin' It Up

I spent the afternoon and evening yesterday at Carla TenEyck’s Studio for her lighting workshop. It was a lot of fun despite the bone chilling cold weather. I couldn’t feel my fingers after shooting or my toes! Our models Sara and Zac were just great and easy to work with. We started outside in the late afternoon and I got this shot with just natural light.

Then we threw in a flash for a little back lighting with some daylight.

It was almost dark when I got this shot. Another back light with a video light.

We went inside for a little warm up before heading outside when I got this great shot of Zac. I love this picture, its so relaxed and laid back. Just what I was going for!

We finished off the shoot outside with Sara throwing FIRE!! It was the highlight of the day. It was amazing to watch and to shoot.

I had a great time and learned a lot. Thanks Carla!

Remembering an afternoon at Elizabeth Park

Since its so cold out I was reminded of the great time I had at Elizabeth Park with an amazing family. What a fabulous day we had and it didn’t rain. Surprising considering all the rain we got this past summer. There are so many great places at Elizabeth Park to photograph. I was surprised to find great shade and wonderful color all over the park and I didn’t have to go to the gazebo! :)

Here are some of my favorites from that day.

What great light in this photo!

My iphone ad, so cute!

I can’t wait for it to warm up outside and photograph at Elizabeth Park again soon. Stay warm everyone!

Italy Inspired Christmas Eve Dinner in CT

For Christmas Eve Dinner this year I was very inspired by the traditional Italian dinner of the “Feast of the Seven Fishes.” Although I am not Italian, I love Italy and thought it would be fun to do a take on the tradition. We didn’t do seven courses of fish but we came close with a five course meal that was fantastic. As much as I love photographing people I also love photographing food. Here is our dinner so you can see how it came out.

To get started here is a picture of one of my favorite ornaments on our tree.

The table all set. Menu included!

For the first course: Antipasto Platter

Second course: My personal favorite Shrimp Cocktail

Third Course: Pan-Seared Scallops with Wilted Spinach and Orange Salad

Fourth Course: Flounder Stuffed with Crab. Notice the bag of frozen peas on the bottom left side of the picture. I burnt my thumb while taking a tray out of the oven.

Dessert: Home made Tiramisu

If this wasn’t enough food to make us sick we also made our traditional Sticky Buns for Christmas morning breakfast. It wouldn’t be Christmas without them. Notice the band aid on my thumb from burning myself.

My husband wrapped our chocolate lab Bailey up in ribbon from Crate and Barrel. She is one of the best presents we’ve ever gotten. I couldn’t help but put this image in for you all to see.

I hope you all had a great holiday with friends and family. Merry Christmas!

Baby's First Christmas

Recently I photographed a newborn session with the cutest little guy named Calvin. Although he cried for most of the session I was still able to get a few good shots. Later on we did a two for one with a birth announcement and Christmas card. I thought they came out great!

This was the winner!

This one was my favorite! Look how precious.

Thanks McNamar Family for welcoming me to your home to meet Calvin. I had such a great time.