Wow! Was THIS fun!!??!?

I've been branching out and doing some "senior pictures." Who better to model for me than my own family members! Meet A and L. They were so much fun to work with and amazing, too. I can't believe how much they've grown! They're not the little kids that I have locked up in my memory! They're adults (well, almost!!!!).

A is graduating this year from high school and shocked me with how well he played guitar. Plus, he's incredibly handsome and had me rolling on the ground laughing! Are all seniors like this? L is only going into her sophomore year in school, but looks like she's about 20! Someone told me that in these images, she looks like she could be a model for Abercrombie! What a compliment for both of us!!!

So enjoy two of my favorite people in the world! They're the best and I couldn't have asked for better models to practice on!

If you know anyone who's going to be a senior in the fall of '08 or of '09, I'm looking for models and reps. I'm putting together a great senior rep program. Let me know if you'd like some more details!

Thanks! Until next time...

A gorgeous Mommy-to-be

Meet T. She's a good friend of mine. I was so excited when I found out that she was expecting a new baby!!! Yesterday, I got to photograph her maternity session. Now, to know T, she is very pretty. And such a nice person, too.

To look at her now...OH MY GOODNESS!!! What a gorgeous pregnant lady she is! She was so easy to work with, even though she kept saying that she'd be my biggest pain in the you-know-what client. She wasn't at all. She was so excited and I was, too!

These are just too beautiful to not share...All of us should be this lucky to look this good at almost 8 months pregnant!!!

What a beautiful family!

Meet the C's - J, A and P. Their parent's won a session with me at a school silent auction. It's pretty funny, since my daughter and A are in the same class! Since I first met A, I've wanted to photograph her. She's a beautiful girl! Her long flowing hair reminds me of Rapunzel, but this Princess is not stuck in a tower! She's totally down to earth!

Big sister, J is drop dead gorgeous! Very sweet and brilliant, as well! She's off to college in the fall to a pretty prestigious school. Lots to be proud of in her house!

And then there's baby P. What a cutie pie! I was giving him little tickles and he was giving me the biggest belly laughs. You know the kind that make you laugh right along with him?!

This was one of my easiest photo sessions. They were so easy to work with and made my time shooting so much fun!

Thanks for a great couple hours, J, A and P! You guys were a blast!

Be on the look out for a very pretty new mommy-to-be! I'll be posting some sneak peaks of T probably tomorrow!

Until next time,

Ally

B's Bat Mitzvah

Once again, I'm so behind on my blogging, but I think I'm making up for it here. Check out this new video that I'm now offering to my higher end packages. This is a sample of one of them.

This is from B's Bat Mitzvah weekend. B is such an amazing little lady. She's seriously one of the most beautiful people, outwardly AND inside! She has so many friends and family members that are absolutely in love with her...And now she can add me to the list! I'd take this one as my own any day of the week! That's how wonderful she is.

B has such a tremendous personality and it totally shows in ALL of her images. I had a great time at this party and the images show it. What an incredible family to work with - the love that was in the room was so intoxicating...I could feel the love from everyone, from Great Grandma to itty bitty baby J and all of their fabulous friends and family.

A great time was had by all - ESPECIALLY ME! One of the major things that made me feel so good to be involved with this family was when L (the Bat Mitzvah mom) grabbed me, pulled me onto the dance floor, had someone else grab my camera and snap a picture of me, L and a mutual friend. L said "OH YAY! I'm so excited that I have a picture of my photographer at my party!" It doesn't get much better than that! Love the P-S family!!!

The kids of one of my oldest friends

Meet H, J & S. They are so cute, funny and nice! This was really the first time I really got to "play" with them and they were so good! J is a total ham - Talk about Mr. Personality! And he's so creative! He was so proud of his model Titanic that he'd just built. It was amazing. I loved hearing all about the poop deck and what goes on there...it's not what you think! :)

H is a little model. She did whatever I asked and just about every image that I have of her is amazing! She was one of the easiest little girls I've ever had the pleasure of photographing. So sweet.

Baby S is so soft and mushy! I wanted to squeeze him and love him up all day long. Full of smiles and so super sweet.

Enjoy this litttle sneak peak, everyone!

Until next time,

Ally

The S family!

Wow! What a great group of people! V won a photo session with me that she used to photograph her entire family when they were all together this past weekend. What a beautiful family! Complete with two adorable little girls, S and N. They're going to have a new cousin coming in the summer, too! How amazing it that???

These guys were a bunch of troopers, too. It was getting really warm out and the sun was shining right in our faces, but they kept laughing and smiling the whole time. I knew it was going to be a great shoot when Safta (Grandma) told me that she was going to wear her red plaid robe for the pictures! I told her great - We'll put her smack dab in the front!

I wish I had video of everyone singing songs and making faces when we were trying to get the babies attention - Too funny!

Enjoy the sneak peak! These guys were really fun! And super photogenic, too...makes my job much easier!

Until next time,

Ally

S's Bat Mitzvah sneak peak...As promised!

This weekend, I had the pleasure of photographing S's Bat Mitzvah. Isn't she beautiful!?!

On Thursday, we had the rehearsal where I got to meet the family, S's Dad and her adorable younger brother, E. We had the BEST time together! S and E are just downright hilarious and they are so super close! They genuinely love each other and it shows in every image that I have of the two of them together. It's just so sweet!

S has an unbelievable singing voice - I heard her for just a bit before I had to run out of the synagogue for a lighting seminar later on that night. She sounded so beautiful chanting her Torah portion. Just beautiful!

Saturday, brought us to the celebration. S had a bunch of people waiting to celebrate with her - including family all the way from Israel! This is one loved little lady here! She rocked out her party and everyone had a great time.

D, S's mom, was an absolute doll to work with. I know I've said it before, but it's worth repeating here again. I'll photograph Bat and Bar Mitzvah's all the time if they continue to go like this one!

I had a great time celebrating with S's family and I felt honored to have been selected to be the photographer for such a warm, loving and fabulous family!

Congratulations, S! I hope you enjoy the images!

Until next time,

Ally