If you live around the Jay Street, Metro Tech area, you might be thinking that Fort Greene Park is really your only option for family photo shoots. But you would be wrong. Indeed, there is a great little spot for family portraits right around the corner. In today’s blog post, I’ll be sharing photos from […]
Brooklyn Bridge Park Family Portrait Tips for Young Children
Brooklyn Bridge Park is a great place to have a family portrait session, no matter the age of your brood. But where do you go for the best photos with little ones? In today’s blog post, I’ll tell you my best Brooklyn Bridge Park family portrait tips for young children so you know where to […]
Narrows Botanical Garden Family Portrait
Bay Ridge has plenty of lovely parks that are perfect for a family portrait. But the loveliest of these, by far, is the Narrows Botanical Garden along Shore Road. In case you haven’t made the trek down to the tip of Brooklyn, I have photos from Mary and Chris’s Narrows Botanical Garden family portrait session […]
How to Solve Family Portrait Challenges
Not everyone likes to have their photo taken. Children in particular may not understand the importance the annual holiday card. So in today’s blog post, I will tell you how to solve family portrait challenges. You’ll learn how to prepare your children, the right mindset to have when scheduling a session, and most importantly, gain […]
Cold Weather Portrait Tips
Happy Groundhog Day, everyone! In celebration of the holiday, I am revisiting a very practical subject: how to look warm in front of the camera when it’s cold outside. I had the pleasure of photographing Ambioris and his family at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This family knows how to put on a fashionable front, despite a […]
Holiday Family Portrait Ideas
I wrote an article a few years ago full of holiday family portrait location suggestions. A lot of the advice still applies, but with the pandemic raging, sadly some of the options are not available. Instead in today’s blog post I have a new list of more intimate holiday family portrait ideas to help you […]
A Gowanus Family Portrait
I have a short and sweet blog this week sharing photos of Anna’s Gowanus family portrait session. While I am not normally a fan of starting a family portrait at a playground, the Gowanus neighborhood in Brooklyn does not have a lot of photogenic locations in the traditional sense. Despite this aesthetic challenge, Anna’s session […]
The Schwartz’s Prospect Park Family Photos
We had some dismal weather yesterday, but there was a definite bright spot — the Schwartz’s family portrait session. Daughter Robin had organized this family portrait to celebrate her mother’s birthday, and we were not going to let a little rain get in our way. So put your galoshes on and enjoy this set of […]
Mia’s Fort Greene Park Family Portrait
Hi everyone! I hope you are enjoying this beautiful weekend. I wanted to share with you photos from a lovely Fort Greene Park family portrait I photographed yesterday. I was honored to photograph the wedding of Sarah and Jomy two years ago (see the photos here), and I am so pleased to ‘complete the circle,’ […]
Nancy & Ralfi’s Prospect Park Family Portrait
For every wedding photographer, having a client come back to you for their first family portrait is always an exciting, and emotional experience. It’s as if the circle is now complete. This recently happened to me with one of my first wedding clients, Nancy and Ralfi. In today’s blog post I am so happy to […]