Senior Portraits – Heidi’s Way!
I met Heidi at a Lacrosse game at Minisink Valley High School. She was helping Sharon (the sports trainer) with her daunting tasks of running from game to game.
Heidi is very fun and I had the pleasure to work with her and her Mother. I packed up the mobile studio and headed over to her mom’s house in Westtown, NY. I set up in her basement and the three of us got some ideas together. I originally went over there to take just the standard yearbook photo but Heidi has a bright and bubbly personality so her session didn’t stop there. We grabbed a bunch of great shots! Enjoy!
Kaitlin and Jeffrey’s Engagement Session
Kaitlin and Jeffrey came to us as a referral from many of the weddings we’ve photographed in Sullivan County NY (Barryville, Eldred & Yulan). They have either attended or have been a part of these other events!
When it came time for their engagement session, the biggest challenge for us was to get Kaitlin and Jeffrey to be comfortable in front of the camera since neither likes their photo taken. This is a great time for the couple to see how we work and it gives us the opportunity to find their comfort level before the big day.
After feet of snow had fallen just a week prior, we had a perfect day for their session – while it was a little cold, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. Starting things off, we stepped outside into their backyard for a couple “warm-up” shots of them in a setting they were familiar with.
Once we knew that they were comfortable with the cameras, we headed down the street to the Yulan Baseball Park for some cool and fun shots of them in the snow. We even suggested a snow ball fight – which they loved! Since Jeffrey is the Assistant Fire Chief for the Yulan Fire Department, this was a great location – especially with a nice big sign in the background!
Keeping that thought in mind, we headed down to the firehouse to get a little grungy. We decided to have Jeffrey dress up in his fire suit and we used the two trucks as the perfect backdrop for Kaitlin’s “hero”!
Before closing out the session, we stopped by BVH, a local bar that the two spend a lot of time at – Kaitlin works there and Jeffrey spends time visiting her. Closed to the public for another few hours, it gave us the chance to hang back and create some intimate portraits of the two of them just being themselves.
We are really looking forward to their wedding at the newly renovated Villa Roma in New York!
Senior Portraits – Brittany's Way!
Brittany contacted us as a referral from her classmate Ashley. You may remember Ashley as she is one of our Senior Models for Minisink Valley High School.
Brittany and I had a blast. We started out at her house in Slate Hill on her back patio. It took a little warming up but Brittany was a natural. She is very photogenic and we took a ton of photos in many surrounding areas. We rode around her parent’s property in a golf cart to different locations including the pond behind her house that had some beautiful stonework. We also noticed a lot of other areas including the wooded area next to the pond where I fell into a hole while trying to show her a certain area that would look awesome for photographs.
Before it got too dark, we went next door to an old, grungy church building where we created some fun shots with the old door and the paint-peeling walls.
To end the session, we headed inside for a mini studio session to finish off with the traditional drape pose and some photos with her sisters. We shared a lot of laughs. Enjoy the photos.
Senior Portrait's – Ashley's Way
Ashley is one of our Class of 2010 Senior Models for Minisink Valley High School. When I had her consultation, they explained how dissatisfied they were with the quality of the portraits provided by the school and they were looking to have photos that really captured who Ashley was as an individual.
On Sunday, I was a little leery of the weather we were supposed to have but I packed up the studio and headed up to their home in Middletown. Ashley has a unique style and as I was really excited to work with her to get the portraits that she dreamed of.
Her one request was that we had to create a portrait with her and her favorite car – the old style Volkswagen Beetle. We really had a great time with this and got some really great shots. We then went back to her parents house and scouted other locations like the great flower gardens, an old swing set and various other places around. It was an awesome session! We had a blast!
Kind Words From Adam And Susan
Adam and Susan were such a fun couple to work with. Having planned their entire wedding from Tennessee, we didn’t get many chances to hang out with them besides our initial meetings and the engagement session. However, when it came to photographing their wedding day, it felt like we had known them for years – which made everything so much more fun!
Recently, we received a testimonial from them, recounting their experience with us …
Planning a wedding from Tennessee to New York is not an easy task, and trying to find a photographer who can meet with you on your few trips home was a challenge. However, Loretta and Chris made themselves available to our schedule, had great ideas, were low key during the ceremony and came through with glorious photos. So many great ones that it is extremely hard to choose our favorites. We appreciate all they did for us and would highly recommend them to anyone looking for an amazing wedding photographer!
