All smiles | Lehigh Valley baby photographer

This little 4-month-old is pretty pleased with the fact that she just figured out how to sit all by herself. She is such a good-natured little girl, and I'm loving watching her grow!

Sleepy little boy | Philadelphia newborn photographer

I'm a little behind on posting, but I just couldn't wait to share some photos from this past week.

This little guy was very sleepy, he just didn't want to admit it. He started off pretty bright-eyed, but after some coaxing by his father, he realized sleep was the way to go, and I'm so thankful! I loved their blue wall and I'm so glad we were able to put them to good use.

I usually prefer to photograph newborns on darker colored blankets, but we just had to show off his great hair!

Belated Halloween | Lehigh Valley Children's Photographer

I spent this gift of a gorgeous weekend the best way I know how— taking pictures of gorgeous kids. After getting into the Christmas spirit with Mr. Blue Eyes from the previous post, I headed up to Allentown to explore the great outdoors with my nephew. He was a little unsure at first, but we managed to sneak some smiles out of him.

What a little prodigy...taking his first steps at 9 mos. old.

Superbaby! I missed the Halloween party, so Alex graciously donned his costume again to show off his super powers.

Being a superhero is serious business.

Santa's on his way...

Just a quick post before I head out the door for another shoot...Try not to let this little guy steal your heart!

Philadelphia Portrait Photography | 2009 Holiday Cards

It may seem like I'm jumping the gun a bit, but in fact it's the most wonderful time of the year — for holiday card portraits. How many times in the past week have you heard, "I love this time of year!" The temperature is perfect, the leaves are starting to change colors, the Phillies are headed to the playoffs and best of all, the world just seems to glow around 5 or 6 o'clock as the sun starts setting.

All this means it's the best time to round up the kids and give me a call! There are limited spots available to take advantage of the holiday portrait package, which includes a portrait session, an 8x10, two 5x7s and 50 custom-designed holiday cards for $275.

To help kick off the season I teamed up with designer Tara Askin to offer you some wonderful new holiday card options. Check out these samples:

I have no self control...

Saturday we took Alex out to Cedar Beach in Allentown for his six month photos. We got the perfect glowy light, and even though it was pretty toasty outside, Alex stayed in good spirits for most of the shoot. Just when we thought he was about done, his daddy showed up and he just couldn't stop smiling and jabbering away. He's just so freaking adorable that even at the risk of boring you I just couldn't narrow down these photos any more.

What's better than a bucket hat on a baby?

Ok, a monkey might be cuter.

These next few are special requests from Alex's dad...

His beautiful mom...I guess it's easy to see why he's so good looking.

Beautiful glowy light...it was so worth chancing the cranky baby.

This is when Daddy arrived at the shoot...notice the huge smile.

We decided to end the shoot by popping him in the water. We weren't sure how he'd react, but I'm so glad we went for it because these are my favorite shots. He looks like a little Buddha...

The blue, the green, the adorable kid, I just couldn't resist. I told you, no self control.

Nephews Part III

And of course, there are the obligatory Alex photos. He was not so happy about sharing the spotlight in this shoot, so I have a lot of shots like this:

But I was able to get at least one where the boys were looking in the same direction.


I couldn't pass up this awesome sunset. Luckily Alex's mother was happy to oblige :)