New Products

Every once in a while, our awesome lab comes up with some new products. This time, we came up with it on our own. Almost. A friend and fellow photographer was making these necklaces for some friends of hers. At the time, we were getting ready for a bridal show, and looking for something to help us stand out and be different from the rest of the photographers there.

We went to visit our friends down at Central Park Flowers in Olyphant, told them of our idea, and let them take it from there. The tree was perfect for what we needed! And it worked! the brides were all stopping to look at the tree. They were all asking how much the necklaces are and how do they get them.

After we got home, I didn't give it much thought. It sat in the studio on a display table. Then, moms started asking for them. We decided to add them to our product line.

There are a few different sizes to choose from. Prices on these range from $20-$40, and can be easily made as magnets as well. We are also adding the bamboo necklaces into the collection. For the month of August, we are giving away 1 free necklace with each paid session's order.

Give us some feedback. Let us know what you think of these necklaces!

Baby A

It seems that our cake smash sessions were popular two weeks ago. We had 3 in 2 days! We do love the cake smashes. We never know how a baby is going to react to them. Some dive right into the cake. Some want nothing to do with it. This little guy fell into the last category. Mom said she had trained him to be a neat freak. He was not happy that he was messy. But, we loved it!

Kelsey Rocks the Frock (and the water)

Kelsey was our first volunteer when we put out the casting call for some models to do some water shoots. We waited until later in the afternoon to get some really nice lighting, then headed out in the back field. Once we finished here, we headed over to Ed's house to go play in the creek.

The water wasn't as cold as I thought it would be. As we were shooting I could see the fish and the crayfish moving by.

I think Kelsey totally rocked these photos! If you're looking for something different for your senior photos this year, think about doing a water shoot!

Lititz Summer Showcase

We spent the weekend in Lititz at the Summer Showcase. We had temperatures of over 95degrees and humidity over 75%. The girls did an awesome job, and came away with second place in their bracket.

Just as we got in the car to leave, a storm came rolling in with lots of lightning and wind. We were under a tornado warning. Hopefully all the kids, parents and staff got off the fields before it got too bad.

This was taken from the tournament's website today...

"Thank you from the Lititz Summer Showcase We try to provide a memorable showcase every year. This is one they will be talking about for years to come. Sunday’s sudden violent winds and lightning brought an abrupt end to an otherwise great tournament. Trees were toppled all over the Lititz area downing power lines and causing tremendous amounts of damage. Tents were mangled and blown away. In one incident at Hummer Fields, port-a-potties were blown out onto the road where one was struck by a van and had its contents deposited on an adjacent property. On the day after, utility companies and municipal crews are still swarming the area to restore services and clean up damage and debris. And everybody has a vivid memory of where they were when the big storm of 2010 hit. Prior to all that, we had another great year of high-level competition, beautiful fields with more teams than ever and more college coaches than ever."

The Hummer fields is where our team was playing. Looks like we got out of there just in time!

Once again girls, you did an awesome job and really made us proud!

Miss K

We love to do cake smashes! We had three last week. This little girl is the happiest, cutest baby! She was such a doll! She's got the biggest, darkest, eyes. And so many smiles! We can't wait to have her back!

M&M kids

This family has been coming to us since we first opened. In the summer, they come and we capture the kids as they play. It's really cool that we get to watch these kids grow up. Each time they come, I can see them getting older. Miss M totally loves the camera, and it loves her! By the time she gets here for her senior photos, she's going to be a top model. She's got her poses down!

Here are some of our favorites from the shoot.

Traveling Camera Project

Back in January, our friend and fellow photographer, Dave, found 2 expired disposable cameras. He decided to pass them around to different volunteers, one from each state. So, we volunteered for Pa.

Not too many people have ever heard of Scranton until the show The Office hit the air. Back in the day, Scranton was a big coal mine city. The nation's first successful, continuously-operating electrified streetcar (trolley) system was established in the city in 1886, giving it the nickname "The Electric City". After World War 2, coal was losing preference to oil and natural gas, as the chosen energy source. Due to this, coal mines closed, and the population of Scranton began to diminsh. In the 80s the city started to make a revival. A lot of the older buildings were restored, a new mall was built. A minor league baseball stadium was built. People started taking an interest in the city, and a pride in where they live.

Now, as you know, I do not live in Scranton. But I do live about 10 miles away in the country. But, our mission was to shoot local color. Or something that represents the state's nickname. Our nickname is the Keystone State. What is a keystone? Something that holds everything together, or something which surrounding things depend on for support. So, I guess Scranton is the keystone of the northeast of Pa.

Next question was, what do I shoot? I opted for the Scranton Times building in Scranton. No matter which side of Scranton you come in, you see the tower on this building. The tower was added to the building in 1950, when they added a radio station to the top floor. It was first decorated for Christmas in 1960. At Christmas time, it's lit up, and I belive it was said that it was the tallest "Christmas Tree" east of the Mississippi.

When I was little, I remember being driven around Scranton to see the lights on the houses. This building was always on the tour.

If you'd like to read more on the traveling camera project, Dave's blog can be found here. http://travellingcameras.blogspot.com/

Mel is Rockin the Frock!

A couple weeks ago, we put out a casting call for someone to do a rock the frock shoot. Mel had done one for us in the past, and had such a good time, she looked for dresses to use for these shoots. She found two that looked like wedding dresses, so we grabbed those and went to work.

We had the fabulous Monica Scaduto come over to do make up. We showed her our crazy idea for make-up, and she ran with it. Monica has worked with us before and is super! She really puts the girls at ease.

After getting Mel ready, we drove to our location. This is a spot Ed used to go to in his younger days. A long long time ago. haha. Mel was great. So many expressions. She wasn't afraid to do anything we asked her to do, and we ended up getting some really awesome shots!