Jackie - Moscow / Scranton Maternity Photographer

We don't get to shoot maternity photos very often, so we put out a casting call through facebook to get some models. Jackie was the first to make an appointment. We had just finished painting some new backgrounds the night before, and got this one hung up just seconds before she got here.

Jackie brought her hubby with her. He was a great sport about it all and even got in some of the shots. They both did an awesome job!

Baby J's Cake Smash - Moscow / Scranton Children's Photographer

Baby J's mom said she wanted to do a cake smash to celebrate his first birthday. She warned us that he would be messy. He was the messiest baby by far! He was crawling through the icing, smearing it all over the floor. When he tried to stand up, he was slipping all over the place. Ed would try to grab him, and Ed would slide. The whole scene was too funny.

Dance Recitals

Last month we were at the North Pocono Middle School for Arabesque Dancing Academy's Christmas Show. This was their first Christmas show. I love shooting these! Amy has the best group of girls at her studio. The kids are so stinkin cute!

I know how much work the kids all put into it and how nervous they are as they wait their turn to get on stage. These are a few of my favorite shots.

New to the family

Last week we drove down to Virginia, just outside of DC to take some photographs of Sophia, a daughter of my friends Pietra and Vanjela. Pietra's grandmother and my grandmother met back in the 60s when they both bought vacation property at Lake Wallenpaupack. Her mother and my father grew up together and then Pietra and her brother and my sisters and I grew up together.

Needless to say, I was thrilled to go see her baby. I dragged Ed along for the ride. She was having a little bit of a belly ache, but we worked in between cries. Here are some of my favorites.