Jennifer and Tony have got to be one of the most fun couples I’ve photographed on an elopement. She completely tickled me by busing out her funky glasses! (I hunted down a similar pair, and found these on sale at OC Shades for $12. For that price, go ahead and get two colors.)

Mid-way through this shoot, Stella got hungry. Linda moved to go to the other room, but I stopped her.

“Stay here and let me take photos,” I said. “Just for you. You’ll want to remember this.” Linda was hesitant, but her husband was supportive and encouraging (great guy!) and so she stayed in the living room and let me snap away while Stella ate. The last photo above is Stella right after – babies are so hilarious with how much they loooove milk! That is one really happy little face.

I won’t show those shots here, because they’re personal, but I keep going back to peek at them; they make me tear up and catch my breath every time. I encourage every new mom have photos taken while breastfeeding. They’ll be cherished memories for years to come, even if you only keep them to yourself.

We women are amazing.

Some of the latest folks to come through my studio and take advantage of my increasingly popular 20-minute “blogger headshot” package. (If you show up as a husband-and-wife duo because you both happen to need headshots at the same time, I am totally going to make you snuggle in and take a few shots together, too.)

We got together just after Ellis turned 1 for a fun shoot both at home and in the park. Ellis has the best hair, right? I loved photographing him reading with Dad!

Listen, I’m aware that the rings-on-hands-with-boquet photo is totally an 80′s throw-back, but I really like it, and I’m going to keep taking it.

LOVED these two and their fun families. Everyone was giddy and joyful on this cold morning. It was a lovely coincidence that Ana’s every day coat is a bridal cream color, so we left it on for outside photos since she was so chilled without it. Her sister drew the line at leg warmers, though.

“Aw, hey guys. Just chillin’.”

C. and J. hired me to do a maternity shoot with them back in July 2011, and I got to visit them again for a new baby shoot. They made an excellent baby.

p.s. They framed this print from our last shoot and hung it in the nursery. It made me happy.

This tiny girl has dreamy, old soul eyes and two new parents that are so visibly in love with their new daughter. We took photos in their apartment on a day when it was a bit too cold and rainy to go outdoors. The gray clouds outside lent themselves well to a giving this whole shoot a cozy light.

Her face here has to be what Bacharach and David were thinking of when they composed “The Look of Love”. This photo makes me happy every time I look at it.

These two ladies were so sweet, and I was happy to be there to see them married and serve as their witness. Having done this a few times, I snuck them into the chapel where they were getting married before we were specifically told to go in, and this gave them a few moments to stand there at the podium and grin at each other, which is when we all started getting teary-eyed.

It was just dust, I swear.

This doctor joked this might not be my most exciting project of the week, but honestly, I love faces. They’re so interesting to me, and probably why I work mostly in photography of people. Lighting subjects “just so” and getting back a crisp, clean image is so gratifying. I’m starting to sound a bit nerdy, hey?

This is among the first handful of head shots taken in my new studio in Park Slope. It’s a cozy, relaxed environment, and you should come have your photo taken here, too.

Julie and Sarah wanted to give their folks photos of themselves, so we took to Central Park where these two sisters and I had a fun time running around taking awesome photos (including some wonderfully silly ones!)