The Early Birdie

Now that the nice, warm weather is upon us, it's really time to start planning summer portraits. I urge folks to book early every year, but this year it's particularly important.

The 2009 summer season is shaping up to be a busy one with weddings, family reunions and many evening sessions dotting my appointment book already! And with a limited number of sessions this summer, they're sure to book up fast! So if you've been planning to get the family together, have a teen who'll be a high school senior in the fall or have always wanted portraits of the kiddos on the beach, give me a call and let's get it scheduled.

Check out this photoshow of some of the many wonderful folks I had the honor of photographing last year... you might just get some ideas of your own!

Happy Anniversary

Happy 4oth wedding anniversary Mom & Dad!

Brickstore Museum

April 11, 2009
Preservation Station! - 10AM to 2PM

Does your portrait of great grandma need some TLC? Could your antique dining room chair use some reupholstering or re-caning? Is your basement full of vinyl records and reel-to-reel home movies that you'd love to save... if only you had something to play them on? Ever wonder how best to frame artwork with an eye toward preservation? Want to bring a faded photo back to life or keep a wedding dress for a future generation? Suspect that your sweltering attic isn't the best place to store all those scrapbooks but you don't know what else to do?

For one day only, the museum's galleries will be transformed into PRESERVATION STATION: an expo of area specialists with advice and services for preserving your treasures. Come with questions, leave with solutions. Your heirlooms are worth preserving--and just may end up in a museum someday! Admission is $5/person and includes access to all the experts, plus entry to the museum's current exhibitions.

Participants areAikman Design; Kevin Byron Photography; Great Works Painting Restoration; Melissa McDougald Conservation & Restoration of Upholstered Furniture; Museum Textile Services; The Old House Parts Company; The Photo Doctor; Red House Custom Picture Framing; Tune Town; Ann Van Deusen Chair Caning; Victorian Lighting Inc.; and Video Creations.

Military Ball

I had a wonderful time photographing BFF's Victoria and Kayla as they prepared for their NJROTC Military Ball. It was nice to see these hard working girls "let their hair down". I was tired from just this photo session... but the girls then went to dance the rainy night away!