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The Turn in the recording studio
It’s back to work (well, they never really stopped working) for my favorite band. They went back to General Studios to work on their new album and I went along to snap a few pictures of the process. Had a great time hanging out and watching (uh, listening really) the whole thing start to come together. It’s really so cool to see/hear. The new songs are all so amazing, I’m having a hard time choosing a favorite! Spent a lot of the evening with George (pictured above) who is the owner/engineer of General Studios and a great guy, as well as Brian’s brother Eric. We had some nice conversations while the guys did several takes to get it just right.
Brian and Pat brought in some studio musicians to help round out their songs. Both gentlemen are members of Cindy Lauper’s band and were on a brief break from touring the world. They were incredible musicians and really made the songs rock.
They are working SO very hard and sounding so very amazing. I can’t wait til they make it huge!
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the nev family & uncommonly cute shoes
I’m back and posting away so I can possibly (ha!) catch up (haha!!) with all the families I have to edit and get posted here on the blog.
Today, the nev family is first. These are my good friends (and Timmy’s BFF). We went down to the beach to take some pictures for this year’s portraits. Their oldest cannot be long without his spiderman costume so we had to incorporate it into some pictures. Mom is due with their third (I’m so excited!!) in the spring and we all can’t wait to see if it’s a boy again. Love three boys!
And I got the nicest compliment from Timmy’s BFF. He said during the shoot "i really like beth". Really buddy, the feeling is totally mutual! Especially cause if he ‘really likes’ me during a shoot, then it’s all good!
And now Uncommonly Cute… (not that the kids above aren’t uncommonly cute themselves. This just happens to be the name of a company I did a shoot for)
Recently met another mom with her own business with adorable kids tshirts and accessories. You can find her website here: www.uncommonlycute.com. Along with a family shoot (which is not quite done yet so it will be posted sometime soon) I did a product shoot for her with her new line of shoes. They are definitely uncommonly cute!
and a little gift bag action:
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blogging from my new phone! and from out east.
thought i went awol, right? that i took all your pictures and ran? i didnt and i will be back to regularly sceduled posting tommorrow. we are away for the weekend and really enjoying our time out on the east end. lots of pictures to show when we get back. enjoy the rest of your weekend too! oh, and igot the coolest new phone~ the lg dare. its like the iphone. and since i really dont have a computer out here to edit pix with im actually going to bed.now!
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the goo & tar families (+ some product shots too)
Ok, so I missed another blogging day. Sorry about that. Yesterday was nuts (what else is new) with two shoots during the day. My wonderful mother in law babysat while I shot and then took the boys to the movies. During which time I edited and took a shower. Exciting, I know. But last night I went up to Conneticut to have dinner with my college BFF, Robin (and her brother, and her brother’s girlfriend) and Joe and then we saw Brian of The Turn play at a bar in Stamford. It was a fun night and I am ridiculously exhausted, not to mention sick with a cold. Super. Tonight we are going to see Alison Moyet (lead singer of the group Yaz) at Westbury Music Fair. And then away to the ‘east house’ for part of the holiday weekend.
So, without further ado, making up for lost blogging time and posting the goo and tar families. The moms are the sisters who created and own their own business www.bcauseisaidso.com where they offer amazingly original and cute kids shirts. I’ve done lots of product work for them over the last year or so and also did photoshoots for both their families last year for holiday cards and some parties in between, so you will probably recognize them from the blog. I love my repeat clients and they are certainly no exception!
First the goo family. We shot over at Martin Viette Nursery in Muttontown where there happened to be a local TV crew filming for a pumpkin segment. The kids and mom & dad got interviewed so I had to snap a few of that. We all had a great time walking around and checking things out. They are seriously great boys.
Then the tar family arrived just in time to get some cousin shots (good for grandparents for the upcoming holidays!) and some product shots as well. Dontcha just love the new "back to school" shirts (kindergarten rock star and nursery school magna cum laude)?! Super cute.
We found some "christmasy trees" in the back of the nursery and settled in there with the tar boys looking for that elusive holiday shot. These boys are all about ACTION so getting that shot is always a challenge. But since they spent some time playing with my boys at the beach this summer and around me, they were a lot more comfortable which = better pictures. And really, how could you resist those faces??
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the duck race, the sax, and the tak kids
Whew, that’s a lot for one post, no? But I gotta get everything on here as quick as possible. And god knows I gotta post some of my own stuff on her occassionally or else the boys will freak that there’s nothing about them.
Took the boys last weekend to the duck race in town for a little fun. And fun we had. They loved the bouncy slidey things, we met a snake and some frogs (WARNING: that means there are snake and frog pix below), got a baloon, missed hearing the Turn play (bummer), Jack let me take some pix of him at long last, and ate a pickle on a stick (really, is there anyother way to eat a pickle??). Yum.
Patrick has taken up the saxophone for school band this year and is loving it so far. While Jack didn’t last long with the cello last year, Patrick is sure he’s going to play for the whole year and play in both the winter and spring concerts at school. I have to admit he looks pretty cool playing it. Hopefully it will sound as good as it looks. Eventually.
And now on to the Tak kids…
I photographed this family around this time last year when the baby was just born. I was shocked seeing him this time looking so big. Yes, I know that they grow up. Fast. But I was thinking he was still going to be an infant. Dosen’t he look like he should be on his farm in Ireland, herding the sheep??
The little girl is as cute and dainty as ever. There was significantly less chasing happening this year which is always nice for me. And the smiles came so easy. Sweet!
