Love and New Life

I had the opportunity yesterday to do a shoot with Stacey, Chris, and their adorable six-week-old son, Josiah. It was a very overcast day at the beach, but we got some great shots anyway! Here's a preview...

(I'm not sure why my photos have been uploading to Blogger at such a low quality- in reality they are much clearer than this.)


New families are probably one of my favorite subjects ever- there is so much love and joy, and newborn babes are so sweet! I had a lot of fun working with this precious family.

A Morning at the Green Market

I love farmer's markets. The smells, the interesting people, the fresh foods, and live music. My sister came with Seth and I to the one in Delray Beach today. We left with a loaf of grainy bread, a sunflower, a Sicilian eggplant, some homemade granola and plenty of pictures!

The band consisted of an electric guitar, a flute and this base, and they sounded great!

Seth with his Auntie Eva

Bird made from Palm leaves

Beautiful orchids

I want this shirt- next time I go I'll have enough money with me :)

I cannot stress enough how huge these zucchinis were!

Local produce

Tired boy

Fresh bread, mmmm...

Photo of the Day: Teething

(I promise that all of my photos of the day will not be of my son. Though I can't guarantee that a fair percentage of them won't- after all I spend more time with him than anyone else these days, and he is the most adorable subject there could possibly be, right?)

Teething is a huge part of our lives right now. He will bite on anything to relieve the pain, including my fingers, and our dining chairs.

Searching for Balance

I shot a bar mitzvah a couple of weeks ago. It looks like I'll be posting about 70 photos to the client's web gallery- I'm hoping to be ready to do that early next week. The lighting situation was a challenge-- a small dimly lit room with a mirror on one wall, which happened to be the wall in front of which the ceremony took place!-- but I think that overall the photos came out good. I hope that they'll be happy with them.

It is such a challenge trying to find time to edit while taking care of a 9 month old. He doesn't want to share me! I tend to get frustrated and feel like I am not getting enough done, but I am trying to keep a positive attitude and make the most of the time I do have- when he's napping or after he goes to bed at night. I want to have a good turnaround time for my clients- I know what it's like to wait eagerly to see your pictures! But I also need downtime, and more sleep, and those are the things that seem to be taking a hit these days. Alas, I'll take less sleep over no jobs any day!

Photo of the Day: Kitchen Play

Because a wooden spoon and metal pot truly make the best toys!

The Purpose of This Blog

I am a stay-at-home mom to a wonderful happy nine-month-old baby boy, and I am a portrait photographer. I love photography and I hope to make it a lifelong fulfilling career. I am just getting my business started, and I am still quite inexperienced (sometimes quite overwhelmingly so actually). But everyone has to start somewhere, so here I am starting. I am doing what I love, and I am so thankful that what I love also allows me to be with my son all day.

I have a goal now to take more photos, even when I have no paid jobs. On a daily basis, I need to use my camera more and experiment with it, try new things. I know it is the only way I will grow as an artist.

So to start off, photo of the day #1:

Clematis Street, Downtown West Palm Beach, FL

I shot this on a walk downtown with my family. I know it isn't super amazing- actually the focus is a little off. But I liked the sign and thought it would make an interesting shot.