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Yaddo Garden Engagement Session - A Gem in Saratoga Springs
Tarryn, Jacob and I, walked into Yaddo Gardens from a shady dirt path into the light. The sun hit the grass on that hot Saturday...
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Jul 31, 20222 min read


Riverstone Manor Wedding, Schenectady NY - Peggy & Rick - Honoring the Loss of a Parent
I could barely keep it together behind the lens as Peggy asked her brother Sheldon to the dance floor. They embraced in a hug as they...
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Jul 3, 20223 min read


Kinderhook, NY Family Session - Carty Family
I met Sean at a Doug Villano Band gig at Rivers Casino in Schenectady, NY. I asked my family friend Ian, a member of the band and a groom...
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Jun 21, 20223 min read


Lake Minnewaska Engagement Session Experience - Jayleen and Connor
Lake Minnewaska Engagement session describes the scene when approaching the lake and it’s beautiful blue clear water. Falling in love!!
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Jun 9, 20224 min read


Rock Voices Performs Outdoors - Clifton Park NY - Photography
If you haven't attended already and you like rock music, it is a real treat to attend a Rock Voices concert event. You don't need the...
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May 1, 20221 min read


The Doug Villano Band plays Rivers Casino, Schenectady NY - Photography
It’s such an wonderful experience to watch a live band again! I had forgotten how much fun it was to dance until all your joints hurt the...
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Apr 25, 20221 min read


Meeting potential clients happens to be a lot like dating - Wedding Photography
I was speaking with one of my brides a few months ago and we were talking about past relationships. It feels like the subject comes up...
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Apr 20, 20222 min read


Wedding at the Croft - Downtown Phoenix, AZ
As a guest and partner to one of the wedding party groomsmen, I had the wonderful advantage and privilege to photograph our friend Sam’s...
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Mar 31, 20222 min read


Why do I need an engagement photo session? - Wedding Photography
This is a question most couples ask when trying to creatively shave potential cost off their wedding photography packages. Not only is...
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Mar 13, 20222 min read


Snowy Engagement Session - Thacher Park, NY
The six of us walked into the Visitor Center out of the cold windy snow covered landscape of Thacher Park, NY. It was the end of February...
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Mar 6, 20223 min read


Ballston Lake Home - Boxer Dog Portrait Session
When a prior coworker, Melinda, called me out of the blue I was so excited to hear from her. She and I had tried to plan a get together...
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Feb 25, 20222 min read


A Roller Coaster to Weight Loss and New Year Goals
I met Steve and Meagan through my husband. We formed a friendship and even attended their wedding in 2013 when my husband and I started...
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Jan 5, 20226 min read


Sweet December Family Session
I love this sweet family! In October of 2021, I photographed my best friend Kate with her husband Matt and son Lincoln for their family...
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Dec 26, 20211 min read


Can I talk to my sister?
I saw Alyssa and her two girls, Charlotte and Freya in the Fall of 2020 when I finally started advertising my business as professional...
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Dec 21, 20213 min read


A Lovely "Spooky" Beginning - Groom's First Look
The music began as the groom walked down the small green grass hill to the ceremony aisle draped with black cloth fabric and red ribbons....
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Dec 1, 20214 min read


What if Hanukkah doesn't come from a store. What if Hanukkah perhaps, means a little bit more
My friends, when I was young, would think that I received a lot of presents since my family had eight nights to celebrate our holiday...
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Nov 28, 20211 min read


A baby changes everything...
This was my first thought over 9 years ago when one of my best friends, Kate, announced she was having her first child. This was the...
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Nov 19, 20213 min read


Tradition in the Details - Afghani Wedding Reception
*For religious reasons and with respect to the couple, pictures of the Bride and Groom's faces were not permitted for this post and only...
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Sep 27, 20215 min read


Ding Ding, Let’s Hear Those Bells Ring
It’s been two weeks since the first wedding of the season. I can’t believe how the summer has flown by and it’s already Labor Day...
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Sep 3, 20212 min read


The Gift of Portrait
My husband and I have gotten to know Noelle and Justin and have become friends with them since our mutual friend's wedding. The four of...
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Aug 6, 20212 min read
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