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I’ve been shooting this family since little Max was 2 months old. He’ll be starting first grade this fall. Max and his big brother Nico were completely game when I wanted to explore this new parking garage just two blocks away from the studio. Parking garages make for the most delicious light.
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Meet Ella and Noah. Mom wanted to capture the last few days in their amazing condo on South Beach, before making the move to the suburbs. The light in the apartment and the view from the balcony were second to none. Not to mention how adorable the kiddos are!!! We really had a great time , and the cupcakes were delicious!
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I have been plugging along this summer with my personal project; One Shoot a Week. Artist and friend, Alissa Alfonso and I have collaborated on each shoot, at times being able to capture all 6 of our kids together. We’ll eventually get to share all of them. This particular shoot at Greynolds Park went something like this.
Me, “Hey Alissa, what are you up to today?” (I had two kids at home. She had all 3.)
Alissa, “Let’s get the kids out of the house and head to Greynolds Park.”
As a native Miami-an, I’m embarrassed to say I’d never been there. 15 minutes later I got to her house. She had tied Chinese fish lanterns to some sticks and we were off on another adventure.
It’s Summertime for sure.
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Margot is ONE!!!!
Margot and her mommies came by the studio for their first family portrait session. They even brought the cutest cake for Margot to destroy. I’ve had some super adorable cakes in the studio recently. We love celebrating birthdays in the studio.
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A few of my favorite images from a recent lifestyle session. Asher and Lola’s aunt and new cousin were visiting from London along with their grandparents. Their Mom, Hannah, wanted to capture this special visit. Lots of fun and lots of activity.
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One of my favorite little girls celebrated her sixth birthday at Dylan’s Candy Bar on Lincoln Road. Her fabulous style is thanks to her stylist mommy, Ashley Sloane of A Little Style. The colors are popping and that donut dress…
There might just be some Dylan’s Candy Bar mini sessions in the future…
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Inspiration starts here! The 9-Grid is one of the studio’s most popular wall galleries. I love it for a couple of reasons.
#1. You can make a large design impact in a room, with limited space, all while showcasing 9 images! That’s pretty amazing. The squares are either 8×8 or 12×12. Total wall space required is 30×30 (including space between the portraits) for the 8×8 and 42×42 total for the 12×12 in squares
#2. The design is extremely flexible. In the future the arrangement can be broken down into smaller groupings or single portraits can be hung throughout your home.
You definitely get the biggest bang for your buck.
This display is made up of 9-12×12 3/4in mounts. The studio offers different finishing options now including custom framing. Click here for highlights of this portrait session on Hollywood Beach.
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And to think we almost rescheduled this session. It poured up until we met at the parking garage. Emma and Adelyn are just learning to skateboard, and I knew the perfect place to take them (half a block away from the new studio!) We had clear skies for about 15 minutes, a downpour for 10, and then we were in the clear till the end. I have the best luck with weather. ALWAYS!
The gray skies made for the most beautiful lighting and I love the way their bright colors really pop against it.
Eager to see what we design during our proofing appointment.
Leave a comment with your best weather luck experience. Let’s chat about it.
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As much as my motto in the studio is “the bigger the better” when it comes to displaying your portrait art, you don’t always have to take up a lot of space to make an amazing impact. Hence, I’m really excited to share what I designed for this amazing family. (Their session highlights can be seen here). As I said in their blog feature, they were together from all over the country. It was the main goal of the lifestyle session to create images that showcased their love for each other, but it was also of the utmost importance for the whole experience to be stress free for everyone. No pressure. A truly “come as you are” portrait experience. I came and just hung out for a few hours. I really got to know everyone and felt at the end that I was an unofficial family member. The result is a final gallery that contains more images than what I normally present to clients. I knew that every detail of this family’s time together was precious and they wanted to remember everything and also to enjoy everything in the end.
The 12×12 custom coffee table book is a 60 page custom designed album that contains ALL your session images. The Mohawk fine paper is gorgeous to the touch.
The family also wanted to have something to display on the walls, but being that they have 5 adult children, 3 grandchildren, and are avid art collectors, it left little space to do something on a large scale. In fact, I only had 14×14 inches of wall space to work with. I designed this gallery wrap canvas collage with 20-something of their absolute favorite images from their session. I used an amazing and very versatile collage template from Design Aglow. Every collage that I design in this style is 100% completely unique to each client. It truly is one of my favorite studio products. It allows for big impact with little space.
We’re still waiting on a final date for the new studio to be ready to move in. We’ll have amazing samples on display and lots of inspiration for you to take back with you to your own home. Sign up for the newsletter and like us on facebook to stay up to date.
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This family session actually started a year ago. It was purchased as a gift for mom from her amazing husband last spring. It was definitely worth the wait. I had such a great time shooting on Hollywood Beach which continues to be one of my favorite locations. The kids were fun and adorable and mom did a fabulous job at coordinating the wardrobe. The clothing even coordinated with some of the locations as a total coincidence.
It’s the perfect time of the year to get outside and commission family portraits on Hollywood Beach.
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