Thursday, February 25, 2010
we all realize that the photographs we have of our loved ones become worth more to us as time passes on. this past weekend a 300 year old European Beech reminded me of just how quickly our photographs can sometimes appreciate in value…
The Climbing Tree held forth in a Frederick Law Olmstead designed park near the house in which I grew up. Of course she predated Olmstead’s …
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All pet owners know that inevitably that day will come when their pet is no longer there by their side – but such knowledge doesn’t make it any easier to bear when that moment does come. Losing a dog really is like losing a member of your family. Although if you’ve never had a dog, I can only imagine that it seems a bit nutty. But there really is a void that is left – and like a deep …
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Saturday, February 7, 2009
I gave my son Miles a camera and took him to one of our favorite places in the city – The Museum of Natural History.
Before we moved downtown, we lived just a few blocks from there and we spent many hours perusing the dinosaur galleries when he was a wee tyke.
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Finally catching up on looking at some personal pictures that I took with the family over the fall and this one caught my eye.
What could be a more satisfying life experience than being in the country on a brilliant fall day and taking your kids to a local farm to pick their own apples and pumpkins. Two years ago when we did the pick your pumpkin thing with the boys we marched through the …
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People who live in the city really need a place that they can escape to periodically. A place with woods and squirrels and deer. It helps to maintain a sense of sanity. Especially if you have kids.
Some city folk head upstate to their “Country House”, some go out to the Hamptons to their “Summer House” and some go to Palm Beach.
We go to New Jersey.
To my parent’s house. …
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Haven’t given the boys much play lately so I figured I share a few shots we took in the Victorian Gardens in Central Park earlier.
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
This is the beautiful Maddie.
She’s best buds with my son Cole.
They like to hang out and do things together – like pairs corn shucking.
Unfortunately, sometimes when they hang out, their parents forget to watch them closely.
Recently, they were styling each other’s hair. A brush and a spray bottle of water kept them entertained and quiet for a long time. All …
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a few times a year we pack the boys and the dog in the car and head upstate to spend a weekend with our good friends at their country house.
along the way we get to stop at the cute roadside fruitstands and pick up some fresh fruit from california.
and while the local fruit wasn’t quite ready for us, as you can see below, the local animals were ripe for the pickin’.
there’s …
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Many of my clients have been opting for the self-portrait studio setup that we make available at weddings so that guests can take their own pictures. It’s really a great time and you get pictures of people goofing around that you won’t get any other way. More on that a bit later… But first…
I am always refining our equipment and setups and had been testing out the self-portrait …
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The only downside of being a photographer is that you’re NEVER in any pictures – you’re always on the wrong side of the lens. Now that doesn’t really bother me at all with the possible exception that my kids will look back on the photographic legacy that I’m creating for them and will be like, “Hey Dad, where were you when I was growing up?”
The other day, I was out with the …
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