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3 Surprisingly Simple Tips for an Amazing Upsherin Photography Session

In my 10 plus years of photographing 3 year old boys before their Upsherin (first haircut), I’ve learned that the number one thing Moms worry about is whether or not their child will cooperate at his portrait session. These worries are normal and valid, as this can be a challenging age in terms of behavior....

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    How to take a great group picture at your family party (without blood, sweat and tears)- 3 Tips for better group photos

    The scene: a big family party, everyone all together for the only time this year. “Everyone come here, we’re taking a picture!!”, the parents yell, and the older kids groan and grumble and/or ignore you while the little ones continue running around, high on sugar, faces coated with jelly and chocolate. The teens don’t even...

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      Magical Session- Spring Valley, NY Children’s Photographer

      From the very first phone call, this Mom made it clear to me that she really wanted images that were not the typical smiling at the camera, posed kind of portraits. Instead, she envisioned more natural portraits, to capture her three children’s personalities and connections in a moody, magical kind of way. So I took...

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        Spring. Rockland County, NY Children’s Photographer

        Warm weather. A flurry of tiny, soft pink petals float down from our cherry tree every time the breeze blows. Signs of life everywhere, brand new buds on our trees, dinner outside on the deck, bikes and games of tag and giggles and shrieks and hair blowing behind them as they run and climb. We...

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          Pre-Bar Mitzva Portraits in Monsey, NY- NY Family Photographer

          There’s something special about the sessions I do for families making a Bar Mitzva Kiddush on Shabbos. I photograph them just a few hours before shabbos. Everyone is dressed and made up beautifully, and even though the day must have been insanely busy and stressful and hectic, I can barely tell. That’s how it was...

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            Our studio is located in Spring Valley, NY. Offering Fine Art indoor and outdoor portrait photography sessions for babies, children, and families in the Rockland County, Spring Valley, Monsey, NYC, Brooklyn NY areas as well as Teaneck NJ, Bergenfield County, Westchester County, and Connecticut

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