Featured Senior Session: Autumn’s Cornell University Graduation

Cornell Graduation Photographer, Ithaca, NY

“Do you photograph college graduating seniors too, because I really love your work!” Um…ABSOLUTELY, I’d love to!!! and there began Autumns Cornell Graduating Senior Portrait session. In addition to being photographed in many of the iconic Cornell locations like the Clocktower, Arts Quad and A.D. White Library, Autumn being the creative soul she is had…

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Featured Senior Session: Magnolias, Flower Crowns and Waterfalls oh my!

Senior Portraits upstate NY, Ithaca

What I love about creating senior portrait sessions for my clients is learning about their personal achievements, hobbies, interests and personal style. This past weeks senior portrait session with Ms. Kathleen, was an absolutely JOYFUL experience. Kathleen, like my own children, is homeschooled. What is amazing to me is that she not only graduated with…

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Featured Senior Session: Las Vegas styled desert shoot

Styled Desert Portrait Senior Portrait Session, Las Vegas, Ithaca NY photographer

Photography dream sessions become a reality! While I was in Las Vegas recently for a recent Model Network Vogue styled Hollywood glam shoot (which you’ll see in an upcoming post) I had the opportunity to team up with Gretchen Leigh Photography who is based out of Nevada. Her and I have worked together several times…

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10 Tips to Choosing the Perfect Senior Portrait Photographer for YOU!

Upstate NY Senior Portrait Photographer

Selecting your senior portrait photographer is an important and very personal decision that takes careful consideration. Senior portraits are the kind of portrait that will end up on your family members walls and fridge for all of eternity. You’ll really want to make sure they’re not going be cheesy and embarrassing in a few years.…

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Featured Senior Portrait Session: Trumansburg High School

Trumansburg NY Senior Portrait Photographer

It was one of those perfectly crisp autumn afternoons when I arrived at an ‘off the beaten path’ location to meet with Louis and his parents. They decided that his senior portraits would be best done on their families land; a beautiful forest with a yellow and red laden pathway complete with full peak autumn…

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Featured Senior Session: Waverly High School

Senior Portraits, Waverly NY

I don’t usually get phone calls in the middle of January requesting senior portrait sessions. In Upstate NY, its COLD!!! However, Brandi had been patiently waiting to have her session done once her braces came off (and before the yearbook deadline) So we decided to tough it out and create something sweet to celebrate how…

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How to prepare for a professional portrait session

Over my many years of providing dream portrait sessions to my clients, I’ve been witness to some amazingly successful portrait sessions and some, well, less than amazing sessions. What is the key difference between a successful and unsuccessful shoot? The successful clients spent time PREPARING for their sessions, and the unsuccessful ones, showed up unprepared.…

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Ithaca High School Senior Ana’s journey towards Falconry.

Ithaca high school senior portraits

These photos to me are the living proof that anything is possible when you follow through on your dreams! Local 17yr old Ana Maria spent her early childhood days reading books like “My Side of the Mountain” and dreaming of becoming a falconer. Led by her imagination and a deep passion and love for wildlife,…

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