I’m very pleased to show some new work from a children’s fashion shoot …

Photographed in my hometown of Cresskill, New Jersey.

So how much fun can you have making wacky photos of yourself with the Mac’s Photo Booth application?

Leica M8, 35mm lens, 1/45 sec, ISO 1250 (from my test drive).

One of my favorites from a recent family portrait session:

Portrait photography in Cresskill, Bergen County, New Jersey.

I found this interesting 8 minute video on YouTube:

The direct link is here.

I photographed Nicole and Luigi’s wedding nearly two years ago, and this weekend I made some wonderful photos of their son Luca’s baptism! I love this photo from early in the day:

This was a fun little project.

My neighbor recently asked whether I could make a restoration copy of a class photo made more than 70 years ago. The photo shows a Greek school class in Washington Heights, NY.

The photo was apparently in its original frame, sealed with tape in the back, and yellowed from age. The challenge was to copy it in its frame but without glare from the glass covering.

A polarizing filter helped me make a photo of the photo without any glare, and it just needed some spot retouching in Photoshop to look great. It will be printed on a beautiful fine art paper with just a little warm toning. Here is a very small version of the result (the slight glare on the back wall is in the original):

Today’s photo of the day is a portrait of Shannon.

Wedding photography at the Residence Inn by Marriott, West Orange, New Jersey.

The photo of the day is a portrait of Jaclyn.

Wedding photography at the Golden Inn & Resort, Avalon, New Jersey.

Gretchen Rubin writes about some valuable advice that she received: “Get professional photos of my children.” She notes that professional photos aren’t cheap:

“However, I figure that the money I spend on these photographs will strengthen family bonds, enhance happy memories, and capture the fleeting moments of childhood. They give me more pleasure than practically any other purchases that I make. That strikes me as pretty good happiness bang for the buck.”

Read the entire article at this link.

Engagement sessions are fun at any time of year. I photographed Alicia and Peter in and near Central Park on a Winter day. I’ve selected some of my favorite photos for this slide show: