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Entries in Kim Pace Photography (27)

Tuesday
09Mar2010

Cuteness Overload - Nassau County Long Island Child Photographer

It was snowing, again, the morning I drove out to meet Kelley and her son.  I was late.  I hate being late to photography sessions.  When I pulled up to the home where I was going to photograph it was like a weight lifted off my shoulders.  Kelley was at the front door with Little T in her arms and one look at him I knew we were going to have fun.  And that is exactly what we did!

Sweet little T is turning Two next month.  His mom wanted to capture her little man and his curls before his big boy hair cut.  Here are my favorite photographs from the session:



Thank you so much Kelley for opening your home to me.  I felt so welcomed and your little man made my job easy.  I hope your husband liked the present! :)

And to see more from this amazing session, please visit my Facebook Fan Page.. :)

Sunday
07Mar2010

Precious Baby C - Suffolk County Long Island Newborn Photographer

Every time I get to photograph a newborn my heart skips a beat. I am not even kidding.  Photographing a baby when they are no more than a few days old is something so precious.  When I met Baby C he was nine days old.  He was so strong and alert.  He decided he didn't like any of my newborn sleepy tricks like keeping him warm with a heater, or the white noise machine.   But boy, he sure liked to model for me.  Baby C was such a good little man the entire time during the session!!

Here is my favorite from the session:

The photograph below is in my top ten photograph I have ever taken.  I love the negative space, I love how peaceful he looks.. I just love it!!




Look at that face!! Soo handsome..



Thank you so much to Lisa who contacted me, and to Liz and Charlie for allowing me into their home to photograph their extremely adorable son!

And to see more from this awesome session, please visit my Facebook Fan Page.. :)

Monday
22Feb2010

Angelic Baby E - Long Island Newborn Photographer

Three weeks ago I had the pleasure of meeting Baby E.  She was the tinest newborn I had ever photographed.. a little peanut she was.. and she was so full of personality.  No, seriously, she was.  She knew what she wanted.. and it was her blankie.  It was adorable.  I had the heater on her, the heat in the house was on, but she did not like to be uncovered for a second.  It was so adorable! 

Thank you so much Deb and James for allowing me to photograph your beautiful daughter.




Monday
22Feb2010

Little Heart Breaker - Baby A - Long Island Newborn Photographer

Little Baby A is going to be a heart breaker.. I just know it.  I mean his little perfect blue eyes, his sweet, non-fussy demeanor.  He was the perfect little angel during his photo session.  His parents were so laid back and just let me do my thing.  I really do love my job.  I mean really, I get to snuggle little newborn babies.  Talk to brand new parents about how amazing it is to be holding a brand new life.  It is just pure awesomeness.  I am pleased to introduce little Baby A.

Thank you so much Natalie & John... and thank you to Jessica for purchasing this beautiful family a gift certificate for a session!





And to see more from this session, please visit my Facebook Fan Page.. :)

Thursday
11Feb2010

Snuggly Baby T - Long Island Newborn Photographer

Say hello to the squishiest sweetest little man. He was ten pounds when he was born !! I cannot thank Tom & Libby enough for allowing me to photograph baby T!!!

Here are a few favorite from the session:





And to see more from this snuggly session, please visit my Facebook Fan Page.. :)

Wednesday
03Feb2010

Ohhh the sweetness - Baby Bella - Long Island Newborn Photography

I could have posted all the photos from this session. Seriously, she was THAT adorable. Baby Bella was voguing during the session.  Seriously, the girl can pose!!  I did not have to work for any of these shots, the love the parents have for one another was amazing.  They made my job easy. 

Please allow me to introduce Baby Bella...




Thank you so much Cyndy & Joe for allowing me to photograph your princess.. 

And to see many, many more from this session, please visit my Facebook Fan Page.. She is THAT adorable.. :)

Sunday
31Jan2010

Sugar & Spice - Sweet Baby C - Long Island Newborn Photographer

Two weeks ago I had the pleasure to photograph the sweetest little girl.  Seriously, she was a little model through the entire session.  Thank you so much to the C family for allowing me to photograph their adorable, sweet little girl. 






To see more of the photographs from this session, head over to my Facebook Fan page..

Sunday
10Jan2010

Winter Photo Session - Long Island Family Photographer

It is winter on Long Island right now.. brrrrrr.. the temps have been around 20 degrees for what feels like forever.

Have I mentioned I hate the cold?  I like it for all of a second when the first snow falls but then I am over and want summer.

In the winter it is hard to do outside portrait sessions because of how cold it is, but I begged my sister to come over today so I can practice on her family.  (practice..practice.. practice.. ) :)

Here are a few of my favorite from the day... the light was yummy... and I cannot thank my sister and her boys for coming over!!




To see more of the photographs from this session, head over to my Facebook Fan page..

HAPPY SHOOTING..

Sunday
03Jan2010

My Knees Were Shaking..

On December 20th I photographed my first wedding.  I still cannot get over it when I say those words. 

I was introduced to the bride on a quick phone call one day while my girlfriend and her were driving to Manhattan to pick out bridesmaids dresses.  They told me that they originally were not going to have a photographer because they wanted to keep it intimate but my girlfriend did a great sell of my services and the bride agreed to use me!!  (Thanks again Georgia!!)

The one I wanted to get across to her was that I had never photographed a wedding.  They only wanted me to take photographs of the ceremony because the reception was going to be a small dinner for family and friends.  Either way I was super excited. 

The night before her wedding Long Island was hit with its first blizzard of the season.  28 inches to be exact.  The church was only five minutes from my house so I told her that no matter what I would be there, and I was.  I was nervous.  So very, very, very nervous. Serioulsy, my knees were shaking because I wanted to deliver photographs that captured their day.  

Before I share the photographs, I want to say that the bride was stunning.  Her brother commented before she got there that she is the most amazing woman, and I have to say I agree.  And even though the snow tried to interfere with their day, all of their family and friends filled the church to see them declare their love for one another.  It was simply beautiful. 

Here are some of my favorite shots from the day. 


The priest was blessing her brothers Rosary Beads.. The light was super bright, overexposing the image, but I love the texture it gave to the photograph.



I begged her to freeze outside for a few photographs..I am glad I did!

Thank you K&K for allowing me to photograph such a beautiful event. It was truly an honor.

To see more of the photographs from this session, head over to my Facebook Fan page..

Friday
11Dec2009

What the heck? Newborn Edition

Over the past month I have had the pleasure of photographing numerous newborns.  I figured that it was time to have a What the Heck? Newborn Edition.  I will share some tips, cautions and a pull back shot of my typical set-up.

When I did my first newborn I was SCARED TO DEATH.  No seriously.  It was awful.  But I was extremely fortunate enough to photography my girlfriends son so she was very understanding and went with the flow.  However, after getting the first one under my belt, they don't get easier, I just approach them differently.  

Go into the session with confidence.  Seriously.  I mean that goes with any session.  If your confidence is not there, the pictures will reflect that (I recently had it happen at a portrait party and I can tell you it definitely reflects in your final work).

I know going into each newborn session that (a) Mom & Dad will be extremely nervous if it is there first born.  You need to explain in detail what will happen, and how the day will unfold.  They should be versed on your style of shooting, but just remind her that you will be taking off the babies diaper for some "hiney in the air" shots as I like to call them.  Make both Mom and Dad comfortable. (b) If it is their second, third, fourth child, all the same rules apply as in (a).  :)

The equipment I bring on a Newborn session is as follows:

1. A small heater
2. Bean Bag
3. Boppy
4. Towels/Changing pads for any accidents
5. Backdrop stand
6. Blankets, backdrops
7. Props (bowls, baskets, etc)
8. A softbox (I usually don't use it, but if there is not enough available light I break it out).

- It is extremely important to use a heater during a newborn session.  The baby never, ever wants to be cold. I will use a heater even during the summer.  So crank the heater up to high .. so that you’re sweating.  When you start sweating then you know the baby is comfortable.  

- Patience.  Patience.  And then more patience.  I explain to the parents when they book that the best time for squishy newborn photos is from day 5-10. I try never to shoot a newborn over ten days old because that is when they become aware, and they won't be in a deep sleep when you are trying to pose them.  Really explain to the parents that a sleepy newborn will result in amazing images.  You will run across the client that wants their newborn awake, and when that happens I explain to them that their photos will most likely result in very little eye contact with the camera, or even cross eyed photos because they just don't have the ability to focus.

Oh, and the baby will most likely eat, want to eat, need to be changed, snuggled, etc while you are there.  Newborns have their own timetable and needs.  Use that time to get some cute shots of Mom holding them. You can get creative too, because majority of the Moms I have photographed, do not want to be in the picture.  So I just take them holding the baby in their arms or snap a picture while the baby is resting on their shoulder.
-Think outside of the box.  I definitely do the traditional bean bag shots, which I love, but I love images of newborns in places where they shouldn’t be. (like baskets, bowls, etc).  Try to find backdrops that have a little texture to them. 

Explain to the parents that the set up may seem weird (I just had a newborn baby girl in a basket on the floor in the kitchen), but the shots will end up looking unique and beautiful.  However, go into the shoot with only three or four ideas.  If you bring more than you need you will end up bringing way to many props/backdrops and actually cause yourself to possible become way to indecisive when setting up shots.  (trust me on this. hahaha).
 
You can find great props at IKEA, Target, Home Goods, Marshalls, etc.
 
- Red.  Blotchy.  Scaly.  Yep, that is the typical skin of a newborn.  And every area of it is perfection.  You will hear Moms say, oh they are peeling, or they are so red (or jaundice).  Tell them not to worry because you will properly expose the shot, take it into photoshop and make minor tweaks.  Making sure you expose the shot correctly will help out more than you can imagine when trying to correct red, blotchy skin.  Take time to read your histogram!! :)
 
And because I promised, below is a pullback shot of a newborn session I had on Wednesday of this week.  I had GREAT natural light and did not need to use any artificial light at all.  I only used one of my reflectors (but I typically bring both of them when doing a newborn to fill in any shadows I see. 

Here is cute shot from this session:

There is a wonderful Flickr group that shows nothing but pull back shots for baby sessions.  Check it out if you get a chance.  

http://www.flickr.com/groups/babysessionsetup/

Newborn sessions are wonderful and I am not claiming to be an expert.. But so far this has worked for me.. and I know when I was starint out I used to search high and low for someone to say, just breath.  :)  You have to make sure you have plenty of time to dedicate to each session because you never know how the day will unfold.  But in the end, the result of presenting the final photographs to the parents is something so wonderful and a great way to start a lasting relationship with them.

Please email me or leave me a comment if you have any additional questions!! :)

Happy Shooting!