Thats right peeps. It’s that time of year in Albany! That little two week window where the tulips pop up thru out the city. I say you have a two week window since after the Tulip Fest the parks pretty beat up. I’ve been shooting in Washington Park for years now and I can say that right this moment the park is at its peak. This week and early next week is time to take pics in the park and I have some availability if anyone wants to snag up a session. Just email me.

Anyway, you all remember Meara right? Well we were totally due for a Meara session so why not shoot in the park again? I can say with confidence Meara’s mom Jen has been able to take advantage of Washington Park at it’s two most beautiful times of the year, fall & spring. It’s amazing how big little Meara got since last time I saw her. Babies grow so fast! I just love photographing this little one, she’s a ball of fun and happiness. Enough of my jabber, lets look at some pics.

Peace,
JP

How stinking cute is she? Look at those big eyes!

I love shooting in front of the grape hyacinthe… kris ann told me what it was ;)

So this is funny… some woman insisted on taking my camera and taking a pic of the three of us. I think she thought I was the daddy.

I love these two side by side. Meara and her little baby in hand.  The image on the right is just awesome.

As kids grow they figure out how to be cute and silly… Meara’s new thing is sticking her tongue out.

This is just my number one favorite image from the day. I love the light, color, composition an Meara’s expression.

This image screams spring!

This same area yellow’s up in the fall but the difference in the spring yellow and fall yellow is so distinct. How cute is she by the way?

One thing about Jen is she’s always got Meara styling it up.

My fav steps to shoot on.

Look at those mini chucks! There were so many great images from this session. I wish I could have blogged them all! Great seeing you guys again!

It’s always great to meet up with past clients. Especially when they have something as adorable as baby Justin waiting to be photographed. Laura & Josh were one of our favorite couples from the 2007 wedding season. Laura has since then become one my bigger blog stalkers almost rivaling Mona at times with the comments. Well, no one comments more than Mona and we all know that. Anyway we’ve kept in touch over the years and I actually found out from Laura through a blog comment that she and Josh we’re expecting in late March. I was stoked because I knew I’d have the opportunity to work with these guys again. Now its onto Justin. He’s just the cutest little guy at just 10 days old in these images. Sure he wasn’t awake much for the whole shoot but thats ok. Infants generally sleep and I love the peacefulness of these images. I’m looking forward to documenting his first year of life and watching this family grow. So today, enjoy Justin’s newborn images. Congrats to Laura and Josh for their new addition!

Peace,
JP

Just cause I had to throw one image from their wedding… first comes love, then come’s marriage…

then come’s Justin three years later. Almost to their exact wedding date!

Little tiny feet are fun to photograph.

This is probably my favorite from the whole session.

OK this was too!

How stinking cute is he?

One for Josh… he wanted to put the little man into his hokey helmet. He fit perfect too!

And my other favorite of mine. When you get a shot like this you can pack up and head home. I love it. This will make our wall.

I swear I’m alive! So sorry for my lack of posting. Thankfully the holiday rush is quieting down so I can get back to what I love which is blogging. We do however have two weddings left for 2009 and we set off the first two days of the year off with weddings too! So thats what 4 new wedding posts within the next 2 weeks? Not to mention the best of posts are coming back along with something very cool! But this post here is wedding free. This is a little compilation of some of the stuff I’ve shot and hand not blogged. Also there is some holiday stuff I’ve been shooting recently too! Can’t stop, wont stop….

Happy Holidays! Enjoy, leave love,
JP

Over the summer we shot a surprise family portrait and here is the image! The roses were perfect!

Some kid’s just love turning 1… William made a nice mess of my white seamless but whatever it was worth it!

Sofie just cracks me up. In the image on the right she’s like “I’m not feeling this photo session.”

I’ve been photographing these kids for the last 5 or 6 years… It’s fun to watch them grow. The little one Carissa has not really warmed up to me yet!

Ava & Vincent are total hams though.

Carissa is telling me she’s done with me here. Thats ok Carissa little do you know I’ll be seeing you for a Christmas shot.

Just give her candy and she smiles! I especially like Vincent here, he’s a true player.

Speaking of pretty sweet Christmas photos…

You remember that one shot I do every year with all the kids right? Well all we needed was a snow day to coordinate 14 schedules.

Their Mothers like to sing while I shoot!

Look at this little lady I photographed like two weeks ago. She’s so cute!

Here is Grace the 4 month old daughter of a former b&g of ours.

I especially love this b&w of baby Adam.

Just today I photographed Miss Grace for a Christmas card! This is totally a Gap ad.

My favorite image from the shoot.

Did you think I’d leave out our baby Lexie? Yes thats right, she gets a Christmas photo too!

On September 16th 2008 I received this email from a former bride of ours:

Hi Joe,

I have the most beautiful baby who needs to have her picture taken asap!! She will be a week old tomorrow. Do you think we can do some shots this week?

Jen

The very next day I went to  Jen & Patrick’s home and we captured Meara at just 7 days old. I told Jen & Patrick about the first year of life thing I’ve done before and they were interested in having Meara captured this way. So the idea is I capture the first week, month 3, 6, 9 & the one year shots. So basically we do this every three months. Before this project started I already had a great relationship with both Jen & Patrick. Jen used to bring me coffee when she’d stop by and pickup random picture orders from their wedding. Over the past year and change I have to say how grateful I am of Jen & Patrick and all their business with us since 2005. Really guys, we both thank you so much! So the next 24 images are a study of the beautiful little Miss Meara Emalie so sit back and relax and have fun looking.

Enjoy, leave love,
JP

One of our iconic shots from Jen & Patrick’s 2005 wedding:

This is obviously my favorite image from week 1. She looks still but she was squirming all over when we were trying to capture this.

So small.

The photo shoot tired her out so I didn’t see her for 3 whole months!

We opted for months 3 & 6 in our studio since it was still cold outside… Look who’s holding her head up!

Just a favorite of mine from month 3.

This one just makes me smile. All little girls should be photographed in tutu’s.

Like I said before it was cold during month 3. We shot these late December.

Look who’s 6 months now… she’s now standing a little with some assistance.

The color and tones in this shot is just awesome. Might be my favorite from month 6.

The baby Ugs are classic though.

Mom & Dad…

This sessions is more like somewhere between months 10-11. We met up in the park.

Someones learned some new faces since last time!

I love this one a lot, as does Jen & Patrick.

So cute.

Who’s she more look like?

Every time she smelled that flower she made a funny face… She’s saying bye until the next shoot.

Look who’s excited to see me at just a little over 1 year!

This is one of my all time favs from the whole year.

Shooting her in the park in early October was just too easy.

I wont tell you what I stepped in while shooting these images but lets just say it was worth it for the shots that I got.

So stinking cute.

Isn’t her coat and hat just awesome against the fall foliage?

Until next time Meara Emily… see some more for year 2!