Ilene Squires Photography
Jojo looks like he's a model for Crewcuts, no? We had a great time romping through Prospect Park earlier this summer for the Lazarus' first stab at some candid family portraits. Nothing is more powerful than connecting with your subject, especially when the star is a 3 year old. This is one family I can't wait to work with again!
Arielle is a heartbreaker. She's the kind of kid with an infectious smile and intoxicating laugh, totally a photographer's dream!
You can see how loved Arielle is in the vibrant Prospect Park photos below of her with Mom and Dad. On our quest for dinosaurs, directed by Arielle herself, we stumbled upon the beautiful Audubon Center which is a fantastic science center for kids on the weekends, FYI, BK parents. Can anyone guess which one Arielle's "sad" face is ?!
Alex, Lynn & Leo met up with me at 3rd Street Playground in Prospect Park last week to celebrate Leo's first birthday with some family portraits. We had to reschedule because of hurricane Irene and were lucky to bask in the first sunny day thereafter!
I was shocked to hear that Alex & Lynn had never had 'official' family portraits taken and I was feeling very honored to be charged with this duty. Leo is a total doll; we all agreed that he was flirting with me and it was definitely enough to make me look forward to shooting him again. His two little front teeth made my heart melt.
Happy 1st birthday, Leo!
Amber Hawk Swanson and I met through a mutual friend and our portrait session together only proved that New York is still a place of inifinite opprtunity. As I am bobbing and weaving through my personal project(s), specifically, Faces of Harlem, I've been wondering alot about my pitch to galleries and how to use the project as a stepping stone for artist fellowship applications. Enter Amber. Here timing was impeccably perfect. She recently left a nonprofit career with NYFA to grow her own consulting practice for artists. Her goal is to coach artists through MFA, fellowship and proposal processes. Amber is also available for speaking engagements and can be reached HERE. These images will be featured on her new website when it goes live later this year. Have a great week, everyone!
