Jodi & Chris

Jodi, Chris, Ava & Aiden
Middletown, RI
November 29, 2009

It was a beautiful day for a drive over the Jamestown and Newport bridges to Middletown, Rhode Island this morning to do a photo shoot at Jodi and Chris's home.


With the gorgeous late fall sunshine we only needed the windows to shed light into their living room for my portable, make-shift studio. Ava and Aiden were ready to go and after setting up we got right down to pictures and poses :)

There were SO many amazing shots that I know you are going to love Jodi & Chris ... here are just a few I just had to share now.

Taking pictures of kids is always a blast and Ava and Aiden were ready for my camera and flashes. Only a few smile bribes were needed -- thanks to their Mom and Dad for being prepared!! They looked so darn cute in their Christmas colors -- and Ava's shoes are every girl's dream. How cute are these kiddos?!

Aiden did great in his first photo shoot ;)

And I love this last one. It's not perfect but it is beautiful.
Thank you for having me in your home this morning.
Can't wait for you to see the rest! :)

Photo Of The Week

Candids capture so much -- the real smiles and laughs -- telling the story of who we really are.

Susanne & Brendan

Susanne & Brendan
Roger Williams Zoo Park
November 8, 2009

What luck -- another gorgeous day for photographs.

I met with Susanne and her sweet and smiley two year old Brendan this morning at the Roger Williams Zoo Park boat house. Susanne came to me from a referral from her sister, Jessica, who had her pictures done back in August - you can read about her shoot here. You can see how great the sister's smiles are and how adorable (!) the little cousins are!!

With Susanne & Brendan, we had a whirlwind hour long shoot and Brendan did exceptionally well for a busy little toddler! He was full of smiles and giggles and loves watching all the ducks and geese in the water.

Who couldn't resist that sweet smile?

We took advantage of the fallen leaves to snap a series of photos with Brendan listening to his favorite song (which has been stuck in my head all afternoon ... "Walking on Sunshine"!) and enjoying the best part of fall - playing in the leaves!

A mother's love .... Susanne & Brendan,
thank you for allowing me to capture your story!

Thanks so much, Susanne!
There are more to come!

Crazy About Shutterfly!!

I just have to share how how happy I am with Shutterfly.

I partnered up with Shutterfly-Pro a few months ago to in order to offer my clients prints through their albums that I create using Shutterfly. For years all I used was Kodak Gallery, it used to be Ofoto when it started. I am still a Kodak fan, but in recent years I have stuck primarily with Shutterfly. I love their products and the variety of photo gifts and cards that are available. Shutterfly is super fast and reliable.

Just this week I was working on my holiday order for myself -- Christmas photo cards (a must every year for me!), 12 month photo calendars that I give to family for homemade, heartfelt gifts that last all year long, and prints and enlargements to update all the frames in my home. I finished up my order on Tuesday afternoon and by Friday I had all the calendars waiting for me on my doorstep. Talk about fast service!! I looked through each calendar and loved the quality of each page. And the cost is very affordable.... it is a no-brainer for me of where to get my photos printed and to create my photo gifts. I was able to get a coupon codes for free shipping, % off all my prints, and free photo cards. A great deal. I am one happy customer and it's the one reason why I partnered up with Shutterfly-Pro to offer you the opportunity to print through Shutterfly.

When ordering pictures through RitzyPics Shutterfly you know you will get quality products and quality service. You can order prints right from the album page as well as a variety of photo gifts. I am not yet set up to offer photo cards but you are able to purchase the digital prints and load them into your own Shutterfly account to create your own personalized gifts such as calendars, cards, collages and much more. Don't miss out on the sale right now! See side board for more details or contact me for any questions you might have.

Photo Of The Week

This is Aj, my oldest son -- soon to be a big five year old -- and one of my favorite people to photograph. I just love this picture of him. I love how his red vest pops out against the yellow back background. It's up close, personal and makes me happy whenever I see it.

It is not perfect but it is real. It's sweet. I can see his eyes smiling and it is 100% honest. It is this kind of picture that reaffirms my belief that candid photographs are sometimes the best to have -- not posed, not forced -- just real and true, bringing out your personality.

During your photo shoot I will do some posed shots as well as have my camera ready for the candid moments you might have missed. The combination of posed and candid truly make the photo shoot a memorable story for you to view over and over again long after our session.

:)

Korynne & Chris

Korynne, Chris, Liam & Tate
Providence, RI
October 31, 2009


It was a fabulously warm late fall morning for Korynne and Chris's photo shoot.

As the fall season gets cooler and winter moves upon us it is sometimes a little iffy about planning shoots and hopes for good weather. We sure lucked out this past Saturday morning at Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence.

I met Korynne, Chris and their two young sons at the boat house to start off the shoot. The great big doors and boat house architecture made for a super background. We then moved over to the beautiful iron scroll bridge and the boys enjoyed the freedom to run around, up and down the bridge and to check out the water flowing below.


Liam and Tate are such cute little boys and were full of energy for the whole photo shoot! We got some great action shots, fun & sweet candids, portraits of the family and the happy mom & dad!


There are more to come, Korynne & Chris.
Thanks for allowing me to capture your family!