Oh, Christmas tree! Oh, Christmas tree!

Last weekend, I took my clients for a stroll around the tree farm for their portrait session. We had a fun time running in and out and down the rows of trees. We even stepped in the woods to play in some leaves and climb on some downed tree limbs - nature's jungle gym!

During our hike back we stopped to gaze at the moon, and I snapped this beauty!

Want to capture your magical Holiday moments? There is still time to book your Holiday session!! E-mail, call, or check us out on facebook!

One week til Thanksgiving!!! :-)

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

... well, at least with Ona Lucia! We've been busy Santa's helpers getting out holiday cards, and prints in preparation for this joyous season. Nothing captures the spirit of Christmas like the precious moments and smiles of families that will be in their hearts and homes for years to come.

Though we have been super busy, there is still time (and appointments) left to get your holiday portrait session in!! Don't hesitate! Have your portrait hanging above your mantle in time for Santa's visit!

Here's a solo of Miss Em! She's becoming such a lovely young lady!!

Enjoy!

xoxo

Jakey & Cousins!

The week after I photographed Jakey for his solo portraits, his Ima (Grandma) wanted to get all the cousins together for her Christmas card. We did both solos with all kids as well as group shots. I'll just share one from the session with you, since there are too many cute ones to choose from!

Thinking of doing family portraits? Ona Lucia is offering a portrait & holiday card special if you book before Thanksgiving! E-mail info@onalucia.com for details!!

Jakey

Last weekend I photographed Jakey. I've been photographing him since he was just a few months old, and now he's three years old! I love watching him grow up and seeing his personality develop -- he is such a sweetheart. It is crazy how fast time flies and how big he has gotten.

We had so much fun during his session. We ran around the yard, played & jumped in the leaves, and even had chocolate chip brownies when we were done! Jakey was such a good boy & great listener!

This weekend, I had the opportunity to photograph Jakey and his 4 older cousins... that blog to come later. So, for now enjoy these couple gems from Jakey's solo session. :-)

Enjoy!

Alė

Ok, back to summer...

To close out summer, I went to the beach with my lovely friend, Aleksa. She had asked me awhile ago if I would be able to take her portrait before she went off on her cross-Atlantic row. Her and her crew will be trying to set a new record of 3000 miles in under 33 days. She will be using this opportunity to raise awareness and funds for 9/11 responders. If you would like to find out more information on this row, or would like to donate to her cause, please visit her website at www.atlanticrow3000.com.

For her session we went to her favorite spot, the beach & lighthouse at Fire Island. We decided to do take some portraits in and up-top of the lighthouse. As we were climbing up the spiral stairs, we would stop at windows and different spots to snap some frames. By the time we got to the last ladder up, I felt the wind blowing into the lighthouse, and my knees started to shake. This whole time, I had forgotten my fear of heights. Too late now. After bracing myself for a few minutes, I joined Ale outside the top of the lighthouse. The wind was fierce, and I clutched the camera and walls of the lighthouse for dear life, but we managed to get some amazing shots; plus take in a breathtaking view! (I didn't find out until we got back down to the ground that Ale thought I was faking my fear. My knees didn't stop shaking until a good half hour after coming back down.)

Ale, I hope you enjoy your portraits. I wish you and your crew a safe, speedy row and I know that you all will break the record! I will keep you in my prayers as you go on your journey!

Secrest Family

So, I'm going a little out of order here & posting a fall session blog before my last summer session blog. Fall is definitely my favorite season: the weather, the colors, my birthday. Hands down the perfect season! I also love it because it is my favorite time to do family and children portraits. It's getting close to Thanksgiving and Christmas and there is nothing more comforting to my heart than getting families together and snapping those frames that will grace their holiday card and be the next framed portrait on their walls.

The first weekend of October, Sean & I trekked up to Southern Vermont to photograph the Secrest family. It was an absolutely picture perfect Vermont fall day, complete with home-made, fresh out of the oven, apple crisp! (Thanks, Kerry!)

Here are some frames from the day! So many great ones from this session!

Thank-you, Secrests for having us up to photograph your family! Enjoy!

Kristi & Gary

Gah! I'm behind in blogging!

So, after the Canon Expo, I hopped in my car and braved Hurricane Earl to get to Rhode Island for an engagement session with my best friend from high school, Kristi and her fiance, Gary (and their boxer puppy, Dexter!). Though Earl for us was merely strong rain and winds at night, the day of the session was absolutely gorgeous and would have been perfect if the wind wasn't trying to knock us off the rocks at Beavertail. I had such a blast spending all day with them, and I don't think there was one moment where we weren't joking or laughing! Can't wait for our next get together!

Love you guys!

Enjoy!

xoxo