I did my first photo shoot on Thanksgiving day with a beautiful family - the Liptaks. Valerie (the mom) is a wonderful friend of mine, and her family is just fabulous. It was very fun learning the dynamics of taking portraits this way... and even though the lighting wasn't ideal due to the time of day, we came away with some great shots. I burned them a CD of my shots and this was my "custom made" cover...
Here are some of my favorites of the day:
This is Peter, the oldest son. He's in this really cool band called Vintage and is an amazingly talented musician like his dad. He has the best heart and is one of the nicest, funniest people I know.
This is Vanessa and her husband Derek. Vanessa is an amazing stage actress and has been playing the lead in Footloose off-Broadway recently. Her husband, Derek, is a TV actor and most recently has been seen on HGTV Canada hosting a show called "Design to Win." They are so incredibly fun to be around - hysterically funny, amazingly talented.
Vanessa, Derek, Peter, and Stephanie. Steph is one of Jim and Valerie's "heart family" children. She's like a sister to Peter and Vanessa. Jim and Val call her their "red-headed step child" and love her like one of their own. Steph is in medical school right now - we are so proud!!! She's the one who coordinated the fabulous "Rent" night on Wednesday... her love of musicals, her passion for the arts, and her dynamic personality make her a perfect fit for the Liptak family.
Thanksgiving Day, 2005.
6 comments:
wow. very classy photographs. i definately prefer the black and white to color, but the color one is ok. it is very hard to make color photography successful. anyways, my people should call your people and we can do a project together. happy late-thanksgiving
Lovely. What a beautiful family. You've done a great job for your "first shoot". Truly, you've been practicing photography for awhile now. The pictures you showcase on the blog have commonly had that "photo as art" quality to them anyway. So, really, it is no surprise that you've taken it to the next level.
PS- when you get a chance, see if you got an e-mail from me about the stocking and let me know about sending it.
Hey Tisra, I just forwarded the one I got last week to you - I didn't get anything else since then. Let me know if it doesn't go through.
Hrm. Just wanting to know if you want the extra yarn (there is A LOT), and wanted to verify the address to send to. The stocking is all set to go.
great job jess, you are such an awesome photographer. no wonder i use you to take my sons pictures.
Tisra - the email came back as undeliverable to your fadely.net address... but yes, I do want the yarn, and my address is still the same (Autumn Gate). I'll post this on your blog too, and hopefully you'll get it.
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