Madeline and Nicholas. Traditional portraits - especially outdoorsey portraits - are still very much in. However...
...these portraits (especially Nicholas) are "handcrafted." This soft-dreamy-fairy tale look is done in post production.
beautiful family
![some of the best photos I am fortunate enough to capture are when folks are not looking at the camera](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/66f6945d-d8eb-4c9e-a6f4-294ff1558760/f8519591-4ee0-43bb-9b33-64bba8ce7a61_rw_1920.jpg?h=200445172bd819b03369fb9e7325bd3e)
some of the best photos I am fortunate enough to capture are when folks are not looking at the camera
![Harriet (the dog), Sean and Jessica and Emma. Be sure to click to enlarge.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/66f6945d-d8eb-4c9e-a6f4-294ff1558760/6090eff6-775c-421e-bd44-7d2f855ec27d_rw_1920.jpg?h=a87d6513dedd00f84913cd343c6eb6bd)
Harriet (the dog), Sean and Jessica and Emma. Be sure to click to enlarge.
![Father's Day 2023 - click to enlarge](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/66f6945d-d8eb-4c9e-a6f4-294ff1558760/b6a46358-d899-4873-95fa-d7fa33753022_rw_1920.jpg?h=cf592b71786cb913b06494a6ed80804c)
Father's Day 2023 - click to enlarge
![Dominique - Glenda - Siobhan - Kerry](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/66f6945d-d8eb-4c9e-a6f4-294ff1558760/52045fef-fde9-4b14-a997-c27c38e9e20f_rw_1920.jpg?h=24d3530808dbd8a1ce9902640aca73c4)
Dominique - Glenda - Siobhan - Kerry
![gushing mom. Love how the light falls on Emma and Jessica's faces. Click to enlarge.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/66f6945d-d8eb-4c9e-a6f4-294ff1558760/b578f10a-9c1d-4661-99a9-12c57079f7b6_rw_1920.jpg?h=4ade45602b7bbcc56ca76cffe027fad7)
gushing mom. Love how the light falls on Emma and Jessica's faces. Click to enlarge.
![grandmother (Maureen) is a retired nurse par excellence](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/66f6945d-d8eb-4c9e-a6f4-294ff1558760/f6856217-45a7-4b01-be44-1d20c58880f9_rw_1920.jpg?h=11dbb5ebd438de72a806f9a530e8cfff)
grandmother (Maureen) is a retired nurse par excellence
![And decades from now, just how precious will this photo be? How about now !](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/66f6945d-d8eb-4c9e-a6f4-294ff1558760/fb684fdb-1237-489a-abd4-86e6e45167ca_rw_1920.jpg?h=89a1b1e3d2e482247e0947a603ab5ee0)
And decades from now, just how precious will this photo be? How about now !
![Amanda and her children. Then there are the informal family portraits - very popular. If these two portraits could...](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/66f6945d-d8eb-4c9e-a6f4-294ff1558760/79b8d226-e07f-45d2-b006-efcb1e71a97f_rw_3840.jpg?h=39feb77e67558b5ca352eb3917a077e7)
Amanda and her children. Then there are the informal family portraits - very popular. If these two portraits could...
![...speak, they would say, "Hey world, this is our family and this is us! It's a photographic choice.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/66f6945d-d8eb-4c9e-a6f4-294ff1558760/d50d2329-c4a2-4647-b7fe-97779a4903c6_rw_3840.jpg?h=5e4c3895e11b02801575994b932fcfe2)
...speak, they would say, "Hey world, this is our family and this is us! It's a photographic choice.
![Oliver (above) and Jeremiah (right). Low-key (dark background) and high-key (bright / white background) and are designed to create a mood and "pop."](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/66f6945d-d8eb-4c9e-a6f4-294ff1558760/1d353532-a908-4195-a47b-29067112885a_rw_1200.jpg?h=2fe6238e3c4605474423a5be181cf4b0)
Oliver (above) and Jeremiah (right). Low-key (dark background) and high-key (bright / white background) and are designed to create a mood and "pop."
![Must re-do the above high-key very soon. Cannot believe I took this with Jeremiah's socks - yikes!](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/66f6945d-d8eb-4c9e-a6f4-294ff1558760/be98c8ac-5d15-4235-82be-4d72c1f6f9d4_rw_1920.jpg?h=ea20d1035f1c0e45fb971d3dfde80e06)
Must re-do the above high-key very soon. Cannot believe I took this with Jeremiah's socks - yikes!
![taken at Lake Winfield - Terryville / Plymouth, CT](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/66f6945d-d8eb-4c9e-a6f4-294ff1558760/d8be3479-9427-4a52-8998-a703b71f8c72_rw_3840.jpg?h=accde9b772f811c3de952058709ec092)
taken at Lake Winfield - Terryville / Plymouth, CT
![Tony (15) - Tina (4) - Elita (18)](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/66f6945d-d8eb-4c9e-a6f4-294ff1558760/e9ccc781-5490-42b9-a719-4a720ed8b557_rw_3840.jpg?h=32a850f3652ddcd24c0b5bb78c1e48a1)
Tony (15) - Tina (4) - Elita (18)
![This is Samantha. She's 9 She and lives in New Hampshire](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/66f6945d-d8eb-4c9e-a6f4-294ff1558760/23bedfc6-2bbe-43dd-b554-ac81eb780991_rw_3840.jpg?h=bb27090703113f6ce649e7283a9b2865)
This is Samantha. She's 9 She and lives in New Hampshire
![She loves school and math and music...and just about everything !](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/66f6945d-d8eb-4c9e-a6f4-294ff1558760/f4dc7582-af68-47fa-bd2d-0cfcf5de4b95_rw_3840.jpg?h=4a03d4d8b7c6391171b5943ba086f692)
She loves school and math and music...and just about everything !
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/66f6945d-d8eb-4c9e-a6f4-294ff1558760/95b62550-23e7-4d20-ad9f-021609a11045_rw_1920.jpg?h=eff6a0c2791d9739d22a9078302d7b11)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/66f6945d-d8eb-4c9e-a6f4-294ff1558760/4a135a52-8585-441e-a6ed-00675237e7c3_rw_1920.png?h=fa85ba98a01736d6bae27914483daf88)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/66f6945d-d8eb-4c9e-a6f4-294ff1558760/790ed11e-a4ef-43a1-9fe2-ea371d6f07d4_rw_1920.png?h=e91b2f5e515a703480c669a8edcf6471)
![baby was actually looking at grandma blowing bubbles (off camera) and not at mom. Whatever works !](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/66f6945d-d8eb-4c9e-a6f4-294ff1558760/1197afae-a08c-43d2-94ad-d51046533d98_rw_1920.jpg?h=8b2e90934e700cb046c2ff97e6afb291)
baby was actually looking at grandma blowing bubbles (off camera) and not at mom. Whatever works !
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/66f6945d-d8eb-4c9e-a6f4-294ff1558760/9977ad7e-8841-4abd-9192-f83e9441188f_rw_1920.jpg?h=6312467deb4ccdefcc9eede0ae1c8565)
Photos rarely express themselves more beautifully than this one.
![Not to subtract from this photo, but this kitty was not a fan of being held.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/66f6945d-d8eb-4c9e-a6f4-294ff1558760/07bc534e-378e-4e80-a063-3a889c60b02a_rw_1920.jpg?h=933f619939670317649b4fca8a4f289c)