sadie :: newborn

I had the pleasure of taking some newborn photos this past weekend!
Sadie is such a cutie, she didn't want to stay asleep and let us position her as much as I had hoped,
but I think we came away with a few winners!

Here are a few of my favorites :)

in her mom's hands:

in her dad's hands:

in her cacoon :)

nakie hehe

So excited to watch her grow up! :)

Scott + Jen :: married

Heather and I came back up from NJ on saturday to attend Scott & Jen's wedding reception. 
The ceremony itself was a small affair just for close family, and the fun reception was at The White House at Webster park.
It was a windy and bitter cold day by the water, so we made use of the warm interior for photos. 

I love this place!

 the cake:

 There were beautiful fall colored flowers and gourds all over:

 The happy couple:

 We did sneak outside briefly for a quick shot in the wind:

First dance:

Heather and I are so happy for you guys and had such a great time!

Congrats again!

Grant Park

I spent a few days in Chicago last week for the GreenBuild Conference.
Man what a great time, learning about what we can do to help build a better planet!

While I was there, I was able to get out of the convention center and get some architectural photos.
Here is a slideshow of a few photos I got one evening in Grant Park!

Boy would I love to do an e-shoot in this park someday :)

Roller Derby :: Season Closer

As many of you are probably already aware, in addition to lifestyle photography, I volunteer to shoot for the local roller derby league.  The girls at Roc City Roller Derby work hard and deserve good photos of their bouts, so I try to make it to as many as I can to help support Pixel8 and his photog crew. 
Heather plays for the Rottenchesters, so that makes it an easier commitment :)

Around those parts, I go by the name "Big Flash" haha
My derby photos regularly get added over at mitchsgallery.com in a roller-derby folder:
www.mitchsgallery.com/rollerderby

so this past weekend was the season closer, "bouting for boobies" and the proceeds went to the local Breast Cancer Coalition.

Here are a couple shots from the night: 

I think the new season will start in just a couple short months!  Can't wait!  Get your tickets as soon as you can because they sell out. Rochester Roller Derby is pretty popular :)

Daryl + Sarah :: married

So Heather and I shot a wonderful wedding this past weekend. 

Daryl and Sarah were so cute, it was just a joy to photograph!

Here are just a few images from the sneak peek that I recently posted.  More to come..

(updated with a couple more images, updated links)

Just the dress

The church:



Heather took this wonderful portrait before the ladies left the Brookwood Inn.

A wide shot of the church during the ceremony:

Loved his excitement! :)

aren't they HOT!?

Cutting the cake

Their first dance

The couple spent the night at the Brookwood Inn.  We took a few photos there too :)

The wedding ceremony was at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran in Pittsford, NY

The reception was held at the Burgandy Basin Inn

There are also a few more photos over in their gallery.

Lauren's Maternity/Family shoot

I was super happy to go out to Batavia last saturday to do a quick maternity/family shoot with this awesome young family :) 
Dave and Lauren are such a cute couple, and their son Evan is so adorable that I will shoot him any chance I can get! 

And they are expecting another SOON! :) 
So keep an eye out for my first attempt at newborn photos!!
With how cute Evan is, I can't wait to meet his sister

The whole fam (for now!)

Evan

Just the parents:

Ashley + Steve :: Engaged

We had a beautiful fall afternoon this past Sunday, so I hurried back from

hiking in the catskills to shoot this gorgeous couple at Ellison park. 

It was a little later start than anticipated but we had some great light for few minutes :)

I loved this one of Ashley in this great tree:

And back at their house, Heather got these awesome images of Ashley and their dog Roscoe:

What a pleasure to shoot with you guys :) 

You are such a cute & fun couple!

I hope you both enjoyed it as much as we did!

Early morning Letchworth

I know this isn't a wedding or lifestyle photo at all, but i'm proud of it and wanted to post it here on my blog as well as the 365.. Heather and I went to Letchworth for sunrise this weekend and I was very happy with some of the results :)

It was a bit of a change from the crappy lighting/fast action of the roller derby bout I shot Saturday night.

Perry Kids

Here's a few from another shoot this past summer that I'm just now getting posted here..
Their parents wanted some natural portraits of them hanging out at their house, so I made a trip out to webster one evening to do some documentation. 

They all had a great time and by the time I left, they wanted nothing more than to pose for the camera :)



don't they just make you smile!? :)

Cowboy Style Self e-shoot

after our bridal shower saturday, we broke out the tripod for a few quick photos of ourselves :)
we dressed up in a bit of a cowboy fashion to add something to our bridal shower haha

there was a nice spot with some seasonally appropriate foliage to use as a backdrop and everything!
doesn't heather look super cute with a cowboy hat on!

Allen Family photos

This happened a couple months ago, but i'm just now getting to posting them on the blog.
I had the privelage of shooting some family photos at Highland Park.  We also were able to get a few shots of their beautiful baby too :)

Here's a couple from the morning..

and Hailey - isn't she cute!?!

the cousins

some more Hailey shots:

Shaun + Wendy :: married

Heather and I had the privelage to document Shaun & Wendy's wonderful day. 

We started the afternoon off at their house to document the girls, swung by to see the men briefly. 

And then went to the Italian American Community Center for the remainder of the day to shoot the ceremony and reception!

the dress and shoes prior to getting put on

the engagement ring

the grand entrance

garter toss action

the happy couple dancing amongst family & friends

What a wonderful wedding! 

Thank you Wendy and Shaun for having Heather and I document your big day.

You guys just make the best couple ever, and it was so great to be surrounded by your families :)