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!