Hudson Valley Wedding Photography is such a beautiful experience when you are blessed enough to be linked with amazing people! Beth & Chase’s West Point Club wedding was this for me and Jenn! Beth was a bridesmaid in one of …
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For Hudson Valley Wedding Photography, 13 years can be considered a lifetime! For children it’s a symbol of entering the stage next before adulthood, in most spiritual meanings it’s a symbol of great blessing and promise, and in American culture …
My Hudson Valley Wedding season started a bit later than most wedding photographers. This year, June marked the start of my season. My first couple were so sweet and their day was filled with faith, family and fun, fun, fun!! …
Over the years I have gotten Hudson Valley Newborn inquiries asking for me to explain the difference of lifestyle and fine art. To non-photographers, photos may look all the same to them even when the photography art form is not. …
Hudson Valley Wedding couples should use the time for getting ready to sit back, relax and enjoy being pampered! There are moments during the getting ready process that happen so fast! The wedding dress being put on is one of …
In exactly two months my Hudson Valley Wedding Photography season will start in full force! Last year was an amazing year filled with so many wonderful couples, venues and celebrations. From a beautiful private residence complete with a stunning, rustic …
Being the person in the sidelines, I get to see a lot of what goes on as a Hudson Valley Wedding Photographer. I have been a part of everything from grand over-the-top events to backyard BBQ’s to a quick run …
Your head spins as you google Hudson Valley Wedding Photographers. Pages upon pages of photographers to choose from in the Hudson Valley, portfolios in black and white, bright and bold, romantic pastels, intricate angles, pinterest inspired, fisheye….oh my!! So many …
Hudson Valley Wedding photography takes me to a very different place than Hudson Valley Fine Art Photography does. This is why I am always on a quest to always find new things with photography especially studio photography! When I was …
This Orange County NY Newborn was every bit sweet as can be. Some babies find comfort in a snuggle, some warmth, many feedings or a gentle rock…this baby found comfort in her grandma’s arms. Perhaps she was drawn to her …
On average most newborns need to be lulled and relaxed into a deep sleep. This Hudson Valley Newborn needed none of that. He gave me a full session of sleepy goodness! I now can count on a hand and a …
Love his little smile, his little toes and his sweet affection towards his family! An amazing experience with a beautiful family! Enjoy!
I love everything about being a hudson valley newborn photographer! Feeling blessed and grateful to have the opportunity to capture new life is one of the greatest rewards of doing what I do! This sweet session was a relaxing and …
Trying some new things in Photoshop and came across a really cool technique called the double exposure. It consists of merging two or more images with one another to give a dreamy, translucent effect to your photos. My tutorial would …
A New York and Hudson Valley Love offer! Contact studio today to book your session – click link: New York and Hudson Valley Wedding photographer When was the last time you had a professional, yet lovingly captured portrait done of …
First newborn for this Hudson Valley Newborn Photographer and I couldn’t have been happier or more honored to photograph this sweet, wide-eyed baby boy! Most of the session he was in my arms soaking up the warmth and enjoying the …
I realized the other day, after recapping the crazy year I had complete with new home and new kitten, that I never really took the time to photograph our little (well not too little now) kitten, Bandit. We got Bandit …
What an incredible whirlwind this year has been! Juggling 2 businesses AND our new house has been both challenging and rewarding! The year was chock full of babies being born, meeting new wedding clients, reworking the studio and mowing lots …
I declare 2013 the year of growth! The past year I have felt a little bit stuck and somewhat unsatisfied with sameness; the same scenery, the same shoots, the same outcome! So, I have started writing a list to prepare …
The end of October not only marked the end of wedding season for Fancy Love Photography it also marked the time Hurricane Sandy hit (my prayers, support and wishes of a quick recovery go out to ALL affected by this …
I have truly lacked in blog posting this year, not really by choice…sometimes something has to go to the wayside when you’ve put way too much on your plate to digest. Unfortunately, the blog has suffered. This session was taken …
This year has been the year of change. I have listened to so many of my clients and their concerns over what they’d like see different. And, the number one thing was more convenient access to images. I have since …
Mom had contacted me a while back inquiring on a newborn session for her first baby boy. Both parents had put a lot of work decorating their boy’s nursery so the exact inquiry read ‘Would like the shoot to be …
Sometimes in my house it is a no win situation…unless you are the family dog! The day started normally, none of us are morning people so our normal wake up time came just in time for brunch. The normal day …
…And some babies sleep and sleep and sleep… This is what this little one did for her newborn session. The gentle breeze of summer didn’t cause her to stir and the melodic songs of birds in flight seemed to lull …
I cannot believe I forgot about blogging these two cuties! This session was suppose to celebrate the younger one’s 9 month stage but turned into a sibling celebration. They both play so well together and forming a special bond only …
Tis the season for a lot of inquiries and with it brings a whole new batch of questions that I get to answer. Some of the more popular ones I will answer for you now but know I am always …
Behind in my blogging, once again. So I decided to put my blogging on an automatic publish routine…hopefully this works and helps the continuation: This newborn shoot is actually a bitter sweet one for me. I have been capturing this …
A few weeks back I had the extreme pleasure of capturing my yoga teacher in action. The grace and sophistication she brings to each and every yoga session is one of the reasons I love learning from her. She has …
The countdown has begun for one of our couples getting married in August. We met up last week to view the venue, a lush and gorgeous property filled with willow trees, a pond, a small waterfall, barn, and a beautiful …
All day long I was watching the interactive weather map hoping that winds would push that impending storm out of my area. I mentally prepared myself in case the family decided to reschedule because of the storm. When we arrived …
The biggest perks of running a portrait business is gaining friendships along the way! And why not? We, as photographers, become like family or trusted friends: We capture the most intimate sides of all emotions and it takes a lot …
Over the last few years I have traveled about half of the state of New York for sessions and I have to say one of my favorite places is New York City. This family invited me to their home in …
I was looking forward to capturing this newborn’s moments ever since photographing her mama, daddy and little puppy brother during their maternity session. I had some ideas I wanted to implement like recreating a maternity pose with a newborn pose …
The picture says it all! photography by Carlise is a Hudson Valley New York wedding, maternity and newborn photographer. Orange County NY, Westchester County NY, Rockland County NY, Putnam County and Dutchess County NY. Also serving New Jersey, Connecticut and …
Finally, getting around to update my blog with some yummy goodness! This set of twin sisters were perfect in every way! They both slept soundly for the entire session and only woke to get fed once. Truly was a dream …
Here are a few tips and tricks that have worked for me over the years while doing maternity portraits.Enjoy and hope it helps other photographers! And here is some more maternity information that is on my website for clients to …
Looking through my website statistics I came across some really interesting information. And what I thought would be the top posts throughout the 4 years of blogging came as a huge surprise. I learned that most readers of my blog …
Recently featured on the Boudoir Place. I feel honored for the feature and for the wonderful article inspiring others thinking of getting maternity portraits done! Click image for article – enjoy! photography by Carlise is a Hudson Valley New York …
Today’s post is a little mix of editing tutorial and photo sharing. These are some magnolias (and a daffodil) that bloomed on my property last week. The first batch of photos show some random shots and the second batch (towards …
Without further delay and with much excitement, I am thrilled to announce my wedding partnership with Jennifer Karon Photography – Our new venture is name FANCY LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY and it will be all things wedding. Jenn and I will be …
A little over a week ago, my very good friend (and wedding business partner) Jennifer Karon and I had the honor of seeing one of our wedding mentors talk about business and marketing. Her name is Jasmine Star www.jasmine-star.com and …
Referrals have been the true basis of the growth of my business. They are not only the highest compliment a photographer can receive but it also means that they enjoyed my work so much they just had to have a …
photography by Carlise is a Hudson Valley New York wedding, maternity and newborn photographer. Orange County NY, Westchester County NY, Rockland County NY, Putnam County and Dutchess County NY. Also serving New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Available for destination travel.
Today is LOVE DAY, yay!! As a special thank you I offer this to YOU: photography by Carlise is a Hudson Valley New York wedding, maternity and newborn photographer. Orange County NY, Westchester County NY, Rockland County NY, Putnam County …
After a whirlwind editing journey I endured this past year I decided to look for outsourcing companies. This has become my main 2012 goal to help me with the crazy that ’12 looks to be bringing me. In my quest, …
It’s been a whole week since the BIG MOVE, and I’d have to say we are settling in nicely. Yeah, we still have a few dozen boxes left to unpack but all the important stuff is out and we did …
I’ve had the extreme pleasure to witness these twins grow from 1 month old to 14 months old! A brother and a sister team who love to have fun and are as sweet as can be. This session involved a …
About 80% of my clients are referrals but occasionally I do get a few who take the time and search on the web. Once I am contacted by a web searcher I initially send an email as a feeler, if …
It’s always a pleasure to capture family moments from this family. I have had the extreme pleasure to document maternity, newborn thru 1 yr stage and now a 1 1/2 yr stage for the holidays that just past. We picked …
This season has been unusually warm and I would have never thought a holiday session would have occurred outdoors but this next session did…and boy was the end of November tropical! But, to get in the mood of the season …
She invited me into her world the moment I stepped into her room. Hide and seek and lots of giggles! An introduction to her pet froggies (they were camera shy so I wasn’t able to get any photos of them). …
This past year was filled with newborns, weddings and drama galore. However, it would turn into a novel if I started writing all about it in post. So, instead of doing a recap of all of my photographic adventures throughout …
I welcome the new year with open arms but instead of making resolutions I am going to start a new tradition and make New Year Inspirations!! I am often inspired by random things in life and feel it is the …
Two sweet angels greeted me when I arrived for this session. One sleeping in her nanny’s arms and the other ready to show me her toddler world! No effort was made to get the sweet newborn to sleep, extra cuddles …
One fine autumn day there once was a boy, a boy and his family. Here he is with his mom, he just lights up when he is in her arms! His dad was so much fun and I suspect is …
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This year has been chock full of surprises and amazing experiences. I have met a bunch of new amazing people and have thrilled in watching families grow. I just wanted to take this time and give thanks for it all! …
This year has had me screaming more than I ever have in my entire life! However, there have been many smiles and lots of laughter, too, so I guess it all evens out in the end. But it still has …
Because I always try to do things a little different the 2nd time around; this Part 2 of Just singing and dancing in the rain (click to read 1st part) I aimed for a more dreamy ‘day-in-the-life’ of this sweet …