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    I'm Johanna, and I'm a photographer.  You have no idea how great that sounds every time I say it.  I love being a photographer!  Aside from my family and friends, nothing gives me greater joy than capturing life's everyday moments with my camera.  This is where I get to show you how much I love what I do. It is here where I hope you will see why I am so passionate about my work, my art.  You see I've got a superpower.  I can freeze time.  Pretty cool, huh?  I think so.

Happy Mother’s Day – momma’s day minis | long island new york family, child and newborn photographer

It’s right around the corner and coming fast.  Mother’s Day is May 13th and that’s only one month from today!

Mini session can be mom with kids, dad with kids, grandma or grandpa with kids, just the kids – you get the idea.

Purchase a mini session as a Mother’s Day gift for the special moms in your life.  Husbands think wives, moms think grandmas, uncles think aunts!

For a surprise gift, pre-purchase a momma mini and we can set a date for the session to take place later in May.  Gift certificates for a family session make a wonderful Mother’s Day gift too!

Desk and gallery prints purchased a la carte with session are at a 20% savings.  Save on framed prints too.

With a large assortment of boutique products, we can create a beautiful mother’s day gift for the special mom in your life!

omg! {spotlight local business} | long island new york family, child and newborn photographer

My daughter had an amazing afternoon on Tuesday at OH MY GIRLS! in Syosset, NY where she took a Yoga class and then a cooking class.  In the cooking class state of the art kitchen, she and the other girls her age made and then ate whole wheat penne ala vodka with chicken, pan roasted shitake mushroom bruschetta and spelt snickerdoodles for dessert!  Afterwards, she got to hang out at the organic make-your-own smoothie bar with her friends.  She enjoyed both classes so much that when I asked which was her favorite, she truly couldn’t decide!  It isn’t hard to understand why!

OH MY GIRLS! is a cooking, fitness and healthy living center for just girls ages 6-18, where girls are encouraged to get offline and socialize face to face in a hip and beautiful environment designed to make healthy living totally fun!

OH MY GIRLS! is holding classes during Spring Break including fitness cooking classes and life skills workshops for tweens and teens.  They will also be offering Summer Camp Programs for all ages.  This is a great opportunity for teen girls as well who need community service credit or work experience.

While the cooking class was busy whipping up a gourmet meal, the cardio class was in full swing in the adjacent fitness room.

canvas sale!! | long island, new york family, child and newborn photographer

TWO DAYS ONLY!! Sale starts TONIGHT at midnight – 12:00AM on Thursday, March 22nd and goes through to 11:59PM on Friday, March 23rd.

Canvas sizes below are 30% off.  I KNOW!  I’m very excited about this too!

These are gorgeous, gallery wrapped canvases that come ready to hang with no need for framing!

You can purchase canvases using images from a previous session, OR you can pre-purchase them for an upcoming session!

I do not need to know which images you want for the canvases right now.  I only need the sizes and quantity.  Archive retrieval fee and minimum print purchase requirements are waived for a 30 day period for those that are purchasing canvases and wanting to use images from a previous session.  Contact me if you need to review images for your canvas.

There is no limit on quantity, but you must place and pay for your order by 11:59PM, March 23rd.  Cash, check and all major credit cards are accepted.

The 6 sizes that are on sale are:  12×12, 16×20, 16×24, 20×20, 20×24 and 20×30.  Contact me for prices.

Check out this wall gallery of 2 – 16×20 and 1 – 20×24.  Group 9 of the 12×12″ size or 4 of the 20×20″ size (see below) for a beautiful wall display.  The 20×20″ size is also a good size as a storyboard canvas for a small room or nook.

The possibilities are endless, but the sale is not – so call or email today to place your order!

premium session album: communion | long island, new york family, child and newborn photographer

Albums are wonderful keepsakes that will be passed along from generation to generation.

So often my clients tell me, and I’m guilty of this myself, that they have taken thousands of photographs of their children, and they only exist in digital form. This is the point in our conversation where I’m usually advising (lecturing) them on backing up those files! :)

Life is busy, we get sidetracked, and quite simply, we don’t have enough time to do everything we want to do for our families.

Not only do my clients love their albums because they are gorgeous, beautifully constructed treasures with images of their loving families, but also because sometimes, they’re the only complete album they have of their family, their child, their special event, etc. It’s a joy and also a relief that we not only capture their family at that point in time, but then also that we preserve those precious memories with an album.

Session albums are also a great way of getting all or most of your session images. I’ve watched my clients agonize, torn between which images will be their wall art, and which will be “left behind”. That was always a big problem for me. Of course I never could leave ANY behind! With an album, you don’t have to! You’ll have all of your most cherished images from your session which belong together, in an album for you and your family to enjoy together!

This particular album is an 8×8″ Communion album with 30 custom-designed pages. It showcases over 50 images from the portrait session as well as the celebration that followed the ceremony, and it tells the story of this family at that momentous time in their lives.

These are one-of-a-kind, high quality custom albums that are available in different sizes and a variety of cover options.

Order a session album at your next session and then fill the pages with your story!

Proudly made in the USA.

first holy communion | long island, new york family, child and newborn photographer

FHC flashback with my three memories:

A beautiful girl – inside and out. A loving and gracious family. An honor and a privilege for me to be a part of this day and to capture their precious memories.

Their premium session and celebration album will be up on the blog tomorrow – make that Wednesday.  :)  Here is just a sampling of the images chosen for that treasured keepsake.

To find out more about the 2012 Communion session collections and to reserve your appointment, please email or call 516.280.3471.

Remember to check out the March special mini sessions. Minis are perfect for almost any occasion, or for my favorite, no occasion at all! Call or email now to book one for your family!

Nicole Mitchell - Hello!

I am interested in your services for my daughter’s communion on May 4th. Can you please send me your rates?

Thanks in advance for the help!January 24, 2013 – 11:29 am

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