{Sabrina} New York Teen Session | 13 year old

October 25, 2015

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{Sabrina} New York Teen Session | 13 year old

Being a Teen

Worthier than you believe. Stronger than you know. More beautiful than you think.

Being a teen is one of the hardest years for most kids. Boys & girls both. Not only are they trying to navigate their way socially, they are often struggling with self esteem and lately, body image more so than ever. In their eyes, they just don’t seem to measure up. My motivation to launch a new program for teens of all ages is coming straight from my heart and is driven by my passion. My passion to build confidence in teens by creating photographs that capture their beauty. Teens are bombarded with imagery that seem so unrealistic to them because the images are in a magazine or showcasing a famous music artist or model. The truth is, having a hair and make-up artist, a stylist and a really good photo retouched is part of the formula.

My idea is to create an experience for teens and create photos that could be on the cover of any teen magazine. Whether your teen likes fashion, is a musician, is an athlete, loves theater, sings, loves the city, etc… the experience will be unique to them. I have always been told that my portraits are different, that I truly know how to make kids shine. The most rewarding part about what I do is showing teens their images and watching their eyes light up with disbelief and joy. This session took place in the city on the Lower East Side. Because Sabrina has such stunning features, that she might not be 100% comfortable with yet, like most teenage girls, I wanted to create photos that she could have to remind herself that her beauty is all her’s and all natural. Her eyes, her brows, her dark hair but most importantly her easy going, innocent, sweetness that shines in all her images.

Here is an email from Sabrina’s Mom after showing her the images. “When I first received the photos of Sabrina, she was looking through them, and turned to me and said, “Mom, do I really look like that or did she do something to these pictures?” When I said, “No, you really look like that”, I could see on her face that she had seen herself in a new way, a good way.”

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October 19, 2015

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{Aaron} | pre-mitzvah photoshoot | new york

OK! So 2 pre-mitzvah shoots in 1 week. Both happened to be sports themed and boys. If you have worked with me before, you know that I am not about cookie cutter and what inspires me is to always keep the quality and style of my photography recognizable yet my subject matter and locations different. This photo shoot took place on a windy, cold day. Aaron was such a good sport! PUN INTENDED! He never complained about being cold and was a pleasure to work with.

As usual, after I have an initial conversation with the mitzvah Mom, I put together a mood board to inspire everyone involved. It’s important that stylists, make-up artists and the photographer are all on the same page and most importantly the communication between me and the mitzvah Mom have clear expectations. Aaron’s Mom brought all the right accessories which is what helped make this photo shoot such a success.

I am going to call this photo shoot theme “Born to Score”!

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October 1, 2015

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{Aaron} pre-mitzvah photoshoot | new york

I have been working with kids of all ages for 15 plus years and I have to say working with teens are my favorite. What a perfect time in a kids life to capture their personality and make them feel like a supermodel for a few hours. Combining my love for fashion, my love for teen photography and my obsession with finding cool locations on Long Island and NYC, is extremely rewarding, but most of all, seeing the smiles and disbelief on their faces after viewing themselves in the images is priceless. This is a common reaction I hear after viewing, “WOW, YOU MADE ME LOOK SO GOOD”, “IS THAT ME”, “HOW DID YOU DO THAT”, etc…. What a confidence booster for a not so confident teen to see themselves in a different light and hi-lighting what makes them truly unique.

A client of mine, Cigall Goldman, founder of Mazelmoments.com, an online resource for planning Jewish events, recently asked me if I would ever consider shooting just pre-mitzvah photo shoots and advertising on her website. I thought about it and realized what a perfect market for me since I love everything about fashion photography. From styling, coming up with themes to working with hair and makeup artists. I set out to find myself some kids, a hair and make-up artist to work with and a stylist. I am building a solid team and super excited to shoot the 5 teens I have lined up for this month. This past weekend I worked with Aaron. It started with a conversation with his Mom about what his party theme and interests are. Like most boys, the love of sports combined with neon colors weighed heavily on the decision to shoot at this location. My goal is to not end up with traditional portraits ( you will get traditional portraits the day of the party) but to make your child feel like his images could be in the latest fashion magazine. Here are just a few that I created for Aaron.