Yesterday I had the opportunity to spend the afternoon with Susan Stripling in her home in Brooklyn. It was such a cool experience and I learned quite a few things from the day! We kind of got stuck with some not so great weather conditions to shoot in, but we tried to make the best of it. After an information packed sushi lunch, we had a really adorable couple come out and show us what they got. They were just about the cutest people to photograph! So into each other! Here is what I got for the day! This posts image uploader is having a mind of its own today, so I am giving my thanks to Susan now rather than the end of the post!!!
Enjoy and Happy Friday!
~MEG
This is Susan!
I am a sucker for body language shots…
I think this my favorite image from the day!
Susan opened her home to us,which was very cool of her, and I snagged her “Patience” dish to grab this ring shot! I think that about sums up one of the finer ingredients of a sucessful marriage! ;o)
In our house it is very important we practice good dental hygiene. Especially my daughter because she is a huge thumbsucker and constantly has her thumb in her mouth. I usually dread when it is time to brush teeth, simply becuase it is about a 2 minute task that takes us about 20 minutes. There usually involves some sort of argument over who gets to hold the toothpaste, who gets to be at the sink, and ends most times with me having to pin down the two little munchkies so I can ACTUALLY brush their teeth. (it is also common for them just to suck the toothpaste off of the brush and never actually do any brushing).
So this is something I want to remember for sure. Perhaps to remind them years from now what I put up with every morning and night!!! This toothbrushing session today with my daughter was a tame one. Her big brother was at school and she had noone to play off of! ;o)
I do monitor this next step of applying the paste…since in the past has been quite the production.
so fun…who knew?
Happy Thursday!
~MEG
This pic is just enough to give you an idea about what was involved with Kelly’s portrait session today! ;o)
A fun pair of blue water proof wader boots!
We froze our Batookuses off! ;o)
More to come soon!
Happy Saturday!
~MEG
It is rare that I take my camera out to capture shots of my little ones. I have to remind myself that they will only be this young once and that it would be such a shame if I one day look back and wish I could remember who they were at this time in life and have no photographs to help me do so. Actually one of the things on my to-do-list this year is to keep up with my family photos on a monthly basis! Also to buy a video camera so I can record their voices! These two are the most wonderful gift I have ever received in life! They are everything to me and a constant reminder of how precious life is.
Nina…she is a diva and a very VERY dramatic little princess! But she is full of spirit, can light up a room, and we all love her dearly! ;o)
Nina is an animal lover and is very fond of Grandma’s dog Guinness!
I am not sure where the other leg warmer went for the next couple shots?! Story of the day-in-a-life of a Mom!
We found the leg warmer! Yipppeeeeeee!
I love this shot of her…I want her hair.
I mentioned the word Chocolate and she ran over to the end of the table and gave me a big and VERY cheesey smile…
but don’t be fooled…that didn’t last more than three seconds! 
It is a known fact that Nina spends the majority of her day staring at and following my son Peyton’s every move. She loves him so much! They are a cute little team!
Peyton…who is the spitting image of my dad when he was younger! I love that! 
What a ham!
T.G.I.F.
~MEG
P.S. I am an “EVEN STEVEN” kind of mom just so you know…Peyton was napping through most of the picture taking this time around! ;o)
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”THERE IS AN ADVANTAGE IN THIS…I WILL FIND IT OR MAKE IT”
and there is also the FIVE BALL THEORY: There are 4 GLASS BALLS & 1 RUBBER BALL the 4 Glass Balls represents FAMILY, FRIENDS, HEALTH, SPIRIT and the RUBBER BALL represents JOB.
In life we keep on juggling these balls ……. and the life continues……. A small mistake and any of these balls might fall …… if the rubber ball falls it would bounce back…… No matter in what time it would bounce back … 1 month … 3 months… 6 months, but it would definitely bounce back…..But the Glass Ball….. Very delicate…. once it falls….. It can never be brought to its original shape again…. So on that note… I hope you all have a Happy Friday and live life to its fullest!!! ~MEG
Click here to read up on some reviews!!!! I love cameras.
Could this be??? FX-format with the high ISO performance of the D3 and the size of the D300????
It may be too early to tell…but rest assured…I will find out!
Happy Tuesday!
MEG
ps….Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
This caught my eye this morning as I went to go check my email and I got sucked in like a vaccum to see if photographer was listed amongst the top 10 sexiest jobs in 2008…
You can see for yourself the top ten sexiest jobs and they are listed right below…one of which I am proud to say is “Photographer”. I have to say it is kind of sexy…but I am not so sure I look that sexy when sticking my but way up in the air to get that perfect shot or falling over chairs or coming back with grass stained jeans and sweaty armpits from a shoot. But apparantly some find that sexy!!!
This was the The Top 10
Firefighter
Personal trainer
CEO
Bartender
Nurse
Photographer
Pilot
Surgeon
Cowboy
Soldier/Military
check it out for yourself…you can read the article here…SEXY!!!!
Happy Thursday!
~MEG
PS…food for thought…which is sexier??? CANON or NIKON…
I would have to say NIKON ALL THE WAY!!!! hehe!
Filed under: My Life
Every once in a while I get into posting on my blog and I try to add in some fun stuff about myself, just so you know who stands behind the big bulky piece of black equipment I push in front of your faces!
So here are a few things you may not have known about me…
1. I once got to be part of the flag ceremony at Arlington Cementary in Washington DC. pretty nifty!
2. I can recite the fifty states alphabetically in order really fast! (thanks to the song I learned in 7th grade for our singing recital)
3. I almost always go through the EZ Pass Lane with cash in my hand while driving to the city. OOOOPS!
4. My favorite past time is driving and listening to music, especially when the sun is just going down.
5. I love airports. Something about them excite me. I love the way I feel when I am in them.
6. I once went to an interview soon after college and was told by the very nice interviewer that I would NEVER get a job shooting right off the bat. The next week I started shooting for The Danbury News-Times as a photo-journalist.
7. I once had a soccer coach pay for me to attend a tournament that I would have had to skip out on because my parents didn’t have the money for me to go. I felt honored.
8. I once burnt my lips on a pot that was boiling water on the stove because I saw my reflection in it and I kissed it! That hurt.
9. I am huge NYC fan…although I would never really want to live there.
10. I almost went to school for massage therapy.
11. I shot my first wedding almost 8 years ago. It was a second marriage and I was sooooo nervous I almost got sick to my stomach. You eventually get over that!!!
12. I once found an albino tree frog in a plant that I bought from Stop and Shop. It lived in my room for quite some time before we met! He never bothered me much! I let him free after we crossed paths!
I am off to NYC for an Eshoot tomorrow and then a Bar Mitzvah tomorrow night!
Enjoy your weekend!
~MEG
Just a random shot I got when waiting for my second shoot on Saturday with Ryan and Lynda~
Yes….it is in the John.
So when should we have the next PBandJ…I am holding it at a happy hour! So let me know some dates in which you guys can attend.
Happy Monday!
MEG
Well, I have been extremely on the outs of the blogger’s world, which sucks you in like a vaccuum by the way! So I am slowly getting sucked back into Blog Haven. I miss it! It is a fun outlet and a great way to communicate what is going on in my life as well as keeping in touch with all you guys out there that like to read up on my boring life!
Well, first thing is…
Stay tuned for some fun pics of Carrie and Gregg’s wedding which was last Saturday in Oxford. I got to see one of my favorite clients, Kelly, as well as her Mom and Pop, at the wedding and she was sporting these HOT red pumps! Kelly, you one hot chickie!
Also, I will be getting some album designs out this weekend and within the next couple weeks to follow. So please stay tuned for those designs to be posted. I love to share these…as it is always fun to see the pics displayed in the final stages of production. It’s when it all comes together and really tells the story of the couple’s love for each other. Every couple has a different story, which makes every design and book unique, like the love-birds themselves!
Also, I am super excited to be shooting a wedding this year for Jeremy and Sue Ann. When I met with them for the first time I knew they were the cool. Sue Ann signs notes and emails with “SMILE ON” instead of the ordinary “BYE-BYE” or “THANK YOU”. Another cool thing is she has great taste in sweaters and clothing, which is one of the things Jeremy noticed about her when they first layed eyes on each other at a party back in the day!
Can’t wait for their day later this year!
Also, saw the movie, INTO THE WILD last week. SUPERB!!!! I loved every second of it, very moving, and the fact that it was a true story was what really made it so real and capturing.
So stay tuned as there will be more to come on the blog and I promise to keep up with it this month!
This time of year is when I come alive and creep out of my winter shell and live it up!
So TA TA FOR NOW!!!
and as Sue Ann would say,
SMILE ON!!!
MEG
ps…a pic to go along with this post…a strappy shoe of course…one of my favorite things in the world to photograph and wear!!!
