Posted on September 4, 2009
My friend Rita and her husband Stew have two beautiful young daughters, Tanya and Kateri. I photographed them before, but that was a really quick snapshot taken about a year ago. I’ve been waiting to shoot them again, so naturally I was excited when she called to set up an extended photo shoot.
Not only are these girls extremely cute, they are very sweet and very funny. The one thing that really struck me was how well the two of them get along. In many cases older and younger siblings don’t always see eye-to-eye…..at least that’s how I remember it with my younger brother and sister. Usually the older ones don’t want to be bothered with their younger siblings and when they do, they’re usually bossing them around, telling them what to do, or smacking them in the back of the head (not that I did anything like that). The younger ones, in their quest for independence, tend to push back when being bossed around. Then it’s, “She started it!” “Well, she hit me first!” “No, you hit me first!”, followed by “Both of you, go to your rooms!”
Well, Tanya and Kateri were the exact opposite of that. Tanya was very caring in watching over her young sister, making sure she didn’t fall or hurt herself while they were playing and holding her hand while walking. Kateri was very receptive to her sister’s protectiveness and I could tell that she felt safe with big sis looking out for her. It was great watching them interact and play together, but the best part of the day for me was capturing it all on camera. I had an absolute ball hanging out with them and look forward to doing it again.
Rita and Stew: Whatever you guys are doing……Keep it up! You’ve got some really sweet kids!
©Alan Abrams Photography – Long Island Wedding Photographer – Specializing in Wedding, Portrait, and Lifestyle Photography
Posted on September 1, 2009
One thing Silke and I have always done is try to find new ways to improve your customer experience. The best way to do that is by improving on the products and services we offer to our clients. It is important to us that you’re pleased with each and every product or service we offer.
That being said, we are very excited to announce our latest product offering: Personalized CD & DVD Packaging
Included in every wedding, every event, every portrait session, and every engagement session is a CD/DVD with web resolution images from your session or event. This allows you to easily share your images with friends and family via e-mail or by uploading them to social sites such as Facebook and MySpace. We feel the disk is a nice perk, but wanted to do more than just give our clients a plain handwritten disk in a plain looking CD case…..so we searched and searched until we found something better. We wanted to give you something that’s fresh, stylish, and classy. More importantly, we wanted to give you something that says, “You!”
What we came up with is packaging we think you’ll like because it’s something that we know we would like. For starters, each disk is personalized with an image from your photo session or event and is packaged in a slick tin case. The case has a window which allows you to view your disk without having to open it. Since we didn’t want to use those messy stickers or labels that would peel off over time, we opted to print the image directly onto the disk itself. No messy labels or peeling stickers to get stuck in your computer or disk player.
We feel this new packaging serves 3 distinct purposes:
1. It’s easily identified: All you have to do is look at it and you’ll know exactly what’s on the disk. There’s no way you’re going misplace your disk and risk losing your images.
2. It looks good (Okay, it looks great!): Perfect for showing off your images to family and friends.
3. It says “You!” and that’s what we’re all about…..you!
Here are a few samples of the new packaging. We hope you like it as much as we do. Check back often as we continue to roll out more new products over the next few weeks.
