Long Island Bar Mitzvah Photographer/Bar Mitzvah Photos

Posted on August 6, 2018August 5, 2018 by Irene Bello

Long Island Bar Mitzvah Photographer

I was super excited when an old friend contacted me to see if I was available to be her son Jonathan’s Long Island Bar Mitzvah Photographer. She was planning a very simple low key event with only close friends and family. Instead of having the services at a temple, she opted to have the services and luncheon all held at the Bonwit Inn in Commack, New York. Since everything was to be held at the restaurant, we met up prior the service to take some portraits and family formals. After that it was time for the service and then lunch was served.

It was a nice little event and the theme was Broadway since Jonathan is a huge enthusiast and loves the theatre and has seen many broadway and off broadway plays. Much to my surprise, he also loved being in front of the camera. He really enjoyed having his portraits taken. Right before his candle lighting we went around the restaurant to get some really cool dramatic photos. I found a small booth with a small window and the light was just exquisite.

Below you can find a mix of portraits, family formals and then the highlights of the day, including some photos of the service and the candle lighting as well as some detail shots from his Broadway theme.

New Hyde Park Communion Photographer

Posted on January 27, 2018April 20, 2020 by Irene Bello

New Hyde Park Communion Photographer

It was a beautiful spring day for this New Hyde Park communion. Professional communion photos of your child are nice to have. These days communion parties are quite popular as well. There are many options for hiring a photographer to capture communion photos. You can hire a photographer to take some photos of the communion mass if the church allows it, and/or, have the photos taken after the mass at church, a nearby park or at your child’s communion party. In either case it is always wonderful to have this special day in your child’s day documented with beautiful portraits.

For this session I met up with the family after the communion mass at Our Lady of Victory to take some portraits of the twins inside and outside the church. Here are a few photos from the session. If you want to hear more about communion photos, contact me.

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Long Island Beach Maternity Photographer

Posted on September 12, 2017April 20, 2020 by Irene Bello

Long Island Beach Maternity Photographer

I was this mommy’s Long Island Maternity Photographer last year when she was expecting her first child. She contacted me a few months ago and told me that she was pregnant again with her second and wanted to have this maternity session taken at a beach in Long Island. But wait….here is the best part. Since she was expecting her second baby sometime around the same month as she delivered her first baby last year, she wanted to schedule the maternity shoot on the same date as she did last year! She explained that she wanted to be able to have the photos side by side. I told her that this was a great idea. The only thing that we had to hope for was of course good weather.

On the day of her shoot, we met at Robert Moses State Park. I absolutely love that beach. It has abeautiful board walk that leads to the lighthouse and to either the bay or the beach. I always have a tough time deciding between the bay or the beach. Since the sun falls on the north side, the sunset is directly over the water on the bay side. Since the beach side is on the south, you don’t see the sun actually setting on that side, however you still get some of the remnants of the colored sky over there. After taking some photos on the boardwalk path, we decided to go to the beach side. I took some photos of the sun setting and then took some photos near the water. Below are some of my favorites from the session.

You can view Gina’s maternity photos from last year by clicking on the link above. Pregnant? Are you interested in a maternity photo session? Please feel free to contact me by filling out the form.

I am a huge fan of silhouettes. I just love these with the sun setting in the background. This also allows me to get that warm orange and red in the sky.

The sky was quickly turning colors. It started as orange but then turned into beautiful shades of pink and purple.

Back to the water and you can see the pink pastel undertones from the sky. We clearly had a stunning sunset that evening and I am so glad that Gina got so lucky for this.

Long Island Communion Photographer/Communion Photos

Posted on January 16, 2017April 20, 2020 by Irene Bello

Long Island Communion Photographer

Long Island Communion Photographer.

Emily and her family celebrated her Communion day by taking some communion photos in order to highlight this very special and important event in her life. After her communion mass I met with the family outside of the church for a few quick communion portraits.

We then proceeded to Garden City park so that we could take a few more photos before Emily and her family went to celebrate this momentous occasion.

I love these photos taken in the gardens by the gazebo of Emily reading from her first holy communion book.

What a beautiful communion dress! She looks like a little bride.

I love that Mom, Dad and her brother took pictures with her as well. I am sure that Emily will look back at these pictures one day and be thankful that she also had pictures of herself with her family in her communion dress.

First Communion Photos document a very special time in a young child’s life. It is a very meaningful day, and has very important significance. Many parents choose to document this special time with beautiful, professional portraits of their child wearing the special dress or the suit that was worn on the special day.

If you have a child who will be celebrating their First Communion soon, and you would like to document this occasion with some beautiful images, please contact me here. I would love to work with you to create images that celebrates your child’s Communion which you will cherish for a lifetime. If you’re having a party to celebrate the Communicant, please contact me for details for event coverage.

There are only very few weekend dates available. Please call to schedule your session or event coverage as soon as possible.

If your weekend date isn’t available, or, if you prefer to have your Communion Portrait sessions taken sometime prior to the actual Communion Day/Event we can arrange to have these photos taken. Please get in touch with me soon.

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Long Island, NY Family Photographer

Posted on June 8, 2016April 21, 2020 by Irene Bello

Long Island, NY Family Photographer

I had a great time capturing these photos of this child and family in Long Island, NY. We met in Forest Hills Park in Queens to capture this energetic child and her parents. And boy was she a little spit fire. Here are some of my favorites from their family photo session. After we finished, she got to ride the carousel. Of course I captured some photos there. Once that was done she got promised some ice cream and the family was off to Carvel.