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.

NYC Senior Photographer/Samantha’s Urban Session

Posted on November 8, 2017April 20, 2020 by Irene Bello

NYC SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER/SAMANTHA’S URBAN SESSION

NYC offers so many fantastic, unique and diverse locations for a NYC Senior Photographer. High school seniors are all different. They all have unique personalities, interests and hobbies. This is why it is great to have a unique and customized senior photo session as opposed to the traditional cap and gown and black cape and rose portraits taken at school. Yes, you do still need to take the cap and gown photo for the yearbook but you can still have your own unique, stylized professional photos to commemorate this special time in your/your child’s life. With a stylized photo shoot, seniors get to experience and feel like they are fashion models while having fun and an experience that they will remember forever. The outcome is gorgeous photos that they and you will have for a lifetime.

There are so many ways that a senior photo session can be stylized in NYC. Seniors can get dressed up in pretty dresses and go to a park such as Central Park for their photos, or, if they are just too “cool” for the park and prefer to be more casual they can opt for a more urban or grungy look. The streets of NYC offer plenty of locations for that in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. Some areas even offer both environments just minutes away.

Below are some of my favorite photos from Samantha’s senior session. For her session we went to a few street locations in her neighborhood of Queens that had commercial buildings and graffiti. Since Samantha likes to skateboard, we used her skateboard as a prop for some of her photos. This is another great idea you can incorporate into your custom senior session. If you play a sport, an instrument, dance or sing you can bring a prop from your hobby and incorporate that into some of your photos.

If you are interested in learning more or are ready to book a senior photo session in NYC, please fill out the contact form and we will get back to you with more information about this unique experience.

Long Island Bat Mitzvah Photographer: The Sands Atlantic Beach

Posted on April 4, 2017April 20, 2020 by Irene Bello

Long Island Bat Mitzvah Photographer: The Sands Atlantic Beach

What a beautiful day it was for this Long Island Bat Mitzvah celebration at the Sands Atlantic Beach. I had the great opportunity of capturing Lauren’s bat mitzvah celebration and the Sands offered many great photo opportunities. I loved that we were able to take advantage and photograph some of Lauren’s portraits and family photos outside by the beach. I absolutely love the ocean blue doors by the white boardwalk out in back of The Sands. Even the inside provides for some great photo opportunities including a piano and staircase.

The family was so nice to work with, and Lauren, the Bat Mitzvah girl was one of the sweetest 13 year olds. I just loved her pretty coral pink dress. It really matched up perfectly with the beach theme! I had a great time capturing these portraits and all the special highlights of her birthday party. Congratulations again, Lauren! It was great being part of your special day.

If you would like to speak to me about your daughter or son’s bar or bat mitzvah or any other special event please contact me here. I look forward to hearing from you!

Taylor’s Sweet 16, Long Island Event Photography

Posted on May 31, 2016April 21, 2020 by Irene Bello

Taylor’s Sweet 16 Long Island Event Photography

Taylor’s Sweet 16 Long Island Event Photography. I recently posted Taylor’s Sweet 16 pre-event glamour photos. Because Taylor’s party start time was when it was already dark, I explained to her family that we would have to meet three hours early on the day of the event in order to get the photos taken in the park that they wanted. After explaining all the benefits of having a pre-event Sweet 16 photo session, Taylor’s Mom agreed. We still planned to take some formal portraits of Taylor and her family on the day of the event. Taylor arrived an hour early with her family and court in order to get these portraits taken in and outside Jericho Terrace. It was a lovely night and Taylor had no problems going outside to get some cool night shots which I absolutely love taking. She absolutely loved taking these night shots. And Jericho Terrace certainly provided a beautiful backdrop for them. Afterwards, we went back inside and we took some photos with her court and her family. A select few of those are listed below. It was then time for the party to start and boy did this family know how to throw a good party. All the kids had a blast and it was super fun capturing this event and being part of Taylor’s memorable day.