Terry Lee at 5 days old

Baby Benjamin Hudson was born on Christmas day!  Kristen called me on News Year Eve to tell me the great news and schedule his newborn photos.  Which really wasn’t a minute too soon as  I don’t think he would have fit in the suitcase in another week at the rate he is growing.  Congratulations to Kristin and Hunter on a beautiful baby boy!

It’s hard to believe it’s been 3 years since photographing Sean and Pati’s wedding and another entire year since I photographed baby Adriana at 1 year old.  Now she’s 2 and running, running, running!  I don’t think she stopped moving for even one second of the entire hour we spent at Vanderbilt Mansion.  This was one of the last days for any fall color and Adriana had a great time playing in all the piles of falling leaves.  This baby never stopped moving, but she never stopped laughing either.  Love it!

Nope this is not Boudoir – this is a belly shoot!  Although I took a break from blogging last month, I do have tons of new stuff to show.  After shooting my last wedding of the 2009 season, I have moved onto a winter schedule of belly’s, babies, and families.  Add on tons of wedding album design from all the 2009 weddings, and hopefully some vacation time in the next month – then back to the weddings of 2010!

Holley has been my assistant,  second shooter, my second brain for the past 4 years.  And then she decided to get married and move to Alabama – I’m not sure I will ever forgive her for this.  But, one of the highlights of my year was having the privilege of shooting her and Matt’s trash the dress session a few weeks after their wedding.  Holley wore her vintage wedding dress, which had also been her great aunt’s wedding dress 58 years ago!  And Love Love Love the birdcage veil.  Matt wore his West Point uniform first and then did a quick change into the suit and flip flops he had worn for their actual wedding day.  We did everything on one block in the City of Poughkeepsie – I love the mix of waterfalls and urban street scenes.  The waterfall spot is only about 20 feet off the road, but it took about 30 minutes to get Holley down onto the rocks – moss, mud and cliffs don’t work on the actual wedding day – but this is what a trash the dress is all about!

Matt's West Point ring

The Old Piano Factory

Lower Main Street, Poughkeepsie

Makeup by the fabulous Jenny Magliano

I didn’t get any photos of his date since he was on their way to meet her, but here are some photos of mom and son.

The original plan was to do Marissa and Shawn’s engagement session on the waterfront in Cold Spring, but the day was so windy that we headed up into the Village of Cold Spring instead. Marissa and Shawn were up for anything and we had a fantastic time using the urban setting and great architecture of the old buildings as a backdrop to some fun, sexy and romantic pictures! These are just a few of my many many favorites that day.

Marissa and Shawn

Riverfront Park in Cold Spring

The Village of Cold Spring

Hudson River