This is the first of a few special Mini-Sessions held in Manasquan this week. More to come soon!
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All images copyright 2008 Garden Lane Photography/Kristen Accisano
Big Hearts To Little Hearts
October 27, 2008 – 7:31 am
What a windy day we had on Saturday in Spring Lake! But, as always, these little ones were such troopers! The wind prohibited us from finishing up the individual portraits, but I’ve set aside some days in November for the quick personal sessions. Please contact me or Lynne Ramsay if your child still needs to have his/her photo taken. I think the group shot came out nicely - most photographers run in horror when faced with the task of photographing a group of 12 kids! It’s so difficult to have all the little ones looking at the camera with their best face on, but I think we got a good one…
And, just one more that I’ve revisited from an earlier session this Fall. This little guy is such a baseball fan. I’m sure he’s thrilled the Phillies are doing so well. I grew up as a Phillies Fan, and then moved to Baltimore and became an Oriole fan, then up to NJ and became a Yankee fan. But, I’ll always remember the 1980 World Series when I was 9 years old. Go Phillies!! If they win, a complimentary 5×7 will be delivered to this family next week!
Mini-Sessions for Holiday Cards
October 20, 2008 – 8:03 am
Just a note of reminder — if you’re interested in Christmas cards for this year, make your appointment right away!! I will be posting more cards soon. And, because I can’t just post words with no pictures, here are some from that beautiful sunset session on the beach.
Great sunset, still black and white…
October 12, 2008 – 11:01 am
I always have to do one of these…kids interacting with the camera and parents gazing into each other’s eyes or enjoying a laugh… Of course, most parents are probably thinking, “What have we gotten ourselves into.” Or maybe “Yes, my children are beautiful, but I’d still like to have gotten a babysitter so we can go out for dinner instead”. Whichever it is, thanks for letting me take your pictures. I’ll add more sneak peeks as they trickle in. BTW, I just love the reflection in this mom’s sunglasses on the photo below.
We did have a great sunset to enjoy and I’ll have some color ones ready soon.
Who needs a great sunset to get a great beach picture?
September 29, 2008 – 8:40 am
Thanks for doing something a little unconventional! We missed the usual September sunset, but still got some really nice shots! I don’t always remember to post the first favorites…but I remembered today because I love this one…Lots of HIGH ENERGY!
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep
September 24, 2008 – 10:48 am
As some of you may be aware, I am an affiliated photographer with a wonderful organization that offers infant bereavement photography. I saw them do a spot on Good Morning America last year and was so touched by what these photographers are doing with their craft. Not every occupation offers chances like this to really make a difference. Personally, I’ve been extremely blessed with 2 healthy boys, and cannot imagine what it is like to lose a child. With this in mind, I applied to this organization and was accepted to participate. Many people may think it’s bizarre or macabre to participate, but after reading many testimonials from parents, I see that it is a much needed component for the grieving process and remembrance.
With the Month of October being recognized as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, The Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Foundation holds its Annual Fund Drive for six weeks starting in mid-September and ending in October. It is our hope that those in a place to make even a small contribution to NILMDTS will consider doing so allowing the organization to provide adequate resources, training, communication and tools necessary in support our amazing contingent of professional photographers who provide the gift of free remembrance portraiture to families in need.
Your donations help the organization in many ways -
By supporting the continued education of our volunteer photographers
By allowing us to further our outreach to hospitals and hospices across the world
By offsetting the costs associated with outreach efforts including Formal NILMDTS Training Seminars
By supporting the Family Forum which creates a productive and supportive haven for healing
By supporting the Photographers’ Forum which provides a helpful environment for our member photographers to express their feelings and receive advice on the various issues that they face in this noble work
By supporting the day to day operations of our Headquarters Offices
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep is recognized as an IRS 501(c)3 charitable organization (Tax ID#77-0656322) and your donations are always entirely tax deductible. When you donate, you will receive a thank you card that serves as your receipt as well as an enclosed card you may to send to the family of whomever you made the donation in memory of.
With an average of 2-million hits per month on our web site, imagine if everyone contributed just $5 to the organization!
Your donation truly will make a significant difference in the continued success of NILMDTS.
There are several ways that you can donate to NILMDTS today.
The first and easiest is to donate through our secure website by clicking here. NILMDTS is run 100% on donations and we truly could not provide the support necessary to our photographer volunteers without the kind generosity of donors like you.
You can also pledge your support through iGive.com, an online shopping portal where a portion of all supported purchases you make online are automatically donated to NILMDTS.
Click here for more information and to register!
You may also send a check to our mailing address:
NILMDTS Annual Fund Drive
7800 S. Elati St. #111
Littleton, CO 80120
Clothing Guide
September 18, 2008 – 1:49 pm
I’m in the process of creating a really cool online flip book for this clothing guide, but in the mean time, check out the PDF form. It may come out large so in your Adobe reader, shrink it down to about 100% and give it a minute to load the 4 pages. As soon as I figure out this technology, we’ll be able to preview the coffee table books this way! Very cool…
Click here to check it out!
And because I can’t post here without a picture…check out the newest cards!
Big Hearts to Little Hearts
September 15, 2008 – 11:04 am
Thank you for letting me be a part of your special day. Below are some pictures from the Walk-a-Thon. We will be re-shooting the group photo this Friday at 6 p.m. at the same pavillion. See you there!
Retro-Peace
September 8, 2008 – 10:07 am
Here’s a peek of what I’ve been working on to get ready for all your Holiday mini-sessions… We’re going to have a few themed choices: RetroPeace as seen below and Snowflakes. The cards are 5×7 double-sided and printed on beautiful, thick card-stock, not photo paper! You also have the option of having a folded card with more pictures inside, extra charges apply, but it’s so worth it! The back is always the primary pattern from the front of the card
August 28, 2008 – 1:27 pm
I was never one for Christmas-In-July…so I usually wait until at least the first day of school to release the mini-session dates for Holiday Card! This year we need to have the cards to the lab by November 10 to guarantee delivery in time for Thanksgiving.
Please call or email soon for availability! There are some really cool designs that I’ve commissioned from some very talented graphic designers and a few Garden Lane originals, too.
All proofs are online only, but available for a la carte print pricing. 8×10 and card image must be the same. My wonderful lab offers package pricing this time of year, so it’s nice to be able to pass these savings on to you! I’ll be updating with some card designs so keep checking back throughout September!