Beautiful Photos of Beautiful Girls

As a second child myself…I really enjoy when families make it a point to make the photo gallery walls equal.  This little one will never feel like she is “second” in the minds of her family.  Especially when there are natural, grainy filtered photos like this one.  I mean…

Of course, sibling photos are amazing when they love each other so much too!  Can you just DIE for the cuteness?! They just naturally fell down like this.  LOVELY!

 

And, though I have tons of beauty shots of the older sis….I just am obsessed with this photo.  I imagine her saying….”Whaaaa?!  I’m no longer the center of attention?!”  hee hee.  Really digging the grainy filter today. 

Sometimes it’s so amazing just HOW much I love what I do.

 

Gentlemen Wear Hats

….and they look REALLY CUTE while doing it!

We love creating unique photos every day.  It would be terrible to have someone say, “I have that same shot!” so we always try to think outside the box here at Classic Kids to really show JUST how special your family can be.

 

Clearly this kid has STYLE.  He and his mom “get it” when it comes to having fun and being in the moment!  And, listen, when we hear that you love wearing a hat?!

We go with it!

Here’s one more photo to leave you with on this lovely NYC weekend day… just a cool Urban Cowboy, resting from his long day herding taxis and wrastlin’ with tourists….

Twin Photos are AMAZING!

Twins are so amazing.  You get a built-in best friend for life.  Lucky!!!!

Personalities come in all shapes and sizes…and twins give you a moment to stand back and really appreciate how quickly those personalities develop.  Believe it or not, these guys came in a little shy, but had each other to rely on!  Plus, Jenn, as the assistant was able to figure out their tickle spots pretty quickly. 🙂

With every great photo session here at Classic Kids, it’s just so hard to narrow down to my favorites.  That’s why a set of four is so much fun!!!! 

Baby, Mommy, and Balloons

What could be better than creating memories together?  Classic Kids sessions are not JUST about taking photos. It’s really about having fun.  Without a great experience, the photos wouldn’t have the same emotional impact.  It’s our mantra, and it’s why we take such great pride in our work. It’s why a set like this just STILL makes us giggle!

We usually have to prod moms to be in photographs.  If you think about it though, these are going to be the photos that will be the most cherished when the kids grow up.  So you should not argue with us because the photos are WORTH it.And when we have props around the studio, like the leftover ones from the Daphne Oz photo shoot for NY Family Magazine we just HAVE to capitalize on cool props. And do it in color.  Yes color.  

Newborn Announcements should be special!

It all starts with an incredible moment.  A new birth, a bigger family, and boundless buckets of joy just overflowing with love.

Now, let’s be honest.  The Facebook post comes next.

This moment is your baby’s introduction to the world (and family and friends and high school buddies that seem to like all of your posts even though you haven’t talked to them in years)!

Let’s be serious.  You can do better than the iPhone pictures you attach!

Take a moment to give yourself and your baby a proper introduction. With a photo like this:

The better the photo, the more simple the design of the announcement, whether it be online or in the mail. This is a new line of designs done by our very own team to really showcase the clean, simple beauty.

It’s your time to share your perfection, do it right!!!!

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Happy Weekend

Just a little Dapper Dan to make the rest of your weekend full of charm and class!

Growing up with Classic Kids

It’s amazing how fast time flies!

We really get attached to our families (read our previous post about LOVE), and love growing old with them. It’s always so special to become a part of the family history!

We met this family back in 2012:

We saw them again when she reached baby parts age (6-9 months old):

 

We saw them again with baby girl #2 and fulfilled a color request:

Can you see the head band used again? Love the idea of sharing hand-me-downs.

We are all so proud to see how our families grow up and grow bigger.  Nothing makes us happier to photograph your family.  And again.  And then photograph them again.  

P.S.  See the Monkey Wrangler tab up top–Darya is holding this big sister when she was 9 months old (or as we like to call it…baby parts age).

Captured Expression

For those of you that wonder what is REALLY so much different about what we do at Classic Kids Photography, let me tell you why we love our job SOOOOOOOOO much.  

We love your kids.  

No, I mean it.  We truly LOVE your kids!

We work, and monkey around, and make silly noises, and sweat, and laugh, and tickle and squish, and help—all to bring out your little nugget’s personality.  And we don’t stop at one photo.  We want you to have ALL the different facets of their smiles, pouts, giggles, and silliness.  We won’t stop until we are satisfied.  

I know that this means that your choices are tougher at the proof viewings…but it’s also why we sit down to help you decide.  You’ll never be stranded or left feeling overwhelmed because we won’t let you leave with something second-rate.  It’ll be the BEST one if it’s only one…. and well, if we end up falling in love with nine?  You get a blog posting. 🙂

This little darling still brings us such joy months later.  We love her and she brings us so much happiness–and these photos will do the same for you.   I think the difference in all of our work is the love.  I’m pretty sure you’ll all be seeing the sparkle now in our love.

Album Cover by Classic Kids

We haven’t seen these boys in a while, but these photos still stand out to me!

I’ll call them the Classic Kids band.  This is their album cover.

Clearly with photos like these, they’d immediately go platinum.

I imagine their type of music would be very hip-groove-rock, and at some point on the album there would be a KILLER rock-ballad to make all the girls swoon.  

The group shot just reminds me so much of a cool band photo.  Think drumsticks instead of lollipops and then you’re there.  LOVE!  It shows all their personalities in one moment.

And Baby makes Five

It’s no secret that we can’t help but make friends in random places.

We’ve met you, our lovely friends and clients, in chit-chatty places like Starbucks lines…cool spaces like Kidville…charity events at movie theaters like HelpUsAdopt.org …from having parties for “Mom’s Night Out”…from referrals by people like you…at a store like Giggle when shopping for nieces…and I could think of so many more!

So when ABC’s Good Morning America called us for an interview…it was not surprising that we made friends right away.  And we couldn’t take photos with Paula’s pregnant tummy without having her come back to see the new life she brought into the world.

We were lucky to get to know her whole amazing family and capture quiet moments like this that could just go ON and ON forever. Three weeks old and already a star.

We met the proud siblings that fought over who would hold him…

…we saw dreamy smiles…

….created silly poses (p.s. this pose is NOT PhotoShopped)……we used Dad’s loving arms for soothing…

…and we didn’t want to breathe to spoil moments like these!

All in all, it is a rare treat to share special moments with our amazing families.  We cherish each and every second.  It is a gift to be a part of a family history; to create heirloom portraits that will live on your walls for a lifetime or longer.

Stop on in the studio to meet us at anytime!  We can’t wait to meet new friends.

xoxo Lindsay May