Monday, January 26, 2009

Beautiful Brides












I'm one of those lucky photographers. These gorgeousl women make it easy to capture beautiful images of them. The hardest part is definitely when it comes to picking favotite images for the blog. Here are just a few of the ladies I have had the priveledge of photographing recently.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Last Portrait Session Of 2008

For my last portrait session of the year I had the pleasure of photographing two beautiful children that I met and photographed last year about the same time. Last year this beautiful little girl was only a few weeks old. It was amazing to see her again after a whole year and her big brother was just as handsome as ever.

Although it was a couple of months ago that we took these pictures I couldn't resist sharing their cuteness with everyone!


Copyright 2008 Michele shirley Photography

Copyright Michele Shirley Photography

Copyright 2008 Michele Shirley Photography

Thursday, January 15, 2009

My Pregnancy Photos

I have always told all my brides that I believe with all my heart that one of the most important photo sessions you will ever take part in should be a pregnancy photo session. Until I did it myself, my most treasured pictures were my wedding album. After the birth of my daughter my first pregnancy session easily surpassed them as my favorites. After you put aside all your reservations about stretch marks and the beautiful " extra curves", etc you will NEVER regret taking the pictures. But I do know that if I hadn't stood outside in the freezing March weather I would have regretted it forever.

Now that I am expecting my second child, I knew that it was just as important to repeat this process for both myself and my child. The one major difference this time was that I wanted my daughter to be a major focus of the pictures. I also decided pretty early on that I wanted something completely different from the first session. This session would take place in a studio setting. Once I knew exactly what I was looking for I started my quest to find just the right photographer to make my vision a reality. I found that in a wonderful photographer who is based in Rye, NY, Aida Krgin at Krgin Photography. I want to take this opportunity to thank Aida for creating such beautiful pictures of my family that I will treasure as much as my first ones. My clients know how much I favor outdoor photography in natural light but I also appreciate the technical skill and artistry of studio work and loved my experience with Aida. Here are two samples of my session.


Me all " wrapped up."
Copyright - Krgin Photography



My beautiful princess.
Copyright - Krgin Photography

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all! This promises to be a very exciting year. Within the next few weeks there will be a new arrival joining the Shirley Family. As soon as he is born I will post some pictures for you all to meet him.

My New Year's resolution for 2009 is to make blogging a priority so I can keep in touch with all my former, current and future clients.

Although I won't be photographing new clients for the next couple of months, I hope you will enjoy some of my posts which will highlight favorite images from 2008.