Delivered!

I love delivering orders, especially when I get to see my clients open their goodies. This past weekend was no exception when I attended another Baby Basics NYC meeting to distribute artwork to all the families I photographed.

Each family selected five gift prints and most chose one 8x10 and a mixture of 5x7s and wallets. Many requested high res digital files which I also provided. It was really fun putting together so many orders at once and handing them out!

Overall, the experience of working with Baby Basics NYC was fantastic and I will definitely be doing more non-profit events in the future. If you have suggestions or work for or run a non-profit organization that serves people who would benefit from such an event, please let me know.

Thanks again to Carol of NYCityMama and Corine of Complicated Mama" for introducing me to Baby Basics NYC. Thank you also to those that supported this event financially. I have a little bit of money left over so that money will go directly to Baby Basics - hooray!

And yup, that's right, I took photos of photos.

nyc baby, child and family photographer & architect alethea cheng fitzpatrick is based in brooklyn. she specializes in baby photography as interior design & interior design for babies. view her portfolio of babies, children or families or send her an e-mail here!

Romance, friendship and connection - Lower East Side engagement photo session preview

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A couple of weeks ago, I had the honor of photographing friend and fellow photographer Katie Jane Parker and her fiance John for their engagement session. Just as I love it when a little romance finds its way into a family session, I like to think of engagement sessions as the very first familiy session - and of course, it's all about romance.

But it's not just about romance, it's also about friendship and connection. I've been thinking a lot about connection since the Mommybites Summit and specifically about the ways in which photography creates and strengthens connections. Imagine how happy I was to read in Katie's blog about their experience in front of the camera - for them, the session itself was an incredible bonding experience, which is what I aspire to have every client to feel. That's a far cry from the painful, grimace-through-tears mass market in-store studio experience that often comes to mind when you bring up portrait photography, isn't it?!

I love the way the romance, friendship and connection in Katie and John's relationship shines through - and so glad I got the chance to capture it. Congratulations Katie and John and thank you for a great session!

nyc baby, child and family photographer alethea cheng fitzpatrick is based in brooklyn and specializes in contemporary, natural light portraiture. view her portfolio of babies, children or families or send her an e-mail here!