I am currently booking Fall sessions! October and November book quickly, but if you book a September date, you will get a free 8 x 10 gallery wrap photo canvas of the image of your choice! A $150 retail value! Spots are limited.

Please see my website for session details and to book a date!

(Photo courtesy of White House Custom Color Labs)

I was given as a gift to these wonderful parents when they had their little girl. She is now 18 months old and was ready for her close up. I loved her curls (as a curly head myself, I am definitely biased!) She was very cute and her parents worried we wouldn't get anything good ... no worries there! Thanks for a great morning in the city!

Ridge Elementary School held it's annual Arts Day yesterday. Parents come in and share their talents with the school. I was asked to come in and talk about photography. Since I didn't have much time with each group, I thought it would be fun to talk about studio lighting and then have a photo shoot! They loved it. I brought some fun props and the kids had a ball dressing up and posing with their friends.

I can't wait until next year!

p.s. - turn up the volume!

My kids' school has an annual Arts Day where parents come in and teach their talents to the school body. I was asked to work with the kids in some way with Photography. I thought long and hard and decided to go the fun way and show off studio lights and then have a photo booth for the kids to take pics of each other and have fun. I set up all the equipment in my house tonight to make sure it all worked. It did, my kids had fun and I am now confident I can do two groups of 20 kids on Friday ... I'll post some of the pics after the workshop. Wish me luck.

Here are a couple of my kids helping me test out the equipment.


Yes I know I cut his hands/arms off, but he is so unwilling to work with me for anything lately (hello future teenager) that this was a one shot deal.

I just updated my calendar on my website and I am now booking for 2011!

If you want a Spring session with tulips and daffodils ... now is the time!

If you want a Summer session at the beach with the sun and the surf ... now is the time!**

If you want a Fall session for your holiday cards ... now is the time!

Go to my website aliciasimonephotography.com and click on calendar. Pick your date and submit!

FYI - I will be on Cape Cod from Saturday, July 16 through Saturday, July 30. Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard vacationers ... if interested, email me!


** Travel to locations beyond 25 miles of Ridgewood, NJ are subject to a fee which will be discussed at the time of booking.

This was a last minute shoot on the first weekend of December. If I didn't like this family so much, I would have said no ... but I love these kids, so there we were at the park, pulling off winter coats to try and get a quick Christmas card shot. It wasn't easy ... it was FREEZING!

How Take Better Pictures

A two-evening class designed to help you get the most out of your camera!

Dates: Thursday, Feb 3rd and Thursday, Feb 10th

Time: 8:00 pm – 10:00pm

Location: My Home - 295 Bellair Road

Refreshments will be served! Part party … party school!

Cost: $75 (payment is expected to hold a spot!)

Max of 15 students … so book soon!

Day 1:

Get familiar with your camera. Get off automatic and see your pictures improve. Learn what those little buttons and icons mean, and how they can help you take better pictures. Find out how to get sharp pictures. For the DSLR crowd: at the end of the class I will touch upon lenses and demystify the thousand of choices!

Day 2:

This class will focus on editing to make your pictures better! I will use Adobe Elements in the class. A laptop might be useful with a photo editing software installed … but not essential! I’ll even show you how to clean up skin (ie … remove those annoying scratches, bruises, pimples that ruin a perfectly good picture.


What you need for both classes: A digital camera. Either SLR (the kind with the lenses that come off!) or a point and shoot (they may be tiny ... but you will be surprise what they can do!). Bring your manual (all cameras are different and you might need to refer to it!) Make sure you charge your camera and you have room on your memory card. A laptop with a photo editing software would be helpful, but not necessary.

Hope to see you here! Tell a friend!

Alicia


alicia simone
cell: 201-838-8894

website: http://aliciasimonephotography.com/
blog: http://aliciassnaps.blogspot.com/