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Oh. Miss Cora. You melt my heart. The Twos. Some people call them terrible. Which, don't get me wrong. As a mom of a two year old myself - there are days you want to disappear and lock yourself in the bathroom for a couple hours. But for the most part. These twos. This year is a FUN one. These babies - well, not so much a baby anymore - these little people - they are so in love with YOU. They need you, want you, are so overjoyed by your presence it is absolutely, overwhelmingly HAPPY times. You usually have to freeze for a second (in the midst of possible chaos) and think to yourself that this year, and the couple more years to come -are going to be GONE so soon. TOO soon. You try and soak up this stage. You try and soak up their little voices, their little faces, their little attitude. Cora's mom wanted to do just that. She wanted a milestone session of her adorable little two year old to capture and remember this stage. This year. These awesome TWOS. The smiles. The pouts. The laughs. The little mouth full of chicklet teeth. The pig-tails. The need to be naked. The chaos. The stuffed animals. The INNOCENCE. The twos. Enjoy everyone. And. If you're a mom of a two-year old and you're just trying to make it through the day today - just remember... "The days are so very long. The years are SO VERY SHORT." Take a second to smile and enjoy them. Then go and take a really long shower by yourself with a nice big glass of wine.
Isla is turning ONE. Another successful cake smash in the books this year. She went right for it. Enjoyed the sprinkles. Made her way into the cake. Who needs hands? Just eat the whole thing like a big giant cupcake! She clearly enjoyed it. Happy ALMOST birthday Miss Isla girl!
    Have you seen a happier baby? I can't take her. She's too happy and TOO CUTE. Belle was my first milestone/cake smash of the new year. If she is setting the stage for what's to come - I will be one happy photographer! Happy almost birthday MISS Belle!
Oh sweet baby. This is Lorenzo. My first ever Lorenzo - actually now that I think about it! He was a sleepy little one. His mommy & daddy waited a long time for him. Angela was here a few months back for her maternity session and I told you guys a little bit about her story and her journey to make this little miracle happen. Lorenzo was born on Thanksgiving Day - just like my little turkey baby two years ago! He is an absolute precious little guy and THOSE CHEEKS. I seriously. CAN'T. Handle them! Angelo & Sergio - I wish you guys the absolute best and enjoy these most amazing next few months. I adore the newborn stage so much. There is absolutely nothing like it. Soak it all up - all the new sounds, new milestones. Take a million pictures and videos - videos!!! Take videos. Until then, I will see this little guy for his one year cake smash NEXT YEAR! Unless mommy brings him in before that for some earlier milestones ;) Enjoy these guys! & THAT IS A WRAP. Holiday sessions are wrapped up! This past weekend was weekend #4 for me. The final weekend I always save for in-studio holiday sessions (the coldest weekend, thank goodness). We actually had about 20 minutes of the smallest, teeniest snowfall during my Saturday session!! The holidays are really right around the corner. Thanksgiving is next week already.... Here's a look into this past weekend.
What an amazing day we had for these sessions! The gray clouds started us off in the morning and then some sun peaks hit us here and there - but overall, an awesome day for shoots. We started the morning at the Ramapo County Reserve in Mahwah (beautiful, beautiful grounds) but due to the torrential rain we had the night before - the river overflowed and eventually forced the park to close around 12pm. So, lucky for me - I have amazing clients who roll with it and trust me so we had to move the end of the day sessions to my lake. The sunset was perfect and we ended up getting some amazing scenery and lighting at the lake. Here are some sneaks for everyone to get excited about before their gallery is sent to them this weekend! As for me - I am prepping for a weekend full of IN-STUDIO holiday sessions today and tomorrow morning! This is where the Christmas feels start to really come alive! Christmas music is playing. We have Santa's mailbox, homemade cards to the North Pole, cookies, props and more! Stay tuned for those sneaks in a few days! Can't believe it - but the holiday season for pictures - is almost OVER already. Almost. Photographers love an overcast day. Especially when the sun peeks out just a tiny bit here and there. Clients usually have a hard time understanding why. You see, when it's overcast and cloudy - there are no such things as SHADOWS. There is no such thing as "a bad place to stand/shoot" because everywhere is wonderful. There are no boundaries! The whole platform is a perfect scene and nothing gets effected by bad sun burns or deep shadows. BASICALLY....overcast makes me happy. Weekend number two is in the books for holiday sessions this year. HALF WAY THERE! This weekend was amazing. I am so beyond HAPPY with these sneaks! I sure hope my families are too. Of course, I give them about two images each so they can get a little glimpse into their gallery! So, enjoy! A brand new, gorgeous family of FIVE.Sadie. Sadie. Sadie. You WERE A DREAM. A smiley, sleepy, squishy perfect model. Your brother and your sister was AMAZING. They held you in their arms and you just dreamt away the whole time and gave us little smirks and smiles. The three of you. You gorgeous little people - magazine worthy. And the family picture - all five of them. GAH. Can't wait to see some of these on your walls in your new home. Enjoy her sneaks!
    
Happy Halloween, to this little pumpkin. 10 days old. Mister Matteo. This beautiful family was such a pleasure to work with yesterday. Mom and dad had a little bit of a journey getting to this point and when I learn a little bit about that journey - it makes my job even more rewarding than it already is. Their house was super cool to shoot in. There are generations of masons in the husbands family so you can tell (scroll down) that this house, that has been in the family for decades, has that masonry touch. I even ended up ditching my mat and using the actual brick floor to do some of Matteo's solo shots. Super cool. Well enjoy these sneaks! Scroll all the way down to see this little pumpkin...all dressed up!         We are a big family. We make it known wherever we go. Hospital waiting rooms are usually one of those places. We all show up - kids in tow. Other passerby's usually roll their eyes or despise us for being so loud and running some sort of muck. But ya know what - who cares? We are there because we would never NOT be there. My brother and sister-in-law have welcomed their third child. Another gorgeous, beautiful baby. No one knew the gender - it was a real "old school" gender reveal. So when my brother came out to give us all the news, he had big sister and bigger brother go first to find out and then they ran back and yelled at us "IT'S A GIRL!!!" My brother then revealed her beautiful name - Miss Sadie James. She is just too cute and perfect. I can't wait to head to their house this week, once they are home and situated to shoot their lifestyle family session. So, stay tuned for that! For now, enjoy these little sneaks from the day of her birth. Oh HI HANDSOME. This little guy. His mommy, daddy and big sister waited 42 weeks to come into this world. Big sister (who just turned two) took a little bit of convincing and bribing to get that sibling shot you see below. But. However long it took. However many things we had to promise her, give her. We did it. We waited and waited. And tried and tried. And we got it. I'm pretty sure mom - at the very end - was like...nope this isn't going to happen. BUT. Nope, I proved her wrong - we got it. We even got some great family shots of them as well. She had no problem being in mommy or daddy's arms for that. Miles, 9 days old. Such a good little boy. He gave us super alert, eyes wide shots as well as some sleepy milk coma poses too. He did great. Enjoy his cute little self and this brand new family of four. Such a pleasure to work with.   
Holiday "Fall" Sessions: Weekend #1 {New York, On-Location} - Lenoir Preserve, Yonkers NY10/23/2018
The time has come. Holiday "fall" sessions began this past weekend for my New York clients. I will see the other half of my New Yorkers this upcoming weekend before heading back to NJ for two more weekends of sessions! FOUR total. Four weekends. I still have a few open spots for my NJ sessions - if you're reading this and interested you can click HERE to see my availability! This blog post is dedicated to my first round of amazing clients. Four returning & loyal clients and four newbies! Eight sessions in one day. Yup. Did it. I may have missed lunch and needed to go right to bed when I got home, but I did it! Enjoy these few sneaks - super cool property, super cool clients. I tried to pick my two favorites from each session so everyone gets a small, itty bitty sneak before they get their full gallery sent to them this weekend! Yes, my holiday session clients gets their full gallery within ONE week. Gotta get to makingthose holiday cards!!
Oh MY. Goodness, this cutie!! Ryan was an absolute pleasure in the studio yesterday. A little soothing, a little rocking, a little baby shusher and some high heat - and this baby was knocked out when I needed him to be. He woke up and gave us some wide eyes for the shots that were super OK for him to be awake in. He rocked this session and I hope his mommy and daddy love the highlights! Enjoy this little cutie!       This family. Baby number three is going to be here in just a couple of weeks now and mom wanted to do ONE last photoshoot of their beautiful family of four before the new baby comes and turns them into a family of five. FIVE! Oh I can't wait to meet this little peanut and do their lifestyle newborn session inside their home! They just moved into this home several weeks ago and I AM SO BEYOND happy for them. Take a look at their sneaks below!     
The last time I saw this family was when their littlest boy was a newborn! It was one of the first "lifestyle newborn sessions" I had done and this family made me fall in love with it! So here we are, three years later and we are back at their gorgeous home doing lifestyle family sessions for this family as well the mother's sister's family! Hence the "sister, sister" title. So below you will find some sneaks from both families - just gorgeous people. One sister has the two boys and the other sister has the two girls. Perfectly balanced cousins. We had amazing September weather and the sunset was even better! I had a blast seeing these guys again and I am so excited to get these sneaks out to them! Enjoy!
   
   Miss Ava here turns ONE in less than a month! She came back to the studio for her milestone session and we had an AMAZING shoot! She was such a little model. Picked the best outfits from my collection and looked like just a doll in the them! I had a great time seeing this little family again and like always, we can't seem to believe how a whole year has gone by since her newborn pictures! It's as if they were just here and she was a little tiny peanut, a few days old. Miss Ava sure has grown into a spunky, adorable, GORGEOUS little one year old! Enjoy her sneaks!  
    Welcome to the world Miss Riley Quinn. Just over a week old, weighing in at 7lbs 8oz. Is she not just perfection??? She definitely required a lot of tricks and soothing techniques but once I got this little cutie into her deep sleeps, it was just so fun to work with her. Mom and dad watched the whole time and honestly, I loved it. They saw how much patience and skill goes into doing what I do and I'm pretty sure dad was in pure awe at how I got her into these squishy little poses. Go scroll down & check out this little cutie pie (mom & dad are down there too - love it when parents get in the pictures too!    
   Oh hey beautiful. You, my dear, are stronger than you know. “The longer you wait for something, the more you’ll appreciate it when you get it. Because anything worth having is definitely worth waiting for.” — Anonymous “Perhaps strength doesn’t reside in having never been broken but in the courage required to grow strong in the broken places.”— Anonymous Angela & Sergio's journey has been something I definitely can't put into words {hence the quotes above}. They have waited a long time for this moment and I was the chosen one, to capture this amazing time in their lives. Angela is SO, SO beyond strong. I am so excited for her and her husband and for this little boy to enter their lives so soon. I can't wait to have him in my studio, in just a few short months for his newborn session. In the meantime, enjoy some sneaks from Angela's outdoor + studio maternity session this past weekend.
   
Nicholas: Milestone Session: One Year Old {Cake Smash} - Outdoors: Packanack Lake, New Jersey9/9/2018
My goodness. The faces. The cuteness. The happiness. The sweetness. I can't say enough about mister Nicholas! First off, I feel like he was just here for his six-month milestone session like YESTERDAY so I can only imagine how these moms are feeling, knowing their baby is about to be ONE next month. I had a blast doing this milestone with this family. Nicholas is such a cool, chill, laid-back & FUNNY little guy. I was able to capture all his adorable expressions, including some smiles, throughout the session! Enjoy these awesome sneaks!
      The princess has arrived. The crown clearly fits this one. Miss Mariella. THIS HEAD OF HAIR - so incredible. Mom brought along all sorts of fun accessories and outfits to use for her session and we had a great time putting everything together. She definitely made me work, this sweet little princess. A full three-hour session this was. She had to be in the deeeeeeepest sleep for me to maneuver and work with her little hands, so I waited. Patience is seriously a virtue and it is one that YOU MUST have when working with this sweet little angels. Enjoy her sneaks!    
 First come, first serve! Limited spots available and you know, they go fast! My most favorite time of year! It's time to get you all signed up for your HOLIDAY SESSIONS! I have decided to make things a little more special this year and I am giving away over $300 in prizes to THREE lucky winners! Once you sign up for a holiday session with me, I will ask you which raffle you would like your name to be entered into: a $225 LRP gift certificate (could be used towards a completely FREE holiday session or ANY session or print credit) a $50 Starbucks gift card and a $50 Nordstrom Rack gift card! Can't wait to see so many familiar faces this year as well as meeting some new LRP clients. For those of you that know the drill, go ahead and scroll down & sign up using the "SIGN ME UP" button below!   Hello there, gorgeous! Little change of scenery for the blog. Here is a gorgeous bride-to-be from her amazing boudoir session the other day. We had an absolute blast. Her sister came over too, played some music and just chatted and I took some amazingly, gorgeous pictures for her (& her husband). This is Miss "S" - she is just a couple of months away from her big wedding day! She wanted to do this session so she could create a little black book album for her hubby - as her wedding gift to him, the night before! Her hubs also travels a little bit so she is also looking to do a little something for him that he can keep with him while he travels, to think about her. I can't wait to get these products ordered for him! This was my first time meeting Miss "S" and I have to tell you a little something. When she first found me and inquired about my services: she said something that stopped me in my reading and made me smile so big. She said something that my dream client says. She said, "I love your philosophy about being the photographer that grows with a family and that's exactly what I want to be able to do. I would love to choose you to be that photographer for us." YES. YES. YES. This is my dream client. A client who values a photographer's work and wants to stay with one main photographer throughout the years to come. I will be the one who gets the text message that says, "Hey, guess what - we're pregnant!" or "Hey, guess what... baby number two is on the way!" or "Can't believe it's already time for her cake smash session." or "When can we see you to do our holiday session this year?" I think you get the point. And these are the relationships I LOVE. When my clients become family. When I watch their families grow year after year and capture these amazing memories for them. So, I just want to say THANK YOU to all my clients that ARE like Miss "S" that have chosen me, time after time, year after year. I absolutely love being YOUR photographer.   How adorable is this one and HER NAME - Elliana. LOVE IT! So different, so sweet, so pretty - matches everything about this little 6 pounder. Elliana was amazing during her shoot today. She was the perfect little model for me. It was really great meeting this new family (and neighbor) - mom and dad caught up on things in the living area, took a little break, and just let me do my thang with little miss cutie in the studio room. Love when brand new clients feel so comfortable with me that they trust me from the start and let me work while they put their feet up. This little princess is the first grandchild on both sides for this family - so SHE IS A BIG DEAL. These pictures are a big deal. So here I am - just so lucky & fortunate that they have chosen me to capture these images and hopefully, capture all their next, great milestones to come.        Sweet Belle is 6 MONTHS old! We did her little milestone session on the beach and her mommy & daddy crashed the session too so we made it a little family session as well! Aren't they such a good looking family?! Gorgeous. I had a blast on the beach with them during this sunset hour - lighting was amazing, ocean temperature was fantastic, weather was perfect, and little miss Belle was just the BEST behaved! We had a great, successful session down the shore - in my favorite shore spot - LBI. I'm just seriously obsessed with this little family and this little cutie and the way these came out. Little time machine action, once you're done looking at these - go see how much this little one has grown & view Belle's newborn shoot - here.
  
    Oh sweet Addison. This little 8 day old peanut (weighing in at 5lbs, 2oz) came to see me yesterday afternoon! She was absolutely precious! She did an amazing job for me and when it came time for some parent shots, she gave this big smile when daddy had her in his arms - scroll down to see! I had a great time hanging with this adorable new family of three and I always love hearing labor stories and how their first week home is going - it brings me back to my own experience and it sooooo makes me have baby fever. Each and every time. But the three hours I get to snuggle this little babe and listen to them chat about their whole brand new experience, I love every minute of it. I love what I do, seriously - love it.    
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"I had seen her work on Instagram and knew right away she was the person I wanted to take photos of my newborn! Lynda was amazing! She knew all the tricks to make my little one sit perfectly for all of the photos. She made my husband and I feel super comfortable as her studio has everything you need to have a great experience and an amazing outcome for your photos. I loved all of the props she had to choose from and all of the creative ideas she had to make our newborn shoot as unique as we are!
The studio is so cozy, warm, and inviting. She had an area with supplies for all of your baby needs and an area for all of the parents needs. She had many options in terms of back drops and props." - Lindsay, NJ (Newborn Session)
I would describe my experience with LRP as: Comfortable. Easy. Exciting. Memorable. Lynda allows you to feel at ease and be yourself. She comes up with ideas and has an eye for things you wouldn’t think of making the end product so anticipated. And most of all she creates an atmosphere for memories to be made. What I loved most about working with Lynda was how relaxed but driven she is. She makes you feel so comfortable like nothing is going on yet gives her all into getting the perfect picture without you even realizing. If I had to describe LRP Studios I would say: It’s perfect. You feel at home, cared for and welcomed. She has everything you may need from coffee to diapers to a couch with the games on so your husband, if he so chooses to come, can sit back and relax on. It’s clean, organized and filled with pictures and love from her clients, family and friends. It’s beautiful. - L.K NY (Newborn & Milestone Session)
My biggest fear was having a newborn and the unknown of how the session would go as they are unpredictible!
I chose LRP because of viewing her blog and galleries, reading the amazing client testmonies, and seeing her passion for what she does! She has an amazing gift of patience when working with these little ones! My biggest fear was him not cooperating and when that started to happen, she made me and my son feel so calm. She really let us customize the props we wanted, made sure she knew what we were looking for! When we couldn’t get the family photos done she was so accommodating by coming to our home on a second occasion so we could get them! She goes above and beyond to make you feel special, and well, her work speaks for itself! She loves what she does, she is patient, calm, gentle and accommodating! She is exactly who you want working with your little one when capturing these precious memories! - Nicole, NJ (Newborn Session)
I had been actively looking for a photographer in the area to grow with me and my family. Lynda had a model call for a sitter and after looking at her website, I felt her style was exactly what I was looking for. Her photos really capture personality - which is what I wanted more than anything! Luckily we were selected and after our session, I was extremely happy. I have a family / milestone session coming up this month and can't wait for the results! Lynda as a person is very relatable. She is a NJ mom just like me so we were able to have real conversations. It made me so comfortable to tell her what I was looking for in my photos. She also takes the time to edit and select your photos for the gallery - and even does a reveal session in person to make it personalized!- Katelin, NJ
***** 5 Stars! What made me choose LRP was her availablity, flexibility and price. The experience with LRP that was so unique was the ease of reviewing photos online and downloading afterwards.The most important thing someone should know about Lynda is that it is so easy to communicate with her during and after the photoshoot. - Jaymie, NJ
During a newborn session for my second daughter she made my older daughter feel super special and important during the shoot. This was extremely touching to me because my older daughter went from being the star, single child, sole grandchild on both sides of the family to having to share the spotlight with her new sister and new cousin who are 11 weeks apart! Lynda is caring and compassionate. As a current teacher I see the former teacher in Lynda come out when she works with children. Most of the qualities you want in a teacher is almost everything you want in a photographer, too- PATIENT, calm, enthusiastic about her work, patient, knowledgeable, friendly, loving and oh did I mention patient? - Maria, NY (Newborn Session)
I wanted a fresh take on my photos and had promised to give her the opportunity. She definitly delivered. It was so easy!! Nothing felt rushed or forced. She knows exactly where to place you, and has tons of patience. It was a pleasure. I didn't have to think about anything...except how I'm going to choose my favorites from all the awesome shots she got.She really knows how to get the perfect shots with light, etc. and makes it so easy (even with a 2 yr old in the shots! - Stephanie, NJ (Family/Maternity Session)
I have used Lynda Renee Photography for my wedding and my daughter's newborn pictures. I had no fears for my daughter's pictures but my wedding I was a little concerned that Lynda's specialty was babies not weddings, but I should have known I should not have any fears because the pictures were perfect. I am not someone who likes to take pictures. I needed someone who I knew to gently but firmly take the pictures I needed to remember my wedding. For my daughter's newborn pictures I just knew Lynda was the one to take the best shots of her so we could always see how amazing she was as a newborn. - Krista, NY (Wedding & Newborn Session)
I’m sure everyone feels this way about her (so it may not be too unique) but it’s amazing to find someone who has been a part of your journey of starting a family, adding to it, and everything in between! Lynda is truly one of kind who makes you feel comfortable and captures moments which you will cherish forever! -Melissa, NY (Maternity/Family and Newborn Session)
What a great experience! The studio is beautiful and Lynda was extremely gentle and patient with my newborn. The preview photos were sent before we returned home and came out beautiful. I highly recommend! - Taryn, NY (Newborn Session)
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