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Aug 22 2022

Always Ask Mom To Be In At Least One Photo

It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post. I’m so bad at this, haha.

But today, I decided that I’ll be blogging my clients’ sessions more often to show you all how much fun we have at the studio.

When mom contacted me about doing her daughter’s Sweet 16 portraits, I was thrilled for two reasons: One because I haven’t done one in a while and two, because it was an opportunity to have mom in the photo as well.

At first she said she didn’t want to be in the photo but I convinced her to bring all of her kids so they could at least have ONE photo of all of them. I explained the importance of her being in the portrait because her children would cherish it even more.

Moms are always thinking of their family first, putting themselves last. So I needed to make sure she would agree to be in at least one of the images.

Lucky for me, she ended in more than one so I’m super happy!

Thankfully she said yes. We started with her and her daughter getting their hair and makeup done.

For mom, I had to step in and do her hair because the hairstylist got sick and couldn’t make it. Not bad for my first try, ha ha. She looked absolutely amazing!

I always like to take behind the scenes videos of my shoots to show my potential clients what is like to shoot with me. This bts was particularly super funny. Check it out below.

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This session was so much fun! I love it when my clients trust me and guve me creative freedom☺️

♬ original sound – NYC Portrait Photographer

After the initial laughter we all had about mom’s comment, these were my favorite images at the studio.

Mom also wanted outdoor shots and I’m glad she did because the day was gorgeous! We went to Bryant Park and took these. This girl is so gorgeous!

Check out the bts of these shots here.

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I want to so more teen/seniir sessions. Whi wants to join me? DM for a discovery call. Remember to hit the follow button☺️ #nycportraits #anasilvaphotography #bryantpark

♬ Permission to Dance – BTS

Overall, this was one of my favorite shoots. We all got what we wanted which was amazing photos and experience for my clients and I got to add more beautiful images to my portfolio.

Comment which was your favorite image and let me know if you’d like your own session with me. Follow my TikTok to see more of my bts videos.

See you soon!

Written by Ana Silva · Categorized: Blog · Tagged: 40 over 40, anasilvaphotography, bryant park, family portraits, manhattan, midtown manhattan, nyc, nyc photographer, nyc portraits, nyportraits, outdoor shoot, park, sweet sixteen, teen portraits

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