Last year I played around with a few Easter props and photographed my girls at home, barefoot, in spring dresses. It was my first time using a backdrop; my kid's photos were mostly unposed and in their natural surrounding. I get why I'm attracted to lifestyle photography; posing, styling and props don't come natural to me, or at least I don't feel as comfortable with it and doubt myself during the whole process. I love decorating and party planning but when it comes to people, the introvert in me prefers to stand by and observe. I'm rambling. Anyway, I decided to try again this year and had no choice but to go with a background and props because it is still too cold for outdoor photos. I mean, it snowed the day before. Ugh. But the girls enjoyed the props and we had a good time setting up together. I'm thinking of making this, our barefoot Easter photos, an annual tradition. And here they are, our 2nd Annual Barefoot Easter Photos:

Early Sunday, around 10am, sunny and warm for a late September morning. I had just finished drinking my coffee when I asked the girls if they wanted to go out. We didn’t do much. The girls picked wildflowers (more like weeds) and ran in circles while I clicked away with my camera and smiled every time they found a flower. Nothing extraordinary or different from other random days; in fact, I had completely forgotten about that morning had it not been for the photographs. I was browsing my catalogue for the past few weeks and realized I had neglected some. All of a sudden the memories rushed back to me: their smiles, Lucía doing her silly dance, us running back indoors away from the mosquitos I thought had left along with summer. I know the girls won’t remember ordinary moments like those but I’m glad I can capture some of them; and even though I’m not in the actual images, they’ll know I was there all along… as I always will be.

Annual Easter Photo | NY Bayside Queens Child Photographer

A September Morning | New York Family Photographer