This session was one of three, the first of the day and it was sweltering in the sun! The finale was the entire family, minus the dog, jumping on the trampoline together! They each took turns doing tricks, I chose this image because the mom literally finished doing a flip! Needless to say I was impressed!
I've photographed in the Hamptons all summer and finally got the chance to photograph a family in Fire Island! Its a completely different scene there. No cars, just simply wagons and bikes with a tiny grocery store and a single restaurant in the adjacent town. Super rustic and very cozy! The real beauty for children is the independence they get from being able to go places safely without parents hovering....
These children, my seventh year photographing them, were never this excited! I heard from each one all about their treks alone to the next town on their bikes! And what would a beach experience be like without a newly captured hermit crab?!
It was a super hot and humid day but lucky for us, cloudy! The only way to successfully shoot on the beach is either all clouds or very late day sun, which isn't always the best time for young subjects. Its hard to tell how hot it was that afternoon by these images, the family was gorgeous, cool and collect. The best part was how they wanted the images to be interactive and not posed. This gave everyone a lot of freedom to have fun! My favorite part was the creative license this afforded me to truly capture the spirit of the family in a unique way.
This mom never ages! She's stunning! I have photographed Erica and her beautiful family for years. She contacted me for a new headshot for an upcoming talk show position which is very exciting! We used her own environment and natural soft window light. Of course we needed hubby and her babies, Ricky and Lucy, to make the session complete!
Her older brother is among my favorite subjects with his enormous smiles and playful personality. He now has some competition! She has a huge range of expressions and she's beautiful! To see them together is magical!
Finally a day with little humidity. The twins, whom I have photographed since they were babies, were almost ready to go when I arrived. They just needed a quick outfit change, a puppy on a leash and a few jokes......The setting was spectacular to say the least, the girls were beaming with joy- my job was to freeze these beautiful moments for posterity.
When I pulled up to the house two weeks after the maternity photo session, there was a wooden stork holding a sign with the new baby's name , date of birth and weight. I have to confess that I knew she was a beauty from the image her mom sent me from the hospital. I had my black velvet backdrop and didn't plan on going outside as it was 92 degrees! However, this newborn's mom had a GREAT idea and props to boot! The sleeping beauty was placed in a basket and we took her around and placed her in the best areas around the house! Later Lulu, her big furry sister, came home and responded to her cries! Beautiful baby, beautiful family!
She came with a fresh mani pedi, orange no less! Not a hair out of place even after lots of running and jumping! What a great session with lots child photographer collaboration.
With only weeks to go I headed north with all my studio equipment and in time for gorgeous late afternoon light. This mom glowed! We all had fun with this creative and playful session! I'm excited to meet the little one soon!
And a beautiful red head no less! She had not had a chance to nap, and had a fear of strangers... Lucky for everyone, she loves red and I happened to have shown up to the session wearing my red jacket! She did a 90 minute session without a peep!
Last night was opening night for my favorite practice, Village Obstetrics' new addition, Village Maternity! Doula and midwives abound! I was happy to create this poster for them, a few of the babies in this poster were delivered by these docs! Successful opening celebration for these doulas and midwives with Dr. W and Dr. M.
Who looked this good or danced this well back in the day at 13? Certainly not me! The girls are getting more and more beautiful and confident!
My eighth year! The campers are adorable, ranging from toddlers through 5! I take time with each camper for that optimal portrait.
Tweens photographed since they were babies! Upper west side location both inside and out. Great ages, great ideas...from them! A true collaborative.
We are all waiting patiently for this mild but very long winter to end! Looking forward to summer fun in the Hamptons catching moments like these.
Down to every detail, this party was unique and lots of fun, and a real "kodak" moment! All the 7 year old girls entering the spa party were given pink robes, slippers, a spa menu, a drink and a hot towel and cream!
They entered the main main spa are and were given a choice of a facial (chocolate flavored masks and cucumbers), a massage, pedicure, manicure, hair services and make up! A DJ was playing great tunes in the background and it culminated to a shopping spree of lip gloss, flip flops, rings, candy and more replete with gift credit cards.
A new website with a ton of new images to show off! Mention "new website" when booking a session starting today through Father's Day, June 19th for a 10% discount on the portrait package.
www.ninadrapacz.com
Now is the time, the cherry blossoms are luscious for about another 10 days and those bright colorful tulips have limited time ....Outdoor backdrops are at their all time beauty!
A special and short time in a woman's life. Not a time to cover up but to take off the layers and show off that magnificent belly! 
Recipe for a successful newborn photo shoot: One sleeping newborn, two sibs and a baby grand piano....Baby number three for this growing family and another son no less! The boys are loving and fascinated with the new bundle of joy. I feel like it was yesterday that I photographed the middle one, Jake, also a day before his Bris. 
