Sweet Fifteen – Vanessa’s Quinceanera

Vanessa’s Quinceanera was definitely one for the books! This Cinderella Themed party had all the beautiful makings of the perfect birthday party and honored this amazing young woman in a very special way!   An Awesome Cinderella Themed Party went into the early morning to celebrate Vanessa’s 15th Birthday! 

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Family Portrait – Different Location Styles

There are so many different locations that make amazing backgrounds, but it all depends on YOUR style as a family! Here at Shani Studios we love to discuss your creative thoughts on how your family portrait should look. I can think of a million different places that I would love to shoot at, but that…

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Planning a Holiday Session that will Shine Year Round!

Planning a family portrait takes a lot of time and effort! It can be one of those things that mom stresses about! Trust me, I get it! The holidays seem to be one of those times that we plan the most family portraits, but what happens when all of that effort ends up in Reds…

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Fall Clothing Guide: Dressing for your Fall Family Portrait Session

According to Cosmo Magazine, this Fall fashion trends include Fringe, Funky Furs, Florals (sounds like we went for an alliteration here) and Quilted bedtime ponchos. Right….So this doesn’t really make sense for our family photos and looking to yearly fashion trends doesn’t really help when creating a portrait that will be timeless and classy for…

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Tonya Tecca Business Profile Photo

LBP: Tonya Tecca – Real Estate Agent

LBP: Tonya Tecca  Real Estate Agent Coldwell Banker Residential  Have you ever purchased a home? Thought about purchasing a home but the whole thing seems so daunting? It does for me too! However, talking to Tonya Tecca, Realtor and our Local Business Profile for this week, I felt like I could tackle this huge life…

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Makeup for your photos – Tips & Tricks

It’s your photo session and you want to look INCREDIBLE! At Shani Studios, we want that too! The way you do your makeup has a lot to do with this!  We know that for a lot of ladies, make up can be one of the most frustrating parts of having your photo taken, so we…

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LBP: Paula Pipitone – Hair Stylist

LBP: Paula Pipitone Ma Jolie Salon & Spa Hair Stylist   In the photography world it is so important to work with an amazing hair stylist and makeup artists, or two. I met Paula, one of my trusted and recommended hair stylists, a few years ago when she joined a local networking group I was…

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Maternity Sessions – The different styles

Maternity Sessions – Different Styles! I want to share with you all my maternity story. As a photographer I told my husband before we were even pregnant “You know, I am going to have to have all the types of photography for maternity….right?” To me, this included a weekly photo of my belly as it…

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Family portrait black and white

Tips & Tricks – Getting your holiday card out on time, a gentle reminder…

This month we are switching some things up a little, because later in the month we have some exciting news to share! Hint: it involves lots of diapers *wink* and an amazing special for all of you loyal readers!  For our Tips & Tricks blog this month we want to discuss the holidays. I know,…

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