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  • Why you don’t need a fancy camera or Our Trip to Colorado

    Debra Wallace

    Why you don’t need a fancy camera or Our Trip to Colorado My sister and I have an alternating year travel agreement and this was our year to hop on a plane. She offered us a choice between Oklahoma and Colorado and I said, “Let me think about it Colorado.” Here’s a video explaining why

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  • Artisan Works Family Photography ~ Simon & Lena

    Debra Wallace

    Artisan Works Family Photography ~ Simon & Lena The best place to be photographed is the place that makes your heart sing.  Simon and Lena have been members of Artisan Works for years.  We’d planned an outside session, but with the threat of rain they moved to this location.  In my 17 years of living

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  • Corbetts Glen Family Photography ~ Danielle and Micah

    Debra Wallace

    Corbetts Glen Family Photography ~ Danielle and Micah Micah earned husband of the year award when he purchased a gift card for a portrait session for his wife for Christmas. Scheduling was interesting since he’s in law school at Cornell but was moving to Philadelphia for an internship for the summer, she’s a nurse with

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  • Listen to Your Mother Rochester 2017 Show Night

    Debra Wallace

    Listen to Your Mother Rochester 2017 Show Night I’ve had the privilege of photographing Listen to Your Mother for the past three years but I didn’t understand it until this year. Monica, who at the time was a client I had worked with a handful of times, was on the production team and invited me to

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  • Top Five Outdoor Locations for Portrait Photography in Rochester NY

    Debra Wallace

    Top Five Outdoor Locations for Portrait Photography in Rochester NY The very best part of planning a photo session is choosing the location. The world is your studio – you can pick anywhere! So which place should you choose? If you’re looking for a more principle oriented blog post, check out How to Choose a

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  • Highland Park Baby Photography ~ William

    Debra Wallace

    Highland Park Baby Photography When Laura and I were setting up the session she was very concerned that it would be too cold.  The weather was predicted to be in the 60s.  When we first met my first questions was, “so, where are you from?” The answer was Georgia. They left the deep south to

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  • Washington DC ~ the White House, Smithsonians and a Toddler

    Debra Wallace

    Washington DC ~ the White House, Smithsonians and a Toddler We usually reserve our traveling for the summer when I drag my husband to beaches (even if it’s just Lake Ontario) but this trip was his idea.  A very close friend of his lives near DC and just had a baby, so after some planning,

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  • How to Take Better Pictures of Your Kids: Squat

    Debra Wallace

    How to Take Better Pictures of Your Kids: Squat One of the easiest ways you can improve the photographs you take of your children is by giving yourself a little leg workout. As adults, we want to accomplish tasks with the least possible work. For tall people that usually means taking photos from where we’re

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  • Mendon Ponds Professional Family Photos ~ Erin & Colin

    Debra Wallace

    Mendon Ponds Professional Family Photos ~ Erin & Colin Erin and Colin are really wise about timing their family photos.  The first time I worked with them it was for a combination session that included Connor’s senior photos, Erin and Colin’s 25 year anniversary photos and a family session (he got into Purdue, by the way!).

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  • Tamarack Swamp Sibling Photography ~ Sara & Will

    Debra Wallace

    We lucked out with an unseasonably warm day for our Tamarack Swamp sibling photography session. Sarah is a reading teacher turned home school mom who also creates bows (modeled here by Skylar) which she sells in various places. A few of her creations have been featured on newborns here on the blog.  She’s also particularly

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  • Corbett’s Glen Family Portraits ~ Christina & Brian

    Debra Wallace

    Christina and Brian were originally scheduled for the Tamarack Swamp Mini Sessions, but then one of the girls was invited to go on a camping trip. She was ready to say no for the family photo session but life is short and photo sessions are made to be rescheduled! So we ended up in Corbett’s

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  • How to Choose a Great Photography Location, Rochester, NY Portrait Location Ideas

    Debra Wallace

    How to Choose a Great Photography Location A great background can make or break a photo.  If you think about it in terms of surface area, the background is easily 50 to 75% of the image. On the left hand side the kids are lost in the normal chaotic clutter of our daily lives. On

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  • Tamarack Swamp Boardwalk Family Photography ~ Adonis & Kim

    Debra Wallace

    Tamarack Swamp Boardwalk Family Photography Adonis and Kim were two of the very first people I photographed when I started doing photography professionally so they have a special place in my heart.  Abigail was in utero and Averie was a lively two year old.  Every year they’ve gotten a little older and a little calmer

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  • Geneseo NY pet photography ~ Peters’ Puppies

    Debra Wallace

    I first met Sandy when she invited our local home school group consisting of 1100 members over to her house to swim in her magazine ready pool. She eagerly welcomed me – a complete stranger, into her home along with my fifteen kids, who delighted in being able to go in the deep end without

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  • Chili NY Newborn Baby Photos ~ Baby N, 8 days old

    Debra Wallace

    This little guy was reluctant to make his appearance, but finally did after a quick and (according to his mom easy!!) delivery.  Meet baby N, 8 days old. Chili NY newborn baby photos. This mom is a huge fan of baby wearing. If you’ve scratched the surface, you know that your favorite wraps are like

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