Erin and Nick - E-session 12-27-07

Today I am shooting the E-session of Erin and Nick. I was a little scared that we might get rained out as I listened to the rain hitting my window panes the night before. But as luck would have it the skies were gray but clear. The ground was still wet so no funny rolling around business but hey, you can't always have it all.
It's kinda surreal to have these two as clients. I met them at an expo earlier in the year and we just clicked. I knew I would love to be their photographer! Unfortunately I was booked for their date. Fast forward a few weeks and the clients who had originally booked the date had to change it. I immediately contacted Erin and Nick, we all met at my studio and the rest is history. I'm really looking forward to shooting the wedding! Thank you, thank you, thank you guys for taking direction so well even though I knew at times you felt silly! You make it look easy to look so in love and super gorgeous! Trust me I already have a mental shot list compiling in my head for all of our cool wedding day location shots!!!

Santa Claus is comin to town !!!!!!!!

Hello there!!! I just wanted to take a few moments today to wish everyone out there a wonderful holiday! Much love to you all and ENJOY each other and the time that you have!

xoxo ~ Cindy

Jacqui - Portrait Session

Since I met Jacqui about 12 years ago I have had the pleasure of shooting her wedding, her pregnancy, her baby book, the first images of baby John and countless updates for her portfolio. You may have seen her gracing the pages of catalogs and ads for Jc Penneys, Springfield Mall, Boscov's and many more well known department stores or if you tune in to QVC she is on pretty regularly. Aside from being a model, a mother, a wife and a pretty good photographer, Jacqui is the very first friend that I found when I relocated to New Jersey over a decade ago and since then she has been more like family to me. She's is truly one of those rare people that you meet who is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside and I know that she's always in my corner with honest opinions and support. So when it came time to update her portfolio I said no problem! We had tons of fun it really wasn't even work... Here are a few of my faves =)~

Kelsey - A Baby session 12-19-07

Can you say A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E! Kelsey had such a variety of expressions for us. But whether she was smiling or just gazing she was definitely in charge! She looked so cute in her holiday dress but in her christening gown she was soooooooo very cute. The bonnets and the bows ah I remember those days dressing up little girls. Thank you Kelsey for giving me a few smiles, smirks and yes, twinkles out of those gorgeous blue eyes of yours!

Sadie and Fletcher 12-11-07

Twenty perfect fingers, Twenty perfect toes!
Babies are always a fun and unpredictable photo session. Parents often have in mind what they want and sometimes I try to be diplomatic so that the expectations are able to be fulfilled and keep things in perspective based on the age of the children. Well today I ate my words! Marisa loved the images in my portfolio where the babies looked and smiled and really showed their personalities. I love capturing those types of images. However most of the images she saw were of babies 3-9 months old and these two little cuties are only a little over a month and premies at that. So I warned that we may not get too much emotion, probably mostly sleeping yadda, yadda, yadda. Well both Sadie and Fletcher must not have liked that and decided to show me just how much personality they have! They were an absolute joy! Fletcher had a keen sense of where his sister was at all times, often touching her face and nose. They were awake for virtually the entire session and they both amazed me with their strength . You never know what you are gonna get with babies but I am more than pleased with these images and thank you both for allowing me into these very precious moments of your lives!

Chrissey and Mike's E-Session

It's always a pleasure to spend the afternoon walking around the city and capturing images with a wonderful couple like Mike and Chrissey! The day was a bit chilly but you would never have guessed because you only see the warmth in their pics. We must have seemed approachable however it's not uncommon in the city of Philadelphia for a stranger to come up to you and offer to "take your camera," I mean, "take your picture" with your camera! Yes, we had some local entertainment and it provided for a few laughs and kept the mood light. So all in all the shoot was great and I'm so excited to shoot the wedding knowing what a lovely couple these two are and what a stunning bride Chrissey will be!

Online Proofing- The times they are a changin'...

Well the proofing site that I have been using for some time now has decided that enough is enough! Some fatal error is preventing me from uploading any more images. I think it knew that I was changing the course of how portraits sessions would be viewed and decided that it would quit before I laid it off. So say goodbye to the old site. No worries for clients with existing events on the site. I will leave the URL intact until Jan 31,2008. So if there are any images that you wish to order please do so before then. After Jan 31, 2008, all events will expire and be removed from the online world. I will still have the original files should you decide to place an order after Jan 31, 2008.

I have a temporary site set up in the meantime. Visit www.CindyGuessford.instaproofs.com to view current events for proofing and ordering. You may also purchase Gift Certificates off of this site in $25 increments as well as individual Photo Session certificates. What a great stocking stuffer, wink, wink! Below is a screen shot of the new site.

After the new year I will be unveiling my 2008 rates and services. If you have not done so yet and are interested in booking a 2008 or 2009 date take advantage of the 2007 rates and book now. I have 10 openings left for 2008. June and September 2009 are almost filled as well. I have some really cool things in store and have updated a few of the most popular albums and packages. So email me if you would like an updated brochure including all of the cool new stuff. In addition to new services I will be providing a very customized and personal viewing session for all portrait clients. This session will be included with all session fees and will really help to streamline the viewing and ordering process. My biggest complaint last year was that clients would say there were too many great images to choose from and they didn't know where to start(which is not a bad problem to have) but I can see where this may confuse some people. So I will be adopting the same type of business model as my current Album Consult clients where I will be at your disposal, more to come soon so stay tuned! Until then Ciao!

Lilli's xmas card Photo Shoot

So I figured that I needed to shoot for my Holiday card since I've been doing tons for clients and Lilli was my first subject. Kristin and Daisy (aka baby) are a little harder to nail down. Here is the final image that I chose for Lilli.

I thought this one was cute but her little ear is poking out .

Cute as well but I just love the one with her hood on.

Look at this face, how could you not give her extra biscuits!

OK, she's officially over me and my camera in her face. Just kidding I caught her in mid yawn, but if anyone asks I'll tell them this 2.5lb monster is vicious!

The Wedding of Meghan and Jamie 11-24-07

It seemed to me that when it comes to the things that you would want your Groom to do or be on your wedding day, Jamie had every base covered! Every time I turned around there would be one special sentiment better than the last. It started with this card that Jamie gave to Meghan, I'm sure it set the stage, more to come... Roses, a gorgeous necklace to match her dress and best of all his willingness to do anything that day. I found Meghan to be the kind of person who everyone loves. She was so easy going and just thoroughly enjoyed the moments as they came. The guests and bridal party looked as if they were having the best time dancing. The floor was crowded and people were jammin all night long. I even had to be rescued by Meghan, and it was hysterical! I was weaving around the dance floor getting some really fun shots when I got sandwiched by a groomsmen and a bridesmaid, kind of like the Will Ferrell SNL skit, A night at the Roxbury. I was boxed in and getting danced on and this went on for several minutes. I was cracking up so I finally did a little dance move and Meghan laughed and said "ok, get off of Cindy!" Well, thank you all for making this a very memorable night! You partied like rock stars and had fun the way that you should whilst in the company of great friends and family!