Nikki's Bat Mitzvah!

Nikki did SUCH a great job at her Bat Mitzvah! She sang and read the Torah flawlessly throughout the two hour service. Nikki had a short time to prepare and you would never know it. She is one determined gal!
Nikki has the most loving family you've ever seen. Her sister Erika put together a photo and video montage that brought tears and laughter to everyone who attended the party. Nikki's mom and dad put on the wildest party! Every detail was perfectly thought-out and implemented!

Thanks to everyone who visited us at the Chamber of Commerce Trade Show at the Naples Beach Hotel! It was fun to watch people look through the pictures and recognize so many of their friends. Most of our display was made up of local families. The winner of our drawing for the gorgeous frame set was Kathleen Leavesley of Fifth Third Bank! Congratulations Kathleen!

Saturday's Expo

If you are on my email list, I am sorry, I forgot to tell you where the Expo is this Saturday, August 9!
The Collection at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt and Airport, across from Tiburon
The Expo is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Please come see our display and bring the family for lots of fun!
More info: http://neafamily.com/

I had a GREAT sunset session this week but the pictures are a surprise so I can't share them. I can share two of my fun studio sessions:
I love girlie girls!!
Khloe:

Ruth's maternity session was SO much fun! Her daughter did highjack some of the session. Liora was really into being photographed. She is SO cute! I hope to see you all at the Back to School Expo on Saturday!
Peggy

August & September Specials

We have SO MUCH going on! We've listed our events and specials for August and September on the right side of the blog. We have SIX mini-sessions scheduled - come to one or all of them!
Each includes pictures and you also have the option of ordering wall prints, books, albums, photo jewelry, etc.

We are also exhibiting in two trade shows. August 9 Back to School Expo at The Collection at Vanderbilt (new shopping center at Vanderbilt and Airport) 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
August 21 Chamber of Commerce Trade show at the Naples Beach Hotel. Come visit!

Family Portrait in the Studio!

Portraits with children or pets are almost always a challenge! We had a crazy time trying to get all the kids in one place for a nice portrait. But wow! We ended up with some awesome pictures!

Sometimes, we just photoshopped the others out.....

And sometimes, the picture just worked!

Keating Associates

Keating is a very prestigious real estate company, located right on 5th Ave S in Old Naples. I have the honor of photographing their agents on a regular basis. I photographed a nice group portrait this week of some of the crew. Stop by or check out the Keating website: http://www.keatingrealty.com/.

Joey in July
Every summer, my Godson Joey stays with me for about a month. Joseph was born here in Naples but moved to Tampa about six years ago. We had a fun session in the studio and made a DVD slideshow for his mom of the session.

We may have Photoshopped the background a little on this one! :)

My .000015 seconds of fame

The Dancing with Matt video came out on June 21. If you haven't been reading my blog, last summer, a friend, her daughter and I drove over to Miami to be in this video. It's already had over 6 million hits on YouTube. Look for me at 2.16 in Miami!

Peggy, Matt, Annie and Emily

Here is the link: www.wherethehellismatt.com

This just in..... as I was updating the blog, I received a call from someone who had seen Matt and the video on CNN! I am more famous than I realized.

Buzzards!

If you are wondering why I haven't updated the blog in awhile, I purchased a house that needs work. There have been many unpleasant and expensive surprises. Here is a picture of the house. Close up view:
Does that give you an idea of how it's been going? Ha ha!!!

Actually, the house is coming along. It's been a challenge to keep up with the workload and the house issues but now that it's summer, it is really slowing down and giving me a chance to catch up.

Here are a few pictures from a couple recent sessions:

Sarah graduated from high school this year and was rewarded with a trip to Florida and a senior photo session! Senior sessions include clothing changes and often two locations.

The McGraw family visited Naples from up north and took advantage of our beautiful beach for their family portrait. The sunsets in the summer are the most fantastic! These boys were incredibly well-behaved and a joy to photograph!

We like to finish the session with some fun pictures!!!

The summer is such a great time to schedule your family portrait. It's not too early to start thinking about your holiday card photos!

So busy!

I have been going a zillion miles an hour!
There has been a fun variety of work.

Some hot and sexy engagement sessions:

Some really fun senior high school student sessions. Here a couple of the girls (sorry boys for not publishing you!):

A sunglasses ad! Pet portraits

And lots of weddings:

The Ritz-Carlton The Naples Beach Hotel Sanibel Harbour
We've also had weddings at the Hilton Naples and the Quarry in the past few weeks. It's been a busy season!

Look for our upcoming e-newsletter!

Peggy

Costa Rica

It was tough to take off during my busy season, but I spent a week in Costa Rica on a photo safari! My friend and fellow photographer, Teri, has been living in Costa Rica for five years

This is the town of Jaco. The first high rise is going up. It's already a tourist town, but it is under major development. Several high rises are going up, up, up. I was lucky to see it now before the boom!
Costa Rica is famous for bad roads. It was pretty scary! Here is one bridge - all semi trucks, cars, tour buses, etc. on the way to Manuel Antonio Park must go over this bridge.

And here is where Teri and I almost died. The sign had blown down so we didn't see this drop until the last minute one evening. It's a very long drop down the mountain. It has been this way since November. It's amazing that no one has died yet. About half the time we passed by, the sign was down.
But we did live!! And got to see some of the beautiful sights on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica.

We hiked up and then down a mountain for hours to get to see this waterfall.
What a great experience! Thanks to Teri for hosting me and driving me everywhere!

Bat Mitzvah fun!

Morgan did a fabulous job at her Bat Mitzvah at Temple Shalom on Saturday. She has a beautiful singing voice. My favorite part of every Bat/Bar Mitzvah ceremony is when the young person thanks his or her parents for everything they've done. I guess you can tell I am a parent! After the ceremony, Morgan had a really fun and wild party at the Naples Beach Hotel.
I love my fisheye lens!
Corey Feldman with Rhythm City Productions provided the entertainment. It was fun fun fun!!