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Great Session with Four Sisters

Toine — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:26:16 +0000

We had a great session yesterday with four sisters, ranging from 6 months to 11 years old.

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Jeff and Britney’s Engagement Portrait Session

Toine — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:51:19 +0000

Yesterday we had Jeff and Britney’s Engagement Portrait Session. In October, we’ll be shooting their wedding in Colorado.

They’re a very fun couple, and we’re looking forward to the wedding. In the beginning, Jeff was a bit camera shy, but he quickly overcame that.

Here are several of our favorite images:

Anne and Mike’s Wedding

Toine — Mon, 17 May 2010 22:04:27 +0000

On Sunday we went to beautiful Spring Lake, NJ, to be part of Anne and Mike’s wedding. The celebration was in the Spring Lake Inn.

We enjoyed being part of their special day, and felt more like guests than the photographers. We did formals at the lake, and then enjoyed the ceremony and dinner at the Inn.

Here are some collages from our favorite photos:

Comments

May 27, 2010, Michaelle Hyppolite writes: The pics are beautiful!!! I can't wait to see the finish product
May 28, 2010, Jade G. writes: You did a great job! The pictures are beautiful!!!

First Holy Communion: Michael and Vincent

Toine — Wed, 12 May 2010 22:13:58 +0000

On Saturday we had the pleasure of shooting First Holy Communion Portraits with Michael and Vincent. These twins were a lot of fun, and we ended up with lots of great shots.

Here are our favorites:

Easter Portraits with Isabella

Toine — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:57:47 +0000

Isabella came to our studio again today. The occasion? Easter Portraits. Mommy and daddy brought her favorite toys, and Isabella was very happy to show them off to me!

Isabella always lights up the studio, and we enjoy her sessions tremendously!

Here are a few of our favorites.

Portrait Party hosted by Vaishali

Toine — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:41:40 +0000

Today we had a Portrait Party hosted by Vaishali. She was a gracious hostess, and everyone had a great time! It was so much fun to shoot portraits of five families. The kids were all adorable, and we sometimes lost track of time because we were having so much fun.

Below find some of our favorite photos from this session!

Portrait Party Special

Toine — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:23:57 +0000

If you contact us between now and March 15th, 2010 to set up a Portrait Party, as the host you will receive a free 8×10!

If you’re not sure what a Portrait Party is, please read our Portrait Party Brochure!

Portrait Parties

Toine — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:18:36 +0000

Throw a party, hang out with friends, family, and/or coworkers. Everyone gets professional portraits taken, and as the host you earn valuable credits towards products you purchase! That is exactly what our new Portrait Parties are all about.

You invite between 4 and 12 families to your party and with each purchase your friends make, you earn credits toward your own purchases. It is a low stress, fun opportunity to have beautiful portraits made of yourself or your children in a low pressure, relaxed atmosphere.

You can download our Portrait Party Brochure for more information.

Saturday’s Session with Joe

Toine — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:17:30 +0000

On Saturday we had a Portrait Session with Joe. We went to his beautiful apartment to take a portrait that Joe could use for both his businesses, as well as to give to his children, and grandchildren.

Joe was very nice, and even offered to get us some pizza! We enjoyed listening to his stories about his travels and his family, and we were very proud he chose us to do his portrait. It had been over 20 years ago since Joe had a formal portrait done, so we made sure this portrait was timeless!

After we were done, Joe referred to the portrait session as “Painless photography.” That is exactly what we go for, we want our customer to not stress out to get your portraits taken, but rather enjoy the experience.

Here are some of our picks!

First Communion Portrait Special

Toine — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:39:22 +0000

Get two 8x10s and 8 wallets (A $35 value) free with a product order of $200 or more when you book your son or daughter’s First Holy Communion Portrait Session. This offer is valid from February 15th, 2010 until May 15th 2010.

Isabella’s Annual Christmas Portrait Session

Toine — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:07:00 +0000

We have had the pleasure of shooting Isabella’s Christmas Portraits for almost three years now. This time the adorable two-and-half year old came to our studio dressed in her Christmas best!

Isn’t she absolutely adorable? Isabella is always a pleasure to work with, and this time was no exception!

Below see some of our favorite photos

Isabella

Closeup of Isabella, B&W

Antique B&W version of a closeup of Isabella

Isabella standing behind the chair with her doll.

Watercolor version of Isabella standing behind the chair with her doll.

Norman Rockwell version of Isabella standing behind the chair with her doll.

Watercolor version of Isabella cuddling with her doll.

Today’s Session with Bob, Kathy, and Jacquelyn

Toine — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:16:31 +0000

This afternoon we had a Basic Portrait Package with Bob, Kathy, and Jacquelyn. They wanted to have a portrait to put on their holiday cards, which we’ll be designing for them.

We won’t share the holiday card design on the blog, but we will show the portrait they picked:

Bob, Kathy, and Jacquelyn

Today’s Session with David, Rachel, Jennifer, Emily, and Michael

Toine — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:28:10 +0000

Today we had an Ultimate Portrait Session with David, Rachel, Jennifer, Emily, and Michael. We had a lot of fun taking their portraits, and the results are phenomenal.

There are too many photos to show here, so we just picked a few of our favorites:

David and Rachel

A custom designed family collage.

Jennifer, Emily, and Michael without their parents.

Jennifer, Emily, and Michael on the floor.

A more dramatic family portrait

Everyone on the floor.

The entire family, staggered.

Christian – Corporate Headshot

Toine — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:14:40 +0000

Our sessions are by appointment only, and today we had a last minute call from Christian, who needed a corporate headshot for some magazine articles he’s written. We were glad we could accommodate him. On his way home he came by our studio.

Here are two of our favorites:

Corporate Headshot - Smile

Corporate Headshot

Jeremy and Handan

Toine — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:08:46 +0000

We shot Jeremy and Handan’s wedding – it was a beautiful event and, as with many of our brides and grooms, we’ve kept in contact ever since. Today they visited us for a Ultimate Portrait Session.

The session was a great success — we tried different poses, we laughed, we reminisced. The results are awesome. I have many more photos to edit, but I didn’t want to wait too long posting on our blog.

Handan - up close and personal

Jeremy and Handan

The dip

Intimate moment

The look

Another intimate moment

All of us were interested in trying a very dramatic pose, with the appropriate lighting. This is the shot we came up with. It doesn’t reflect their great relationship, but I like it for its composition and dramatic lighting.

Dramatic

Comments

August 10, 2009, Jeremy writes: I really like the black & white shot with us lying on the ground. I think it really captures the closeness between Handan and I. Thanks Toine for making the shoot so much fun!
August 10, 2009, Katherine Radosh writes: Thank you. The essence is there in all the shots. The only thing missing from this sample is the two of them in the kitchen.

Barrel of smiles!

Toine — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:05:04 +0000

Today we had a Ultimate Portrait Session with “Nerdlet” and her parents. We had a great time, and she was a super model – whatever we asked, she did! Take a look at these shots and you can see that she’s absolutely adorable, and a barrel of giggles and smiles!

Attitude!

Sweet

Striking a pose

Leaning on pillar

The entire family

Playful

Beautiful

Smiles

... and more smiles!

Great Session

Toine — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:21:40 +0000

This Sunday we had a great portrait session! All three kids were so much fun to work with! It is sessions like these that made us go into family portraiture!

Here are my ten favorites:

Big Brother

Little Sister

Brother and Sister

Friends

Great Kid

Isn't she precious?

Friends

Big brother

Can you see her?

Tanya – A Young Ballerina

Toine — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:44:44 +0000

Today we had an Ultimate Portrait Package session with Tanya! We had so much fun. She brought three dresses, two of them related to dance, and ballet. She showed us several positions and she truly is a great dancer.

Here are our favorites:

Tanya putting on her ballet shoes

Tanya in quiet thought

Tanya's pretty smile

Sweet Tanya

Tanya sitting

Tanya Is having a good time

Friends & Family Referral Program

Toine — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:04:01 +0000

Photography by Toine is proud to announce our new Friends & Family Referral Program. As an existing customer, when you refer a new customer to us, you earn valuable print credits, while your friends and family get a discount on their first print order!

For more details, you can visit the referral program page on my site.

Custom Tinted Portraits

Toine — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:29:49 +0000

Photography by Toine is proud to offer custom tinted portraits as a product now.

A custom tinted portrait is a black and white portrait with subtle tints added in by us. The effect is great for close up baby/toddler portraits, but works for other portraits as well, especially when adding some colored accessories.

It is offered as a gallery wrapped canvas in two sizes: 20×20 and 20×30.

Some samples: