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You would not believe how perfect this mama to be’s skin was. I could not believe that she made it through this much of her pregnancy with not a single stretch mark, but she did. Her belly is perfect. She attributes it to faithful lotion application, but I think it’s gotta be good genes. Either way, that perfect belly was attached to the lovely Jess, who is also attached to the equally lovely Kevin. (Although I couldn’t remember his name was Kevin at first. Embarrassing. I stink at names.) Even after I showed up at her mom’s house and the session was subsequently moved there, Jess and Kevin were sweet and funny, and you could see how much fun they have together. This little baby on the way is one lucky girl to have such loving parents! Thanks, guys, for being so gracious about me calling Kevin “you” that time and for, uh, not coming to your house. I can’t wait to meet your little one and hope she is on the way soon!
I had to use some restraint and not post all of the pictures from their session – I had so many favorites!
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I’m always impressed when parents have the restraint to be surprised by the sex of their baby in the delivery room. But this family was really surprised, to even be there in the first place! This little girl decided to make her entrance three weeks early! She just couldn’t wait to meet them! And with good reason, quite honestly. They are awesome – such a great, supportive team for each other already. Mama has this mommy thing down, even her own mom was impressed. Daddy, too. And, he is just in love with his little girl, too, there was no hiding that. It was easy to see all of the love in this house!
Anyway, thanks, J and J, your baby is darling. I know you know that, I only told you ten million times. And, thank you, baby H, for waiting until I was done! Can’t wait to show you the rest of these. And there are a lot! 
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I spent the weekend at the Tattoo Convention at the Sheraton Center City. It was pretty incredible! I thank all of you who had kind words to say about my work. It was a pleasure meeting everyone!
I also had the pleasure of meeting some of the other amazing vendors at the convention. Two of the local ones were near and dear to my heart. One was Pinups for Pitbulls, a non profit organization dedicated to restoring the image of the bully breeds. http://www.pinupsforpitbulls.com/ Their slogan is “Punish the deed, not the breed”. Here is a pinup in action, signing their 2010 calendar. These girls were so sweet!
But it was really these guys and their project who stole my heart https://gritcityinc.com/ with their book “Tatted”. The producers of the book, Brian and Dan, are awesome guys! I enjoyed talking with both of them about this amazing project they’ve been a part of and the incredible product that is its end result, the book, “Tatted”. Philly photographer Marianne Bernstein did a project on South Street for a year, asking people who were tattooed if she could take their picture, and had them write a note about the tattoo she shot. They printed the book with some of the notes, and it’s just interesting, captivating, brilliant. I could go on… Do what you can to get your hands on a copy of this book to buy – I got mine at the convention and haven’t put it down! It’s incredible.
Below: Brian with their marketing person, Stephanie.
Great weekend, all in all. I’m exhausted, but I met some amazing people and had a great time!
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Come check my table out at the Philly Tattoo Convention this Friday and Saturday! Say hello, let’s talk! You can check out my work, sign up for my email list, enjoy my witty repartee. Check this space out for a post-convention special as well. Hope to see you there!
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“Appreciation” was the subject line of an email I received this morning from an unfamiliar email address. Intrigued, I clicked on the email from “Jennifer”, as the name said.
The body of the email read,
“I was looking for Images of people with tattoos. For a project I am doing in school on discrimination on those with body art. I came across your photos and I was brought to tears. Never have I seen us with tattoos and different forms of body mod, shown is such a gentle way. I truly appreciate and enjoy your depictions of those with tattoos as gentle and loving parents which we all are.. Thank you.”
I had to share this. I hope that the people who hire me to photograph them and their children and their art do feel that this is true of how I approach and see them. Being stereotyped, misunderstood, assumed about, and otherwise thought about negatively by people who don’t even know you just plain sucks. I’ve always been someone who aims to prove people wrong (some might call that rebellious, wouldn’t be the first time I’ve been called that!), and I hope that in doing that, if I can’t make them realize they’re wrong, maybe someone else will.
Thank you to all of my tattooed parents and parents to be.
What could be more perfect than this?
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This cutie may not have seen the movie, The Book Of Eli, but this Eli could definitely be in The Book Of Cute! Just look at him and his baby rolls!
Did I lie?
And, you know that if there’s a tattoo on a parent, I’ll find it and use it. Plus, I swallow tattoos are some of my favorites! I think his beautiful mom looks like a 50s pinup girl here. I love this shot!
I think this is my favorite one so far from this session. It really conveys how sweet this family was – really just pure love and sweetness.
This look on his face is how we knew when we were done. This guy was a trooper.
J and B, it was so nice meeting you all today! Thanks for entertaining me while Eli napped!
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I met Ms. O today along with her very cool parents. Her dad had me laughing the whole time and it felt like I’d known her mother forever. And, as usual, I had to rush home and check out the pictures right away! How could I not? Between this pretty girl and her cute little upside-down-heart-mouth and her dad’s awesome tattoos, I didn’t know which pictures to look at first!
J and M, enjoy your sneak peek! Can’t wait to show you the rest of them!
and my personal favorite
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Yesterday, I met this 13 day old cutie and her parents. Her dad had come home all the way from overseas just to meet her! He’s in the Army and came home to meet his newest sweet pea and spend some time with his wife and family. This little sweet pea must have wanted to spend every waking moment with Dad, because I sure couldn’t get her to sleep! No matter, though. With Mom’s gorgeous ink, we got some stunning photos anyway.
She did sleep a little bit, but she only wanted to snuggle her cute little face into the pillow. So, she wasn’t happy with me moving her so that I could see her cute little face.
Eventually, though, she gave me a million dollar smile. What a lucky capture!
And one of all three of them. Love.
It was so nice to meet you, E and T. Enjoy the rest of your time together!
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Check out the “Galleries” tab and click on “Hazel”.
And, because we all know that no post is complete without a photo, here’s a reason to go check out this sweet baby’s gallery: Baby piggies. Who can resist cute little baby piggies, especially when they are poking through like little pearls?
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As you may have already seen in the investment category, I am currently running a special promotion for tattooed parents who have a newborn baby. As this is one of my favorite subjects to photograph, I would like to build up my portfolio in this area, and am offering a free session to any tattooed parents (both parents do not need to be tattooed, but in that case, the tattooed one has to be willing to be in the photos) with a newborn baby. If you are pregnant, contact me to schedule this tattooed parent session now. We will work around your due date, and of course, be flexible with the session booking, as we all know that babies don’t always arrive when the doctor tells them to.
I will require a signed model release allowing me to use these photos in my portfolio, and you’ll receive 20 proofs to view for free! I look forward to hearing from you. You can use the “contact me” tab to send me an email.
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