Michele Calderon Photography

I’ve been having a lot of sessions in downtown Saratoga’s Congress Park lately, and I recently had the privilege of photographing  Bridget and her delightful family there.  Bridget is just entering toddlerhood and is really enjoying the simple life:  walking around (she hasn’t gotten too quick yet, easier for me!), watching the ducks, and picking the little flowers in the grass.  There are so many fabulous areas in the park, we really couldn’t go wrong!  She especially loved splashing in the many fountains.  Here are a few of what we got.

I spent an enjoyable couple of hours last week with Devon, on the campus of the beautiful Emma Willard School in Troy, NY.   Devon is involved in so many activities in school that she did not have time for her senior pictures until the day after her graduation!  She showed me around all the beautiful buildings and we had a fabulous time capturing her senior pictures.  We went to study halls (I think I would fall asleep in those red chairs instead of getting any studying in…), the theater where Devon sings, and, I got to step into the forbidden Senior Triangle.

Here are just a few images.  I don’t think Devon could take a bad picture even if she tried.  Plus she was a sweetheart.  Best wishes next year at the University of Maryland!

I love this snap, taken while I was getting lighting adjusted for this dark corner:  She looks impatient, but she wasn’t at all.  Just fashionable:

A couple of weeks ago I got to hang out with Ella and Noah in their yard.  The intention was to get pictures of Ella, but I couldn’t resist Noah.  He was so much fun, and proudly showed off all his cool swingset maneuvers.  Ella was a sweetheart ~ a very tired sweetheart ~ who was a bit perplexed by the camera.  It was obvious her big brother was very fond of her, even if he was perfectly happy to ignore her for most of our session.  I think we got some great shots despite the challenges!  Here are just a few.

One of Ella and her daddy, sort of…

I had the privelege of spending Saturday evening with a great family at Congress Park in Saratoga.  We managed to get quite a few shots of sweet little Hannah and her family, despite an escape attempt during a wardrobe change and the fact that the park was teeming with wedding parties and Prom-goers.  We had lots of fun - I even got to ride along on Hannah’s first carosel ride.  Hannah seemed to enjoy it and I was happy to not be sick after taking pictures on a moving carosel.  Hannah’s grandmother is a florist so her mom had a little bouquet made up for our session too.

We got tons of images - here are just a few I pulled out while proofing them!

The Near Escape: