Monthly Archives: November 2007

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Party of 3

November 25, 2007 – 7:51 pm
For me, photography is about capturing the essence of a family or individual. I watch them as they go about life, snapping at what seems to be the most inconsequential event, yet it’s something that totally describes their being. It’s about preserving a little piece of time in order to be able to retell its story in the future.
Photographing a family is extremely special for me — it reminds me of the roots of my family and the branches that have been created as we each grow. I’m thrilled every time I get asked by a family to capture them so that their story can be told through photographs.
I spent this afternoon with a totally cute “new” family. They had yet to have their family photographed and I am totally thankful to be the photographer that got to do the honors. Their newest addition to the family was beyond cute. So loved by his parents — the total apple of their eye…and so awesome to photograph.

Guys, thanks for letting me spend the afternoon with you! Enjoy your sneak peek!

**ETA** The slideshow from our morning together

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Party of 17

November 24, 2007 – 11:51 pm
It was their mom and dad’s 50th wedding anniversary AND they hadn’t all been together in what seemed an endless amount of time.
When I was asked if I would photograph this family of 17…on Thanksgiving day…I was a bit apprehensive. But then, when I heard how this was the first time in a long time that they would all be together and that it was going to be a surprise for mom and dad’s 50th wedding anniversary, I just knew I had to be there in order to document it.
The tightness of this family is incredible. It was awesome to watch their dynamics. They were also very warm and hospitable to me…to the point that I helped make the gravy that would accompany their Thanksgiving meal.
It was an awesome morning and I’m totally thankful that I was there to capture the moment for them!

*ETA* A slideshow from our morning together

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Happy Turkey Day

November 22, 2007 – 7:16 pm
From our home to yours…

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Soaring Eagle Running Tiger

November 20, 2007 – 5:33 pm

It was the Indian name given to him at school in celebration of Thanksgiving.

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Fall in the backyard

November 19, 2007 – 2:31 pm
Yesterday we went to lunch and as I looked out the restaurant window, incredulously I asked, “is that snow?!” With a grimace, Mike responded, “yes…the gloom of winter has arrived.” He’s so the winter gloom cloud — loves this type of weather. Being the Floridian that I am, the winter months bum me out a little bit since the sun rarely peeks through.
This morning, as I looked out the window, there it was again…snow…in full force. I looked over to the right of the yard and felt a little cheated as I saw that our tree still had it’s bright yellow fall foliage on its branches.

So, while it’s definitely the start of the snowy season, I’m framing the picture posted and putting it on my desk so that it can remind me of the fall I feel jipped out of.

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The morning

November 13, 2007 – 7:23 pm
He’s not a morning person by any means. Quite like his father in that respect. Don’t even bother acknowledging him within the first hour of him opening his eyes. He won’t bother acknowledging you unless it’s with a grunt questioning why you woke him from his slumber or why you’re not moving fast enough to get him his requested breakfast.

So, I was quite surprised when I managed to get this face from him the other morning.

Then we got in the car, started on our way to school…I started chatting, looked in the rear view mirror and saw this.

The morning imp.

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Party of 7 and some pooches too

November 12, 2007 – 9:00 pm
I had the awesome pleasure of meeting up with this family of 7 at Valley Forge Park. Not only were the sweet and amazing to work with, their cutie hounds were extremely well behaved…probably something to do with the plethora of treats that they recieved during the shoot.

Here’s a sneak peek for Jenn, who organized the whole shoot for her family.

Enjoy!

and the pups…

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Winner

November 12, 2007 – 5:50 am
I have been completely overwhelmed with the amount of entries that I recieved to the contest. Holy cow!

When I was reading through the entries that were submitted one of them really stood out to me…mostly because I can totally relate to it. As a mom, I’m rarely on the other side of the camera. I’m the one taking the picture 99.9% of the time. And that 1%, well, let’s just say that make-up and hair have to be just right. Which is really horrible. I should take more pictures with the kids and just be in more pictures more often. It’s a promise I’m making to myself…be in pictures more…despite the hair and make-up bit. Just grab a kid and smile!

And…I wholeheartedly encourge all moms (and dads and grandparents) to do the same. Relinquish control of the camera and say cheese!

Back to the winner…

Ashlynne has this cutie patootie of a 7 month old baby boy and has yet to have a family picture — aside from candid ones taking shortly after her cutie was born. She’s the mom that takes the pictures…just like me! I can’t wait to take pictures of her family for her…not to mention sneak some shots of her little boy! Congrats, Ashlynne!

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A contest

November 8, 2007 – 5:10 pm
This morning I was going through some old pictures and came across these…
Circa 1976ish (my sisters would know better since I was obvioulsy a wee babe in the middle of Disney World)

and this one…circa 1980? I think I was maybe all of 5 years old on my way to visit my godparents in Madrid.

Anyway, family pictures. And really, these two are two of four family pictures that I think my family has all together. And while they crack me up because I remember small details of these pictures — like I think I have that funky shirt my sister, Cary, is wearing in the second picture, somewhere in my closet. (I thought it was the coolest thing while I was in high school because, you know, it was retro!) — I think it’s totally sad that these are the only complete family pictures that we are ever going to have.

I totally wish that we could have had one professional one before my mom passed away.

Part of the reason that I decided to devote my time to my photography is family and the roots of our family. Good, bad or indifferent, it’s where we come from and in the end, what we have to call our own. Preserving our family and its history is what continues from generation to generation and it’s what I try to accomplish everyday, whether it be by journaling in my kids’ journals, scrapbooking a page in their album or taking pictures — tons of pictures.

So, in the spirit of preserving family momentos, I am having a contest…


Send me a picture of yourself, your family, your child(ren), your grandchild(ren) or even your friend and tell me why you, or your child(ren), or your grandchild(ren) or your friend should have a fresh, new and updated photo shoot done.

The winner will recieve a free photo session with me and a free 11×14 print from their session!

I’ll pick a winner on Sunday so spread the word!

EDITED: The best way to get your photos to me would be to email them to me…my email address is isabel@isabelmarchphotography.com

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Party of 6

November 6, 2007 – 11:26 pm
As the momma of 4 kids I can totally relate to the mom in this family. This shoot was just as if I were taking my own brood out for pictures…crazy and rambunctious and loud and a total blast.
The boys are…well…boys. Very handsome young men that just wouldn’t sit still for a picture without adding moose ears to the poor soul next to them — as evidenced by the following outake shots. They added a total sense of excitment to the afternoon and we pretty much laughed our way through the shoot.

I figured that as long as I kept hitting the shutter button, something good would come out. And really, these boys couldn’t be more handsome. Myspace girls’ moms, beware! These boys are as charming as they are cute!

And then there’s the little lady of the crew. So sweet and tolerant of her older brothers…and can so totally hold her own.

Our two hours went by super fast -especially considering that we managed to get way off course during our hike in the middle of Peace Valley Park. The afternoon lent itself for some amazing scenery and a fun time by all of us.
Guys, thanks so much for a crazy afternoon! I had a blast!

EDITED: Here’s a slideshow of my wild and crazy afternoon

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