June 22, 2026

Beltane: Magical Childs Park Engagement Session in the Poconos

These guys missed their winter wonderland photo adventure, but their Childs Park engagement session turned into something far more personal. Never wearing all white in everyday life, this usually black-clad couple stepped into the dark spring woods and waterfalls of the Poconos dressed in just […]

February 11, 2026

Frozenix: Powerful Winter Maternity Photos at Poconos Waterfalls

Winter maternity photos at Poconos waterfalls in January sounded insane on paper: 9–12°F (-13 to -11°C), fresh snow from the winter storm Fern two days earlier. Roads still treacherous, no cleared parking, no paths. Just knee-deep snow and a frozen wall of water somewhere down […]

January 28, 2026

Stormward: What It Means to Be a Dedicated Photographer in a Poconos Snowstorm

Here’s how I drove 88 miles through a Poconos snowstorm for FL clients who needed a dedicated photographer. A one-hour family session during their weekend getaway turned into a real-time decision about commitment, timing, and showing up when options are low. Storm Fern arrived early, […]

April 15, 2025

Ashenrise: A Healing Portrait Session of Transformation in the Rise from Pain to Power

A healing portrait session with music artist Kouvaris The Universal Prince, inspired by the upcoming album From Fire to Phoenix. Eight powerful looks. One unforgettable journey of transformation, identity, and rebirth. Step into the fire and see what rises.

February 14, 2025

Jackass: A Prank Photoshoot So Freaky, They Almost Called the Cops

As a photography studio, I’ve had my fair share of working with celebrities—singers, fashion designers, Hollywood directors, TV personas, Bollywood stars, state governors, and even a NATO country president. But nothing, absolutely nothing, could compare to this past weekend’s shoot involving a movie star. This […]

September 5, 2024

Typhoon: DV High School Senior Portraits for a Champ

Want high school senior portraits with a splash? This Delaware Valley HS athlete beats records, so his mom wanted nothing short of powerful and unique, including underwater photography.

July 25, 2023

Bearing: Poetic Fairytale Maternity Session at Hickory Run State Park

Expanding my exploration of the endless photo ops of the beautiful Poconos, I did a poetic fairytale maternity session at Hickory Run State Park. I also recorded running into two black bears mere yards away.

July 17, 2023

Happy 70: Unforgettable Family Reunion Photography in Poconos

Let’s talk family reunions, and one unforgettable family reunion photography in Poconos, in particular. They are rare for most families, so here’s why they are a worthy reason for professional photography that beats all your family phones combined.

May 18, 2023

Mama’s Love Free Portraits 2023

Picking up on my tradition brought to Poconos, I had the second Mama’s Love free portraits event in my local studio.

December 14, 2022

Capture the Winning Spirit: Creative Approach to School Sports Portraits of DV Warrior Wrestling

When invited to become a sponsor of junior DV Warrior Wrestling team, I wanted to treat them to a creative approach to traditional school sports portraits. Here are my techniques and tips on spicing them up.

July 14, 2022

Love in the Sky: Pocono Wedding at the Skytop Lodge

Let’s fly to my next Pocono wedding at the Skytop Lodge, for one of my youngest couples! This country wedding could have been traditional, but I added a few spins. And that battle for the garter is worth of an award.

June 10, 2022

Tree of Life Graduation 2022

Our daughter’s pre-K graduation this morning at the Tree of Life Preschool in Dingmans Ferry, PA.

April 13, 2022

WALPOA’s Egg Hunt 2022

Here’s a quick blog post from today’s Easter Egg Hunt 2022 in my Wild Acres community of Dingmans Ferry, PA.

March 10, 2022

Night Phone Photography: My Poconos Home

Last night after the season’s farewell big snow, I grabbed my 5-year-old Android and ventured out for the night phone photography. Here’s how I scored this killer shot.

July 16, 2021

Bewooded 2: Poconos Wedding at Silver Birches, Lake Wallenpaupack

And here it is, my first Poconos wedding couple who got “bewooded” at Silver Birches! Remember the woodchopper and his beautiful bride who live in my community? See how fun their wedding was!

July 6, 2021

Battling B*: Military Pin Up Photography at World War II Weekend

Last month, I had a load of fun doing military pin up photography for my new Poconos client at the World War II Weekend event by the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum.

June 29, 2021

Mad Luv: Post-Apocalyptic Engagement Shoot in Poconos

This 6-hour post-apocalyptic engagement shoot in Poconos is unique on multiple levels: an apocalypse theme I never tried, a junkyard location I’ve been itching for a long time, the all-new cinematic presentation format, and the blog movie poster cover. Let’s see how it all panned […]

June 2, 2021

Purity: Creative Youth Portraits in Poconos

I intended to make my first youth portraits in Poconos studio quietly beautiful but the creative bug still bit me and I mastered two Renaissance oil paintings in a captivating way I’ve never done before.

May 22, 2021

Bewooded: Rustic Engagement Session in Poconos

Yay! Hitting my next milestone with this rustic engagement session in Poconos for the first local wedding clients here. Everything is here—a pretty girl next door, a tough wood chopper, wilderness, waterfall, antique Ford, giggles, drama, and of course, raw love!

May 12, 2021

Mama’s Love: Treating Clients and Friends to Free Portraits

The past Sunday was overwhelmed with mama’s love as we celebrated Mother’s Day by treating our new local clients, friends, and neighbors (over 70 people!) to the touching portraits in our Poconos photo studio.

April 21, 2021

Free Mother’s Day Portraits in Poconos

Mama’s Love annual event is back again, in its eighth iteration. This year, I am treating my clients and friends to free Mother’s Day portraits in Poconos. Plus, I also invite all my neighbors to enjoy an 80% discount! Neither client nor neighbor, but a […]

February 17, 2021

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