Archive for December, 2005

Holiday card 2005

Mariann December 6th, 2005

I love the holidays! Also love creating a one of a kind holiday card every year. I send holiday cards to friends, family, old and new clients and to other professionals in my field. Over 200+ this year.
I find that one of the biggest challenge about the card is to make it “one-size-fits-all”. In other words, I don’t want it to scream Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa (did I forget anyone?). I just want it to be a simple holiday card that gets the message across.

So after brainstorming for a couple weeks in October, I came up with the “frozen things” idea. Anthony and I went to Astoria Park and found different natural things such as berries, twigs, leaves which I froze in cups full of water. Next day, we went up to the roof where I used the best natural light source, the sun, for nice even lighting and Anthony as my blocker/shade.
The session was very quick because my ice creations started to melt within minutes. I did a few different set ups and picked two final images for the greeting card.
Here’s the final card: 2 sided 4″x5.5″, press printed. Front of the card with the ice creations from top and back of the card with the side view:


Claudia’s maternity session

Mariann December 1st, 2005

I photographed Claudia at the end of November just a few days before Thanksgiving. It was a very mild day in New York City and we decided to start the photo session outside. Larry, Claudia’s husband also came along and we had such a great time. I wish more dads-to-be would participate in photo sessions.
Claudia and Larry live in the East Village and that’s where most of the photos were taken.
I love the East Village! It has so many buildings with wild colors, textures and just lots of character.
Claudia and Larry were awesome to photograph because they’re such easy going people who are very open to ideas.

Make sure you check the updated post on Liam, Claudia and Larry’s baby boy!