These two moms lovingly welcomed a newborn baby into their home in Long Island City in Queens. ilir took a variety of photos of the baby solo and the family together in their home and then they ventured outdoors for a few portraits in their LIC neighborhood. Their joy leaps from these photos, and their …
Every year in October, we begin to receive emails from prospective clients inquiring as to whether or not we offer sessions with a holiday theme. The simple answer is no… although we wouldn’t be writing this blog post if we didn’t have some ideas to offer! Since our style leans more towards realism, our strength …
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Being a professional bassist is a unique profession and that calls for a unique portraits! ilir took an artistic approach to capture one-of-a-kind portraits of jazz bassist Sam Trapchak outdoors in Long Island City/Queens with his instrument and playing his bass in a basement practice room. He worked creatively with the window light to capture …
We can finally declare the snow drought officially over! After a record breaking amount of time (almost one solid year) without measurable snow in NYC, New Jersey, and surrounding areas, we finally got our real snow. Central Park received almost 2 inches, and the Bronx and parts of northern New Jersey received well over 5 …
We’ll be the first to admit that we’ll never be known mainly as cake smash photographers. But clients do sometimes come to us for cake smash photography, knowing that it’ll be a simple cake smash focusing mainly on the adorable kid and how cute and funny the occasion is! We always capture some family photos …
We use the words ‘natural light’ in a lot of our blog posts and a good amount when discussing our photography on this website, but you may be wondering: ‘Why natural light?’ Entire books have been written on this topic, but here are some brief words on why we at arthouse images use natural light …
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A common question we get is whether or not a family’s pet dog can participate in their family’s photography session. The answer is yes! ilir has plenty of experience photographing families with their dogs. It only seemed appropriate to create blog post dedicated to family photos we’ve taken with pets. Since the pandemic, dog ownership …
Winter might not seem like the most pleasant time of the year for a family photo session, but hopefully these photos will convince you that anytime is the best time to capture some precious family memories. This family wanted not only photos along Long Island City’s famous scenic waterfront, but also photos around the block …
Not many families could pull this off, but this mom, dad, and daughter put together the most stunning print-mixing, clashy/matchy, high-fashion trio of sartorial combinations that we at arthouse images have seen thus far. It was the perfect dose of color that this overcast afternoon needed, and even though we consistently tell our clients to …
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We love getting out early to beat the crowds and also catch the glorious morning light! In the summer, early really means early since the sun rises earlier. And as with many babies, this girl is an early riser, so the time slot worked perfectly for this family. They met ilir out by the willow …
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