Newly Minted Sister- Upper West Side Newborn Photographer

This wonderful couple welcomed their second child into the world and mom, dad, sister, and dog are all delighted! They each got a turn to take photos with the newborn baby, and the joy on their faces is just so clear in these photos. ilir photographed them using the beautiful natural window light streaming into …

Two Moms, a Newborn, and a Dog in LIC

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 …

Six Ideas for Incorporating a Holiday Look into Your Family Photography Session

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 …

Uniquely Us- Newborn Session in Flushing, Queens

The great thing about lifestyle newborn photography is being able to capture the essence of a family and their unique traits and personalities. We’re not tied to a pre-prescribed set of poses and props. Over the years, we’ve photographed newborns with their family pets, families with their matching sports jerseys, and babies wearing their cultural …

Love… and Natural Light… Are All You Need

Recently, ilir photographed a newborn and her family in Livingston, NJ, and these photos exemplify what we’re all about. Capturing natural, flattering, minimalist and timeless photos of families using natural light is our jam! This baby girl slept peacefully for most of the session, although she opened her eyes briefly for a handful of photos. …

Precious Arrival on the Upper East Side

‘We’ve waited so long for you.’ How precious it was to hear new parents utter these words to their newborn during a photography session! These parents were clearly in total awe of their baby, and their joy is so evident in these photos. ilir got artistic with the lovely natural light coming through the window …

Tudor City Midtown Manhattan Lifestyle Newborn Photographer

ilir hopped over to this light-filled apartment in Tudor City in Midtown Manhattan to greet and photograph this newborn baby, his parents, his grandmother, and their fur baby. He captured special moments of all of the adults together and solo with the new arrival as well as photos of the baby solo in multiple outfits. …

New Arrival in Bergen County, NJ

The population of Franklin Lakes, NJ just increased by one and the new resident is totally adorable. ilir photographed this family and their 2 month old baby at their home in Bergen County. Baby was sleeping during some photos and awake in others, and everyone got their turn posing with him, including his curious big …

Long Island City (LIC) Natural Light Newborn Photographer

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 …

NYC & NJ Family Photography with Dogs

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 …