Danielle Marie Photography: Blog https://www.photographybydaniellemarie.org/blog en-us Danielle Marie Photography (Danielle Marie Photography) Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:10:00 GMT Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:10:00 GMT https://www.photographybydaniellemarie.org/img/s/v-12/u313682839-o1005034957-50.jpg Danielle Marie Photography: Blog https://www.photographybydaniellemarie.org/blog 93 120 Freeze time with family photography https://www.photographybydaniellemarie.org/blog/2024/3/freeze-time-with-family-photography Holding onto the Memories 

 

The years go fast but the days go slow! ❤

Have you heard that before?

Or

Tomorrow will be different

Tomorrow is not guaranteed.

Don't take each life for granted

Oh there are so many sayings and I bet there are more.

The other day I was cleaning out my desk and I found cards.

Cards that said Happy Birthday Dad and Happy Father's Day.

Now I am bad with sending out cards. I buy them with all good intentions and well then they sit on my desk.

Now Stay with me..........

❤So I find these cards. My dad passed away 3 years ago. I bought them with the intentions of being the good daughter and sending them out. Yup I did not. So here they sit. Not sure what to do with them.

❤But You are probably reading this saying what the heck is she talking about what does this have to do with Photography ?

❤Everything! Yup it has everything to do with photography. Because as a photographer my job is to capture the memories. Help you visit back to a day when your kids were little. When your grandparents, your parents, your aunts and uncles were all still here. The Good memories the ones that put a smile on your face. The ones that maybe make you smell a familiar smell- cookies, sauce, perfume ect. That is what a picture does. It is worth a 1000 words and for most it brings back feelings of the days gone by.

You still with me? Good!👍

We have a habit of getting to busy. Saying I will do it tomorrow. I will schedule our pictures next year we missed this year. We go to fast we don't slow down to capture the memories.

The thing is tomorrow will be different. Next year your kids are older. Next year someone you love might not be with you.

So...............TAKE THE PICTURES📸.

Preserve the memories now and every year!

Don't be the cards....... Don't be a missed opportunity.

 

Danielle is the owner of Danielle Marie Photography located in Jefferson Township NJ also known as Oak Ridge NJ. She is an award winning and published photographer of Newborn, Dance, Family, Sports, Maternity, 

 

 

family photographer, Northern Nj photographer, Morris county PhotographerFamily-Photographer-Outdoors-SessionI love this picture of this beautiful family that we were able to capture on their family property.

 

 

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Haeleigh and Jake \ Danielle Marie Photography Engagement 
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Let’s just start out saying Congratulations! This couple was amazing.  
So sweet and happy and just oozing with love! 
The Sunset was perfect the lake in the background AMAZING! They had the best Summer 
vibe for their session! This setting was picture perfect for them! 
We could have done without the Lantern flies. However, they did not stop us have having a great session! 
And when asked to bring the sexy they nailed it! At the end Jake said it is for her and 
it makes her happy! Ladies grab yourself a man that cares about you! 

 

 

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Don’t Miss out on Santa

Christmas is the most magical time of year! It is one of my favorites! The magic, the warmth, the glow, the excitement, the sound of little voices excited to see what Santa brought them this year! So many things make this season magical. So, let’s capture that magic with a session with Santa. Each session is a private interaction with Santa and your family. Santa is not just for the kids you can all join in. Decorate a tree with Santa, sit and have your kids talk to him, read a story. Make your session your memories.

The Sessions will take place at St. Paul's Abby Christmas Tree Farm in Newton NJ, on October 10th from 10am-3pm. 
Sessions are limited. Each session is 20 minutes long and they START at $150 a session. 

 

Also, by singing up for a session with Santa you are helping Santa and Mrs. Clause adopt one of their own little bundles of joy! I am so happy to be able to help them in their journey and would be honored if you joined me!

Santa is doing a toy collection for the Tomorrows Children Fund located in Hackensack University Hospital.  They are collecting unwrapped new toys and adopt a family for Christmas. If you bring a new unwrapped toy to donate, I will give you 2 additional digitals with any package you pick. Let's help Santa brighten not just your child's day but Christmas day for other families! 

 

 

 

 

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Candy Cane Store Front Fine art Sessions 

 

 

 

I am so Excited to bring these sessions to you! These sessions are going to be soooo much fun this year! Can you smell the peppermint already? One thing the yells Christmas is Candy Canes. I am in love with the new back drop for this year and all the white and red and snow we can have! These might surpass The Christmas Eve set up as my favorite sessions. HMMM!! I don't know I really love the Christmas Eve ones lol. But these will fight for the top spot. So go ahead and follow the link so you can book your spot. Pictures coming soon!! 

These sessions will take place on October 3rd from 10-3pm and are 20 minutes long. 

 

 

 

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Christmas Eve Fine Art Sessions 

 

I am so excited to bring back one of my favorite Sessions! The Christmas Eve Themed sessions are one of my favorite sessions!!  The last time I did these sessions they were so much fun and the outcome was amazing. When you allow a child to play during pictures they have natural smiles they have fun and that makes for great pictures and memories! Think hot cocoa and cookies while decorating the tree. Reading a Christmas story under the tree lights, looking out the window to see if you can see Santa and falling asleep under the tree. So grab your kids Christmas Pj's  or Christmas best and book your session. These are sure to add to the magic of the season! Please follow the link to grab your spot! 

 

Sessions take place on September 19th from 10-3pm and are 20 minute sessions. Prices start at $150 
 

 

 

 

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Santa Sessions are here https://www.photographybydaniellemarie.org/blog/2021/9/santa-sessions-are-here Yay!! I am so happy to announce the arrival of my Santa Sessions.  I have wanted to do these sessions for two years but was never able to find the right Santa. Well a friend posted a picture with Santa and I reached out to her. Thanks to that post I was able to connect with Santa and am super excited for these sessions!! Please feel free to follow the link below to grab your time slot.They will take place at St. Paul's Abby Christmas Tree Farm in Newton NJ, on October 10th from 10am-3pm. 
Sessions are limited. Each session is 20 minutes long and they START at $150 a session. 

 

Santa is doing a toy collection for the Tomorrows Children Fund located in Hackensack University Hospital.  They are collecting unwrapped new toys and adopt a family for Christmas. If you bring a new unwrapped toy to donate I will give you 2 additional digitals with any package you pick. Let's help Santa brighten not just your child's day but Christmas day for other families! 

 

Please keep checking my events page to see the additional Christmas theme sessions for this year. 

 

 


 

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(Danielle Marie Photography) Christmas Sessions Christmas Tree Farm family Photographer Mini Sessions Newborn Photographer Northern New Jersey Oak Ridge New Jersey Photographer Photographer" https://www.photographybydaniellemarie.org/blog/2021/9/santa-sessions-are-here Sat, 04 Sep 2021 17:36:07 GMT
Fall Photo Sessions https://www.photographybydaniellemarie.org/blog/2021/8/book-your-session  I am so excited to announce all the upcoming sessions for this year. I love helping you capture your memories! Don't put your sessions off thinking oh I will just do them next year. Next year your kids will be another year older. They will look different act different be taller. pictures help you put a pause on those moments and keep them forever! I almost did it. I was doing the sunflower sessions and didn't want to bring my littles with me. I said forget it I will do it another day. Knowing me I will not do it another day. I had already paid for the location so than I said I really don't want to pay again. It was hard, I had to be out of the house at 8 am with two littles. I went back and fourth but finally said you know what, next year will be different they will be older their looks will have changed and I want to hold onto them the way they are now. So yes I woke them up gave them a bowl of cereal and took them with me. I would have regretted NOT doing it. I would have gotten there and said man I wish I had the littles. Don't put off to tomorrow what can be done today because tomorrow isn't promised. You don't know what next year will look like! 

 

So here it is the break down of sessions for the Fall and Christmas Sessions 

 

September 

Sunday the 12th- 1-4pm 

 Family Sessions New Jersey Botanical Gardens 

Sunday the 19th 10am-6pm

Christmas Eve indoor sessions 

 

 

October 

Sunday October 3rd 10am-6pm

Candy Cane Store indoor backdrop

Saturday the 9th 2pm-6pm 

Snowy Trees indoor Backdrop

Sunday the 10th 10-3pm 

Santa at the Christmas Tree Farm 

Sunday the 17th 10am-6pm

Christmas by the fireplace Indoor Backdrop

Saturday the 23rd 2-5pm (tentative) 

Green Vintage Christmas Truck

 

November 

Saturday the 13th 1-5pm 

Family Sessions Jockey Hollow

Family sessions On Saturdays and Sundays. 

Possibly one more tree farm session on November 20th (this will not include cards just digital options) 

 

Session Prices will start at $150 and go up depending on location and packages 

 

 

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Family Photo Sessions Coming up https://www.photographybydaniellemarie.org/blog/2021/7/family-photo-sessions-coming-up So excited to share with you that I have a new session coming out. Cover Me in Color! This session is going to be so much fun. Get ready to dance, jump, twirl, run, while spreading color all around! Sessions will be 25 minutes long and will take place open Mondays and Friday’s during the summer. More details to follow (once the rain is gone)!

 

I still have openings for Smore’s with Santa on July 25th. These sessions are a great interactive session with the REAL SANTA!! No, he won’t be in his big red suite but will be all ready for Summer. Just a side night there won’t be a real fire, but I will have all the makings of smore’s, sip on some Lemonade, read a book. Santa is super excited to spread from Cheer especially after this year!! Limited spots available.

Currently booking for July- November family sessions at Dey Manor in Wayne, Princes sessions at the New Jersey Botanical Gardens, Sessions also being booked at Jockey Hollow. Make sure you reserve your date before I fill up!

 

I know I know it is only, July But Christmas mini dates will be released soon. They will start in September and go through Mid-October.

One or two sessions will be held Mid November these will not include Christmas Cards.

 

 

Below is the sign up for our Christmas In July Smore’s with Santa. This is a very limited event

 

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Back to School Take the picture https://www.photographybydaniellemarie.org/blog/2019/9/back-to-school-take-the-picture It is that time of year! The kids go back to school. So how was your summer? Did you do as much as possible or just sit and relax? Did you take enough pictures to preserve the memories or were you so busy in the moment that you never took your camera out to take that picture? Did you leave your kids with great memories? These are some of the questions that go through my head the days leading up to that first day back to school! I will be honest I HATE back to school!! I enjoy my kids being home yes even the fighting that makes me go crazy. I will cry I admit it. I go through it every single year!! My daughter is 12 heading into 7th grade, my son is 8 heading into 3rd grade, and home with me is my 3 year old daughter and 1 year old daughter.  Yup 4 kids in total and I will miss the older two. But I must say having the younger two home takes the sting away a little. But back to my questions ugh it is so hard maybe you work or you are a stay at home parent that reached burn out by August!

We didn't do much we stayed home and before I knew it July was over and I realized not once did I go to the beach yet! So we went in August once! Just once. If you have kids you know what a chore this is! the amount of stuff that you pack into the car, the potty breaks, the food, the no I don't want to eat that. But we do it! I LOVE the beach. I was all set to go another day and it rained well I was not doing that again. two summers ago I was pregnant and I went with three kids and my mom. It was a 20% chance of rain so I took an hour to pack up my car and the clam on the top get my mom and go. Lugged all my stuff to the beach set it all up sat my pregnant butt down to eat and boom. My mom looked at me I replied I hear nothing that was then followed by whistles telling us to get off the beach! 20 minutes I spent 20 minutes on the beach that was how long  it took to set up. Then I had to break it down oh and don't forget those wonderful pop up tents that some times make you look like an idiot when you want to fold them up. So I spent 2 hours driving paid $27 to be on the beach for 20 minutes. I sat in the car with my kids for an hour before we drove 3 hours to get home. So this year my husband says if  no one can go just go with the kids. You enjoy the beach and find it relaxing! Umm hello not relaxing by myself with 4 kids ages 1,3,8, and 12!

Yesterday as we are driving  to pick up some last minute back to school items my sons says to me  "2016 was the best summer we did so much!"  I have no clue why that year was great. But he thinks it was the best! He said we did nothing this year! Ummm yeah dude we went to Disney in April that was fun and that makes for a laid back summer! Disney poor is real my friends! I took a lot of pictures there!! Over 1,000 and if you go yes memory maker is worth every penny! I said but we went to the beach, we played mini golf, we went to the drive in and regular movies, we swam in our pool and you got to hang out and play with your friends everyday I would say you are pretty lucky and had a great summer. Kids can be so hard sometimes.

Did I take enough pictures!? As I looked at my youngest one day while we were at a picnic and I thought about how cute she looked I wanted to freeze time and I realized that this time next year she will be a year older and everything will be different. Ugh man that pulled at my heart strings!! I wish we could keep them little, hear those little voices forever, touch those little hands, feel their little arms around your necks! Then I realize that I did not take enough pictures! Me the Photographer DID NOT TAKE ENOUGH PICTURES!!! I say what the heck was I doing? How did I not do that!! I realize at that time that I was too busy enjoying the moments instead of thinking about getting the camera or phone out to take those pictures! I wanted to hold onto my kids instead of letting go to grab my camera. The pictures I did take using my phone I thought were backed up to my amazon prime account and when I deleted them off my phone they were gone from the account also! If you have amazon prime look into photo storage it is great!! BUT and really people don't do what I did make sure they are actually backed up before you delete from your device! Lucky almost all of us  have Facebook or Instagram, and we always post so we do have them somewhere. Always back up your photos you never want to loose them!!  

This summer I did a Pay What You Can Session to help benefit my friends children when their mom tragically died. i was able to donate $620 to the children from these sessions. While I took the pictures of these wonderful families I got so excited I am able to provide families with memories. I can help you preserve these memories and hold onto when your children were this young. Looking at the pictures makes me so happy that I can help my clients hold onto those memories. Pretty much freeze time to when your kids were little. 

 

Today was my sons birthday party with some friends. I made sure to take out the camera so I could take the pictures. So he can look back at the pictures and remember having a great time at his party. Also so he knows yes we did throw him a party lol.

 

As you get ready to start a new school year I say take those pictures even if your kids don't want you to take them. Do a sneak attack!! I have a friend who takes pictures of everything that involves her daughter and she may not like it know but when she is older she will be happy she has those memories to look through!! Take the picture!! Have your pictures taken!! Freeze this time hold onto this time!! They are only little once. Yesterday is the past and you cannot get it back. Take that picture!! Tomorrow my daughter will start 7th grade and yes I will take her picture, my son starts 3rd and through the tears I will take the picture! 

 

I wish everyone a safe and happy new school year!! Take the pictures! 

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