Finley could be easily be working for crewcuts, he has the face, the hair and the energy (and the photographer of course, hello crewcuts). in the meanwhile i’m enjoying that he is working exclusively with me …

here is the proof of what we can do together.

thank you my dear friends for trusting me once again,  can’t wait to see some of these hanging up in your walls

little jedi

this red stool was such a hit with the kids!

… one of my favorite images of the day

mini-me

this was such a candid moment i couldn’t resist capturing…

… gorgeous family

les, martin and finn you rock.

love

aris

for those who visit my blog often, you know that these little faces (well, 2 are not so little anymore) are regulars around here, and around our house too … this time we introduce a new little one, who came unexpectedly and has delighted us all, his name is alex, he is 5-months old and like his big brother, he hit the lottery with those fantastic blue eyes…

rachel and jose and their party of 5 joined us for the StudioMini sessions event we threw 2 weeks ago as part of our new “Studio-PhotoShoot” offering, these sessions take place at this AMAZING photo studio near downtown greensboro, and the kids seem to love it as much as the adults! you’ll see why.

dear villalbas thank you all for making it so easy and so fun for me. working with you is ALWAYS a pleasure.

princess celia. the one on the right is SO her.

… those eyes! (sigh) those eyes…

here he is, mr. alex . welcome to my blog baby boy.

jacob and celia are so full of energy. jacob might have the most contagious laugh i’ve heard.

p.r.e.t.t.y.

this candid laughs are coming to you thanks to the help of my dear friend martin, i can’t imagine what was he doing behind my back, i don’t want to know it, but it worked

thanks once again guys, you make such beautiful and happy kids.

love

aris

a couple of years ago i heard the story of a photographer from NYC, Scott Harrison, who went to west africa as a photojournalist volunteer.  the project changed his life (and the lives of many others)…. watching the video and reading the stories on the web had a great impact on me.  like the fact that almost a billion people live without clean water.  and that women and children in places like  sub-saharan africa walk up to four hours each day to get water – and that every 19 seconds a mother loses one of her children because of this same contaminated water.  this breaks my heart in pieces.  it makes me immensely grateful for the life i get to live, but also creates a profound feeling of responsibility, and, since i believe that the worst of sins is indifference, i’ve decided to use my modest ways (photography work, blogging, donations, etc) to help.

CHARITY: WATER is one of my favorite charity foundations. please open you hearts and give just 10 minutes of your time to watch this video or visit their website. i’m sure, like me, you would love to be part of such a great movement.

…march is here and that of course means the ncaa basketball tournament, of which we are so lucky to host some of the games here in our dear greensboro…i saw this article the other day listing the most popular pet names that are shared with this year’s teams…check it out to see if your pet made the cut

in the meanwhile i leave you here in the company of SMITH one of the most gorgeous dogs i’ve ever seen and one of my best models…

frank & wade we miss you and hope your march is as green in toronto as ours has been here…

have a wonderful rest of the week…

love

aris

every tuesday, during the spring and summer, luca’s class works for an hour in their vegetable garden (isn’t that so cool?) anyways, today he pulled out of his jacket, with lot of pride and excitement, these 3 mini carrots, their were so so cute i thought they deserved a post …they are the size of baby carrots but with the look of regular “bugs bunny” carrots, i’ve never seen that before, am i wrong? or just excited because luca was part of growing them and they are just regular carrots, maybe that’s it, but i still wanted to share them with you

you can tell by my son’s fingernails that either he has been working in the garden or sticking his hands in the chocolate cookie jar…

have a wonderful tuesday!!!…and thank you greensboro montessori school!!!

to my more than awesome husband and partner in crime.

happy valentine’s day.

all quotes via pinterest

i’m so pleased to start my year posting my session with the “super cool” dunlops. lola is one of sophie’s bff’s from the guilford school and lori (her mom) is also one of my fav moms from her class,
so i was so happy to have the chance to work with them, well really it was not work, for me it was more like having a drink with friends while photographing them around, the girls play so well together and are both such fun kids, they weren’t shy with me for one second, especially josie who LOVES to pose for the camera, lori and joe have a great chemistry which is always so refreshing to witness,  plus they have the 2 most beautiful dogs i have ever seen… i really like this family, i want to hug them every time i see them.

josie and lola in maybe my 3 favorites of them 2 together. ADORABLE
sweet Lola (i want to change my name to Lola)… these 2 have a magical OBSESSION with their dad… ( i have to say he is very lovable) they truly enjoy each other… sweet josie… the gorgeous dogs lola’s face, just priceless. joe and lori, i enjoyed every minute of our session together, thanks for your trust, your kindness, for making me feel at home and for that great wine too . You have a absolutely awesome family  i know love too. i’m so glad you moved to greensboro and that i have the chance to be your photographer and friend. see you around and sorry for the delay on this post. love aris

hanna is the gorgeous new baby girl at the barwick’s house, they are regulars already on my blog, i love when i post their pictures because ALL of their family comes to visit my blog and leaves sweet messages,  that totally makes my day, i’m sure you remember them form here and here…
well, here is hanna, she  is SO So cute, preciously teeny tiny little creature, everything on her is perfect and tiny, her nose, her toes, her ears, her hands, awww,  when i held her, for few seconds i wanted to keep her, then i remembered that she’s still waking up several times in the middle of the night, so i changed my mind but i will come back in 6 months… she is just adorable, so is my big boy devin, last time i saw him he was just starting to walk, now he loves soccer and is a total champion golfer, i’m not exaggerating that, you would be totally amazed at how this kid golfs (good for you josh, next time i see you, you’ll have nail polish on your fingernails)…

here you are my sweetheart, you are just perfect!…

precious…

counting kisses… 10 little kisses for 10 teeny tiny toes (love that book)

this is a lucky girl…

when devin is winning the Masters and he is rich and famous, i’ll be selling these e-bay to make my millions too

handsome. handsome. handsome.

i think devin is doing very good with his new sister, but he hasn’t quite figured out what is really going on.

one of my fav families…

nice to meet you precous girl…

dear, shay and josh, you are both pure awsomeness, i love working with you and i feel so blessed to have met you and to be able to capture all these images of your gourgeous family.

thanks again for a wonderful session.

love

aris

Carter is an ADORABLE baby, honestly he is one of those babies you would love to take home with you after the photo-session is finished, ashley, his mother, was worried that he wouldn’t be in his best mood since we scheduled the session during his cranky time of the day…well, here is how he welcomed me (a total stranger with a big black thing in her hands pointing it right in his face)…

really, could he be any cuter?

these are a few of his favorite things (so far)…

“books”, not only does he enjoy books, but he already has his favorites and when he’s being read to, he pays absolute attention and flips the pages himself when he is ready for the next one, like a little man.

“twinkle twinkle little star”, good that i had mastered this song with my children, because it was a hit and made carter smile like this…

“snack time”, of course, who doesn’t right?

and last but not least, “mommy and daddy”…

bye bye my sweet boy, it was such a pleasure working with you …

ashley and scott, you have such a sweet and beautiful baby boy. thanks very much for all your kindness, it was great meeting you all.

my sophie is in the 3-year olds class at a great pre-school here in greensboro, alison (together with mrs rosemary) is her teacher and i’m SO HAPPY i take my little girl every morning and leave her in this woman’s hands, she is wonderful, she is one of those women every girl would want to be friends with, ALWAYS with a great smile, always with something nice to say, has a great, positive vibe (plus she is beautiful and effortlessly stylish), so when she asked me to photograph her family i was beyond thrilled. i have to say that working with them was a treat and a pleasure.

here are some of my favorites from our session together

a simple, genuine moment…

handsome…

mommy’s boys.

gavin is into legos, he makes really cool stuff…

one of my favorites.

and this is maybe the best of all of them together…

logan is into soccer, more specifically brazil’s soccer.

sweet….

and last but not least, the dogs…

logan and gavin you rock. so do you steve. thank you all for your kindness.

and alison i will always be grateful for having the chance to capture  these memories of your family through my work.

love

aris