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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

…and she is so precious and such a fun kid to work with and to be around and i can’t believe time has passed so fast.  if you know me, you know i love this girl, she  has literally grown in from of my lens, what can i do . this time we did a beach session and we had a blast, but i do not want to type too much becuase stephanie has been waiting for this way too long.

stepahie, mitchell and gaby, it was once again a super pleasure seeing you all, thanks for the trust and the 3 1/2 hour drive to do this session. here are some of my favs.

beauty…

gaby and stephanie have an amazing bond, they not only love each other but like each other very much, too

i wish i had a picture like this with my mom. i just find it vey special.

adorable shot.

bye bye princess, see you soon.

love

a.

one of my favorite things in my business is seeing, through my camera, kids growing up (usually so fast!). Here is what i mean, i couldn’t believe it when i stepped in the house, that this little baby is now this handsome boy, he is such a card, a lovely boy, and without a doubt a very special part of the family.

Once again it was a pleasure to photograph the simmons, this time i got to meet carlos, who wasn’t  around on my past visits, he is a very kind, down-to-earth (and handsome) guy, nice meeting you carlos, hope you like your pictures, later you’ll see the one with your new car. for now here are some of my favorites from that afternoon. enjoy them!

the many faces of “jack”

…”well, i can be shy too, you know”…

…and not ready to pose”.

and here is carlos

and the whole crew.

lovely.

i could photograph him ALL day.

a sweet moment with mommy…

some fun family shots at the end of the session.

thank you all, specially tammy and rob for keeping your trust in my work, i’ll see you both soon.

A.

….Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Anakin, Yoda, Darth Vader, Power Droids, Sand People, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Chewbacca, Jawa, Bossk, Rebel Snow Soldiers, R2-D2, Lando Calrissian, Bespin Security Force, Droids:FX-7, R5-D4, Power Droids, Hammerhead, Stormtrooper, Walrusman, Dengar, Rebel Commander, Greedo, AT-AT Driver, Boba Fett, Star Destroyer Commander, Death Star Droid, IG-88 Bounty Hunter, Padmé, Boga, Mace Windu, Kit Fisto, Qui-Gon Jinn, Luminara Unduli, Jedi Bob, Darth Maul, Count Dooku, Sebulba, Aldar Beedo, Pit Droid, Gasgano, Aldar Beedo, Watto, Jar Jar Binks, Gungan Patrols, Drone, Warriors, Battle Droids, Jango Fett, Zam Wessell, DEngar, Dwarf Spider Droid, Hailfire Droid, Buzz Droids, Grievous, Super Battle Droids, Infantry Battle Droids, Security Droids, Pilot Droids, AT-TE Walker, AT-AP Walker, ARC-170 Starfighter, Clone Troopers, Clone Pilots, Clone Recon Troopers, Shock Troopers, Clone Scout Troupers, Aerial Troopers, Wookiee Warrior, Owen Lars, GNK Droid, TReadwell Droid, R1-G4, ASP Droid, Sith Lord Emperor Palpatine, Juno Eclipse, Galen Marek, General Veers, E-Web Blaster,Grand Moff Tarkin, Imperial Officer, MSE-6 Droid, R2_Q5, Lobot, , Sergiant Edian, Rebel Mechanic, Rebel Troopers, Dak Ralter, Biggs Darklighter, Dutch Vander, Captain ANtilles, Mon Mothma, Crix Madine, Admiral Ackbar, K-3PO, EV-9D9, Big Fortuna, Gamorrean Guard, Jabba the Hutt, Paploo, Wicket W. Warrick, Chief Chirpa, Rotta, R7-A7, Ahsoka Tano, Mace Windu, Plo Koon, Asjj Ventress, Magnaguard, Nute Gunray, Anaconda Farr, Palpatine, Capatain Rex, Commander Cody, Lando Calrissian……..

viva la vida with boys…….

i love you luca. this is for you.

the rossatos, there is an endless list of the good things i can say about them, but i will make it short because i know they are anxious to see this sneak peek of their session…

they are TERRIFIC neighbors

they make beautiful kids (at least we have the proof of one)

they make great “asados”

they have a great sense of humor.

one of them have a mother we want to steal.

they all wear TOMS.

they, like us, are a bicultural family.

they beat us in corn-whole.

we beat them in getting the trash out on Sunday nights

we all hope argentina wins the next world cup.

they are our dear friends.

martin, lesley and finn, it was a real pleasure working with you again, thanks a lot for waiting for this so patiently .

ADORABLE….

look at you guys… hope to se this one framed at your place

he may play for the Brazilian soccer team one day (come on martin, you know i’m kidding)

my favorite of you three..

this is so finn…

well, i guess this is my favorite of you three…

thanks again.

love

aris

i know you all will agree with me, this little girl is just pure beauty, she looks like an antique doll (isn’t she?), her name is lauren and she is in the same class with sophie. photographing her was so delightful but  picking the final images was hard because she looks SO cute on almost every shot…. soon, lauren is going to have a baby brother and mommy wanted to capture this special time with her before their new baby arrives…

emily, these are for you, hope you enjoy them…

so precious.

i ‘d so use these two for a clothing ad…

good bye sweet princess, i’ll see you soon…

another beautiful family, another beautiful session…. i love when i have images like the ones on this post to show you all, Alana and Ethan are such sweet, playful and fun kids, capturing great shots was just easy with them, she was ready for me and my camera from minute one, he was shy at first but soon was all over the place trying to get my attention (so sweet)…Barbara i know you are very excited to see this, so i’ll be brief, just wanted to thank you both for letting me photograph your beautiful family, i wish you the best in florida, i’m sure you’ll LOVE it there. see you all soon.

absolutely love this shots, she LOVES the camera…

isn’t he so cute?….

shy? who?….

the image we all (mothers) want with our kids

lovely family…

thanks again.

love

aris

ok, i want to start by saying that i can’t write too much because this family has been waiting for this post FOREVER, all they want now is seeing their images. but honesty i do not need to say much, all you have to do is to look at the pictures to realize what a great family they are. the “villalbas” are our good friends and incredible neighbors, remember them here?…

now i just want to tell you rachel and jose that i love you, i love your family and i love living right next to you. enjoy your pictures

jacob is SO SO SO much fun to work with, i’d photograph him everyday.

and celia is the sweetest little princess…

pretty, pretty girl…

one of my favorites!

so cute, isn’t it… these two are so good together.

i want a picture like this of me and mickesito.

A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E.

thanks vecinos, for waiting so long and being so nice about it.

besitos to all.

love

aris

the little baby boy with the deepest blue eyes in the world? look how big and handsome he is,  we got together again to celebrate with a photo-session for his first year of age and i can’t express enough how proud i am to be part of it, shay and josh are one of my kindest clients, i love love love working with them, and i love my little devin. thank you guys for your patience, here are some of my favs from your session, you have an awesome family….

isn’t he sooo handsome?

oh!!! those eyes!!!!

mommy always get the best “mimos” ( cuddles)

B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L.

bye bye my sweet boy, don’t grow too fast….. see you soon.

love

aris

lily has the most spontaneous, happy and sweet personality of a girl of her age that i’ve ever seen.  she was so comfortable in front of the camera, and with me, that it seemed like we knew each other for years.  when we said good bye she gave me a big and sincere hug…that stole my heart forever. i also have to mention that she is a very lucky girl, she belongs to the one of most loving families i’ve have had the please to work with, they were so amazing throughout the whole session it was easy to capture their love with my camera (i’m sure you will agree with me). anthony is her brother, he is a very centered and very, very kind guy who is 15 years older than lily, and as you can tell is a musician.

i can’t say enough about the jordans. the love that they show for each other, their well behaved kids and their kindness is what touched me the most….here i leave you with some of my favs from that afternoon.

i would photograph this family every day…

sorry girls, i know he is cute, but he is taken, so next time

lovely shot!!!!!

christine, tony, anthony and lily, i enjoyed every minute of our time together, you are such a pleasant family to work with. i hope we can meet again in the future.

thanks a lot

xoxox

aris