Go Mets!  It’s opening day for the New York Mets at Citi Field (and Santana’s back on the mound!) and we can now show you the portraits we took in March in Port St. Lucie FL at Spring Training.  As always it’s great working with Julie, our client at SportsNet NY (SNY), which uses the photos during game broadcasts for player intros, etc.  This is our fourth year shooting the Mets at Spring Training, where we set up a studio in the visiting team’s locker room and shoot all the players at 7am on “Picture Day” in 90 minutes.

Our assignment is to capture a different side of the players from straight sports photography–this year SNY’s art director asked for a split-face shot for their on-screen use.  Photos of David Wright, Johan Santana, Josh Thole, Ike Davis, Manny Acosta, Daniel Murphy, R.A. Dickey, Mike Pelfrey, Ruben Tejada, Miguel Batista, former ’86 Met and 3rd base coach Tim Teufel…and others are below.  Take a look and root for the Mets in their 50th season…Let’s Go Mets!!  To see more of our NY Mets photos click here.  To visit our commercial photography website click www.photojane.com.

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We zipped into Manhattan in early March to photograph a wonderful 25th birthday party…and what a night it was!  Charlotte’s celebration ran the spectrum from lively cocktail party to intimate candlelit dinner to all-out dance party for hundreds of friends to the mash-up sounds of special guest,  The White Panda.  A perfect party in every way!

The venue, Skylight Soho on Hudson Street, was so creatively decorated by Lewis Miller Design with beautiful chandeliers, floral arrangements and stylish touches, cuisine from Olivier Cheng Catering along with a cool custom cake from Lulu Custom Cake Boutique.  It was a pleasure working again with Elizabeth Allen, event planner & designer extraordinaire.  Below are photos from the night (and click here to see more).  Happy Birthday Charlotte!

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Happy Monday!  Jane’s photo of Rachel and Anil’s Lenox MA wedding placed in WPJA’s photo contest.  WPJA is the Wedding Photojournalist Association…the site for documentary style photogs.  Rachel and Anil were married in a wonderful tented wedding at Chesterwood (beautiful venue for your wedding–check them out) up in Stockbridge MA in the Berkshires last May…here’s the shot of them having some photobooth fun!

It’s so fun to see the “next stage” of life for our clients whose wedding we photographed.  Below are Robbie and Cara–such natural parents–with their adorable little guy Teddy!  They look like they’ve been together for years…enjoy every day with your little boy–congratulations Robbie and Cara!  To see more pics click here.

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It’s been album central at IRIS Photography this winter, and we wanted to share some recent Queensberry albums featuring our 2011 clients.  Love, love, love Ashley and Price’s album…it really came together nice!  Their album is a 10×14 “Duo” which combines matted photos and unmatted photos that can span a page or run to the edges–the Duo combines the best of both worlds…the classic matted style along with a contemporary, larger photo look.

Ashley and Price had such a relaxed and meaningful wedding last June in the sunshine on the banks of the Farmington River at Apricot’s restaurant…which was featured here in in Style Me Pretty as well as in our blogpost from last summer.  Below are a few fave spreads from their album, with even more here.  Happy Spring Ashley and Price!!

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My Jane is speaking next week at the Inspire Photo Seminar at the Sturbridge MA Host Hotel and Conferenece Center…and giving insights about commercial photography.  As their site says, “Inspire is a 2 ½ day retreat-style conference for professional wedding and portrait photographers. The conference is comprised of sessions on a variety of subjects, from business practices to shooting techniques, led by local professional photographers. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in mentoring round tables, conference sessions, and one shooting workshop each.”

Jane’s going to give the lowdown on how the commercial market works, with an emphasis on marketing yourself and pricing.  There’s a lot of interest in expanding their commercial business among seasoned wedding and family portrait photogs, so this is a timely topic and the right audience.  Jane’s commercial portfolio focuses on environmental portraits with such clients as the New York Mets, GE, and Forbes Magazine, among others.

To find out more check out the Inspire Photo Seminar site!  And to see Jane’s commercial photography go to photojane.com.  Go Jane!!

What a way to bring on the green today with a gorgeous Style Me Pretty feature of Julia and Jared’s Connecticut country wedding!  Julia and Jared were married last May at her family’s home in Litchfield CT with an outdoor ceremony and tented reception set in the rolling hills of northwest Connecticut.  Their wedding brought together that perfect blend of city style and country chic (the tuxes and dinner jackets looked great in the pastoral setting).  With all the snow and rain last year the hay on the fields on their property was well over knee-high–Julia’s father almost had them cut for their wedding—we’re glad he left them high because the grassy texture made a beautiful backdrop for photos!

The prettiest pastel flowers from Earth Blossoms in Harwinton decorated the bouquets, chuppah and all around–really outstanding.   And we had the opportunity to worked alongside Mike from Buzz Media Company, who filmed their wedding.

Julia and Jared, enjoy this spring and happy anniversary this May!  For some more photos of their wedding, here’s a link to Julia and Jared’s wedding blogpost as well…enjoy!