Such Fun!

Preciousness. This is Nathan and his wonderful family. We had a fun first photo shoot on Saturday!







Enjoy!

Photo Wraps!

Isn't this a great look? This is our contemporary decor made with Photo Wraps. After your photo session, PhotoWraps are one of the many products you can choose for displaying your portraits.

Photo Wraps stand out from the wall about 3/4 of an inch. The Photo is laminated and then mounted on a padded surface. Then then are finished off with dust paper and a 3/4 inch foam block. They are gorgeous, well constructed and, frankly I think they are a novel approach to decorating with photos.

Here is one display. You can set these up in a variety of ways to fit your space and wall layout preferences.

For this one, we separated the image that was a little different on a perpendicular wall. The image is related, but not a part of the main cluster.

You can also just purchase one wall portrait Photo Wrap for a great look.

Don't put off an opportunity to capture your family as they are today. They change so quickly!

Call us to schedule your portrait session.

484-461-9955

or email : luminous5@rcn.com

Wear-able Beauty

Here is a great young lady whom I met in a rather quotidian way:

I thought she was really special each time I would come across her.

The stunning, soft, and ethereal make-up she wears: literally wearable art.

Eventually I started to tell her how much I admired her make-up.

From there I got the opportunity to be her photographer.Now I feel like we are friends.

This often happens at my sweet studio in Drexel Hill: We start out making photographs and come away with the privelege of getting to know another beautiful soul.


In this case, I was truly the winner. It was great to meet you, Bryce!

A Portrait of my Dad

When was the last time your FATHER had a portrait done?
Not those head shots they print in the business publications, but a grand portrait.

This man is a civil war reenactor, so he wore his uniform. He and his family now have incredible portraits to remember and celebrate their dear old Dad.

This man wore his Scottish formals...

Of course you don't have to wear a costume or a suit to have a portrait made. You can come as you are!

It is not too late to get a gift certificate for your dad.

Just Give us a call!

484-461-9955

Why My Mom Is Such a Great Mom

Barb was the toughest, nice person I ever met. Man, she told you what was on her mind, no holds barred. It was often not pleasant. Psychologists would have graded her low, as did we kids along the way. We frequently had a maternal gripe. But looking back and searching for my own "mom" answers, I never have a problem thinking about what MY MOM would have to say regarding just about any given situation. So I reference back, often being able to site the exact phrase, tone and opinion she might have had.

Security.

Not that she was always right, it is just that she told you where SHE stood on a topic. What a life store of convenient advice! In the end, while growing up in my house was not a tiptoe through the tulips, we all really turned out well, functional, and each one of us an individual.

"I HAVE RAISED six only children!" she would complain. Well, she did see us all as individuals and she did have an assortment of expectations based on who you were, etc. But as the day ends, she expected us all to do our best. Mom was tough, fair, and strong as a mighty fortress, and all was motivated by love.

There is so much more, I must save it for another blog! She had many talents, skills, and unique views on life!

I almost titled this "My Mom was such a great Mom", but her mothering was so effective that it truly lives on. She is. Here's to hoping I do the same!

Why is your mom unique and special? Please comment.

A Sweet Baby Album

This is a new baby album we completed this week.

You can go throught the entire album by clicking the link below. This gives you an idea of our developmental-steps work that we do with children and families.

You can be involved and write your own text, or leave it to us. You always get a preview opportunity and many choices to pick for the cover and stock styles, etc.

Note the variety of settings I can create in the studio.

Give us a call to do some epic documentation of your family!

Click this link to view the album.

Quotidial Pursuits: Ode to Lip Balm

Have you thanked your lip balm today?

This AM, I was thinking how grateful I am to any old tube of lip relief. Ahh, the parched winter lips are a perennial annoyance! So let us stop, however briefly, and pay homage.
This one, above is good and more like a lip gloss, so you get a little fashion while you are at it. It comes from Bath & Body Works and you can get a little tint with it, or, not. Kind of pricy, $7.00, but you do get a hit of mint in each mouth breath you take.

Carmex is actually the best, don't you think? I was lead to this by my
sister in NY, Barbie, who is forever more practical than me. She is right, as usual, and my kids go bonkers for this one. I think that you ge a nice shine here, at no extra cost and it costs only about $2-3 dollars. They have a few higher end products now, I just noted, when I added the link.

To me this may be the original, even the "classic" as it says on the label, but this is the "kiss" of death for lip balm. My son likes this. When he comes home from college, it is always laying in the bottom of the dryer. At that point it is empty and I wonder to what clothing the chap stick stuck. In its defense, it never seems to ruin the clothing it washes with. I heard once that this is actually really bad for your lips. I only use this in a desperate moment.

Found this one in a card store one day last year and I love it. It is almost all gone, but you cannot tell by this angle.

It is like a mini Yankee Candle...I fell for the gimmick, what can I say?

Well, this has nothing to do with photography, or my job. I threw a few lame product shots in for you to make it interesting.

So let's take a poll: What is your favorite lip balm?

Looking Back; Looking Ahead: Reflections

Each day at my little boutique studio is new. Today I had a little sweety come by. She wore an adorable sparkley skirt, black boots, hair all shiny! Here are a few examples of what we created.

As you can see we changed clothing, and made adjustments as we went along.

Each session is organic at my studio. You come in, we do what you are thinking, and often we start to move in another direction and Viola!

She looks forward, she looks backward. She is growing.

I love my job!

What do you think?

Actors/ Models Head Shots

Yes, we do Headshots!

Please enjoy a few headshots I have done in the past year. These images work for actors, models and executive portraits for industry work, websites, and industry publications! We can provide you with short sessions and many people opt to leave with a disc rather than prints of their favorite shots. We can also create sessions with multiple outfit/ Background changes.


We can produce your headshots with resumes on the back of them. We also do complete comp cards. This can be full service or shoot and disc burn. You name it!

Call for pricing and schedules. Either way, we deliver!

484-461-9955
http://www.lumimous5.com/

New Products! Luminous Boox!

What awesome keepsakes!

This is our newest product! It is the accordion book by Luminous Boox (pronounced "Books"). These were the actual prize books from our "Sharpest Couple" contest. What a nice keepsake they are. They are 5 x8" and have 11 total folds. They come in pearl, shiny, smooth with gloss, and my favorite, metalic paper finishes. They are handcrafted to perfection and hold shut by magnets. They even come with a nice, durable, plastic sheath to protect the book while in your purse or backpack. They can be stylized for most any type of shoot.

The mini accordion book sample was made for a Sweet 16 favorite of mine. It was a random crash of her party and 10 mins to take these pix, but it gives you an idea of what we have available. These are free, for a limited time, at Luminous 5's studio with a purchase of a framed wall portrait.

I love my job, I love creating beautiful portraits for your fammily or your board room. Give us a chance to capture your family, wedding or website photos which immortalize the real you!

Valentine's Dance to Benefit the Upper Darby Summer Stage Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars is 30 member troupe sure to entertain.

Edgemont Country Club: 30 talented young performers. 125 Supportive patrons. Live music by Upfront Big Band. Dinner. Dancing. Performances. A high energy good time. Definitely the recipe to forget the Blah Drearies.

Shooting Stars , a show Choir, perform a Disney Medley.

Connie & Jeff Pelesh of the UpFront Big Band.

Parents, newcomers, friends of all came clad in their finest regalia. The purpose was to support the Walt Disney World trip next Summer for the Upper Darby Summer Stage Shooting Stars.

These 30 young performers delight audiences with their unique show stomping medleys which please audiences of all ages. Proceeds will offset the costs of the trip for the group to perform at Disney World this August.

Two shooting stars enjoy some social dancing at the event.


The group performs at local venues as Nursing Homes, Parties, events, summer parks, and community events.

Shooting Stars Creator, Harry Dietzler (center) with his wife, Dottie(right) and Backstage Pass President Helen Hartigan (left).

What a great way to explore our performance craft, and do our favorite things: sing and dance together. For more information about the Shooting Stars contact the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center.

More Photos Click here!

Adorableness

I love this photo and I love this kid even more. I just wanted to share! Mom is not going with this one, but I still love it.

Its great to be a kid at Luminous 5.

Pinewood Derby--The Best is having friends.

It was great winning the Pinewood Derby today! And Chris said that the best part of the day was "having a good time with my friends."

The photos here prove that best part of the race is what happens along the way.

Chris won a perfect race taking first in every heat.

As things were heating up, the intensity was building... neat, but not as much fun as when everybody was high-fiving!

The winner is announced!

But the best part was the friends and what we learned while supporting eachother even as our cars were eliminated!

When there is good sportsmanship, you are never lonely at the top! More Photos? Click here.