Sue Barr
http://suebarr.com/
Besides doing portrait sessions, Sue offers a package for a birthday party celebration. It includes a professional photographer, storybook album and DVD. Available in the tri-state area and beyond.

She does commissions for portraits, celebrations, special events and weddings. Sue is in high demand for a reason: she catches breezy moments of laughter and fun- she makes parenting look easy. Beautiful, saturated color coupled with happy smiles and locations that are made to look rich in taste and detail.
-Karen

Justine Cooper

http://justinecooperphotography.com
studio@justinecooperphotography.com
tel: 917 309 2133
New York
232 Third Street #E2A
Brooklyn, NY 11215

Roberto Falck
www.robertofalck.com
217 6th Ave Brooklyn, NY
He does family and children portraiture.

Check out his Children portfolio- he uses some creative, unique poses and angles. I like the environmental portraits the best where you can see the kids’ personalities really let go. He incorporates brownstone Brooklyn nicely in some of the images too. You have to check out his Underwater series of maternity images- fabulously surreal.
-Karen

Alice Garik
www.alicegarik.com
www.alicegarik.com/blog/
718-499-1456
One of her children’s portraits won an honorable mention in the PX3 photo competition- an prestigious international competition based in Paris.

Her images are unique- they feel natural, sweet and nostalgic. However, nostalgic for a feeling, not a time. Each image has a strong narrative quality that doesn’t feel constructed or imposed, but rather, documentary. Some of the images show film edges, vignetting and the technical limitations and strengths of the equipment she uses. All of this results in images that are art- something akin to Sally Mann and Justine Kurland, and yet very much her own.
-Karen

Amanda Marchand
Little Bird Photos
http://littlebirdphotos.com/
amandamarchand@earthlink.net
Park Slope

These are very quirky images of families that give you a peek into the goofiness and fun of family life. They remind me of a slowed down film moment: funny expressions, closed eyes, adoring looks and pure happy smiles.
-Karen

Michael Molinoff Photography
http://www.molinoffphoto.com/
917-414-9222
He has a wide variety of work- from portraits, kids, weddings to table top.

Thomas Roemischer
http://www.thomasroemischer.com/
info@thomasroemischer.com
917-716-2322

I particularly like his “School” portfolio- clean, crisp backgrounds with sparkling light. This series of his might seem a little commercial to some, but I love the concept. Other portraits are nice, extreme close-ups.
-Karen

Jada Shapiro
http://www.birthdaypresence.net/
jada@birthdaypresence.net
917-407-1347
Besides being a doula, Jada does maternal and birth photography. She does pre/post/birth photography of nudes, semi-nudes at your home or her studio or outside. Digital, approx 400-700 photos

Petit Simone Photography
www.petit-simone.com
info@petit-simone.com
646.312.9800
We are fresh new photography that is about caprturing the decisive moments in your children’s lives.
We come to you and offer sessions all over NYC and surrounding areas.
Check us out!

Sarah Sloboda
Portfolio: http://www.sarahsloboda.com
Blog: http://universityofsarah.blogspot.com/Photographer
718.388.5786
sarah@sarahsloboda.com

You will love her color saturated images that are full of movement, laughter and energy. Often, her work has a narrative feel, that makes you think you are just catching a frame of a life. She makes a “place” for the portraits rather than just using a studio by using props, cool angles, styled looks and the simplicity of a rug or chair. Really beautiful work.
-Karen

Abbey Stace
at@saltboxstudio
347-563-5777
Charcoal Portraits. For an image: check out this post. Abbey studied at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston- a very good institution. She can do the portraits from life or photos (and if you need a good photo to work from she can do the photo for you). Prices start at $750 for an 11″ x 14″.

Personally, I love her portraits. The subjects feel very present and you get a sense of their personality at that moment that she captured them. She has real talent. To see images check the other listing for her here.
-Karen

Doug Todd Photography
http://dtpwedding.com
347.633.1732
For over 20 years Doug has been working to capture photographic moments in life. His sensitivity to detail in combination with his love for the spirit found in his subjects have led him to a successful career in photography. Doug utilizes his training as a Marriage and Family Therapist to assist in achieving a rapport with the individuals he encounters. The results are natural looking images, from a shoot that is easy going and sensitive to the needs of his subjects.

Doug has a really nice touch with light. He uses strong rim light to make his subjects “light up” and the effect is natural. He is particularly adept at environmental portraits: he makes use of the locale to contextualize the subjects.  It all feels natural.  What you notice is everyone is smiling in his photos (and naturally, too), so you can tell he creates a level of comfort on a photo shoot.
-Karen

Tadpole Studios
www.tadpolestudios.com
mail@tadpolestudios.com
718.766.9005
150 DeKalb Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Hailing from a tiny town in southern Georgia, founder and chief photographer, April Tillman Gabor, is a graduate from the School of Visual Arts in New York City.  Her fine art work is represented by Gallery 10G, and she has exhibited there as well other galleries including Jen Bekman, Visual Arts Gallery, and Bond 07 in Manhattan.  She has also been featured in numerous magazines and books.  Before pursuing her own photography full-time, April was the Image Coordinator for legendary National Geographic and Magnum photographer Steve McCurry.  Her personal and commercial work can be found at:  www.apriltillman.com

Warwick Brown
http://warwickbrown.com/
info@warwickbrown.com
212-358-1718
144 East 22nd Street
New York, NY 100010

Cyndy Warwick and Sheila Brown blend fashion and fine art with a documentary style to photograph families and weddings. You can use them individually or as a team -check out their individual work under “weddings”. To see family images, look under “junior”. They have really nice, clean and classic work. There is a breezy and happy feeling to their portraits of kids. I can’t imagine how they manage to get such great portraits of 6 children or more in their images- but they do.
-Karen

Westchester
271 Croton Avenue
Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567

Justine, a fine artist with gallery representation in Chelsea, also photographs children. Her work is wonderful: intimate, casually posed and just plain lovely. She has a great eye for details, angles and for capturing a moment. She has varied packages that seem to fit any need you might have.
-Karen