Dana's Senior Portraits (part 1)

We shot Dana's first senior portrait session recently. Dana wanted more of an urban feel to her pictures, so we shot all around the downtown area. We started at High Falls:





Since Dana wanted an urban look for her portraits, I used color and art filters when appropriate to make the photo more edgy, but still acceptable for a senior portrait:









The lighting and the expression on Dana's face is so soft and sweet, I washed out the colors to emphasize that feel:









This photo was perfect for some high contrast color:



As we were leaving, we saw this very unusual loading dock door. It's natural wood and painted brick was a nice backdrop:



We then went to Midtown Plaza. I was very grateful that we were able to shoot in there before they closed it to the public, and the shiny wall made Dana's pretty green dress pop:





From there we went over to the Manhattan Square Park area. We started at the chess table on the north side:



Then went over to the Strong Museum of Play on the south side:





As we were shooting, thunder started rolling and the sky started to get pretty dark. As is common when we shoot outdoors, we knew we were about to get stormed upon. Melinda went to the car, and Dana and I decided if we were going to get soaked, we might as well hop in the fountain:



I bumped up the contrast and color saturation to better illustrate the falling rain:



Dana pulled back her now-curly hair for a more sporty look:



We had a great time, even in the rain. Dana plans to take full advantage of the two-day package she bought, and she is going to cut and dye her hair in between shoots. Stay tuned for our session with a completely different looking Dana later!


*UPDATE: we recently shot Dana's second senior portrait session!


If you would like to see the rest of Dana's shoot, please go to our Flickr page.


If you would like us to shoot your (or your child's) senior portraits, please email us at perezsisters@gmail.com

Angela's Senior Portraits (part 1)

This weekend we shot Angela's first senior portrait session. We had a blast! Angela loves nature and the outdoors, so we were able to have a lot of fun with our locations.

Angela really wanted to shoot at a barn, so that is where we started:









There was a corn field near our barn, so we stopped there on our way to our next location:



I loved the vintage feel in this photo, so I worked on the colors in the photo to better reflect the mood I was going for:



Then it was off to the banks of a canal:





We left the canal and went to the Flower Conservatory:







This photo is even nicer with a sepia tone:



We then went to the Poet's Garden:





The arch complimented Angela's features very well, so I used a select color treatment to emphasize her pretty blue eyes:



We found a big tree in the garden, and Angela climbed right up it! It made for some great shots:





This shot was perfect for showing off Angela's very unique, very cool class ring:



We finished off the day at the Sunken Gardens:








It was a very successful and productive day, and for once the weather was on our side! We can't wait to shoot with Angela again at the end of August!



If you would like to see the rest of Angela's shoot, please go to our Flickr page.

If you would like us to shoot your (or your child's) senior portraits, please email us at perezsisters@gmail.com

Custom Onesie Designs

I recently attended a baby shower for old friends of mine. They are both artists, and aren't artists the hardest people in the world to shop for? You really have to step up your gift-giving game!

For their baby shower gift I made some custom onesie designs, and used iron-on transfer paper to apply them to onesies. Fortunately for me, they were a huge hit. People liked them so much, in fact, that I got a few requests at the shower to make them for other people.

I've decided to share my designs here, just in case you have a pregnant artist in your life too!














If you would like to use these baby clothing designs, or would like use to custom create a one-of-a-kind design for you, please email us email at perezsisters@gmail.com

ROC PRF BOD

We are very excited that the 2008 Rochester Puerto Rican festival is fast approaching. This week we went to a PRF Board of Directors meeting so we could shoot headshots for the festival's website.

Even with an assignment as routine as company headshots, we strive for something unique and compelling. We found a nice park bench close by, which created the perfect backdrop for headshots that thought outside the boardroom!

Here is a collage of all the headshots:




If you would like to see all of the individual headshots, please go to our Flickr page.

If you would like more information about the 2008 Rochester Puerto Rican Festival, please visit their website.


If you would like us to shoot custom on-location headshots for your company or business, please email us at perezsisters@gmail.com

PHOTO FLASHBACK: sunken garden senior portraits

Lately we have been booking a lot of senior portraits for the late summer and early autumn. As I've said before, senior portrait season is one of my favorite times of year. I like that we can really create photos that express a part of our subject's personality.

So for this Photo Flashback I thought it would be fun to go back into the vaults and find some very old senior portraits.

These senior portraits were shot in the Sunken Gardens on Mt. Hope, with effects added to enhance the feel we wanted for the photos:






Our next Photo Flashback will be in August. Is there something specific you'd like to see? Let us know!


If you would like us to shoot your (or your child's) senior portraits, please email us at perezsisters@gmail.com

Electric Invitations

I was recently commissioned to create invitations and matching thank you cards for a topping out party for an electrician. They didn't really have any idea in mind for what they wanted, other than they wanted them to be related to the electrician field somehow, and they wanted something completely unique - something noone else will ever have had (a request we get a lot!).

I love when I have free reign over an idea, because it gives me the opportunity to be creative with out any restraints.

As anyone who has seen my lego invitations - or other graphic design pieces I've done - can attest, I like to anthropomorphise. I decided to create some electric characters for these invitations:





After I had my photographs, I edited them a little (especially the plug - he looked so sad!) and put them as the main design elements in the stationery pieces.

Invitation Front:



Invitation Inside:



Thank You Card:




We all were very pleased with how these turned out. They are fun and put a smile on my face each time I look at them!


If you would like to use this design for your own party, or would like us to custom create a one-of-a-kind design for you, please email us at perezsisters@gmail.com

Geoffrey's First Communion

We recently did portraits at a First Communion party for a really nice young man named Geoffrey. It was a very joyous occasion and Geoffrey's whole family was there to celebrate with him:



While we were there, Geoffrey's mom Debbie told us that she took Geoffrey to a well known "photo mill" to get first communion portraits taken, and she was quite disappointed in how they turned out. We were not expecting to, but we did a few impromptu communion portraits:





Debbie is an amazing baker, and she made three adorable cakes, all befitting the occasion:







She also had a special cake knife and really cute favors:







We were very honored to be able to be a part of Geoffrey's special day!


If you have an event you would like us to shoot, please email us at perezsisters@gmail.com


Debbie Fedele offers baking services for weddings and other special events. If you would like Debbie to make a cake or other baked goods for you please call her at (585)426-7983 or email her at defebra@aol.com

Certificado Especial

With the end of the school year comes Finney's big Academic Awards Ceremony. A few weeks ago the Spanish teacher approached me, wanting a certificate specifically designed just for her. She was tired of the cookie-cutter certificates that everyone uses, and really wanted something different and cool that noone else would have.

She came to the right place, because one-of-a-kind is our speciality!

Here is the certificate I made for her:




If you would like to use this certificate, or if you would like a certificate or other graphic design piece custom-made for you, please email us at perezsisters@gmail.com