Family Sessions with Your REAL First Best Friend
This project has received a ton of press as well so here's your chance to be a part of it!
This September there will be two dates available to book your studio "My First Best Friend" Session. Options are included for two different packages which include either prints or digital files. The next two sessions booked will receive their wall portrait gallery framed! This would make a one of a kind gift for Grandparents Day (September 7th.)
Contact the studio for information on how Digital and Display Inclusive Packages.
Individual grandparent and grandchild portraits only. Please book one session per grandparent/grandchild pair. (2 subjects per session. You may book multiple sessions for additional pairs.)
In the News | Nina Pomeroy Photographer
Thanks for all the wonderful support on what started as a personal project. Since receiving all the press I'm thrilled with all the interest by those finally wishing to get in the portrait with their grandchildren. Contact me on how to get your own "My First Best Friend" Session.
Christopher Burns photo
Read the Wilton Bulletin article here.
May Art Exhibit of “My First Best Friend” by Photographer Nina Pomeroy
Presenting . . .
“My First Best Friend”
Please join me as I exhibit selected portraits from my personal photographic study of the special relationship between a grandparent and grandchild. Approximately 13 pieces will be displayed at a wine and cheese reception. This is not just an ordinary photography exhibit. The portraits exude the love and unique bond between each grandparent and grandchild. I look forward to sharing their stories with you that evening.
Thursday, May 29th 5-7pm
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Free and open to the public.
Still smiling as 57 year anniversary approaches | Wedding Anniversary Portrait
This lovely couple are celebrating their 57th wedding anniversary later this year. Isn't that amazing? They are generous, thoughtful, kind people and I was more than honored to take their portrait.
Traveling with Family
I just finished reading an intriguing article in my favorite travel magazine Afar. They sent a writer with only 24 hours notice to Belize with no reservations, no spouse and no children. If this were you, would it put you on anxiety alert or would you pack your bags and run out the door screaming "YES"?
At first, I thought how can I get an assignment like this?! My husband would panic with the household/childcare logistics, like most significant others would - packing school lunch, food shopping, after school activities. You can see it played out in your mind, I'm sure.
We try and control every aspect of our life, but that's really an illusion. All it takes is one unexpected occurrence and the entire day changes.
As my busy season has geared up, I'm planning on letting the unexpected just happen. Sound very zen? Well it is! By December, I'm rushing around trying to squeeze every ounce of good weather before Winter arrives. Come Christmas, I crash. Life is all about rushing around, getting from one place to another. Then you blink and you're looking a colleges for your kids.
Break the cycle and enjoy the here and now. When I first meet with a client, we talk about creating a session experience that really encompasses what they [their family] are all about. I want to create artwork of your family that you may not even know you wanted - until you see it. As a photographic artist, I will bring you my vision, my interpretations combined with your personality.
A custom portrait session is a joint venture. And no doubt you're saying, “how? my kids don't cooperate, my husband would rather be playing golf....” For starters, tell the family you are going to spend the morning or afternoon together. I want us to get to know one another. Allow me to create something that looks natural, unposed... unexpected.
If you promise yourself one thing as we get into the nicer weather, take time. Slow down. Let life unfold one day without a plan. And let's venture into the unexpected together!
My First Best Friend Sessions | Danville Grandparent Photographer
Inspired by my personal photographic study of the special relationship between grandparent and grandchild, I've created the "My First Best Friend" Session.
These sessions cater to clients that crave the art of timeless relationship portraits.
Photographed exclusively in my Wilton studio, this session also includes a Custom Fine Art 11x14 Wall Portrait print on luxurious matte archival paper. Additional prints and products may be purchased separately.
It is a reality that many grandparents live in assisted living facilities, please know that I am available to bring my studio to them.
Please inquire for pricing and booking availability.
Press Release for “My First Best Friend” Art Exhibit . Wilton Photographer
“My First Best Friend” Photography Exhibit Celebrates Bond between a Grandparent and Grandchild
Wilton, CT – April 7, 2014 –Photographer Nina Pomeroy will exhibit selected photos of grandparent/grandchildren pairs in My First Best Friend, a project designed to capture this special relationship. Approximately 13 pieces will be displayed at a wine and cheese reception at fine furnishings shop Olley Court in Ridgefield, CT.
The exhibit will open on Thursday, April 24th from 6-9pm at Olley Court, located at 418 Main Street, Ridgefield. This event is free and open to the public. The exhibit will hang at the shop through May 1st.
Pomeroy said, “My First Best Friend is a project that is very meaningful to me. I was sitting in my office in January, trying to think of a project that would recharge my batteries for the year and also give back to others. Out of the corner of my eye I noticed something falling off the shelf above my desk. It was an old photograph of my grandmother and her mother and I caught it before it fell.” She continued, “It struck me that even though I had lived in a two-family house with my grandmother throughout my childhood, there were really no nice photographs of her and me together.”
Inspiration struck, and Pomeroy set out to do a photographic study of grandparent and grandchild, singularly and together, focusing on the faces of the subjects and the connections they have to each other. She put out a casting call for subjects from the local area and had such an enthusiastic response that she had a waiting list. 13 families were photographed, including grandparents that traveled from all over the region just to participate in this photo session.
“My goal of this project was to capture that special relationship between grandchild and grandparent -- a bit of who they are in this point in time as well as the relationship between them. Too often we wait until that ‘perfect moment,’ and many times that moment never comes. Everyone deserves to have a beautiful, tangible photo that illustrates their relationships,” Pomeroy said.
After the show, families will have the opportunity to view all the photos Pomeroy took during their session and purchase prints.
Susan Buzaid and Robin Curnan, owners of Olley Court, said, “We are committed to supporting local artists like Nina as well as local businesses and philanthropies. Her exhibit fits beautifully into our shop, where we showcase quality pieces that are uniquely meaningful to home owners as opposed to having lots of items that are mass produced.”
On May 29th, Ura the Spa in Wilton will exhibit My First Best Friend. Further details on that event are forthcoming. Pomeroy will show between 12-18 pieces on easels throughout the space.
Author: Michele Bennett 203.246.7859 michele@1Lcommunications.com
“My First Best Friend” Photography Art Exhibit
We are excited to present a new Fine Art Gallery Exhibit of . . .
“My First Best Friend”
Please join me as I exhibit selected portraits from my personal photographic study of the special relationship between a grandparent and grandchild. Approximately 25 pieces will be on display. Join us for a wine and cheese reception.
Thursday, April 24th 6-9pm
Wine and cheese will be served.
Free and open to the public.
This is the fourth exhibit of “My First Best Friend” fine art family portraits. Further details on that event are forthcoming.
Dog Photographer
Those who know me know I love my dog! Here's my corgi with another photographer friend's corgi. As you can tell from the smile - he really loved her.
dog portraits