Category Archives: portraits

new portrait website

You may have noticed the new look to the blog…well, it was designed to coordinate with my new website!  Take a peek by clicking on the image above and leave a comment to let me know what you think! Coming soon: video~

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fall mini sessions are open~

Do you need a little fill-in portrait session for holiday gifts and cards and maybe even some current artworks for your home? Well, now is the time to book one of three mini portrait session dates at the CityPlace, west Palm Beach for the rest of 2010.

Here’s the scoop: Mini Sessions are $295, for 1-3 children only and last about 15-20 minutes. We will work on loction, all around the CityPlace studio, using beautiful, natural light. Each session includes one 8×12 portrait, an online slideshow gallery with at least 10 great images, and in-studio order session. All studio products are available for purchase a la carte, including holiday cards and card ornaments, prints, gallery wrap canvases, albums, and more.

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baby Paisley’s first portraits

West Palm Beach newborn and family photographer, Lena Hyde writes: I had the pleasure of working with the sweetest family and photographing their feisty little newborn, Miss Paisley in beautiful natural light. I hope I will get lots of visits from them too…my new West Palm Beach photography studio and gallery is just a few floors below, at the ground floor of their building!

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old school at the coast

We decided to head to the coast today, since the heat is seriously insane in town right now (even though it’s a DRY heat, lol!). Our car winded through beautiful, lush forests all the way to Tillamook, where we found this little diner lost in time…I don’t think the kids had seen anything like it....

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they are digging the facial hair

The boys picked up these wax moustaches  today at Powell’s Books. I’m dying to go there and spend a few hours…but I am afraid I would feed my book buying (and not reading) current addiction. I think I have about 12 books I need to read next to my bed right now, pretty sad.  These...

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it’s summer vacation!

As always, the I will be traveling for summer vacation with my peeps from July 1 through September 1 this year. The studio will have summer hours, and please call or email to place orders or to guarantee your fall session. I will be updating my journal all summer and posting our adventures from Oregon...

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the beach club

Well, it’s with a heavy (and tired) heart, I post my last session before fall…I have known this family for five years now, since Miss Grayson was born and they are still as sweet as ever. Brothers Nicholas and Ned so remind me of my two boys, in age and personality. This was a terrific...

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stand by me (but not too close, okay?)

I have not seen Max since he began walking and, wow, has he grown up so quickly! This time, he brought his big sister with him…but was pretty set on taking photos alone; he did not want to share the spotlight with beautiful Haley. How cute are these two in their coordinating Lilly Pulitizer looks?

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babies and books…love it

When I saw this whole wall of books, I knew it would make the coolest backdrop for our newborn session! I love photographing babies this time of year because it is just TOO hot to be outside anymore…even in the morning. Plus, there is something so great about the first two weeks of life~ this...

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fresh and sweet

I love this family….we have been working together for years and they are so much fun and huge fans of family photography. Baby Jett was happy to come to the studio and show off his sitting up skills. How handsome are these boys?

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