Maternity Photography by Koren

Every little girl loves a tea party, but not every little girl gets to celebrate her birthday with a fabulous “Alice in Wonderland” themed tea party! I came across these wonderful photos at jessica claire. Are these not the cutest decorations?! What a great idea! Makes me wish I was a little girl again just so I could have one too.

I just recently obtained a copy of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson. I’ve read mixed reviews…what did you think about it?

Found the coolest gadget while surfing the net the other day. Its called the Pet’s Eye View Digital Camera. This ingenious little camera clips onto your pet’s collar and takes photos throughout the day. If you’ve ever wondered what your pet does all day, then this is your chance to find out. So cool!!

Routine by Tyce Diorio dedicated to his friend with breast cancer. There are no words.

New Zealand is one of those breathtaking, magical places that beckons you to come for a visit and stay a while. Its no wonder it was chosen as the location for the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. The place looks unreal! Seems like a perfect vacation spot, don’t you think!? And the Huka Lodge seems like the perfect place to stay! It’s one of the most luxurious accommodations on Taupo and, judging by the photos below, you can clearly see why. Gorgeous!

All photos are © Huka Lodge.

Apple recently came out with their new line of laptops and let me tell you… they’re amazing! Featured is the MacBook, the MacBook Pros and the MacBook Air. My favorite is the MacBook Pro lineup. This is why: all the MacBook Pros (including the 13-inch!) have an amazing 8-hour battery life; the aluminum unibody is sleek and lightweight; and the keyboard lights up so you can actually see it at night! There is so much to love about these laptops, its sick! Right now, students get a discount as well as a free iPod touch with the purchase of a Mac product, and there’s a government discount too! Sure, they’re a little pricey even with the discount, but remember…you get what you pay for.

This magical home in Southampton, New York belongs to Scott Currie from Elie Tahari public relations. It was featured in Elle Decor magazine, and I just can’t take how gorgeous it is!! Sigh. Its absolutely breathtaking…

A great performance by one of my favorites.

Yes, digital is better than film

I chose to switch from film to digital because I love technology and it’s important to me to stay current on trends.

You’ll find photographers who claim that people who switch to digital do it to save money.

This couldn’t be farther from reality.

The very sad truth is that great digital photography costs a fortune.

Not only do you need to spend a lot on cameras, but you spend a fortune on all the peripherals.

You need to transfer digital images from the camera to a big, fast computer. You need to store images in multiple redundancy. You need to buy software to work on images. And lastly, you need to take lots of classes to keep up with the constantly changing things the new software can do.

All of these components cost money and all of them have very short life spans.

Can you get the same quality image?

The short answer is it depends.

A film purist will make a print directly from a negative. There’s no “quality” debate; you get a great quality print that lasts a long time when you print like this, especially if you’re an expert at burning and dodging and you rinse forever.

However, today’s “film” photographers are often scanning their negatives. This effectively throws them back to par with the digital photographers because all of a sudden, the “quality” now depends on what equipment they’re using and how good they are at using it.

What about print longevity and quality

The reason I say “it depends” is because digital technology is creeping up on the characteristics we love in film, namely the image personality and the print longevity.

Fine art ink jet black and white prints are now rated to last hundreds of years. This easily challenges the RC (resin coated), platinum or fiber print claims.

Second, today’s digital world has introduced infinite creative opportunities for artists. When you take a great digital picture, you’ve just begun the creative process with zero boundaries limiting what you can create in terms of color, texture, mood, emotion and look and feel.

If creativity is important to you and you have a creative photographer, this should open a number of really exciting opportunities.

But what about the print quality?

This is a really important question.

I don’t create any ink jet prints for clients; I send everything to a professional photography lab that has been tested and vetted by me to meet reputation-dependent client expectations.

I deal with some of the most demanding clients out there; clients with lots of expertise (magazines), clients with lots of contacts (wealthy New Yorkers) and clients who know photographic quality (fine artists themselves).

There is no debate about this: you are going to get a beautiful, one-of-a-kind print from me that will last hundreds of years. And you’re going to love it.

I lost all the prior info due to a server change, but let’s start the process all over again.

This blog is really an art gallery of my photography. I specialize in photographing women, especially pregnant women. Please feel free to critique any of the work that turns up on these pages.