If It Were Not For Bees

Bees are an extremely important organism on this planet. We wouldn't have food on our table if it weren't for them. I appreciate these hard workers to the fullest, just not in my attic window sill. A few months ago I noticed a pile of dirt forming on the floor by the window, it was in my 'to do' list to find out what it was from. Wednesday I finally found out it was from bees. To make a long story short, I googled 'Beekeeper in Philadelphia' and found Anthony M. Buzas. I chose to call him because his address was right around the corner from us. Turns out this Tony Buzas is the 'Bee Master' of the whole east coast! He even told me to keep an eye out for magician David Blain's next show, I'm assuming there's something with bee's and Tony involved. Oh, it's turning into a long story... back to the short story... Tony and his assistant John show up and handle the small yellow jacket hive / colony. My instructions were to make sure there were no bees actively flying in & out of the window sill by next mid-week. If there are, I call him again. I'm not going up there for anything right now! When I photographed the process I stayed way back and only got close when the bees were gone. Tony's been interviewed by the Philadelphia Inquirer (he gave me a copy of the article), and the Daily News. I plan on checking out his whole bee establishment sometime. He lives in Flourtown and rents his honeybees to farmers. I find it a fascinating story and hope to pursue a little documentary photo story someday about Tony and his Apis mellifera (honeybees).
Thank you Tony for ridding our home of the yellow jackets! I hope I don't see them in a week!

Trish's Blooming Belly

The fam just returned from a week long vacation in Martha's Vineyard, and I'm so happy that Trish and Brian didn't go into labor while I was away! They are due to have their baby next week!
Our BB session was this afternoon and I had such a fun time with them and found myself completely emotional at the end of the shoot. Seriously Niagra Falls. Trish is such a beautiful pregnant woman and is going to be a fantastic mother and I foresee tons of photographs being taken of their little one! Trish is also a photographer, and was a photojournalist for the Morning Call newspaper in Allentown! She's super talented and made my job just a little bit tougher... hope my photographs make the grade!
Congratulations to you again. Looking forward to seeing the little guy soon!

Camden Children's Garden

Before heading out to photograph Rusty and Jane's wedding two weeks ago, Carver and I made a quick visit to the Camden Children's Garden and met up with Mary and Jack. I had a great time watching Carver and Jack run around, I even had fun chasing after them. The garden was really cute and would be a great place to meet up with families for photo sessions. The colors are beautiful and the children have tons of fun! We took a ride on a train, spun around on the carousel, climbed on dinosaurs, checked out the butterfly garden, ran through tunnels and ran up and down ramps and last but certainly not least, played in the water fountains! FYI - bring a change of clothes.








In case you're wondering...Jack is sharing his raisins with the dinosaur.