Welcome to Pamira Bezmen Photography Blog.
I'm a photographer. I'm a mother. I'm a student of life. I'm a believer in love.
My blog is about my passion for life and photography, about children, the miracle of babies,
mothering, and maybe more.
I hope you find joy and inspiration in what you read.
Don't forget to check out my gallery and see my photographs,
and maybe I will get to photograph your family's precious moments one of these days...
Love and Light be on you today and every day… :)
- Pamira
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Growing up Photos to Capture Baby's 1st Year | NJ family photographer Pamira Bezmen
Melissa Melek's 1st Precious Year ... Sealed with a Birthday & Cake Smash Photo Session | by New Jersey's award-winning family photographer, Pamira Bezmen Photography
You know how you see them for the first time and you just fall in love? That's how it was.
Long lashes, chubby cheeks, little lips pouty enough to get the hottest top models running for a lip-boost! At 6 days old, sweet Melissa Melek showed up for her first professional photo session with her adorable mommy, daddy and grandma.
(below: 6 days old, Sweet Mermaid. Her grandmother hand-made this costume for her. Isn't she so precious?)
Our session was so much fun, and I loved working with a family who trusted me with everything, but also felt comfortable enough to give me their ideas for each of the set-ups. We changed the precious little sweetheart from a mermaid to a ladybug to a flower girl, seamlessly, and we ended up with so many lovely images.
(below: 6 days old in frilly lilac)
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When she was old enough to sit up on her own, the cutie pie came back, totally lovable and chubby. And we had smiles and giggles galore :)
(below: 7 months old and look who is sitting up all on her own!)
Aaaaaand, we had to follow the purple theme for her 1st Birthday and Cake Smash. I've never met a baby so ready to experiment with her cake for the first time! She jumped right in, and if we hadn't taken it away from her to give her a bath, she was probably going to finish it! :)
(look at that face!!! pleeease!!!!)
(below: 14 months old, having a scrumptious cake smash in my studio in Verona, NJ)
Happy 1st Birthday, my little angel! You are a delight, and even more delicious than that cake you liked so much. I am honored to be your photographer and a witness to your growing up.
Together, we've covered each season, and probably every color on the color wheel :) You are just as delightful in yellow as you are in pink or purple, and you are every bit as precious now as you were at 6 days old. Thank you for letting me be a part of your journey!
(below, mixed images from her sitting up session and 1st birthday session)
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- Love you, girl!!!! :)
Pamira
Birthday Girl 1st Birthday and Cake Smash | by New Jersey Family Photographer Pamira Bezmen
Birthday Girl | by award winning New Jersey Family Photographer, Pamira Bezmen Photography
1st Birthday and Cake Smash Professional Portraits
I met her when she was 7 months old, and my, what a sweet personality and a cute smile she had! We made lovely images for her mommy and daddy to always remember how precious she was. And of course, for Her, too, to enjoy as she grew older.
The passing 5 months only made her sweeter, cuter and lovelier.
It is a great joy to photograph a baby - at any age - and great honor, even once.
But when I get to meet my little babies over and over again and witness them growing up, it is even more special. We get to know one another. We get to reminisce about the last photo shoot. And notice how much they've grown. I feel like I am family to them and I feel like they are family to me.
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Happy Birthday, sweetie! Hope to see you many, many more times in front of my camera :)
Love,
- Pamira
Baby Anthony 1month old | Newborn portraits by Pamira Bezmen Photography
Baby Anthony 1month old | Newborn portraits by New Jersey's Award Winning Family Photographer, Pamira Bezmen Photography
Our session with Anthony was probably one of my recent favorites. His sweet parents brought him to me at 4 weeks old, and oh my, was he adorable and handsome beyond words...
As always, I want to tell you not to worry too much about that 7-day window for newborn images, because in the hands of an experienced and loving photographer, you are guaranteed gorgeous images, even with a 4-week old.
One of my absolute favorites from this session is this image of Anthony in his mommy's arms... The love, the connection, the romantic feel and softness of this image just moves me ... What do you think?
I deliberately posed them in this form, accessorized with pureness and simplicity, lit kindly, to emphasize and bring forward what matters the most: the unconditional love and strong bond between Mommy & Baby.
And of course, no newborn session is complete without the tiny bitty details...
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And a gorgeous family portrait...
It was lovely meeting this very sweet family and being able to capture their gorgeous son at this age. He will only get bigger and lovelier as time passes. And I am honored to be the one who got to freeze this precious time forever for him and his family.
- Pamira
Baby Russ 4 months old | by NJ Baby Photographer Pamira Bezmen
Baby Russ 4 months old | by award-winning NJ Baby Photographer, Pamira Bezmen
Oh yes, I know, we want them tiny and teeny in the newborn photos. But what happens if you could not get yourself out of the home within that first week post-partum? What if you were not ready to make the financial investment right at that moment? Or what if you did not want to hire just any old photographer and wanted to take some more time to research until you felt confident in your choice?
What happens is this: Your baby gets bigger, older and more independent, starting to show more personality.
Isn't that pure delight?
I think so!
Just make sure to do your research.
Review the portfolio of your photographer prospects to make sure that they have CONSISTENTLY GORGEOUS IMAGES of DIFFERENT BABIES in the AGE RANGE of YOUR OWN BABY.
Better yet, pick a photographer who belongs to a highly respected professional organization such as PPA (Professional Photographers or America) or NAPCP (National Association of Professional Child Photographers).
This is the best advice I can give you.
We all have different tastes and preferences, so pick a photographer whose style you ADORE. And make sure they can do it over and over and over again for your baby as well.
You don't want to pick someone who accidentally took several cute pics of their own baby or nephew and put them up on their web site.
Make a list and call up your top photographers. Ask them questions about:
- their experience, style, comfort level in working with your baby's age category
- Ask them about safety and hygiene!
Don't worry so much about "How much is an 8x10" print?" In the grand scheme of things, that should really not be the reason you trusted someone with your baby's safety and your life's memories.
The difference between $50 and $100 is negligible over the next 10 years, but the value of quality images is what will matter most over time. Specifically if that photographer delivered those gorgeous images while ensuring the safety and well-being of your precious baby.
I absolutely loved meeting this very sweet family. They knew from the get-go that they were not going to invest a million dollars in this project. But they also knew that they wanted a gorgeous, large family portrait for their big wall. Something they could look at every day to remind them of what matters in life. For their precious son to see every day and remember how much he is loved. How he will always have his mom and dad to hold him, love him, and protect him.
I am honored that I could deliver it to them. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for trusting me and choosing me!
- Pamira
Baby Deniz in my Istanbul Studio | The Gift of Photography to Last a Lifetime
Baby Deniz in my Istanbul Studio | The Gift of Photography to Last a Lifetime
by award winning family photographer Pamira Bezmen, of Pamira Bezmen Photography
I am grateful for my friends and fans who track my schedule to figure out whether I am in New Jersey or in Istanbul to book sessions with me. It is such a humbling experience when friends from long, long years ago reach out and ask me if they can book a session with me.
This time it was a dear old friend of mine, who booked a session, not for herself but for her beloved cousin, who recently had a precious baby boy.
What a generous and thoughtful gift. Of course, it could only come from someone with such a big heart, such as my dear friend Ozge :)
We scheduled the session for a sunny day to make full use of my daylight studio in Istanbul, and Mama Nature did not disappoint us. We had plenty of joyful daylight seeping in from the 180-degree full height windows wrapping around my studio.
The mood inside my studio was just as joyful as the sunny day outside. It was a lovely re-union with my dear college class-mate, and I could not be happier to have met her sweetheart of a cousin, hubby, and gorgeous little Buddha baby boy :)
At 2 months old, of course he did not want to sleep, and gave us a run for our money, but we captured the love, care, happiness, and joy in his family just the same.
It was so wonderful meeting them all, and I can't wait to deliver their albums and canvas gallery wraps to hang on their walls. It tickles me to imagine how they will smile every time they will look at one of these images on their walls or in their heirloom album :) (insert heart heart heart here)
God bless you and your family, sweet Deniz! <3
- Pamira
A Success Story in America | Milliyet | Pamira Bezmen Photography
A Success Story in America | Milliyet | Pamira Bezmen Photography
Pamira Bezmen Photography is in the media today (January 11, 2014), in popular Turkish Newspaper Milliyet. Article by Atilay Kandemir.
Many thanks to my dear clients Birce Gurbaskan & Armagan Akyuz for sharing the behind the scenes images from their Newborn Angel Portrait session a year ago.
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Milliyet Gazetesi Cadde ekinde bugun sevgili Atilay Kandemir'in kaleminden... Cok tesekkur ederim beni konu ettigin icin, Atilay'cigim...
http://cadde.milliyet.com.tr/2015/01/11/HaberDetay/1996839/amerika-da-bir-basari-hikayesi
Sevgili dostlarim Birce Gurbaskan ve Armagan Akyuz'e bir sene onceki Newborn Angels Portre Seanslarindan bir perde arkasi resimleri paylastiklari icin cok tesekkur ederim.
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click below to read original article:
http://cadde.milliyet.com.tr/2015/01/11/HaberDetay/1996839/amerika-da-bir-basari-hikayesi
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AMERiKA’DA BiR BAŞARI HiKAYESi
Merhum işadamı Pamir Bezmen’in Amerika’da yaşayan kızı Pamira Bezmen, fotoğrafçılıktaki başarısıyla son dönemin dikkat çeken isimlerinden oldu
2009 yılında geçirdiği beyin kanaması sonucu hayatını kaybeden işadamı Pamir Bezmen’in yazar eşi Nermin Bezmen’den olan kızı Pamira Bezmen, fotoğrafçılıktaki başarısıyla adından söz ettiriyor.
Uzun yıllardır yurtdışında yaşayan Pamira Bezmen, master eğitiminin ardından iş hayatına Amerika’da başladı. Çocukluğundan beri, fotoğrafa olan sevgisiyle bilinen Bezmen, bu süreçte ilgisinden hiç kopmadı. Yoğun idarecilik kariyeri sırasında ‘New York International Center Of Photography’de de dersler aldı ve kısa zamanda profesyonel portre çalışmalarına başladı.
Her şey kızıyla değişti
Pamira Bezmen’in, aktör ve modellerle başlayan portre çalışmaları, kızı Shaya Nermin’in dünyaya gelmesiyle bebek ve aile fotoğrafçılığına yönlendi. Kısa sürede Amerika’da önemli bir portre sanatçısı olarak ün kazandı.
Başarısının sırrını; “Devamlı öğrenmek ve kendimi geliştirmek gibi derin bir tutkum var. Her çektiğim fotoğraf, sanki o kişinin en son fotoğrafıymış gibi saygı duyarak çekiyorum” diye anlatan Bezmen’in portföyü işadamları, yazarlar, modeller, belediye başkan- larıyla dolu.
The Myth of the Perfectly Happy Family | NJ Family Photographer Pamira Bezmen
"The Myth of the Perfectly Happy Family" by New Jersey's award-winning family photographer Pamira Bezmen
Those photos that make you smile on Facebook. The ones that give you an envious twirl in your stomach. The curiosity, the questions that kill...
"Is she always that gorgeous?"
"Look at the way he's holding her hand, with such tenderness... I wish my husband held my hand like that."
"See that perfectly poised little girl. Wish mine would sit still for a minute, and not have crusty crumbs around his nose all the time."
"Ugh, seriously, how can she have all that time to go out that much to all those places?"
Oh how pretty the smiles, warm the hugs, sweet the love, tight the bond...
Of THOSE people. Those impossible people who have come up with the secret to a perfectly happy family. And here are the photos to prove it.
But how???
Maybe if I had a nanny, or a husband who would just hold my hand a little bit every day. If we went out more often to spark things up. If we had sex more often. If our kid went to sleep at 7pm every night and picked up her toys, never flooded the kitchen with water at 11pm playing dinosaurs and mermaids. Or maybe if our families lived closer, or if we had more friends, better friends...
Maybe we made all the wrong choices. Wrong partner, wrong city, wrong life...
Sigh...
As loving and non-jealous a person as I am, I still hear voices like these in my head sometimes. I don't invite them, but they come.
Then I pay attention to our own family portraits, what WE post on Facebook, and what our friends say about them.
I realize, WE ARE those impossible people who have the perfect happy family - at least to the outside world.
They generously write loving and kind comments under our photos like:
"Gorgeous family"
"May your happiness last forever"
"What a happy perfect family, looking at you makes me smile"
"You are a ball of warm fuzzy love. Super!"
...Embroidered with countless little smileys and red hearts...
Reading these comments warms my heart. It also reminds me that this is part of what I do.
I am in the business of "Creating the Myth of the Perfectly Happy Family" for each of my clients.
Because we all need to know that we belong in a web of perfect, unshakable love - one where we all look gorgeous to one another, and our love is strong. Nothing in the world can harm us as long as we are in one another's embrace. All crazy things aside, we are one face and one body when we stand together. We are a family.
I am in the business of creating the Myth of the Perfectly Happy Family.
For ourselves and for our children.
They need to grow up KNOWING for darn sure how their parents adore them, and how when we laugh together, the whole world stops turning. That we are all gorgeous when we are loved and happy.
Is there a perfect family? Don't we all have issues, arguments, character flaws, and weaknesses? Don't we all at some point wonder off to alternate dimensions in our imagination where we are in someone else's perfect, happy family photo? Don't we each wish things were a little like this and a little like that? At least sometimes in life?
I believe we do. And I think it's a part of being human. We all seek happiness and protection. We are not jealous, but we look up to images of stories that look "complete" with whatever we think we may be missing. For some of us they may be few, for some others they may be many.
Yes, of course, in the end, happiness comes from within, and no one ends up in anyone else's portrait. Because if we can't make happiness in our own portrait, we sure can't make it happen in someone else's. Also there is no such thing as switching places, but that's an obvious limitation of the three-dimensional human existence, at least for the time being.
The truth is that we all have the perfect family. Perfect happiness is in each kitchen, playroom, bath time, and bed-time story. It runs in the woods, plays in muddy puddles, and eats chestnuts snuggling on the couch.
It refuses to brush teeth and cries over the color of socks. It throws a tantrum for being late to work and then demands tacos for dinner. It spends too much money on something no one else cares for. It wants to be thinner, taller, blonder, tanner. It drinks wine and cries over The Sound of Music and it complains that everything is out of control. It fantasizes over superheroes and ex-lovers then falls in love with a hand-made heart made of play dough.
The perfect family is a messy one. It comes with under-eye circles from lack of sleep, arguments, crayon drawings on the walls, and tears.
We are human, and it is all in one.
However, what we seek to confirm, remind, and remember forever is the perfection - and the perfection lies in the HAPPINESS - of the family.
I know you all have plenty of photos on your iPhones of your messy walls, chocolate covered mouths, and breakfasts in sweat pants. The lovely mess that we can't be without.
I am in the business of creating and helping perpetuate the myth of the perfectly happy family.
I am so glad I am able to do it for my own little imperfect, messy family. Because there is so much love in here that it has to be documented, glorified, polished, framed, and hung on our Facebook walls and at home.
This myth will give my daughter the self confidence to go out to the world, knowing that she has everything she needs to do whatever her big heart desires. I got this torch of unconditional love from my own parents, with a rock solid belief that I grew up in the most perfect, happy family. I intend to pass it on to my own little one, so she can enjoy the treasure I enjoyed.
I am in the business of helping you write and tell your own myth. To your children and grandchildren.
The myth of the perfectly happy family.
Only it's not a myth. It is merely what we all have. Just not 100% of the time.
Love,
- Pamira
Holiday Blessings & Love from Pamira Bezmen Photography & Family
Holiday Blessings & Love from Pamira Bezmen Photography & Family
May all your celebrations be merry & your loved ones always near.
May your hearts fill with peace & joy
and your new year bring blessings & love.
- Pamira, Shawn, Shaya & Troy
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Studio Schedule for December and January:
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I will be in Istanbul, Turkey for the month of January, and the Verona studio will be closed until Jan/25.
My clients who wish to contact me for orders, or for scheduling appointments can contact me via e-mail. My phone and voicemail may not work when overseas, but I will respond to my e-mails when I have reliable internet service.
VERONA, NJ:
Closed December 24-26
Open December 27-28
Closed December 29 - January 25
Open January 25
ISTANBUL, Turkey:
Open for sessions from January 3 to January 20 in Bebek, Istanbul.
All ordering sessions will be done at the time of session date, and print products will be shipped directly to your homes by courier.
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* Sevgili Istanbullu Dostlarim,
3 Ocak - 20 Ocak tarihleri arasi Bebek'teki home studio'mda kisitli bir miktar fotograf seansi yapiyor olacagim.
Tum ilgilenen dostlarimin onceden tarihlerini ve paketlerini konfirme etmelerini rica ediyorum.
Ilgilendiginiz baski urunlerini ve Kolleksiyonlarinizi da seansi yaptigimiz gun kararlastirarak profesyonel baski urunlerinizi kurye ile evlerinize postalatacagim.
Guzel resimlerinizin bir an evvel kahve sehpalarinizi ve duvarlarinizi suslemelerini istiyorum.
Yakinda gorusmek uzere, hepinizi sevgiyle kucakliyorum...
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The Cold Never Bothered Her Anyway | on Honesty with "My little Elsa" ... by NJ family photographer
The Cold Never Bothered Her Anyway | on Honesty with "My little Elsa"
by award-winning NJ family photographer Pamira Bezmen, of Pamira Bezmen Photography
2014 has been the year of "Elsa"s.
Little girls everywhere embraced this northern queen with her faults, and they found warmth in her magical snow storms. They all sang "Let it Go" at the top of their lungs and off key (because I don't think it's possible for the general public to sing this song any other way), and they all slammed bathroom and kitchen doors behind their backs concluding "The cold never bothered me anyway!"
Setting aside the magic and love interests, in the end what I find magical about this well done Disney animation movie is that it is one of the few movies where the heroin does not need a man of power to save her, free her, or revive her. In the end, true love between two sisters is what saves them both and the world around them. What saves Anna from her own freezing death is her own "act of true love" and selfless sacrifice. What saves Elsa from her fear is seeing how much her sister loves her despite it all.
I think there is even a bigger moral in the story, however. When you go back to the beginning of the movie, you notice when Elsa's magic turns into a curse: When her overprotective parents try to conceal the truth in a fruitless effort to protect their daughters.
The magic and the excitement is replaced with lies and fear. Fear takes over Elsa's life. She shuts everything and everyone out. She shuts love out of her own heart out of fear.
The parents' ignorant lie causes one daughter to live in fear and confinement for years while the other one finds herself abandoned by her sister and best-friend, never understanding why, living her childhood and teenage years in lonely sadness.
Isn't that the cold truth about every unkind person you've met? Every mean person is a scared and broken spirit inside.
This is a great lesson for all of us parents, I believe.
Let's not lie to our children - about anything at all. Giving them the freedom of truth is the first step in enabling them to deal with their strengths as well as their short-comings.
Love beats hate every day. Honesty beats fear every day.
Even in the face of sad news or difficult topics, I believe that children are perfectly equipped to deal with all sorts of concepts and facts, when they are delivered in honesty and accompanied by loving support.
They become smarter in every way when they know they can unconditionally trust that we will give them the honest truth on every topic. They ask more questions, they think more critically, they also hold us and themselves accountable for honesty as a general principle.
I think it would be ridiculous for me to tell my daughter lies - even white ones - and then get mad at her when she lies about how many pieces of chocolate she ate under the table or whether she brushed her teeth. To me, they are all the same thing: Storks bringing babies, "Santa"s climbing through chimneys, how many chocolates one ate under the table, and whether a friend offered her drugs after school.
If the concept is permissible to one, then it's permissible to all. The principle is the same. Lying is either allowed or it's not. And if it's not, I should not be showcasing it as her role model.
I am determined to not tell a single lie to my daughter. I cannot think of a single lie to tell that would be worth shaking her confidence in me. I do not ever want to see the disappointment in her eyes that I once told her otherwise.
Out of respect and love for her and with the hope that showcasing full honesty will lead to a self-monitoring person with an honest conscience, who also trusts me enough to come to me about any and every topic she needs help with, without fear, at any age. And it starts right here, in childhood.
Here's to all our "Elsa"s, "Anna"s, "Cristoff"s and "Hans"s... and here's to us - being as honest and loving in our parenting as we possibly can be, so that our children can build ice castles and not snow storms.
The cold never bothered them anyway!
Love,
-Pamira
Hanukkah Message from Pamira Bezmen Photography | NJ family photographer
Hanukkah Message from Pamira Bezmen Photography | NJ family photographer
May your Hanukkah be Happy & Bright and your New Year full of Blessings & Love...
- Pamira, Shawn & Shaya
Pamira Bezmen Photography
2014
Dance on This! Canvas Gallery Wrap Product Review | Award-Winning NJ Family Photographer
Dance on This! Canvas Gallery Wrap Product Review | Award-Winning NJ Family Photographer Pamira Bezmen Photography
Verona, New Jersey
What are the most popular professional print products, once you have had your gallery presented to you?
Is the investment worth it?
Let me try to shed some light on some of the most common questions.
In my studio, lay-flat heirloom albums and canvas gallery wraps are the 2 most popular items that almost ALL my clients ask for.
(I will study the heirloom album in a separate blog post, but focus on the canvas gallery wrap for today.)
In this blog post, I will cover why the canvas gallery wrap is so popular AND, what to look for in your canvas gallery wrap (even if I'm not your photographer).
WHY IS THE CANVAS GALLERY WRAP A GREAT INVESTMENT CHOICE?
- It is sturdy
- It has beautiful texture that creates depth and adds a 3-dimensional feel to your images
- It can be wiped clean
- It is versatile for hanging, leaning against a wall, or for displaying on an easel
- It will last a long time
- It is resistant to the elements (unlike paper)
- It can be framed for a more classic look or hung as is for a more modern feel
- It does not have any glass, which means it's not fragile (and hence safer around kids)
ARE ALL CANVAS GALLERY WRAPS CREATED EQUAL?
Nope.
Due to the popularity of the canvas gallery wrap, you will find many providers, most of which offer low quality products at what initially looks like an inexpensive (and hence attractive) option for many consumers - UNTIL your canvas sags, frame warps, corners give, and your baby's face starts looking wrinkled and your chest drops to your stomach.
Not to mention the fact that color calibration and cropping is usually off, and sharpness is optional.
Not the wall art you want to show off at your holiday party year after year - or gift to your child in 12 years, proudly saying:
"Here, son, this is our family heirloom. Now it's all yours. Here is what we all looked like when you were born... Hmmm, only a bit warped, and saggy.. and soggy... And your face was not that blurry and your mom's eyes did not look so glazed. She had pretty eyes, actually..."
You get my point. Don't let this be your story.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A PROFESSIONAL QUALITY CANVAS GALLERY WRAP?
- The frame should be of highest quality wood that will not warp or tilt
- If possible, the canvas should be stretched over a solid block of wood for added durability and stability, as well as providing a solid foundation for your canvas
- The corners should be tight - and I mean TIGHT - no bulging or visible pockets in the corners
- The back should be closed up and finished professionally
- It should be finished with a hanging device that is professionally applied, which is even and centered
- The canvas should be covered with a protective layer (matte, semi-glossy or glossy laminate), per your taste
- The colors should be spot on
- Skin colors should not be off, yellowish, greenish, reddish, muddy, or blotchy
- The image should be as sharp as your photographer presented to you on the screen - no blur or pixellation should be introduced during the printing process
- Lastly, it should come with a warranty - if the quality is not to your satisfaction (for legitimate reasons), you should be able to have it replaced at no additional cost to you.
All of that is why high quality professional canvas gallery wraps are not $75. They cannot be. Unless we're going for indentured servitude.
Just like for every other product, responsibly sourced high quality materials put together by qualified, fairly compensated professionals cannot be cheap.
Here is a series of photos of one my canvas gallery wraps - yes, it is my daughter DANCING ON IT! Imagine river dance. Toddler version. Music. Stomping. Joy.
Am I worried? Heck no!
Am I going to tell her to stop? Nope.
This is the quality product you get when you order a canvas gallery wrap from Pamira Bezmen Photography.
I search high and low, near and far to bring the highest quality print products to my clients.
Your photographic investment is too valuable to waste on cheap prints.
And this is one of the reasons I will not give you high resolution files until after you've already gotten a good number of gorgeous print products from me.
I don't want you to spend your print allowance on a dozen 4x6" prints and then go to the nearest discount store to get a $75 canvas warp wrap that will disappoint you, for sure. Even if you think your eye is not trained to see the difference between the good one and the bad one, I'm pretty sure that if you saw them side by side, you could tell the difference. If I let you walk away with crappy products, then I have not served you right. Then you might have as well gotten your photos taken at Picture People.
You know, you can't buy a Corvette and fill'er up with coal. Nope, I will not let you do it. You should not let yourself do it, either.
Demand your photographer to give you the highest quality print products. Expect more. Get the best.
Don't keep asking your photographer for high resolution files so you can get yourself sub-par prints from the drugstore. Instead, ask your photographer to give you such gorgeous print products that you will never ever want to touch a digital file ever again.
Then you can let your baby dance on your canvas gallery wraps.
The only question that remains for you is:
What song?
Love,
- Pamira
Holiday Photos of sweet Maximus | New Jersey Family Photographer Pamira Bezmen
Holiday Photos of sweet Maximus (4 months old) by New Jersey Family Photographer Pamira Bezmen Photography
Family Holiday Photos by New Jersey's Award Winning Family Photographer Pamira Bezmen Photography
www.pamirabezmenphotography.com
Oh my, oh my... I met this little man before he was born, in his sweet mama's belly. And he was already as lovely as he could be - in the shape of a perfect little bump!
And then, that little perfect bump was a perfect little newborn angel. He was only 4 days old when I photographed him at his home. It took me only a second to fall in love with him.
Here we are, taking holiday photos, and Maximus is 4 months old already. It is lovely seeing him growing up so adorably, and more importantly, having the chance and honor to document the love in his family home. (Thank you, dear Ashli and Michael for continuing to trust me time and again with your memories!)
I do most of my sessions at my studio in Verona (NJ) or in nature, but when we hold a session at a client's home, it is very special. Maximus's Mommy is surely an avid photography consumer, who not only appreciates the value of professional photography, but also wants to use photography to document precious times and leave Maximus the legacy of his beautiful childhood in the highest quality possible. His Daddy is a sweetheart, who takes time out of his busy schedule every time we schedule a session. I can tell he is not loving the camera that much, but he is always so generous making himself available to document these memories for his son.
I can't share all the amazing photos from the session because I don't want to ruin the surprise all together, but here are a few images from Maximus's first holiday gallery, at his family home, with his lovely mom and dad.
Now my only regret is that his Grandma and Great-Grandma were also there when I arrived, but I could not convince them to be in any of the photos (insert triple sad face here).
- Next time, Ladies, I will not let you get away! :)
Merry Christmas, Maximus! I am loving you as a bump, as an elephant, and as an elf. But most of all, I am loving you as yourself! <3
Love,
-Pamira
You Give Me a Reason | Happy Thanksgiving from Pamira Bezmen Photography
You Give Me a Reason | Happy Thanksgiving from Pamira Bezmen Photography
You Give me a Reason...
- to wash my hair more often and change into nicer looking clothes
- to roll all over the ground, climb onto logs and ladders, and to crawl into bushes to capture that one sweet expression
- to step into mud, water and slush to get that perfect pose by the duck pond
- to wake up with a passion at 3am to work on your gallery
- to keep pushing myself and my vendors to bring to you the best images and heirloom print products possible
- to keep learning and growing and falling in love...
THANK YOU ALL!
I am deeply and sincerely thankful for your friendship, patronage and trust.
I could not think of a bigger and more important responsibility than the creation of your family heirlooms, capturing of your precious moments, and the documentation of the love and connection in your family.
- Thank you for trusting me.
- Thank you for letting me be a part of your journey.
- Thank you for referring me to your loved ones.
- Thank you for continuing to come back to me, year after year.
Have a very happy, healthy, and joyful Thanksgiving with your loved ones.
Love,
-Pamira & Shawn & Shaya
No Black Friday or Cyber Monday here!
You will not be receiving any marketing, sales, coupons, or specials from Pamira Bezmen Photography this week.
I want you to enjoy your family in peace without any commercial interruptions.
As always, when you are ready to book your next session or to order lovely wall art and great quality prints and heirloom albums, you know where to find me ;-)
Baby Olivo 6 Days Old | NJ Newborn Photographer | Pamira Bezmen Photography
Vincent Michael Olivo
born November 10, 2014. 11:15am. 6lbs. 13oz. 19 3/4in.
Newborn Angel, 6 days old
November 16, 2014
He kept us waiting and waiting, but even as just his photographer, I can say it was worth every second.
I am always humbled with the responsibility of capturing this precious time, and doing it justice,
as well as overjoyed with the opportunity to make art of a once in a lifetime occasion.
I can think of no better art to hang on my walls, no prettier face to stare at each morning than one of my own baby,
and I believe it is the same for each family.
Nothing can sooner make me realize the importance of why, what and who I am,
and nothing can better ground me than motherhood.
Nothing can bring forgiveness and joy faster into my heart,
and nothing can improve me more drastically as a human being than the necessity brought by parenthood.
Vincent, sweet little baby love,
Your every little finger,
every tiny cracked nail,
every breath, and every look
is precious beyond all things combined.
Within that little body, you embody all love, kindness, peace and greatness
that can become of a human.
You bring with you light,
and we look to you to make the world a better place,
along with all other babies,
some day...
Be everything that you can be, and show us the way.
Much love,
- Pamira
Copyright Pamira Bezmen, 2014
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Happy Halloween | Be a Hero to Children in Need | Coat Drive for Children
Happy Halloween | Be a Hero to Children in Need | Coat Drive for Children | NJ Family and Child Photographer Pamira Bezmen Photography
Be safe and enjoy this day with your precious little ones!
I am thankful that we are able to enjoy this fun holiday with our children, in peace and warmth. Unfortunately, many children around the world are not as fortunate as we are.
A child's suffering has no nationality, religion, race, or language. Just the feeling of pain, hunger, and cold. All children belong to all of us.
This week, I donated to two organizations that help children. I will share the information of one of them with you so that you may consider doing the same, if you have some resources to spare...
Love,
- Pamira
Be a Hero this holiday and make a donation to the many children who are without homes, coats or clothes in Gaza.
The Palestine Children's Relief Fund is organized by Humanity for Palestine. All the money will go towards helping innocent children in need.
Please click here for details and how you can help.
Humanity for Palestine is a community of diverse individuals, consisting of all religious, national and ethnic backgrounds. It is not for profit. It was recently founded by a remarkable man, an inspirational, kind and loving person, my friend Peter Cohen. He is dedicating his personal time and resources to educating people on all sides of the Middle Eastern conflict, inviting people to rise above government and corporate propaganda and put love and compassion above all else. His goal is to help create a community of human beings, living in love and peace.
You can follow them on facebook at Humanity for Palestine page.