Eli

So a week ago I photographed my dear friend Eli and her husband Felix. I had previously photographed them both for their wedding back in October. It had been awhile since I last saw them, so I wanted to photograph them both as a wedding gift to them. (I also took them out for some amazing pizza)

To see more of Felix's pictures and pictures of them together, check out my Fan Page on Facebook.

Here I wanted to show case some of my favorite photos I did of Eli. She was my main focus of the night and I had a great time photographing her. We did some experimenting as well with make-up, which I will be posting sometime down the line on facebook.

I want to say how grateful I am for Eli being such a close friend of mine. She is so supportive of my photography and she always makes me feel like a star. Im very lucky to know her and have her be my friend. I'm looking forward to future photo shoots, especially when her bundle of joy comes. She is going to be a great mommy and Felix is gonna be a great daddy. Both are such kind hearted, honest, and loving people.

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Hiya Chuck!

So over the holiday weeks of last year (can't believe how fast time has just flown by) I was house and dog sitting for family while they were away on vacation in Nicaragua.

Now chuck is a beagle. And who is the most famous beagle we know... Joe Cool a.k.a. Snoopy.

My little niece loves Charlie Brown and the cool and classic Snoopy (you can always find her watching "Its the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown") Surprisingly they didn't name their new puppy Snoopy, instead they named him after good old Charlie Brown. Or at least they named him after his nickname that Peppermint Patty gave him.

Chuck for being a six month old puppy was a really good doggy! He only messed up twice in the house out of the two and half weeks I was there watching the house. He had lots and lots of energy. He also had a lot of "love" to give...lets just say he loved to love my leg. At Christmas I brought him over my house and he got along great with my two dogs Maxwell and Jude.

Here are just a few shots I took of him. He did very good in front of the camera... he was curious and a bit scared at times, but over all, a natural in front of the camera.

I miss his floppy ears.

Hey Miki

This past weekend I had a photo shoot with the wonderful, cool and totally fun Miki. My theme for the photo shoot was music.

Just like me Music is very important to Miki. We had her iphone playing through out the session. What made me smile that day besides Miki's amazing character was her taste in music...it truly made my day and i'll explain why.

Anyone who knows me knows I have a brother. Now my brother, like Miki, is really cool, chill and silly when necessary. My brother was with me to assist on the shoot and was shocked to hear Mr. Bungle coming out of the speakers. Do you know who Mr. Bungle is? I didn't until my brother showed me years ago and we were both shocked to see that Miki was a big fan. Through out the entire session Carlos was singing along to all of Miki's music. Just like Carlos, Miki's tastes in music is very eclectic. I think I captured that in the photos.

Here is a slideshow I did of some of my favorite photos from that day (please excuse the brightness on some of the photos..something went weird exporting the slideshow)

Miki thank you for being so cool to work with! You made my brother smile and thats not easily done. Hope to work with you again in the future.

"oh miki your so fine, your so fine you blow my mind!"

Take a peek at Miki's blog

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Happy Holidays!

Wishing everyone the best on this Holiday Season! xo-Maria

Johnny

Awhile ago, on a warmer day, I had photographed Lisa and her two boys Nick and Johnny. I had a lot of fun photographing them and we got some great photographs out of that session. This time around Lisa came for family Christmas photos and to photograph Johnny on his own. I can remember how little Johnny was and how he could barely sit up on his own with out the assistance of his brother holding him or a pillow properly holding him up. This time around I couldn't keep up with Johnny, who was now crawling around at such a speed, chasing after his brother and Christmas ornaments rolling around the floor.

Here are just a few of my favorite shots of Johnny from the session. Lets just say Johnny was very happy to be out of the Santa suit. He did make very cute Santa.

Fran Healy of Travis

Earlier this year I was grateful to get a photo pass to photograph the band Travis at Webster Hall. Earlier this month I yet again had the opportunity to photograph the band performing at Joe's Pub in NYC. This show was a little more low key. It was an acoustic set with just the lead singer Fran Healy and the lead guitarist Andy Dunlop performing. It was real intimate night with great music and great stories.

Im a huge fan of the band and photographing them twice has just been so wonderful. Doing so made me feel like my idol Linda McCartney. Here are just a few of my favorite shots from that night.

Some of my other photographs I took of the band are on my site www.mariasilvaphoto.com under the chaos and creation gallery.

Here I also share with you the song and music video that made me fall in love with them. I love all of their music. Each song they record absolutely make my heart sing. I could go on and on and on about how much I love Travis, but I would be here forever. Instead I'll leave you to enjoy some photos and a great song.

Felix and Elizabeth

Its hard to find the words to describe what love is. What I do know or can say about love is that Felix and Eli are a great example of what LOVE is and should be.

I photographed this wedding towards the end of October. Although the weather was rainy and cold, it did nothing to dampen or ruin what was a beautiful wedding (love has that kind of power). Lots of friends and family were there to celebrate the great love that Felix and Elizabeth have for each other.

These are just a few of my favorite shots. To see more become a fan on Facebook.

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Congratulations to the both of you! Wishing you guys the best in life!

And many thanks for letting me be a part of the celebration!