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Two boys. Two cats. A dog. Two guitars. And Kung Fu. | Rochester NY Family Photographer

Scene One:  Dear Tammy.  I found your blog and love your work.  I’d like you to photograph my son and I.

Scene Two:  Enter Tammy.  Father & Son laugh nervously.  You want what?

Scene Three:  Father issues world’s best quote to Tammy:  “I can’t believe I’m paying you for this”

Hahahaa.  I’m still laughing over that comment.  Jeff and his son C.  were amazing in front of the camera.  It’s not easy sometimes being photographed by me — I’m the first to admit it — because I play off many things while I’m shooting — environment, interactions between people, pets, light, color.  I ask you to do things that you think are weird.

Mostly you like the images later.  ::grin::

So much fun shooting these two — the images are amazing and we got a wild RANGE of types of images — so I’m happy.  I work best when the people who PAY ME (nod to Jeff ::grin::) also are willing to deviate from their original ideas and let me just play.  That’s when it’s fun.

So thanks guys!

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It’s Hard Not to Share Everything… | Rochester NY Engagement Photographer

When you have a family/dog/engagement session…you end up with a lot of different and cool pics…so here’s one more of an important family member:  Sophie.

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Moments add up to what is important — LOVE | Rochester NY Engagement Photographer

Yeah.  I love this family.  I love their kids.  I love their mother.  I love their dog.  I love THEM ALL.

So so much fun today photographing Rictina and Tony — about to be married on Valentine’s Day — I mean — how APPROPRIATE!!  ::grin::

We couldn’t do the engagement shoot with just the two of them — OF COURSE we had to document this newly blended family too.  So we did both.  And I am so glad we did.

Besides…it was meant to be — in many more ways than I can list here.  But if I could only choose one thing to hallmark this day?  Weather.  It’s December right?  It’s cold and snowy right?  Not for these two.  SIXTY degrees, and while it torrentially poured ALL DAY — as soon as we started shooting.  Sun.  Blue Sky.

It’s a sign.

Here’s some sneaky peeky images for you guys.  You are going to go NUTS when you see them all — they are amazing.  Thanks for letting me run with my ideas today — it was FABULOUS!

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Family Photo Shoot Tammy Swales Style | Rochester NY Family Photographer

So.  How was your holiday?  Good?  Fun?

Ours was really nice.  I try really hard to get gifts that are silly — especially for stocking stuffers.  The trend has caught on in my family — leaving us many many hours of hilariousness and joviality.  We try to out match each other for goofy things.  This year — screaming superhero flying monkeys were cool.  At least the dog thought they were cool… ::grin::

And the hat.  My mother bought it.  We all loved it.

And my mother.  She’s ALWAYS resistant to photographs.  She has this one face she makes…I should probably just get a photograph of it so I can show you — but really — it’s not a nice face.  Today, for some reason, she was willing to play.  And I have more pics coming — but how much does this rock?!

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Now.  Some of my brides are including a photobooth from me at their wedding.  Imagine…just imagine how COOL those photos are going to be?!  More about that later….

Dear Santa Claus | Rochester NY Dog Photographer

We are waiting very patiently here in Rochester NY for you to come and bring me us lots of presents.  I am especially hoping for a new tug toy (hint hint).  Hope you and Mrs. Claus are doing well.  But Santa…I’m telling you this:

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If you don’t get here soon…I am doing my best, but Imay have to eat the cookie I left out for you.  Love, Lulu beloved pet of Tammy Swales.

Hope your holiday is wonderful!

Holiday Cards Are So Much Fun! | Rochester NY Photographer

So yeah.  It’s what…three days before the holiday?  And yes, I am still playing around with my client’s photos for their holiday cards.  Yep.  I have it bad, what can I say?

This one might be my all time favorite for the holidays though…it’s so darn cute…

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All Tammy All The Time | Rochester NY Photographer

You may like my blog.

You may like my website.

Both of these things give you an idea of what kind of work I do and a little bit about who I am…

But the day to day nitty gritty Tammy?  Not so much.

If you are hungering to know, for example, that I ate more cut out cookies over the past two days than a baby elephant, or that I watched Fred Claus and hated it, or even that over the weekend I had a mini-temper tantrum at a hallmark store (they wouldn’t take my $100 dollar bill.  As it was all I had in the moment and I was buying $85 worth of stuff - I was a wee little teeny tiny annoyed), you can be my friend on Facebook, Be a FAN of Tammy Swales even, and follow me on Twitter.

Have you found Twitter yet?  So so much fun.  :)

So yeah.  All Tammy all the time.  ::grin::

Come play!

A few more favorites… | Rochester NY Wedding Photographer

from an amazing day…

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Viewpoint. Emotion. Clarity. Love. | Rochester NY Wedding Photographer

Every time I photograph someone, or a wedding or anything really - there’s always one image that surprises me — that becomes almost…symbolic of ME.  Who I am, what I see, how I feel.

Today it’s this one:

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the good. the bad. | Rochester NY Pet Photographer

I just love these dogs.  Rhodesian Ridgebacks and completely gorgeous and full of energy.  Even the 13 year old came out to play with us!

How can these dogs look so perfect and innocent one minute…dog2 the good. the bad. |Rochester NY Pet Photographer

And then…a few minutes later…

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