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What better way to spend the first evening back from our studio retreat than working up the photos I took this afternoon of my super photogenic team till…. almost 2:00 in the morning! I know, I know I gotta learn how to relax. But wait! Just look below, that is me totally chillaxin’ in a CHAIR on the ice with my ladies! Cuz that is how I roll baby! Or, slide!

We all had such an relaxing and amazing time at one of my very favorite places, the Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz NY. What a step into a time warp this place is! I have been thinking about taking my team here since the first time I came with my ladies, Beth and Candice a year back, and was so excited when the stars aligned and we all had the time to make it up together… well minus Erik and Mike (who were dearly missed) We skated (see below) well, I got pushed around in a chair- I am a major ice skating scaredy cat! To be fair, the last time I skated I broke my ankle sooo…. I play it safe and regal and get pushed around like the Queen of England! That’s how I felt anyway…

Dave, who is really our 9 year old son Jack in a 6’1″ man body  most of the time… loves being silly. Here he almost really bit it after faking this fall… I, of course, had to shoot it!

The C10 Studio Ice Capades !!

 

Katie and Julie were our ice dancers for the afternoon!

The ladies of the studio!! Dave feels left out….and so…. he ices us! Or me!

Dominique comes barreling in on the chair! Watch out ladies!

OK. So if you have ever been to Mohonk then you have been privy to some really amazing old tyme portraits that grace the walls throughout the property. They are absolutely beautiful to look at and so interesting to read the captions of… So we were inspired to create some portraits  that reflected the look and feel of Mohonk… I hope those of you that have seen them agree that they do! Jared, Rebecca’s husband, was a willing subject!

I really could have photographed all day, and it was probably best that we did our portrait session at the very end of our stay…! Otherwise I would have not really relaxed. Once I started shooting I couldn’t stop! Inspiration was around every corner, every little well lit nook, or random second floor balcony!

This red couch was one of many that adorn the halls of Mohonk!

 

Seriously, this one main hall was such an inspiring place to photograph in. There was light in so many places, and textures and nooks to spare!

 

 

You wouldn’t know it was actually quite cold here at this point!

I LOVE these rocking chairs, and have been hoping to work them in since the first time I came here!

 

 

This area was a gram slam score of a find! I was inspired and motivated and challenged like I haven’t been in a long time… plus it was like a million degrees there! I pushed  the limits of my camera to 4000 ISO and was sweating to the oldies while standing on chairs and using lenses I hardly ever use… yea, it was a nerdy photographer’s dream!

I can’t decide which treatment I like more, the color or the black and white…

 

 

BLAH!!!!! (that’s my freak out noise!)

Still keeping things stern… are my BFF Dominique and her husband Rick! Bringing it back 50′s style!

 

As Dave would yell…. CHECKERS!!!!!!

Nothing like a pipe and a fire! Or schmoke and a pancake!

Dominique, Rick, Jazzy, Jue, Slatie, Dave, Becs and Jared … thank you so much for such and amazing three days, it was exactly what my heart and soul needed!!! I love you guys!!

 

XOXOXO