Lake View Photography Blog

Congratulations Casey!

2011-09-08T02:01:00.003-03:00

It's such an honor when parents contact me that they would like to use one of my photos for news papers to accompany an article about their children. I photographed Casey's senior portraits last summer and her pictures were absolutely breathtaking. I thought I would share this beautiful article about her achievement. Congratulations Casey! You are amazing!

Maddie, the winner of "Free session on Facebook!"

2011-09-03T15:42:00.005-03:00

Yes! Maddie was the 100th person who clicked on the LAKE VIEW PHOTOGRAPHY Facebook "LIKE" button! :) Congratulations Maddie! Maddie and I met few weeks ago for her little photo shoot. She brought a beautiful real rose along and she seemed to be interested in the deeper, darker look of photographs. I think she did a fantastic job and looks absolutely stunning. Maddie, thank you for joining my Facebook page!

Seniors, Seniors and more Seniors....

2011-09-03T14:47:00.016-03:00

Each senior has a unique look and unique way to describe their personalities. Enjoy my next batch, and there is still more coming! Don't forget to check back again soon. :)

... more SENIOR portraits

2011-08-16T01:27:00.009-03:00

Catching up with SENIORS

2011-08-14T22:30:00.027-03:00

There is so much I would like to share on here. I have to admit, being a single parent is such an exhausting, never ending race, that I don't get to post as often as I would like, but I can guarantee that my love and passion for Photography has never faded and all I am hoping for at this time is your understanding, patience and support while I am working on catching up during these hard times.

Let's check out some seniors I have shot. Some of them might be few seasons back, but I still would love to share them as each of them have their uniqueness and shows their fun personalities.

I hope you enjoy looking at these photographs as much as I enjoy create them!

Why I Watermark my images and post only Low Resolution files?

2011-08-10T23:17:00.010-03:00

This story is about a family from St. Luis, MO and their Christmas greeting portrait that was illegally used in Prague, Czech Republic for a Food Store Advertisement.

Click here to see and hear their story:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5507113/Beware-photos-online-US-familys-Christmas-card-photo-used-as-advertisement-in-Prague.html

I would like to share this story with everyone, because I can relate to both of the sides in this story
1) As a professional photographer
2) I was born and grew up in Czech Republic

I contacted the owner of this story and asked for permission to share it on my blog. I feel it could be very helpful for you to know WHY it is important to watermark our work and use only LOW RESOLUTION IMAGES.

Mainly, of course, it is to protect our work with Copyrights. But the next MOST IMPORTANT thing is to PROTECT Ourselves and OUR CLIENTS, so no one else can use our abuse these photos!

I also wanted to mention, coming from Czech Republic, that I know, the Copyrights Laws are not as strict over there, if any. No one ever asked for a letter or permission. I have asked around while my last visit in 2010 and no one even knew what COPYRIGHTS mean. And this is what I am talking about. Protect yourself with WATERMARKING your images and posting only LOW RESOLUTION files, because there are very difficult to be used for other purposes besides previewing online.

Please, read this story and I hope this will help you reevaluate the way you have been posting your work online.

Relaxing lunches with Scott's piano music

2011-05-18T10:59:00.005-03:00

I got the honnor to photograph a very good friend of mine, musician, Scott Kreyer. He's been providing a beautiful, very relaxing life piano performance in Wegmans every Sunday from 10am - 1pm .... someting you should definitely try... a relaxing Sunday lunch in Wegmans, with Scott's piano talent ~ just beautiful...

Happy SPRING!

2011-05-13T17:23:00.003-03:00

Since there was no Christmas or 2011 New Year's card, we decided to wait till Spring and treat everyone with our newest painting of the Buck boys, crated by their mommy.

Enjoy the Spring and more!

Love,

Jesse, Lucas and Iveta

There is no greater miracle than this ....

2011-05-10T15:07:00.007-03:00

For some reason, I always loved the BEFORE and AFTER things .... anything.... to see how things change, grow, modify.... it's amazing. First of all, "Patience" is required to accomplish such task, and I waited, and waited... but the results are breathtaking...

Every day should be "Mother's Day"

2011-05-10T14:03:00.017-03:00

My younger son has been asking every day: "Mommy, is Mother's over?" I don't think he knows the real meaning of Mother's day, but he was so sweet that day, coming to me many times wishing Happy Mother's day... I think, EVERY day should be MOTHER'S DAY. I think being a "MOM" is one of the hardest jobs. It's so rewarding though! I realize it is a couple of days after Mother's day and I am sure you saw some of these photos either on my blog, or web site already, but I still would like to share some of my favorite photos having Mom and their treasures with them.

It is so wonderful to be a mom ....

Importing my Blog into Facebook

2011-05-04T13:47:00.010-03:00

I have spent so much time trying to figure all this out! I would like my blog to be imported automatically into my facebook page. OK, here is my first try. Is it gonna work? :) It better!

Here is a virtual paining of a wonderful couple. They have been our neighbors for years. He wanted to surprise his wife and brought her favorite photo, a little 4x6 for me to paint. What do you think?

Introducing "Friends Having Fun" Session

2011-05-01T13:27:00.008-03:00

After a long time, I got few of my friends together for a Mary Kay makeover. A dear friend of mine Honey and her daughter Morgan came to perform their magic and helped us to enrich our little get together with makeup and photo shoot. Just to clarify, all the photos of myself and the group shots were taken by Honey DeLapa, who is also a fantastic photographer. The rest of it were my creations and fun we had after Honey and Morgan left us :) We had so much fun! This is one of the ideas that you can use to make your friends' birthday or anniversary so special! Don't hesitate to ask for details!

Long year ....

2011-05-01T11:10:00.004-03:00

It has been so long since I got to publish anything on my blog and site. It has also been a long and hard year for our family. We have gone through some difficult times, and needed to pause my work for a while as my family needed me more. However, I am back and ready to do what I love doing the most (of course besides spending time with my two adorable sons)...PHOTOGRAPHY. I am very much looking forward to sharing all of my work over the past year and share what I am working on at this time. I would love for all of you to stop by again...

Happy New Year 2010!

2010-01-02T13:36:00.005-04:00

Just wanted to wish all of you Happy New Year 2010 from Lake View Photography! :)

More senior sessions...

2009-11-13T23:15:00.005-04:00

I know, I know! I promised more sessions on my blog, but honestly, having two kids, big house and my business.... I just have to break promises :) but they are here so that we can break them right? :) Seriously, I promised, and here they are, just with a tiny delay ;)

Lake View Photography "Proof Books"

2009-10-18T00:10:00.009-03:00

I must have made hundreds of these beautiful proof books already. Unfortunately, they never stick around too long for me to be able to create a nice shot of them. :) As soon as they are finished, they are gone with their owners :) LUCKY BOOKS! :) Everyone is always so excited and so am I! :) I really love making them and I flip through each book so many times before they leave my studio! I just love the way they always turn out ....

Summer sessions, finally

2009-10-15T23:44:00.018-03:00

I realize I haven't been on track posting all the beautiful photos taken this summer, but it has been such an insane summer, insane in a good way, but too exhausting for me to work on my blog. Now, when the season finally calmed down, I can actually sit down and work on my blog. I will be posting photos gradually, so stay tuned! I promise to post at least couple of sessions every few days :)
Here is my very first session of the summer in our newly rebuilt studio. This is Rachael and she was also my first Senior this year :)

OK, this is Rachael (left) and her sister Katie (right). I photographed Katie two years for her senior portraits. They were both so much fun! Can you tell :)

Rachael was one of the four girls in the next batch of photos. This was one of my favorite senior group/friends sessions. I really wanted to describe their friendship in photos... I don't think we could do any better than that ... we had so much fun!

I would like as many post to stay visible as possible, without going back to Archive, so I decided to combine my sessions into as few post as possible. Well, here is another fantastic session with Ashlee. She is one of the four girls in the photos above, and we had the best time ever :) Right girls? :)

I had looooots of cute girls in my studio this year, but also plenty of handsome boys :) Many of them play sports and definitely wanted few shots with their gear :)How fun! :)

Henry's 9 months session

2009-09-17T01:52:00.008-03:00

I know it's been a while since I posted session photos, and trust me, there is so much to post! I promised to catch up and here I go. Most of you know this lil boy. He is due for his 12 months shoot shortly but I still wanted to share those cute photos with you.

Who said that squinting photos are wrong? :-)

Lake View STUDIO MAKEOVER

2009-09-06T11:23:00.022-03:00

It's done!!!! Actually, it's been finished for couple of months now, but the busy season came like a hurricane and I am finally getting back to posting. I don't even know if I remember how to do this, so bear with me.
As you know from the previous post, the boys and I went to visit my family in Czech. Shortly after we got back, I decided, that the old studio was due for a makeover. Why? Because it actually was an old kitchen! I really wanted to show my appreciation to all the wonderful friends and clients for bearing with me and my "old" gloomy, orange wood studio. :-) We needed a big change, and a HUGE Miracle to finish this within a month. I had many senior sessions scheduled ahead, and this needed to be done. Did we make it? Who were the biggest helpers? Do we like it? Let's check it out!!!!
Before I start, I would like to explain, how I came up with the Studio name. Originally, we just wanted to call it "Family Memories", but after a while, I couldn't help it and renamed my studio to "Lake View Photography" Why? I have the most beautiful view overlooking the lake. My studio is located in the lower part of the house, and you still can see the lake. Here is a photo taken directly from the studio out of the window.... and that is exactly what you would see from the spot you are being photographed. :-) How lovely! :-)

... and this is the studio in all it's new beauty! I love the space, the floor, the stone corner, I Love it ALL! :-) We are really proud of the makeover and the way the whole new room turned out. The best part of all is, that this whole project was done my Steve, my husband, few friends and mainly our boys, Jesse and Lucas! The two hard workers were helping the Whole time the studio was being built. There is lot of photos coming up showing their hard working souls. They are just so adorable :-)

There is lot of wonderful features in the studio, but one of my favorites, besides the floor, the new door, the wall........... :-) is this wonderful round chair. I think this gorgeous "Roundy" was made just for the studio!! :-)

This is the side I photograph on. The difference is that before, my backdrops were covering the window and I had a lot of kitchen cabinets taking space. Now, I decided to use the longer wall for shooting and open up the window, to be able to use the natural light. I Love it!

I am not sure if you see the cozy fur on the floor. I love this little accessory. My sister brought them to me from Czech couple of years ago. I cannot tell how cozy this thing is! :-) ... and a wonderful Prop! It actually is the "Real Thing", a sheep skin and can only be cleaned with a very expensive special oil. :-) Don't have it! So NO SHOES on my Sheep skin! :-)

These two upcoming photos are one of my favorite features... I know, I just love them all, but still would like to share them with you. We chose the stone matching our fireplace from the other side of the living room. Put the stone up, and for you, masons, after Steve filled the spots in between the stones, I was the one smoothing and finishing. :-) I think I am pretty talented mason! :-)

I just can't express how extremely happy I am with the whole studio. I love it all and I am so proud of the final Result. I hope you all will feel as comfortable being photographed in our new studio as I am with photographing here. Thank you all for your support and I hope to see ya all here soon! :-) You are only a CLICK AWAY from having your gorgeous family portrait hanging on YOUR WALL! :-)

Here is a quick recap slideshow of our project. Some photos might be out of order, but it is fun to see the progress... ENJOY!

To hear the music with the slideshow, click on the Sound Icon placed on the left upper corner of the TV screen (last Icon on the right).

Steve, thank You and the boys, Jesse and Lucas, for doing such a fantastic job with the studio. I love working in my new room!

Photographing overseas, in Czech Republic

2009-06-28T15:37:00.040-03:00

Last month, in May, I was visiting my native country, Czech Republic. My mom was celebrating her 60th birthday, and we just couldn't miss all the fun and family get together; however, having fun wasn't the only reason to travel to Czech. I had sessions piled up from families all over. They all drove to my mom's town to be photographed. :-) no traveling! :-) We ended up creating so many beautiful images, it was too hard to choose. This post is full of Fun, Cute and Interesting photos. Photography and family portraiture is still not very popular in Czech, but I was so honored to get them started and show everyone how beautiful and important family photographs are.
The first family I met and photographed was Ali with her hubby and their daughter. I can't describe how fun this session was and how appreciative they were for having these photos taken. I received numerous emails not only from them but the rest of the families as well. I was so happy they got the message! :-) Seems like they are hooked! :-)

This yellow and green series of photos belong to Lenka and her daughter. Unfortunately, daddy couldn't make it, so we had a blast ourselves. Aren't they adorable?

OK, these two guys are quite familiar, right? This is Petr, the boy many of you sent a postcard to! This is the famous boy, getting all the postcards from all over the world, and by the way, we are only 5 states away from finish up the USA part! Thank you so much everyone! Oh, and the good looking guys next to him is his dad :-) They traveled 5 hours by car to meet with us in Roznov, my mom's town. We really enjoyed their visit. Of course, I wouldn't let them leave without a quick portrait session :) How did we do?

This is Lejka and her family. We have been friends for the longest time and we see each other every time I fly home to Czech. Yeah, it is still home! I guess I am one of the lucky ones... having two homes :-) So, here is Lejka and her beautiful family ...

The next family is Marketa, her hubby and two gorgeous children. She was one of those who couldn't stop sending emails full of love and appreciation. One of her sentences was: "I knew my children were cute, but I had no idea they are so beautiful!" She told me she almost cried when she saw the photos... Isn't it adorable? Well, these are the kind of emails I really like receiving... :-) Oh, one more detail, it was raining through the whole session, could you tell? :-)

This is another Marketka with her family. They couldn't make it the first time we scheduled, but after seeing the photos of her friends', she simply couldn't miss it. They asked if I can give them a make up session and of course, I don't have the heart to say No. So here is what we did on their session date. They were so easy to work with! :-)

This session was a little challenge, This is my brother and his daughters. None of them are extremely into being photographed and their patience is ... how would i say this.... NOT very long. :-) I still think we got some really cute images, what do you say BROTHER? :-) You better like it! :-)

This gorgeous little butterfly lady belong to Renatka and her hubby. We grew up in the same blog and she actually saw me photographing another family in the park. She didn't hesitate to ask and immediately scheduled a family session with me. I am so glad we did it! All the photos are just breathtaking ... what a beautiful and patient family!

... and this is the Big Brother...

I couldn't help myself and had to share this photo of Gabi and her son. They came along with Renata to help out with dressing up and getting ready. I just thought this was the cutest shot of a mommy and her little boy...

If you look few photos higher, I shared some images of my brother and his daughters. Well, these girls had a really big PHOTO day! :-) This is their mommy and their pup ... I wish I remembered her name :-( OH, KETTY! It's puppy Ketty :)

People weren't the only subject I photographed. A friend of mine, Zuzka, my right hand and leg, in Czech :-) who helped me out so many times, asked if it would be possible to photograph her dogs. Of course! I owed her big, so there will be plenty of images of her pups and herself in this section. This first photo is my very favorite, It was photographed from big distance and I didn't think I got one in action, but I did, and this is it... I Love this one...

... siblings fighting.... sounds familiar? :-)

... and finally, this is Zuzka. I really would like to thank her again for being such a big help to me and the boys! She was the one who was always there to drive us places and help when we needed anything... Zuzka, thank you so much! By the way, you look absolutely stunning on these photographs!

Honestly, I am not big fan of Graffitti walls and busy backs, but this one just hit my eyes. This is a bathroom wall at the local Train station in Czech. We just had to jump down there and take few shots... I really love them! Considering, that Zuzka is one of the shiest girls I know, she looks pretty hot... ;)

What an attitude! You go girl! :) Gee, correct me someone if I misspelled it :)

This will probably be the largest section in this post. This gorgeous young lady is Jana, and she has never posed in front of a pro photographer. She really wanted to get the taste of modeling life. Did she like it? She was exteremly shy at the beggining, and she warmed up really fast. At the end, she was really exhausted but LOVED the camera, and I think the camera loved her back...

The rest of the photos are with Jana's family, her mom, brother, cousin and aunt. By the way, they are all my family as well :-)

... and finaly, this is my sis, Monika. She always takes nice photos :-)

Chasing Aiden

2009-06-17T23:13:00.007-03:00

Aiden is three years old and his mommy brought him to have his portrait taken. The sun was all over that day, and so was Aiden! He got us all going for a while but the photos we took are absolutely precious. He is so cute! I wasn't sure what would come out of this racing photo shoot, but I ended up having the hardest time to choose which photos I would like to share.... are these my favorites? I couldn't tell because we have much more to see ... but I will save those for his mommy :) I hope you like them !

The Miracle of Birth

2009-06-06T02:53:00.007-03:00

If you look at my archive, few months ago, I posted maternity photos we took with Nicole. They were absolutely stunning, but I have been waiting for this moment ever since. I wanted to create the Belly Mommy and the Baby and Mommy shot. How this one turned out? I could not be any happier. I have had this idea in my head for several years now, but I finally was able to make it happen thank to my wonderful friend Nicole and her children.... aaaand of course her hubby, who never shows up! :-) He knew he would end up straight in front of my camera :-) and trust me, he knows! I was the one photographing their wedding! :-) Well, thank you Brandon for letting me borrow your gorgeous family! This project could not be any more perfect. I cannot thank you all enough! It's just breathtaking...

Dancing with blossoms ...

2009-06-06T01:20:00.007-03:00

I took these photos before my trip to Czech. I happened to have a friend and her children visiting and since our trees and the blooms were so gorgeous, I just had to grab my camera and take few shots before the blooms fall. I think these photos are so beautiful, it would be a big shame not to share them with you ...

I couldn't keep this photo for myself. After being done posing, Ana, the gentle little dancer, join my son Lucas in climbing our neighbors' stone wall. :-) She was so cute standing on the rock wall in her little ballet tutu! :-)

... aaaaand the last jump...

Darling Emily

2009-06-06T00:17:00.007-03:00

This gorgeous little angel was unhappy with the camera from the moment she stepped into my studio. Could you tell? :-) I didn't think so... and THAT is the beauty of photography. I just love my job! :-) Well, we only planned on few shots with a pink balloon, and this is what we got. There was so much more, but I like to put only few shots in each post... I still couldn't lower the number ... can you tell why? :-) Enjoy! These are adorable! Thank you Emily for being so grumpy that day! :-) We couldn't have done it without you! :-)

Painter on Fire!

2009-04-26T21:35:00.010-03:00

My friend Amy is an illustrator, who asked me to photograph her while she was painting, for use on her web site and brochure. We spent almost four hours together having fun and what we ended up with was a variety of really fun and unexpected shots! It goes to show that when you let go of preconceived notions of what a photo "should" be, you can end up with many pleasant surprises! Amy it was so much fun!
I betcha you have never seen anyone painting with a fire brush, have ya? :-) Now you have... of course this one is the Photoshop brush :-) but if you ever see this gorgeous window on fire... we haven't done that! :-)

... a very serious idea...

... just chilling... but a very very freezing lake, it was sooo windy! Oh, if you think Amy is drinking wine... you are almost right.... it's an apple juice! We found every kid of red wine or the hard stuff ;-) but NO white wine! So, here it goes... sipping on an apple juice worked out just as well ...

... and you should know that after this beautiful shot.... Amy fell right on her ... mmm.... back of her jeans! :-) she was sooo sore she had to take Advil the next day :-) sorry Amy! :-) The shot was definitely worth the fall! :-)

.... and this one.... no comment... when you see this train somewhere in Canandaigua, AMY did it! :-) no she didn't but no one has to know, right?

Binghamton Lax Seniors

2009-04-14T21:34:00.003-03:00

I have been designing these plaks for Binghamton players for four years in the row now. I think it is such a treat for the players when they receive this thoughtful, personalized gift! I am trying to make them little different each year to make sure that the surprise is even more surprising :-) but the main thing is that each player has a large 10x14 boarded action photo of himself. Well, Good luck Binghamton seniors! ! It took me forever to spell Binghamton, and I STILL don't know if I have it right! :-) sorry guys if NOT... I am just lazy little Czech person to remember spellings :-)

Modeling Portfolios

2009-04-07T00:16:00.008-03:00

I have done several of these over the past few months. Starting a modeling business is much easier with a really cool book (portfolio).... 've been there, done that :-) so I should know! It was just yesterday, when Eric and I headed out into the gorgeous sunny day, but it was quite freezing for shirtless shots. I just want to point out that besides few filters to add effect and minor retouching, I have Not adjusted these images. Everything you see is very natural and good lighting definitely helped to stress out the curves, just in case someone thinks those photos are not real or overly photoshoped. Trust me, they are the Real thing! Enjoy! ;-)
Nice job Eric and Good Luck with modeling! Keep us posted!

Expecting Twins!

2009-04-04T11:10:00.005-03:00

Don't get too excited! NOT ME! ;-) This is Jill and she is expecting TWINS! Congratulation! We had her in the studio for few first tummy shots, but you will see a lot more of her on my blog during her pregnancy. I am so excited to photograph the sequence of her tummy and you will definitely see the two little bundles when they decide to join us out here :-) .... aaaand I would be surprised, if I get a call sometimes in July instead of September, that they are ready for their first family photo! :-)Since Jill is only four months pregnant, we didn't get to do much as her tummy is still small, but we have lot of plans for the rest. I am sure we will get the daddy in here too! Guys are always so much fun to work with ;-) Right GUYS? :-) I can't wait! Thank you Jill! You are wonderful! :-)

Spring sessions

2009-03-30T21:32:00.006-03:00

I just got my first Spring session last week. Can we call it a "SPRING" session? Not sure, it is still so cold, but the photos always look great if you take it with a smile. This is lil Henry again. He is my regular model for the first year of his life. :-) His mommy, daddy and his big sista is coming to see me every three months during his first year. I cannot wait to see him celebrating his First b-day! We better do something big. Well, this is what we did at his 6mo session. Henry and his big sister are the most precious things.

Sneak a peek at our new GALLERY

2009-03-13T22:33:00.009-03:00

I have been working days and nights on publishing new photos in the Lake View Photography GALLERY. I am hoping to be running new Photo strips on the web within a week, but don't forget to stop by! The new photos are so cute and there is Tons of them! I wouldn't be surprised if you find yourself on it ! :-) I will make a note here when it is all done, but I am definitely very excited to share all the new photos! These are only parts of the strips, so please check back any day!

Precious, glowing bellies

2009-02-21T13:59:00.026-04:00

I asked a friend of mine, Nicole, to pose for few maternity shots. I was the one photographing Nicole and Brendan's wedding several years back and I just thought this would be a perfect occasion to have Nicole back in my studio. It turned out to be a lot longer session than I originally planned. Considering feeding, changing diapers and having our three kids between ages 2-5 running through the studio, I think we did pretty good job together. Nicole was so easy going and I absolutely loved working with her. Just between us... she was soooo exhausted! :-)

If I should name this shot, I would call it: "Shhhhnooozing..." :-) she really deserved it!

I love orange... as you can tell. I love everything that has brown, black and fire looking color in it... :-) I just had to share our results with you. The thing is, not everyone is interested in the same photo style, and I would like to show the variety of shots we can create together... hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoyed creating these beautiful photographs...

This one is a painting of mommy and the future big brother ....

The Biggest Reward Of My Job

2009-02-05T23:36:00.013-04:00

I am not big on writing or reading. My English is still not the best and never will be, but I would love to share this story of an extraordinary woman, my friend Debbie Kimble and her family. She was diagnosed with cancer this summer, around the time her first grand baby was to arrive. I was the one they chose to photograph their family before Debbie undergone her surgery. When she introduced herself on the phone, I was very excited, but when her voice quiet down and she said: "See, I have cancer, and we would like the do it as soon as we can..." my heart started beating and at that moment I knew, I have to make impossible possible and take million photos and combinations .... I just didn't want to leave anything out. So I did. I loved photographing the whole family and here are some of the photos ....
Before you view them, I would like you to know that Debbie did great with her surgery, and she is recovering so well! She said:"The cancer is gone but this is just a beginning.... " I really would like you to read this beautiful and motivating story written by Julie Sherwood, Daily Messenger. Click here to read the whole story: Lessons on a cancer journey
I can't tell you how Proud I am to be chosen to be their family photographer, and even prouder that Debbie was photographed for the Messenger with my work. This photo was taken by Riki Van Camp/Messenger Post.
The wonderful thing about being a photographer is that many of my clients become my friends. Seeing and hearing their stories about the photographs we created together is "The biggest reward of my job". Capturing moments and happiness that will stay with them forever is priceless and I cannot describe how honored I am to be chosen not just by Debbie and her family, but all of you. Thank you so much for your trust and putting your trust into my hands. I can only promise to do my best, not just to meet but exceed your expectations.

Debbie, thank you so much for being such a strong, and beautiful friend. I can't wait to get together!
Love ya!
Iveta

This is the 4-generation portrait in the frame on Debbie's Messenger Post photo:

... and this is THE WOMEN OF THE YEAR ... and I am sure you will agree with me...

Maternity session "My way"

2009-02-01T23:48:00.019-04:00

This past weekend I had the honor to photograph maternity photos for a wonderful couple. This is their first baby and this makes it even more special. My clients preferred photos that are not as "Artsy".... which I took, that kissing the belly wouldn't be the way to go, and that is exactly what I like. I am not one of those overly sensitive either, and I like to see my "Mommas" to show what they have inside, not outside. Fun, personality and enjoying the pregnancy the real way... which means, sometimes... just sitting, laying, eating... aaaaaaaaaaaaand put the Men to work! ;-) we did the drinking cocoa part, dancing part and fun part... and it was definitely fantastic session.... whatcha think?

The coziest sessions

2009-01-13T23:28:00.007-04:00

I always thought the coziest and most comfortable sessions are happening at home. Home is home and the photos have a special meaning when taken in the clients environment. I also LOVE to shoot in front of a lighted fireplace. Why? Come on! Don't tell me this isn't magical ....

Emily, the little princess

2009-01-13T22:43:00.005-04:00

Few days ago, I had a special little client in my studio. Emily is four years old and even though she was more impressed by playing with my boys and their toy collection :-) than being photographed, I think we got some really cute shots ...

CRUEL but BEAUTIFUL

2009-01-13T15:40:00.022-04:00

Sounds scary doesn't it? :-) I had quite a bit of very cold sessions these past few months... but the results.... Flawless! Wait... did I spell it right? :-) OK, the results are just breathtaking! I got quite sick after one of them.... won't mention ... right AMY? :-) but the others I survived in a good health :-) I really mean it... it was so much fun! Five minutes shooting, running in the car, warming up, getting back out... going for a hot chocolate, then getting back out there.... I'll tell ya... smart who stays IN! :-) ... but if you do, you won't have those gorgeous late fally and wintery portraits ...
Let's see .... this one is one of my latest.... Sara, she needed some shots for a dancing and modeling contact sheet ... how did we do? :-) It was such a treat working with her ...
Here is only couple of shots, I would like to post more in another section with Winter Seniors.

Yep, it is a tear drop... she cried! :-) It was so cold, we only shot for a few minutes, but even those few minutes were really bitter .... sweet :-) Thank you Sara!
This session was one of the cruelest though ... We planned on photographing this family for a while, and since it seemed like a very nice day (actually beautiful day!) blue sky.... nice lighting.... aaaaaaand we managed to pull those four siblings together from their work and colleges, we just had to do it. Now, they gave me about 10-15 minutes to shoot as one of them had to leave for work. And THIS IS what happened in those 15 minutes I had for this photo shoot!!

... and these are the winners... :-) at least for me :-)

As soon as we were done and jumped in our cars, within few minutes the sun gently floated out and shined and shined and........... yeah right ... :-) exactly ...
OK, now, here is another gorgeous session. We need a family photo for a holiday card... it was crispy cold! I mean.... adults can handle right? ... but how about our poor children! :-) can they?... handle...? Just see yourselves....

"Sisters" they were my next subject to photograph... it really was freezing... and trust me, you would NOT wanna be out there that day :-) but the clothing for this session was purchased and the girls were off school so there was no other way out. These little girls were so brave! I have to tell you though... we ended up rewarding these three cuties and my children with lunch at Panera Bread :-) It was very much deserved treat!

....aaaaaaand WE ARE OUTTA HEA!! :-)

I do have one more session I would like to mention, it wasn't as cold when we started,but by the time we were done trying the baby smile, it really cooled down a bit and our noses got quite red and runny :-) What do we want from a few months old babe with few mandatory medical shots, hungry, cold and frustrated with all those things we are asking? :-) I think we still caught her red handed.... :-) SMILING!

Kissable Henry

2009-01-13T14:51:00.006-04:00

I had the cuttest little baby here a day before Christmas! He just turned three months and his parents brought him to have his first serious photo shoot :-) He was the cuttest little boy with so much hair! Just adorable! ... see yourselves...
I always wanted to make this Kissable collage for my children, but work kept me busy and by the time I was able to, their feet and hands were too big :-)

... and this is the whole happy family ... it's all about the "Big Sister" :-) she was sooo funny!

I don't think she was as interested in being photographed, but one trick works most of the time... CHOCOLATE before LUNCH! :-) .... mommy allowed :-)

Hugs from daddy

Kisses from mommy

... aaand kisses from the big sister

and this is HENRY :-)

Fun Christmas Cards

2009-01-04T02:47:00.016-04:00

I realize the holidays are over, but I would like to share some of the Fun cards I have created, not only this year but also in the past. I honestly do not post these cards only to promote business, but show that most of my cards are created from scratch and look very unique. My idea of a perfect, an interesting card isn't just the fancy decoration, but also a unique photo. It is kinda like with cakes. You might see a beautifully decorated cake, but if you have a bite and the cake doesn't taste very good, the whole idea of a perfect cake is gone. If you ask me, each card design is just a little frosting, but I think the base, which is a good, story telling photograph is very important. I am very simple and don't like overdoing my designs.
I would like to start with card of one of my special family, that comes for cards every year for the past four years. The fun part is to see the boys growing .... unbelievable! :-) How fun!

... more of my favorite cards...

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

2008-12-27T21:46:00.024-04:00

"Christmas on Canandaigua Lake", painting by Iveta Buck 2008

~click on the painting to see larger~

After 7 days and nights of painting our Christmas card, I finaly finished and I am very excited to be able to post it and wish everyone happy holidays and wonderful upcoming new year 2009. I would like to thank all of my clients and friends for all the business and big help I appreciate so very much!

Mrs. Buck's UPK kiddies

2008-12-20T11:55:00.047-04:00

I finally found a minute to post these beautiful photos of the UPK, Mrs. Buck's classes. I volunteered to help with their Christmas project for the parents, and offered to photograph the little cuties. I have never worked with such a great bunch of little models! They were so easy to work with! They are definitely worth being here on my blog. Thank you so much guys! You did a wonderful job! If you cannot find your child here, I probably didn't get your signed form we sent home few weeks ago. If you wish to have your child added to this post, please, sign and send the form back to Mrs. Buck or email to iveta@lakeviewphotography.com. Should you be interested in seeing more photos of your child (if I have more), contact me, at the email above. Thank you so much for letting me photograph and share your kiddies on my blog! They are absolutely beautiful! Thank you Mrs. Buck and Mrs Knopf for letting me being part of this project!

~AM Class~ ~PM Class~

Shake your booty, it's the holidays!

2008-12-15T22:25:00.009-04:00

I get lots of emails these days and one of them was this beautiful uplifting video. Please, sit back and enjoy! Don't forget to turn on your sound! It will definitely get you into the Christmas mood if you are not there just yet! .... and ladieeeeeeezzzzz, don't hesitate to shake your booty!!! We deserve little excitement after all the hard holiday cleaning! :-) (not sure if I spelled the booty right, but WHO CARES! It's the holidays!) Enjoy !! .... oh, gentlemen, don't think I wasn't thinking of you! Feel free to join our little shake dance also! :-) It 's just that photography is 99% moms business and I deal mostly with mommy customers :-) you are just as welcome! ENJOY!

Lil Santa is coming to town

2008-12-07T16:37:00.010-04:00

OK, I know I haven't been very good updating and I promised some new photos. Well, here they are. I just photographed this beautiful family, and I have to share this Lil Santa with you. Trina and Clayton have been coming to my studio for years, and this year wasn't an exception. Ty was wonderful and did a beautiful job, so did his parents...

Toy Story Pup

2008-12-04T22:15:00.006-04:00

I am so behind posting all the beautiful photos we have taken over the past few months! I promise to put them all here. I just don't think 24-hrs day is long enough for working mom. Well, this week I was honored to photograph this giant puppy... His name is Bailey (gee, I don't even know the correct spelling!) and he is two years old. This was my second time photographing him, but this time we brought him in my studio. Here is what we did. He is such a wonderful model!

This is my son Lucas with his friend Bethy, both calling the pup to come back on the backdrop :-) yeah sure! Keep calling guys, cause I am outa here! :-)

Sisters

2008-11-01T12:18:00.014-03:00

I never got chance to thank those two gorgeous sisters for help. I am sure many of you remember Sarah, the brunette, as my assistant while photographing seniors this past summer. Sarah just graduated from college in Buffalo and I was so thrilled when she accepted my offer to work with me for the summer. It was so much fun to have her along! We had lots of fun and the pictures turned out stunning! Sarah, your did a wonderful job! THANK YOU!

Katie, on the other hand, has always been there for us to help with the kids when we needed. I cannot ask for better friends. The girls and their family has been a huge support for us while the busy senior season. Guys, we Love you!
I also asked Katie to pose for me. I had a shot in mind for a long time. I saw this ideas in a magazine... I don't even remember which one... but I thought I would give it a try... It is the shot with knitting the scarf ;-) We had a fantastic time! So did Lucas, my your son. He is on the second photo :-) his arms anyway...

the little hands belong to my son Lucas... :-) "session or not, these needles are mine!"

Katie, the photos couldn't turn out any better, I love them! Thank you so much!
... one more detail ...
Boys, both of these Cats are still single! You better watch out! :-)

Postcards to Prag for Petr

2008-10-29T18:25:00.005-03:00

I created a new Blog for Petr's Postcard project. To view his story and my offer for you joining us, please, visit http://postcardsforpetr.blogspot.com/.
We will be posting updates, photos and messages from Petr to all of his fans!
Thank you for being part of this project!

Toof Faiwy

2008-10-25T20:39:00.020-03:00

Couple of months ago, Jesse broke his tooth. Luckily, he has such a wonderful dentist, that he gave Jesse a new tooth! Few weeks later, they played so hard with his cousins, that he lost his beautiful new tooth again. We came back begging Jesse's dentist for another try. We promised not to come back if he looses this one :-)
Guess what happened the following week? No, he didn't loose his new tooth, his first bottom tooth fell out! .... and three weeks later? We lost another one! Oh boy! Jesse is making money like a big man! :-) The tooth fairy is here like at home! I am sure you will enjoy our little sequence collage :-)
Not sure how Jesse will look like in six months! :-) He is still a "Ladiiiez Killer!"

Christmas Card

2008-10-21T17:47:00.010-03:00

I've been photographing for Dr. Mattiacio Orthodontics for several years now and I was asked to create a cool christmas card for them this year. They came with these awesome wine-red scarfs and big smiles in their faces. It was so much fun to work with all of them! This is what we came up with ...
Interested in a unique card for your family or company? ... Give us a call!

Painting

2008-10-21T08:53:00.006-03:00

I finally finished painting of these two gorgeous children. I was given a photograph taken by their dad to create this beautiful virtual painting. I think the 30-hr work just paid off...
Actually, in the photo, the little girl is holding a bag of chips and eating and her brother is holding bottle of watter. Can you tell what they are holding in the painting? Click on the photos to see more details.

Original photo... Painting ...

Buck Boys Book

2008-10-16T18:40:00.000-03:00

Xerox corp asked me to send photos of our boys, Jesse (5) and Lucas (2) to them. Xerox is working on creating a book. The whole book is created from photos of the two boys only. Each photo has both of them on. They will be using this book for commercial and advertisement purposes. Now, we have been trying to come up with a Nice Title for this book. Plese, post your suggestion through comment or email me! I would love to help them with the book, but we are all stuck on the Title. I will definitely post the winner, but we would love you to join us and help to finish this project. Can you please help us? :-)
This is the cover...

...and few pages...

Our Boys

2008-10-12T21:47:00.000-03:00

We finally made it and took an updated photo of our boys. This was one quite exhausting experience, but turned out really cute! :-) Few more photo shoots Lucas, and you are getting your First Haircut! :-)

Welcome!

2008-09-26T23:22:00.000-03:00

Welcome to Lake View Photography blog! We are up and running and we can't wait to share all the neat stuff we're working on! We hope you will enjoy our updates as much as we enjoy creating and sharing with you! Thank you for visiting our blog and website and hope to see you back soon!