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May 4, 2020
Happy Mother’s Day – Free Summer Family Photography Session with Your Donation to Foodshare
SCHEDULE YOUR PHOTO SESSION HERE!
FAQs
- What is included?
Your donation covers the session fee which is a 25-minute photo shoot followed by an online gallery of proofs. Files are additional and can be chosen after you see the finals (5 files for $395, 15 for $550, or all for $695). - When is the best light?
The best light is the last time slot of the day. - Where will the shoot be?
Sessions can be held anywhere in CT with no travel fees – Elizabeth or Westmoor Park, your home, our studio, the beach…or let us know a place special to you. - When are the sessions?
Sessions are held June-August but must be booked by Mother’s Day on May 10. - What if I want to reschedule?
You can reschedule at no cost with 24 hours notice and less for last minute issues like a sick child. If there are any COVID-19 concerns this summer or anyone is feeling uncomfortable, we will happily reschedule your photo session. - What if it rains?
We want great photos just as much as you do so if the weather is rainy, we’ll postpone and reschedule the session. - Do you retouch the photos?
Simple Sessions are exposure and color corrected and lightly edited but full retouching like stray hairs, skin perfection, weight, wrinkles, etc. is only offered in our one-hour Custom Sessions. We are offering Custom Sessions free for a $195 donation. You can schedule those here or reach out with questions. - What if I want physical products like prints, wall art, or albums, not just digital fiies or I’d like a longer photo shoot?
These are all available in our one-hour custom sessions which we are offering for free for a $195 donation. You can schedule those here or reach out with questions.
April 2, 2020
Vietnam Family Vacation: Days 10-17, Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong Delta and Phu Quoc Island
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)
We flew from Danang and landed in a balmy 91F Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon). Unlike the colonial feel of Hanoi, HCMC was modern, young and dynamic. Home to lots of skyscrapers, with development everywhere, it has a distinct international feel–Communist slogans may emanate from loudspeakers set atop government vans driving around the city, but there’s no mistaking that this is a land that embraces capitalism.
In the heart of town we checked into the venerable Continental Hotel, a real throwback to the colonial era, which also served as the headquarters of TIME and Newsweek magazines during the war. First thing we did as a group was take a cyclo (rickshaw) tour of the town, ending at the Independence Palace, the cool white mid-century building which once housed the South Vietnamese government; this is where on April 30, 1975 the North Vietnamese tanks broke through the gates, finally ending the war. Early the next morning, Sebbie and I walked back to the Independence Palace to check it out inside. The Vietnamese government turned it into a museum, frozen in time in April 1975: Shag carpets, lime green and orange abound. But we were searching for the war room somewhere in the basement…finally found it–a war bunker with yellowed maps covering the walls and table, also as the Communists found it in 1975.
March 29, 2020
Vietnam Family Vacation: Days 6-9 Hoi An
After our short stays in Halong Bay and Hue, we were all glad to slow down and spend three nights in our next stop, Hoi An.
Hoi An’s a port city half-way down the dragon-shaped country and it’s really the jewel of Vietnam. Vietnam is known as the “Ascending Dragon” due to its shape–we passed a famous bridge in Danang shaped like an undulating dragon.
Hoi An was spared bombing during the war and has emerged in the past twenty years as a must-see stop for with its beautiful shops and restaurants and relaxed feel where you can stroll without breathing exhaust fumes. In the 18th century, ships from China and Japan visited Hoi An for the spice trade, and you can see that legacy in the architecture.
Come dusk the old town is alight with thousands of lanterns glowing orange, red and yellow, draped over the streets and bridges. On those bridges people lower paper lanterns onto the river in a colorful regatta (though they’re discouraging this due to the trash it generates on the riverbanks).
