~ Natascha's Photography ~

Contest, Contest I LOVE Contests !!!

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I just LOVE giving people a chance to win a fun photo session - I truly understand the value of portraits and feel everyone should have a chance to have some great prints hanging on their wall -

I have a contest going right now - yes from today through FEB 1, 2o12 - thisone is really for past clients - to get a chance to win a $50.00 gift certificate toward a session or prints or whatever you would like -

All you have to do is click on the link below - give some feedback ( Hopefully you had a great experience ) - and Walla you are in the drawing..

so, why not ?? Good luck

Click here: http://www.findandgoseek.net/listing/nataschas-photographyllc/photography

Send me a message on my facebook page and let me know you have sent feedback..
Thank you, Thank you

Starting 2012 off just right....

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I had the pleasure of meeting this super sweet family this past weekend - just loved them.. The kids were so great - I truly love what I do..

Here's a little sneak peek of my first Family session of 2012

New Year - New stuff ~

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Wow, time sure flies when you are BUSY and having FUN !!!! What a great Year 2011 was for my photography - I've had so much fun trying to many new things and meeting so many incredible people..

I've recently started doing some Boutique photography - and am meeting some super nice businesses I would LOVE to give some of them a shout out - and put their links on here, so please if you have a chance, see what you think..

and keep your eyes peeled, you might see some familiar faces..

Happy New Year ~ and please spread the word and watch for updates..

http://www.etsy.com/shop/pinkandpigtails

http://www.pinkandpigtailsblog.com/

-- more links comining.....

Holiday Family Sessions

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I Love the Holiday Season - it's a time where I get to meet so many new families and everyone is so excited about updating their family photographs -

Enjoy this sneak peek of this cute family I spent some time with last week

Just had to share this swwwwweeeeeet new baby boy ~

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Exciting - received another Awesome rating !!!

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School has started again ~

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WOW,, what a blast a Summer it has been - it seems now that we are into September already that in a strange way, we were shorted our Summer !! Doesn't it just seem that way ?
I've been going full swing with quite a few wonderful High School Seniors graduating in June of 2012 -
CONGRATULATIONS to all of them - what an exciting time !! I am still taking a few High School Seniors for this Fall, so be sure to pass my information along if you know anyone needing them - we can do indoors, or outdoors...

It's been a great Wedding Season ~ I have enjoyed meeting these new couples and wish them all a lifetime of amazing happiness - I'm so excited to be part of their lives.

So as we get into this cooler fall Season - I'll be ready to tackle some new sessions, new clients and excitedly getting ready for what 2012 has to bring ~

High School Seniors ~ Class of 2012

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Time to book your sessions - Personalized to your own style

The past several weeks !

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Just a quick summary of what I have been working on the past few weeks

Life truly is good

Time to start thinking about High School Senior Portraits for Class of 2012

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Call - 802-238-4480
Email ~ Info@NSDphotos.com

To schedule your Summer / Fall 2011 Session
Space fills quickly so don't delay..

~ Happy Happy Engagement ~~

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I was very excited to meet Hope and Ron this evening for their Engagement session ~ We tried several times to get this session down and finally made it :) - We planned on going to Leddy beach area, however with our incredible flooding that we have had the past couple of months, there just isn't any beach around.. So we opted for the Echo Center and Waterfront - It was a very bright sunny evening, and the temperature is slowly rising more and more.. Please be sure to Congratulate Hope and Ron if you see them - for their upcoming Nuptuals that I am very much looking forward to capturing for them.

~ To Run an entire 26.2 mile Marathon ~

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~ What really brought me to the point to actually go through with running an entire Marathon ?

    I am 42 years old, and the mother of 5 children ranging from ages 22 to 4, and I finally for the first time in my life ran 26.2 miles in less than 5 1/2 hours. What did I get out of it? Why would someone do such a crazy thing? Wow, better you than me ! Amazed that you did it, you're not a spring chicken anymore. Those are some comments and questions that I've heard throughout my time since I've started running. As I sit and reflect on some of the questions, and reactions from people I try to come up with the answers to not only suit them, but to also try to explain the Uphoria from completing such a task. I'm not really sure I'll be able to explain it to the extent where the same emotions can be felt as I felt while doing it, but at the very least, will try to explain.

I began "jogging" almost 11 years ago when I made the decision to quit smoking, mentally I thought the best way to clear all the toxins from my lungs was to exchange the air as quickly and deeply as possible. My goal became to run to the stop sign at the top of the street and back. After several months I managed to extend my goals to get me up to a 3 mile mark. One evening in May of 2001 I received a phone call from a co'worker asking me to step in for her for the last 2 legs of the Burlington Key Bank Marathon, Ha ! I thought. that's like 9 miles, there's no way, and it's in less than a week.. but then I thought, what the heck, what have I got to lose ? I'll walk if I have to. I ran the two legs and felt quite proud of my accomplishment - but I was dissapointed when I got through the finish line with no medal. I didn't realize you had to do at least half (13.1) in order to receive a medal, so I shrugged my shoulders knowing I'd never be able to do it,so give up on that idea.

Several years passed I jogged off and on going through phases where I was pretty good for a while and did my 3 mile jogs several times per week with my Golden Retriever in tow. I remember my husband Tom and I going to see the runners in May of 2005, and I felt such emotion watching the runners accomplish their runs, the excitement on their faces and the excitement of the crowds, it brought tears to my eyes, my husband could see on my face how much I wish I could do it, but I didn't feel like I had the athleticsism to do it. I had another baby in August of 2006 at the age of 38 and struggled with getting back into some sort of shape after her birth. In January of 2007 after visiting with some friends, my husband came home and said " Guess what I just did ?" I thought Hmmmm.. what did you buy now ?? - he replied, "Nope, I didn't buy anything, I just signed you up to run 1/2 the marathon with Camille !" - I looked at him and said he was crazy, I just had a baby and there was no way I was running 1/2 marathon in 5 months.. BUT, he had faith that I could do it.. SO, up came the treadmil into the living room, and I ran every night after work to get myself back up to the 3 miles, then gradually up to 5 and try to squeeze a couple of 7 or 8 mile runs, but that was about the extent of it. Well, May 2007 came and it was Marathon day, I picked up my bib and my team'mate and I discussed about how long it would take for her to get to the half way point for me to meet her. My friend Julie offered to pick me up that morning and get me to the place where I would meet Camille to pass off the band for me to continue the run. We didn't think about traffic delays and runners blocking about every pathway to the start for us to get to the half way point, Julie and I panicked knowing the only way I could get there was to walk / run through the crowds.. So, that's what I did, jumped out of the car and began my journey to get there. I got to the 1/2 way point just minutes before Camille arrived to pass off - and off I went, I just had my warm up. I ran the second half with difficulty dragged my way through the finish, got my medal and was greeted by my family and friends, and completed my first half Marathon !! ..... but it wasn't enough.

   A couple more years passed as I continued my Jog / run ritual that would phase for 3-4 months of the year, then back to becoming sedentary. January of 2010 an email came out at work asking for runners to join the team of my place of employment it was to raise money for Childrens services. I'd recently become friends with another wonderful lady who was pretty new to running, so I sent her an email and asked her what she thought of running the Marathon with me and we'd each do half - I figured if she said no, I won't do it either, but to my surprise, she was exctatic !! I felt like when I asked Nancy, she was going to explode of excitement, so game on !! the only thing Nancy asked for, was for her to be able to run the second half, I've gone through the finish twice, sure I'll take the first half. We trained a few times together and kept eachother motivated through email and stories, but toward the end of our training I began having some problems with my hip and  leg, I kept going as much as I could bare, the most I'd run within my training was 9-10 miles. Marathon day came on May 30, 2010, Nancy and her husband picked me up in the morning and stayed at the start with me until if was time go go, we hugged, took pictures and eagerly waited, it felt very exciting and emotional, but nothing prepared me for the feeling of that "starting gun" going off , getting into my jog to round the corner and see just hundreds of spectators cheering, yelling and chanting. WOW, with tears in my eyes I was running by them absorbing the excitement of this event, the entire run felt like such hard work, and at times I really wanted to stop running, but I finished my first half in 2 hrs and 11 minutes greeted by my partner Nancy just bursting with excitement and ready to carry on the Baton to the finish line after her 13.1 miles. I sat down in the cool grass to rest my legs, my 3 year old in my lap and my husband full of excitement for me having completed my second Half Marathon, I got my second medal and we went off to wait for Nancy at the finish line. Nancy beamed of excitement upon finishing her half in 2 hours and 12 minutes! We both completed our mission...... but it wasn't enough.

   January 11,2011 in the middle of my work day, I suddenly received an email from my dear friend Julie, She talks about how she's feeling like she wants to get into something to focus on some health and fitness for a while, and suggested since she wasn't able to run the Marathon back in 07 that she had been training for, due to a hip injury, how would I feel about running the Marathon this year with her ?  Half ? I asked her, No ! she said, the whole thing ! HaHa, I told her no way, maybe next year, I haven't ran in 9 months due to my own overuse injuries and I wouldn't be able to. Julie challenged me and stated it would be our one and only, after this we'll never run again ! .. so within 30 minutes since she first emailed me, weagreed to go for it, we aren't getting any younger, so this was our year.. She had my registration verification email back to me within 5 minutes. SO, there I was registered for my first full Marathon - back to my 3 mile runs on the Treadmil every other evening.

       I decided that I was going to dedicate this run to a local young girl who has been fighting for her life and waiting for a kidney and liver transplant at Pittsburgh Childrens Hospital http://www.cotaformikaelas.com/ . I was Ski instructing at a local mountain every Saturday, so the time constraint of working full time a house full of kids, a photography business and working on the weekends, I had no idea how honestly I would complete a training ritual, but I was willing to give it my best shot. I immediatly set up an appointment with a local PT to work on getting my hip in shape and saw him weekly. Becoming increasingly more frustrated for not being able to get longer runs in due to lack of time and pain that would come back every time I got to 2 1/2 miles, and at one point being was told I was attempting the impossible, my bubble burst for a while and I started doubting that I could do this, but I think it also made me more eager to prove them wrong.  Julie and I had our ups and downs through training we had to keep eachother motivated and in focus through encouraging emails. I got the name of a local guy who does Acupuncture and thought I'd give it a shot for my hip.. to my incredible surprise, it worked wonders !!! I was finally able to get up on my mileage. Ski season ended and the snow slowly melted away, got to run outdoors and my whole family pitched in on making sure I was getting time in for my runs. Thank God for them..!! I did weekly Acupuncture treatments and was more surprised every week to be able to make my run a tad longer and on Mother's day I finally completed a 16 miler ~ Here it comes my spirit was back !!

Friday before the Marathon (May 27th) I went to the Health and Fitness Expo to pick up my Bib - Number 2231 - that's a great number I thought as I walked aroung the Expo, I love how they have it set up and just love to look at all the products and gear, I got my 26.2 sticker for my car, a hat and hippie belt to carry my Ipod in.  I came home and laid out my outfit and Bib, I'd had a special shirt made with the words "Miles for Mikaela" on the back, I became increasingly more excited, but also nervous. Being a Photographer, I accepted covering a Wedding the day before the Marathon, I figured what else am I going to do, it will be a rest day. The lovely couple understood the need for me to be home early enough to get a good nights sleep, so they arranged their wedding day based on my needing to be done early. THANK YOU !! It was a beautiful Wedding and got my mind off the run for a while - I got home, read the weather reports and warnings, which stated the Marathon may even need to be cancelled due to extreeme heat and possible thunder storms, double checked my outfit, shoes Ipod and then went to bed and drifted off to sleep with no worries.

Marathon day! Sunday May 29, 2011 rain, and wet outside and pretty warm. I got up before everyone else, took my shower and had a good breakfast and cup of coffee. My nerves were getting to me a little, it was raining pretty hard, wow, this will be a long, long 26.2 miles I thought, but it is what it is !! My husband and 4 year old daughter dropped me off at the start and because they weren't able to find parking, they just took a couple of pictures then left and said they would catch me enroute somewhere.. I stood under a porch for a while dodging the rain. Some more experienced runners wore thin plastic bags and had other various way to keep dry, I was thinking to myself that I must look like such the beginner, completly unprepared. I walked toward the 5 hour pace runner, waiting for the start gun to go off, listening to the speaker, the singing of the National Anthem and just looking around at the other runners jogging in place, smiling, hugging eachother and wishing well wishes, I was feeling this is all pretty Surreal. Time to go.. the runners started inching their way forward, can you imagine how slow it goes to move 2400 people? After about 3 minutes I was able to get into a slow jog and moved my way into the running crowd. There I go, around the first bend, opening up to a wide open road with nothing but runners in front of me and behind me and surrounded by the most incredible cheers and chants.. These are all strangers yet they act as though they know every single runner, my eyes again filled with tears as I was getting into my running groove. I was rounding up to mile 4 and I was filled with such a sense of excitement, thinking here I am in the middle of a huge number of marathon runners, and I am one of them! my heart filled with emotion and I said to myself I am so glad I did this. I made my way to the highway part of the run which seemed to be the longest part, it's a long stretch, there aren't any spectators and it had stopped raining and was becoming a bit stickier in the air, I also began having the urge to use the rest room, but the portas in the middle of the highway had longer lines than I cared to wait for, so I just kept running. I saw Julie who was about 10 minutes ahead of me at this point and already on her way back from the highway, gave her a quick yell and wave, and shortly after I rounded my way back off this highway, back through a huge cheering crowd which seems to completely energize. As I got toward Mile 11 I began questioning if I could really do this or not, I'm not sure if it was the slow music playing on the Ipod, or the multitude of people that were currently on the side of the road throwing up that had me questioning, but I forced myself to keep going anyway.. I really was thinking of stopping at the half way point and collecting my 3rd half Marathon medal ,and settling with that.    I made my way through the half way point, kept my focus and continued running along and suddenly had a new sense of energy.. I was in the second half now ! I "think" I can. I arrived at the most difficult part of the entire run, Battery hill ! when driving up this hill by car, it just doesn't seem too bad, but it's a very long gradual climb which gets steeper as you continue up.. Super awesome crowd support and amazing drummers are all along the hill as you climb, I slowed to a job, but eventually decided I was walking up the second half of this thing, heck there's still 11 miles to go. I got to the top and again a huge cheering crowd, so got back into my jog up the avenue,, suddenly there was a presence next to me on a blue bike - it was my husband with his hand stretched out with a cold water bottle in his hand a big smile on his face and encouraging words telling me I was doing great and I look awesome ! Well Thank you !! That's what I needed to keep me going, I did stop for a second at this point, sat on a curb to take my shoe off and try to adjust an annoying burn I was getting at the bottom of my foot, continued running along, seeing people laying on the side of the road, hearing ambulances the heat and humidity was climbing. After mile 16 I was in my own neighborhood, I knew here people I would see were people that I see almost daily, I was very excited to get to this area! Mile 17 my left hamstring started cramping up, I stopped to walk for a few minutes to give it a rest - I came upon another water station and a familiar face greeted me with a big smile - Amy - she had ran the Boston Marathon in the past and was volunteering her time here passing out drinks and oranges, she congratulated me as I was going along and when I told her about my hamstring she told me to have a few slices of oranges.. which very eager youngsters were passing out, at the same time one of the other pace leaders heard me and offered me a salt tablet - she said it would help with the cramping, amazing, it really did help. I saw so many familiar faces, riding their bikes, standing in front of their homes with big welcoming cheers, I was waving at them, giving high fives and hugs to my friends that came out to see me go by the streets, and my 16 year old daughter met me on her bike and followed along for a while.. the feeling was just amazing. People had sprinklers going into the streets, kids were standing in front of their home with little dixie cups half filled with water, and so excited when a runner would take them up on it. As I was getting close to mile 21 another awesome surprise, my sister inlaw stood waiting with my 4 year old daughter and my niece, hugs all around a piece of banana, another sip of water from a nice cold water bottle and off I go.. all smiles. I had less than 6 miles to go, I was really believing that I could do this. I saw another runner down, looked like heat exhaustion it looked like some nice homeowners were helping him and making phone calls, I was wondering to myself what they did, or didn't do to prepare themselves, I felt really good, by stopping to get plenty of water and taking advantage of the sprinklers, I was keeping myself in check pretty well. Final stretch, I had made it back to the bike path, straight shot of about 5 miles left to go - the end was near. The little bit of cooler air was coming off the lake on the right of me energy was coming back, and going again.Suddenly as I was nearing mile 22 my legs were getting really really heavy, I almost couldn't make them move, the cramping on the hamstring was coming back, and the burning on the bottom of my foot was getting more and more annoying. Ah, there was a water station coming up again, I walked through the water station and decided I'd take it a little easier for a few minutes to regenerate a little. As I was in a fast paced walk and looking ahead it was almost as if runners were just out on leisure walks, couples were holding hands, and runners were walking along engaged in conversation and more or less taking it pretty easy on this last stretch. I said hello to a girl walking along next to me, we chatted back and forth for a bit and I learned this was her second Marathon, we congratulated eachother and I began a slow jog again. I came accross a bunch of guys on the left hand side of the path with red cups.. too funny, they had a sign that said " the faster you run, the more we drink" - they were passing out sips of beer, I figured, why not? I'm in the home stretch, so I enjoyed a little sip and kept on going.. I could hear the roar of the crowds, and the commentators and the music getting louder in the distance. As I was running along at this point, I was noticing little things like peoples clothes, tags with dedication names on them hanging off shirts, tatoos on calves and / or ankles, signs spectators were holding, marker writing on shirts, X's on states of runners hitting a marathon in every state, I was thinking of the writing on the back of my own shirt " Miles for Mikaela" and I was smiling to myself thinking that everyone is doing this for a different reasons, we are all over 5 hour mark, we aren't doing it for money, or recognition, we are doing it for sheer enjoyment, we are running to honor grandparents, parents, brothers/sisters, friends and loved ones, we are doing it to prove to someone that we can, we are doing it to prove to ourselves that we can, we are doing it because we are aging and think maybe next year we can't, we are doing it because we were sick, and this is our way to get better, so many thoughts came into my head as I was nearing my last mile on why this is important to people. I crossed over from the bike path to the pavement, the music and cheering was louder, I'd been running for over 5 hours and there were still a slew of people waiting for runners to come through. I looked up and saw tents, kids with their hands out waiting for high fives, people yelling and cheering, clapping their hands, the sun in the sky, a sign ahead of my that said " you are almost there", I took my headphones off, tucked them into my shirt and wanted to hear and absorb everything, every sound and every expression. I really felt like I was the only runner coming through, the crowds just amazed me. As I was coming up to and seeing the finish line, I heard my name called, it was Nancy - she finished running half hour before me, but stayed to see me come through waving and yelling to me, I waved with a big smile, and heard my name again, it was my daughter, my sons and my husband standing there taking pictures smiling - I raised my hands as I passed through the finish line with a time of 5:24 I smiled as big as I could, cheering for myself !! I did it.  My daughter was yelling from the fence, I walked over gave her a big old hug and cried saying " I did it, I finished it, I ran the whole thing !!!! ". I greeted Julie who had come through about 25 minutes before me, we gave eachother big hugs and thanked eachother for getting us through this. I am now a Marathon runner, no more saying " one day I'll run a marathon" or " geez I wish I had " - I have my Marathon Finisher medal !!! .... but, is it enough ?

~ Why run an entire Marathon ? I really don't know, but if you have reason to, you will.

~ Beautiful Baby Bump ~

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Congratulations to this beautiful Mama who is going to welcome a baby boy in just a few short weeks

Sneak Peek

I wish you am amazingly wonderful labor and delivery experience !!

and I look forward to meeting your little man.

Class of 2012 High School Senior Reps

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This is the first year that I am actually doing a Senior Rep Program -

I'm happy to announce these two beautiful young ladies as my Reps for the Class of 2012

Chelsea is currently a Junior and plays Hockey - what an exciting AND tough sport - we enjoyed our quick little mini session ~ Chelsea will receive her Rep cards within a few days. I'm looking forward to do our Full High School Senior Session with Chelsea this Summer .

Aviva is also currently a Junior in High School.

Aviva's passion is Ballet, which has always facinated me - I just love how these girls can get right up on the toe shoes. It rained a lot during our Session, but we decided to go with it anyway.. hence the dancing on the Waterfountain with a cute Umbrella.

Aviva will also receive her Rep cards very soon.

Both Ladies will be available to contact regarding scheduling photo sessions for your own High School Senior Portraits.

And Both ladies will receive their full High School Senior Session Experience later this Summer - I'm looking forward to working with them and their creative ideas.

Congratulations to all the Class of 2012

( Please contact me if you are interested in participating in the Class of 2013 Senior Rep Program )

NataschasPhotography.com ~ 802-238-4480

Lindsey and Jeremy - are warming up for the big day ~

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Lindsey and Jeremy came to meet me at a nice park today ~ They are only 3 weeks away from their Wedding day - we meant to get together back over the wintertime for some wintery, snowy engagement photos, but unfortunatly Jeremy had a little accident and was laid up for a while.. So

here we are. Currently there is a lot of flooding going on in our area, so trying to find a calm location near some water without having to wear rubber boots, was somewhat of a challenge. The weather couldn't have been better, the park was lovely and the grass really wasn't brown anymore.

And quite evident that little lovely couple have eyes of love for eachother ~

I'm looking forward to capturing their day in just 3 short weeks.

So, what exactly HAS been going on ?

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Wow, I feel like I have been neglecting this Blog page lately ~ I really haven't been ignoring it,
I have just been super busy with Winter life in the North East ! ....and the Joys of Family, Friends and Relatives, New Family Members, Births, Weddings ~ and Day to Day adjustments.
This past Fall 2010 was super busy for me with my THIRD son being a High School Senior and this having been his last year playing Football ~

I wanted to be as close as possible to him, so I offered to be the "official team photographer" which allowed me right down on the field for every game, not that I understood the rules any better, but I was able to really get great views of all the players.. Such sadness once the season was done. We had been involved in football for 3 boys starting in 3rd grade and a total of 13 years ranging from youth football right up to High School - it still seems odd to me to drive by the ballfield knowing I will never again watch one of my boys play ~ Perhaps someday I'll have a grandson to take their place, and I'll proudly sit on those cold bleachers :)

On to Snow season - it seemed to be a pretty snowy winter up here this past year ~ After more than 25 years, I decided to get back into Ski instructing at one of our local mountains - Bolton Valley Ski resort - if you haven't tried it, or skiid there, I urge you to give it a try next year.. Such an awesome little mountain and so personal - I began teaching the first weekend of December, and took on a bunch of little 4 year olds that hadn't had much experience in past years.. throughout an 11 week program every Saturday morning I got these little kiddos from not being able to scoot on two planks, to up the lifts and skiing all over the mountain.. they were just the cutest little kiddos.. I was amazed at how excited they were, and weather never seemed to bother them. My own little one was in the program as well, she started in my group, however after the first day, I realized that Mamma can't teach baby..so she was moved to another great instructor - and we had a great end of season ski day with my kids all taking on the entire mountain, including my 4 year old who was loving Dougs woods.. simply amazing..

I also tried Snowshoing for the first time this year - what a blast !!!! and great exercise - some friends and I sort of made it a weekend tradition to head out on Saturday nights to one of our local parks that's pretty hilly and not bad size considering. Ethan Allen Park became quite popular for us.. and again, my little 4 year old with her first ever pair of snow shoes just came trucking along like she'd done it forever - up and down the hilss and blazing her own trails.. hey, we are in Vermont, I'm beginning to realize if I'm going to be here for a while, I better start doing "winter things" ~ This Winter has been Cold and Very Snowy..

Well, Ski season is over, and Spring is somewhere upon the Horizon, not quiet sure yet, I think it somehow is lagging while uploading :) I never did get to go on a Vacation, which was one of my plans for this past year, maybe in the coming year that will change, I do think it's about time to find some surf and sun..

I Really haven't done much for photography in a few months other than random here and there, but Summer and Fall are shaping up quite well. So, the Busy and Fun Winter months have been a joy to spend with family and friends, and loads of things to be involved in... but it looks like some good times are ahead.

I am super excited to have come in contact with many more Vendors this year, and the networking has been pretty incredible. I'm excited to have so many other Photographers in the area that I communicate with and bounce things off eachother, it's just an awesome network - we all love the same thing.. being behind the camera capturing moments that might otherwise go un - noticed and bringing them to life to be enjoyed..

Currently I'm training to run the Entire Burlington Marathon, "Yes that's right 26.2 miles" , I've never done it, but I am excited about it.. I've always wanted to, and I figure it's one of those things I can mark off my bucket list of things to do.. lol.. Seriously, one of the reasons I am running this is as a personal token of dedication toward a very special young girl who is struggling daily - and the marathon she is running is far more than I can ever imagine, - please read her story here - 13 year old Mikaela who is currently waiting in Pittsburgh for life saving liver and kidney transplants -- http://www.mojoformikaelas.com/ - needless to say, while training for my " Miles for Mikaela " - I am still taking it fairly easy on any new bookings and trying to keep my schedule somewhat light. Many community members have worked very hard to help raise funds for Mikaela and her transplant expense.

My Family in NY are having a March of Dimes walk in Honor of my little baby niece who was born prematurily - http://www.marchforbabies.org/s_team_page.asp?seid=1521969 - any help there is more than welcome, either by donations, or joining to walk, forming your own team etc.. The March of Dimes helped my brother and his wife and Baby Mikayla greatly while she was in NICU.

The Team Teagan 5 K Run is just a few weeks away - http://www.teamteagan.com/
this is an anual event to raise funds and awareness for families who are dealing with Childhood Leukemia which my other baby niece Teagan was diagnosed with at only 18 months of age, we "Thank God" daily that she remains in remission and is a sweet little girl who is full of life.

July 16th brings me to the Fallen Officers walk which I am proudly not only a "Sponsor" of by having personally sponsored one of the fallen officers, but I am also walking . Please consider walking, or helping raise funds and awareness for those who die while protecting us. Just by Sponsoring one officer is helping more than imaginable. https://sites.google.com/site/fundsforfallenofficers/

Preparing for my 3rd sons High School Graduation in June - ( which I'm really having a hard time wrapping my head around ) - My 2nd Son moving back up North from St. Pete, Wedding season of Photography, Family portrait sessions, a few Camping trips here and there - it appears to be quite some busy months coming up, and then my BABY starts Kindergarten..

I often have to laugh and ask myself why I feel so crazy busy at times.. then when I look at my life (and my calendar) I realize it's the joys of having a large loving family, surrounded by loving friends, participation in events and functions close to my heart, and each moment that feels so crazy busy at the time, in reflection are moments that I wouldn't trade for the world and it reminds me that I'm exactly where I am supposed to be, and surrounded by those who are dear to me.

So, the updates, sneak peeks and little blurbs should start back up here..
I hope everyone within my Circle of contacts and those yet to come along have a wonderful year - an Amazing Summer and Making Memories that will last lifetimes..

~ ~ A Very Special little Girl needs some very special help ~ and here's a Great way you can be part of it ~

2011-03-15T06:37:00.000-07:00

Mojo for Mikaela Fundraiser

Mikaela a 13 year old sweet little girl from the neighborhood she is fighting for her life down in the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA, waiting for a life saving liver and kidney transplant. Mikaela was diagnosed with Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD) and Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis (CHF). Mikaela and her mom Heather have been away from Vermont since November, while Dad and big brother Luke are home (attending work and school).

An Amazing fundraising event has been organized with a contest and chance to win an Ibis Mojo SL mountain bike. Ibis Cycles, Fox, SRAM, Earls, Skirack, and iRide have donated the parts and service to make this happen. The bike is worth $5K and the winner will be able to pick the size and color. The drawing is April 29th.

The proceeds from this contest will contribute to the estimated $150,000 transplant related expenses the Sienkiewicz family will incur.
Donate and enter the Contest here. http://www.mojoformikaelas.com/

Little cutie pie

2011-03-07T18:03:00.000-08:00

I photographed little Maddie when she was only a couple of months old, then again around 8 months old ~
it's just so exciting to watch these cute kids grow up in front of me, and I just love seeing them every few months, it amazes me how quick they change..

Here she is, Miss Maddie at just over a year old

Meet Little Conner

2011-01-30T17:58:00.000-08:00

I had the pleasure of meeting this completly adorable little baby boy and his wonderful family -

Little Conner is just 2 weeks old and was just in awe with all the light, camera and action -- he was quite the natural. His two big brothers were quite adoring -

and a Happy Valentines from the boys..

Voted as one of the Bride's choice awards for 2011

2011-01-26T08:50:00.000-08:00

BURLINGTON, VT– 01/25/2011 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled that Nataschas' Photography, LLC has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for Wedding and Bridal Photography.

Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.

Nataschas' Photography stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud {Enter Your Business Name} for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”

We are happy to announce that Nataschas' Photography,LLC is among the very best Wedding and Bridal Photography within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.

For more informtion, please visit our Wedding Wire Storefront at http://www.weddingwire.com/biz/nataschas-photography-llc/c1f702d35d72548d.html

For more information on the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011, please visit www.WeddingWire.com.

Sweet Baby Mikayla ~

2011-01-03T13:24:00.000-08:00

I've been so looking forward to photogeraphing this little Angel baby ~ She is my niece and was born 6 weeks premature - at only 4 lbs 12 oz - she's such a strong little bundle and wanted to get home to mommy and daddy, so she was able to leave the NICU within 2 weeks ~ She just passed her "due date" on Christmas day - and the day after I was able to finally get my lenses on her.. What a sweet beautiful little angel.. and a Whopping 8 lbs now.. she's doing just great !

Seems to be quite comfy with her big ole doggie protecting her too ~

Mommy and Daddy have hands full of Loving !!

Sweet Sweet Baby Mikayla Anne

The Magical sparkle in a childs eye

2010-12-17T02:31:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas to all ...

... and to all a good night !

Wishing all of my friends, family, clients, prospective clients and all the wonderful people I have met in the past several years, and Wonderful and Magical Holiday season, and may year 2011 bring you love, happiness, joy, success and prosperity. I look forward to working with many more wonderful people and having many more opportunities throughout this next year.

Natascha

A very Merry Christmas to this lovely Family

2010-12-12T07:19:00.000-08:00

Thank you for the opportunity once again to photograph your lovely family

I wish your Christmas Season to be amazing !

Congratulations Benny on your Senior year ~ Class of 2011

2010-11-18T05:39:00.000-08:00

Congratulations Nicholas and Chantal on your Wedding ~

2010-11-18T05:36:00.000-08:00

Congratulations Zac on your Senior year ~ Class of 2011

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Congratulations Erika on your Senior Year ~ Class of 2011

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Another proud mommy and daddy ~

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I Just love this job !!

Here I got to spend time with another new family ~

I love photographing babies, but when mom and dad get into the photos as well, and you can capture the

love and excitement for their new little bundle - it just makes it even so much sweeter.

Congratulations on your sweet little Boy !!

Love Holiday Season ~

2010-11-16T19:56:00.000-08:00

Families are so excited to have their pictures taken this time of year..
and everyone is just so happy !

What a beautiful family !!

These two boys are just as cute as can be !!

It was even nice enough to go outdoors for some fun " Team" shots ~

Little snuggle time for mom and dad

Thank you for having me be part of this fun day for you !!

Holiday Portrait Session Winner ~

2010-11-15T14:16:00.000-08:00

This very sweet young family won a photo session on a Facebook Holiday story contest ~

I'm so glad they won too, just thrilled that I got to meet this cute, adorable little young man ~

he wasn't much for smiling, I think he was sort of in awe with all the lights and pretty shiney things..

but this look on his face was just too cute !!!

The Holiday story that was submitted mentioned how happy this mommie is with her little boy in her life, and how blessed she feels to be surrounded by her loving family.. what a perfect story !! what more could one want over the holidays than be surrounded by the love of family.

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas !!

The Holidays are fast approaching

2010-11-11T16:08:00.000-08:00

.... And what an awesome time for family sessions and have some fun with some Seasonal decorations ..

are these little ones not just adorable !!!!

Sleep sweet little one sleep ~

2010-10-29T02:21:00.000-07:00

Sweet little angel

being well protected by big brother

what more could I say about this session... just full of sweetness

2010-10-27T17:04:00.000-07:00

I am happy have been able to photograph this wonderful lady and happy to Introduce her business to anyone who may be able to use her services

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Dan and Kasha ~ Engagement

2010-10-14T18:56:00.000-07:00

Meet Dan and Kasha ~~ What a sweet couple, They are getting married next Summer and I have the honour of photographing their Wedding.

We snuck off to a nice remote area at the Colchester Causeway walking path

they took a few moments to celebrate this wonderful time for them

Happy In love

I'm looking forward to your Wedding next Summer, you two are just so cute and so very much in love
that is easy enough to see..
Thank you for giving me this time.. Enjoy this year ~

And the next graduate is.....

2010-10-06T18:36:00.000-07:00

Gorgeous Danielle -

Graduating High School Class of 2011

Be sure to wish her tons of well wishes if you run by her.. We had a great time

photographing her session up in the country of Fairfax,, City girl comes out in the country way.

Congratulations Danielle ~ Good luck in your future endeavours..

Thank you for having me share in this time with you

Graduation class of 2011

2010-10-04T19:02:00.000-07:00

If you see this young man out and about, be sure to wish him Congratulations on his High School Senior Year..

Truly a Great High School Senior Portrait session..

Thank you Zac for having me be part of this special time for you..

Congratulations on your Senior year..

The Newest Mr. & Mrs.

2010-09-07T02:27:00.000-07:00

On Sunday September 5th, I was part of a Wedding that was just incredible.

The Flowers were prepared by a close friend of the bride

and just gorgeous.

The Guest cards sat waiting for a huge crowd of loving family and friends

at the Capital Plaza Hotel

The Bride was dressed in an incredible gown full of fluff and detail

Finishing touches, her Veil an extra special gift from her sister

And all set, one quick little sip for the road

Here come the guys

and.... the girls on on their way

...Here, daddy brings his daughter

What a Setting .... the Front lawn of the State house to say their "I Do"

Sneaking a quick little kiss while no one is looking ....

A Love so beautiful..... in every way

Time for a little cake

We Did it !!

Congratulations Josh and Sherrill, and thankyou for letting me be part of such an incredible day for you.

More photos to come soon: http://www.ndacres.zenfolio.com/

Another Lovely Class of 2011 High School Senior

2010-09-03T03:34:00.000-07:00

Congratulations K - on your Senior year.

Thank you for the opportunity of taking your lovely photos.

Sweet little baby girl

2010-08-29T19:23:00.000-07:00

This is such a sweet cute little baby girl - She arrived sound asleep, but quickly woke to the excitement of the camera clicking and bright lights - so sweet ! she was quite patient through this session and only one week old..

She looks like she's ready for a trip ~

Sweeeet sweet little Punkin' ~
I look forward to watching this little Angel grow ~

Ryan - HS Class 2011

2010-08-24T02:18:00.000-07:00

Say Hello To Ryan and Congratulate him on his High School Senior year !!

He also was just named one of the Captains of his High School Football Team

Congratulations Ryan !!!!!!

I hope you have an awesome Football season and fantastic memorable Senior Year.

There once was a beautiful bride ~

2010-08-19T19:05:00.000-07:00

And she sat one lovely Saturday morning in August waiting to put on her beautiful wedding gown ~

and there was a handsome Groom

He was ready for his beautiful bride to become his wife.

So they met at a beautiful spot overlooking the Lake

the sun was shining ever so lovely. The family and friends that surrounded this lovely couple were happy and smiling.

They did it, they exchanged their rings and promised to love eachother forever.

and now they are man and wife.

So now, Christina and Ryan may you have many wonderful years of marriage - and may you always end your days with an incredible Sunset.

Thank you for having me share in this special time in your life.

~ High School Senior Sessions are beginning ~

2010-08-19T08:25:00.000-07:00

It's hard to imagine that the summer is just about over - and here we are starting with the High School Senior Photo sessions for the Class of 2011 - yes, I said 2011, I was amazed when we went from the 1990's to the year 2000 - wow time flies..

It is even more difficult for me to wrap my head around this young man - he is my son, my THIRD son graduating High School in 2011 - I can't even believe it. Seems like it was just yesterday morning when I would watch his little eyes open and his big smile would greet me every day. From the day this young boy learned how to smile, his smile has never left his face. We used to call him out Smiley boy, all teeth every day - the Joy to our day, the Sunshine that brightened our lives.

The years go fast, the kids grow up and the pride for our children continues to strengthen !
I am so proud of you Austin ~ Go find your way in the world ~ Smile every day and stay the wonderful incredible person that you are. Your Smile has brightened many gloomy days - keep shining.

All my love ~

Tim and Cathleen on their wedding day ~

2010-07-30T20:33:00.000-07:00

I drove out to the beautiful country roads in Hinesburg to find Cathleen and Timothy getting ready for their big day

Cathleen was getting a little help while having the back of her beautiful gown tied up and final touches being put on.

Last minute Check up .... looks like everything is just perfect.

The Little one was lining the aisle with her grace

Congratulations Cathleen and Timothy

Thank you for allowing me to share in your day.

Summer Family Session ~

2010-07-27T17:13:00.000-07:00

This past Saturday I joined another lovely family at Bayside park, it was a bit earlier in the day so the sun was somewhat peeking behind the clouds still

The sun quickly came poking out though raising the temperature ..

but can't ask for a better day with the rich colors of the grass - and the beautiful view of the mountains behind..

The little one thought it would be nice to take little nap in the soft cool grass.. isn't that just too cute..!!

Thank you for allowing me to be part of this time with you.. I hope you enjoy your photos.

Summer Family Sessions ~ What fun !!!

2010-07-27T17:01:00.000-07:00

So last week I drove up to St.Albans Bay to photgraph this lovely family.. a very nice group !!

the kids were just cute as could be. The weather was perfect - and the beautiful Hue of the sunset was skimming right along the lake..

Thank you for allowing me this time with you ! I hope you enjoy your photos.

Even got the kids to use up a little energy :)

Look at those big Baby Blues ~

2010-07-21T17:38:00.001-07:00

Happy Sunny Summer

Early Spring

2010-07-13T03:20:00.000-07:00

Just came across this older pic taken in the early spring..

this little one loves to "model"..

just thought it was too cute not to share.

Sure been hot outside !!

2010-07-09T19:12:00.000-07:00

I met this young lady when she was just a few hours old ~ Then I got to take some photos of her when she was about 6 weeks old - my how time just flies when you are chasing butterflies and toads :)

This little lady is just cute as can be ~ throughout our entire session, she was just all smiles..

she's got her two little bottom teeth just barely poking out which makes her little smile even more precious.

It was nice being outdoors today in the mild breeze - still a bit warm ~

Little lady Clara ~ I'm having so much fun watching you grow up..

Happy Father's day

2010-06-20T19:49:00.000-07:00

Baby Boy Parker ~

2010-06-18T03:46:00.000-07:00

Don't you just want to take this little guy and snuggle right up to him.. what a cute precious little face

Welcome to the world little man !

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Sciara

2010-06-12T06:26:00.000-07:00

On Sunday May 30th, Chris and Alison had a beautiful day for a lovely wedding at the Sunset Ballroom .

Surrounded by a huge crowd of family and friends ....

Congratulations Chris and Alison !!

Oh - to be young and in Love ~

2010-05-30T02:29:00.000-07:00

This Past week I got to meet this lovely couple, Brittany and Chris for their Engagement session.

They are getting married in October. Chris is serving his country currently stationed in Afghanistan - he came home for a brief visit, so we took advantage of the time.

I'm looking forward to capturing their magic day soon ~

Congratulations you two

Are you following me ?

2010-05-27T04:29:00.000-07:00

http://twitter.com/NSDPhotos

2011 High School Seniors

2010-05-10T13:58:00.000-07:00

Come find me on Facebook - and enter my High School Senior Session Give -away

Natascha's Photography

Little Super model

2010-05-03T02:44:00.000-07:00

This beautiful young lady is part of the Urban Dance Group here -

we had a great almost three hour photo session yesterday to capture her beauty and some of her free spirit ~

She is a very lovely young lady and I look forward to watching her grow ~

Beautiful Wedding for a Lovely Couple

2010-05-03T02:39:00.000-07:00

We had such a lovely day this past Saturday May 1st.

I had the honor of spending my day with Meghann and Joe as they exchanged vows in a beautiful Ceremony at the Round Church. The Wonderful reception followed at the Sunset ballroom - although we had a heavy bout of rain, we were lucky enough to miss it - Congratulations Meghann and Joe -

Baby on the Way ~

2010-04-27T15:48:00.000-07:00

~ Oh, I cannot wait to meet this little one - he'll be here within the next two weeks..
camera and props are ready and waiting for another wonderful little newborn session ~

I just love what I do !
Isn't this just the cutest little family..

www.ndacres.zenfolio.com

100 Monkeys Band ~ ( Jasper from Twilight )

2010-04-27T15:38:00.001-07:00

~ It was really pretty exciting for me, On a whim I found that the 100 Monkeys were playing here in my hometown ! I really hadn't followed the band that much - I just am completly into the Twilight Series of Books and Movies - one of the characters of the story has his own band and they are currently on tour. So, with 4 days notice, I learned that they would be right here, I immediately bought 2 tickets for the show and knew Someone would come along. When I told my sister that they were playing here, she came up from out of town as well. Of course I had to bring the big ole camera and biggest lens I had in hopes to get some great photos.. well, happily I did, I was able to get right up to the front of the stage and got some pretty awesome close ups..
This band is amazing !! I had never heard their music before, but I gotta tell you, they are fantastic, really fun, energetic and worth seeing and buying their music..

Check out these great pictures of Jackson Rathbone ( aka: Jasper Hale )

More photos can be seen at: http://ndacres.zenfolio.com/p496510232

Their music can be followed at: www.100monkeysmusic.com

Enjoy

Baby Z has arrived !

2010-04-21T02:12:00.001-07:00

This little guy is just the sweetest little one I have held in a while. I was able to take the maternity photos of mom and family just a few short weeks ago, and now, here he is - Little baby boy. He was just sweet as can be - AND at only 6 days old, he was wide as can be throughout the entire photo session. Congratulations C and J on the birth of your first son -
and to K and R for being such wonderful big sisters..

Getting Ready for 2010 Wedding Season

2010-04-09T04:17:00.000-07:00

Well, It's been a somewhat long Winter up north here. Not that we have gotton very much snow or cold weather this year, but my camera has been doing a lot of resting lately.. I'm very excited and eager to pick it up and get back out there doing what I love best.

~ Wedding season is starting right up here in the next couple of weeks.. with my first one of the season being on April 24th in the beautiful town of Stowe. It looks like we are getting the rain out of our systems this week, so hopefully by April 24th, we'll have blue skies and green grasses..

~ I am pretty booked up for the Summer, but I am looking to add a couple more jobs to my schedule... with keeping some weekends available for our family camping trips as well.

~ Happy Spring everyone - and stay tuned for some lovely couples coming up

Lovely Glowing Mommy

2010-02-21T17:48:00.000-08:00

Did you know ??

2010-02-15T03:28:00.000-08:00

Engagement Rings
74% of all brides receive a diamond engagement ring. Of those, 60% are involved in picking out their ring, while 3% actually pick it themselves.

Engagement Rings
The practice of giving or exchanging engagement rings began in 1477 when Roman Emperor, Maximilian I, gave Mary of Burgandy a diamond ring as an engagement present.

Formal or Casual
80% of brides plan formal weddings.

Internet Wedding Planning
8% of all Internet users are engaged to be married.

It's Popular to be Unlucky
According to English folklore, Saturday, the most popular American choice, is the unluckiest day to marry!

Number of U.S. Weddings
The number of marriages in the U.S. has averaged 2.25 - 2.4 million every year for the past 20 years.

Oldest Bridal Tradition
The veil dates back to ancient Rome, when it was flame-yellow, always worn over the face, and called a flammeum.

Remarriage
For the past 20 years, 2.25 to 2.40 million weddings have taken place each year in the United States; a third of them are remarriages.

Second Weddings
In almost half of U.S. weddings either the bride or groom has been married previously.

Something Blue
In the rhyme 'something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue', "blue" is symbolic of the blood of royalty, since both the bride and the groom were once considered to be "royal" on their wedding day.

Strange But True
In Pennsylvania, Ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk.

The Kiss
The kiss that is given by the bride to the groom at the end of the wedding ceremony originates from the earliest times when the couple would actually make love for the first time under the eyes of half the village!

The Wedding Party
The most frequent number of bridesmaids is 4 (including the maid of honor). 62% of weddings have a flower girl, while 56% have a ring bearer.

Bridal Bouquet
The Groom actually was the one to chose the bridal bouquet as a gift to his bride to be, the bride really never knew what she would carry up the aisle until the best man would present it to her as a gift.

Wearing a Wedding Ring
The reason that the engagement ring and wedding band is worn on the fourth finger of the left hand is because the ancient Egyptians thought that the "vein of love' ran from this finger directly to the heart.

Wearing White
Queen Victoria made white the bridal color of choice when she wore it to wed Prince Albert in 1840.

Wedding Costs
The average wedding costs $18,874 with 186 guests.

Wedding Costs
The average wedding in the United States costs between $20,000 to $25,000.

Wedding Costs - 2nd Time Around
The average second wedding costs $12,000, but couples spend nearly double first time couples on their honeymoons.

Wedding Guests
In the United States, an average of 189 guests attend each wedding.

Wedding Industry
Weddings comprise a $25.3 Billion dollar industry.

Wedding Location
In the United States, 85% of all weddings take place within a church or synagogue.

Wedding Month
August is the top month for weddings, with an average of 10.2% taking place. June comes in a close second with 9.9%.

Wedding Planning
37% of all brides plan their weddings for 7 to 12 months

A Happy and Safe New Years to All

2010-01-01T11:25:00.001-08:00

Burlington New Years Eve 7:00 Pm Fireworks

Colton and Lindsey

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Happy New Year !

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Merry Christmast to all.... and to all a good night

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Merry Christmas to Everyone – and may 2010 BringLove, Faith, Hope, Prosperity, Joy, Commitment, Dedication, Happiness and everything that can fit into a single heart and allow it to flow….

Just like the baby JesusI ever hope to be,Resting in Your loving armsTrusting in Your sovereignty.
And like the growing Christ childIn wisdom daily learning,May I ever seek to know YouWith my mind and spirit yearning.
Like the Son so faithfulLet me follow in Your light,Meek and bold, humble and strongNot afraid to face the night.
Nor cowardly to sufferAnd stand for truth alone,Knowing that Your kingdomAwaits my going home.
Not afraid to sacrifice

Happy Holidays 2009

2009-12-05T05:42:00.001-08:00

Shannon and Daniel - Engagement Session

2009-07-16T02:24:00.000-07:00

Congratualtions Shannon and Daniel on your Engagement and your upcoming Wedding this Fall,

It's hard to believe so much time has passed since our first meeting last year..

Stay Tuned for some lovely Wedding photos of this wonderful couple ~

http://www.nataschasphotography.com/

Travis and Sarah ~ 7/05/2009

2009-07-13T14:17:00.000-07:00

Congratulations Travis and Sarah

You had a bright and beautiful day filled with Sunshine and Love

Wedding and Reception took place at The Inn at Essex

More Photos of Travis and Sarah: http://ndacres.zenfolio.com/

Greg and Erica ~ Wedding of June 27, 2009

2009-07-06T02:21:00.001-07:00

Congratulations Greg and Erica

may you have many years of love and happiness ~

Greg and Erica's Sneakpeek slideshow: http://natascha.phanfare.com/

Happy Father's day Tommy

2009-06-21T05:20:00.000-07:00

Happy Father's day to my husband Tommy ~

May you continue to always stop and look at the Sunset with your little girl..

We Love you !!!!

Phil Abair Band

2009-06-18T19:49:00.001-07:00

I am honored to have photographed an awesome band around the area ~

The Phil Abair Band

be sure to look them up for some great music for your Wedding or event....

and hey, you can even tell them Natascha Sent you ~

www.bestbands.com

Alex and Victoria Wedding Sneak Peek

2009-06-18T19:42:00.000-07:00

Alex and Victoria had a beautiful day for a Wedding day, the sun was shining, the breeze was mild.

Here is buttoning up the last few buttons on a gorgeous gown.

The necklace

The Happy Couple

and here they are Mr and Mrs.

Just a few minutes to relax now....

More photos of Alex and Victoria: www.ndacres.zenfolio.com

Alex and Elizabeth Engagement Session Sneak peek

2009-06-18T19:39:00.001-07:00

Congratulations to Alex and Elizabeth, they will be getting married on July 11th this year and I will have the honor of capturing their wedding as well. We had a wonderful mild morning at Battery park to have their engagement session. Stay tuned for Wedding pictures.

B - Town

2009-06-15T14:27:00.001-07:00

Elissa and Leif ~ May 31, 2009

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Elissa and Leif Congratulations on your Wedding

Helping mom get ready...

The Finishing touches....

The Beautiful Bride ....

The Girls.....

The Boys......

The Last couple of moments.....

The Walk with Daddy...

The Wedding......

The Joining of hands......

The Happy Couple.....

The Cake......

The Kiss.....

....... The Magic

More images of Elissa and Leif: http://ndacres.zenfolio.com/

Slideshow: http://albums.phanfare.com/isolated/KdrvyKPu/4956338/4074337

Beautiful Country Wedding

2009-05-28T17:36:00.000-07:00

I had the honor once again to photograph a very special couple on their most special day of their lives. Congratulations Emily and Sean and Thank you for giving me the opportunity to spend your Wedding day with you.

I met with Emily and Sean last Fall to have their Engagement session, We chose the Waterfalls at Middlebury as the setting and it was perfect for them.

The Wedding day was May 23rd, 2009 at Mountain Meadows Lodge in Killington, VT.
It was a perfect sunny day with a lovely Lakeside Ceremony. Smiles and happiness all around.

Enjoy your Sneak peak Emily and Sean.. the rest to come soon.

Photo album will be available : www.Ndacres.zenfolio.com

Beautiful young lady ....

2009-05-19T19:25:00.000-07:00

I had the opportunity to photograph this beautiful young lady this past week ~

We had a beautiful sunny day, and some gorgeous fresh green grass from all of the rain

we have had lately.

"R" is just a beautiful girl, she's off to be high school senior Class of 2010

Congratulations !

Thank you for such a wonderful photo session, I had such a great time.

More photos are available for viewing at: http://ndacres.zenfolio.com/

Please contact me for password if applicable.

Spring Flowers

2009-05-13T18:42:00.001-07:00

These Beautiful Tulips were just starting to come out into the sunshine, I was so excited to see them because my sweet husband planted tons of bulbs last fall all around our house, it's been so exciting to watch them pop up here and there, unfortunatly when I went out to photograph this tulip again I found only the stem, and the heads were all laying on the ground next to them. I wondered at first if there was an animal living in my yard that liked eating the heads of tulips, as I began looking around the yard at the rest of them I saw they all looked the same, only stems.
I remembered that my 2 1/2 year old daughter and her little cousin were playing in the yard this past weekend and they had quite the eye for the "pretty Flowers" so I take it the little ones decided it would be fun to pop the heads off all of my tulips. o'well, I guess I got a few pictures just in time..

After the Rain

2009-05-13T18:40:00.000-07:00

After the rain is always such a beautiful time to take photos.. I love the look of raindrops on bright green leaves ~ Here I was just playing around after our good strong rain we had this past weekend..

Happy Spring

2009-05-04T02:38:00.001-07:00

~ New Listing on Great Website ~

2009-04-08T12:15:00.000-07:00

I'm very excited to be newly listed on a fantastic Website for Brides everywhere ~

Take a Peek around the site if you'd like, there are some great resources for Brides and Grooms:

http://destinationbride.com/index.php/accessories/venues_vendors/united_states/the_northeast/vermont/photography

Perhaps I'll be lucky enough to get a trip to some exotic place and cover an incredibly Romantic Wedding ~

Every Little Girl is a Princess

2009-04-06T10:50:00.000-07:00

- Every little Girl is a Princess was a very cute organized " Royal Ball" geared toward the little ladies in the area.. all little girls were able to dress up in their best dressed and little Tiaras.

It did become a bit tiring for one little princess as she was walking the long hallways in search of the ladies room.. what a long walk with those little Glass Slippers on.. Just taking a quick break.

This Event was for a great cause - this raised money for the Relay For Life Cancer Society
I always love being involved in one way or another in such a great cause. Even better if a little girls dreams come true for just a little while as well..

Sweet Dreams little one

2009-04-04T10:19:00.000-07:00

The Beautiful Baby Bump

2009-04-01T19:20:00.001-07:00

He's Here

2009-03-29T18:45:00.000-07:00

There is a magic that happens when you become a mother -

how something so tiny, so new, so strange can become set so deep in our hearts so

quickly. This little person that just in an instance changes who we are, changes how we look

at things in life.

Congratulations on the birth of your precious son

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http://ndacres.zenfolio.com/p1062131525

~ The night before this baby arrives ~

2009-03-29T07:19:00.001-07:00

Ironically - I took these pictures about 32 hours before this little baby boy made his entrance into this world - In waiting here is baby boy Brandon ~

I received a phone call this morning that Baby Brandon was born at 8:00 this morning.

I am on my way to capture the amazing first day of this newborn baby boy -

stay tuned ....

~ Calling 2010 High School Seniors ~

2009-03-24T02:28:00.001-07:00

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~ Capturing some movement ~

2009-03-23T17:57:00.001-07:00

Here's a fun shot,, a little unique to what I usually shoot - this is a biker that I saw while playing at the park with my daughter.. My goal was to capture the movment in the picture.. so the background certainly looks like it's moving right along behind him - notice too the wheels are spinning pretty fast.. yet he looks like he's suspended in time.. - Fun ~

March Sunset

2009-03-21T11:34:00.001-07:00

~ The littlest Princess ~

2009-03-21T11:33:00.000-07:00

~ An Afternoon of Fun ~

2009-03-16T19:11:00.000-07:00

I had a great time photographing Laurie ~

It was a fun afternoon, and I'm so glad we got to chat and catch up a bit

Hopefully we'll get to chat again soon ~ Enjoy your photos

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Beautiful Bride

2009-03-15T15:45:00.000-07:00

This Beautiful couple were united in Marriage on March 1, 2009

Adina and Bret had an incredibly beautiful day on March 1st, the sun was shining and the temperature was mild. They exchanged vows at the beautiful Griffin house in Warrensburg, NY.

Congratulations Adina and Bret, Iwish you many years of incredible happiness - Thank you for allowing me to share this wonderful day with you..

Slideshow to the wedding of Adina and Bret : http://albums.phanfare.com/isolated/JUjUabs0/4956338/3592413

to view all photos and order prints please contact Adina or Bret for your password :

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Enjoy ~

- Going to the Royal Ball -

2009-03-04T18:01:00.001-08:00

These days Little Miss is all about Cinderella and going to the royal Ball with her prince Charming ~

Today she attended the royal ball with her little Twinn doll "princess"

But Usually the cutest thing ever is when she asks "Daddy" to be her prince and join her at the royal ball.

I just love watching her grow up.. what a little Princess she is, and she just can't dress up enough, even the satin gloves and glass slippers - she's definetly got "flair" ~

~ She's Fillin' Momma's Shoes ~

2009-02-12T15:05:00.001-08:00

Baby's Brown eyes

2009-02-12T15:01:00.000-08:00

~ Sesame Street Comes to main Street ~

2009-01-28T19:08:00.000-08:00

What a delightful evening ~

I decided I wanted to take my girls to see Sesame Street live here in town -

we got a huge snowstorm today, so we really weren't sure if they'd still be on tonight -

but I made the phone call to the Theater this afternoon and they said the show will go on ~

My Little one under the lights..
her eyes were about as bright as this light while she was watching all of her favorite Characters.

Elmo said Peek A boo.. My there are a lot of people out there.....

Making Music

and Disco Bert

What a wonderful show, and such a terrific experience for my little one, she came home and went right to sleep.. surely dreaming of Music with Elmo and his friends..

Sleep tight little one ~

- Beautiful Chelsea -

2009-01-24T15:03:00.000-08:00

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* Just some "Stuff" *

2009-01-12T02:38:00.000-08:00

Winter at the Waterfront ~

Some sort of Bike item ~

Pretty Glass Grapes ~

More pretty Glass Grapes ~

Old Aluminum tins ~

Sometimes it's just fun to take picutures of "stuff" ~

~ Zuzu's Petals ~

2009-01-10T13:12:00.000-08:00

View Zuzu's Petals on MySpace: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=171554555

View Slideshow of show at Nectars on 1/3/09 : http://albums.phanfare.com/isolated/etqzbMpj/4956338/3246451