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Kendall’s Bat Mitzvah

Ellen — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:09:38 +0000

Kendall’s party was planned for last Saturday night. If you live in the North East and had the news on or looked outside from your windows, then you know we had a really big storm. Saturday night was so windy and so wet that nearly every single road on the map surrounding the Old Oaks Country Club up in Purchase, became blocked by fallen trees. The wind was whipping around at speeds up to 70 m.p.h. heaving trees sideways that were landing right across the road. It was all very dramatic. At one point those of us that made it into the Club: the event planners, the lighting designer, the DJ, myself and the videographer….. thought we may be sleeping over. Moments after i arrived….we found out that two large trees fell onto the driveway leading up to the clubhouse, possibly overlapping each other, blocking the driveway completely. This also meant no one, including Kendall, would get to her party and see her gorgeous room and cake and her!

This is why you hire a professional! Due to the weather that day, I was on the road by 3 PM from Long Island to Purchase, for an 8PM party!!! And luckily, I arrived at 5:30. Kendall’s mom told me the power is known to go out up there and since the room was basically all set up I thought why not just grab my decor and cake shots now – you never know. The room was so pretty – decorated with purple up-lighting all the way around. Well it was a very good thing I did that….fast forward…..at 8PM on the dot, 4 boys arrived (we had no idea if the driveway was cleared ) and then Kendall and her family arrived. Amazing! Many friends kept arriving. Twenty or so minutes later and we were on generators! Out went the purple up-lights! But the music played on…and for a little while we all forgot about the storm outside.

Sheryl Fabulous At…

Ellen — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:53:08 +0000

This Birthday portrait of Sheryl calls out to me. Some images beg to be gently nudged in Photoshop. Its a combination of elements. In this case, the saturated color coming from the uplighting in the room and Sheryl’s totally flawless complexion. You would never guess which birthday, so I’m not telling!

Custom Cards

Ellen — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:06:48 +0000

Its still Winter, before its over I thought I would post this years holidays cards – I love them all.

Did you know, many purchases qualify you for a free custom design of your next greeting card. Ask about custom design.

Jonny G Bar Mitzvah Lucid Pressure

Ellen — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:20:04 +0000

He is handsome, elegant, fun! And just turned 13. His name is Jonathan. We photographed Jonny for his Bar Mitzvah on Saturday night at a sound proof, chroma kinetic party space downtown. I feel like I know him, I got to know him a little bit when I photographed an older brothers Bar Mitzvah 2 years ago. You can see him in my flashheader at the top of the page. He was adorable then, and is so natural in front of the camera now. You can tell he is a model. Here are a few natural portraits that we did just before his party, including his grand entrance!

Snow Day

Ellen — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:10:23 +0000

February 3, 2009

Kelly in Pink

Ellen — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:01:14 +0000

Bat Mitzvah girl – Kelly – read from the Torah and had a fun, fun, fun dinner dance party last night. Her mom had a vision. She totally transformed the ballroom at Temple Beth Torah, on Bagatelle Road, into a pink & white dinner club – complete with half circle banquettes and feasting tables around the room. It was amazing and gorgeous and so much fun. On the other hand, those that know her, are aware that Kelly has a serious side. The other thing Kelly and her family wanted the party to be about, was doing good for others. Kelly is a very special role model. Instead of gifts for herself, Kelly asked all of her family & friends to donate to charity. Kelly and her mom pose in front of the Kelly Bag. The tag reads: “Donations from Kellys Bag will go to the Alzheimers Association and Windham Adaptive Ski Program.” Congratulations Kelly! I am sure you raised an impressive sum.

Arizona Moonrise

Ellen — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:19:53 +0000

I am back from Arizona: The land of the Sun. And during the week I was there, the land of the Moon! I kept thinking, Earth unplugged – in the same way I experience NYC as human energy unplugged. I took a quick detour to Jerome from Sedona. Jerome, Arizona is also know as The Vertical City. It is a former copper mining town and sits at an elevation of 5,200 feet. It took many hairpin turns to get up there. These days Jerome is home to a population of 450 including artists, innkeepers and others dedicated to tourism.

Birthday Surprise at Gotham Hall

Ellen — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:19:44 +0000

It was a birthday bash everyone will always remember. Always. Forever. Robin surprised Rich with a fabulous and full of surprises birthday party at Gotham Hall on January 8th. She really pulled it off. You can see for yourself how surprised he was. It was great having Tom, my second photographer, at this event. The simultaneous second camera angle really rounded out the coverage. Happy Birthday Rich and many happy returns.

Season’s Greetings

Ellen — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:59:00 +0000

Warmest Thoughts and Best Wishes to You and Yours. Have a Wonderful Holiday and Very Happy New Year.

YPO Holiday Get Together

Ellen — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:12:02 +0000

The House of the Redeemer was the setting for an elegant dinner party held on December 17th. A woodwind trio from the Julliard School of Music filled the space. A very good time was had by all. Free downloads of all the party pictures are being made available to all of the guests – if you lost the address simply send an email to me (hello@ellenwolffphotography.com) and I will get it to you right away! A few images follow: