Sarah Elizabeth Pheonix Singh

Here is the newest edition to our family.  My sister adopted her two weeks ago in Virginia after long process of paperwork and patience.  She is too cute for words and her big brother Michael loves her more than you can imagine.  Welcome Sarah!

Leaf Gallery

So I just saw that the Leaf Gallery has featured my “beauty tools”  project  in their latest newsletter.  It’s pretty exciting for me… check it out!

http://www.leaf-photography.com/news_en0909_dg.asp

I do love my leaf back; I’ve had clients look at the screen when I’m shooting and be amazed at the details you can see like the texture in fabrics and scratches on metal that you can barely see with your eye.  I started my career just as digital was starting to replace film in the commercial world, it’s been amazing to watch the progression.  Can’t wait to see what’s next.

Memorial Day 2009

My husband and I went back to my birth-land of Rochester, NY for Memorial Day to visit my family, whom I wish were closer.  A 7 hour car ride and we arrive to fresh air, warm hugs, and energized kids.  I taught my niece how to hang from her knees on the monkey bars that day, which was all I wanted to do when I was her age.  And I learned that my older nephew was too cool to have his picture taken so I had to paparazzi him.  It’s nice to enjoy the simpler things in life…

 

 

May 11, 2009 – Oldies but Goodies

Sometimes when I shoot I don’t always love the results right away.  This happened a lot when I shot film.  I’d send the film in for development and would be so excited to see the prints, that when I got them back I was usually disappointed.  Maybe it’s like seeing a movie that’s been built up so much you end up not liking it, or maybe it’s the artist critic in me.  But usually I could put them away for a week and when I took them out again, I loved them!

So, I came across a shoot I did about a year ago.  I liked the images ok then, but now I’m really digging them.  Lilli Rubinstein, the stylist I worked with brought in these great doll house kitchen utensils.  We combined them with some jewelry pieces, and we created some interesting images.  I hope you like them… I’ll have to start digging through the archives again

 

 

New Website

Hi all!  I’ve recently re-designed my website and added more recent work up there… check it out at

www.dawngiarrizzo.com

web-design by Justin Dickinson

 

 

Justin was a breeze to work with.

I’m always worried about annoying web designers because I will make a million changes; change my mind, add images, change the color scheme, etc.  

But Justin was great, he really knows his stuff and was extremely helpful with the decision making.  

Thanks Justin!

 

Spring ‘09 InStyle Weddings

Celebrity Weddings seem to be all over the media these days.  Here is one of the new stories I worked on for InStyle Weddings for Spring, about how to get the same look as some of the more unique celebrity weddings.  Make an extra note of the dresses… hanging mannequins plus heavy wedding gowns = creative thinking!  Thanks to the amazing styling of Kate McCann, it turned out beautiful.  

InStyle Weddings Winter ‘08

Here are some stories I worked on with InStyle Weddings for Winter ‘09.  Thought the text was appropriate after the grammies this week.

Invitation set by Elum Designs

Obama Inauguration 2009

A co-worker of mine wanted to run over to Times Square for the broadcasting of the inauguration to film some of the scene, since we were working only a couple blocks away.  I decided to tag along and help document this piece of american history.   The atmosphere was proud and hopeful.  Bleachers were set up with multiple screens set up for viewing and audio pumped through the square ” I Barack Hussein Obama, do solomnly swear…”  No matter what your political views, this is an historical moment, and we can’t deny just how far we’ve come as a country.

 I am proud to be an American.

 

photo of the week – 01.02.09

First post of the year!!!

For my first shoot of the New Year, I wanted to shoot something close to my heart.  Brutus is our boy, we got him with 7 or so broken ribs which should have been the first sign that he has energy that just won’t quit.  He’s mischievous and always plotting different ways to bite and annoy Natasha.  She’s our girly-girl.  With the pinkest nose and paws I’ve ever seen, she is nothing but a lady at all times.  They are so different in both appearance and in personality, I had to photograph them accordingly.  They are my own personal angel and devil.

Brutus

Natasha

Happy Holidays from Brooklyn!