Boston Newborn and Children's Photographer – Paula Swift Photography, Inc. Photographer Blog

Happy New Year…its hard to believe 2012 is already here! 2011 was one of our busiest years yet and to showcase favorites from each session we decided to make best of photography collages. I had so much fun going through each session and picking out images, so many fun and exciting memories came flooding back. From expectant parents excited to meet their new baby(s), to watching all those new babies yawn and sleep during their sessions, sharing laughs and giggles with kids on the go, with a few bribes here and there to get them to cooperate, to enjoying warm sandy nights on the beach, playing in the leaves with families and capturing high school seniors in the beautiful light in the fall. Thank you everyone who I met and photographed in 2011 and I look forward to seeing you in 2012.

Paula Swift Photography, Inc. is an award-winning photography studio located in Framingham, MA. Paula Ferazzi Swift owner and photographer at Paula Swift Photography is a Certified Professional Photographer who holds two college degrees in Photography. Paula Swift specializes in newborn photography, baby photography, children photography, family photography , high school senior photography and engagement photography. Paula Swift is a fully insured and licensed photography business. As a former staff photojournalist at the Worcester Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass. Paula takes her background in journalism to capture her subjects naturally. Whether in the studio or outdoors her natural approach allows her subjects to feel at ease during their sessions while she photographs everyone in beautiful ways. If looking for a Boston Photographer or a Photography Studio in Framingham Metrowest Massachusetts please www.paulaswift.com for more info on booking a photography session.

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Meet beautiful breast cancer survivor Tara and her very adorable daughter Ava…they were the cover models for baystateparent Magazine’s annual Think Pink issue. It was an amazing photo shoot in my Framingham studio loft with this incredible mom and her fun 2 year-old daughter. From the moment they walked into the studio, I just knew this was going to be fun and energetic studio photo shoot. As a former photojournalist at the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, these are the type of shoots I just fall in love with. I just loved their personalities which was so key in capturing these fun and story-telling images for baystateparent’s issue on breast cancer and their survivors. The Think Pink annual issue is one of my favorites they publish every year. Paula Ethier, the creative director at baystateparent is always a pleasure to work with and I love her ideas. Check out this October’s issue and the stories written by Lynn Jolicoeur and other local journalists about Tara along with other local women who are conquering breast cancer with their strength and incredible positive attitudes!

Thank you Tara, Ava and baystateparent.. it was a honor to meet and photograph you.

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“baystateparent” has done it again..another amazing issue about moms who are survivors of breast cancer. I had fun during the shoots earlier this September…first photographing last year’s cover story , Anne Meisner for an update at a local park and then heading to the studio for this year’s cover shoot of Jacy Watson in an...

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Baystateparent  was recently awards 11 National Design and Editorial Awards from Parenting Publications of America. “The publications conference was held in New Orleans with regional parenting magazines from all over the United States. In addition to networking and exchanging ideas and resources, baystateparent competed with other publications in various design and editorial categories for the...

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It was an honor to photograph the feature story in this month’s issue of BaystateParent Think Pink Issue. I met Anne and her 2 boys back in August for their shoot along with Paula Ethier the Art Director at BaystateParent in my Framingham studio loft. It was so much fun….Anne is amazing woman, a breast cancer survivor at the young age of 30 and a mom to two very cute boys.
Her boys were naturals in front of my cameras and lights and I felt I were able to capture photos to illustrate the courageou story of Anne and her battle with breast cancer.

As some of you know I am an active member of the Think Pink Photograpphy organization that offers free sessions to breast cancer survivors with in 1 year of treatment. The session can take place during treatment or when you feel up to it after your treatment. Please visit http://www.thinkpinkphotography.org/to hear more about this incredible organization of photographers across the United States. You can also see and read more about other breast cancer survivors I have photographed HERE

Here is the Cover image of BaystateParent . Please pick up the October issue and see the full feature article and more photos.

They also featured a little behind the scenes of the cover write up here is what is said for you out of towners:

“This month’s Think Pink cover, photographed by award-winning photographer, Paula Swift of Framingham, shines a light on 30-year-old Anne Meisner of Natick with her two supercute sons, Jeffrey, age 4, and Collin, 21 months.

Meisner, who was just 28 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, is now out of active treatment and shows no evidence of the disease. She is featured on page 38 of this issue in our story on the Ellie Fund, an organization that took away the stressful every day details of life so that Meinser could focus on what was really important: getting healthy, being a great mom, and spending precious time with her husband, family, and friends.

The decision to include the boys in this month’s photo shoot was a comfort to Meisner. “I probably only have one photo of the boys and me, and I was wearing a bandana. I am always the one behind the camera,” she said, grateful for the opportunity.

Art Director Paula Monette Ethier chose this particular cover shot because it reinforces what moms with breast cancer shared with us in this month’s issue: They want to care for their kids and receive support in keeping that mother-child routine as normal as possible. (See how to do this in Carrie Wattu’s story on Thrive, page 46).

And here’s Anne Meisner on our October cover doing just that. Go Anne!

Swift, who regularly offers free portrait sessions to women and men battling and surviving breast cancer, said, “It was an honor to photograph Anne and her sons, to show this courageous young woman. It really makes you realize cancer has not one face… but many, young and old.”

It is the friendly face of Meisner that explains, “Someone told me at one point last year that you will never feel so much love then when you are going through a cancer diagnosis and treatment. That is true.”

We hope our October cover and Think Pink issue is another way of spreading this love and support for one another around.

For more information on the Think Pink Photography Organization, visit www.paulaswift.com” BaystateParent October 2008

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I was contacted by a reporter located in Ohio recently to submit some of my work to be featured in an article about the Best Family Photographers in Boston with other photographers in my area. Pretty exciting to be on the other end of a feature story. I am more accustomed to being the photographer who shoots stories like these from my newspaper days. Here is a link to the Associated Content story that went live this morning. Best Family Photographers in Boston Link

Some of my images are even featured..here are some that I submitted for the article.

Thanks for checking this article out about being one of the Best Family Photographers Boston

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