I was invited to to take some family portraits of Elizabeth, Aris and their bundle of joy, AJ near their home in Long Island City. I was so happy that the day finally came for us to make the shoot a reality. Every time we planned the session, it rained! We first picked a date in July, then August. On the third attempt, Hurricane Irene hit. Mother Nature finally cut us a break the forth time and we headed to Gantry State Park, which is right on the water across from FDR Drive. The view over there is something to see!
Here’s Aris Jr. Isn’t he absolutely adorable!!??
Dad and AJ. The look on each others face= PRICELESS.
AJ was a total “ham”.
This is quite possibly my favorite picture from this session.
Someone’s getting sleepy!
But it’s OK. When AJ went to sleep, I was able to give mom and dad the spotlight!
The spotlight’s on you Mr and Mrs Morales 😉 This is reminiscent of the last time I saw you two…
Photographers, sometimes textures can be found on location and doesn’t need to be added post-production.
See what I mean =)
Just in case you needed to validate our location-
OK Aris!
Elizabeth looks pretty darn amazing here! From what I hear she’s an excellent baker. Check out her site “Mi Almas“.
I had so much fun with you guys!
Photography by Michelle Etwaroo 
Absolutely adorable photos of the Morales family! We especially the love the views of the city found in the background, but nothing beats a sleeping child on Dad’s shoulder.
Thank You! Lovely website you have there.
Thank you so much! We’ll take that as a high compliment considering just how beautiful your work is! We’ll be checking in often!