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Who I am . . . .

At heart, I am a kid.
At play, I am an artist.
At work, I'm giving a 100% of who I am to my art.
At home, I am a Mom and a wife and an accountant
and a nurse and a chauffeur and a cleaning lady
and a landscaper and an interior decorator and a chef.
I'm not perfect at it, but I work very hard at it everyday.

What you should know about me . . . . .
I'm entirely laid back and fun.
I like making people laugh.
I love a challenge.
My artistic eye and penchant for relating to people, I recognize and
embrace as my gift.
Being a photographer doesn't define who I am, but it certainly has
shaped the person I've become.
I'm a better person because of my photography and my clients;
my muses!

Am I wise? . . . . .
I've come so far and gained so much as a person by experiencing the
good alongside the bad.
I believe that in every obstacle or sticky situation in life, there is
an opportunity for growth in some way.
That a day not thinking about the future is a day neglected.

I am unique. I am close to my heart.
Bottomline, this is me!

Monthly Archives: July 2008

What Exit?

To all of the ‘Yankee’ transplants living here in the Triangle, myself included, never forget your roots;[ in the faint corner of my mind I can hear Jon Bon Jovi and Springsteen rockin' it out.]

Didn’t travel the NJ Turnpike for this journey, so I have no clue to the answer to the question above. It’s a mere reminder of my roots to appropriately title this blog, ‘What exit’ as it is soooo NJ!

And so it was, this past weekend we (the Borelli family) made the long journey up 95 to the land of Yanks!

And with good reason to not only see a bunch of friends and family, but to document the wedding of Jamie and Gregg, a very laid-back couple(who would’ve thought coming from NJ, right?) who had a slam-dunk fantastic wedding at the Martinsville Inn in NJ. What a party! Can’t say enough about their DJ and he travels. Absolutely engaging and very talented at what he does. Really, really knows how to get a party started! Congratulations, Jamie&Gregg!

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Laugh at yourself . . .

It’s a good trait to have. 

OK, and if anyone is to poke fun at herself, it’s me. I’m dingy; plenty of the time(Just not when taking pictures, of course!) Don’t mean to be, but I am. Perhaps I need to lay off of the hair chemicals. No, by the looks of the pictures below, I definitely need to lay into some hair chemicals and fast.

Disclaimer: The pictures below are not an attempt at vanity. They are however, documentation that I do exist. My kids one day are going to look back at their pictures and be like where’s Mommy? I’m always the shooter. My husband is the poser and I just don’t exist in our family album. I’m here, really!blog 1 Laugh at yourself . . .

The picture on the right is not about me. Note the disc. I’m a Mac user. I arrived in the Cult officially on June 15th, 2008. What is it about that Apple? There is a picture of a guy on the cover a self-help Mac book(no, I don’t know it all, and seek educational materials) with the Apple logo shaved into his head. Talk about strong branding. . . .

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Me, doing Zoolander. Burke (my 2 year old) said, ‘Mommy, mad.’ You be the judge.

I’m also a self-professed wanna-be model. Didn’t know that about me, did ya? I know, I know. I hide behind the camera, and I really can’t seem to get past the issue that there is a very limited market for plus-sized  short, blond-haired mother’s of two in the 35 and up with straight white teeth and a big nose category. I’m still looking though. So I live vicariously through the lens eliciting and documenting the reactions and playfulness of my brides and models. 

I do dream that I’m a high end fashion photographer and I bring that to my shoots and that’s what I aim for. I think very editorial while I’m shooting. So, Sports Illustrated, if you’re looking for someone to travel to exotic locations to do that little swimsuit thing of yours, I may be interested. 

Until then, I will stick to North Cackalack and wherever my clients choose to send me.

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Yummy, Mummy, Goddess Liz!

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Her two darling children Grace and Joey were so excited for the special surprise that I brought along for them. And in eager anticipation, kept popping in on our shoot. Made for some great impromptu pictures!

Little did they know that in the end they’d be scribbling all over Mommy’s tummy and their own!! It was great fun documenting their delight!

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Welcome to Swank Photo Studio Blog

Well what a ride this has been. From a so-called photography teacher that told me I would never be a photographer, to today, being featured on the cover of a Bride’s Magazine.

So Many pictures to take, and so little time. Please feel free to browse my site at www.swankphotostudio.com and enjoy the galleries. They are large in size, and weight so some are slow to load, but so worth the wait.

Let’s have fun with this!