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    Welcome to the studio journal of Bamboo Photography. Photographing people is not just a job for me, it's also my passion; as in doing cartwheels across the lawn, grinning from ear to ear, heart fluttering, and in love. I see beauty in people, and my work is about connecting with that inherit beauty and celebrating the magical joy of childhood and love through fabulous imagery.

    Based in Philadelphia with my husband and four children, I spend much of my time enchanted by little ones; both mine and yours. Occasionally I find time for traveling, picnics and nature walks, tea rendezvous, impromptu dance parties, and decorating our old house.

    Here you'll find details on our sessions, decorating inspiration, tidbits on photography, and our family adventures. Have a look around and feel free to leave a comment ~ I'd love to hear from you!

    ~ Dana

MATERNITY SESSIONS : AUGUST 8TH

We’ll be celebrating the beauty and joy of pregnancy with maternity sessions on August 8th. If you’ve always wanted to capture this special time in your life, here’s a great opportunity!

AUGUST 8TH – PHILADELPHIA

Space is limited and reserved on a first come, first served basis. For more details and to reserve your session, please visit our client site.

BEAUTY IN LIFE

I wanted to write something really prophetic about seeing the beauty in life, but it’s simply too late (3:22 am) for me to be prophetic.  I just hope that I was able to capture some small reflection of the beauty that I see in these two dear souls.  I can’t wait to hold their little peanut in my arms, and capture his squishy sweetness.

I love the colors in these ones…

Beautiful, stunning, gorgeous!  Totally worth the mosquito bites.

Love this image of them…  Joey, do you ever get told you look like Rocky???

CHILDREN IN NATURE

These sessions are near and dear to me, because of how special and important I believe it is for children to spend time in nature.  It’s a big part of the focus in what I do, and why I support and partner with organizations like Tyler Arboretum.  I’ve been to other arboretums, but this one is  by far my favorite.  It’s well cared for and beautiful, it has a butterfly house, wonderful exhibits, and programs for children, but the thing I love the most about Tyler is how natural it feels.  The landscape is not perfectly manicured…it’s left just a bit to it’s own unraveling.  For a child, it’s the perfect setting to explore, imagine, and become completely enraptured in nature…and I don’t know what could be more delightful!

Thanks to all the families that participated in these sessions, we were able to donate $100 to the arboretum’s children programs!

MARCHING TO HER OWN BEAT

Did you ever know someone that was just so completely authentic, good-natured and loving that you couldn’t help but adore them?  Someone who’s always ready to lend a hand and makes sure to include everyone in the fun?  The kind of person that marches to their own beat, but invites everyone around to join in?  That’s my neice, Cheyenne.  She always amazes me with her generosity of spirit.  She turned 13 last week and as I reflect on her life, I am just SO proud of who she’s become.  At her birthday party, she made sure to welcome, include and introduce every single guest to one another, down to our itty bitty newborn.  She (along with her friends) made sure all her baby cousins were having the time of their life.  When I asked her who she wanted me to take pictures of (thinking she’d say her and her friends) she immediately said, “Can you photograph me with my parents?”  Not what I expected to hear from a 13 year old!  She’s really just an amazingly sweet and really great person.  I guess it all makes sense, considering who her parents are!

Here she is with her wonderful mom…who she gets a lot of her great stuff from…like, super generous, patient, hard-working and supportive.

And having some fun with her daddy (my brother), you can tell how much she adores him!  I’m so proud of what a loving and committed father he is.  She gets lots of great stuff from him too…like her sense of humor!

I just love her expression in this shot!  Totally her…just being her silly self!  My wish for you, Cheyenne, is that you always shine brightly… listening to your heart and not afraid to march to your own beautiful beat.  XOXO

MY TWO BABIES

If you’re considering having another child, my recommendation is don’t wait too long!  My two youngest are 20 months apart and although I always said I didn’t want two in diapers, it’s actually been wonderful.  I think the age difference is just right.  I can’t wait to see how their relationship develops over the years.  What do you think?  How close in age are your children?  And how was the transition for you?

LITTLE SWEET THINGS

Just wanted to share some images of Zayneb with her gorgeous new quilt and outfit.  These arrived in the mail yesterday from two different friends that I haven’t seen in years…and I was so touched by both of their thoughtfulness, and good taste! Look at those little peacocks on her outfit!  As for the quilt, aside from it coming all the way from Australia, it’s also handmade…pure handmade goodness!

Goodness.  I’m in love…

P.S. The baby is almost 7 weeks already!  Can you believe it?!

P.P.S. I’ll be opening the calendar next week for summer and fall sessions…  Make sure you’re on the mailing list so you can find out all the details!