A while ago, my friend Emily asked me to take some photos of her son Jack, to commemorate his turning two. I LOVED doing this shoot, even though, or maybe especially because, it required me to get literally down and dirty; Jack is short, and the playground was all mud and wood chips.

You can see a few more selections on my photography blog, over at AmberMarlow.com/Blog

These photos are totally unedited. I shot them through my hair in my backyard in the setting sun. My curls make a good filter.

Alice asked me to do a boudoir shoot with her. At first I was shocked! Scandalized! But it was tasteful. She posted some of her favorites today, and they are pretty cute if I do say so myself! Click the link to read her post and see all of the pics.

Now is as good a time as any, I suppose, to remind you that I am available for hire to take your family photos or portraits, too; you can see my portfolios at AmberMarlow.com

Furry friends are optional, but totally encouraged.

I have some awesome photos up on my photo blog of Oliver, who belongs to Erica from Fucked in Park Slope.

Check ‘em!

The thought of having another blog makes my everything hurt. I suck at branching out and branding and all that stuff, but I thought it was important to have a separate space for photography-related posts. I dunno.

What I do know is that I’m really excited about the pics!

In my Grandma’s kitchen.  I thought the lighting was so pretty, even though “Bowl of Fruit” has to be the most over-done, cliché, boring photography subject ever.  Gram fussed that the banana wasn’t pretty enough, but I think the bruises add character.  I’m spilling secrets here: that pear in the back is fake.  It’s so the bowl is never actually empty.

Cinnamon tea, honey, and girl talk while babies snooze nearby is the perfect winter afternoon.

Pastel cookies for Lydia’s half birthday party.  I bit into one and was *wham-o*ed with memories of being in grade school – I’ve been searching for this recipe for ages since tasting it two decades ago.  FINALLY.  Jen had it, and she passed it on.  I am ecstatic.

Sarah from Rescue Chocolate came through the Hey Brooklyn studio and brought this “Pick Me! Pepper” chocolate bar made with salt and spice.  It made me deeply happy.  I would have never selected this myself so I’m glad she selected it for me.  Thanks, Sarah!

Rob strikes a pose in the elevator of the studio.

Preeti had me over for lunch and made an elaborate stuffed mushrooms and pizza feast. For dessert she “whipped up” a raspberry buttermilk cake from Smitten Kitchen.  She brushed off my fawning as “no big deal”.

Carrot Creative celebrated a year’s worth of Digital DUMBO events by creating this potent whiskey-based carrot cocktail and topped them with gummi carrots.  Where the heck do you find gummi carrots?!  Aren’t they cute?

The Lost season premiere party at the Bell House had cans of Tecate masquerading as Dharma Initiative beer.

Sometimes we get behind in the dishes.

Phil played a “Farewell East Cost” show at a tiny coffee shop in Connecticut.  Then he took off for LA where he is, I am assuming, much warmer than I.

Nicole challenged me to find seven red things in my house and photograph them.

This is a cake topper from Bake it Pretty.*  Sadly, it has never actually topped a cake.

Here is Matty saying, “Howdy, Pard’ner!  Care to join me for nap?”

This is best little garlic chopping knife ever, and it’s only ten bucks!

This is a throw I got from a thrift store years ago for $4.  I will never tire of it.

This calendar is from Linda and Harriett.

In my house, even the shoes have dog hair on.

This is a telephone.

*I would like to note that Bake it Pretty didn’t send me this topper with the handle bars so messily glued – I made that mess myself.

The North Shore Animal League has a cat adoption van parked on the corner of my block every Sunday.  It has a Plexiglas wall so everyone is on display to passersby on the sidewalk.  Usually it’s filled with sqee!-inducing kittens, but this guy caught my eye more than anyone else.  I hope he finds a good home.

I couldn’t reach the cobwebs in my kitchen, so an old holey sock on a broom “kicked” them away.  I am so smart.

If your beer bottle starts looking back, it’s time to stop drinking.

I did this to someone’s car and left an apology and my phone number.  He called, but only tell me my note was very kind, and not to worry about it.

Rob got new glasses so I took new photos of him for online.  This is when we realized that he was covered in dog hair.

Laura and Dina are the duo behind the podcast Hey Girl Hey.  I interviewed them for Hey Brooklyn; you can listen here.  They had a lot of fun in front of my camera!

There’s construction around the studio which made it really easy to hear them walking towards the building – the catcalls and whistles reached a fevered pitch.