Photo by Emily Hatch

Photo by Emily Hatch

I offer family and children portraiture, wedding & event photography, and branding & headshot sessions and  a new session dedicated to women's portraiture. 
 I want your images to tell your story.  I want to capture your moments and have them live on forever. I don't worry about having perfectly posed pictures and if your kid is in a bad mood on the day of the shoot, we take it in stride. As a mother of an nine-year-old and a seven-year-old, I am well aware the good and bad and ups and downs. We run and play a lot during sessions, making sure to capture candid moments of your children and the moments you have with them. 

Photos by Vanessa Lassin Photography

When I’m not behind camera, you can find me helping my husband and two kids on our working farm in Hunterdon County, NJ. We raise goats and are one of the top breeders of New Zealand Kiko goats in the Northeast. We are seed stock operation which means we breed for certain characteristics and sell females to other goat breeders that want to incorporate those characteristics into their herd. Our goats start kidding (having their babies) in January or February every year. It's a very exciting time around our farm. We welcome  between 100-200 kids every  year! We also have a pony, two Kune Kune pigs, four dogs, hens, a rabbit and a guinea pig!
Here are some other fun facts about me!

• I took my first photography class when I was nine years old with a Polaroid camera in the basement of an art museum in Grand Rapids, MI. I still have that camera!
• I spent several years riding and competing Eventing horses at a professional level in Florence, AL.
• I earned a Masters Degree of Science in Business Management from College of St. Elizabeth in Morristown NJ. 
• I recently completed my first triathlon (August 2017) and am looking forward to training and competing in more!
• I love to travel. My dream job would be to travel the world taking pictures with a writer who will write their stories as I capture them. My morning coffee is a must before I can speak or function. I love to sing (to myself in the car but also as part of a parent choir at my kids school). My favorite candy is skittles (although I don't ever eat them unless its Halloween) and I dislike grocery shopping and doing laundry! 
  

I am proud to be a member of the PPA - Professional Photographers of America.
"PPA's Mission:
Creating a vibrant community of successful professional photographers by providing education, resources and industry standards of excellence. www.ppa.com

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