Welcome to my new blog..
I'm a wife, a mother, a teacher and a photographer. These are just a few words that define who I am. The love of cooking and international cuisine give me inspiration along with sweet memories of cooking with my Sicilian grandmother Eleanor. Homemade manicotti, spaghetti sauce with homemade meatballs cooking for hours, and Italian wedding soup are just a few of the dishes served at my house. Whether cooking, teaching, or taking pictures, my spontaneity, passion and creativity will be unleashed.
You can see more of my work on my portfolio website (miamarisa.com). Please follow me on twitter and @reply me or contact me by email so that I know who you are. :) Cheers!
Me and my girls had fun on our mini Easter photo shoot. After nap time, I packed up the girls and headed over to a sweet little spot near my house. The baby was such a great model. Eva got to use my old Rebel camera for the first time and loved it. She was more excited about taking pictures than modeling. Enjoy my girls! I love them sooooo much!
I think she has the photography bug now too! Her pictures were great. I’ll post them soon. 
It was such a beautiful day. The sunny California weather had finally returned after many weeks of cold and rain, and we decided to head out to fly our trick kite that Jeff bought many years ago. It seemed like a perfect afternoon, just enough wind to make our kite fly. But, once we got near the beach it seemed as if the wind had gone. We tried over and over again to get it to fly, but it just wouldn’t. Even though we didn’t get to see our kite take off, we had fun letting the girls run around, and watching them do somersaults. With our busy lives I’ve really learned to appreciate those simple moments, the time spent just being together, laughing and having fun. Here are some of my favorites from our short outing.
They love giving each other big bear hugs.
I love these next three.
It has been awhile since I had time to put a shoot together. The idea started when I was casually looking at InStyle magazine. I saw a page that jumped out at me about fashion week and the 70′s inspired clothing. The day before the shoot the shutter on my 50D stopped working, so I had to rely on my trusty ole’ Rebel XT to do the trick. I’m thankful for back-up equipment, that’s for sure.
The stylist and make-up artist were so amazing. I loved the looks and how it all came together. The stylist came up with four different looks for the girls that blew me away.
Models:
Angel Farwell
Hawanatu Macauley
Stylist:
Kelsey Lovatto (She’s my best friend’s cousin and getting a double-major in Fashion Design and Merchandising.)
Make-up Artist:
Carla Hille
Photographers:
Me ~
Noah Ciccanti
Merissa Garcia
