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Check out these photos that Matthew D'Alto Photography & Design recently shot of a home in Westport, CT. I believe this home was a turn-of-the-century ice house that was converted (and obviously expanded!) into the home you see in the pictures today. Click here to see to the entire New York Times l

In the midst of a large family portrait shoot in Stamford, I recorded this precious moment between this expectant mother and her only daughter. It's hard to tell which of the two was glowing more! Matthew D'Alto Photography & Design provides personal photography services for individual and fami

Here's something cute: For this couple's 40th wedding anniversary party, they made a life-sized cardboard cut out of themselves on their wedding date, and then posed next to themselves -- 40 years later! Congratulations!

In the Korean tradition, they celebrate a baby's first birthday unlike any other. In generations past, the death rate for children under the age of one were very high due to the lack of medical care and childhood diseases. For this reason, it became a tradition over many generations among Koreans

I spotted a hawk in my backyard yesterday. They are notoriously difficult to capture live, so I decided to take a chance and take the photo through my dirty glass window and screen. After a LOT of cropping and Lightroom touch ups, here's how it came out -- not too bad! By the way, I did try to open

She said, "I want a photo of us walking out of the church." He said, "I really like black and white photos." Consider it done. Matthew D'Alto Photography & Design provides personal photography services for individuals, couples, and families, including coverage of special personal events such as

I may retire from photography after taking this portrait since I really don't know if I can improve from here ;-) Truthfully, this lovely lady did all of the work and made my camera smile. This photo was taken late in the day under indirect sunlight, which caught her blonde hair nearly flawlessly

In a prior post, I described a wonderful Korean tradition of celebrating a child's first birthday in a unique way. The "Doljabi" is the highlight of this event. Here the baby is placed in front of various items that the baby may approach and touch. In the Korean tradition, it is believed that the fi

In addition to taking the photos, Matthew D'Alto Photography & Design can create and present a variety of photo books from any event that we shoot, from small weddings and marriage ceremonies, to mitzvahs and other religious ceremonies, to anniversaries and birthday parties. Here's an example of a

Three walls and a curtain was all that separated her from her family and friends (and a photographer!). We all waited patiently in that semi-outdoor, sunlit room behind the opaque curtain for about a hour. She finally arrived with her husband for a lovely dinner together...or so she thought. We al

This photo was taken under a cherry blossom tree in full bloom, and as the sun was starting to set in the distance. The colors, light, and shadows are enhanced to create more character and artistry in the photograph. Matthew D'Alto Photography & Design provides personal photography services for

This sweet little girl made had nothing but smiles for me during an hour-long shoot of her and her family on her First Communion day. It was a perfect sunny Sunday, though there was a little breeze in the air which caught her veil, making for this amazing pose with her flowing veil filled with the

Where simple and extravagant harmoniously meet. Matthew D'Alto Photography & Design specializes in photographing interior and exterior real estate, property, equipment, products, and construction for both local and out-of-state companies doing business or conducting projects within its primary mark