Elly Dream Photo

Name: Elly Dream Photo
Address: Middletown, NJ, 07748, US
Telephone: +17325952121

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Dream Big. My own dream, passion, and legacy: preserving mom's legacy as artistic portraits on the w

10/01/2026

I got SUPER lucky not one, not two, but three times this Friday!! First, I got sick.

Oh no, that's not luck. That just happened. Period. Head full of fog and gunk, day full of appointments. No easy feat!!

I prepped my presentation until 1 AM. Skip it? I wished I could… but I gave my word. And it was a damn good presentation to miss!!! Something REALLY has to happen for me to miss out.

Be careful what you wish for! And it did.

Driving there, one message came in: my kid missed the bus. My kid, who NEVER misses a bus!! Sad to lose a presentation I prepped so hard for… and I NEVER missed a meeting like this. Honestly, feeling THAT lousy, coughing and sneezing wouldn’t add the desired punch in a roomful of people.

LUCK #1: people I can rely on!! I wish my presentation prep didn’t miss me on my sleep in total vain… but the important bits reached the people waiting regardless; my kid reached school on time; I reached a cup of warm tea. Kathleen Hala , Robert Hazelrigg, I can't thank you enough! 🙏

LUCK #2: another friend called to remind me it was THE night. AC/DC, my son's gift, both of us counting the days. Sick, swamped, no way I would have remembered. Also no shape to go. Rock 'n' roll with a box of tissues? 🥴.

LUCK #3: a storm hit our whole East Coast and my concert got rescheduled! 😅 No hour and a half drive to a place where I couldn't enjoy a single note. Soup for my kiddos, important work finished, a recovery day my schedule would have never allowed.

Storms, missed presentations, canceled concerts. Aren't they luck too? Wonderful, isn't it?!

Sick. Missed bus. Rained out. A series of unfortunate events? Or a STRIKE OF LUCK?

Luck doesn't show up gift-wrapped. Sometimes it hits us by storm (literally 😅). Counting blessings 😉

It is the people to rely on that are the true blessing. Thank you, guys, for being there for me!! 🙌

When did a bad break turn out to be your luckiest one? 🍀

09/30/2026

Grandma's Babysitting: Silver Spoon Service. Guaranteed!!

Anyone who has ever left a dog with a loving relative while heading out on vacation knows EXACTLY what I'm talking about. You leave a dog. You come back to a dog and a half!! Somehow the dog gains weight from every single vacation just by staying behind, and the worst offender is always grandma.

Now hand her a puppy, and it goes exponential. She'll make sure that little one is overfed, overspoiled, over-treated, and tucked under a blanket in the middle of August.

When my kids saw the portrait I've been creating for my upcoming competition, it was sheer panic: *"MOM. What is grandma feeding our Vinny?!"* "Relax, honey. It's yogurt." "I can only imagine how much she fed her while you were shooting!" "I was really fast. Not an issue."

The real issue was between my shots, when grandma made sure Vinny wasn't missing a single spoonful of the treat we prepared for her spotlight moment 🙃. Out of everything we've ever created together, this was the one session BOTH of them enjoyed the most. A few extra fluffy pounds? Pure love, measured in yogurt 😉.

**Happy National Dog Day!** Show me your dog below and tell me how yours likes to be pampered.

07/04/2026

Happy 250th Birthday, America! 💚

What a day to take my artistic journey to a new level!

Introducing THE DREAM SKETCHBOOK: a portrait artist's diary… page-by-page discoveries. Sharing the behind-the-scenes inspirations and discoveries that feed my art: museums, travels, books, and the stories behind the artworks that stop me in my tracks.

A few words about this one: for America's birthday, this portrait story takes us on a time-ride into the past of the Princeton Museum, and shares a story about a luxurious golden frame built for a king... and the cannonball that changed everything. Swipe through!

07/04/2026

The last project I’ve been working on before I left for this amazing journey!! Applying an acrylic layer to prep the surface for the actual embellishment with paints! 💚🖌️

02/26/2026

Family portraits…

Asking a photographer, a musician, any artist what happens “for fun”?
Blank stare. 😆

“What do I create when I’m not getting paid?”

Try picturing an accountant coming home… cracking open spreadsheets for pleasure.
Same stare.

That’s me with portraits!!
Camera.
Digital paintbrush.
The work never stops… and that’s a great thing: love what you do and never work a day of your life ;)
I just changes clothes ;))

Painting has my whole heart.
Big update: I passed the technical skill stage in Beyond the Brushes Painting Academy!!
Translation: graduation from flowers. Hello, ✨bigger subjects✨, ✨new techniques✨.

( , thank you for inspiration!!)

Next stop: Nashville.
Outside family portraits?!
Warm air…
REAL Brushes that won’t freeze to the REAL canvas 😆.✈️🎨

What’s the “can’t-stop-making-it” thing lately?

01/31/2026

✈️ Window seat. 35,000 feet. One “random” in-flight movie I had zero plans to watch… then a tiny moment at boarding hit me harder than the landing.

As a portrait photographer, seniors are never “just seniors” to me. They’re legacy. Humor. Fire. Tenderness. Stubborn pride. Quiet fear. That invisible shift when roles start flipping — when the older generation goes from protector to the one who needs a hand… sometimes from a teenager.

That connection between generations is my devotion, my fascination — honestly, something that feels like it has to be photographed, talked about, honored.

I wrote the full story below⬇️, plus the question that’s been sitting in my chest ever since: what emotion shows up first around aging… guilt, tenderness, impatience, fear, gratitude? 💚

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1D5N4ZnqvA/

12/31/2025

Happy New Year to all the wonderful friends, special people in my life! Appreciate learning and being inspired by each of you! Appreciate… the fact that you tolerate my random 2am thoughts, my questionable reels and statements, and that one story I’ve told approximately 47 times.

Here’s to another year of making memories, sharing laughs, and pretending we have our lives together (we’re all just winging it, right?). Thank you for being the kind of people who make life brighter, funnier, and infinitely more interesting.

May 2026 bring us more reasons to celebrate, fewer reasons to stress, and the same beautiful mess that makes our lives so special. Wohooo to you, to us, and to whatever adventures await! 🎉✨

Let’s make this year unforgettable (in the best way possible, not the “what were we thinking?” way… well, maybe a little of that too 😂).

With gratitude and excitement for what’s ahead! 💫

12/15/2025

To all my friends and loved ones celebrating Hanukkah, I'm sending you the warmest wishes for a beautiful Festival of Lights! 🕎

May each candle you light bring more joy, hope, and brightness into your lives. May your homes be filled with the glow of the menorah, the warmth of family and friends, the sweetness of latkes and sufganiyot, and the timeless miracle of faith and resilience.

Hanukkah reminds us that even the smallest light can push back the darkness, and that miracles happen when we hold onto hope. In a world that sometimes feels uncertain, may this season renew your spirit and fill your hearts with peace.

Whether you're spinning the dreidel, sharing stories passed down through generations, or simply being together with those you love, I hope these eight nights bring you countless moments of happiness and meaning.

Chag Sameach! Happy Hanukkah! ✨🕎🔯

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