Gabriela Herman, a professional photographer, who resides in Park Slope some of the time, took a great shot of President Obama on Martha’s Vineyard this summer.

Herman came to my attention when she asked if she could take a picture of me for her Bloggers at Home series (a work in progress).

We had a delightful photo shoot in my dining room and I now get her occasional emails and know about her wonderful blog featuring her own work and the work of other contemporary photographers. I urge you to take a look at her high energy photographs!

What a summer she had; what a great shot of our president. Read more for the details of getting the shot of Barack…

“A highlight, as you may imagine from the image above, was photographing our president! I was fortunate to have been at the right time and at the right place with my camera in hand. I was dining out here on Martha’s Vineyard in August, when we were informed by our server that the Obamas would be joining for the evening. When the president stepped outside to check out the magnificent sunset view, I snapped a few shots and voila! My photo of Obama graced the front page of the Martha’s Vineyard Gazette.“