Cassie & Mark: Adult Siblings

Today, I had the chance to photograph by best friend of 22 (wow, that makes me feel old) years! She told me that the only thing that her mother wanted for her (leap year) birthday this year was a photograph of her and her brother. I faced two very difficult challenges with this shoot. The first challenge was the question of how to pose an adult sister and brother. Since they are way past the age where lovey-dovey, cutsie stuff just won't work, we had to get creative. Fortunately, since they both have such unique personalities, it turned out to be a simple task! The second challenge had to do with location; and the weather. We had planned to shoot outdoors (as I currently do not have a studio set-up). It would have been a nice day (41 degrees isn't too bad for February in Boston), but the wind ended up being a problem. After the first few shots, we all knew that this location just wasn't going to work today. Desperate to find a last minute location, Cassie suggested that we go to her place of work; an orthodontist's office. I thought that especially with these two, the opportunity could really be a fun one; and that it was! The bottom line: you can make ANY place into a studio.

This photo (below) was actually taken in front of an elevator door.

This photo (above) was actually taken in front of an elevator door.

Baby J; My First Official Returning Client :)

I first took baby J's photos back in October, when he was just about 2 months old. Now 4 months, he is so much bigger and cuter than ever! What a doll! We had so much fun with J. His mom is such a pleasure to work with because she's really willing to go along with/try anything. We got some fabulous shots with some cute props and poses! I'm pretty happy with the photos from this shoot. I find that I am struggling with color lately so that, and the external flash, are the two things at the top of my "to master" list. Thanks for looking!

A Wedding on New Year's Day!

This blog feels like it's been a long time coming. It's really only been 14 days, but I feel like I have been working on these photos forever! I was very excited about shooting a wedding. My good friend, Bridget (who is also a photographer) allowed me the opportunity to co-shoot the wedding of one of her colleagues. I have to be honest; I totally underestimated the job of a wedding photographer. It is a hard job with a lot of work involved. I give wedding photographers a lot of credit. It was a lot of fun, but it was certainly challenging... and I did face my fair share of challenges. It was the perfect wedding to photograph for a photographer's first wedding. It was a small affair; there were only about 30 guests in attendance and the bride was very easy going, laid back, and really a pleasure to work with.

I am comfortable with the images I captured from this wedding. As I said, I know that there are certain mistakes that I made, but it was definitely a learning experience. I know what I need to work on, where my weaknesses lay, and I am going to focus a large amount of my energy on mastering those areas. With all that said, I would like to share some of the images from the wedding. I think that this is a fair representation of the images I captured as well as the stage I am at in my photography journey.

An Outdoor photoshoot in December

An outdoor photoshoot in December (in New England) means jackets and hats! The C family wanted to get some nice shots for their Christmas card this year so we set out on a cold, Winter's day to do just that! This little boy was so photogenic! The camera just loved him (and those eyes!) I definitely have a few favorites that will be making their way onto my website eventually!

Great Shoot at Coggshall Park, Fitchburg!

I had the pleasure of shooting my college roommate's family this past weekend at just the perfect location! S chose Coggshall Park in Fitchburg, as her location of choice and it was absolutely beautiful! From the trees, to the gazebo, beautiful stone walls, wooded paths, and still pond, there were so many great opportunities for great photos! We made our way around the whole pond, making sure we used every available spot as a backdrop!

The M Family

With Veteran's Day falling in the middle of the week, it gave me a chance to get in an extra shoot last week! The goal of this shoot was to get a great photo for the M family's Christmas card! I was a little nervous about photographing two teens (especially two teens that are brother and sister!), but A & R were such good sports about it! I didn't get even ONE complaint! Whew! They didn't even mind when I asked them to throw on some hats so I could photograph them for a photography class project!


Check out those shoes! I made poor R change his shoes for the Christmas card photos, but told him to put them back on for the fun stuff! I love them!

Sammie

I had the pleasure of photographing Sammie, a beautiful 3 year old Golden Retriever on Saturday morning. Sammie had just finished his doggy obedience school program and was a VERY well behaved boy! I was amazed at how long he sat still. I had so much fun with him and I also learned that the post-processing on pet portraits is a breeze because there aren't any skin tones to worry about! I love pet photography!