I can’t even tell you how excited I am to start the senior season. Last year I truly had a blast shooting the Class of 2010, and now I have a ton of new ideas for this year. If you haven’t already checked it out, visit my MDP Seniors website. Don’t wait until the last […]
Yearly Archives: 2010
So often, couples who have been together for a long time tend to forget about how special a portrait session with just them can be. (Okay, or just them and the dogs!) Ellyn and Peter have been together since school days, more than two decades, and they’ve become good friends over the years. I was […]
I can’t tell you how many shoots I’ve been to where someone (usually Mom) doesn’t want to be photographed, and it’s often because they aren’t 100% thrilled with their body at the moment. While I can totally understand, I think it’s a shame to not have the entire family together for a shot or […]
I’m a little late, but that doesn’t mean I’m not totally excited to share today’s Wardrobe Wednesday! Erica May, of Erica May Photography, decided to focus on maternity and newborn sessions. She’s been knocking these shoots out of the park lately, so please take a few minutes to check out herwebsite and newborn album on Facebook. […]
I’ll admit there was a time when my husband owned more makeup than me (he’s a TV guy), so I’m clearly not the person to give makeup advice. I actually showed up to my own senior portrait shoot with nothing more than moisturizer on my face. Thankfully, the photographer had some mascara and lip gloss […]
Newborn sessions are quickly becoming one of my favorite types of shoots. No matter how much planning you do, babies are totally unpredictable. No two are alike. Small differences in age, weight, feeding and sleep schedules can totally change the types of poses and shots that are possible. The one relative constant that makes things […]
Sometimes it really is best to keep things simple – especially when the alternative is discomfort or stress. The advice from Stephanie of Stephanie Reeder Photography is sage – I couldn’t have said it better. Thank you, Stephanie! “This week’s Wardrobe Wednesday comes to me inspired by my husband. As a photographer I am always dreaming […]
I'll admit – there was a moment I wasn't sure the cake was going to get smashed. You just don't expect a child to crawl away from an open invitation to get messy, but that's just what happened. Thankfully, after a minute or two (and a dabble of frosting), Mr. Joshua realized the pot of […]