Check it out!

In May I worked with an amazing wedding planner out of Newport RI. Her business is called Couture Parties which is run by the wonderful Stephanie Frazier Grimm. She is fantastic, you should really check out her website and keep her in mind if you ever are looking for an event planner...

Anyways, where is this going you ask...

Recently Stephanie and I were featured on a blog together for the images I took when I spent a day with her in Newport. Check it out :)

Here are some other images from the day.

Here is the wonderful planner herself, Stephanie!

Wiping the dust off my camera...

So this weekend I was graced with the presence of Amber! She is one of my best friends and is the only one from Ma to make the journey to Maine to see me. (Boo to the rest of you) This weekend I finally dusted off my camera and shot. I tried to just act like any other Maine tourist and just shoot without coming up with excuses on why I couldn't. I can't say I have aquired any award winning photographs this weekend, or even photographs that I am in love with but I did have a great weekend with Amber and it was good to hold my beautiful black 5d Mark II in my hands :)

Amber sad that we couldn't find the lighthouse!

The weekend started off with showing Amber around Rockland, Rockport and Camden. After that we went on a search to find lighthouses. After driving in circles and entering the same state park numerous times we decided it was time to google where on earth we could find a light house. We pulled into Owls Head Light State Park and were thrilled to find a sign pointing to a light house! We made a little trek through the woods and came out in a little clearing where we found a beautiful white light house sitting on top of a little hill. We explored for awhile then attempted to head back into town.

On our way to the lighthouse

This looked like a scene from twilight

Pretty little post office backyard

After a 45 min long journey (that was only suppose to take 10 min) we made it back into Rockland. Amber and I headed down to the harbor to see the world largest lobster and to sit by the dock.

Largest Lobster!

It was an AMAZING day weather wise. Thankfully Amber brought the heat with her :) after a long day we headed back to Jason's to nap and get ready to go out to dinner...

Sunday morning came and Amber and I were on another hut to find a lighthouse. First though we went in search of wild Maine blueberries! We pulled into a bumpy dirt road and parked Jane (my Jetta) on the side. We assumed we would walk for a few minutes and end up in a field full of blueberries. We did end up in a field full of blueberries but not without walking a mile or two to get there.

We failed to bring a container with us so the Quakes bag we had in the car came in good use!

After the trek down the hill we made it back to the car and on our way to lighthouse numero 2. Again it was like a mile long walk to the lighthouse but it was so worth it with the amazing amount of sailboats that were around.

Sadly I had to head to work after finding this lighthouse so our day was over but it was a really relaxing yet exciting weekend.

We now have matching boat shoes!

This week Jason and I have Joyce Tenneson in the studio. She is already fantastic and it looks to be like we will be having a great week with her :) I will blog our wonderful experience next week!!

My First Promo Video!!

Hey everyone,

I know you're all impressed, another blog post this week! I have waited a long time to put this online and I am not really sure why but here is the promotional video I made for my photography. I want to thank Caiti Barr for helping me out with it! It is super cheesy but hey if you know me that is exactly what I am. It is the hopeless romantic in me :) let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions! Or if you want to book a session for this summer or fall.

Another week in Maine

Hey everyone,

So it has been awhile since I sat down and wrote a blog. (sorry) Two weeks ago Jason and I welcomed Arlene Collins into our lovely studio. Arlene taught a class on mastering flash. I personally have never been a huge flash fan but after assisting her in class I now have a better understanding of flash and feel that I would end up using it more in some situations. It was great to meet Arlene Collins, she really knows a lot about what she does and is able to teach it well. Jason and I will be working with Arlene two more times over the summer so you will be hearing more about her!

The weekend of the 4th was great, I got to go home and hang out with my friends and family for my birthday. My brother just acquired a boat so we spent most of the weekend out on the river. As most of you know I submerged my cell phone in coffee a few weeks ago and just got a new one in the end of June. Keeping that in mind, I stupidly took my beautiful new blackberry bold on the boat with me. I safely hid it in a towel and prayed for the best. Things were going good until all of a sudden our boat was bombarded with water. After a few seconds of water falling on us like a waterfall we figured out what went wrong (well they did, not me). I then remembered my lonely phone was in the back compartment as I was standing in a foot or two of water. Crossing my fingers I opened the back compartment and found it floating around... after a few moments of freaking out I came to terms with the fact that I am not meant to have a cell phone! Thankfully I have a new one now but it was a pretty stressful day!

Last week Jason and I started INVENTORY! Weirdly we had fun doing it. With the scanning gun in hand we would have races to see how fast we could enter in light kits and stands. It was an adventure but sadly we aren't done yet. Hopefully we will find some times to finish before the end of the summer!!

This week we are graced with the presence of Steve Sint! He is a wedding photographer who has shot so many beautiful photos. He has totally inspired me to start getting ready for one of my upcoming weddings. I have been searching on some of my favorite blogs and websites to get my ideas flowing. Some of those include Justin and Mary , Style Me Pretty and Growing Tree Photography. There are a lot more but I can't name them all. Check them out and get inspired, they are great :)

Hope everyone has a great week and I will be posting pictures from our wedding week soon! :)

And it all comes to an end...

In just one week so many things have happened. Last week Jason and I welcomed Bobbi Lane into our wonderful home (the studio). We were told to be prepared for her intensity and passion. Everyone was right. She was intense, but only in the best way possible. She was always so enthusiastic about everything she was teaching and she put the students before her at all times. Her passion for photography and educating is amazing. If I were to ever take a class at the workshops, Bobbi's would be first on my list. 

Bobbi Lane stole my heart in just three days! She was intense and I can't say I wasn't exhausted every night, but I would do it again just to be in her presence! The work that the student produced in one week was amazing. I cannot even explain how many beautiful shots they got. They were all wonderful photographers when they got here, but in just one week Bobbi transformed them into amazing photographers! They not only had to think about lighting patterns, framing, composition and depth of field but also about being creative and thinking outside of the box. 

Here is our wonderful class :) I miss all of them dearly!

Bobbie took this picture of Jason and I before we left on Wednesday to head back to MA. Thank you so much Bobbi :)

It was a pleasure to get the chance to work with Bobbi and I really hope to be lifetime friends with her! She has inspired me in so many ways :) Thank you Bobbi!

I unfortunately had to skip out on the last few days of Bobbi's class to make it back to MA in order to graduate! It was definitely a bittersweet day for all of us Hallmarkers. In just 10 months we all created amazing life long friendships that hopefully will always keep us connected. 

Our speaker was Douglas Kirkland and although many of you probably don't know who he is I can guarantee that you have seen his work. He is truly gifted but what struck me most of all was his enthusiasm and energy when talking about photography. He is around 75 years old and on a 90+ degree day he was jumping around on stage, putting on hallmark hoodies and preaching to us about what we can now achieve. It was an honor to have him speak at our graduation. 

Although most of our sunburns have faded we still have the memories that hallmark supplied us with. I learned so many things while in the 10 month program, but the friends and connection I had the chance to make while there make all the sweat, tears and sleepless nights worth it :)

Congratulations Class of 2010!

Well I suppose I should get back to work now! This week we are teaching in "mastering flash" with Arlene Collins. I will let you know how all about it next week but so far it is going very well!

I hope everyone has a happy and safe 4th of July :)

Robert Meyer

Hey everyone,

So last week was super busy so I have a bit of catching up to do on my weekly Maine update. Last week Jason and I got to spend the week with Robert Meyer and his assistant David Burns. Check out both of their websites :) they are both fantastic.

Over the last week Jason and I had our butts kicked in the studio. We survived the week and learned so much valuable information that made all the stress worth it. Robert is a great guy and hopefully we will stay in touch forever, he has so much great information and really loves sharing it with everyone. We would talk over dinner or while watching the celtics game and just discuss anything. He is an open book filled with hundreds of amazing pages.

Here is our adorable class photo that Robert took :)

The students ended the week with some really amazing work. It is so fantastic to be able to see their progression over just the course of one intensive week.

Anyways this week is all about Bobbi Lane :) She is FANTASTIC and I am so happy to be working with her. She was born to teach people about photography! I will post more this weekend about Bobbi but unfortunately Jason and I will be leaving Maine on Wednesday night to head back to Mass in order to GRADUATE!

Have a great week everyone!

First week down

Hey everyone!

So this week was an adventure for sure. It was our first week of having actual classes and Jason and I couldn't have asked for a better photographer to start with. Michael Wilson is totally amazing and he really now holds a little piece of my heart to be honest. Just watching him work is utterly amazing. The way he moves and speaks to his subjects is fantastic. He has a way of soothing his models into being comfortable and calm. Please check out his website!

Our students gave us permission to show some of their images so I could at least show why I haven't been shooting and how great they are!

Photo by: Annie Elliot

Picture of Michael Wilson :)

Photo by: Robert Ring

Photo by: Ana Christina Lyra

Photo by: Frank McPartland

Here is our adorable little class :) Thank you to all of you! This week was great!!