Camden Wedding!

This weekend was hot, steamy humid, and to top it off there was a dramatic thunderstorm! Kitty and Joe tied the knot in Camden Maine at the Camden Yacht Club right on the water... boats and mountains in the background, doesn't get much better than that! It was our first wedding in Camden and it was so great to shoot in several different locations, The Hartstone Inn, Church, and the Yacht Club.
At the beginning of the day it was outrageously hot... like a steam bath. We kept the bride cool with wet towels during photos, but she held up beautifully! I don't think I have sweat that much in a decade! As we walked over to the church for family portraits it started pouring... but the bride and groom decided to walk to the church in the rain from the inn with their big umbrellas, enjoying a moment alone. By the time we got everyone settled, the sky opened back up, with cooler temps I might add, and we were able to take photos outside the beautiful church.
We were not allowed inside the church for thr ceremony (no cameras or flash) so we waited in our air conditioned car while we unloaded all the photos onto my laptop.
A bagpiper led the procession from the church to the yacht club down the quaint streets of Camden. The sun cast a warm glow on the rest of the evening, making it a picture perfect day!
Congratulations Kitty and Joe and THANK YOU for letting us be a big part of your day!

TTD

Well if you are going to Trash The Dress then you might as well do it right. As so many wedding photographers know, the wedding day is never "perfect" light, or "perfect" temperatures...so today for our TTD session we thought we would make sure that we got PERFECT everything.
So when is the best time to shoot? Either sunset or sunrise and since today called for some clouds later in the day (and we had a meeting with a potential bride and groom) we decided to go for sunrise... and anyone who knows me, knows that sunrise is NOT my thing. But our bride was up for it and we wanted it so bad, well that just made me giddy so up at 6 am for hair and makeup and out the door by 7!
First we hit an industrial alley in downtown and took over the street, awesome time a day for it! And with yesterday's heat... well it was the best time to shoot for sure. The sky had a great haze to it that just added to the photos.
After that we headed over to the beach, all amped up because what we had shot so far was looking pretty good!
Kayla was willing to do anything in that dress and she just about did. The early birds at the beach must have thought we were crazy! After all, not too many TTD going on here in Maine so far. She was hit by pounding surf, went out into the waves, and crawled in the sand. And we followed, cameras held high in the surf...

Seniors are SO COOL

I love senior shoots!
Brings me back to the days when we were the coolest.
Caitlyn was such a blast and totally adventurous...climbing rocks and making me work for it. She looked like she was floating over the water. It was awesome!
I am so behind in blogging and I have so much to blog about these days! So many shoots to show you :)

maine weddings :)

Apple orchards, woodchucks as witnesses, perfect weather, great band... all the ingredients for a perfect wedding.
One thing I noticed from the minute we arrived at to get Lindy ready was the love... you could feel it... in the air, in Lindy's voice and even more so in their eyes when she approached him down the aisle. I know I had a hard time holding back the tears. This was one wedding where I was choked up from the get go!
Tim and Melinda tied the knot last weekend at Gilsland Farms in Falmouth Maine. This location is perfect for an outdoor wedding... the grounds are gorgeous, long grasses, pretty views of the water and scurrying woodchucks every place you look!

non stop

Oh my summer truly is the time to shoot. Weddings, seniors, models, pageants, and families shoots on the beach. We have it all almost every day of the week until October. It's great fun and I can't complain because I am doing what I love love love o do! Come December I will be wishing it was August again (even though I am slightly exhausted by the heat and humidity).

But the light is amazing and the days are still long... so book while you can! Beaches are great this time of year but we took tonights shoot inside and worked on some studio lighting... more of that to come.
Last night I was lucky enough to shoot with a super cool couple on the streets and alley ways of the Old Port. Great colors an a super fun couple too!

So much more to come in the next week! Lots of good wedding images too! Wish we could share but I have to let the bride and grooms get their sneak peak first!

Another engagement shoot to post tomorrow night too!

Sweet dreams everyone!

Couple Shoots

Are not like working... I feel like I am cheating. These images may actually speak for themselves. Its hard to find a location in Maine that I don't like... or any New England town for that matter, but this one is a gem... and pretty well hidden :)
I'm always looking for private (but public of course) beaches and textures walls with pops of color.
The heat gave us a break long enough to do a great shoot... but it will be back next week we've been told. Just in time for the senior shoots! It's better that way, the beach is always better when it's warm out. Nobody likes to get in the water when it's cold right?

Liv

Getting in as much test shooting as we can before August when senior portraits, weddings, and family beach shoots happen all at once :) Today we worked with Liv, a wonderful model (she's just 16 but by god the girl knows what she is doing) who certainly has a great future ahead of her. She drove 6 hours with her dad from CT and back all in one day just for us to shoot her. Her portfolio is full now! We each shot about 5 gigs (at least 900 photos) in about 2 hours! 6 clothing changes, 3 hair changes and countless poses later... it was an amazing shoot.
Here's to you future success Liv! You have a great future in modeling should you choose to go with it!

JenMari

Gorgeous girl! I have been dying to photograph a red head for a while now and this girl was perfect :)
Great model and a great sport sitting in the grass getting bit by the skeeters. Nothing like a summer night near the water in Maine! I hope she is happy with the results! I know we were!

Sea Glass Re-Launch!

We redesigned Sea Glass AGAIN. But this one is a keeper. We needed a way to separate our fashion and beauty work from our weddings and family stuff so we did the site over and used Lightroom to create the Web Galleries... easy easy stuff! Now to work on my mom's site :)

summer love

There is nothing like a warm sunset for engagement sessions on the beach in New England. Last night's weather was perfect.. great clouds, great light. But in New England no matter what time of year we can have some amazing drama in the sky. Its either raining, windy, sunny... doesn't matter... even snow can make for an amazing backdrop. As far as I am concerned you have to embrace the weather here... work with what you have... if its raining... go moody... if its sunny... go beachy. We try not to let the weather bring us down... because you have to work with what you have.
But last night was my favorite kinda night :)

summer lovin'

summer lovin', originally uploaded by tess j..

Had the pleasure of photographing Kelly and Matt tonight at the beach. Amazing sunset, amazing couple! The light could not have been better :)

oh my

How long has it been since I wrote last? TOO LONG!
But I have some exciting news. New wedding site with a new gallery!
Andrew the genius created a new gallery for viewing images...and its the coolest. Check it out http://weddings.seaglassphoto.com
Fresh new site, that we both designed and built. Its my other hobby :)

And Senior Portraits for summer are booking up! We have some great packages available for you kids who are looking for a fresh, alternative fashion style shoot for your senior pics. Bookings in August and early Sept still available but space is filling up fast! Did we mention hair and makeup is included ???

bloom

bloom, originally uploaded by tess j..

seems like bellies and bumps are everywhere! in the last week I have photographed 2 perfect bellies :)
its seriously one of my favorite things to photograph... but then again I say that about everything I shoot.
which is wonderful because i always enjoy what I am doing :)
and you know what lots of bellies means... lots of little newborns in a couple of months!

seniors!!!!

Attention seniors :)
We now have a site, just for you and your all important photo shoot!
Browse and enjoy and be sure to send an email with your ideas for your photo shoot! The weather is perfect and the time to book is now!


Visit Now: http://seaglassphoto.com/seniors