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?