Julia and Matt at The River Drivers Restaraunt

This past Friday I spent the day at the edge of one of my favorite places in the world. Millinocket, Maine is in many ways a border town. A small'ish town with a thriving population that in recent times owed it's existence to the forestry industry. Today, like many towns forced to deal with change they are in the midst of acclimatizing to an economy that is much more diverse. It's a last stop for provisions and the benefits of civilization before entering the North Woods and Baxter State Park region. I've spent much of my life ambling around the north woods both as a Reg. Maine Guide leading clients, and on my own adventures chasing both rivers and fish. I feel so incredibly fortunate to "know" much of this region, and whenever I get the chance to return I jump at it. The wedding of Matt and Julia was just one of those opportunities.
Although the location was beautiful and personally relevant, the weather overcame the odds, and the wedding party was a ton of fun - these are not the things that stick out for me. You see, Julia(in her mid-20's) is a cancer survivor! She has recently come through a battle with Hodgkins Disease and is as healthy and vibrant a young woman as ever. Perhaps if anything her experience has left her more appreciative of what life has to offer, and as her Mother explained to me, "she(Julia) got us all through this". "Julia is a rock", and would not for one second believe that her disease would stop her. On top of her battle with cancer, she fell in love, built a life together with Matt, built a home, planned a wedding, and so much more. Each time I think of the story that is Matt and Julia's life together so far, I get a lump in my throat. This is an example of the real stories of peoples lives that make what we do so powerful. I got to make a connection, and got an insight into a phenomenal couple that has faced what many of us hope we never have to. They know they have what it takes to get through "the hard times".
So, if you hadn't figured it out by now I'm pretty astounded by these two. In a small attempt to honor Julia and her battle I have decided to donate 15% of all print sales from this event to the Maine Cancer Foundation.

Here a few sneak peaks. Click HERE to see the slide show. The password is the brides maiden name. Sorry for the delay. The remaining photos are on their way in the next couple days.

Have a wonderful life together!!!!

Courtney and Ty

Finally! Your photos are online. Let me know which image you want for your free print. So sorry for the longer than normal delay.


Cheers
Tim

Slide Show Link:
http://www.rileyclients.com/slideshowk.php?path=Ti

Image Link:
http://www.rileyclients.com/gallery.php?skookslocation=Ti


Courtney and Ty:

I pride myself of the fact that I normally get the photographs from a wedding or any other shoot online in about a week. But the last two weeks have been a wee bit busy. Despite 12 hour days I have not yet finished editing Courtney and Ti’s engagement photos.

So… When I return from this weekends wedding in NYC, the first thing I am going to be doing is finishing these engagement photos. And….. Sending this fun couple a free 11x14 print of may favorite photo from the shoot. I know most photographers take a few weeks but I feel bad… so your getting a $100 print in the mail!

About the shoot:
If I had to describe this photo shoot in a few words it might be: Laughter. Silly… and a ton of fun! These guys drove to Cape E. from Bangor for their engagement shoot and from the moment they stepped out of the car to the moment they drove away, we all had a smile on our face. We laughed our way through a 90 minute shoot and the result show it!

Here are a few that I enjoy… the rest are coming!

Tom & Noel

Two weeks ago I spent two hours in the studio with Tom and Noel. This was their “engagement” shoot but the premise of this photo session was to capture the intimacy between a two people. An attempt to capture the connection that a couple shares…

One of the wonderful things about this shoot is that Tom and Noel seem to have an understanding that to create a few amazing photos, you must step away from the norm. As the photographer this means trying new lighting style knowing that the first 10 images may not come out perfect but the pursuit of something extra ordinary is worth the challenge. Finding clients that appreciate the concept of wanting more than the normal stuff is truly rewarding as an artist.


Below are few of the images that I am comfortable placing on the blog. Most of them I have kept private at the request of my clients.

Here are a few links for Tom and Noel (and close friends)

Slide Show: http://www.rileyclients.com/slideshowk.php?path=Noel

The Photos: http://www.rileyclients.com/gallery.php?skookslocation=Noel

Tom: I will post the head shot photos early next week. sorry for the delay, things here are a little busy.

Mia & Catrina

I spent a few hours yesterday in the fog at Fort Williams park taking the senior photos of two young ladies from Gorham High School. Mia & Catrina seemed to enjoy themselves as we navigated the park for a photoshoot that ended just before the rain began.

Here is a link to their photos.

Mia:

Catrina: ( The password is the set to the same as Mia's.)

Senior Photos On June 13th

I spent an hour with Jenna and an hour with Hayley this past friday at Fort Williams in Cape Elizabeth. Both ladies participated in our ambassador program and seemed to enjoy their photo shoot at the edge of the ocean in cape.

Here are the slide shows of my favorite photos.

Ladies, the password is set to your last name.


Jenna:

Hayley:

Cape Graduation Photos!

Here is a link to the cape graduation photos for 2008.

These photos will be online for the next 30 days.

Enjoy!
Tim

LINK

Stages & Jake

Last week as part of a promotion we offered 30 minute “mini studio sessions” to the families of our friends at Stage Academy. We share an office inside stages and wanted to give their clients a little something extra to kick off the summer. The results from the two day event are so much fun and the families all seemed to enjoy themselves. But one seven year old little boy seemed to steal the show. Young Jake arrived with mom and in 30 minutes left with no less than 100 photos that could be on the cover of any children’s clothing magazine. Jake is blessed with the charisma of seasoned Broadway performer and seems to have been born to look into a camera and smile. You have a bright future Jake!

Below is a link to a slide show of some of jakes photos that I enjoyed seeing along with Jakes parents yesterday while we reviewed the photos in the studio.

SLIDE SHOW LINK

Ben Shea @ 3 Months

All of our blog readers know that we are expecting a baby on Christmas day. Since we found out about having a baby, I seem to have been energized when it comes to studio photographer with infants. Last week I spent an hour with 3 month old Ben Shea. Ben has changed sooo much since his first visit at 3 weeks. I am just so shocked to see how much personality he has at only 3 months. All dressed up in his colored shirt he looks like a little man. A very little man!

Enjoy the two links below to ben's photos!

Tim

#1. slide Show Of Ben, Riley & Mom

#2. Ben's Photos

At the HEART of the Matter

On occasion, when we aren't booked for a wedding or some other weekend photo shoot we are asked to help out local charities with their fundraisers. This past Saturday we got to help the local chapter of the American Heart Association with their "Heart Ball". It was a well run event, that was attended by many of Portlands' finest. I don't know the statistics, but from my observations a good deal of money was raised for the Association. Our role at the Ball allowed us a few very brief moments with many of the attendees. We set up a makeshift studio in the lobby and grabbed a few frames of some of the guests as they found time between socializing and bidding in the silent auction. It was a lot of fun and we got to meet some great people.

THE PHOTOS WILL BE ONLINE AT 9AM THURSDAY MORNING. CHECK HERE FOR A LINK.

Samantha's Senior Photos

Sorry for the delay Samantha.

Here is the link to your slide show..

Cheers
Tim

http://www.rileyclients.com/slideshowk.php?path=Samantha

Christina & Jeremy's Wedding Photos

Bangor Maine Wedding,

We met Christina and Jeremy at a wedding show last year and hit it off right away. Then Chris got to reconnect with these two while shooting the wedding of one of their friends in Jamaica. It’s not common that we travel outside of our own towns to do an engagement shoot…. But a warm sand beech engagement shoot is always a welcome trip in the middle of a Maine Winter. The Wedding was this past weekend in Bangor, my home away from home in my past life. It was fun to return to the area and to share in the excitement of their wedding day.

A light drizzle kept us inside for photos but as the ladies in the wedding party will attest to, we still managed to have a ton of fun creating a few wedding photos that non of my past clients have had. Perhaps even a few photos that no bride in the world has ever had in her wedding album.

Congratulations to you both!

Below are a few links that you and your friends might enjoy. The password to both links is Christina’s last name.


Album Design (draft)

The Rest Of The Photos ~Coming Soon!