Riley Photographic

Last friday I had a shoot with Heather and Tom(a client for 2010). To be honest I showed up at the shoot with low energy and my creative juices were struggling. This doesn’t happen to me but once or twice a year, but when it does I can always dig deep. This past friday was the end of a long week that culminated with a memorial service for a long time family friend. I simply wanted to sit back on my couch with a glass of wine and watch a movie or do something mindless. I showed up at one of my favorite places to shoot and they were there waiting for me. Cliche as it sounds it was like that little yellow beetle they drove up in was full of sunshine and goodness. Heather and Tom were ready to go and were in such good spirits that I couldn’t help be affected positively. We spent the next hour cruising around the park and creating photos of the two of them. They were up for just about anything I could come up with, and even better, had a bunch of really great ideas of their own. At the end of our time together this couple had unknowingly found my “reset” button. My “chi” was dramatically improved and I had formed a great bond with an upcoming client. Oh yeah – we made some cool photos together too.
Thanks you guys!!!!! – my whole weekend started on a positive note because of the two of you!!!

Let me just start by saying that we have the best clients in the world! Thats right… THE BEST!

Skye and Josh are getting married this fall at Nubble Light House and so it seemed almost too perfect to take them to Portland Head Light for their engagement shoot. Skye is from Maine and yet, she had never set foot on the grounds of the world’s most photographed lighthouse, until yesterday.

In December I will be photographing the wedding of Anne and Joel in waaayy northern Maine. This will be my last wedding before Ella is born and Anne and Joel are the perfect couple for me to end my crazy 2008 season.
On this sunny fall day I got together with the two of them for what was going to be a “trash the dress” shoot. These guys would have walked in water, rolled on the sandy beach or done anything to trash the $20 wedding gown they got at Good Will. But…. The late afternoon sun was

just so special I

was having so much fun with them that I forgot to get the dress “trashed.”
Below is a slide show of a few photographs taken at this shoot. A few of the images were taken by Jeff, my assistant at this shoot and a studio owner in Chicago. Nice work Jeff!
Cheers
TimCheck the slideshow below or this link for the rest of the photos.
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Kelly and Steve are currently on a 5 month ‚ÄúWorld Honey Tour.‚Äù You see these two elected to spend their honey moon trekking the globe checking out all the cool places they could visit over a 5 month period. I got an e-mail from them last night from Lima Peru…

My next blog entry is going to be all about their wedding. But for now I wanted to share their engagement photos. I wanted to share the slide show of their engagement photos because I want future brides to realize just how fun being a model for a day can be!

We did these photos two days before their wedding. The sky was dark and the rain storms never seemed more than an hour apart. Not perfect for an outdoor photo shoot. But Kelly was nervous for her wedding photos and wanted the practice of being in front of a camera. What we learned was that she is a natural! They both are!

Anyway, I know I am rambling a little but to all those brides out there looking for a photographer… Remember that your photos should be fun! In a 1 hour photo shoot Kelly and Steve managed to get photos with the Portland Fire Department, A stolen (borrowed) 1950s era tandem bike, and a few images on one of Portland working waterfront piers. Not to mention being “cat called” at 4 times while in the red dress!

You guys rock!

Tim