I have the coolest clients, REALLY!! I’ve always thought that I was blessed to have generally very cool people as customers; I was proved right this past week on a huge level. The last week has been insane. It’s the off-season and I am busier than ever bouncing from place to place, meeting to meeting, shoot to shoot, etc. etc. I’m not complaining, but this is supposed to be the mellow season. Last Friday I had a commercial shoot, went home and packed for a huge photography convention, and spent the last hours of the day with my 2 boys. With a scheduled departure of around 2 the next day, I wanted to get in a morning shoot that had been canceled twice already due to weather and crazy schedules. It couldn’t have gone more perfect. I arrived to meet Gus and Alicia around 10 am down by the water in South Portland; it was the perfect spring morning. In 10 minutes we were talking like old friends and sharing stories that only friends can appreciate. I’m so impressed by these two. If for one second anyone out there reading this thinks that they have had a tough road leading up to their wedding – ya got nothin! Gus and Alicia take high honors for what they are dealing with and even more so for the way in which they are dealing: heads held high, arms tightly wrapped around each other, pushing forward and mowing down everything in their path that even resembles a hurdle. My hat is off to you both!
I hope you had fun and thanks for taking the time to chill and share a bloody mary together! I’m really looking forwad to next weekend!
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!
I met these two for a cold beer in Portland’s Old Port as a way to start off the shoot on a lighter note. Beer always seems to make the groom relax a little when you are about to ask him to be a model for two hours. :-) Even before our malted beverages arrived, it was clear to me that Kathryn was super excited for the shoot…. And it shows in her photos, as the smile on her face was infectious.
We started on Wharf Street for a few traditional engagement photos and then quickly found our way into the “Love Session.” It was so obvious that the beer helped because Tony fell right into place and managed to rather enjoy kissing the neck of his lovely bride-to-be. (But can you blame him? )
Anyway…. This shoot ended a week of amazing TTD and Love Sessions. After having a blast in the Old Port we drove out to Ferry Beach for a quick shoot at DEAD LOW TIDE. A few of the reflection photos have already been added to our portfolio.
Here is a link: http://www.rileyclients.com/pickpic/gallery/splash.php?gallery_id=343
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.
Below are 7 of the 500 photographs taken during the two-hour engagement shoot at this historic site. While editing the photographs from last night’s session, I was excited to see how clearly in love Skye and Josh are with each other. Yes, I know it’s a bit corny, but I truly loved this shoot because these two people seem to just fit together.
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. Image Link
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!
by Riley Photographic
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