Hannah's Senior Session

I've driven by this field so many times and drooled over the amazing light that swims across the ground in the late afternoon so when Hannah and I were brainstorming on locations this beautiful little field just popped into my head and I knew it was the perfect spot.  The light was perfect and Hannah makes my job behind the camera so easy.  This girl knows how to rock and I knew going in this was going to be a session for the books, ok well maybe one for the website. Thanks Hannah for spending the afternoon with me in a field twirling and laughing.  You are beautiful!!!

XOXO Spring

If you are interested in booking a senior portrait session contact me now- fall dates are filling up fast!!!! 

What to Expect: The Lifestyle Session

I am often asked what a lifestyle session is "is it just a portrait session?"  Well yes and no.  A lifestyle session can be anything you want it to be.  Sure it's a portrait session but my hope is that it's more then that.  My goal is to capture your life through this session not just a classic "say cheese" kind of portrait.  Be it a headshot, a band photos for a CD, a family spending time together or a boudoir shoot, the goal of any lifestyle session is to capture you in your element. This year I'm changing things up a little bit.  I've decided to step up and really provide my clients with the best service possible, which means I am going to not only take beautiful images of you and your family but I'm also going to help you figure out the best way to enjoy these images for years to come by walking you through a sales session.  Together we will figure out what the best investments for prints, albums and canvases are for you.  When we schedule your session we will also schedule a viewing/ordering session for the same day.  That's right you are going to see your images the same day they are taken!  The idea behind this is to streamline the whole process and get you your prints faster!!! Many of my clients are doing their sessions while are visiting the North Conway area on vacation and this way they get to see the images, and place their order all before even going home at the end of the trip.

When you schedule your shoot we'll schedule the shooting time an then about an hour or so later a viewing/ordering session.  After the shoot you can walk down the street and grab a cup of coffee or even a bite to eat then we will meet back at my studio to view your images.  We will go through the image proofs and decide what images will work best for your home.  There is also an incentive discount on any products that you order at this first ordering session in hopes that we will get wall art in your home sooner and you wont end up three months down the road only having seen the images in an online gallery and not having any prints on your walls.

The photo session is about having fun and capturing your life and memories.  I hope that people to want to document their lives and never forget the moments that so quickly pass us by.  I know that many people have their own quality cameras these days, I mean hay the iphone takes a pretty darn good photos these days, but if you are behind the camera you don't get to be a part of these preserved memories.  I want to be behind the camera so you can be with your family and be able to look back and see you as a part of these memories.

 As a special promotion I'm offering $50 off your session fee to anyone who emails and books a session and mentions this blog post.  Shoot me an email, call me, text me if you want just don't miss out on this awesome promotion!  This offer expires the end of September!

XOXO Spring

Ali & Cory | South Portland, ME SMCC Wedding

Cory was 'that boy' in high school.  The boy that every girl thought was "dreamy".  He was a star on the soccer field and with his dashing smile and kind heart how could you not crush on this boy?  I remember thinking as Ali walked back down the isle as his wife "Sorry Fryeburg Academy ladies, he's taken!"  I've known Cory and his whole family for a long time.  His mom was not only my teacher and my director many times over but she was also my school advisor.  His sister was also one of my very good friends in high school.  The Fox's have always been a warm and welcoming family and when Cory contacted me about shooting his wedding I was just as excited to spend the day with his family as I was to be spending the day with he and Ali. Ali & Cory live in Baltimore, MD these days but decided to marry on the coast of Maine and they ended up with the most perfect Maine summer day!  The sun was shining, there was a nice breeze and the air was warm and smelled of salt.  The love these two share is the kind love for which stories are written.  Even the speeches at the reception touched on not only how much they love one another but how long they have been together and how happy everyone was to welcome them to their respective families.  The day was perfect... almost as perfect as their love.

Congrats Ali & Cory I was so honored to be a part of your wedding day!!! XOXO Spring

Mountain Side Bride Feature

I am so excited to share with you that Mountain Side Bride has featured Meg Simone, Asset's Jean Co and my own Alternative Bridesmaid Dress feature!!!!  Go check it out!!!!  And brides- don't be afraid to let your maids do something a little different- show your unique personality, ideas and vision with a little twist to the traditional! XOXO Spring

A honeymoon in Scotland Part III

I think I've been dragging my feet on this part III post partly because I don't want it to be over- this is kind of my last moment of sharing and  reliving those perfect 10 days.  I've also been busy catching up, cleaning up, shooting and editing weddings so that's a part of the delay as well.  But none the less here I am just over a month after our wedding and here is the last set of images from our trip to Scotland- enjoy!!! XOXO Spring

The first place we visited during our one full day on Skye was Dunvegan Castle .  It isn't the oldest castle we saw by any means but it was beautiful, and had the most amazing gardens of any that we saw.

It also has quite the setting...This huge tree is a Monkey Puzzle Tree (which Is a kind of Pine tree from Chile).  Let me tell you those little leave things are sharp!!!  It's almost like a giant succulent tree and I kept thinking the branches looked like snakes... very cool. The next set of images are all from our drive around the tip of the northern part of Skye- We drove all around and I just couldn't take enough photos.  Plus I finally got Silas to give me some time to get  a few photos of the sheep!!! :) I think they look like they have Dalmatian legs.Oh and a photo of a cow too :)These waterfalls are EVERYWHERE- so beautiful!!!! Some very cool rock formations The Old Man of Storr.  You can hike up to the Old Man but we decided not to get wet (it was raining) and we had more to see and just not enough time to see it all. This is Kilt Rock- normally there is much more water poring over the cliffs to the ocean but for some reason, even with all the rain there wasn't much water in the falls.  None the less it's a pretty beautiful sight. Incase you missed it- there are cliffs here... don't fall.A little town near the northern tip of Skye. They really do have these red telephone booths in the middle of nowhere. Another little town called Uig. Once we drove around the top 1/3 of Skye we walked around Portree a little which is the  largest town on Skye and has lots of little shops and this cute little harbor.More crazy beautiful vistas... they are just everywhere!!! Our last night on Skye we stayed at a very nice place called The Toravaig House and had a somewhat fancy dinner full of DELICIOUS food- it was such a nice night!!!  This was one of our last stops on Skye.  I had told Silas I wanted to stop at this artists gallery to see her work since seeing it in the little art book we found about Skye.  Her painting were just amazing and I had high hopes of bringing home a print of hers.  Not  bad spot for a gallery huh?  Well we did bring home a print which is off being framed now but check out her work here:  Pam Carter  She paints some of the most beautiful landscapes I have ever seen!!!! Our last stop before the ferry back to the mainland was the Clan Donald Castle.  It is just a shell.  As recently as the 50's it was in good shape but after years of neglect, sometime in the 80's the roof fell in.  They are working on collecting money to restore it.  It has one beautiful setting. This is the view from the ferry headed back to the mainland- this coast reminded me a bit of Maine's rocky coast. View from the ferry across to the mainland.

After our ferry ride across we took a little scenic drive on another one lane road down and around a peninsula south of Fort Williams.  We had been told it was a beautiful drive with lots of untouched beauty and that it was! 

Yup I could live here.Driving through Glenn Coe notch reminded me a bit of the White Mt's of home.  Loch Lemond showed us where the end of the rainbow is.  Apparently Loch Lemond has a pot of gold down in those waters somewhere. When we were headed into Glasgow for our last night I realized that I had never actually booked our hotel room (though I swear I had).  So by the time we checked in all they had left were twin rooms... so by the end of our honeymoon, 10 days after being married we were already sleeping in separate beds.   This was truly a trip of a lifetime!!!!