What a day!

Yesterday was probably the best day in my young photography career. I'm fairly new to photo seminars and stuff like that so I decided to attend the seminar hosted by Carla Ten Eyck and Steve Depino. It was a last minute decision but I am so glad I made it. Carla and Steve are GREAT photographers and even nicer people. They have such a passion for what they do and love sharing and teaching what they've learned over their impressive careers.

It really re-energized me and inspired me for my upcoming wedding season. I was surrounded by so many amazing photographers, many of whom I blog stalk. Seeing and hearing the different styles, philosophies and ideas each photographer has was just awesome.

They brought in a few great models and we spent a big part of the day walking around Carla's neighborhood taking photos. Here are a few shots of Carla and Steve teaching in Carla's cool studio and then some shots I got of the models. Thanks so much to Carla and Steve and to everyone else that was there!

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Here is a shot of the wonderful Justin and Mary Marantz who were naturals in front of the camera.

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And here are the model shots I came out with.

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Lisa Maria

My lovely sister Lisa was nice enough to come out to Branford on Sunday to do a little photo shoot. We got some pretty decent weather and some great light. Her boyfriend Ben also came along and got in a few pics. We took a bunch of shots on an abandoned railroad and some in a shady but interesting factory type place. Here are some of my favorites. Thanks guys for coming out!

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Family Family

Here are a few more from the last family session I did. I love black & whites.

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Everyone standing around the fire.
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Big Fam

Here are a few photos of a BIG family shoot I did for my co-worker Erin. It was perfect because we got to do the shots outside and it wasn't too cold. They were a great, funny bunch of people. I had a blast. Check them out. Just started editing but wanted to post a couple.
They had a great red barn that was perfect for a backdrop.

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2008 is here!

I took some kids photos on the 30th and just started editing them. These little guys are so cute and a great 1st blog post for 2008. Check out some of my favorites. Hope everyone had a great New Years.

A really cute feet shot
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A little brotherly love
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It was tough walking on the snow and ice! Parker was bracing himself. I almost fell a few times.
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