Newborn Photography: Showing off my new studio
I am so in love with my new studio space. It is cozy (just the right size for a newborn) and bright (that window light is divine), and parents can look over my shoulder as I work my sleepy magic on their sweet peas.
Amy and Phil: East Chop Beach Club Wedding
A tale as old as time. Boy meets girl in 3rd grade. They come together, they move apart. They return for good. They get married for the health insurance. A year later, they throw a rocking party for their friends and family and do it all again.
#marthasvineyard newborn photographer: Some collected favorites
A few more babies I’ve had the honor and privilege of meeting in their earliest days this year. A few more favorite squishy nuggets wrapped up in textures I’ve made. A few more cozy beans tucked in close to the heart.
Senior Portraits: The Pre-Commencement Rite
This in-between time, the cusp of what was and what will be, is an important transition to document. Traditionally the senior portrait incorporates some aspect of hobby or passion - whether directly, as object in the photo, or indirectly - for example, many seniors want their portraits on Martha’s Vineyard because the place itself is the meaningful element).
shannon and morgan: lucy vincent beach proposal
It has been a summer of proposals! I think that people figure that if they made it through the pandemic together, they might as well make it forever.
I’m happy about this turn of events, as photographing proposals is one of my favorites. There is a lot of adrenaline (on all our parts - mine because I don’t want to miss The Moment after all of our planning; the proposer because they are about to embark on a nerve-wracking speech), a lot of joy, a lot of relief.
In-home newborn sessions
Now that my newborn studio is finished, I only offer in-home lifestyle sessions. For families looking for posed newborn sessions, I invite you to my cozy studio in Edgartown.
Both a lifestyle and a posed session capture your baby at their smallest - the difference between the two is really an aesthetic preference.
carly and brandon: oak bluffs gazebo wedding
In a summer of drought and seemingly endless perfect Vineyard beach days, clouds were hard to come by. On the day of this mid-morning July wedding at the Ocean Park Gazebo in Oak Bluffs, the forecast called for overcast - and we were all thrilled.
Your Children Will Thank You Part 2: How to Print Your Family Photos
Most of my photography clients on Martha’s Vineyard - whether family, newborn, or wedding - want to print their images, but one question that I often get asked is, where should I get them printed? It is still one of my greatest joys to see my photographs up on client walls and so one of the things that I want to help you with is the best way to print for lasting quality and impact.
Maternity, maternal, de maternidad, de maternité, Mutterschafts-, 妊婦の....
If there’s one thing I know, it’s that babies will still be born. And maternity photos are still worth it. Do you remember your body when it hosted another body?
Why two photographers are better than one...
When you have a main photographer and a “second shooter” for your wedding, you get two different perspectives and two different eyes for two styles in your photographs.
Your Children Will Thank You: Why Prints Matter
When you think about your life, which photographs are the best images that capture your history, that stand in for your memories when memory fades? If you’re not sure, this blog post is for you.
I might be the photographer for you if...
You’ve looked at my work, you’ve read my clients’ testimonials, but you’re still wondering if I’m the right fit for your photography needs?
Here are the top 5 reasons I might be the photographer for you…
Thinking about birth photography? How and why to hire a birth photographer...
As we approach the coming anniversary of my older daughter’s Birth Day, I’ve been thinking again about the value and importance of birth photography.
My Favorite Things 2021
Last year I started an end-of-the-year contest to vote on the favorite of my favorites from 2020, and I continued the fun this year on my Facebook page to say goodbye to 2021 and to celebrate the love and connection I try to capture in every session.
Viewers voted on their own favorite photo, but I’ve collected here a few of my own from 2021.
#CapturetheJourney: Milestones of the first year
From chunky loaf to walking monkey, the first year of life holds extraordinary changes for a baby.
Newborn Photography: Which Style is Right for You?
I love love love newborn photography. It is such an honor to meet these tiny people when they are so fresh and squishy and to be invited to crash your new baby party for a few hours. I want to explain a little bit about the two main types of newborn sessions: so-called “lifestyle” and “posed”.
With this ring...
As a wedding photographer on Martha’s Vineyard, one of my favorite parts of photographing a wedding is when I ask the newly-married couple if I can borrow their rings for a few minutes. I always look for some significant element of a couple’s story and use that to frame your rings.
Fresh 48 Sessions: Meeting Your Baby
A so-called “Fresh 48” shoot happens typically within the first two days (or 48 hours) of life - often while baby and parents are still in the hospital getting to know each other. I love these sessions because it is an opportunity to capture all the little details of a new baby, often before they’ve even fully opened their eyes or dried off their heads.
Hanna and Michael: A Farm Neck Wedding, Martha's Vineyard
A September wedding on Martha’s Vineyard doesn’t get much more perfect. For Hanna and Michael, her parent’s summer home on the Lagoon was the meaningful location to start the celebration
Newborn photography: because your baby never gets any smaller
I remember when my first daughter - now a kindergartener, tall and rangy as a colt - was born, I felt the weight of human clichés that suddenly became absolute deepest human truth. How you are not possibly “ready” for this new and oh-so-needy lumpish thing to utterly dismantle your world.