Winter Photo Session – Ransdells

Posted on January 31, 2012

Just because it is winter in the Northeast doesn’t mean it is cold and miserable everyday.  Far from it!  In fact, I’d say that winters in Maine have been getting milder each year.  Not sure if I like the changing pattern, but it is what it is so I say we ought to cease the moment and enjoy each day, no matter what we wake up to.

This past Sunday the sun shone and we had seasonable temperatures.  Perfect for a winter photo session, even mid-day.  That’s the thing I like about doing sessions at this time of year – the sun is lower in the sky, which means the shadows cast are less harsh on peoples faces.

I believe this is the third year in a row that I have been lucky enough to photograph my friends’ family.  But this is the first year we included dogs to join in the fun.  It was hard to resist their two 5-month-old Red Labrador brothers.  Lots of energy and lots of cuteness!  Thank you, Kirstie, Kerry, Justine and Carly for a fun couple of hours.  I hope you enjoy your preview.  Can’t wait for you to see the rest!

How many clicks of the shutter does it take before you have all eyes facing the camera!  Lots! As you see, it can be done!

Sweet Lily, who had no clue she was playing Cupid!  Such a wonderful ol’ dog.

The pups decided to ‘style’ their own segment of the photo shoot.  They said “you like candid?  We’ll give you candid.  Catch this shot!”  And I said, “okay.”

Kirstie’s real estate head shot.

This is my favorite part – photographing the girls with their horses.  All the images are candid.  The only direction I gave was where the best lighting was located.  My goal was to portray the relationship they have with their horses.  How that played out was up to them.  I’d say there’s a lot of love here, wouldn’t you?

This is Otis and he belongs to Carly.  However, during this past year of eventing she rode the above horse, Teddy.  For anyone who is looking to buy a beautiful, well trained 7-year-old horse, Otis is for sale.  Contact me and I will put you in touch with the owner.

This is Justine with her horse, Giovanni.  I’d say they love each other!  The two of them won championship in their division at the Downeast Finals in hunter-jumper competition in 2011.  (I hope I got that right!  If not, let me know!)

“A lovely horse is always an experience…..

It is an emotional experience of the kind that is spoiled by words.”  – Author Unknown

Midcoast Snow Storm Fun

Posted on January 13, 2012

Winter finally arrived here in Midcoast Maine.  In fact, it arrived all over New England.  The weather reporters called for a mere 1-3 inches along the coast, but I’d say we got a good 6 inches of the white fluff, topped with a coating of sleet.  The best part of the day is when my daughter said “lets go out and do a photo shoot.”  I was beyond thrilled!  Sometimes it’s like pulling teeth to get her to do a shoot with me!  She wanted to use her old tree swing she made a few years ago, which I thought was a great idea.  Most of these are candid with a few poses thrown in.

Cody is trying to help her with the swing!  Such an Aussie, always needing a job!

Do they EVER stop texting!!

“No, mom, we don’t!”

Alright, so now that you’ve seen how fun winter photo shoots can be, who’s going to be the first to schedule one with me?  Remember, I am offering Off Season Rates now through the end of April.  That’s a $100 savings!!  It gets better.  Schedule a photo session between now and January 31st and I will include an 11×14 of your choice from your session!!  Contact me now and lets get started!!!

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