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Sunday, January 1, 2012

Happy 2012!

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Wow, it’s 2012. I know, way to start off with the obvious, but I actually can’t believe it. Looking at my calendar at the beginning of last wedding season, I never thought 2012 would get here. And don’t get me wrong, I was excited. I had such a great time with all my 2011 couples and second shooting with some old friends and some great new ones, but when you’re gone every weekend and working full time during the week, it can be a lot to get through. And in the back of my mind the whole time, all I wanted was to move. I have been waiting about 10 years to move to Vermont. Everyone thinks I’m weird and I don’t think anyone really fully understands why I am going, but I grew up going there, worked there in my high school summers, and have never felt more at home in a place in my life. There is no place better to me in the world. And now it’s 2012, and the move is so close I want to scream for happiness! Okay, so I don’t know the exact date, but I’m thinking July. But it isn’t the only reason I’m excited for 2012. I’m planning some great trips, I’ve already got tickets to some great concerts, I have two upcoming photography workshops that I am really excited to attend, and I started a new Twitter handle! I still have @AlannaScully, which I’ll be using for business purposes (so follow me!)… and if you want the other handle, message me The new handle is going to be purely humor… ironic things I see each day, my crazy rants on love and dating, etc…. it’s going to be fun hehe. Anyways, I also feel like this is a great year for personal growth. I know that sounds cliche to say, but I always have all these projects in my head, some I’ve started, some I haven’t, and I really want to work more on finishing things I’ve started. I think that by creating a workflow that actually works, I’ll have more time for a life, and more time to do things in my life that I actually want to do. Crazy concept, I know And I have to share with the internet world that I have been hitting the gym every day, working with an amazing personal trainer (if anyone needs one, I’ll give you her name, because I’m obsessed) going to Zumba class, and eating so much healthier… and I feel better than I have in years. I’m stepping on the scale every first of the month… and this morning I discovered I’m down 4 pounds since December 1st! Which okay, isn’t a lot, but considering I made it through the holidays without gaining and actually losing some, I’ll take it So anyways, here’s to 2012 everyone! I hope it is an amazing year for everyone. I’m looking forward to hanging with my 2012 couples on their big day and I’m looking forward to making some new friends along the way. I hope everyone has a happy and healthy New Year! And if you haven’t already, check out the video I made for my 2011 couples. XOXO!

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Friday, December 16, 2011

Jessica and Patrick

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Back in July I headed out east to help my friend Molly Bergeron shoot Jessica and Patrick’s wedding! Blogging so much later than the actual event, it’s hard to remember much about it lol. It was hot? There were vows? Ok, I’m kidding. This was actually a really gorgeous wedding. I’m actually trying to get away from doing church weddings. I much prefer outdoor weddings, backyard weddings, tented receptions, that sort of thing, and I’ve had a lot of crazy experiences in the past 2 years with restrictions at churches, as far as lighting and where you can go is concerned. So churches are not my favorite. But this church, with this pastor? Definitely my favorite church wedding of all time. This place was GORGEOUS and the pastor was hilarious. His Boston accent was perfect and he told funny stories about Jessica and Patrick, making the ceremony that much more personal. The reception was also gorgeous, with incredibly uplighting and beautiful centerpieces. All in all it was a good day and I loved getting to hang out with my girl Molly! Here are some of my favorites…

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

The Sones Family

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I cannot believe it’s been over a month since the last time I blogged. Well, I can, due to the craziness, but I am really mad at myself for not keeping up with my blog! Seriously, I love blogging and I hate that I’ve gotten away from it. I apologize for those of you who stalk my blog religiously (and by those of you I mean Shelby and Lorin haha) and I promise to catch up on images from this summer. I second shot on so many great weddings that I haven’t shared yet, and I had a few fun shoots to share with you as well. Let’s start with this one…. the Sones family…

Where do I even begin? Let’s start at a PUG meeting in Hartford about two years ago (has it really been that long?? Yikes!). There I was, in the lovely Carla Ten Eyck’s kitchen, trying to get over my shyness and talk to new people at the monthly photography meeting I go to. This was before we had a PUG group in Northampton, much closer to my home base, so I was driving down to Hartford each month for their PUG. So as I said, I was in the kitchen, mingling with some other fabulous photographers, talking about second shooting, and a super skinny (hate her), adorable woman with bright red wine teeth asks me about second shooting with her. I’ll be honest…. the teeth threw me off. And I am only telling this story because we have laughed about it many times since that night. Her name was Tania, and to make a long story short, I am so, so glad I looked past the red wine teeth (I mean seriously, as if it hasn’t happened to me PLENTY of times) because I am now madly in love her and her family. I was just coming from a bad situation working for a studio photographer who did not treat me well, and I was down on myself and down on my work and not feeling very inspired. Based on my experience, I felt like photographers were mean and competitive and you couldn’t make friends in this industry. I was SO WRONG. By going to PUG, I met (and continue to meet) amazing people who inspire me and make me laugh and who I feel like I have honestly become friends with. I would say that Tania was the most special of these people for me. She gave me second shooting gigs, but she also gave me confidence in myself. She showed genuine interest in helping me move my business forward. She truly wants to see me succeed, and she believes in me and my work like none other. She has become a great friend and mentor, and I don’t know what I would have done without her in the past 2 years. She is always, ALWAYS there for me, and hopefully I have returned the favor.

Tania wanted some new pictures with her boys back in September, and I was happy to meet up with them and take some shots for her. I pretty much think that Alex and Aiden are the cutest kids ever… they are going to be total heartbreakers when they grow up and of course because of their great parents, they are amazingly well behaved and polite…. especially when bribed with bright colorful lollipops Tania even brought their dogs Sam and Lucy along for the trip, and we laughed A LOT during this session. This was the session that finally kind of opened my eyes to “lifestyle photography” and honestly this is something I want to develop more in the future. The definition of lifestyle photography I found says that it is “a style of photography which aims to portray real-life situations in a controlled setting. Lighting is bright, airy and natural-looking.” I don’t know if my lighting was necessarily “airy” lol, but these were definitely the most natural looking family portraits I have ever taken, and I loved them. More importantly, Tania loved them, and that is most important to me. But I loved doing this style of photography because to me, if I was a parent, I would rather hang photos of natural moments showing real life in my house, rather than a posed portrait where you can see the strain in the parents face (because in between takes they are telling the kids to look at the camera) and the strain in the kids face (because they are kids and would rather look ANYWHERE than where you tell them lol). So yeah, lifestyle photography…. who knew? I can’t wait to see what else I can do in the future with this type of photography. I had more fun on this session than I can even explain, and I hope I get to do more sessions like this in the future!
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