It's summer which means weddings and senior portraits, two of my favorite things. Actually, when you think about it two of the most important images of your life. Both turning points, both milestones that mark not only an end but a beginning as well.
It's these portraits that tell the world not only who we are but who we are planning to be. As life progresses you look back at "when I graduated high school" or "when we got married". It is for this reason that you want to be sure to get great photographs of these events. Senior portraits need to be a reflection of you, not a quick quick hurry up event done in a production line style. It needs to capture the sparkle that we each have inside, and you can not hurry that. This is why I shoot senior portraits after talking with the senior, consulting with them on how they want to appear and making them comfortable with not only me but with having their photo taken.
When I photograph a wedding I like each to be meaningful. Not images "of the times" like the pearl in the shoe image that is so popular lately. But images that show who you are, who you love. Not only the person you are marrying, but your family, your grandparents, your parents, and often your children. Family is what weddings are about, family is what keeps us strong, and family love is what I photograph.
So, when someone asks me what I have been doing all summer I guess I can answer...saving moments in time that represent the beginning of something new!
Live, Laugh, Photograph!
Maryann
