Oh, What a year!

I just finished shooting my last wedding of the year, and oh what a year it has been! I shot 18 weddings, I've been published in Marie Claire, Brides, Brides New York, and Town and Country Weddings, featured on 100 Layer Cake and Once Wed, I've shot weddings in Colorado, New Hampshire, the Hamptons, and Cape Cod! Phew! But what a joy it has been!
With each wedding, I feel the happiness of every bride that I photograph. And here's to you, my brides of 2010, thank you for bringing me along on your journey and sharing with me the love and enthusiasm that you carry with you on your wedding day. Thank you for sharing a piece of yourselves with me.

Marie Claire Fall Supplement

In case you were wondering what the trends are this fall...
It's all broken-down for us alphabetically in the October Supplement to Marie Claire!

Bump Smitten

Charlotte Jenks Lewis Photography on BumpSmitten.com

www.bumpsmitten.com

"Real Baby Shower: Sweet Sorbet Colors Everywhere"

Town and Country Weddings Fall/Winter 2010

I photographed a section in the Fall/Winter issue of Town and Country called Trends and Traditions. It's full of clever and classic ideas from registry to wedding invites.
We wanted to stick with a cool color palette for these shots, and I think they all hang together beautifully. I always try to give the editors a few options for each shot, so that they can pick which works best. But photojournalists are always surprised at the process of still-life photography. A still-lifer will pick the best angle, and then perfect the elements of a shot, working tirelessly and fussing over the most minute details. It's a much slower-pace than shooting a wedding, but it appeals to the perfectionist in me!

Shree and Miles

Anytime I've done a portrait of a new baby and a new mom, the mother always says to me "Just crop me out. I'm a mess. I don't want to be in the pictures."
But to me, showing the relationship between the baby and its mother is so much more interesting! I took a few shots before this one - baby Miles propped-up on a pillow, baby Miles lying on the bed, but as soon as Shree came into the shot, I knew that was what I wanted. I said, just hold him, I'll crop you out! wink. wink.;)

Emlen and Ayla

"Take a picture of me in my hat!"

Stairwell

I like to think that it's the moments in-between that make my work interesting. Here we were after the ceremony heading to a side yard to take photos of the Bride and Groom. Nothing is really "happening" here, but I love the positions of the bride and grooms bodies, seeing the back of the brides dress, and the beautiful frames on the wall. I love the movement, and I love stairwells.