Category: Photo Blog
What Is Style? | Wedding Photographers Style One might think that every wedding is the same. In some ways they are. Two people in love are telling their closest friends and family that they love this person like no other. There is a dress and suits, rings, flowers and wedding cake. They share tears of…
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This past weekend I was the second shooter at a coastal Maine wedding. It was at the beautiful family home and bed and breakfast. The Moorings B&B is a Midcoast Maine wedding venue located just 50 miles north of Portland, ME in the town of Georgetown. With its seaside setting and colonial feel. You know the property has…
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This engagement session started off like most, with short introductions and a bit of background on each other. The couple lives on an amazing property in Franklin, New Hampshire. It had apple trees, open fields, barns and wooded lots. It was a toss up as to what location to use first. We picked the apples tress.…
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Once the wedding is over and the guests have gone home, I get to work. I cull out the double images and delete the misfires. I sort through the good photos from the great ones. I find the best story- telling images of the day. Lastly, I find the perfect music and create a story of the wedding. For the…
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They say timing is everything. This one was right on the money. The day after the Supreme Court made same sex marriage legal in all fifty U.S. states, I had the great fortune to be part of one. I had this wedding booked for sometime. The timing of the courts actions was just divine. It…
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I was posting a photos a day for over a month. Then why did I stop? I just got so busy time had to be spread out among other things. Here I am back to posting at least a few times per week. I am hoping to get ahead of it and get back to…
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Who is Joe? I am a New Hampshire wedding photographer servicing all of NH, western Maine and parts of MA. Thanks for viewing my blog. “It may be that same-sex couples will save the institution of marriage.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert This past week I found true love. I should say i saw true love. I did…
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Weddings at The Red Barn at Outlook Farm | Wedding Day in Southern Maine Wedding Venue: The Red Barn as Outlook Farm New Hampshire Wedding Photographer: Joe Martin Photographer If you follow my blog, then you know I like to build a slide show after the weddings that I shoot. I love to tell…
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Meet Christina & Doug. They are married now, but here is a few photos from the engagement session I had with them. I am sure none of us have been so cold in all out lives. With the wedding date closing in we had to find a way to get an engagement session completed. With out…
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Lets face it, the wedding day is the biggest single event in a young couples life. After that, becoming a homeowner or a parent is the next big step. So why not get some help with this biggest of days? Help is available in the form of a wedding planner. They have been part of many…
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PHOTO OF THE DAY – Ship Yard Surprise On a trip over to Camden Maine I took many photos. A few sunsets a few photos of people in the streets. I took a portrait lighting class and shot many models male and female. We headed into the down town area for a day of street photography.…
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: Falling in Love With Nature Photography After being involved with many on line photo groups. Mostly via Facebook. I have come to realize that many if not all photographers got their start with photography shooting landscape or nature photos. If you think about it, it makes total sense. The light is…
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PHOTO OF THE DAY – Wishing Your Way To Summer Any dandelions in your yard yet? None here, but the are coming. Every year we get a ton. We live on land with about 3 acre of fields. We are blessed each year with many different flower type all session long. we get so many colors…
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: TIE IT ALL TOGETHER One item I include with my wedding package and one of my favorite features of my wedding photography is the photo slide show I create once the photos are all edited and delivered to the clients. It is more of a story telling slide show of the wedding…
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PHOTO OF THE DAY- Travel who does not like to go on vacation? I don’t know of anyone that does not like to have some down time. At times the trip can be stressful can be unpredictable. Once at your destination all is well. One of our best family trips was our trip to Purtio…
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: Renting Tilt-Shift Lens Last year I headed to the coast of Maine for a class. I was able to rent a Tilt-shift lens for my camera. They are an amazing lens. With moving parts that do what it says. It can tilt the angle of view and create an effect with…
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PHOTO OF THE DAY – Family Heirlooms As Wedding Photo Props In todays post I have used two wedding Photos. I know my Photo of The Day posts are most times just one photo with a bit on how I shot it or what the day was about when I took the photo. I thought that…
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PHOTO OF THE DAY- Daytona Beach Landscape For a few years our family has made the trip to Florida making the trip via car and RV. We head to Walt Disney World for a few of the days. The Kids love the rides and I have learned to love them too. I think The Aerosmith ride, The Rock…
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What makes a photo a photo? Is it the snap of the camera? Is it the eye of the photographer? Could it be that they seeing, the noticing something worth capturer with a camera? Maybe it is all of these. Anyone can point a camera and push a button. I think the real trick in…
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: PHOTOS FROM THE RUNWAY Again we as a family were on a plane traveling once again back home from a trip. This time we were in Dallas, TX after a 5 day trip to a home schooling conference that my wife was speaking at. I was in the middle seat talking to…
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