Sunflowers, an engaged couple, and some beautiful light

I was on Facebook the other day and saw a woman who lives in my area posting beautiful pictures of a huge sunflower field that believe it or not is behind a car wash of all places!

I knocked on my neighbors door to see if she wanted to check it out, we drove the 30 minutes, and we fell in love with this beautiful green and yellow field. After we took some test shots – I called my sister and asked her if she and Nick would like to take engagement photos at this amazing place!

You can see the full set by clicking here

August 4, 2017August 4, 2017 by PhotoGinner Categories: beginner, Canon, engagement, family, Flower Show, phoenixville, photoginner, Photography Leave a comment

“I Do” Crew Weekend

How many of you have been in a wedding and the rehearsal dinner finally arrives and you are meeting the members of the bridal party for the first time? I bet it has happened to almost anyone who has been in a wedding or two! My sister is getting married in November and made sure that would not be happening this time around. In order for us to all meet each other, my sister and future brother-n-law, hosted an amazing “I do” crew weekend at our family shore house.

It was a weekend full of fun, laughs, singing, and even some Irish dancing (unfortunately I didn’t get a picture of it – so you will just have to trust me)! Everyone got along and I cannot imagine what November is going to be like because we’ve got the #GuldinTicket!

One thing I learned from these images; when you spend 8ish hours on a beach, no matter how much sunscreen you use – your skin will look red and it was hard to fix in post!

The future Bride and Groom

Aren’t they cute

#GuldinTicket

Saturday Night Crew

Cuties

LCR

You go girl! Maura Jean

Hilly and Carly

Nick and Russel, the best man

Seriously – beautiful Moria

I love capturing these faces – you cannot fake that

Lizzy

I can only imagine this conversation

Figuring out the plan for the evening!

Good Morning! Breakfast cleanup crew!

Brendan and Morgan

Sunday best? Pineapples for days!

Loving that bubbly!

Beach DAY!

Some shade on Sunday!

Cheers!

June 15, 2017 by PhotoGinner Categories: beginner, Canon, family, familyphotography, jerseyshore, photoginner, Photography, wedding Leave a comment

Family

I read a social media post about a photographer who recently had a relative pass away and how they were disheartened they didn’t have many pictures together. The reason was because the photographer felt as if they were being taken advantage of when the family asked if they would take pictures during family outings. However, once a family member was no longer with them the photographer realized how important it was to capture these moments.

My family is made up of the most loving, caring, and funny group of people I know. There is no other like it and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I will always and forever bother them with the amount of pictures I want to take because one of my favorite things about photography is capturing the little moments.

Now, without further ado I will spam with you with some images from Mother’s Day!

Aunt Shannon, Mom, Mom-mom, Aunt Jo – Happy Mother’s Day

Mom and Abby

Mom-mom and Mom

Mom-mom and Aunt Shannon

Mom-mom

Matty

I love this image – the boys on the course

Patrick

Beers and golfballs…

Matty

I can hear the laughter

Dad, Uncle Pat, Uncle Tommy

Abby – look at that form!

Maggie

Cutie pie

Maggie

The girls

Gifts

Yum!

My adorable husband 🙂

May 15, 2017 by PhotoGinner Categories: beginner, Canon, family, familyphotography, photoginner, Photography Leave a comment

Miles Dean

Photoginner challenge: Newborns

Photoginner challenger: Ryann

Newborn photography is no joke, it is a moment that can only be captured once and is such a privilege to be a part of. Luckily for me, my friend Lily trusted me with the honor and it was a great experience. It was something I spent a lot of time researching (PS the Sixth Bloom, https://www.sixthbloom.com/?s=newborn, has a lot of great info!), but still proved to be one of the most difficult photography exercises I have done.

Here are some images of Miles and big brother Henry. If anyone has any tips or tricks please let me know! I would love to learn more!

April 16, 2017April 16, 2017 by PhotoGinner Categories: beginner, Canon, family, familyphotography, newborn photography, philadelphia, phoenixville, photoginner, Photography, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Confetti Party!

Ok – I am just going to come out and say it – yesterday was the most fun I have had on my photoginner journey.

Pinterest can be a good thing or a bad thing, you can find great ideas or epic fails, but I have to tell you confetti photoshoots – GREAT IDEA. Lucky for me I had the perfect models, my cousins, Maggie and Ella. They were amazing and this type of shoot was perfect for girls their age.

To shoot the confetti we used a wide aperture and a fast shutter speed. I hope you enjoy the photos as much as we enjoyed taking them!

March 26, 2017March 26, 2017 by PhotoGinner Categories: beginner, Canon, confetti, family, photoginner, Photography, pinterest Leave a comment

The Winter Months

Photoginners – it has been a while! Below are some images over the last couple of months. I have images the BEACH during POLAR BEAR plunge weekend in NJ (I couldn’t believe it either), a pie making class with two of my best friends, Winston (of course) and practice materials for my next photoginner adventure, a newborn shoot.

Enjoy and keep me posted about your next adventures!

Yes, Polar Bear Plunge Weekend and sitting on the Beach:

Pie Making Adventures:

My Favorite Photoginner Model:

My next Photoginner Adventure (Practice Materials!):

 

 

 

 

 

March 18, 2017March 18, 2017 by PhotoGinner Categories: beginner, Canon, family, photoginner, Photography, Pomeranian, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Blewitt Family Winter Session

Thursday it was 60 degrees and Saturday it was 30 and flurrying! You don’t have a lot of control over the weather, but my wonderful family did not let it keep them from smiling during their winter family session.

Below are a few of the images we captured today. Thank you so much Aunt Shannon, Uncle Pat, Patrick, Colin, and Maggie!

The Blewitt Family

Hot Coco and Smiles

Laughter is my favorite thing to capture

Sometimes it’s the moments between photos

Colin, Maggie, Patrick

Colin

Patrick

Patrick

Maggie

Maggie

January 15, 2017 by PhotoGinner Categories: beginner, Canon, family, familyphotography, photoginner, Photography Leave a comment

Playing with the 50mm

I received the Canon 50mm prime lens for Christmas and have loved playing with it and learning about over the holiday break.

Here are some things I have noticed:

• Using your autofocus points with this lens has been super helpful
• This lens lets in so much light, but you need to be careful – sometimes it is more helpful to have more in focus (I love being able to go down to F1.8, but that doesn’t mean I always need to!)
• It is so nice to carry around! I love having this lens on my carry, it makes it so easy to carry around with me so I can take pictures anywhere.

Who are you looking at?

Hey Dad – pay attention to me!

Close up!

Let there be light

Lights!

 

January 3, 2017 by PhotoGinner Categories: 365photochallenge, beginner, Canon, phoenixville, photoginner, Photography, Pomeranian Leave a comment

Family Session – Hallock

My friend Laura asked me to capture her beautiful family for their Christmas card picture. I was honored and excited to do so, but I am a photoginner and taking pictures of families for important things like Christmas card pictures is not something I have done before. I am still learning the basics, I can’t handle a real gig!! On top of that, Laura and Pat wanted to share a special message on their Christmas card this year, Nora is going to be a big sister!

The photography gods were smiling down on us and we had a wonderful time prepping for the shoot, the weather could not have been more perfect, and Nora, despite not napping, was the cutest little model. I know I still have a lot to learn, but this opportunity showed me how much I really have learned this year and how much fun family photography can be! I hope I can do it again soon!

Playing on the swings

Finding new toys…

Weeeee!

Kisses!

Swings

Nora and Laura

Glamour shot!

Um, wrong way Nora!

Climbing!

Climbing

Cheese!

Giggles

Ok Ry you can stop now…

Pat and Nora

Family Shot

Family Shot

Family

Nora

Christmas List

On back order until May

Nora and Pat

Family

Excited about being a big sister!

Run away

Uh-oh

…and then there were four

…and then there were four

Christmas List

November 7, 2016November 7, 2016 by PhotoGinner Categories: beginner, Canon, family, familyphotography, lancaster, photoginner, Photography Leave a comment

Girls Just Want to Have Fun!

To preface this post, we live in a townhouse community and have the greatest neighbors.

Now, for the story of this post. My friend has asked me to take her family Christmas card pictures and while I was honored I was also terrified (I am taking them on Saturday, more to come there!) They have a two year old daughter and I have never photographed children before!! What was I going to do? Show up and hope for the best? That is not fair to them! I mean I can read article after article, get down on their level, have a high SS kids move a lot!, don’t try to have them pose too long!, don’t forget to have free play time!, but nothing can beat plain old practice.

So, I asked the greatest neighbors if I could practice on their daughters! After school today I saw them playing outside with a friend and asked if they wanted to be part of a photoshoot, they happily agreed. Here are the pictures from our “Photo Shoot”! THANK YOU AGAIN NEIGHBORS!

One thing I need to work on is figuring out how to play with my settings so I don’t have to crank up my ISO so high. If anyone has any pointers let me know!!

Say Cheese!

Fun Pose!

Silly Faces!

Sisters!

Here they come!

Tag!

 

November 2, 2016November 2, 2016 by PhotoGinner Categories: beginner, Canon, family, phoenixville, photoginner, Photography Leave a comment