Susan and Matt were married last weekend at Kingsley Pines camp in Raymond, Maine.  It was an absolutely stunning day, and a beautiful time to be lakeside.  Here are a few of my faves, or you can watch their slideshow here or visit their gallery here:

I loved this cute little detail:

Susie and Matt looked at each other this way all day- it was so sweet!

One of my favorite images:

I looked at my calendar today and realized that it is less than one month until I will be giving the “Michelle Turner Seminar” in Charleston, South Carolina.  There is only one space left at this workshop, so be sure to email me asap if you would like to sign up for the workshop on Oct. 7 and 8!  What do we chat about?  Well, the seminar encompasses a lot of shooting (one shoot each day) and photoshopping, as well as a bit of marketing and posing thrown in.
Can’t make it to Charleston?  I will also be speaking at PPA Ohio’s convention on Nov. 10 (my 31st birthday!) if you are from that area of the country and would like to stop by!  Like the seminars that I gave earlier this year at the DWF convention in Tampa and at the photography convention in Mystic, CT, I will be speaking about light and posing with before and after shots at the seminar in Ohio.

I think that’s it for the rest of 2008!  It’s been a busy year for seminars- Tampa, Mystic, Maine, Boston, and South Dakota so far- so I’m not currently taking on any more seminars for 2008 (other than Charleston and Ohio, which are already set), but if you would like to schedule something for 2009, shoot me an email.

I photographed Bailey’s newborn session- what a beautiful little girl!  Here are a few of my faves:

With mom in the nursery:

With dad:

Magda and Dan were married last weekend at The Colony Hotel in Kennebunkport, Maine.  The weather report called for rain (again…) but it stayed foggy (and very foggy at that) until the reception which worked out well since the reception was the only part of the day that took place inside.  Here are a few of my faves from the day, or you can view their slideshow here or their gallery here:

I love it when people use rocks in their details!

The dress- there was some great light streaming into the rooms where Magda and the girls were getting ready:

I absolutely loved this moment at the end of the ceremony!

The beautiful couple as the fog started to roll in:

I loved the flowers!  They were absolutely gorgeous!

With the Colony in the fog in the background:

One of my favorite moments all day:

Everyone was on the dance floor!

Here are a few of my faves from our session in Camden:

Here are a few of my faves from our session in Winthrop, Maine:

Sharyn Peavey is a wonderful photographer and a great friend.  We have been talking for months about doing a model shoot for her, and on Labor Day we finally made it happen.  Kate from Head Games in Portland supplied the hair and makeup for Sharyn, and Simply Chic supplied the fabulous clothes.  It was a beautiful sunny day, although I think that every bug in New England must have been in the Freeport area that day- Kate, Sharyn and I have the bug bites to prove it!  Here are some of my fave shots of Sharyn from the day:

I photographed Arlo’s three month session a few days ago at his grandparents’ home in Gardiner, Maine.  Arlo is a member of our baby plan program, so I’ll be photographing him a few more times over the next year!  What a happy baby- he let me photograph him for almost an hour!  Here are a few of my faves, or view his gallery here:

One question I have been asked half a dozen times in the past week is “What is a True Romance Shoot?” - I wanted to take the opportunity to explain the shoot here, where I could show some examples of my favorite photographs from different types of True Romance sessions throughout the past year or so.

The True Romance shoot could also be called a “Trash the Dress” or “Post Shoot”, but I think that it is so much more than the name implies.  The session isn’t about getting the dress dirty, and it doesn’t necessarily occur after the wedding, so neither of those names seemed particularly appropriate to me.  Rather, the session is about making fun and romantic images in locations which would not be possible and/or appropriate on the wedding day.  Sometimes the session happens before the wedding day, sometimes it happens after.  Sometimes the bride wears her wedding dress, sometimes she buys a second wedding dress (or another white dress- a white sundress is a popular option), and sometimes she wears something completely different.  Sometimes the couple gets wet and sandy, and sometimes we just visit some cool locations that we didn’t have time to go to on the wedding day.

No matter what type of True Romance Shoot we do, the session ends up being one of my favorite times to work with the bride and groom.  Often, when it is just the two of them (and me, of course!) there is little stress involved.  The couple can kick back and relax, and really enjoy each other!  And we usually have a lot of fun in the process!

Here are a few of my favorite True Romance shots from the past year: