Favorites from the engagement shoot yesterday!!

This is the engagement shoot Brandi and I did yesterday and I am SOOO excited to share it with everyone. The couple was great to work with and I can't wait for their wedding!!

Bling Bling - Brandi took this photo of the ring - LOVE IT!

Gotta love the smile when he looks at her...awwwww!
I love them all, I just can't pick a favorite!!!
Look at them having fun. They were such good sports on Sunday as a dragged them all over the Belfast waterfront taking pictures in the heat and humidity.

I love the lighting in this one, where they are in shadow except for her face, it really shows it well...LOVE THEM!

The shadow on this one was my favorite!!

LENS FLARE!!! I love it, I couldn't of planned it better!! So nice!

Let me know what you think - leave me some comments.

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Day 65, 66, & 67 ---------------------------------- YAY!!

Day 65 - Ok this is just me being weird, i was trying to take a picture of the tv and the remote together, like i was trying to change the channel, but that didn't work out so good, so I flipped the camera upside down and took a picture of my face. I kinda like this one because you can't see my chin fat.
Day 66 - YUM-O, I love turkey burgers, enough said.
Day 67 - Brandi and I had the opportunity to do some engagement photos today! This is a couple that we work with at the bank, and we will be photographing their wedding in October right on the ocean, it should be AMAZING! We had a great time with them today running all over the Belfast waterfront taking pictures. I plan on having a big post about their engagement pictures when I finally get them all done. I wanted to post this one as a bit of a teaser of what is to come. I am very impressed with the photo's overall. I was able to try a couple different shots that I have been waiting to take, the above shot is one of them. I have seen photos of the hand hearts before and Brandi and I have been doing them for a while. Our couple did not know about the hand heart so I was able to teach them something too! Hopefully they will do that over and over again. Keep looking over the next few days for the complete engagement blog!

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Day 62, 63, 64 --------------------------------------The last 3 Days

Day 62 - So today I was sent on a small shopping spree for work. We had to decorate our area to reflect Australia, and well the best I could come up was the Australian Outback, and this was or mascot - Indiana Jones and the Taters of the Lost Ark - LOL how funny is that. When you press his hat it sings the Indiana Jones theme song. It has been my entertainment for the week!
Day 63 - I had class today, only a few more weeks and my summer call will be over, and then 2 more classes and i will have my MBA - YAY! They are changing the name of the college from Husson College to Husson University. I could honestly care less because I have not invested a lot of actual attention to the college, all I want to do is to get my degree and move on, although it will be disappointing for me to worked so hard at Husson College only to have my diploma say Husson University.
Day 64 - I was bound and determined to take a picture of the sunset today. So after work I went down to the Belfast Waterfront, I took the picture but on my way home I found a better one and it went along with my Urban theme I had going for a while. You wouldn't think that a mill would look so good with a sunset, but I do enjoy it. Hope you do too ---- LEAVE ME SOME COMMENTS!!!

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Day 59, 60, & 61 ------------------------------ i need to start posting every day!

Day 59 - We had to meet two clients today for wedding that we will be photographing in the fall. We are very excited about that, they are two great couples and they are getting married in two great places, I know they are going to turn out great. So in between client meetings we were able to be tourists. We stopped in Camden and walked the streets, went into all the shops and down by the harbor, and we also went to the new winery store in Rockport and did a tasting. It was a very nice day - day 59.

Day 60 - Today was another late night photo, we lounged around all day today and then we went to dinner with some friends in Lincolnville. Dinner was very nice and we had a great time of course! We ended up playing cards until 11 - so once Brandi and I got home she headed right off to bed and I went in search of today's picture. I took a picture of one of the most frustrating things I can think of - searching for a replacement battery for a portable phone! I can never find the right battery and no one carries them. So we did find one that we thought would work, but of course - NO. So the search continues.
Day 61 - So since we were so busy this weekend, we did not make it to the grocery store. So I didn't have any bread for toast or fruit or anything - sooooooooooooo I had to make a waffle! HEHE - and it was yummy - chocolate chip waffle. Anyway Today is the start of the work week, so I must go get dressed and get off to work. I will try to be better about posting everyday!

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Day 57 & 58 ------------------------------- Finally got the picture I wanted

Day 57 - Today's picture is another urban-ish picture of the same playground actually. I really like the combination of the drug free zone sign and the playground in the background. Let me know what you think. Day 58 - I have been looking for this picture for quite a long time. If you have been following the blog you know that I am quite fond of setting the camera on the ground and taking the picture. Well today I set my camera on the train tracks. I love it. I am actually posting 2 train pictures because I love them both, but do like the one with the train cars a little bit more, so that became today's picture. But the other one, I love the spike sticking up. I donno, they are weird urban pictures, but I think they are great. Let me know what you think.

This is the one that is not part of the project but I wanted to share it anyway!

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Day 52, 53, 54, 55 ------------------------- All you strangers out there leave me a comment!

Day 52 - Ok funny story about this picture. We had returned from vacation the day before, and I spent the entire day editing pictures on day 52 and forgot to take a picture for the day. So I went to bed at like 10pm, and after I was done watching TV it was 11:00 and I realised I hadn't taken a picture for the day, so I tried to talk myself into cheating and just take 2 pictures the next day, but I felt SOOOO much guilt that I had to get up and take the picture I wanted too. Anyway - this picture is of our new lens! YAY! I love new lenses, this one is a Nikon 18-135mm and I LOVE IT, its perfect. I love that I can go down to 18mm and its very close to fisheye, which is on my list to buy. Its going to be the perfect portrait lens. The reason I bought this was because I wanted Brandi to have another lens to photograph weddings, and I think she is really going to love it when I actually take it off my camera and let her use it. HEHE Day 53 - I love socks, especially fun brightly colored socks. Previously with my old company before the current company bought us I had to wear a tie everyday so I always had something fun to wear. Well I don't have to wear a tie anymore, so one day I decided that I needed to spice things up and wear cool socks, and these are the red skull socks that I had on for day 53 - LOVE THEM.
Day 54 - This is the neighbor's house. I took a picture on the way by on my morning walk. I don't know who owns this house or who lived here, but no one has been living in it for quite a while. We have often dreamt of buying this house! :)
Day 55 - I am all caught up with pictures! Today's picture is very urban. I have been looking at a lot of engagement pictures that other photographers have taken in some of the Myspace groups I belong too, and the theme seems to be very urban pictures, so that was my inspiration for today. It also amazes me still that I can find a different picture each day during my walk because I pretty much watch the same route every day. Anyway I hope you enjoy. I will try to be better about posting every day again.
On a Final note - LEAVE ME A COMMENT ON ANYTHING. If you read my blog, LEAVE ME A COMMENT, let me know you are here, let me know what you think. I want to hear from you. If you leave me a comment I will leave you a comment.

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Day 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52 ----------------- Yup - back from vacation!

We're back, and we're sunburned! We had an amazing time at my parents place this past week, we could not of asked for any better weather, we stayed busy all week and it was just wonderful. I honestly felt like I was back on summer vacation back when I was in high school. All I had to do was be on vacation, I didn't worry about work or school or the business. It was great. We also got to spend some great time with my family. It was just amazing, I am so pleased with our vacation. And now its time to share some photos with everyone!

Day 46 - We went on a few moose runs this past week, and we never saw a moose up close to photograph. We did see a snapping turtle though! That is what welcomed us to the great north woods!

Day 47 - This was another Moose adventure, and instead of seeing a moose we saw a beautiful sunset! I am so excited about this one. There was a fog on the river and the sky was perfect, the only thing I would wish for was that this sunset was behind the mountain instead of beside it!

Day 48 - We had a fun day today. My mother bought herself a kayak and then we rented another one so Brandi and I could take them out on the lake while we were at my parents. This was much better then the last time we rented kayaks. Last time we rented a double kayak and I made the mistake of sitting in the front and Brandi was in the back. I did most of the paddling and Brandi sat back and relaxed and I didn't know. That didn't happen this year!Day 49 - How could we not have a vacation with out Jonah? He was so good the whole week, he stayed right around the house (for the most part). He was good with the girls all weekend and he was just soaking up the sun and the love. Day 50 - Today we took a ride to Baxter State Park and took a small hike. It was only 1.6 miles up to Katahdin Falls and then the same back. It was a hard hike though, I was defiantly winded. It was beautiful. We climbed to the top of the falls and sat on the rocks and soaked up the cool breeze. I have been there a couple times and this was Brandi's first time, she had a great time and so did I.

Day 51 - This was my 4th of July picture. This is what I think of when I think of summer. Don't mind my feet, I had an obsession with photographing them this weekend. Anyway it was beautiful out today, and I wanted to share with you the view from my parents. I woke up to this view for years and miss it everyday. AHHHH Summer!

Day 52 - I told you I had an obsession with my feet. Anyway the one above is of summer and so is this. This is another vision of summer for me, the boat. I didn't get a single ride last year, so I made up for it this year and went for 2. I will be planning more trips to town as well to soak up more boat time. Did i mention that I love summer, the boat and my parents place?

I know, I have one more day to share with you, and that would be today. But it is 9:00, and I have just finished editing the pictures from my actual vacation and I have not yet thought of a picture for today. Stay tuned, it might get posted tomorrow or it might get posted tonight.

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