Sarah & Jim, Engaged | Meredith, NH

One of the best things about my slow season is the ability to edit most sessions with record speed. I get so excited. I met up with Sarah and Jim for their engagement session yesterday. YESTERDAY. And I am all finished! Enough about that..... I had the pleasure of meeting Sarah and Jim a few months ago when they approached me about photographing their sure-to-be-amazing winter wedding this coming December. I CANNOT wait. Hopefully at that time we will have at least a pretty covering of that fantastic white snow we all remember (remember when it used to SNOW in New Hampshire???). Originally we were hoping for some today and I even showed up in gaiters, boots, and snow pants just in case (the field at our house is still covered and I often shoot on the ground......). We had a little, but not too much. Cold weather however, was in abundance and Sarah and Jim were such troopers for dealing with my really lame sense of humor and awkwardness in the freezing cold. It was so nice to get to know them and get in a little practice in front of the camera before the big day. Thanks so much Sarah and Jim! I am so jazzed for December!

Amy & Korey | Holderness, NH Engagement Session

Korey proposed to Amy last year and in the fall we were able to catch up to do some engagement photos at the beautiful Burleigh Farm in Holderness, NH before their wedding which will happen in just a couple of weeks!

I have known Korey for many years. He is an honorary member of my family and a good friend. I don't know many people that have the strength and fight in them that Korey possesses. Through many of life's struggles I have seen Korey go through them with a certain amount of grace and fire. He truly deserves every amount of happiness that comes his way and it is so very apparent that Amy brings an absolute overflow of happiness his way. Having only met Amy recently I am happy to see that it is so painfully obvious how happy they make each other. I am just so full of excitement for their wedding and cannot wait to spend the day with many friends and family celebrating their love.

Congratulations Amy and Korey!

And of course, I had to get a few shots of the new friends I made!

Amanda and Greg: Engaged | Ashland, NH Photographer

Many fellow photographers can sympathize with gear envy. We've all had it at one point or another, even if we try our hardest not to (and not to admit it). It stinks, it brings you down. Especially after you have rented some kick ass gear. A couple weeks back I rented the D800 (FANTASTIC, it did everything I told it to and the images were exactly as I intended them to be). It was hard not to cry when I had to send it back and return to life with my now dull crop sensor consumer level camera with only one lens that I really love that is really designed for full frame cameras. After a good chunk of time spent pouting and feeling sorry for myself and my sad little two-piece (well, to be fair, I do own more than one lens, I just don't really care for the others much) show I finally pulled myself together and got ready for my next session. And I rocked it. And rocked my gear. I shot this entire session with my consumer level crop sensor camera and a 50mm lens. It was nothing short of amazing and beautiful and it is one of my favorite sessions yet.  

Now about this fantastic couple..... 

 Amanda and Greg are recently engaged. They came to me through a myriad of mutual friends and clients (thank you guys, you all know who you are!). Though we've met before in passing at parties here and there, we have never really spent any time together. I had a great time getting to know the both of them. Greg is a firefighter and Amanda is very close to being a nurse (so close, like, less than a year!) so they already have a special place in my heart. I obviously appreciate those in the fire service and especially those who stand by them. And of course, I have a profound respect and admiration for those in the medical field. They are both super easy to get along with and be around and I had so much fun photographing them. I really hope that our paths cross again soon and that this time, we actually get to spend some time hanging out. 

 Many congratulations to Amanda and Greg on their engagement!