We are LONG overdue for a new blog… what an amazing and busy summer/fall we had with weddings, fashion shoots, high school seniors and SO much more. The good news is that now we have blog material for the winter while things are  a little slower! We have been putting up previews of all the weddings on our Facebook page, so please check that out. Here’s a little preview of some shoots from 2011, look for new blogs soon!

In addition to our work together, we have also been busy pursuing our individual interests and projects: Jess has had a busy summer shooting fashion with multiple magazine editorials published and Lyle recently shot the music video “Flower Child” for the band Paranoid Social Club. This was his first time shooting and directing a music video, but definitely not his last! We also filmed a short piece for a family this summer which will be be posting here soon.

Sorry I skipped a week but I was shooting some fashion work in NYC and celebrating my birthday. Here is this week’s installment of our weekly blog feature!

1. Paranoid Social Club (new album out 5/20! so good!), 2. Cari and Jay’s NYC engagement session, 3. NYC Beauty Shoot, 4. Ashley, 2009 bride, 5. NYC model shoot

Our weekly blog series is back! Check in every Friday to see 5 new photos (or from our archive).

1: Adam Royer, currently on MTV’s Real World Las Vegas  2: Kirby and Anthony’s November wedding  3: Rachel, Cayman Islands  4: Morgan, model  5: Rani and Gabe, engagement session

The results of the Quarter 4 WPJA contest were announced today and Jess won 2nd place in the “Bouquet/Garter (action)” category. The shot was taken at Adam and Christina’s wedding last August. You can view it and all of the winning entries in the variety categories on their website (there are some incredible images there). If you are unfamiliar with the WPJA it is an organization comprised of Wedding Photojournalists and there is an application process to join (you cannot simply pay to be a member). From their website: “the WPJA only accepts into membership gifted, honest wedding photojournalists who work tirelessly to deliver excellent photography to their clients. We also sponsor semi-annual competitions to inspire photographers and illustrate for consumers how transformational truly great wedding photojournalism can be.”

Real Maine Weddings is a wonderful website and magazine (published once a year) that showcases Maine weddings and is a great resource for brides planning a wedding. One of our couples from 2009, Liz and Nate, were chosen to have their wedding featured in the magazine.  Liz and Nate have such a great story about how they met and why they chose Maine for their wedding. Check out the magazine for the full story and photos on news stands now! And check out our blog post from Liz and Nate’s wedding here.

We are thrilled to have some of our wedding images appear in Seacoast Bride Magazine for the third year in a row. Their new issue, on newsstands now, is one of the best issues of the magazine that I have seen. There are also articles with advice for planning a wedding, tons of photo eye candy and a vendor directory and resource guide. If you’re on the east coast you can find the magazine in Borders and Barnes and Noble and check out their website for more info too.