Practicing My Craft by a Maine Photographer

I belong to a group of Maine photographers, and about a month ago, instead of a monthly indoor meeting, someone came up with an idea of having an outdoor photo shoot for practice.  The location, time and weather were spectacular and the models fun and beautiful.  Our models were Seth, Erin, and I believe Marissa...but If you find that I've made a mistake, please let me know and I will be happy to correct it.  This was a fun evening...and a bit competitive.  Although I tend to thrive in that environment, this one made me slightly uncomfortable.  I really enjoy being the only photographer photographing a person or event...so I was a bit out of my comfort zone with all the other great photographers around but I loved watching other photographers at work...how they interacted with the models and the creativity that came out of it.  It was great fun.  Icing on the cake...my maternity photo scored a first place thumbs up!  Here are some of my favorite shots I took that night.  I welcome your feedback...and I would love to photograph you someday too!

An Animal Affair through the lens of a Maine Photographer

This was my third year photographing The Animal Refuge Leagues annual auction, their largest fundraiser of the year.  This event has grown so much, we really needed a larger space, so this year it was held at the Holiday Inn by the Bay.  This is such a fun event to photograph, and I was very happy to volunteer my time and skills to document it for the ARL, and to be able to share it with everyone.  I've put together a quick 3 minute slide show, complete with music to help you enjoy the event...just click on this link
http://video214.com/play/69lagMmGqjRTPW38oRcgYQ/s/dark

...and on a side note...I want to thank Kreative Kakes by Maggie K for providing a scene stealer for me to photograph.  I have photographed a few wedding cakes in my days...but these were cakes in a class of their own...go on...try picking just one!