Monthly Archives: August 2008

6 month old twins – too cute!

Friday, August 29, 2008 Posted in Children Photography, Newborn / Baby Photography

These two cuties have gotten so big! The twins were adorable! I love the little chubby thighs and cheeks – I could just pinch them! This 6mo. session is part of this family’s 1 yr. package. I love how they have such different personalities. Capturing each of them separately was no problem. Getting them together was a challenge!

We put them outside on a blanket and tried to get them to interact with each other. They were both interested in different things. Finally Mom and Dad put one on top of the other (see below), to keep them from rolling around, and one started chewing on the other’s hand! It was too precious! Everyone got excited and I started snapping away. It seemed fitting to put this series of pics documenting this moment in a storyboard. I think it’s a great way to frame the pics on a wall and have a clean look containing more than one photo. Love it!

P.S. Nikki, I hope you do not mine but I am loving a lot of the shots from this session in Black and White.. Enjoy the preview!

storyboard wall collage

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Scott Kelby World Wide Photo Walk: Hartford, CT

Monday, August 25, 2008 Posted in Other Info

Hello again, Shaun here.
On Saturday I had the pleasure of attending the Inaugural Scott Kelby Photo Walk in Hartford, CT and let me just tell you I had a GREAT time. I think I could write the longest blog post ever about it, but I will refrain. First of all I would like to thank a few people: Jenn for watching the kids and insisting that, out of the 2 of us, I go to the walk when she is the professional. Scarlet Riley for taking the time to make sure we had a walk in Hartford and picking a great route with LOTS of photo opportunities! Scott Kelby for initiating the idea and making it happen. Lastly, all my fellow Hartford walkers.. I hope I made some new friends!

I originally heard about this on Scott’s blog and I thought it would be fun for Jenn, Taryn (Photog friend of ours), and myself to attend, but in the end I was the only one who could attend. That morning, I readied the equipment, left the house, got some D&D, and headed up to Hartford. Our route started out at the Old State House and moved down Main St., across Gold St. and along the edge of Bushnell park. We headed back to City Steam for Photo Sharing, Discussion and food.

The most interesting part of the walk itself is the fact that there are no true subjects, no assignment… just go out and shoot what looks good to you. This may be great for others but was a bit intimidating to me at first. “I am a scientist, who spends the majority of his time toning images not shooting them. I have no idea where to begin”, I thought. Luckily, a few minutes of looking around… turned into … “OMG, we have been doing this for 90 minutes already and we have not even made it through half of the walk” It is amazing the things you can find to shoot. I enjoyed myself so much that I will be planning some informal walks of my own not too far down the road. Check back here and I will post the plans for a photo walk of my own if you would like to join me. Here are some of my images, I hope you enjoy them.

Jenn loves the door image!!

I shot this with nothing but Black and White in mind.

I love this flag shot, it was my personal favorite from the walk.

This is a fun image, but look at “golden glow” on those buildings!

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Wiffle Ball

Saturday, August 23, 2008 Posted in Children Photography, Family Photography

This 1 yr. old LOVED his wiffle ball! A boy through and through. My son is drawn to any sports ball, doesn’t matter what it is. So, I had to laugh when I saw that it was this little guy’s favorite thing. He carried it around and ran after it. He was adorable! When it came time to sitting still he wasn’t having it. He just started walking so there were much more fun things to do than sit and take pics. I had a great time following him around and capturing him having a good time doing his own thing. I know it’s hard for parents when their child has a mind of their own and wants to run around and play while they’re trying to get a great family portrait. At this age it’s tough. They’ve just gotten their freedom now that they can walk and there’s no turning back. Don’t be discouraged, there will be a time for that in the near future once they’re just a bit older. It’s just as nice getting pics of them exploring their independence. And if we don’t get the shot you want, we’ll try again (and again, and again) :)

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A bit about Jenn…

Saturday, August 23, 2008 Posted in Business News, Other Info

Hi everyone, Shaun here. For a while now I have been trying to think of a way for potential clients to get a feel for Jenn as a person. I mean… when you want to hire a photographer, the most important thing is that you like the style and quality of that photographers portfolio but the second most important thing might be your personal interaction with the photographer herself.

Now I can easily brag Jenn up and down for the wonderful photographer, wife, mother and friend that she is. I can go on and on about how all her friends love her and I have never met a person that does not like Jenn. (she is just that kind of person) I could even go on to tell you that she is one of the most caring individuals I have ever met, but you might tell me…. “well, you are her husband, you would say that” … and I would see your point.

Lately, Jenn has been meeting with some couples who are looking for wedding photographers. They liked Jenn’s style of photography but wanted to meet to ask questions and just meet Jenn in person to get an idea of who she is. Well, after one meeting she received a glowing email which really stood out to me and made me realize that this was the perfect example to convey how people who hire Jenn feel about her. The email excerpt is below:

Jenn,
What perfecting timing! I was just going to write you an email to THANK YOU for everything! Enzo and I couldn’t be happier Jenn! You are a wonderful, and talented professional and your work shows just how great you are! Between you and me, its like pulling teeth for Enzo to give compliments and when I walked in the door last night, the first thing I heard from his mouth was “Wow Michele, is Jenn great or what? We are so lucky we have her!” I almost dropped to the floor, trust me, that is a huge compliment coming from Enzo!

Now keep in mind, Jenn has not even taken any pictures for this couple yet. So when you’re wondering what type of photographer you want to hire, you might want to consider if you would like a friend to take your pictures…

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2009 Price Adjustments

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Posted in Business News

Hello everyone,

I think it stinks that this is my first “official” post to the new blog, so I plan on following it up with some posts that are much more interesting. As the title of the post says, there are going to be some changes to the 2009 price structure at Jennifer Langdon Photography. In an effort to bring our clients the best image quality possible, there has been much investment over the past 4 years in equipment, post-processing technology, and many other items without any increase to our clients. I am sad to say that starting in 2009 there will be increases to the following areas:

1. Session Prices
2. Pricing of Digital Negatives

On the other hand, we are happy to say that print prices and wedding prices will remain the same. It is very important to Jennifer that you can afford to purchase your prints once you are presented with the images!! In lieu of these increases, we will honor any booked sessions for 2009 at the current prices if booked before December 31st, 2008. Also any clients who are locked into multiple session packages that run into 2009 will continue to pay under the 2008 pricing plans.

In 2009 we hope to be able to offset some of these increases by offering savings in other areas, such as, print packages that save you money and by offering more specials throughout the year. As always, we would like to thank you for choosing Jennifer Langdon Photography to capture your special memories.

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