Greener Photography

I just became a member of Greener Photography, a group of photographers dedicated to lowering the impact our craft has on the environment. Photography is a high tech art that uses much energy, and greener photography is committed to using materials and methods that lower our impact on the environment.

There are four basic principles or “core values” that make up our environmentally friendly, greener, philosophy. These are; preservation;, which entails conserving resources that are used to create photos, reduction;, using products that require the least amount of energy, Local production; using products that can be manufactured locally to reduce our carbon footprint, and lastly, green photography is cruelty free, meaning we do not use products that can harm animal or human ecosystems. I encourage all photographers or anyone thinking of hiring a photographer to check out this site. It is really informative. [Source: www.greenerphotography.com]

Thanks to Andrea, Danielle, and Alison

This past year, I had the pleasure of having three amazing, professional, assistants, and I had a blast working with all of them! Alison was always one step ahead, getting the whi bal card (a tool used to get the correct color in digital photography) ready to go for me. Andrea constantly challenged me to try new and different methods, and Danielle helped my brides to relax, and kept me smiling. I am much honored to have you all help me with my life’s passion. Thank you so much, ladies.

Kim & Lukas December 28th 2008

Kim and Lukas traveled halfway across the world, from Australia, just to get married in Vermont. The ceremony was at the Round Church in Richmond and reception was at the Inn at the Round Barn in Waitsfield, two of my favorite spots to work.

The ceremony and reception were beautiful; however, I ended having to do most of my photography indoors, as the obscenely blustery winds made it nearly impossible to get any decent pictures outside. No amount of crazy, unpredictable, New England weather could ruin the day for this laid back couple, Kim and Lukas proved to be really cool to work with, just sort of rolling with the punches. Congrats to both of them!

Tegan & Pat December 6th 2008

It was a cold December day, perfect for a wedding. Tegan and Pat got married at the Woodstock Inn, in Woodstock Vermont. As is typical for December, it got dark really early, which provided for me an interesting and fun challenge. Many of the shots were done in the dark, and the result was really romantic and haunting.

One really unique and original thing Tegan and Pat did, was involving their dog in the ceremony! He was very excited, and could not make up his mind between sitting on the bench or being right next to his people. Congratulations to the three of you!