blogs of photogs

Megan Borders (Photography by Meg) works out of the Tri-Cities area of Kennewick, Pasco and Richland in WA. Her blog and site have a mix of beautiful candid portraits of toddlers and children, and highly styled and posed images of newborns, families and seniors. Most photographers seem to excel at one or the other, documentary style, or the gift of working with people and arranging them just right for an almost commercial look and feel; Meg seems to have talent in both these areas. I know you’ll enjoy her blog and the alluring images within.

best,

Mary

Uniquely You Photography Blog features Sarah Ulrich’s gorgeously clean, fresh and bright photography. Sarah has both a photography and a design background which are evident in her work as well is in her amazing design offerings to photographers (here) Sarah works out of Lincoln Nebraska, specializing in babies, children and families. Her work is equally amazing on location, or in studio for newborns and maternity. Enjoy!

Jodie Otte works out of the Black Horse Studio located in Northern Baltimore County, Maryland. Her blog can be found here, where you will see a beautiful sampling of her work with clients ranging in age from days old to families. Jodie is equally comfortable and skilled at using both studio lighting and natural light, and her blog also features lots of slices of life from the nature surrounding her home in the cornfields. Aside from being an accomplished and talented photographer, Jodie is also excellent at self-promotion and marketing and has a thriving workshop business and book offerings for photographers as well. I first met Jodie on a parenting forum nearly 10 years ago now, and though I don’t often get over to her blog, it was such fun to see how her kids have grown, and to find that she also keeps chickens (!) as we entered into keeping chickens ourselves this year! You’ll find lots of photographic inspiration here!

~Enjoy!

Mary

Laureen Carruthers works out of a small town in central British Columbia, Canada. She serves the areas of Williams Lake, 150 Mile House, 100 Mile House, Bridge Lake, & Quesnel. Laureen’s work has a clarity and richness of color that I really admire… her blog showcases a wide variety of subjects, from slices of her own life with her three boys to some weddings, senior photos (called grad photos in BC I guess!) family work on down to babies and toddlers. On her main site, (here) there is also some amazing birth photography in the births gallery. Gritty, emotional and beautiful ~ reminds me again to wonder aloud why more people don’t hire a pro photographer to capture this truly once in a lifetime event… (?)

As always, hope my readers enjoy the inspiration of another fabulous photographer! And, I love to get your emails or comments on past features or photographers you think I should shine the light on next. Keep in touch!

best,

Mary

Sarah is a transplanted Australian, living in Paris,  who has the most beautiful fresh photography! I’ve got hundreds of blogs on my lists to check out, but when I peeked at Sarah’s, I  had to bump it right up. Two things come through immediately for me: her talent at capturing beauty with a clarity I always love, and her passion for her work. Her front page post about Gratitude, featuring five things she loves, is really enjoyable to read. I find myself so much more drawn to photo blogs that feature a healthy dollop of who the photographer is~ it creates that connection that further enhances my enjoyment of gorgeous photography. I must also admit it is nice to see some European clothes for kids ~ so fun!

Sarah works, as mentioned, primarily out of Paris, but also travels for sessions in Europe and beyond. Hope you enjoy Sarah’s work too!

~Mary

The Captured Life photography blog (blog is here) works out of both metro DC and Atlanta, (according to their website). The blog features a great mix of clients, from newborns and babies, to adorable toddlers and children, with some maternity, high school seniors and wedding/engagement mixed in. I know my readers will enjoy the beautiful range of work!

I have to admit, part of the reason I’m featuring The Captured Life is because it was so refreshing to see a little color and diversity in their clientele, after seeing dozens and dozens of blogs that have very little diversity. I welcome submissions from photographers who feature anything different, whether it is a gorgeous mix of lovely skin tones like today’s feature in Tosha’s blog, or different locations, styles or whatever. Email link is up top on the site.

Also, unrelated, I’d like to apologize for the infrequency of my posting. This spring has been insanely busy for me, and I can’t even keep up with my own photography blog-site, I have many sneak peeks I never even got to feature over there. I will do my best to feature 1-2 new sites a week on blogs of photogs, so if I slack, shoot me an email or prod me with a comment. It is good to know if anyone is out there reading and keeping me going. Have a wonderful spring Saturday everyone! Thanks!

Mary

Bernadette Uzcategui Photography, or BUphotography, is one of those amazingly-talented-at everything photographers. She is as skilled with pets as she is with children, rocks with headshots and commercial photography and does a lovely job with maternity. Her blog is a wonderful blending of all of the above and more, with lots of great inspiration for my readers to browse through. BUP is based out of Philadelphia, Main Line & Manhattan and surrounding areas. ~Enjoy!

Mary

Leslie & Mark Biggar are the team behind Sakura Photography of Vancouver. Their blog features a wide range of photographs, from newborns to engagement sessions (their urban ones rock!), their recent trip to Guatemala and of course, their specialty of weddings. Everything on their site and blog is polished, lovely and professional, but I’m especially fond of their wedding images. They do such a wonderful job of capturing the exuberance and elation of the wedding and reception. Their lighting is sublime and they focus on all the details of getting ready, the ceremony and the party. Simply great work!

~Enjoy!

Mary

Spend a few minutes on Matt Nicolosi’s blog, and you will get a feel that he is a fun guy and that he really loves photography. I mean really. I have to admit it took me quite a while of hitting refresh to decide which of his “bio-pics” and header combo’s to use for my little screenshot up there. Every refresh it is a new one, from photos of him as a child, to fun ones like the iPhone eyes above. I love little details like this.

Matt’s blog features a dizzying array of amazing inspiration in color, texture and light. Lots of amazing architecture and travel shots, just beautiful work. Matt should really be working for a travel magazine, or shooting for an online travel or architecture website… really outstanding! Now, if you stopped at his blog, and didn’t make it to his site, you’d think that was it. But no, his site has loads of gorgeous client work too. I’m not sure why there are so few client sessions on his blog (could be a slow time, or too busy, or lazy, like me, lol) but make sure you check out his site too by clicking here. Matt’s work is not to be missed.

~Enjoy!

Mary

Amanda E’s blog has such stunning and soulful images. I love photographers who aren’t afraid to showcase pensive and thoughtful looks, rather than only the super smiley ones. Most of my favorite images of my own children, {and my own clients images too…}  are the ones with their faces in repose, showing a glimpse into their little souls.

Amanda works out of Peoria, Illinois, and her work is tremendously beautiful. I think the Feb 7 post of the twins is one of my favorite twins shots I’ve seen… just scrumptious! And I also love the newborn one from November 6, great perspective…definitely going to borrow that idea. The colors and textures that she pulls into her work, from baby wraps & cocoons, to blankets and more, really show her graphic design training. Her work is wonderful, and I know you will enjoy it. I’m amazed I’d never heard of her before stumbling upon her a few days ago. (And unrelated to Amanda, but sorry for the posting drought, I was having some mildly annoying computer issues! Ugh!)

~Mary