blogs of photogs

Molly Hilton is yet another talented photographer based out of San Diego-and as an aside, I’m amazed at the talent there, I’ve featured a lot of San Diego photogs, perhaps the lovely weather gives you more time to practice?

Anyway, the thing I love about Molly’s work on her site and blog is that she seems to somehow capture a child’s true essence, giving us a brief look into who they really are. Her work with children, especially her black and whites, are just stunning, and I’m going to do something I rarely do, and show you two of my favorites that really connected with me from her site:

I haven’t looked at Molly’s site or blog for a very long time, over a year, but I’m so excited to see the fairly recent launch of her new specialty: Molly Hilton Baby! Molly does fabulous work with babies, she really has a true gift. I’ve been long considering a separate site and pricing structure for newborns and Molly has done it and done it beautifully. Enjoy!

Mary

Angela Weedon is based out of Dallas, TX, where she works with her husband Matt alongside her-helping with the business side and “toddler wrangling” as she calls it. Her work is amazing, and from viewing her site and her blog, I get such a sense of talent, and a textbook view of what a well established & grounded upscale photography business should look like.

I will try to keep this mini-rant small, but seeing how well Angela & her team work together is so evident from her online presence–it makes it all the more clear to me that the thousands of new “shoot & burn” photographers cropping up are really hurting customers. You won’t get service and quality from them like you will from a class act like Weedon Photography. It makes me wish there were some kind of guidelines to calling yourself a photographer. A license or something… because clients are getting burned, and it is hurting the name of good photographers all over the country. 

Ok, must put away the soapbox.

Angela’s images are stunning, from studio to outdoors, newborn to families; lovely b&w images, beautiful color-I can’t see anything she can’t do. Really enjoyed her work and site and blog. Hope you will to~

Mary

I’ve found a new favorite inspiration for newborn photography! Kelley Ryden has absolutely enchanting images of newborns, great tones and clarity and posing. You can tell that this is truly Kelley’s niche. Her photographs of toddlers are awesome too…but the newborns… exquisite. Nothing more to say - just top notch. The new mom’s of Omaha, NE better get her while she is still so cheap, because she is extremely talented. Find her blog here and her site here. (make sure you don’t miss her splash page image of the newborn twins…one of my favorite twins images ever!)

Enjoy!

Mary

I have had lots and lots of email from people saying that I should feature *my* very own photography blog. So, I decided to do it, with one little twist-YOU–my Blogs of Photogs readers– get to review MY work on my blog and tell me via a comment what you love (or hate…but gosh-be constructive!) about my work and blog and photography. Leave the comment here on blogs of photogs and after a few days of comments, you could win a prize!  I’ll put all the names (of those who leave comments) in a hat, have one of my kids pick one, and the winner gets a sterling silver bangle photo bracelet from Deluxe Photo Gifts! So, check out Mary Hanson Photography Blog here and let me know what you think. 

Thanks!

Mary

Oh you are going to love this one… Lisa Kelly is both a terrifically gifted photographer, plus a congenial blog writer (and I’m a sucker for Australian lingo.)

When I reviewed her blog before going on vacation, she was just dealing with an injury to her neck or arm, so I am so hopeful she is better and back to showcasing more of her tremendously wonderful work. Her newborn work is probably my favorite, but her work with children is also stunning. I hope you are well soon Lisa!

Lisa works out of Canberra, ACT, Australia, and her blog is one I will be definitely subscribing to. Enjoy!

Mary

Gina Lee Photography has a beautiful fresh style that just says “summer” to me. She is located in southern California, and most of her photos look like they just jumped off the pages of Pottery Barn Kids… that saturated bright look that has such a fun commercial feel. Love her family shots, her use of sun flare, her session with the chalk board (too cute!) and the fusion of her own life interspersed within the blog, complete with her curly headed little cutie getting a hair cut. Enjoy the inspiration!

Mary

Daveen photography is located in the Salem, Oregon area. I have to make a confession before I begin writing about her blog. I have become prejudiced towards wordpress blogs, and others, that showcase large images. I get tons of requests to review photographers blogs, and I’m not kidding, I read 15+ blogs a day looking for the one to review that day, and the typepad and blogger ones with their teeny tiny thumbnail sized images just. dont. inspire. me. at. all.

I’m sorry. I am now officially a blog snob. I will try to overcome it and review some magnificent imagery on a small image blog soon. I promise. Really. (do I have to??) Ok.

Now, back to Daveen….

sigh…

Lovely images, her tones, slightly vintage in feel, and even the angles and perspective, are just so soothing and wonderful. I read in her blog profile that she has been in business just slightly over two years, and I would never have guessed it. Her images are lovely, processing just divine, and apparently she only gets gorgeous subjects to work with (half kidding) Enjoy her blog… 

Mary

I’m just in love with the luminous fanciful photography of Janine at Saving Grace Photography. Her blog showcases some of the best work I’ve seen in quite awhile, and as you can imagine, I look at a lot of blogs.

Her photos have a translucent clarity that just glows… really really elegant and beautiful and her connections with her subjects are so captivating. I’m sure you won’t hear this from your clients Janine, so let me be the one to whisper it: you are way underpriced.

Enjoy!

Mary

Ok, normally I try to go through blog submissions in the order I received them (and lets note that I have enough for about 200+ days now, but keep ‘em coming!)

Ken has a great blog, a nice mix of gorgeous color, and warm toned b&w’s. I also like how he gives us a slice of *his* life in the blog, while still keeping it about the photos. My only beef is that I have NO idea where he is located geographically, from either the site or the blog! Might want to add that info Ken! Check out his work at: http://www.deboestudios.com/blog/