blogs of photogs

Tasha Pool of Homeshade Photography works out of Houston, TX, and features a wide variety of lovely portrait work on her blog. My favorite by far though is her category of birth photography, (direct link here)

I think birth photography is just one of the most amazing things… I can’t imagine the wonder and the humbleness of being there for that exact moment of the first breath of another human, on a regular basis. Check out all the photos on her blog, of course, but make sure you take a special look at the powerful and amazing labor and birth images too… just remarkable.

~Enjoy!

Mary

Michelle Miller, of the Chicago area, has great stuff on her blog. She specializes in newborns and high school seniors, (with some childrens work thrown in for good measure). Michelle excels at photography in both ends of the spectrum, with lovely classic and beautiful black and white images of babies, and very fashion forward polished senior work. I was particularly fond of the post on her blog addressing the comment area we photographers cringe at: the old “what kind of camera do you have, it takes great pictures” conversation. Michelle does a lovely job of explaining what goes into setting up a shot, looking for the light, capturing it, post production and editing, etc. A must read for all photographers. Maybe Michelle will inspire you to write your own version for your own blog!

Anyway, Michelle has stunning work for you to savor on her blog and her site. Enjoy!

Mary

How much fun is *this*?? I just had to bump recent submission, Cowbelly Pet Photography, to the top of the list. The Cowbelly Blog features some of the most fun and creative pet photography I’ve seen. I’ve done a small bit of pet photography myself, so I know it brings an entirely different set of challenges. These are really unique and fun pet images-hope you will all enjoy this departure from babies, children, weddings, etc. I adore her catchphrase as well, “A picture is worth a thousand woofs” Jamie Pflughoeft works out of Seattle.

~Enjoy!

Mary

I’m really loving the photo a day on the blog of Kristen Cook of Melbourne, Australia. I know January is always a (welcome) slow period for me, and therefore becomes a time when I go several days without photographing anyone. It would be a great time for me (and you!) to go back to taking photos for the sheer joy, the art of it. Kristen’s work is just lovely, and most of her photo-a-day shots are of her adorable daughter, interspersed with the stunning portrait work of her clients. I’m also so envious of Kristen’s weather at the moment, me being stuck here in the frozen tundra of Minnesota– where we just had a wicked cold snap of -45F windchill several days last week.  So, her photography is especially welcome in that it shows warm weather and warm connections between people. Her images have a beautiful clarity and brightness to them that was just what I needed today! Enjoy!

Mary

Looking over Anastasia’s blog, and her site, I get the feeling that she is more than one person. Her multiple genres of portraiture work each have a very different feel. Her work with families has a gritty, familiar real-life beauty that I love, while her wedding work often has a 70’s vintage feel with an entirely different intimacy than the family stuff–and then her commercial work for clothing lines has a crisp, clean… well “commercial” feel to it for lack of a better word. Anastasia works out of Whistler, BC, and she has an amazing body of work to appreciate on her blog posts and website, make sure you view her family galleries on her site- some of my faves ( here ). ~Enjoy!

Mary

ETA: Just wanted to say I’ve found out since posting this review that Anastasia works with hubby Chad on some wedding work: which does not make my review any less glowing or fabulous of her work! Even within her straight portrait work I see such an amazing depth and breadth of vision… I didn’t mean my split personality comment to be a negative in the least. Her work, and that of her husband, are both gorgeous and amazing. Hope that ’splains what I meant!

I wish the banner for Archibald Photography Blog had some photos in it, but after looking at lots of photographers blogs in the Britain, Scotland, Ireland, etc, I find it seems, oddly, to be more common for them not to. However, make sure you scroll down a bit to get to the wonderful wedding photography featuring some of the most amazing backdrops (and men in kilts! Love that!) and architecture. Amazing castles and ruins and more… and I love the processing on some of the images, gives them such an otherworldly feel. You can access their portrait work via the top bar links as well, some great stuff here. Archibald photography works in Scotland and is available for travel around the UK and internationally.

~Enjoy!

Mary

I love the polished and elegant look of Jason’s photography and I have to say, his flosite blog just suits it to a “T”. His wedding work is divine, and I am in awe of his glamorous and graceful portraiture of both the shockingly gorgeous couples he photographs, as well as the more “typical in appearance” wedding and engagement pairs. His work with off camera flash is amazing. I know my readers will love his work, Jason Groupp works out of NYC and on location. 

Enjoy!

Mary