photo of the day: eyes

This is the last one from the shoot, I promise. But I love getting reeeeeally close to faces, and this was just adorable.

slideshow: portraits of marin

There are more images here than made it into the final cut for the shoot, but I wanted to show movement a little more. All pictures were taken at Winterthur Gardens in Wilmington, Delaware. Enjoy!

photo shoot with marin from Laura Dye on Vimeo.

photo of the day: I *heart* nerds

More outtakes from Saturday's shoot in Winterthur. I love these glasses so much; they're 3D glasses where the lenses fell out.

photo of the day: cuddles!

I mentioned on Friday that I had lots of shoots scheduled over the weekend, and I did indeed have three. (There was another band performance I could have dragged le camera to, but after 1300 photos that day, I decided not to.) Anyway, the first one was in Wilmington at Winterthur Gardens, and it was awesome seeing the gardens for the first time. Even though not much is blooming, there was a slope COVERED IN BLUEBELLS. Amazing. All I could think was "I want to do bridal portraits here!"

Anyway, the subject of the shoot was a five-year-old who's a friend of my sister, which is how I got involved with the pictures. In the shot below she's got M wrapped in her trench coat, keeping her warm while we waited to start taking pictures.

I love this image because it is such typical Joy: impulsive, laughing, comfortable in her own skin. If you've ever met my sister (and a lot of you probably have--she's incredibly good at her job) you know that she absolutely lives up to her name, besides being one of the most focused people I know.

Anyway, I had to share this image, because it probably won't end up framed anywhere, but it is the sort of image that is frozen in my mind when I think of my family.

the engagement of k&a

So I'm a little late posting these; we took them a few weeks ago, and their wedding is this weekend (!!!). But I wanted to share just a couple of the images; I just loved the shoot, and think this couple is just ridiculously gorgeous.

We drove to Longwood Gardens for the shoot; that's where he proposed. Well, I'd never shot there before, and it had been a while since I even visited, so I was glad to go back. It. Was. Lovely. It was also hotter and more muggy than you would think possible, but these two were troopers! By the end of the shoot we were all damp with sweat, exhausted, and hungry, but they still looked adorable, plus we got to spend the rest of the two-hour drive just chilling and chatting about life, church, youth groups, and how awesome families are. Seriously? I can't wait for Saturday, you two. It's going to be AWESOME.