Category Archives: Photography

How To Photograph Silhouettes

I received a lot of positive feedback on the above shot from my sunflower field session, so I thought it would be a great opportunity to show you how I capture silhouettes. First: turn off your flash and ditch the reflectors. This is one situation where you’re not going to need to expose your subject. […]

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October 8, 2012 - 2:23 am

Buckeroomama - I love how this looks!

So glad you shared this, Maddy -thanks! Silhouettes are on my list of to-do’s and I’ve yet to get a good grip on how to achieve them well.

October 8, 2012 - 8:32 am

Cafe Fashionista - Ooh, this looks so awesome, Maddy! It makes me think of the cover of an album or book. Beautiful! :)

October 8, 2012 - 9:28 am

Sabine - This is truly a beautiful photo – and great tips!
How stupid is it that we cannot meet in London?!?

October 8, 2012 - 9:34 am

Life with Kaishon - You are such a great teacher : )
Love this picture.
Love your lesson.
Love you!
Happy Monday gorgeous girl!

October 9, 2012 - 7:17 am

Tiera - Love learning from you, Maddy!

October 9, 2012 - 7:55 am

Colette - I love this technique! I love when I get my silhouettes right and with the proper explanations, I think I know now how to make sure as to not mess it up :) Thank you for taking your time to share your knowledge!

October 9, 2012 - 8:06 am

Amy - Ooh, I do love a good silhouette! As always thanks for making it look easy! :)

October 9, 2012 - 3:10 pm

Camila Faria - Maddy, your photography skills keep getting better and better! Love your pics!

On the Boardwalk

Over the summer, Piper asked if I’d be interested in taking some photos around Coney Island for the One Sydney Road Boardwalk Shop. It had been years since I stepped foot on the famous boardwalk. Actually, the last time I visited we went with a large group and we were having so much fun going […]

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September 21, 2012 - 8:08 am

Amy - What fun! I’ve always wanted to visit Coney Island . . . so thanks for allowing me to travel vicariously, for now. :)

And I haven’t visited One Sydney Road in forever–what in the world?

September 22, 2012 - 10:55 am

Angelia Sims - That is the coolest! Love all these shots. I would love to visit there. Wasn’t this where they filmed the Fortune Teller game in the movie Big?

October 5, 2012 - 4:25 am

Tiera - Love these photos! Coney Island is definitely on my bucket list :)

Achieving Connection in Your Photos

This mother-daughter moment was snapped during Alina’s senior session.  First of all, can I start by saying how stunning they both are! It’s plain to see where Alina gets her gorgeous looks- from her momma Nicole for sure!  But back to the photo, what I love about it is that it’s just not a good […]

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September 13, 2012 - 1:13 am

Katherine Vargas - OMG i’m so speechless! they’re gorgeous they look like sister that a beautiful mother I WANT TO LOOK LIKE THAT! ;)

September 13, 2012 - 7:26 am

Amy - Gorgeous! And I always love your ‘behind the scenes’ posts . . . especially informative for the likes of me, who just snaps around willy nilly. :)

September 13, 2012 - 7:59 am

Scarlett - What a difference. Thanks for the great tip Maddy : )

September 13, 2012 - 8:40 am

Gerald - Great job as always. This is a nice tip for us photographers. Keep them coming, thanks.

September 13, 2012 - 9:52 am

mindy - first, they are both gorgeous! second, nice work with the posing – you can really see the difference. I always try to have people touch at at least 2, if not three places (ie you have their head and both hands) but the added direction of putting her leg down makes the shot so much more relaxed and natural. And, did you notice Alina’s shoulder? It looks so much more relaxed after you gave them some direction. nice job! I love your posts when you walk us through your thinking :)

September 14, 2012 - 4:46 am

Tiera - It’s like you’re a director! These photos look great — and these ladies are gorgeous indeed :)

September 16, 2012 - 12:03 am

Angelia Sims - They are both gorgeous. I love that you got them so connected with that one suggestion. Beautiful.