Category Archives: Photography

{Behind The Scenes} The Chestnut Hill Photo Shoot

I have my friend Scarlett of House of Emery to thank for these behind the scenes photos of the Chestnut Hill photo shoot. I was so engrossed in taking pictures that I had no idea Scarlett and her daughter Keana were taking all these shots…ahhhh!. I literally rolled out of bed, threw on whatever I could […]

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April 2, 2012 - 8:29 am

Life with Kaishon - I was so happy Scarleet and Keana was able to capture those pictures of the people taking pictures. I just think the workd of both of them. They are my favorites : )
Thank you again so much for coming and for making the day extra special. You are the best! XO XO XO

April 2, 2012 - 8:33 am

Angelia Sims - Awe!!! Love this…..Just adorable!

April 2, 2012 - 9:16 am

Mindy - maddy, these images are great! I keep coming back to the little girl and the bright red door…I absolutely love that shot.

April 2, 2012 - 9:36 am

The Guilty Hyena - love how you’ve captured the little girl and the movement of her hair, brings it more alive and great team work, the first photo too is fun to see the energy behind the scenes.

April 2, 2012 - 12:43 pm

Gloria - The photo of the little girl totally made me smile – what a great shot!

April 2, 2012 - 3:12 pm

chavonne - Haha at the eye candy comment. Not bad on the eyes err I mean lens.

April 2, 2012 - 4:05 pm

Sabine - It’s great to see you at work, Maddy. Such lovley photos, the little girl is just too cute!

April 2, 2012 - 6:50 pm

Camila Faria - I always have the feeling you had the most wonderful time at your photoshoots Maddy. Amazing!

April 2, 2012 - 7:10 pm

Kristin - Y’all look like you had a blast!

April 2, 2012 - 10:34 pm

Sarah - It’s so neat to see what’s going on behind the scenes! I’m so glad she got these photos. Thanks for sharing!

April 3, 2012 - 2:35 am

yummychunklet - Gorgeous photos!

April 3, 2012 - 7:37 am

Amy - I love a look behind the scenes . . . thanks for giving us a glimpse!

April 3, 2012 - 8:20 am

Cafe Fashionista - What gorgeous work, Maddy! The bride is beautiful; the guy is so dapper and refined; and the little girl is just flat out adorbs. You captured such personality and beauty in all! :)

April 3, 2012 - 2:01 pm

Christina Lee - Very cool!!!!! Love that first picture and the adorable little girl!

April 4, 2012 - 11:10 am

Elle sees - I wish I was photogenic, argh! Goodness with that model! Swoon!

April 4, 2012 - 11:56 am

Piper - don’t you love those behind the scene shots? these are too cool! those were some of my favorite ones taken from my wedding – ones of the photographer taking the shot – totally cool!

April 6, 2012 - 5:38 pm

Tiera - So cool to see you at work!

April 17, 2012 - 1:36 pm

Nadette@Eat, Read, Rant! - I love behind the scenes photos. I’m so glad you shared this post, it just reminded me to be sure and take pics at my competition on thursday :)

Chestnut Hill Photo Shoot

I had the pleasure of attending a photography shoot hosted by the lovely Becky of Life with Kaishon.  She lined up a handful of stunning models for us to photograph around the Chestnut Hill area of Philadelphia. I met some new photographer friends and experimented with different shooting techniques on fresh new faces. A big thanks […]

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March 27, 2012 - 12:54 am

Life with Kaishon - : ) Beautiful as can be! I am glad you came all the way to photograph these lovely people. Wherever you come, you bring fresh air and great love. You are a joy Maddy.

March 27, 2012 - 7:26 am

Scarlett - just lovely Maddy, i really like the second black and white!

March 27, 2012 - 7:43 am

Amy - As always, love the photos! That second one has a little something special; it hints of the golden age of Hollywood . . .

March 27, 2012 - 8:23 am

Pieni lintu - Very nice shots all!!!

March 27, 2012 - 8:56 am

Angelia Sims - Gorgeous! Are you still using the D90 or did you upgrade? :-) Love, love the ones by the fence.

March 27, 2012 - 9:07 am

Maddy {Mad Hearts Photography} - Thanks Angelia! When Mad Hearts became official, I upgraded to the D700. I’m also using the 24-70 f/2.8 lens on all of these. I’m loving the wider shots! It’s a nice change from the 50mm, though I still love my nifty fifty :)

March 27, 2012 - 9:13 am

Maddy {Mad Hearts Photography} - This one was one of my favorites too! Though I would prefer that there be no shadow, I still feel like it worked in this particular shot. The model didn’t hurt either ;)

March 27, 2012 - 10:47 am

The Guilty Hyena - These wouldn’t look out of place in a catalogue . :))

March 27, 2012 - 11:03 am

Gina - WOW- these are AMAZING!!!! Great job!!! I would love to attend something like this with someone as talented as Becky. What fun that must have been.

March 27, 2012 - 11:40 am

Mindy - they are all awesome, but I looooove the second one of Kevin. That could be in a magazine, you did a great job capturing the mood and his expression!!

March 27, 2012 - 12:58 pm

kelleyn - Great shots Maddy!

March 27, 2012 - 2:06 pm

tinajo - Sounds like it was a great time, lucky you! :-)

March 27, 2012 - 2:12 pm

Christina Lee - AWWW, love them all, Maddy!!

March 27, 2012 - 3:08 pm

Sabine - Wonderful, Maddy! My personal favourites are the black and white ones, but all of them are so good, they could be for a catalogue or magazine.

March 27, 2012 - 8:43 pm

nequetta - Wow you are such a beautiful person and amazing photographer. Great Work!

March 27, 2012 - 9:52 pm

Kristin - Loooooove the bride and groom! So cool!

March 27, 2012 - 11:15 pm

Sarah - This looks like so much fun! I love how personalities shine through so beautifully in your photographs.

March 28, 2012 - 8:10 am

Cafe Fashionista - The second picture could totally be an album cover or something – it is awesome. Love these selections, Maddy! :)

March 28, 2012 - 12:35 pm

Buckeroomama - Oh, those B/W pics… absolutely FAB! Esp. that first B/W one. I just kept going back to it.

March 28, 2012 - 4:08 pm

Elle sees - Swooning over your pics as always!

March 28, 2012 - 7:28 pm

Tiera - Sounds like such a fun day! Loving the pictures, of course, especially the mix of light & shadow in Kevin’s pictures!

March 28, 2012 - 10:03 pm

Audrey Allure - Sounded like a great day – loving all of these amazing photos!

April 3, 2012 - 12:21 pm

Nadette@Eat, Read, Rant! - Fabulous, fabulous, and MORE fabulous! You’re making me want a pole photo shoot. Hmmm :)

The People Behind the Lens

I just returned from an awesome weekend in Pennsylvania. I had the opportunity to meet a lot of new photographer friends and models in Philadelphia at a photo walk hosted by  Becky of Life with Kaishon. I also joined forces with Mindy of Freckles & Dimples Photography on a styled engagement/ wedding shoot that I’m head […]

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March 19, 2012 - 6:05 pm

Tiera - Fun! Being around, and able to work with, other creative people, such as yourself, must be AWESOME!

March 19, 2012 - 6:43 pm

Life with Kaishon - Thank you so much for coming all the way to Pennsylvania to do the photoshoot with us Maddy! It was a great joy to see you again.

March 20, 2012 - 12:35 am

Gerald - It was nice to meet you at the shoot. I checked out your site and I am very impressed with your work. Have you considered shooting weddings? I like your style and I would like to work with you one day. Keep in touch!

March 20, 2012 - 7:45 am

Amy - GASP! That sounds like so much fun!

March 20, 2012 - 11:02 am

Mindy - i was exhausted Sunday PM and fell asleep at 8:30….I cant imagine how tired you must have been when you got home! hope you got some good comfy time in w/ Kleber. I cant wait to go through these photos!
And, tell Gerald from above to keep his hands off… :)

March 20, 2012 - 12:58 pm

Nadette@Eat, Read, Rant! - Look at you busy photo bee! This sounds like it was a lot of fun and a great opportunity! #awesome

March 20, 2012 - 2:11 pm

Maddy {Mad Hearts Photography} - I was EXHAUSTED by the time I got home, but I still didn’t manage to sleep until midnight! Luckily, I took the following day off. I can’t wait to go through our pictures either! Lol @ Gerald comment :)

March 20, 2012 - 2:13 pm

Maddy {Mad Hearts Photography} - Thank you so much, Gerald. It was so nice meeting you too! Your flash work is AMAZING! I have so much to learn. Really looking forward to your workshop and hanging out again :)

March 20, 2012 - 2:16 pm

Maddy {Mad Hearts Photography} - Becky it was WONDERFUL to see you again! Thank you for hosting such a wonderful event and lining up so many gorgeous models for us to photograph! Can’t wait till we meet up again…next time, Princeton! Perhaps for Gerald/ Adrion’s workshop :)

March 21, 2012 - 7:16 am

Buckeroomama - Oh, lucky you to meet and go on a photo walk with Becky and work with Mindy, too!

I wish you guys can come here… :)

March 21, 2012 - 8:29 am

Cafe Fashionista - What an awesome picture, Maddy! It is so nice to get a glimpse of the very people who capture so much beauty in their work! :)

March 21, 2012 - 8:40 am

Sarah - How fun! This is a beautiful photo – you all look so happy!

March 21, 2012 - 1:05 pm

Adrion - It was nice to meet you Maddy! You guys are fabulous! I can’t wait for the next photowalk. Becky and I are already planning for one in May…:)

March 21, 2012 - 2:31 pm

Life with Kaishon - I love that you can shoot weddings with whomever you want : ) I think working with Gerald would be a pleasure! : ) Also, we didn’t have a photo ‘walk’ we had a photo shoot : ) but you can call it a walk if it makes you happier. Thank you for being such a great friend and coming to the shoot. It is always a pleasure to see you! I wish Buckeroomama could come with us too. Wouldn’t that be ducky? I am glad we had Scarlett. She is a JOY!

March 21, 2012 - 2:51 pm

Maddy {Mad Hearts Photography} - Oops…I wasn’t sure what to call it. How about photo shoot extravaganza?! That’s exactly what it felt like :) And I agree with you 100% – working with Gerald would definitely be an honor! I think his work is amazing!

March 21, 2012 - 2:53 pm

Maddy {Mad Hearts Photography} - I wish you were there too! But I have a feeling we’ll meet some day…it’s just meant to be :)

March 21, 2012 - 2:56 pm

Maddy {Mad Hearts Photography} - It was so great meeting you too! I know all about the May one and I can’t wait!!!

March 21, 2012 - 3:30 pm

Gloria - Oh how fun! Can’t wait to see photos from the wedding shoot!

March 21, 2012 - 9:21 pm

Jennifer Miles - Love this! It was so great to meet you!!!!

Jen

March 22, 2012 - 1:34 pm

Adrion - we would all line up just to get a chance to work with you! you have amazing photos! you need to teach us how to blog :)

March 27, 2012 - 10:58 am

The Guilty Hyena - Looks like you all had a blast ! and it’s a bonus you all share a love for photography. :)