THE CREATIVITY PROJECT // LOVE + LIGHT
A Photography Theme Blog Circle

Love and Light….two of my very favorite things to photograph.  And it just so happens that it’s this month’s Creativity Project theme!
Couldn’t be any more appropriate with Valentine’s being only a few days away.

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February 10, 2014 - 9:23 am

Buckeroomama - Lots and lots of love and loving in these images, Maddy! ♥♥♥

February 10, 2014 - 10:34 am

Creativeheartbystephanie - I feel the LOVE ! You have a special way sharing the LOVE and emotions in all of your photos. Beautiful.

February 10, 2014 - 10:46 am

Life with Kaishon - Maddy! Stop the truck right this second. That is a whole lot of love and light. I love these images of couples. You capture love between two individuals so perfectly.
AWESOME!

February 10, 2014 - 11:43 am

s. badiyah austin - love. love. LOOOVE (literally) xo

February 10, 2014 - 1:36 pm

Dan Beeler - I can feel the love! Great job!

February 10, 2014 - 3:39 pm

Sarah - These capture the theme beautifully!

February 10, 2014 - 4:12 pm

photowannabe - Totally love the looks of love.

February 10, 2014 - 5:02 pm

Katherine Vargas - Mad this are stunning…oh how i miss the circle!

February 10, 2014 - 6:27 pm

Maddy {Mad Hearts Photography} - We miss you too, Katherine! Hope you can join us soon! xoxo

February 11, 2014 - 6:39 pm

Erica - I literally smiled all the way down as I read your post! Such happy and beautiful photos! You’re awesome!

February 14, 2014 - 1:24 pm

kris allbright - I don’t know how I missed these. I LOVE all these beautiful displays of LOVE AND LIGHT. I can’t choose my favorite. I think the couple in the snow is so great.

REVIEW: NIKON105MM F/2.8D
The Lens I Never Knew I Needed Until Now

There’s not a single photographers I know that doesn’t love to window shop for our next gear “Wish List” item.  So after the holidays, I decided to pop into my favorite local camera store – Unique Photo – to check out the 85mm f/1.4 that I’ve been dying to get my hands on. I noticed that they changed the layout of the store and as I was exploring, I discovered the “Used” window display.  Perhaps it’s been there the whole time, but this was the first time I noticed it. I immediately started looking around for the 85mm, but no such luck .  However, I did spot the Nikon 105mm f/2.8D among a couple of other  lenses.  I always knew that I’d eventually get a macro lens (perfect for photographing details and ring shots at weddings), but it wasn’t a priority since I was making due with my 35mm f/1.4. It originally costs about $900, but since it was lightly used, it was marked down to $350! I knew if I didn’t snag it right then and there, it would be gone.  Luckily, I had some holiday gift cards handy which help bring down the out-of-pocket cost and I was able to walk away this amazing lens at such a great price.

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February 7, 2014 - 7:59 am

Amy - I’ve noticed that I love to zoom in for a closer look things when I snap photos. Of course, with my Canon Powershot I can zoom in only so much. So this post is more than I can handle. I want . . . I need. Pretty sure. :)

February 10, 2014 - 10:49 am

Life with Kaishon - OH MY WORD.
Ohmyword. Ohmyword. Ohmyword.

You know I was smitten from that very first apple shot a few weeks ago.

Amazing lens.
Amazing images.

Amazing photographer.

PORTRAIT OF THE WEEK // 5
52 Faces Project • Basia

It was so much fun working with Basia for her modeling portfolio pictures, that I was so excited to team up with her again for a winter styled glamour shoot. Unfortunately, our shoot was cut short when I lost the keys to my car in the middle of the woods where we were taking pictures! After an hour of searching aimlessly, we called it quits and had AAA tow the car home.  This last picture was taken while the tow truck driver was loading up the car onto the flat bed. Even though I was upset about the missing key/ tow truck business, I figured I might as well capture this last one of Basia in the yummy Golden Hour light. Can’t wait to share the few pictures we managed to take before the key mishap.

To read more about the 52 Faces Project, check out this post. If you’d like to volunteer to be one of the faces for this project, email me at info@madheartsphotos.com.

February 10, 2014 - 10:55 am

Life with Kaishon - She is so completely beautiful. What a gorgeous girl. The light is stellar. Her face flawless. LOVE the makeup!

I was so sorry about your key situation. You definitely captured magic with this image though. Lovely!