…. and your camera phone. As anyone with a Facebook account can attest to, more and more people are creating interesting images out of everyday mundane happenings with their phones, using such apps as ShakeIt, Hipstamatic, Camera+, etc. Personally, I think it’s great. I love having a pocket sized camera on me everywhere I go. [...]

This is the season for marathon editing. My last wedding was October 23rd and I have a big gap til December 4th, to get really caught up. My nose is pointed at the keyboard 12 hours a day, with little breaks here and there. At least, that’s how it’s been in years past. I’ve finally [...]

DISCLAIMER : This is my 2c and experience. Nothing more. YMMV. I started writing this article as the old debate between RAW and Jpg and why I always have and always will shoot RAW. Kinda boring, right? Well, in playing around a bit, I found something pretty interesting. I took 4 RAW files and converted [...]

Many New England couples are thinking locally when choosing a destination for their wedding away from home. Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, as well as coastal Maine, Newport, and the green mountains of Vermont are great getaways that are close enough to visit in the planning stages of your wedding, yet offer a unique [...]

I just LOVE this video by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. So much visual inspiration! ~Zofia

When I get asked to photograph a portrait, the client usually asks for a posed photo of their family on the dunes in front of the lighthouse. That’s all great and dandy, for tradition’s sake, but what they love and order prints of are the lifestyle images. Those images that show their kids’ personalities, that [...]

As someone who customizes blogs and websites, I’ve seen some bad moves. Here are my pet peeves, and how to change them for the prettier. Let’s start with the basic, run of the mill, standard template. Chances are you have a header image or text in a box, you have a couple columns, a body [...]

Walter Van Dusen’s annual winter get-together held in Mystic, CT is one of the bestest venues for photographer education and mingling in New England. It’s an event that the ShootStyle team wouldn’t miss for the world. This year, we arrived a day early to practice with some models and fellow playmates Erin Chapman, Kate McElwee, Carol Savage, [...]

ShootStylers Stacey Doyle and Michelle Turner could not have more different styles of approaching and photographing a wedding day if they tried. Stacey and Michelle showcased their differences at this year’s Mystic event, presented by Walter van Dusen. Mystic is an annual learning and networking event held in CT. We ShootStylers sat front row to [...]

Sure, there are times when going off the beaten path is necessary, when breaking molds and traditions is required and desired, but not so in a quintessential Nantucket wedding. My perfect recipe for a Nantucket wedding is as follows: •1-250 guests- any more and they’ll be camping on the beach until the beach patrol finds [...]