Marilyn Dillon Photography Opens in Hampstead, NH!

I am thrilled to announce that Marilyn has opened a fabulous new studio in the center of Hampstead, NH. This is new venture and after a lot of hard work, she is now open for business. She photographs babies, families, seniors and more. More than just a studio, it is a great boutique with unique gifts an classes offered to amateur photographers looking to learn more about their hobby.
As for Natural Expressions? Nothing will change! Marilyn and I will still both be photographing all weddings together to ensure the most complete coverage. As with my freelance design and photography business, this is just the next step in her flourishing photography career.
Come help Marilyn celebrate and see her beautiful new studio and boutique at the open house, which will be this Saturday, October 17, 2009 from 2-6p.m. at 10 Main Street, Hamstead, NH. I'm looking forward to it and hope to see some familiar faces and meeting some new people as well.

Juan, Alexis and Savanna too

We're gearing up for the wedding of Juan and Alexis! This sweet couple, and their dog, have been great to work with and we are looking forward to photographing their big day tomorrow! In just a few weeks, you can see their wedding slideshow by going to our clients page and hitting on the slideshow button under their name. You can also sign up now for an alert from Pictage, which will give you a $5 credit as well as an email when the images are all posted and ready to view. Best wishes Lexi and Juan!

"Destiny"

Not only do we have wonderful couples, but we have talented ones as well! This certainly rings true for Alana and Stefan, who were married in Mid-July up in the White Mountains.

During the reception, Stefan made an announcement that he was going to perform a song that he wrote for Alana. What an amazing gift! The song was so special and when it was time to create their slideshow we thought, what a nice surprise it'd be for Alana if we got in touch with Stefan to get the song's digital version.

Thanks to Stefan for letting us to use his song, "Destiny" that allowed us to further personalize their slideshow!

Kris and Chuck are a perfect fit

Chuck is the Director of Product Development at Sofft Shoes, which just so happen to be the most comfortable shoes of all time! Unique to the wedding, the bridal party wore the greatest shimmery gold shoes which were "limited edition" shoe for Sofft Shoe's spring 2009 line. Kris and Chuck were married at the beautiful Searles Castle in Windham, NH in early July. We had a great time being part of their day and wish them the very best!Congrats to Chuck and Kris!

Sunny summer wedding

What a beautiful day Brian and Emily had for their wedding -- and that is saying a lot this summer! We had such fun with the portraits, doing some along the ocean, some in the golf course and Emily even climbed a tree for us! Congratulations to Emily and Brian on pulling off such a beautiful wedding.

Country photographers meet city wedding

Hubert and Emily's beautiful early summer wedding in Cambridge, MA was such a pleasure to photograph. The ceremony was beautiful; the couple, so in love; and the reception, a blast to photograph. There was no doubt that the guests were having such fun dancing the night away.

Congratulations to Emily and Hubert!

New Offering: The Award-Winning Fine Art Wedding Album

Last month we attended the annual NHPPA convention. There were wonderful speakers, who we learned so much from, and we participated in the yearly NHPPA print competition.

We both did very well, but Marilyn, especially, has much to be proud of. So let me take a minute to point out her accomplishments. She was recognized with high honors on both a portrait from her personal business, as well as for a Natural Expressions Wedding Photography album.

First, was her photograph titled "Bonaparte" which not only earned a blue ribbon but was also the recipient of the exclusive FujiFilm Masterpiece Award in the portrait category. This is an achievement to be proud of as out of all the incredible portraits that were submitted, Fuji can only choose one to receive the award. So a big congratulations to Marilyn on her amazing portrait!

Then there was the album. Several months ago she mentioned to me how we should consider a new album offering -- a fine art wedding album. I thought it was a great idea and her vision was carried out as an 8x8 Queensberry album that was custom-designed and featured all black and white or sepia images that were printed on museum-quality paper.

Clearly the judges were impressed, as this album was not only rewarded with a blue ribbon, but also received the 2009 New Hampshire Professional Photographer’s Association Album of the Year 2009, the Kodak Gallery Award for Photographic Excellence 2009, and the New Hampshire Professional Photographer’s Association “Court of Honor” in the Social Candid category!!


We want to extend our thanks to Sara and Jason who were featured in the album. They were such a pleasant couple to work with and their love for each other overpowered the unfortunate weather circumstances. As their attitudes were just as positive throughout the day as if they would have been blessed with a warm fall day. We, too, made the best of the day by documenting the rain as it was a part of the day and therefore part of the memories to come.

Once again we want to thank Queensberry Albums, Inc., our album vendor, for their superior handmade albums as it is the true craftsmanship of these albums, that I am sure helped to impress the judges.

And last, but certainly not least, we want to thank Dennis from Avalon Editions, who printed the photographs for the album. His attention to detail and talent with black and white printing is astounding. It is apparent that he printed each and every print as if it were his own and it was this devotion to his clients that undoubtedly added to just how well our album did in the competition.

We are now offering the fine art album as a product. If interested, please inquire and we'll be happy to send you a flyer or you can visit our web site to learn more.