Monthly Archives: August 2011

Summer Girls

As I mentioned in this post,  I’ve been organizing a “just for fun” photo shoot over the last few weeks. I wanted to do something like it for awhile and since I found myself with some extra time this summer, it was all the more reason to make it happen. The concept was simple:  a farewell to summer.  […]

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August 31, 2011 - 4:18 am

Leovi - Wonderful, with those colors and delicious lights, I love them all.

August 31, 2011 - 6:14 am

Leia - How fun! What a gorgeous photoshoot! And stunning models, too :)

August 31, 2011 - 8:42 am

Pam D - Love them all.. but the one with the house in the background sort of takes my breath away….

August 31, 2011 - 8:53 am

Sarah - Dodeline Design - This is gorgeous Maddy!

August 31, 2011 - 8:58 am

Maegan - Such beautiful photos! Totally magazine quality, I thought they were from a mag & reread, really lovely! Feels like I’m at the picnik with them.

August 31, 2011 - 9:07 am

urban muser - these photos are so fun!

August 31, 2011 - 9:09 am

Emily - This is so fabulous and fun!! I love everything about it. You did such a great job Maddy. I hope you will do more shoots like this.

August 31, 2011 - 9:14 am

Cafe Fashionista - This is truly one of the most incredible shoots ever, Maddy – the colors are so vibrant…they just leap off the screen. Start submitting your pictures somewhere – anywhere – they need to be swooned over by the world! Seriously. :)

August 31, 2011 - 9:23 am

Mindy - how adorable! my phriend, you are really rocking your nikon!

August 31, 2011 - 9:24 am

Life with Kaishon - It looks like so much fun! I wasn’t able to leave a comment this morning and I couldn’t wait to get to a computer to tell you how grand it looks!

August 31, 2011 - 9:53 am

Elle sees - So freaking adorable. I want to go to there! But I’m rather clumsy on a bike.

August 31, 2011 - 10:17 am

Michaela - I love this idea Maddy, it looks like so much fun! Beautiful shots and you never cease to amaze me with how talented you are!

August 31, 2011 - 10:33 am

Lee Oliveira - Summer, picnic, catching up with the girls should be like this always.
Lovely shot
lee x

August 31, 2011 - 10:51 am

Hannah B - OMG! I’m in love with this shoot. It totally says “summer!”

Btw, I just looked back at the photo you posted yesterday and I love the canvas texture you put in the background. Gorgeous!

August 31, 2011 - 10:55 am

Pradeepa - Amazing shots. The models are gorgeous and the location is fantastic.

August 31, 2011 - 11:01 am

Gloria - This looks like so much fun!! And the styling is so spot on – love their outfits :-)

August 31, 2011 - 12:41 pm

Rosie - Those are fabulous! You guys really did an amazing job.

August 31, 2011 - 1:23 pm

Vanessa - Absolutely beautiful. Props, location, n models. Looks very scenic. U did well once again. 2 thumbs up, Maddie. What a better way to end the summer :(

August 31, 2011 - 1:36 pm

Christina Lee - Perfect (esp. with the bike added in)!!!

August 31, 2011 - 1:41 pm

christina Klas - These are all lovely! You must be so pleased with the way it turn out (as the girls should be too!) Love your blog and your work :)

August 31, 2011 - 3:43 pm

Kristin - Your models are seriously fabulous! Dying over that tribal top!

August 31, 2011 - 3:54 pm

The Guilty Hyena - Maddy you set up your very own editorial summer picnic shoot!! :) what a wonderful way to say farewell to the summer. Location is pictorial, as well as the lovely lanterns your sis Charlotte and her friends look like naturals in front of the camera, one of my fave photos is of the floral wayfarers and the colorful reflection captured on the lenses.

September 1, 2011 - 9:58 am

Piper - Maddy these are gorgeous!! I so need you to do a photo shoot for me!! I could go for a relaxing picnic right about now – looks like you guys had a blast!

September 1, 2011 - 2:48 pm

Home Girl - Love, love, LOVE the colors!!! What a great idea and the way it was all staged, you made it look so festive and “unstaged” if that makes sense?? I am always amazed at your talent girlie!! You are seriously awesome.

September 1, 2011 - 2:48 pm

Haute World - What a beautiful setting and I’m so in love with the way you captured the vibrant colors. All you girls look fab by the way. Looks like you had a lot of fun (and I love the red camera!).

September 1, 2011 - 3:15 pm

Camila Faria - Very summery indeed! So beautiful and fun! Love this photoshoot Maddy!

September 1, 2011 - 8:31 pm

camille - those pics seem like so much fun! you’re an awesome photographer! love the light in these shots!

September 2, 2011 - 12:01 am

Pink Ronnie - Maddy, what an awesome concept! I love the setting, the girls and their outfits – all nicely chosen! The lanterns add such a lovely touch and that house in the background looks like it’s out of a fairytale. I almost always fail at shooting at midday so I take my hat off to you! What new technique did you use?
Ronnie xo

September 2, 2011 - 4:14 am

Sabine - What a wonderful summer atmosphere! The girls are gorgeous and the styling really works. Seeing good old Holga makes me smile!

September 2, 2011 - 11:20 am

dana - So much fun! looks like they could be found in a mag! Love that Holga too :)

September 4, 2011 - 10:06 am

Buckeroomama - Maddy, you have outdone yourself! Looking through the photos felt like me flicking through the pages of a lifestyle magazine (wait, have I mentioned this before?)… Seriously. That shot of the bicycle, LOVE to the MAX! I sound like my teenage self (ugh!), but really, these photos are absolutely gush-worthy! =)

September 6, 2011 - 10:58 pm

Nadette - I LOVE it!! I’m really wishing you had been there for my picnic in July, my pics just don’t hold a candle to these. For my photography homework, I’m supposed to be working on portraits in various types of light, but I blew my weekend and it’s going to rain the rest of the week, I’m so sad. But on the upside, at least I know the concepts for taking great pictures in bright sunlight. I feel so accomplished :)

September 7, 2011 - 3:56 pm

Tiera - Oh, how fun! I’ve gotta get my girlfriends to do something like this so I can practice my photography skills!

September 9, 2011 - 2:05 pm

Cathy - Gorgeous! The colors are so vibrant! And I’d love to pluck a strawberry out of the picnic basket.

{Today…} I’m Wishing for Sunny Days

So this has been one crazy week! First an earthquake then a hurricane! To be honest, it’s been tough keeping up with all these natural disasters, so I’m afraid I don’t have a new post ready for you guys.  But I do have this: a sneak peek of my “just for fun” photo shoot last […]

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August 29, 2011 - 12:07 am

Life with Kaishon - This screams HELLO, Summer : )
Even though, unfortunately, we are about to wave goodbye to it : ( Darn it!
Love the shot.
It was a crazy week wasn’t it?
You are the super-est. Wishing you a happy week.

August 29, 2011 - 12:10 am

katrina - you are a PRO, maddy. before reading your post, i assumed you had used some else’s photo for today’s post. bravo — can’t wait to see the rest of the shoot!

August 29, 2011 - 7:38 am

Amy - That photo makes me smile … the perfect summer day!

August 29, 2011 - 8:39 am

Sarah - Dodeline Design - What a beautiful, carefree photo!

August 29, 2011 - 9:20 am

buckeroomama - This pic is all sorts of happy… and pretty! :)

This could be the cover of a lifestyle mag!

August 29, 2011 - 9:21 am

Cafe Fashionista - This is truly one of the most fabulous photographs I have ever seen – love it! :)

August 29, 2011 - 10:03 am

Camila Faria - I love bicycle pics! Bikes make awesome props, I love this photo Maddy!

August 29, 2011 - 10:11 am

Mindy - what a cheery picture to brighten up the gloominess around here. I hope you weathered the storm ok! I agree w/ Buckaroomama..this could be in a magazine :)

August 29, 2011 - 10:32 am

Lee Oliveira - So much life in this photo.. I love her smile
lee x

August 29, 2011 - 12:20 pm

Elle sees - I’m just so glad you are ok. We had the teeniest tremor her in GA and you would’ve thought it the apocalypse. GA tends to get a lot of tornadoes or effects from hurricanes, so I feel ya. And thanks for your comment today. It made me feel better. :)

August 29, 2011 - 2:09 pm

Leia - I’m hoping for the same! It feels positively wintry here in London!

August 29, 2011 - 4:32 pm

Julia Lis - its sunny here in brazil!!! finally!
tem post novo no blog
beijos
@julialis
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August 29, 2011 - 5:02 pm

Kristin - We are water logged here in Florida too. TOTES ready for some sunshine!

August 29, 2011 - 10:55 pm

Nadette - Yeah, I’m going to need mother nature to simma down, all this commotion is getting out of hand. In the meantime I’m going to bask in the sunny glory of this photo.

August 30, 2011 - 6:46 am

Sabine - So glad you got through Irene, Maddy. I’m surprised you manage to post at all with all these upheavals… This is a beautiful photo – full of sun and joy (and a cool bike :).

August 30, 2011 - 7:26 am

Tamar Strauss-Benjamin - I agree – this week was insane weather wise! If you believe things come in 3s, I am afraid to think what comes next! Love that picture too!

August 30, 2011 - 8:01 am

Kristy Life n Reflection - I love the light and natural setting

August 30, 2011 - 8:02 am

Chantale - Love this photo! Gorgeous.. everything summer to me. Earthquakes, floods, hurricanes.. it *has* been crazy. Hope all’s well where you live. Irene only hammered us here in Montreal with tons of wind and rain..

August 30, 2011 - 8:18 am

Elle sees - The song is Gobbledigook by Sigur Ross.

August 30, 2011 - 1:34 pm

Rosie@leavesnbloom - Oh what gorgeous light – it just shouts out that it’s summer!

Irene will no doubt make her presence known in Scotland by the weekend. We always get the tail end of the N American hurricanes as low pressure systems.

August 30, 2011 - 1:40 pm

camille - i hope everything is okay where you’re living!
that picture makes us not take those bautiful sunny days for granted!

August 30, 2011 - 3:34 pm

PvdH - Oh it has indeed been an insane week! Luckily the hurricane ended up being more of a tropical storm!!!

This picture looks amazing- ahhh makes me yearn for those summer days (those which we got too few of this summer in London!)

PvdH

http://www.ThePvdHJournal.com

August 30, 2011 - 4:19 pm

Gloria - Looove this photo! I don’t want summer to end – there’s still so much fun to be had!

August 30, 2011 - 7:20 pm

Jennifer - What a gorgeous photo Maddy! The colors are just so beautiful. I hope you are staying safe! Praying for all those on the east coast!

August 30, 2011 - 7:34 pm

Gina - Completely gorgeous shot! Love all that glow!

August 31, 2011 - 6:16 pm

La Principessa - Perfect picture for summer. We are just getting ours now.

September 7, 2011 - 3:55 pm

Tiera - Love that photo! Looks like your wish for a sunny day came true :)

No One Puts Baby in the Corner…

…but I learned that you can put her almost anywhere else!  As promised, here are some of the other newborn photos I took of Anandra.  Even though I came to realize that props really aren’t my thing, I still had a lot of  fun with this session. In fact, I think I might have gone a little […]

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August 26, 2011 - 12:19 am

Life with Kaishon - She is a beautiful, beautiful baby. So lovely!

August 26, 2011 - 12:23 am

Jade @ Tasting Grace - Oh! SO adorable! That yawn! I really dig the bicycle basket shot.

August 26, 2011 - 3:43 am

Tiera - Oh my gosh, how precious! I love that you mixed up your style :)

August 26, 2011 - 7:13 am

Leia - Oh my gosh she is sooo cute! These pictures are adorable!

August 26, 2011 - 7:59 am

Mishk - Titi Maddie…. Thank you very much for the photo session. I really appreciate you taking some time of ur schedule to photograph me. Although I tried to cooperate, I did the best that I could n u were very patient. I luv u Titi Maddie, n I know later I will come to appreciate ur work just like my mommy does. You are truly a professional (that’s what mommy says). Keep up the good work n hopefully we can have more sessions like these. Thank you!!!
<3 <3

August 26, 2011 - 8:04 am

Amy - What a precious little miss! I love all the photos (naturally) … also, 100 points for the title tie in. Good times … :)

August 26, 2011 - 8:14 am

Terri - These are AWESOME!!!!!!! Some of the best baby pictures I’ve seen Maddy! Great job!

August 26, 2011 - 8:21 am

Cafe Fashionista - Oh. My. Gosh. Maddy! These are EXQUISITE. Absolutely unbelievable. The way you captured Anandra in her natural behaviors – sleeping, yawning. I love! The first two and the last are my absolute favorites. These remind me so much of the work of Anne Geddes – you are just incredible! :)

August 26, 2011 - 9:05 am

Keeley - She’s beautiful! Although you say you don’ t like using props, these photos are great!

August 26, 2011 - 9:17 am

Maddy {Mad Hearts Photography} - Thanks Mishk…ummm…I mean Anandra :) You were a great little model, just like your mommy! And I can’t wait to watch to watch you grow and take many, many more pictures!

August 26, 2011 - 9:18 am

Maddy {Mad Hearts Photography} - That’s why I ♥ you, Amy! I’m so glad somebody got my “Dirty Dancing” reference!

August 26, 2011 - 9:45 am

The Guilty Hyena - All the photo’s above certainly don’t reflect props not being your thing, The first photo is my favorited so precious, the size and look of chair is perfect, not to mention the sleeping beauty herself Ananda.

August 26, 2011 - 10:20 am

Mindy - so cute…I’m not a huge prop person, but I think the ones you chose are really tastefully & in no way overdone. I love the one of her wrapped in fabric…beautiful colors & compostion. add these to your portfolio, they are really good.

August 26, 2011 - 10:47 am

Rosie - Those are so sweet! She’s a very pretty baby, and I really love how you played up her skin tone with all the super pale pinks.

August 26, 2011 - 2:22 pm

Christina Lee - *in love with these* My absolutely favorite is the bike– the blue seems to pick up her eyes!!!

August 26, 2011 - 2:34 pm

Sarah - Dodeline Design - These pictures are incredible Maddy! I especially love the bike…the contrast of the shiny bike and the greenery and the sweet little baby :-)

August 26, 2011 - 2:35 pm

Camila Faria - OMG, she is sooooooo cute! She looks so confortable in the bicycle basket, adorable!

August 26, 2011 - 2:55 pm

Buckeroomama - These are gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! I have to say that I love that one of her in the bicycle basket. That’s not something you see in most newborn photos. :)

August 26, 2011 - 5:49 pm

Sabine - Oh my gosh, Maddy, they are GORGEOUS. So so sweet and you have done so well with the props. Now what does it say that my favourite is the ‘pure’ one where she’s only wrapped in the scarf… Less is more?

August 26, 2011 - 11:26 pm

Kristin - That is one beautiful baby!

August 27, 2011 - 3:59 pm

Nadette - i like these pictures so much better than new newborns, because..er…let’s face, brand new babies can be a little “funny” looking. Yeah, I just said that, I’m a horrible person, I’ve made peace with it. But little Anandra<—-love the name, btw, looks so cute! I especially love the baby in the bike basket and the the sleeping photo. Oh she's gorgeous. Props may not be your preference, but you did a great job.

August 28, 2011 - 11:27 am

Audrey Allure - She’s so precious! I love the 3rd & 4th photos – so adorable.

August 28, 2011 - 7:54 pm

camille - those are such creative pics! and she looks amazing everywhere! i love how you linked the post to the quote from dirty dancing! really nice!! :)

August 29, 2011 - 10:38 am

DITA - How EVER did I miss these, Maddy?? Oh man…every single one is sheer perfection!!!!!!!!! Awesome JOB!!

August 30, 2011 - 12:48 am

daisymay - OMG these are too ridiculously adorable! She is adorable and the photos are, so amazing. Congrats

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August 30, 2011 - 10:15 am

Lady Fi - LOL! And what an utterly adorable baby!

August 30, 2011 - 2:25 pm

dana - Seriosly! I think you have found your thing in baby photos! They are unique! and true to life as it is!! Love love them! you are so talented!