Gillette Portrait Arts

  I met John a year and a half ago at the gym- we seemed to always be there at the same time.  Between jumping ropes and weight sets we struck up a conversation and I found out that he was in the Coast Guard.  He was stationed here after living in Florida for awhile.  John...

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it’s finally here! the grand finale and last post of the best of what was the big and beautiful year of 2011! gillette portrait arts started with a handful of couples who trusted me enough to photograph one of the biggest days of their lives and in the almost 9 years since, our client list...

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during our off-season last year we were able to work with some amazing stylists, makeup artists and bridal salons for several editorial shoots. working with multiple and off the beaten track locations, we had so much fun collaborating with such talented people! our plans for 2012 are already in motion and our creative wheels are...

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we are in the home stretch with our best of posts! initially this was going to be a post for the portraits of the bride and groom together but there were so many individual shots th we loved, we decided to give them their own post. we had so much to play with this year...

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apart from the time we spend with the bride and groom, bridal party photos are easily one of our favorite times of the day. we worked with some really big parties this year as well as some intimate groups. it’s always so apparent how much all of these people care about each other and are excited...

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in the last year or so our family portrait requests have really grown. I guess this is a natural progression as our clients who were previously brides and grooms have become parents. our favorite thing about our job is the realtionships that continue to grow after wedding day and to meet the kids is so much fun!...

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the first few years of gillette portrait arts, we rarely had weddings off the eastern shore and at the time it was great! it is, of course, one of the prettiest places on earth and we got to know the local and awesome vendors that are truly amazing. but as our studio has grown, so...

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the mighty winter winds yesterday took out our cable and internet so we are back today with the next installment of our ‘best of’ posts. at first we were going to include these images in with the post we are preparing for the bride and groom, but there were so many cool images that we...

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we pretty much love everything about our job (okay, maybe we could live without hearing ‘let’s get it started’ for the bajillionth time… but that’s a very small price to pay) but what we really love and think is the best part of what we do is that our relationships with our couples rarely end...

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