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I am a primarily natural light portrait photographer based out of Madison, Wisconsin. My focus is on babies, children and families, although I also love to shoot a limited number of weddings per year. My portrait sessions take place entirely on location -- either at your home or at another location around Madison. I love to explore new places, so I'm very open to your suggestions. And of course, I have some favorite spots that I'm always ready to explore again as well.
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My approach toward photography is deceptively simple: catch real moments of your children really being themselves. Silly giggles, sweet kisses from mommy, tickles from a big sister, laughing while watching doggie run through the park... These are the moments that make up real life. These are the moments from childhood that pass by all too fast. And these moments, to me, are where the real beauty of childhood resides.
My style is largely photojournalistic and non-obtrusive, while at the same time I am always working to create beautiful and lasting memories of life as it unfolds. The most common words used to describe my photographs are the ones I have chosen as the tagline for my studio: Modern. Fun. Real. Life. People often comment that my photographs have a sense of warmth and emotion to them -- which I consider the highest compliment possible.
It has been over a year since I’ve posted here! In fact, I had almost forgotten how to log in to make a new post. Lots of changes in that time. The most notable of which is that I had a third baby — another beautiful little boy. As I type this he is cuddled sleeping on my lap. I am trying to treasure every minute of his babyness, since I am already well familiar with how quickly time does fly.
I’ve gotten a few e-mails over the last few months asking me if I’m still taking on sessions. Simple answer is no, not at this time. I’m spending most of my time shuttling my older boys around to school and activities, and sneaking in a few cuddles with my baby when I can. I wish I could schedule more sessions, since I really do miss all of my old clients as well as the simple act of photographing kids and babies. But for now, almost all the photographs I am taking are of my own little boys. And that feels right for me right now.
However, I did have the chance to photograph an old client this Sunday. At one of my favorite spots in the city. On one of those days where the light is glowing and perfect. And it made me realize that even though I’m mostly on a hiatus from professional photography as my career, there will never be a time that I don’t completely love the artform and the very act of photographing life. And I thought it made sense to share a couple of my favorites from the session. For old times sake.
Have a beautiful fall and a lovely remainder of 2012.
Kasey and Nate’s wedding was lovely. I’ve been sitting here trying to come up with the best words to describe it, and everything I can think of comes up a bit short. Suffice it to say, this was a beautiful wedding and a gorgeous couple, mixed with a tremendously gracious family and lots of laughter and goofiness. All some of my favorite things. I hope that Kasey, Nate and their families know how very special this wedding was for me, and that I feel tremendously blessed and honored to have been given the privilege of photographing it.
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Might be my favorite of the day…
Details:
Wedding: First Presbyterian Church, Waunakee
Reception: Madison Marriott West
Bride’s dress: Melissa Sweet
Flowers: Gene’s of Beaver Dam
Assistant photographer: Mandy Henry
August 18, 2011 - 9:26 amColleen Christenson - Kasey and Nate,
Congratulations! Thank you for sharing the lovely pictures of your special day.
:) Colleen Christenson
August 18, 2011 - 2:55 pmKasey - Carrie, The pictures are beautiful! I cannot wait to see all of them! Thank you so much for everything-we will cherish these forever :)
August 18, 2011 - 9:49 pmMandy Henry - Gorgeous as always Carrie! Thanks again for having me along!
August 19, 2011 - 8:18 amHetland the Horrible - Kasey, what a gorgeous, gorgeous bride you are! Thanks for sharing your photos--you can see the happiness and love on everyone's faces.
Congratulations to you both!
Pat
August 20, 2011 - 7:21 amJulie Curtis - This was such a beautiful and special wedding. These photos so capture the feeling of the evening.
August 20, 2011 - 6:06 pmColleen Schell - Stunning! Congratulations.
August 21, 2011 - 11:04 pmTerri Vetter - Such beautiful pictures of such a wonderful couple. Congratulations and much happiness, joy and love in the years ahead.
for little girls. Miss M is the third in her family, and she will make a beautiful new little sister to her two big brothers. I have been photographing this family for about 2 years, and it is always such a pleasure to spend time with them and document these sweet moments as their family grows. Newborn photographs will always be one of my favorite subjects. And I love it when the sessions come together exactly like this. I honestly couldn’t tell you exactly why, but several of the photographs from this session are some of my favorites I’ve taken in years.
Simple.
This blanket was made by a family member. I wish I had that sort of skill! When we wrapped it around her to take these photos, her mom and I remarked that she looked like cotton candy.
Toward the very end, I convinced a very tired momma to be in a few photos too. I’m so glad that she did. Because really, one of the most special parts of newborn sessions for me is capturing that connection, whether it is your first child or your third. And of course, the scale. The tiny-ness.
Middle brother was taking a nap and slept through the whole session, but M’s oldest brother did stop by to check out the action at the very end.
July 6, 2011 - 7:23 pmEmily - This is such a sweet photo shoot! Love it!
July 12, 2011 - 1:53 pmKim Herman - I am so honored you were inspired by our daughter and our newest grandchild. Your photographs are beautiful. And "Thank Heaven" is so appropriate! Thank you so very much for sharing.
"M's" Grandma Kim
The wedding of Alison and Bob was a joy for me to photograph. There was so much love, fun and laughter that filled the entire day. I heard Alison say something to her bridesmaids about wanting to make sure she stopped, took a deep breath, and really felt the moments. To just revel in the pure joy of being married to “the one.” I think it’s safe to say that they both did just that, and I think that’s the simple reason why they couldn’t keep those smiles from their faces. There were a lot of photos that caught my eye as I was uploading, but these were my absolute top favorites from the day. Enjoy, and congratulations!
June 14, 2011 - 8:05 pmAlyssa - Beautiful photos as always, Carrie! Congrats again to Aly and Bob - your happiness really shines through these photos!
June 23, 2011 - 1:32 pmAlison - Lovely, Carrie! Many thanks to you and Mandy for capturing our special day. We can't wait to see the rest!
June 24, 2011 - 9:52 amGail - Stunning!
June 24, 2011 - 12:19 pmJamie Lindner Dow - The photos turned out wonderful! I think my fav is the last black and white one where you are walking down the path looking at one another...priceless!
July 27, 2011 - 7:43 pmsarah - I love these images! And the last one in B&W?? SWOON!
It has been a million years since I have blogged. My apologies. Here’s a gorgeous little girl in a lovely field of flowered trees to try and make up for it.
This post could also be affectionately referred to as “the session where I show that I’m really missing my boys.” This family was beyond adorable, and as you might be able to tell I was so in love with that little boy. His grumpy little man demeanor combined with his Batman cape was just too much for me, especially after a few days away from my own little grumpy superhero and mini superhero in training. The lovely mom is actually Jonathan Canlas’ sister-in-law, and is expecting another baby in a few short months. I can also testify to the fact that she is an amazing cook (Camille and Jonathan’s wife Callie cooked all the food for the FINDers — and it was all delicious). These are many of my favorite images of the entire workshop — I really wish I would have shot more black and white after seeing these!
January 9, 2011 - 12:44 amJessie - Absolutely phenomenal pics, Carrie! I love them. My favorite is the little boy with his dad in the field pointing up a little.
January 9, 2011 - 11:46 amsarah - These images are BEAUTIFUL! WOW. And that little boy with his cape is just so adorable.
One of my absolute, very favorite parts about being a photographer is going back at the end of the year and seeing where I’ve been. How I’ve grown and changed, and all the different amazing people I’ve met. This was quite a year. I don’t know if it’s just how I’m feeling right now or something that is in the air during my sessions lately, but in going over the images to pick some for the slideshow two words kept popping into my head. The first is CONNECTIONS. In all their various shapes and forms. Connections between children and parents, families, siblings, and even individual subjects and the camera. The other word is JOY. My goodness, there are some beautiful happy families out there. Here’s to you, and to a wonderful and blessed new year.
I shot a lot more on day two of Film is Not Dead. I guess part of it had to do with being more comfortable with my camera. I was also just awestruck by the gorgeous scenery at the location where we photographed these families (if you hadn’t guessed, day two was “family” session day). This lovely family had not one, not two, not even three, but FOUR boys. As you might imagine, craziness ensued. Love these.
Ah! I am not being great about blogging the rest of these images. I have the best of intentions, but you know how that goes… anyway, to increase my likelihood of blogging these, I’m going to do bigger posts. These are the rest of the couples from day one (aka the “engagement” shoot) in Heber, UT. These are the ones I love (the photos, not the people. Although the people were pretty darn sweet too). As always, straight out of the box (i.e. unedited but for the resizing).
Is it just me, or does everyone in Utah have simply amazing eyes? For real.
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