Family Portrait-90th Birthday

I fell in love with this big family!
They are ALL talented, and beautiful and funny.
Grandpa, the concert pianist, was turning 90.
Everyone gathered to celebrate, and be photographed.
They wanted to be outdoors, but it rained.
I thought...
...why not gather around what Grandpa plays, the two grand pianos?
And I got some wonderful. documentary, intimate images.
And Grandpa got to play...
...a lot...
...more then he has had in a while, he told me, after the 1 1/2 hour long session.

Love them.


photos property of Jenn Burdick and jennBurdick photography © 2009

Fun Couple At Their Wedding

This couple had so much fun on their wedding day.
I did ,too!
I love just standing back and photographing the whole wedding party, their family, and friends enjoying their very special day.
It can be quite the party atmosphere.
The biggest compliment I get often comes from the groom...
"I didn't even know you were there photographing us!"
Ah... I did my job well!

wedding photography 2009 ©Jenn Burdick & ©JennBurdick photography

Wedding Photos

A recent wedding I did forced me to get more involved...
...I got ON the dance floor, I mingled more, I enjoyed being in the moment!
Having a very energetic and loving couple to photograph helped immensely.
This bride & groom enjoyed their special day, and enjoyed having me there to capture it.
Thank you!






wedding photography 2009 ©JennBurdick & ©JennBurdick photography

Father's Memorial ~ Part 1

I designed this cover illustration.
It's for my father's memorial service program.
My mother thought the heart was too big in the tree.
She was envisioning something smaller hovering in the branches.
I like it just the way it is.
It symbolizes my Dad's true heart...
SO BIG.
Too much for his body to handle.
It just had to let go.

illustration: "Dad's Tree of Life" 2009 ©JennBurdick

ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY

I am not only a photographer, but also an illustrator.
Always wanted to be a cartoonist when I grew up.
Love to doodle.


I have submitted this tiny cartoon to "Illustration Friday"'s weekly challenge....
...this week's is "WRAPPED".

What do you think?
Comment?

illustration: "Wrapped" 2009 ©JennBurdick

Wedding Photos

These photos are from a wedding I shot last month.
It was such a pleasure working with this bride & groom...
...actually I never feel it's work when I am photographing a wedding.
I feel like I'm an honored guest when at a wedding celebration, and that was especially true with this couple!





all photos property of Jenn Burdick & JennBurdick photography 2009

Kids' Photography

I absolutely LOVE photographing kids.
There is something so honest and sincere about these early years.
They are truly themselves, with no worries of how they look, or what they're doing.
They only care if I am a fun person to be with.
Maybe it is because I have two kids of my own, my sister has two children, tons of my friends' have lil' ones, & I've have been hired by many parents & grandparents...
... I've photographed a lot of kids over a lot of years!
It still feels like magical moments when I shoot, and I still get excited about it, each & every time.

All photos by Jenn Burdick & JennBurdick photography, 2008-2009

An Outdoor Wedding

Last month I photographed this wonderful couple's wedding at the Warfield House Inn in Charlemont, Mass.
It was perfect weather for an outdoor ceremony.
I loved how much the bride enjoyed herself, and how attentive the groom was.

photos property of Jenn Burdick & Jenn Burdick Photography © 2009

Family Photos

I love it when my family gets together.
It gives me the unique opportunity to photograph kids who I've been shooting since they were born.
I'm recording our little family history, one year at a time.

all photos property of Jenn Burdick ©2009

Wedding Photo

My Favorite Recent Shot
One of my favorite shots with my artistic touches.
"Father & Daughter"©2009 Jenn Burdick

Wedding Reception Photos

I have to admit it...
...I look forward to the photographing a wedding reception.
Everyone relaxes, lets their hair down, has a couple drinks, dances, laughs, enjoys themselves...
...most of the time.
THIS was one of those times.

They were enjoying themselves so much, & got caught up in it.
I usually stay at the reception until the last dance, even beyond.
All of this is planned out way in advance.
I don't want to miss the final floor circle, the last dance, the crazy cousin's specialty...
... there are SO many shots to be had, & a lot of fun getting them.
This is when I feel I can capture some magical moments with my photo journalistic skills.
I worked at a local newspaper for 8 years...
...I know my stuff....
...and shooting a wedding is ALL about documenting what's going on, and do it in such a way that catches THE coolest moments of everything.
Then I go back home & download ALL the images, & work some of my artistic magic on them.
I have degrees in art & photography, so I enjoy "tweeking" them a little, but not so much so not to loose the journalistic integrity.
I am not changing much to the image, just color to black & white, or sepia-toned ~like these~, accented with some touches of actual color, burning & dodging.
Photographic tricks with digital photography adds an artistic quality to my work.

My clients get a little something extra special. :)

"May Wedding Reception"@2009 photos are the property of Jenn Burdick & Jenn Burdick Photography

Kids' Photography

These shot are from a recent shoot at a school's playground.
Letting kids be kids make wonderful photographs.
That's my approach to photographing almost anybody, even posed portraits.
We go to a favorite park, hiking trail, or a play structure in their own backyard.
A place that means something special and makes them relax.
I ask them to just "be" or "do" whatever they want to do, with very little direction from me.
What results are natural, realistic portraits of their true selves.
And the added pleasure is that we have a lot of fun together in the process.

photos by Jenn Burdick ©2009

PHOTO-Wedding Photography

Pre-Wedding Photos
A really fun couple recently hired me to photograph them just before the ceremony with their wedding party.
For two hours we had a wonderful time together.






all photos by Jenn Burdick ©2009

Portraits

all photographs property of Jenn Burdick & Jenn Burdick Photography

PhotoIllustrations-Bubbles

I have re-created some of my Bubbles photos you might have seen earlier, into Photo-Illustrations.
I think I like these.
Let me know what you think.

photo illustrations:
"Art Bubbles #1 & #2"©2009 Jenn Burdick