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Thank you for visiting my photo journal. I am excited to share with you news about Nanine Hartzenbusch Photography, sneak peeks to client sessions, photo tips, family-friendly travel ideas and recipes. Please come back and visit...often...and feel free to leave a comment or join my Facebook fan page. All the best, Nanine
Hope to see you in September! I have a few appointments remaining for my September 16-17 Custom Portrait sessions in the DC – Baltimore area. These sessions are my signature on location full service sessions. Get a head start on the holidays with a keepsake linen portrait Or a set of custom designed holiday cards. I would love to work with you and your families so please contact me at nanine@naninephoto.com to book your session.
As we steam towards the first days of school and look ahead to the cooler days of fall, I also like to look back and remember some of my fun client families from last fall. today I’m featuring a wonderful family that I enjoyed photographing and getting to know. Mom wanted me to capture a fun outdoor feeling in my portraits, so we spent time in the garden and in the leaves! So much fun! and here are some images from that great crisp fall day!
On our recent summer trip to the Northeast, I had a chance to photograph my friend’s beautiful daughter. She wanted to celebrate her daughter’s confirmation with a portrait session on the grounds of a monastery in Maryland, near DC, because it was special to their family. When I work with families I create portraits that are unique and carry special memories to form lasting keepsakes. This is the second time I have worked with this lovely girl. Four years ago, I photographed her with her parents in the woods behind their home because they often walked the forest paths and they wanted to remember the feeling of being among the trees. I love to build relationships with my client families and see their children grow up! I hope to photograph her senior photos in a few years! And here are some favorite images from our recent confirmation session ~ Please enjoy ~
What a fun time I had photographing this beautiful family! We planned their family portrait session in the garden. The blooms were at their peak glory and provided a relaxed setting for their session. I like to photograph in the late afternoon when the light is soft and flattering and the temperatures slightly cooler and more comfy. It’s been such a hot summer, hasn’t it? I just put their album together for them and can’t wait to present it to them! Here are some of my favorite portraits from their garden session ~
I am excited to offer Personal Family Photography ~ A Workshop with Nanine.
Spring is just around the corner and I’m sure you are looking forward to using your great digital cameras to capture your family’s moments, both special and ordinary.
I’ll share inspirations and tips on improving your every day family photos, vacation & youth sports photos.
Please join me on Saturday April 30, from 9 am till noon in Charlotte for a fun-filled morning. This workshop is geared towards parents that are interested in understanding their cameras better and improving their family photos.
I will discuss:
* basics of photography ~ including lighting, composition & camera equipment
* developing your own photographic vision and finding inspiration
* editing, archiving and displaying your images
* personal photo critique and live portrait demonstration
* A gift bag with workshop handout, Photographing Your Family – A National Geographic Field Guide book, and other photo gifts
* coffee, tea and snacks will be served *
* South Charlotte location TBA *
$150
Please email Nanine at nanine@naninephoto.com to register for this workshop
Nanine Hartzenbusch has been a staff photographer at newspapers and wire services for over 20 years. She’s covered many parades, protests, county fairs and human interest stories. She worked for New York Newsday, The Associated Press, Reuters News Pictures, and most recently spent 11 years as a staff photographer at the Baltimore Sun. While at Newsday, she was part of the team that won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news coverage of the 1991 Union Square subway crash. In 2007 she started a business in Charlotte, NC, specializing in documentary family portraiture and editorial assignments. Nanine has taught workshops at Vision Workshops, Julia Dean Photographic Workshops and also teaches photojournalism classes at the Art Institute of Charlotte.
I had such a great time photographing these beautiful sisters and their parents in their lush garden. We chose the late afternoon for the soft flattering warm light that is so nice for family portraits. We had a lot of fun together ~ here a few of my favorite images from their family photo session ~
I had so much fun photographing this lovely extended family. Grandparents were visiting for the weekend and Mom & Dad have been wanting to photograph the whole family together for quite a while. They wore spring flower colors – the hues of hydrangeas – and together it all looked so brilliant against the backdrop of the garden. We photographed in the late afternoon – my favorite time – because the sun is muted, soft and flattering for portraits. And here are some sneak peeks from our wonderful afternoon photo session ~
I had the good fortune to meet and photograph three generations of this beautiful family over the weekend. And what a day it was! The weather was crystal clear perfect and the flowers were starting to bloom. No noticeable pollen in the air, either (Yay!) Oh and it was mom’s birthday too (Happy Birthday!) so a great reason to celebrate with family photos. I wanted to capture their love, sweetness and sense of fun. Because there was beautiful color all over the place, most of these photos are shown in color, but I chose to also show a few images in my signature warm-toned b&w – a classic look. So here are some sneak peeks from our fabulous weekend photo session ~
