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Karla & Mike’s Engagement at Batsto Village

Ray Hennessy — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:26:16 +0000

Karla and Mike were such a playful couple it made this shoot so much fun for us. I would ask Mike to make Karla laugh and he would say “I don’t have to do anything” and the both of them would burst into laughter. We had a beautiful spring day out at Batsto Village and we wandered around, chatted about the wedding day, and took some photos. They both naturally walked into each new setting and just started acting like themselves which was exactly what I was looking for and I think it really shows in the shots we were able to get. Kim and I are really looking forward to this wedding coming up but we’ve got a bit of a wait since it’s in 2011. Below are just a few of the shots I liked from the day, it was hard to pick I liked a lot of them.

Shannon and Dave Maternity Portraits

Ray Hennessy — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:04:14 +0000

Kim and I met up with my good friends Shannon and Dave (the first wedding I photographed on my own) this past weekend to finally take some maternity portraits. We had this scheduled a few times and the ridiculous amounts of snow in the area forced us to cancel our previous attempts. That turned out to be a blessing since we were still able to go out and shoot in the snow at Batsto Village and it was one of the warmest days in weeks. We started out at their house and took a few shots of the new baby’s room which Dave and Shannon created. They own their own construction company and specialize in high end trim work which was noticeable by the amazingly detailed room. We took a few more portraits around the house in different rooms and then we hung out for little while waiting for the light to get better.

After catching up for a bit we all headed over to Batsto Village just outside Hammonton, NJ. It was a perfect day for photography there, warm, sunny, and snowy. Shannon had the idea for the picture with the umbrella which I really dig. We walked around a bit and just worked at a few different locations all while enjoying the gorgeous light that afternoon. Kim and I had a great time photographing them and we’re looking forward to the baby coming and more photos to be taken then.

We wish you a happy healthy baby Shannon and Dave and thanks for having us be your photographers. Looking forward to more great times!

Erin & Mike – Batsto Village Engagement

Ray Hennessy — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:21:51 +0000

Mike is a good friend from high school and when I heard he was going to marry Erin I was hoping I’d get to photograph their wedding. Well, I was lucky enough to have them choose Kim and I to be their photographers on the wedding day and on an unusually warm and perfectly sunny day this past October we all went to Batsto Village to have some fun and take some engagement pictures. They are a great couple and you can see how much fun they have together, it’s always good to see a friend happy. I’m really looking forward to the wedding coming up this January, I know it’s going to be a blast. Now onto a few of my favorite shots from the day.

Erin & Sal’s Engagement at Batsto Village

Ray Hennessy — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:19:35 +0000

What a couple! Erin contacted me as a reference from her friend Megan whose family Kim and I photographed this past summer. Erin and Sal were great together, they were fun, romantic, and great in front of the camera. I’ve only been on the receiving end of a camera lens a few times and I know some times it can be difficult to relax and just be yourself as if the camera wasn’t there, but when that happens the pictures become so much better. Erin and Sal did just that, after just a few minutes of photography they were relaxed and playing around together and having fun. I try to suggest to all our couples to do just that. Forget about the camera, just be into each other and every once in a while, I’ll ask you to look at the camera and smile – we gotta get some of those pictures to. Thank you Erin and Sal for being so great and here are a few of my favorites from your shoot at Batso Village. It was a hard choice, there were a ton of great shots.

Elizabeth & Eric’s Engagement for KGM Expressions

Ray Hennessy — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:00:36 +0000

I tagged along on Elizabeth and Eric’s engagement shoot for KGM Expressions. Elizabeth and Eric live in Illinois so they wanted more of a natural country setting vs. an urban setting so Kim suggested Batsto Historic Village, which turned out to be perfect. Elizabeth was wearing a bright red dress which stood out and was great for the photo session. It was another one of those hot, humid day’s but the two of them were troopers and they made it through smiling, having fun, and with laughter. Check out the pics below and you’ll see what I mean. You can also see more at Kim’s blog.

Always great when the couple is having fun

I love texture of this wall and the bright red of Elizabeth's dress

Brenda & Abner Engagement

Ray Hennessy — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:06:12 +0000

As soon as Brenda & Abner stepped in front of my camera they were having fun. They immediately started laughing, playing, and forgetting that the camera was there. I remember thinking, “this is going to be incredible” and I was right, their engagment shoot was so much fun. It was an incredibly hot afternoon, but that didn’t matter, everybody had fun and they kept going as we pushed them to take more and more pictures. I didn’t want to stop! Kim and I also did a few family portraits of their children and them. Thanks Brenda & Abner for a great shoot and I can’t wait for your wedding which is coming right up in a few weeks. I hope you enjoy the pictures.

Look at those smiles!

An incredible couple

They were constantly smiling and laughing, which is my kind of couple - it makes the pictures so great.

Love the emotion here

Laughing again!!!

A nice moment between Brenda & Abner

Hey camera man, it's my turn

Father and Son

Mother and Son

Family Portrait for KGM Expressions

Ray Hennessy — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:00:20 +0000

I tagged along for another family portrait at Batsto Village with Kim. That place is great, we still hit a bunch of new locations and photographed some of the same locations a different way. It’s always great to have a spot that you can use so many different ways. The main goal of this group was to get a family portrait of a group of 32 (I think) people. Kim photographed that first and then we wandered around with all the families and did a bunch of different groups and couples and kids and pretty much mixed it all up to get a lot of cool different stuff for them. I hope they like the pics, I’m thrilled. I really like the groups with the sunglasses at the end, they all posed perfectly for that shot. Everybody was so much fun that day and they all played along with everything we asked of them, some were even climbing in the trees!

They did the wave, which was great and it worked because there were plenty of people

Everybody tried to climb the tree, I think he made it the furthest

Dudes chillin with sunglasses

Ladies chillin with sunglasses, I don't know which is better, what do you think?

Christina and Jeff Engagement for KGM

Ray Hennessy — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:09:41 +0000

What a couple, I could tell from the moment we started taking pictures that these two were going to be great. Christina could not stop smiling and laughing with Jeff and he was the same with her. I was glad I got to tag along with Kim for this engagement session, the wedding is going to be great. The pics speak for themselves and you can see how in love these two are. You can view more over at Kim’s blog.