I've been trying to do a countdown of the year's best photos for two years now, but blogger just never wanted to cooperate. With the new set up, however, I am happy to announce that the world is now ready to see my TOP 100 of the year. It's hard to pick your favorites, especially this year, as I felt my abilities have grown a lot (lucky brides!), not to mention my camera is 10 times more amazing than ever before! I had to cut out a lot of photos I really love but below you will find my very favorites of the year!
The questions is... who will be number one? Any thoughts and ideas???
Although I realize the year is not quite over yet, my season mostly is, so you can forgive me for posting this a couple months early. Enjoy!
100. My dear friend in Florida, Ica and her baby, Lexi!
99. The Swain family, Bill, Jessica, Cuda, and Cam
98. My Roommate, Kristin, during my May bridal shoot
97. Pam and Bob, renewing their vows after 40 wonderful years of marriage
96. Trinity, a fabulous flower girl, playing us a tune
95. My beautiful sister at the May bridal shoot
94. The lovely Jenna, modeling for me with a pretty rose
93. Taylor, one of my favorite seniors, being a little Rock'N'Roll
92. Chad's engagement ring to Amanda, their getting married next year!
91. Beautiful August bride, Hollie
90. Liz and Bryan during a July Trash the Dress session
89. Another cute one of Jenna, in Holland
88. Sara works the architecture during a Trash the Dress session
87. Another awesome senior, Kassei, in downtown GR
86. BEAUTIFUL former bride, Susan during her Trash the Dress in Illinois
85. My sister again, playing bride for me
84. Amanda and Chad during their engagement session.
83. Jilleen before her wedding back in June (first wedding I used the new D3 for!)
81. Pretty mama to be (and 2009 bride), Trisha
80. The lovely Jamie and beautiful rose bouquet
79. Erin and Jeff at the capitol in downtown Lansing
78. Cindy awaiting her wedding!
77. Michelle and Lance looking fabulous in Grand Rapids
76. Jesica and Shawn after their fabulous fall wedding in October
75. Shadow of the Rabideau family during Terry and Cindy's engagement shoot
74. One of my favorite models again, Susan
73. Climbing the dunes at Silver Lake with Melanie and Walt (first EVER job for the D3)
72. Susan looking stylish in Naperville, IL
71. Amazing flowers at Walt & Melanie's October wedding
70. Billy and Shannon, dancing the night away
69. A great one of Lance and Michelle during their reception in Holland
68. Erin's beautiful rings and flowers before her September wedding
67. One handsome groom, Billy Considine
66. A cool shot of Angela's chamangne glass on the limo ride to the wedding
65. Claire's pretty lily
64. One the beach, looking out onto Lake Michigan at (almost) sunset
63. The Rabideau family on the huge tire swing at Calder Plaza
62. Melanie's silohuette before her wedding
61. Shannon's beautiful wedding dress
60. The girls having a good time before Terry and Cindy's wedding
59. Great selective focus of Janie, Darren and Eric, the Cronstrom's!
58. Simple but perfect shot of Terry and Cindy's rings
57. One of the best jump shots ever of the Cunningham family
56. Angela and Daniel's rings on a beautiful flower
55. Jeff and Erin's wedding party at the Capitol Building in Lansing
54. Sweet sky above Mike and Hollie
53. Great shapes with the Calder statue, Michelle, and Lance
52. Kassei looking beautiful in front of the Gerald R. Ford Museum
51. One of the contest winners this year... Susan and the lilacs
50. Playing with light, Cindy and Terry at their reception
49. Melanie getting blown away by the wind! Love the veil action
48. Taylor looking fabulous for her senior photos
47. Liz's close up during her Trash the Dress
46. A big kiss for Angela on her wedding day, to Dan
45. Kassei taking a big look at Grand Rapids
44. Love this depth of field shot at Jilleen and Daniel's wedding
43. Loving the roses at St. Veronica's Catholic Church in Eastpoint for Billy and Shannon's wedding
42. Kassei lounging at the Amway
41. A smooch from Walter to Melanie after their wedding
40. Six cool men, Jeff and his groomsmen
39. This one I took while side shooting for Misty Minna, that's Jonathan and Johanna
38. Tastey ice creams at Custard by the Dam in Rockford for me, Amanda, and Chad
37. Bouquet by Cindy, such awesome colors!
36. On the beach with the Cunningham family.
35. REALLY trashing the dress with Jake and Claire
34. Taylor is a beauty!
33. Life is beautiful, Trisha and baby Joe
32. Another contest winner... Amanda and Chad in Rockford.
31. Lance and Michelle's wedding party at Calder Plaza. Great day, great angle!
30. Brand new parents (3J came into the world on 11-12-2010), J'aime and Jennie, maternity shoot in Florida
29. Shawn and Jesica's first dance
28. Cindy and Terry in front of the fountain at the Gerald R Ford Museum
27. Sara and her shades for Trashing the Dress
26. Melanie and Walt going in for a kiss on the dunes
25. And here they are hanging under a willow, keeping dry on their wet wedding day
24. Flower girl, Faith, waves around a sparkler
23. A great shot of J'aime saying hi to his son!
22. Angela and Dan under a still pretty fall tree in late October.
21. Jilleen and Daniel before their wedding
20. That's Sara again, displaying an awesome peony bouquet by Park Place Design
19. Meghan is a great sport at her Trash the Dress session. Love the water shots!
18. Do the dip!
17. Another beautiful shot of Cindy's bouquet
16. Nate and Katie under the Mackinaw Bridge.
15. We didn't need the umbrellas anymore, but this one of Jeff and Erin is a favorite!
14. Jason and Cheryl on the beach during a family photo session
13. Everything about this shot is great, the color, her eyes, smile, everything!
12. My favorite rose shot of the year, at Jamie and Dave's wedding
11. Little Darren playing with his blocks.
10. Welcome to the TOP 10! Jeff and Erin looking amazing
9. Walt and Melanie under the willow at their reception
8. Katie looking beautiful in black and white
7. Walt and Melanie on the beach
6. Susan looking stunning in sepia
5. Shannon, her bridesmaids, and their umbrellas
4. Taylor and her beautiful eyes
3. Michelle and Lance in a perfect portrait
2. Walt and Melanie is a perfect scenic portrait (my favorite)
1. NUMBER ONE!!! Shannon looks amazing here, she's beautiful the posing is perfect, the color accent is great, and the location is spot on. Congrats Susan, you are my number one photo of 2010!
Thank you to everyone for an amazing year of photography. Can't wait for 2011 already!
