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Kellie & J.C.’s Underwater engagement session

Whenever we meet clients, there’s one thing we almost always say: “We’re up for ANYTHING. We’d get bored shooting the same things over and over again. So, when we started scheduling Kellie & J.C.’s session, we thought that doing a shoot IN the water would be pretty awesome… and it was. It’s so cool to be able to just dive around and shoot. There’s on big negative though: The dirty Jersey water. We couldn’t get much stuff truly UNDERwater because, well, it was brown… haha. Regardless, we’re pretty excited about this session. Big ups to Kellie and J.C. for being willing to step out and do something different with us!

But, we owe a HUGE thank you to Mike from Essex Surfhousings for hooking us up with the sweet custom underwater unit for our camera. The housing fits like a glove, still let’s us use all the camera functions and didn’t take in a drop of water. LOVED it! Oh, and we’re not sponsored or anything, so don’t think we’re blowing smoke :)

Ok, onto the photos…

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“Some people stand in the darkness… Afraid to step into the light….”
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And before we go, we owe a HUGE thank you to our friends Glen and Violet from GMElliottvideo who came along and shot video footage for us for a quickly upcoming project. Their footage and work is incredible… Thanks guys!
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September 2, 2010 - 7:40 pm

Natalie - BEAUTIFUL!!!!! All of them, just amazing!

September 2, 2010 - 7:37 pm

Kim Hennessy - Awesome shots! This shoot looks so fun and playful!

September 2, 2010 - 6:37 pm

Nancy - This is a sexy shoot, I like!

September 2, 2010 - 1:37 pm

Enrico Contri - Absolutely fantastic!

September 2, 2010 - 11:35 am

Jill Dougherty - These are sooo awesome!!!

September 2, 2010 - 11:26 am

Travis Williams - OMG… it doesn’t hurt that you had the best looking couple EVER ! what a dream.. and what a shoot. Those underwater housings are great… my dad and I are Scuba Divers – and he was doing a ton of underwater photography in the 90′s with those housings and film camera’s. big up’s to you guys.. you devoured this shoot, then spit it out and devoured it again: Two times Devoured ! NICE

September 2, 2010 - 11:15 am

Paul Lender - Glad to see you worked in a Baywatch reference!

Nice shots!

September 2, 2010 - 11:03 am

Rick Koetter - Nice work Hoffers! It’s refreshing to see engagement pics as “abnormal” as these. The 13th image down is my favorite of this set (kissing in the deep). I love the silky water on the lower half of that shot. Lovely.

Adrienne and Dustin at Baywood Greens

Ok, time to make a post I’ve been waiting for a long time. As self-employed people, Amy and I don’t really have coworkers. So you can imagine how happy it makes us when we get to become friends with people we shoot for. I hate to pick favorites, but we’ve just had so much fun working with Adrienne and Dustin over the past year or so, that it was a little bit sad leaving their wedding knowing we don’t have any other plans to shoot for them in the future. We’ve shot for them 5 times since they booked us (Engagement, HoffShop, Christmas, Bridals and now the wedding). So, thanks Adrienne and Dustin for being so great to us, for having great family and friends and for letting us in your lives for a while…

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By the way, I lied yesterday. I’m going to hold off on blogging everyday this week. Gonna give it some time to let some photos breathe a bit :)

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September 2, 2010 - 10:53 pm

Carrie - What a gorgeous couple!!!!

Absolutely love all the colors. Excellent as usual Hoffers!

September 1, 2010 - 7:03 pm

Sarah P. - Simply amazing!

September 1, 2010 - 11:12 am

Rick - Photos are fantastic, love how crisp and sharp everything is. The colour pops so well. Very well done!!

September 1, 2010 - 6:36 am

Mark - Your composition is AWESOME, the greatest angles and freshest photos I have seen in a while— how do you do your reception room lighting??? Love the fisheye photos too

August 31, 2010 - 1:36 pm

donna good - wow.

August 31, 2010 - 1:11 pm

Dustin M - We could not have asked for better photographers for such a special day in our lives!!! We have really loved working with you guys, and building the friendship we have! It’s funny, I just said the same thing to Dustin today that it is sad that the wedding is over because it was so much fun having you guys in our lives for the last year and a half! You guys are awesome people, and amazing photographers! Thank you! Can’t wait to see the rest of the pics! Love, Adrienne & Dustin

August 31, 2010 - 12:29 pm

Barbara - Absolutely stunning photos! Favorites are against the brick wall and the dipping kiss. Just great!! Thank you so much Amy and Tony!

August 31, 2010 - 10:59 am

Amanda P - That was the coolest dress shot I’ve ever seen. It’s the second one on the blog. And the bride’s hair and makeup were flawless! Incredible shoot Amy and Tony!

Adrienne’s Bridal Session

Whew. This is going to be a CRAZY week here on the blog. There will be posts every single day. And if you like good looking people, then you’re in luck…

I’ve been waiting to post these for a few weeks now. We absolutely love doing bridal shoots, but I absolutely hate having to wait till after the wedding to show them. Adrienne & Dustin got married this past weekend (that post is coming tomorrow) but we got together with Adrienne a few weeks ago to make sure to get her some great portraits at a family home…

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September 2, 2010 - 10:06 pm

Kathy - Enjoyed viewing your photos. I really am captivated by your shape and edge that you incorporate it each of your shots. A was a beautiful bride!

August 30, 2010 - 11:35 pm

Jamie - I love #8 her expression…her movement and the light are amazing!!!!!!!

August 30, 2010 - 6:10 pm

Haley - these are so awesome I can’t hardly look at em….I know that sounds crazy but it’s true.

August 30, 2010 - 3:58 pm

Laurenz - the pictures #1, #6 and #11 (maybe in bw) are real masterpieces!

August 30, 2010 - 3:53 pm

Dustin M - My bride is Absolutely Beautiful !!! Tony you are a BEAST :)

August 30, 2010 - 10:36 am

Dawn - Wow! Don’t know which is more beautiful, the bride or the photos…

Katie & Ivins at Longwood Gardens

Yesterday was the first time in a few years that we shot 2 sessions in the same day. We had a blast at both and even got to take a little nap in between! If you missed it, here’s yesterday’s post from with the Young family.

Last night we headed back out to shoot for Katie & Ivins at Longwood Gardens. We go way back we these guys, since we’re slowly making our way through their group of friends… you might even recognize them from a few past weddings (like this one…. or this one). What a beautiful night…

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August 30, 2010 - 8:48 am

Dave Barnum - Leaf + Ring = Art. It’s almost like an oil based painting. Good job.

Did you use your 100 2.8 for that? I have a hard time with Macros on my 5DII I think because there’s no native magnification factor on the body and I can’t get ‘as close’ to the subject as with other cameras.

August 30, 2010 - 8:34 am

carrie - Gorgeous work Hoffers! I love the frame :)

August 28, 2010 - 4:47 pm

Danielle - beautiful, creative pictures! the first picture of the ring is stunning. great work

August 27, 2010 - 9:49 pm

justine - you two always make my friends look so pretty =) thank you again for your awesome talent!

August 27, 2010 - 2:06 pm

Kim South - Very nice once again. Every shoot there is some new effect.
Thanks for my daily fix.

August 27, 2010 - 11:15 am

Kenna - Love the frame ones. great idea!

The Young Family

The next few weeks and months will be some of the busiest of our lives. Tons of shoots, our Genesis workshop, buying and selling a house… and of course, football season. So, in the spirit of staying on the ball, I’m posting our first ‘Same-Day-Blog-Post’ in nearly two years… So, here’s our family shoot of the Young family from this morning! Oh yeah…

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If you like them, feel free to leave a comment for the Young’s! More stuff coming tomorrow :)

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September 1, 2010 - 6:27 pm

Rachel - I LOVE that last photo!! It is so sweet!

August 30, 2010 - 8:37 am

carrie - Gorgeous family! I love how you incorporate such wonderful surroundings in to compliment your subjects!!!!

August 26, 2010 - 10:40 pm

Kim South - Love these photos…must be getting tired of reading that eh?

I have several favorites, but honestly they are great !!! You guys do a helluva job.
Thanks to the family for letting you share them with us.

August 26, 2010 - 1:27 pm

Max A. Franks - Beautiful family! Love your fav#2 and LOVE the colors!

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