Thank you for visiting my Blog & Gallery. I am excited to be able to share with you what's going on at Anna Creissen Photography.
Our studio is expanding and we are moving into a new space in Chapel Hill this November! The extra studio space is going to be great for client meetings, reviewing proofs, and just having a lot more shoot options with beautiful backgrounds, new lights and plenty of sunlight throughout.
I have been a professional photographer since 2005, and after working part-time for other studios - including Tamara Lackey Photography - I decided to start my own boutique photography studio specializing in weddings and lifestyle portraiture. I am a member of Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) and I attend several workshops each year to stay ahead of the latest photographic techniques and styles. This February I went to Vegas during WPPI and learned the latest Boudoir trends from the absolute masters of the genre, The Boudoir Divas. Check out my portfolio at Boudoir Uncensored. Then this April, I joined Marissa & Weston Boucher in Paris for an Engagement Session workshop that took place over the Seine river with the Eiffel tower as as background!
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Have a great day! Anna
Picture of Jorge at the pool makes it to 2nd round in the French issue of PHOTO. I'm very excited to see my photo has made it this far in the Creative Angle section. I took this photo in late spring at my Tennis Club in the early evening in the empty pool. I used a snoot on my flash which gave it a nice look. I also added a vignette in development. Will keep everyone updated.
Me in my wedding dress fifteen years later......
Well, last night I was up until about midnight photographing flowers with the help of my good friend photographer Dilip Barman. A wedding bouquet was made by Victoria Park Florist located in Timberlyne shopping center. The photograph will be used in Chapel Hill Magazine’s next wedding issue. Dilip is very good at photographing still lifes so I called upon him to assist me. What is for sure is lighting is very difficult to get just right. But I think we succeeded in getting the lighting just right on these shots.
The Beautiful Bouquet
Anne-Marie
Anne-Marie against a grey background
Anne-Marie and her mother came to my studio a few weeks ago for some modeling test shots. Anne-Marie was very comfortable in front of the camera. This was my first shoot at the new studio and I was excited to use this new space. I wish Anne-Marie all the best in her modeling quest. It all sounds very exciting.
Saturday night our club hosted a Wine Tasting and Dinner. It started off with tennis with one of our Pro’s Lauren. Everyone then enjoyed some bubbly and five different tasting wines representing different regions of France. Guests then enjoyed a red and white wine with dinner. Dinner was Chicken Basquaise and Boeuf Provencale followed by salad and herbed goat cheese prepared by Victoria Grulich (gourmetfriday@gmail.com). Dessert was provided by Guylaine Argeles, Owner of La Maison Sucree, and was Pear almond tarts with chocolate sauce and Chocolate Meringue mousse cake. It was all wondeful and everyone enjoyed themselves. Chapel Hill Tennis Club members can access the pictures of the event by entering their password in the CHTC Wine Dinner Gallery on my web site.
On June 20th. 2009 Kristen and Brad were married at Duke Gardens
It was a beautiful outdoor evening ceremony. Kristen looked beautiful in a long gown that accentuated her slim waist. The couple made quite an impression. We had a fun time taking shots after the ceremony where the groom, sporting a cowboy hat, joked around with his groomsmen . The whole evening was fun but remained an intimate celebration about the love this couple has for each other.
Brad and Kristen
- Anna, I saw your images of Brad and Kristen's wedding at Duke Gardens! Beautiful! Bernard's did the tuxedos for Brad and his guys. We would love to feature some your shots on our facebook page. Email me if you are interested. You do great work!
- Hi Keith Let me know which images you would like and as long as I am credited I am good with having them on Facebook. thank you for your enthusiasm. If you want to email me go to contacts at the top of the page and you can reach me that way. Anna
watching the exhibition match
Sunday was the most perfect fall day to host a Pro Am at our club. 75 members signed up for this event. It was an exciting format with four half hour rounds where members got to play doubles with UNC college tennis players. One round consisted of drills done with either a UNC coach or a pro. It was all very fun and the college players were very gracious. Here are a couple of pictures from the event.
Brian showing perfect form
I adore my friend Karen for she is up for anything. We decided on a beach trip. Freedom from family responsibilities was on tap. Now you must understand middle aged women with kids sure know how to make the most of precious free time for it doesn’t come along easily or often. As much as I adore lying on the beach reading a magazine and swimming doing that for two days could get boring so I signed us up for Paddle surfing lessons. Now if Matthew Mconaughy can do it we sure thought we could do it but of course we were not going bare chested like dear Matthew for that surely would of caused some heart attacks in the retired old men on the pier!! uggh. Yes, I think unfortunately at our age those are the only men looking. Ha ha. In any case the wind was actually blowing harder than our instructor Brian was counting on but I think he could only have been impressed with our ability to pick it up. There was only one tense moment where Karen got taken by the wind and was going into a boat but Brian came to her rescue. For me I loved the quietness of it and enjoyed working out different muscles which I am sure will be sore in the morning. Yes, I look like a total dork in these photos sorry kids!!
Saturday evening I had the opportunity to photograph Erica who is a lovely eighteen year old from Chapel Hill. Erica has great poise and with her hair done the way it was she reminded me of a Greek Goddess. She was a great model and her Mother was very helpful holding up the reflector at different points during the shoot. Thank you both. I hope you like the images. See you soon. Anna
- I loved these.
- Wonderful pictures, I wish my efforts were half as well...,
- Exceptional photos, I spent far too long looking at them!,
- Thank you so much for the compliments it was a really fun shoot. Erica knew how to pose very well.
Alain officially became a US citizen today. The official ceremony was really quite dry and uninteresting. The music in the ceremony room was Michael Jackson. Strange. I thought about the official’s question to the immigrants about what it means to them to become American. Mostly, they answered freedom and safety. A man in his 80’s said, “a future”. We forget having lived here for so long that in many countries people fear for their safety and are not able to live freely. I just hope that with this new administration that the America that is projected to the outside world is one that is more tolerant and more respectful of others cultures. For what we promise to immigrants coming here is that they have freedom to be who they are and that their way of life will be respected. Why can’t we seem to do that abroad?
Anyway I am adding in a pretty picture of an all American summer meal from Maine.
All American Meal
Ceremony
I am an American.....
- Et oui, c'est moi!
- Beaucoup de bonheur à toi mon neveu, entouré de ta si belle famille. Il faut regarder devant ! Baisers à toi, Anna et aux enfants
I love this house
June was a very busy month. I had several portrait sessions and two weddings. Therefore, its been awhile since I could update the blog. We are now vacationing with my parents up in Maine. We went out to Great Cranberry Island yesterday and had a nice walk and a light lunch at Hitty’s cafe which is new to the island. It is part museum part cafe and part watercolor teaching space. We then took a walk through the woods and ended up at Mosquito Cove which did not lack mosquitoes that is for sure but was very beautiful. I love the houses on this island.
lobster buoy
Captain Grandfather
Pretty Flowers
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