trisha, chris & the boys
It's been a really hectic few weeks for me between one thing and another, so I was really looking forward to...
twilight III – clay, emily and evan
Monday was a brilliant day for me as I got to follow up a really fun engagement shoot with a family...
jenna and ryan – otherwise engaged
Yesterday marked another milestone for me as I shot my first engagement session. Jenna and Ryan were the lucky couple and...
fun in the sun with lily and josie – raleigh wedding and portrait photographers
The final part of my triple-header of shoots last Sunday took me to my old stamping grounds in Cincinnati, OH. Ault...
maggie turns 1
On Friday last week, I met up with young Maggie and her parents, Terri and Adam for an early-morning shoot at...
sunday at the ima
One of the first people to contact me when I finally got round to getting this gig up and running 'officially'...
abbi hits 18 months
Back when I got organised and officially kicked off "Joe Payne Photography", I was really pleased to get an email from...
top tips no. 1
As a supplement to the longer tutorials I post on here, I am starting a series of quick tips to help...
raegan and the boys
The weather over the last few weekends has played total havoc with my schedule with a load of shoots having to...
justin and meredith’s rehearsal dinner
My friends Justin and Meredith's rehearsal took place on Friday last week. I was honoured and privileged enough to be asked...
justin and meredith get hitched
A few weeks back, I mentioned meeting some very close friends of ours, Brad and Jennie, at a monthly gathering of...
introducing… zach!
Hi everyone, It's been a fun few days since we got back from vacation, but I have been itching to get...
panamanian portraiture
As a lot of you may know, I have the fortune of being married to the gorgeous Cristel and dad to...
tutorial two – composition basics
One of the things that will help your pictures stand out from the crowd is to have a knowledge of the...
cents and sensibility
After receiving a lot of positive feedback and reviews from my clients, I have realised that it's perhaps time to increase...
tutorial one – getting good family pics
A few people have asked me about the recipe for getting good family pics, so I thought I would put down...
dynamic duo
They say there's a first time for everything, and last week I had the pleasure of working with twins for the...
an afternoon at katie’s…
OK, so this past weekend was a bit of a bust weather-wise. Luckily for me, I got a concentrated blast of...
butterflies and hurricanes
In order to make this title make sense, I am currently sipping a Hurricane whilst I upload these pics from the...
day in/day out
It's been a while since I just went out just shooting random stuff, so after spending the morning working at home,...