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,...
one sunday in spring…
Last Sunday, I took a trip over to my old stamping grounds in Cincinnati to hang out with some old friends...
spring special
Hi guys, In order to help finalise my schedule for the next few weeks, all April/May sessions booked between now and...