How to Photograph Your Maine Life

Want to take pictures like a pro? We asked four of the state?s premier photographers for tips on shooting your home, family, garden, and vacation.

How to Photograph Your Home

Camden-based photographer Brian Vanden Brink has spent the past twenty-five years shooting homes Down East and around the country for a variety of magazines, from Architectural Digest to Metropolitan Home, from Coastal Living to Down East. His most recent book is At Home in Maine.
1 The most important thing is light. I look up at the sky and see where the sun is and how it's going to track, so I can map out shots in my mind.

 




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Upcoming Events

Archaeological Field School - Session Two
08.20.2008 to 08.20.2008

Limit 15 students per session. The field school will focus on a foundation of one of the "out" buildings of unknown use present during the...

ARTS IN ROCKLAND
08.20.2008 to 08.20.2008

The museum, galleries, and studios of Rockland, Maine invite you to join us for "ART NIGHT" A-Self-Guided Tour on Wednesday evenings with the 3rd...

ARTS IN ROCKLAND
08.20.2008 to 08.20.2008

The museum, galleries, and studios of Rockland, Maine invite you to join us for "ART NIGHT" A-Self-Guided Tour on Wednesday evenings with the 3rd...

Cabinet of Curiosities: The Museum, Science Collections, and You
08.20.2008 to 08.20.2008

This exhibit, curated by the museum’s co-chief scientists, Paula Work and David Work, shows the many facets of the museum’s science...

DSQ Boothbay Chamber Music Festival at the Gardens
08.20.2008 to 08.20.2008

Three different performances by the DSQ and guest artists. Picnic suppers will be available by pre-order, and a-la-carte selections will be...

Frost Farm Gallery art exhibition
08.20.2008 to 08.20.2008

August 1 - August 30. Local landscapes in oil, watercolor and pencil by Noel Watson. Opening reception from 5-8 pm on Friday, August 1 at Frost...

Louise Nevelson
08.20.2008 to 08.20.2008

A collection spanning forty years of the Rockland artist and famed American sculptor. The collection shows the artist’s career in sculpture,...

Maine Wildlife Park
08.20.2008 to 08.20.2008

Guaranteed to see a Moose at Maine Wildlife Park in GrayAre you looking for Maine wildlife? The Maine Wildlife Park in Gray, owned and operated by...

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