M. Fitzgibbons Photography

M. Fitzgibbons Photography Lifestyle, Storytelling Portrait Photography in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom
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There's forests that seem enchanted...And for whatever reason, a lot of them seem to be in Vermont 🩵Family session at an...
06/07/2026

There's forests that seem enchanted...

And for whatever reason, a lot of them seem to be in Vermont 🩵

Family session at an old CCC tower.

I've debated sharing this editing tip...It's something I think has an enormous impact. Do you try to add directional lig...
06/05/2026

I've debated sharing this editing tip...

It's something I think has an enormous impact.

Do you try to add directional light to a scene, but struggle with it looking fake, or obviously added?

My guidelines for adding directional light to a scene without making it look unnatural:

🌼 ALWAYS (yes, always) have the light coming from the same direction as the light source in your scene.

Already doing that but they still don't feel like they quite "belong" in the scene?

🌼 Don't rely on only ONE radial gradient. You can layer them. Start with the most in intense closest to your light source direction, and have larger ones at a lesser intensity

🎡 Save this as a reminder!

I tell the parents I work with that I don't want them to worry if their kids are chaotic...That it might feel impossible...
06/04/2026

I tell the parents I work with that I don't want them to worry if their kids are chaotic...

That it might feel impossible that any good shots could have come from the wild swirling and attempted coordinating of personalities and ideas.

Because I'll find the story.
And I'll find the light.
And the magic that is already there will become apparent.

And how do I know that?
Because this is my own family (my husband assisting behind the lens for the shots of me!)..

And dandelion puffy seeds were shaken into hair
Fragile planes were sent flying into the air (and lived to fly again)
Chins received bug bites
and
The boys wanted to stalk us through the long grass like feral coyotes

And I felt like, surely, THIS was too much chaos.

But look! The story (stories!) are there.
The magic is revealed.

You know that scene in Jurassic Park (Lost World)...? The one where the velociraptors are making trails through the long...
06/03/2026

You know that scene in Jurassic Park (Lost World)...?

The one where the velociraptors are making trails through the long grass?

Just a random Tuesday evening for us.

Can you help me with which of these is the most impactful (as a single photo)? (My son, "aviating)
06/03/2026

Can you help me with which of these is the most impactful (as a single photo)?

(My son, "aviating)

A funny story about this shot...I feel like it looks like he is rubbing his chin quizzically, right? Which I LOVE for th...
06/03/2026

A funny story about this shot...

I feel like it looks like he is rubbing his chin quizzically, right?

Which I LOVE for this photo as it matches the story- but it was actually fully incidental.

There were swarms of black flies here (seriously some of the worst I've ever encountered), which was really discouraging because it's a location my family loves to explore.

Anyway, we didn't stay for long after this (and this was a spot where they weren't as bad), but he had gotten a little bite on his chin at the spot where we just were.

And THAT'S why he's holding it here. 😅

One must be careful with photography prompts. This one was, to my son, "how high can you make that plane fly?" (Hoping f...
06/02/2026

One must be careful with photography prompts.

This one was, to my son, "how high can you make that plane fly?"

(Hoping for sweet zooming with his arms stretched high.)

Turns out that antique wooden plane can go higher than that.

The RAW digital image = the canvas 🖼️It starts out as data.The art is in the decisions we make with it.(This image edite...
06/02/2026

The RAW digital image = the canvas 🖼️

It starts out as data.

The art is in the decisions we make with it.

(This image edited with Atelier Collection)

Also a note:
RAW files aren't unfinished photos necessarily (though they usually are for me), they're simply the starting point. Some photographers create their look mostly in-camera, some through editing, and most use a combination of both. I just happen to love the editing part of the creative process.

What ✨specifically✨ makes golden hour light captivating: 🌻 Less harsh tonal (light and dark) transitions compared to oth...
06/02/2026

What ✨specifically✨ makes golden hour light captivating:

🌻 Less harsh tonal (light and dark) transitions compared to other times of day = often compositions without distracting, harsh background contrasts.

🌻Directional light adds depth, and light is never more directional than the hour after sunrise and the hour before sunset

🌻 Warm, directional light reminds of us of 🔥candlelight, hearths, and campfires🔥, where we have told stories and connected as humans for millennia

🌻 Haze = Atmosphere and atmosphere = more depth!

👉 Tell me what your favorite light to shoot in is- is it golden hour, or do you prefer another type?

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