Justin Mein Photography

Sisters

2010-07-30T07:18:00.000-07:00

A great Father's Day gift- Beth had the idea to do a shoot with her two older sisters and frame the pictures for her dad. We were able to go out at the perfect time of day to catch the good sunlight, right on the outskirts of Federal Hill.

Jessie & Patrick's Engagements

2010-07-24T06:46:00.000-07:00

It was a beautiful day with some snow still on the ground and the sun shining for Jessie and Patrick's engagement pictures at Savage Mill, which has a ton of great spots for pictures! It's always hard to end the shoot on time when there are still so many places to go! There were actually 2 other photographers there shooting as well.

We said, "pop your foot out...no not you Patrick!" lol

Earl & Tiffany ~ Beautiful Federal Hill Engagements!

2010-07-18T09:55:00.000-07:00

We took this couple to Federal Hill to shoot their engagement pictures...aaand they must have done this before because they were pros at getting their pictures taken lol I mean...they weren't camera shy or anything! And they sure didn't need any direction from us about what to do- they were just naturals which was great for Justin- he just kept shootin' away and ended up with some amaaazing shots! One of the easiest engagement shoots ever ! Thanks Earl & Tiffany!

Catching Up......by Danielle

2010-07-11T18:57:00.000-07:00

So since Justin has been incredibly busy shooting and editing, he has given me, Danielle, this task of catching up on his long overdue blogging. So get ready for about 20 new posts back to back as I fill you in all of his recent work :-) I hope you find something you like that interests and inspires you! \

Some of the pictures I'm about to post date back to last summer....yeeah he's been busy lol. We have a wide range here....head shots, family portraits, engagements, weddings, and even a shoot for a hair salon!

This first shoot is an engagement session with Zack and Jessie. Justin took them to a nearby train station, where they almost got run over a couple times I think, but they ended up with some amazing shots! It's a good thing they went when they did too, because the red train platform was renovated soon after this shoot and it's not so cool anymore lol.

SNOW!!!

2010-02-09T16:45:00.000-08:00

MD Blizzard 2010 from Justin Mein on Vimeo.

Millers

2010-01-21T16:15:00.000-08:00

I had the privilege of Shooting one of my best friends Family portraits while they were in town over the christmas holiday. Any how not much to say about these, their Daughter is beautiful and It was great to get to show off their new family. Love you Josh, Amy, n Free.

Danielle's New Car!* & a Couple others

2009-12-13T20:49:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone!
So Danielle got a new car finally! It was quite an unexpected blessing and I am so glad that I don't have to work on that old clunker anymore even though it was my best friend...... wait... i hated that thing. Anyways we took the mini for a quick drive out on a pier downtown (what? there were no signs saying it was illegal, or dangerous.. it wasn't ok. ) after stopping by a small festival in Federal Hill with her little brothers and some of our old friends from Guatemala. Fun but chilly day!

On another note...I love reading comments you guys leave on my blog! So please do it more!

-Justin

Iris & Scott. Engagements

2009-12-05T21:03:00.000-08:00

Today was the first snow of the winter here in MD. I took the chance to take out my newly engaged friends Iris and Scott and get some sweet snowy engagement pictures. It was quite the challenge to keep my self and the camera dry while it was coming down. Danielle was my personal umbrella holder. She did a great job we had sooo much fun. Here are a few of my favorites.

-Justin

Today

2009-11-25T18:55:00.000-08:00

Today I shots some test shots while showing a buddy of mine Zach Lewis , the ropes on his new 7D. Now everyone knows who knows me that i'm a nikon man so that was a a bit different for me. But all in all I have to give Canon a thumbs up. Its a great camera! Zach took a couple of me while I was shooting and now its on my splash page. Check it out.

-Justin

Pumpkins

2009-11-23T18:14:00.000-08:00

Hey All, I know these are a tad late but, better late then never. Danielle and I had fun one night carving up some sweeeeet pumpkins so there they are!

-Justin

Bon Fire

2009-11-22T18:30:00.000-08:00

Had some late night fun over at our good friends house the other night. Thanks Zack and Jessie! We are going to miss you guys!

Binary Cards

2009-10-21T05:39:00.000-07:00

Support your local Business BINARY CARDS! donating 10 percent of their profits to charity.

Binary cards is trying to get UPC codes on their cards so they can be carried in major Retailers, lets help them out!

Nikki & Walter

2009-10-02T05:56:00.000-07:00

I have to admit, every once in a while you come across some clients that you just have a ton of fun with. I shot these engagement pictures on kent island for Nikki and Walter a few weeks ago. The weather was perfect and the park they brought us too was incredible. I could have stayed all day! Any how they were a blast to photograph. Take a look.

-Justin

Owl City

2009-10-02T05:49:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!

I covered an Owl City show recently with my good friends over at C&I studios. (www.C-Istudios.com) We were hired to capture a live music video for the up and coming group. They played a great show. The samples Ive seen so far are stunning. C&I really did an amazing job. The pictures don't do it justice. Enjoy

-Justin

Phew!

2009-09-12T09:17:00.000-07:00

Hello Everybody,

Well Nothing to exciting lately, I have been covering these L-sat classes for a company out west called test masters. I wasn't feeling very well the first night and I was not on my game. I happened to forget my gear belt so I thought I would be slick and stick my 70-200 in my pocket by sliding the tripod mount into my pocket. So everything was going fine and I was walking around shooting and all of a sudden I hear a Clunk! I look down and it slipped off and fell to the floor. I think I could have died. But I picked it up only to discover that the only real damage was the Lens Filer was shattered. Thank God! for those. Im telling you don't leave home with out it.

-Justin

On the beach

2009-08-11T20:19:00.000-07:00

This past weekend was our mini family vacation. We spent three days in Delaware on the beach. It was pretty nice. My sister was with us from texas. We all just got back into the country however soooo we were still a tad on the sick side. But never the less, it was good times. I got some cool shots of my new fiance on the beach! Its pretty hard to take pictures of the two of us so these are mostly of her. Lol I like it...

Its Franken Time! finally

2009-08-10T18:36:00.000-07:00

I got the chance recently to cover a couple events for Senator Franken's arrival to Washington. His staff was very nice and the events were beautiful. The only problem I encountered during these shoots was remaining professional through his hilarious speeches. Check it out.

Im Engaged!

2009-07-29T22:58:00.000-07:00

Engagement In Guatemala 2009 from Justin Mein on Vimeo.

Just a little fun.

2009-06-22T18:38:00.000-07:00

I went to scout out some locations for this engagement session I have coming up this week. I took the camera and got a couple of interesting shots while we were out. I don't have any thing interesting to say about them besides that the weather was really nice out and baltimore didn't smell too bad that night. Enjoy!

My Saturday

2009-04-05T06:52:00.000-07:00

ahhhh, the weekend, Time to relax from the stressful work week and take a load off. Nope Not really thats just what they tell you. I haven't had a saturday to do that in quite some time now. I can relax when Im old n useless. Lol I you probably wouldn't believe me if i told you but i bought the paint and materials to do this project back in 2006 and Im just not getting to it. When you have an older house that has had countless owners and countless paint colors on the walls. You tend you get lots of defects in the walls. For example the previous owners of my house had this horrible little house on the prairie style book case built onto the wall in what is now my bedroom. The problem with taking the down is the years , and layers worth of paint built up around it on the surrounding wall makes for one ugly wall. I had to Mud the crap out of it before i painted it. SO i turned into the ghost of christmas past and Im sure my lungs will thank me for it later. Ugh Enjoy! for more home owner tips , hmmm don't ask me. ... lol

Lawmakers Vs. The Lobbyists

2009-04-03T08:01:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone,

I shot these a month or so ago and it just not occurred to me that I should probably post some. This was Definitely one of the more enjoyable shoot's I have done lately. This was the Lawmakers Vs. The Lobbyists Charity Ice Hockey Game. I was a lot of fun too shoot and I hope you enjoy some of the images.

-Justin

Wow its been a while SInce the last Post, I'm the worst

2009-03-31T18:59:00.000-07:00

Hey Every one, here is a couple I have been working on. I shot this wedding last weekend and Im just getting going here is what I have so far.

Aw Love:

2009-02-03T13:52:00.000-08:00

I recently had the pleasure of photographing this young couple from arizona who used to work for senator Reid. They originally met, working for him and wanted to commemerate their beginings in their engagement pictures. So of course what better place to do that then the capital grounds. We were even able to get on to the senators private balcony to take some during the beautiful sunset. Any how take a look.

-Justin

My daily commute

2009-01-18T17:11:00.001-08:00

I took this Thursday night on the way home from work. With the inauguration just a few days away, I was playing with my jobs camera on the train trying to get a better feel for it. The D2x is rather horrible in low light but I did like this one that I took while we were stopped dead on the tracks for 5 min or so. Marc train tends to do that. Randomly stop and not tell you why. Any how , here is my favorite conductor hard at work. I love it when he talks on the announcer on the train. He sounds like a 1920's guy. He has a very unique voice.

New Stove

2009-01-10T10:27:00.000-08:00

Yeah baby that's a stove. Look how shinny it is. Fortunately for you , you get to see the evolution of my 1970's kitchen into the modern day. lol Is it weird that Im so excited about my new appliance ? Or is it just weird that i took a picture of it and posted it? I don't care lol here is it my pride and joy, (besides Danielle who I miss dearly and is in guatemala. )

Holiday Fun

2009-01-04T08:20:00.000-08:00

I just got back from our little family get together in North Carolina. We recently had some of our favorite cousins move down there to join our other cousins in what I guess is a very livable community. It is really quite toned down compared to the regular hustle and bustle of the Dc balt. Area. Any how we got to stay with both of them in their new homes. Very cool to see that they are both doing well. The area is under a lot of new development, but there is a lot of character left in the little towns surrounding Charlotte. I only wish we had more time because I didn't get to see much of it outside of a car window. We did have a blast with them however even if our trip was cut short by a outbreak of the stomach virus from hell. lol When we arrived only one of our family members had contracted it from who knows where and was already getting over it so we figured we were in the clear. WRONG! by the end of thursday night. 7 other people had got it and so we figured there was no point it staying there sick so we made the 7 hour drive back home. Any how I got some fun stuff before we left even got a chance to take some self family portraits with the timer and a tripod. My sister surprised my mom and showed up from texas for a couple of days. Take a look seeeeee!

backyard porch

2008-12-22T18:49:00.000-08:00

Here is another one I was working on from that same house I shot for my real estate agent.

-Justin

Belated Thanksgiving

2008-12-17T18:10:00.000-08:00

I just realized the other day that I forgot to post some pictures from our families Thanksgiving. This was a funny sight. My dad and mom trying to get the 27 pound turkey out of a cheap ,very large disposable cooking tray. I was having a bit of a hard time with my camera because I forgot that it was still set to auto bracketing. So the exposure was changing magically every time I took a picture. Duh! lol But despite all that the site was hilarious. Love you mom and Dad!

-Justin

Backyard

2008-12-14T10:37:00.000-08:00

I recently shot some Real Estate Photos for an Agent I work for on occasion. The House was pretty standard but the backyard of this place was like a totally different world. I snapped a few for fun and this one was one of my favorites.

Christmas is coming are you excited!

-Justin

New wedding

2008-12-12T17:21:00.000-08:00

This is a sample from one of my more recent weddings. I worked with a photographer from san francisco named Sheila Garvey. It was a pleasure working with her. We got some nice stuff. Congrats! Brad and Becky.

-Justin

Danielle LOVES to study

2008-12-06T08:27:00.000-08:00

Just in case you missed it the title of these is Danielle LOVES to Study

Actually I think its the opposite,

But I think in these pictures she looks like she's having fun anyway. I was just cleaning the house the other day. Danielle used to help me with that but now that she's in school full time. Its on me lol. So i was walking by my bed room when I saw her propped up in the corner of my bed in a pile of my clean laundry. The lighting was nice and my camera bag just happened to be at my feet in a pile of some more laundry! So I grabbed it up and shot a couple shots of her exercising that big brain of hers. Isn't she cute! lol

-Justin

My New Microwave

2008-12-02T20:39:00.000-08:00

My parents asked me what I wanted for christmas this year so I thought reeeeal hard about it and my microwave had been on the fritz! Lately. It kinda stays on when you open it, so you end up having to chase down your food as it spins around in there. So any way they picked me up a Sweeeet! New Over the range Microwave on one of those black friday deals. I didn't feel like chasing my food any more so they gave it to me early, and I installed it last sunday. Here it is, and here is Danielle cleaning up my mess after i messed up the cabinets installing it. Lol

I think it looks pretty gooooood. Except yeah I have to get matching cabinets, the little one above the microwave is new. I had to pick up a new one that would make more room for the microwave.

-Justin

Zachs pics

2008-11-29T09:39:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,

My kid brother is in 11th grade now. Its hard to believe but our mom didnt want the lame school pictures that the school photography company offers so I took some shots for her to send out to the Family. They turned out real nice. I have only had the chance to process one of them so far there will most likely be more to come.

Davidson Family portraits

2008-11-29T09:01:00.000-08:00

Hey there,

I recently shot some family portraits of the Davidsons. I can't say it was an easy task. Lol but here are some of my favorites that came out real nice.

2008-11-16T13:08:00.001-08:00

Two Posts In One Day!! I know, I know calm down. Lol Just Kidding I don't even think any one reads these. I'm pretty sure most people just look at the pictures. Either way, these are from yesterday. We have had some very interesting weather in Maryland over the past few weeks. It's been almost every kind of weather you can think of, all rolled into one month. It was really warm and humid yesterday, which is weird for November. Oh yeah, its november , I just had a birthday so thats cool. There were some great clouds out yesterday, very much like the kind you would see in Florida. I took my bike up to Baltimore to keep Danielle company because she had to babysit her three younger bothers. So we went out and took a walk around her neighborhood. She lives in Federal Hill in Baltimore. There are always fun things to shoot in Baltimore. It was fun watching her try n control three very hyper 9 year olds. We ran into one of their little friends, Rachel, you will see a pic of her. It was nice to get out though. I've been cooped up for a while coming off the end of the wedding busy season. Oh, by the way, it rained really hard on my way home too, so that wasn't really fun. Ok here ya go. enjoy!

-Justin

Dads Birthday

2008-11-16T12:08:00.000-08:00

Hi again,

I meant to post these a few weeks ago, I just hadn't gotten around to processing the images until recently. Your going to think that all I do in my free time is go to Great Falls, but that's not true. Lol My family and I, minus my sister who lives in Texas now, took a trip to Great Falls to enjoy the weather for my dads 53rd birthday. Don't tell my dad he's 53 though. We took the more difficult trail, which is the most scenic, like it was nothing. It was a good time with the exception of my mom getting her foot caught in a rock and biting the dust. She lived though. Lol anyhow here are a few pics from the day. I'm posting the group shot a couple of times; one in a sepia tone, which is my favorite, and one in color, because of the colors in the leaves.

-Justin

2008-11-02T13:01:00.001-08:00

Hello Everybody! I'm back to write the second edition of my blog.

One good thing about living in Maryland is that we get to enjoy the 4 seasons. We usually get snow during the winter, sweltering heat in the summer, lots of rain in the spring, and (my favorite!) beautiful colors in the fall. I live very close to the Virginia/Maryland border where there is a state park off of the Potomac river called Great Falls. This place is awesome if you are ever looking for a good hike. Filled with dangerous cliffs and zig zagging foot trails. The water never gets too wild in the river but you do see the occasional kayaker. Occasional? Actually a lot of them there all the time. lol Any how the park is beautiful but especially beautiful in the fall. There are all kinds of reds, oranges, and yellows in the trees. So Ian and I have been wanting to head up there and take some pictures to capture the Autumn season for a while so we thought what better time than 5 am! lol. We wanted to take advantage of the soft light you get during a sunrise. This is actually the second time we have made plans to shoot some thing at that ungodly hour in the morning and actually went through with it. Dragging my self out of bed at that time in the morning when I don't have to for work is definitely a challenge. This place, Great Falls, is always packed. Its a very popular place to spend a day on the weekend if your a local. So pulling into the parking lot, (if you can call it that, its more like a dirt plot with some rocks and some port a' potty's lol) and being the only ones there this time was a bit odd. So with the sun coming up fast we ran down the trail to find a place that Ian had in mind to catch the sunrise. Did i mention that this trail wasn't the safest thing to be running down with thousands of dollars of camera equipment on your back! lol It really was nice; the air was very crisp and it wasn't too chilly outside once we got moving. Perfect weather- really something you need sometimes to get away from the every day. It was especially peaceful being the only people there. So we got going. The sun is always hard to catch just right because once it starts coming up, it does so very quickly! lol.

I got some great stuff . It was funny because right as we were finishing up, about 6 other photographers showed up, doing the same thing we were doing I'm assuming. I wanted to shout down to them "awwww too late we already shot that!" lol but I'm a nice guy and I didn't. So any way, here are some early samples from our shoot. We shot all our images in HDR and it really does something special for a land scape. This is my first time experimenting with it and I've got to admit that it is addicting.

Until next time,

-Justin

My First Post Ever!

2008-10-24T18:21:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone,

This is my First post to this blog ever. I've decided I have more pictures and cool stories I would like to share with the world and what better place to do that than a Blog! I must apologize and warn you now. I tend to type like I instant message. Poor grammar and punctuation, basically lol. So unless my girlfriend (Danielle, who I love dearly) is reading this behind me cleaning up my mess. Please bear with me. There's so many new pictures and cool things I've done recently Im not sure at what point to start. I think I might start with the really recent then backtrack some. For those of you who don't know me, allow me to introduce my self. My name is Justin Mein. I love photography and I know everyone who shoots says this and it may sound a bit cliche, but it is true. It is originally what got me started shooting wedding and other things. I started this web site www.JmeinPhotography.com about a year ago to share my work with the world especially potential customers. I felt however I still needed a place where I could share my artistic work or just fun stuff I randomly shot. So check back every so often and there may be a cool story or a fun image I wanted to share. Or I maybe I'll be lazy and this is all you will see. Who knows! lol We will see what happens. Comment If you'd like. Or ask me a question.

Thanks for reading!

-Yours truly

Justin

My buddy Ian and I ride sports bikes, and any one who rides knows its no fun to ride when its freezing cold so we took a Ride a couple of weeks ago down New Hampshire road to see the sites shoot some, and just enjoy the weather. We stopped a couple of times a got some cool shots from it. At one point we were inside this Old house that had a do not enter but of course we did any way. It was real neat inside. Ian and I were setting up some HDR shots and this Old man comes screaming up the hill in his truck honking the horn. At that point I was like hmmm we should probably have asked lol. Any way he told us to "get the hell out of there, who do we think we are", and "do we have any Idea how many germs are in there" LOL. Pretty funny. Any how these are a couple of shots from that day. I may post more later.

This is my first try at this technique I learned recently. It was pretty interesting to see a bunch of me standing around, but I thought it turned out pretty neat.