NAPCP: We absolutely love your work! Tell us how you got started in photography. Megan Dendinger (MD): Thank you so much! My journey started when I decided to stay home, instead of working as a hairstylist (a skill that still comes in handy!) in a salon,...
It's takeover time! Today, NAPCP member Chrystal Cienfuegos is taking over our Instagram account! Chrystal is a San Diego family, newborn, and commercial photographer who believes that family photography is in need of a serious makeover. The beauty of her work is always catching our eye...
Tell us a little about what's inside your Jo Totes Missy bag. I shoot with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III camera body. Some people ask me why I shoot with Canon instead of Nikon, and my answer is simply that I received a Canon camera...
Favorite Movie: Love Actually. I am a sucker for a sappy love story and it makes me laugh! Can’t get much better than that! Favorite Book: There are so many to choose from and I love to read, although I don’t get to read much more...
I have a confession to make: I’m not always very productive. Now, before you start imagining me laying on the couch all day watching soap operas and eating bonbons, let me clarify: I’m always busy. I’m just not always productive. There are many different things that I...
When it comes to classic photography with a creative edge, look no further than #napcp. Professional photographers, hobbyists, and memory makers create a tag feed overflowing with compositely beautiful, real-life portraits that seem to stop time at its most clever and frame worthy. Here are...
At the heart of it all, I am a mom. I am busy, always pulled in 100 different directions, am forever watching our budget, and my family is my world. When I became a professional photographer, I developed my business based on what I would...
As an organization dedicated to passionate artists, we at NAPCP can certainly relate to the fluid aspects of art -- including and especially photography. NAPCP member Heather Floyd, of Floyd Family Photography, decided last year that portrait photography was no longer primarily what she wanted...
Hi, my name is Marielen Cestari Baldino! I am from Brazil, and I currently live in Doha-Qatar. Favorite Movie: It is very difficult to choose a single film, but the first film that came to my mind was Gone with the Wind, so probably this is...
Inspiration: To me, there is always something so special about a maternity session and I am always excited when families take the time to document that brief moment in their lives. I was thrilled when I had a mom contact me wanting an in home...