This & that Q&A

September 16, 2024September 23, 2024 ~ Madison Kennedy

I didn’t edit much new photos lately, so I decided to do a recap through a Q&A !

How has your photography hobby developed ?
Pretty slowly, but nicely ! Because I’m still kind of crippled by my rheumatoid arthritis, (I’ve had a horrible flare-up start two years ago), between the fatigue and the chronic pain it has been really hard to adjust anything in my life. But I’ve tried to focus on photography as much as I could when I was feeling okay, and I put some photos on 500px for sale, and managed to get enough sales to buy a little compact camera soon ! It won’t be a professional one, but I have my eyes on something that will give me the feels I’m looking for in my aesthetic. Also it will be a great change from shooting with an iPhone, so step by step, I’m coming back to more serious “photography” basically 😅.

What have you been doing on your free time ?
Mostly spending time with family really, they have been the best support system. I’m trying to reconnect with as many family members as I can, because we all kinda live different places. But nothing can replace a good time with your dear family, also best friends, so I’m literally striving for it.

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Home is the nicest word there is

August 21, 2024August 15, 2024 ~ Madison Kennedy

I love summer walks 🤗

I’m doing short updates lately, pictures-wise, because I’ve been editing photos from a trip. It’s basically from my archives, and I can’t wait to post them… probably next week ! In the meantime here’s some lovely shots from home, with a gorgeous bouquet my mom gifted me 💞 and the beautiful shaded road next to the river.

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Pre-wedding black and whites

August 7, 2024August 2, 2024 ~ Madison Kennedy

Hello beautiful bride 🤍🕊️

This series of portraits was taken before she said yes 🪽 I deliberately chose to do in it in black and white, because I didn’t want any color to be distracting from the raw emotions she was showing. Since she’s so discreet, the black and white just drives the focus more intensely. I think she came out beautifully, and it was such a perfect moment to be sharing with her, to help her get ready, and knowing she made her wedding dress herself was honestly spectacular.

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I can’t believe my best friend got married !

August 5, 2024August 2, 2024 ~ Madison Kennedy

Barbara, what have you done 💕

It is wild to be a millennial and hit your thirties, and then people like your best friend suddenly become an “adult” overnight basically, and get hitched ! Like I’m sorry, I kinda missed the memo on that one… I’m not aware we’re out of teenage-hood yet, but hard reality slap 😂😭 thanks for that !

No seriously, I am beyond proud and happy for her. This photoshoot was so special, because we escaped the wedding festivities, so she could take a breather, and walk in this beautiful countryside that’s surrounding the place. In the moment she was a fairy to me, wearing this mini dress that she made herself, and I just had this Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers song playing in the back of my mind, watching her basically flying off her feet from happiness, and I just started snapping a few shots to really immortalize this beautiful moment.

I think I caught her just like she always was, and forever will be, a true wild forest spirit 🩷

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Ending the week on a good note !

March 15, 2024March 15, 2024 ~ Madison Kennedy

Sold some pictures ! 🥳🙏✨

I honestly never thought I would be able to sell some of my photos again. I used to do it when I was living in L.A., and that was one way for me to make some extra bucks and spend on my lifestyle, and it was truly a joy because basically I was financed for some travel & hangouts with this; taking beautiful pictures as always been my prerogative anyway, so I was living the life for me !

When suddenly 500px changed their rules on monetizing, I found myself deprived of being paid for my favorite hobby, and it definitely put a strain on my photography adventures and the way I share them… come to realize now that they’ve put back in place fair monetization, I’m back at it trying it again, and it’s slowly starting out.

Now I’m just realizing that I’m such a small hobbyist photographer, that I definitely don’t have enough visibility, which is what I need to get in order to evolve even better. I’m gonna try my best on that ! xoxox