maddie — san francisco portraits

maci britt November 13, 2024

At this point it’s possible that Maddie has spent more time in front of my camera than anyone else. For this shoot, she danced on her rooftop and we explored her new neighborhood. I’m obsessed with what we got ✨

graduation photos — john 🧑‍🎓

maci britt June 2, 2023

So proud of my brother for graduating from Mizzou! It was a pleasure to be able to take these photos for him while being shown around the beautiful campus. Congrats, John!

graduation photos — janae 👩‍🎓

maci britt May 18, 2022

My lovely roommate, Janae, graduated from Dominican University this past weekend with her Masters in Marriage & Family Therapy and Art Therapy! 🥳

We’ve been roommates for one year so I’ve had a front row seat to her final year of grad school. She has worked so hard—attending online & in-person classes, working as an art therapist trainee at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, and writing a book. Seriously superwoman. She is a ray of light and the kindest soul. It is a privilege to be her friend and housemate!

Taking her photos was so much fun—we didn’t let 20mph winds at Ocean Beach stop us 🙃

new york city

maci britt March 18, 2021

This was my first time in New York City!!! It’s such an incredible place & I can see how people fall in love with it.

heidrun meadery

maci britt November 19, 2020

We had this weekend outing to Point Reyes planned for a Saturday. That morning, we got the best news that turned the whole day into one of celebration—light, relieved, and [for a short time] carefree.

Heidrun Meadery was the most delightful place to spend the afternoon. We sipped meads under olive trees. We snacked on bread and cheese. We talked and laughed, enjoying the setting and the company.

Good for the soul. ✨

scenes from colorado

maci britt February 12, 2019

I’m laughing at myself as I compile these photos. Laughing because it took 18 months for me to share photos from Meegan’s time in CA, and laughing because it took 8 months for me to share these photos of my time with Meegan in CO. Progress, I guess?

disposable camera no. 2

maci britt May 3, 2018

Last year I shared some film scans from a disposable camera that I'd used to capture random scenes over the course of a year (plus a couple months).

I had so much fun with that first camera and decided to do the same thing last year! The scans just came in this week and, once again, it was a real treat to see photos I'd forgotten about.

everyday stuff - week 8

maci britt February 24, 2018

Meyer lemon ice cream.

everyday stuff - week 7

maci britt February 17, 2018

First best part of my week.

everyday stuff - week 5

maci britt February 3, 2018

Summer vibes in January. 🙌🏼

everyday stuff - week 4

maci britt January 27, 2018

week 4

everyday stuff - week 3

maci britt January 20, 2018

Andytown with my people.

everyday stuff - week 2

maci britt January 13, 2018

Sometimes it's a good idea to take a different exit and see different sites.

everyday stuff - week 1

maci britt January 6, 2018

We had New Years' Eve brunch down by the water with my friend Micah after church.

recent work | yerzy family photos

maci britt December 5, 2017

A couple of Sundays ago the Yerzy's met up with me in the city for church and in the afternoon we squeezed in a post-picnic photo session. The park provided a perfect setting to capture Oliver's expressions of pure joy. He was having the time of his life on the big metal slide.

recent work | johnson family photos

maci britt November 28, 2017

Any excuse to hang out with Jared and Keri and Anora is welcome. But when I also get to bring out my camera and capture some of the cuteness? It's almost too much.

We squeezed in this photo shoot just in time for Christmas card season :) First we met up at the cafe, then went for a little walk downtown, and ended at the Johnson ranch for some orchard photos. Here are some favorite scenes!

fun with a disposable camera

maci britt January 4, 2017

Here's an idea for 2017: go to Target. Buy a disposable camera (for $11.99). Take pictures on it all year. When December rolls around, get it developed!

I bought a camera in October 2015 and took photos with it through December 2016. The best part about stretching it out for so long is the added fun of not remembering which pictures you took, in addition to the suspense of not knowing how the pictures will turn out. That anticipation is lost with digital.

Of course, this is not about making high-quality photos. They're grainy. The lighting is funky. But heck, it's a whole lot of fun to do something so opposite iPhones and Instagram (which I still love, btw).

Here are some of my favorites from the last camera.

becki + steven

maci britt November 11, 2016

To state the obvious, Becki and Steven are so cool. A few weekends ago, we met up in downtown Turlock to take some photos... their first photo session since they got married 4 years ago. They're naturals, right?

john + annette | engaged

maci britt September 22, 2016

When I first started at my job, I met my next-office-door neighbor, John. I spent a month or so trying to figure him out... I kind of thought he hated me or something. Fast forward to present day I'm so glad he's my office neighbor. He's hilarious, knows a wealth of random trivia, and is a major movie buff.

The most common occurrence is for John to walk into my office and ask, "Have you ever seen [insert movie title]?" If I have, we converse about it. If I haven't (much more likely), he either turns and walks away in silence or tells me I "am wrong" (direct quote).

He also happens to enjoy cooking as much as I do, so we have great conversations about that topic and often send recipe links back and forth on IM.

A couple of months ago on their annual vacation to Florida, John proposed to his lovely girlfriend, Annette, and I had the honor of being asked to take their engagement photos. We drove up to a winery in Lodi for a lovely afternoon of wine slushies and pictures.

three from general store

maci britt July 11, 2016

Three snaps from General Store last weekend.