I just love it when I get to photograph families. It brings me back to a few years ago when I started this business. All I photographed were portraits and families. Capturing their special relationship with one another and their family as a whole has always made me smile behind the camera, and Brittany's family wasn't any different. 

I've known Brittany since high school. We graduated together, and she was actually one of the first ever people to be photographed by me. I was able to capture her senior portrait :) So we go way back! When she contacted me about a family portrait session, I was beyond excited! We decided to go with a beach session and prayed to God that it wouldn't rain and we finally got lucky one day this month! 

I hope you all enjoy. I think you can definitely tell how much fun we had with this session :)

It's not often that someone contacts me to photograph anything fashion related, however some of my close friends know that fashion photography was something I saw myself doing after school. Some of my professors at Hallmark even told me that my wedding photography had a hint of fashion influence in it. So when Lorena, a close friend of mine, contacted me and told me she wanted to dabble into modeling and needed some portfolio images, I was eager to help her out! 

We braved downtown Providence in cold 15-20 degree weather and killed it. Check it out and let me know what you think! 

As a photographer, you love when one of your previous clients wants to do work with you again. That means that you made such an impression on them the first time that they wouldn't think of hiring anyone else but yourself to photograph them again. In this case, Kathy contacted me last year about her daughter's senior portraits. We had such a blast photographing Mackenzie and Kelly last year that when Kathy told me she wanted to do some family portraits in the snow, I immediately texted her and said "there's a snow storm Thursday! Let's do it!" She was totally up for it! 

We had a blast in the snow. Lincoln Woods was the perfect place to head after the storm. Sure we maybe froze our feet off, but it was overall such a fun time! After we got moving, it didn't even feel like it was that cold out. 

I hope you enjoy these sneak peeks to our fun time together!

Sometimes you have to go back to the basics, to the bones of where your business started. For me, this was about 4 1/2 years ago when I was fresh out of school and photographed a ton of high school seniors. Over the years I've been lucky enough to photograph a ton of these guys and gals and it's been a blast. I love that I get a little bit more time with a portrait session, so we can really explore our choice of location and find spots that create beautiful images. It gives us some time to get to know one another, have some good laughs, and allows them to open up and enjoy their session even more. 

If you're thinking about doing a portrait session with me. There's still time. Get your session booked before the holiday so that way you can use it for your holiday cards! Contact me above!

Thais and her mom rocked this session at Roger Williams Park. Thanks for the fun time Thais!

It's not often I get to photograph high school seniors anymore. That's weird for me to even say since my business started as only photographing high school seniors. But now-a-days I photograph about 10 seniors a year.

Kathy, Kelly's mom, contacted me a month ago about having her two daughters photographed. As soon as I met with these ladies I knew they'd be a blast to work with. Kelly is currently in high school but you wouldn't be able to tell right off the bat. Her maturity level shines right through and you could swear she's definitely over 19! Maybe that's why Kelly is her class president who goes above and beyond not only for her school but for her community as well and she's so humble about it. It speaks volumes when someone does so much and asks for nothing in return and that's definitely Kelly. We explored the cool alleyways and streets in downtown Providence and walked away with some pretty awesome photos. It was definitely a session to remember. I hope you all enjoy these as much as I do!

Ryan

I first met Tanna & Louie a year ago where they contacted me to capture their 1 year anniversary. We had a blast at Lincoln State Woods on a beautiful March day.  A year later, Tanna contacted me again with some big news. I remember I got a text from her saying "RYAN. GUESS WHAT!" And at first, I thought maybe she wanted to get her second anniversary photographed, but her news was much more exciting than that. She had a baby boy on the way, and it was time to capture the next chapter of their story together. 

Liam can't have better parents than these two. They are two of the most loving, kind, clients I know and Liam is blessed to call them Mommy & Daddy. With just two weeks to go, it'll be any day now that they welcome him to this world. 

I am so blessed to be a photographer and capture moments like these on camera. Photos that Tanna, Louie and Liam will look back on when he's 20, and say "wow, look how big your belly was mom!" My job is seriously awesome. 

Wow. What a week it's been.

This past weekend, I photographed Danielle & Jorge's Lovebird Session, Nicole & Michael's Walt Disney Themed Wedding (I know!) and, I just wrapped up my cousin Alexis's senior session. I've been so busy that I haven't even had time to blog! So without further ado meet: Savanah.

Savannah and I met a while back when I photographed her sister, Jenna for her senior portraits. At that time, I think Savannah might have been in 7th or 8th grade so it's been awhile. I actually photographed Savannah shortly after Jenna since their mom wanted professional photos of both of them :). Savannah hasn't changed one bit. She's still as spunky, fun, and upbeat as I remembered her to be. Her sister Jenna hasn't changed either! These two are like family to me. I love it when I can go to a photo shoot and just feel like I'm photographing two family members. Here's some of my favorites from our time together.

Mel knew of my name through a bunch of mutual friends. Although she was a senior at Somerset High, a school that I don't photograph often, she knew of the name "Ryan DeVoll" when thinking about her senior portraits. It's crazy to me to see how far I've come with seniors. To doing exclusively at Durfee High to now photographing seniors all over MA, it's awesome. 

She rocked her session at Horseneck Beach a few weeks ago. Now that the summer is officially over, I probably wont have the chance to go back here until next year. On that note - Goodbye summer, hello FALL! 

I've known Dennys & Yassara for almost 10 years now. I can't even believe it's been that long. I met them way back when I was in middle school and was friends with Yassara's sister - Isabelle. Isabelle invited me to her church one night and that's how I came to know Jesus. It's a bigger story than that but, this family has been like a second to my own. They've taught me to be stronger, they've helped me become more humble and make better choices. Dennys specifically has always felt like a "spiritual dad" in a way. He used to lead the youth at the church we all started out at. I look up to him and Yassara as a couple. Their love is pure, strong, and everlasting. I was there at their wedding, I photographed them for an anniversary session in the fall a few years back and now they're on their next chapter in life and I am honored to be photographing them yet again. It's clients like this that make me happy to be a photographer. They won't go to anyone else, they don't feel comfortable with anyone else and they trust me 100% with capturing their story. 

I love these images. I've never done a Maternity session before but I absolutely love the way this came out. 

Congratulations Dennys & Yassara. I can't wait to meet baby Ethan! 

High school seniors have always been a huge part of Ryan DeVoll Photography. They were one of the biggest parts of my studio when I first came back from school, photographing anywhere from 30-50 of them a year. Now, I get to photograph a few selective seniors who are more like friends of mine vs. clients. The whole "why" behind what I do stemmed from me getting my photograph taken in school. It was cookie cutter, everyone had the same photo, the same lighting and there was no personality in any of those photos. Your senior photo should be different from everybody else's. It should stand out, reflect you and showcase who you are. 

These three just graduated this past weekend, so let's give it up for them! Congratulations! You did it! Now, your onto adulthood. Enjoy your summer and stay in touch!

With love,
Ryan

KYLIE MONIZ

Studying General Studies at Bristol Community College while pursing her amazing music career.

ELLIE BODINGTON

Studying Journalism at the American University in DC.

Courtney dzialo

Studying Psychology at Framingham State University

There are a lot of weeks where I tend to only pick up my camera when I need too. As if it's the outfit you put on for work. However, I remember one of my instructors at Hallmark telling me to keep shooting and never stop. Sure during the week I'm a busy bee. I have weddings to edit, clients to meet, and emails to respond to but that shouldn't stop me from keeping my creative juices flowing. 

This weekend, I decided to do just that — keep my creative juices flowing. My friends and I set out to find Parson's Reserve in North Dartmouth, MA. It's a beautiful daffodil field in the middle of the woods. At first, we just wanted to go to see the place and experience it and all of its beauty. But recently I've been trying to take my camera everywhere I go. And since I had my camera, it was photo shoot time for me and my friends. 

So we set off to Parson's Reserve and made some awesome images. 

I also introduced them to Geocaching. If you have no idea what this is, read about it here. It's SO much fun and we found a few right in Parson's Reserve! I'm not addicted to it and even spent $10 to have the full version of the app for three months but it's a blast if you love exploring and finding new places. 

Special thanks to Chelsea for modeling! You have to love having such adventurous and beautiful friends! 

Hi everyone!

Wow, it's been quite some time since I've written a blog post. It feels good to sit here on a rainy morning and type this out to you. This post is going to serve for an update for most of you. If this is your first time visiting the blog then, hello! Welcome to my little space on the inter-webs :)

Many of you know that over 3 months ago I moved away from my home town (Fall River, MA) and moved to a beautiful new loft space in Pawtucket, RI. This move was quite a jump for me. Moving away from a city I know so well, with all of my friends, family and favorite restaurants to a city where I know nobody, and have no idea where any god restaurants are is a huge leap for me. However, I've had my buddy Brian to rely on to keep me sane and to keep me company :)

Brian and I have known each other for almost 3 years now. We met in Hallmark Institute of Photography and were even suppose to be roommates. Since the roommate thing didn't pan out while we were at Hallmark, we decided to move in together in Pawtucket. Many of you know Brian as my assistant, my right-hand-man, my second shooter but he's also a great photographer who runs his own business as well :) 

With this beautiful new space we have we can't deny that it's perfect for photographing. During the first week when we moved in I photographed Brian for some new headshots. Last night, we finally got to an idea that I've had for a few weeks now. 

Enjoy Brian's face :)

With love,
Ryan