December 21st, 2011
Merry Christmas!
I just wanted to take a quick second and wish you all a Merry Christmas. Everyone we have had the opportunity to work with this year has been amazing. You have all helped us grow throughout the year, not only in our careers and business, but in our lives. I truly believe I am a better person from meeting you and working with you all. For all of our 2012 couples, I look forward to working with you all next year!
Enjoy the holidays. Relax. Recharge and get ready for 2012.
A bit about the image: This was taken the other day at Red Arrow Park. I brought out my Pinhole camera, which I haven’t shot with in a long time. If you are not familiar with a pinhole, basically it is a box with a hole in it. My pinhole is made of wood. So it is a wood box with a hole in it. That is all. It is the simplest form of photography… even more simple than cameras such as the Holga (which you can see images of in the last couple posts). There is something freeing about walking around with such a simple camera… something refreshing. It takes a long time for an image to be made with this camera, which is also peaceful. You need to set the camera up on a tri-pod, compose (as well as you can, since there is no viewfinder), and expose… This photo took 6 minutes to expose. Some images I have made with the camera take 30 minutes – 1.5 hours… yeah, that’s a long time to make a photograph… But in that time there is a peace I don’t find many other places. There is nothing I can do but wait near the camera with a stop-watch. It is time to think and reflect.
I just realized that my last few posts have all been images from toy cameras. If you just stumbled here and are looking for something specific, like wedding photography, feel free to filter the blog posts over on the right there… you can see just wedding photography, personal work, engagement sessions, etc…
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November 30th, 2011
Tucked away in the woods, warm and cozy, two of the kindest souls I have ever had the pleasure to meet celebrate the first day of their lives together. I was lucky enough to be there to capture the day…
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October 28th, 2011
Jason, now that your wedding is over, you are free to grow the most amazing mustache that has ever been grown…
Kate, I am sorry about that.
We met Kate and Jason last November, and Jason was working on a killer stash for Movember. Simon and I, of course, tried to convince him to keep growing his mustache until the wedding… and I think that almost lost us this wedding 
Kate and Jason heard about us because Kate was in Liz and Dave’s wedding… which I had the honor of shooting about a year ago. It is such an honor when someone that works with us on another wedding or project hires us for their own wedding or event. It means a lot and I think it speaks to the experience and product we provide.
Jason shaved for the wedding, so he looked good. Kate needed nothing, she already looked good and was ready to go. Take a look at some of my favorites from their day:
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October 25th, 2011
What can I say, these guys are awesome!
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September 16th, 2011
Leah and Peter met us at South Shore Park, Boston Store bag stocked full of outfits, ready to go. I could tell I would like these guys right away… they were super chill and ready to go. These guys met playing E-bags… as in the video game version of the popular lawn game, bags… at an all girl punk band concert… at Y-Not 3. That is AWESOME! We chatted for a few minutes about life, Boston Store, and shopping. Leah and I agreed that while sweater weather is awesome… we were not quite ready for it yet. Then Peter laid down this gem: “Baby, when we get married, your Boston Store bag will always be full…” haha! Smooth and amazing! Simon and I were quick to comment: “And your bank account always empty…” After a quick chat we hurried on our way, because this time of year the light does not like to stick around for long… which I dislike… but the light we did get to play with was awesome.
Here are my favs from our shoot:
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