BOSTON CHILDREN'S PHOTOGRAPHER, BOSTON FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER, BOSTON NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER

This morning I had the absolutely joyous [yes, joyous, I really used that word] experience of photographing my best friend from college [settle down K&A, I know, there were 3 of you].  And her excellent husband [also from college... but we didn't know him].  And their yummy baby. It was such a really awesome few hours.  We got to shoot at Nina’s house, which has really great light [and it's just very cool and very Boston].  And I like Nina a lot [and yes, her husband is from college too, but we didn't know him either.  we must not have known any boys.].  I was accompanied by a dear friend who has recently found her way back into my life and that is a bonus [and yes, there is another college connection there too].  It was a lot of 6 degrees going on, leading me to believe that all roads really do lead back to Hobart College.  You know I get so giddy, and chatty, when people come back into my life, and so I was just in my element.  Not only that, it means so much to me that I can photograph people and hopefully give them the gift of stopping time, just for one small moment.  And I hope that Remy & John, and someday Taylor, will look at these and say “we were just so happy that morning!” and I hope that happiness stays.

Remy & John, I know that parenting is the hardest job you’ll ever love.  It can reduce you to tears, of frustration and joy, all in an instant.  And you wonder where your sleep went.  And your life.  And sometimes your marriage.  But you also know that the sum of those parts can’t even begin to equal what you’ve gained with Taylor.  You guys look so peaceful together, like really good parents.  And it goes so fast.  And these are the little things.  And they are so important.  And now I just getting cheesy.  But really, Remy, you are a beautiful mom and I am so happy I got to spend some time with you guys.   And John [why do I call you Jake in my head?], thank you for taking off your clothes.

Love. 

And they are mine.  All mine.  OK, ours, all ours.  Sometimes in the winter months, when I am not shooting a ton, I feel like I lose some of my creativity.  I forget how to get down to kid’s eye level, how to lay on the floor and look up, how to not worry about technical aspects and instead I just shoot for correctness.  I did a lot of searching and I came up with some answers:  a workshop I am dying to take, but alas is very expensive and I can’t quite justify it… 3 new lenses (one is on it’s way… whoops)… and a trip to warmer parts (this will happen).  But I also came up with the answer that I am not shooting for fun, I am not embracing snapshots, and I am not documenting enough of my life with my kids.  A lot of times I just share on FB or my family blog (another sadly neglected aspect of my life).  But since these are part of my quest to be a bit more free, have more fun with light, motion and expression, I figured I’d post them here and you can tell me what you think.

I shot almost this exact same series last year and I loved it.  When I started shooting today, Christofer actually said “mom, we have to take off our shirts and go to Janey’s room, it’s brighter”  Love him and his insane memory for detail.  He even knew he should lay down and try to talk to her from a pillow.

Anyway, these are going to be the start of the gallery on the 2nd floor so I can see them every single day when I get up in the morning.  I am so excited!

It’s a small world after all, it’s a small, small, world! Now that I’ve stuck that in your head, my job is done. You are welcome!

Alexis and I probably met when she was somewhere around one and I was somewhere around 5. We spent summers splashing around on Swim Team, batting around tennis balls, and I think she became like this awesome golf superstar. At some point in there, I think it was established that maybe we were somehow Greek relatives in that way that you are with someone 5X removed (waiting on a call back from Yai-ya). So we also lived in the same town. And we also went to the same high school. And now our mothers live about 4 houses apart from each other. We go to the same pedi office. And her daughter is friends with my niece Alden.

So that’s how I know Alexis.

We had a great session at her beautiful home downtown, with her wonderful husband and adorable kids. We did everything I like to do in a session, sit nicely for a portrait, jump on the bed, each chocolate and run outside. That makes me happy! Anyway, I flew to Belmont, grabbed the kids and then promptly napped them just so I could get up this sneak peak! Yay!

This is the second installment of the Jack & Will Show, celebrating 2.5 months of their reign over the farm. I am so incredibly excited because I am going to photograph these guys every month this year! Usually this age is a tough age to photograph, because babies just don’t “do” much… but these guys were rock stars. They did their best at just being really cute and so it made my job super easy! Their mom has impeccable taste and their house is divine, and so I already have a million ideas for what we’ll do next month, when they can push up a little bit… and you just wait to see what I have planned when they can sit!

If you want to keep tabs on my monthly shoots, check out  The Jack & Will Show category!

This post has been in draft for a long time, I saw it sitting there as I began the arduous task of re-categorizing and cleaning up my blog, web site, life.  Even though it’s not current, I really wanted to share it.  Especially since we’ll be working on this canvas display next week.

I shot this session with this one.  It was the perfect late afternoon in the fall, leaves still pretty, weather warm, but a little bit crisp.  I was so happy to be shooting this entire family since last year I just captured the boys.  I was also excited because we really like these guys!  They were first introduced to us through Guy & Erica when we moved to town, and since then we’ve gotten to know them and their boys and we are so happy to call them friends!

Anyway, this might be one of my most favorite sessions and the images have made their way to my updated web site (yes, finally new images).  So my apologies for the delay, enjoy!

I have this exact same image in B&W from last year…. I hope I can take a variation of this next year too!

Quite possibly my favorite “parents” picture.  Ever.