two fine boys…

 

 

 

 

 

Say hello to George

 

 

 

 

Sarah and Mark were married back in 2007. I love keeping in touch with my couples. From our first meeting during a consultation, to the wedding day, to the birth of a child. It is so inspiring to me to see relationships grow. George was born back in December. Lets have a look-

 

 

 

 

A father and son moment-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do they look alike or what?!-

 

 

 

 

 

George. Feet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Like the background? It is this cool retro 70’s fabric I found. I have quite a few different, crazy patterns! Notice the red spot on George’s arm. That is actually his birthmark! So unique, and I would say that means “good luck”-

 

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Thanks Sarah and Mark for introducing me to lil’ George. He is a peach!-

 

 

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Say hello to Liam!-

 

 

 

 

I found this hat online. Isn’t is a scream?! It was a little too big for Liam, and he tried to let me know. Look at this-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liam is Danielle and Bill’s lil’ guy. He is a Red Sox fanatic, just like his Dad. I hear that Dad will teach Liam how to dance soon. Ha!!

 

Next week: Marybeth and Josh’s wedding!

Don’t forget to look at the “Melange” page for a good hoot!

 

 

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springtime love…

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amir is looking “fabulously stylish”

 

 

 

Springtime is time for engagement sessions! I take my couples out on location with beautiful architecture as a backdrop. How important is an engagement session? SUPER important!! Not only is it a great way for us to get to know each other better, but I want to see how comfortable you are in front of the camera and make your experience fun and unique! I put all the names of my couples into a hat and chose 4 sessions to feature on my blog. Lets have a look- 

 

 

 

Jill and Mike

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Natalie and Andrew

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Amir and Jen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Chrissy and Ryan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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George

 

 

 

Next time; photos from baby portrait sessions. You’ll be able to meet George and Liam. And they are-a-riot.! Don’t forget to check out the “Melange page” for mindless trivia and pet peeves for a good laugh!-

 

 

 

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backbeat…

 

 

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Ok, where did I leave off-

 

 

 

Sorry I’ve taken so long to write again!! There are alot of big changes for me. All good. I left off with our trip to Paris and Iceland. I thought it would be fun to compare the two. What do you think?! We’ll start with Iceland-

 

 

Iceland… all you can do really, is laugh. If I had to describe the country in one word, how about the “moon”. That’s what it felt like. Being on the moon. Have a look-

 

We got to the airport, which was the size of my condo. Morgan and I had to take a bus to “the centre”, which was an hour ride. There was nothing to look at. I mean NOTHING. You see above, just volcanic rock. Oh, and moss-

 

 

Here was the swanky hotel. Hotel Bjork. We didn’t see Bjork at all! Remember this pix; this was our hotel in Iceland. Quite a difference from our hotel in Paris-

 

 

 

Wouldn’t you say?!

 

 

This was the view from our balcony in Paris. Now lets look at the view from the hotel window in Iceland-

 

 

 

 

Ouch!!! Wait, there’s more-

 

 

 

 

Beautiful grey sky. Actually, the weather never changed. Well, we were only there for 2 days.

 

 

 

This Viking was quiet

 

 

This was the most color we saw.

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There was just sooo much to do in Iceland-

 

 

 

I photographed a piece of Iceland’s “signature” hard candy-

 

 

 

 

 

We found a British TV station that was like “Lifetime Movies”. All these sappy movies where the women are scorned. We watched a fabulous Ann Margaret movie. Don’t we look excited?!!

 

 

 

On our way back to the airport, we stopped off at a hot springs resort for a few hours. It was so windy. I mean, gale-force winds. We were in our bathing suits. We were freezing from the shoulders up. Swearing too-

 

 

 

 

They had a lifeguard keeping watch. This pix was taken through a window with my point and shoot, so the quality is crappy. But you get an idea as to how windy it was!

 

 

So when I say that all we could do was laugh about being in Iceland. I meant it! How many people can say they’ve been there. Don’t get me wrong. I am glad we went. Will we go back? Hmmm-

 

I want to finish my trip with a few of my favorite photographs that I took-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thanks for sharing my trip to Paris and Iceland.

Next time: wedding season is here!! I had lots of pix of engagement sessions, weddings and fun baby portraits to show you. Stay tuned! Don’t forget to check out the “Melange” page for a good hoot-

 

 

 

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Massachusetts photojournalistic wedding photographer

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more life in Paris…

 

 

Bonjour Audrey-

 

 

 

 

  

Wait, come back here-

 

 

 

I am still “pondering life’s thoughts” about Paris. I am trying to adapt the European attitude more, which is “living in the moment” and “doing things at a slower pace”. Why not?  Remember, that our “to do list” will ALWAYS be there. Anyway, as promised, here is some really cool advertising in Paris-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was inside the Metro (train) station. They really have an Anydy Warhol thing going on-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color, color and more color

 

 

 

Look at this gorgeous stained glass-on the train track?!!

 

 

I was so intriqued by this French man. Inspector Clouseau? Check out the cigarette holder. What a scream! I probably had my camera on him for a good 10 minutes. Just waiting for the right moment. Then…click-

 

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There weren’t very many fruit stands. Who wants fruit when you can have this?-

 

 

 

No wonder my pants are tight. I actually went up a size. It was worth it, I tell you!-

 

 

 

Don’t forget! Memorial Day weekend is the second to last weekend in May. If you are planting flowers, be sure to visit the Nursery before the holiday. After that- there is squat left.

 

 

 

 

 

And be sure to choose flowers that adapt to the sun or shade and not order the wrong thing, like crepes.

 

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Need a good laugh? You’ll enjoy my “Melange” page with mindless, trivia, pet peeve of the week and other “stuff”. Check it out-click on “Melange” at the top of the page. Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“how do you like them apples?”  “I’m not happy about this Dolly”-

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barbie in paris?

 

 

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This is a mall. That’s right, a mall in Paris. It’s called “The Galleria”. Have you ever seen a mall so elegant and over the top. It is currently Barbie’s 50th anniversary. To celebrate, some top designers (such as Karl Lagerfeld, Dianne von Furstenberg, Anna Sui) made tiny little outfits for these Barbies! They were displayed in cases at the mall. Lets have a look-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Look at this fabulous bridal gown!

 

 

 

 

This is a 1962 Barbie- a collector’s item that I bought and brought home. Isn’t the hairstyle a scream?!! You should see inside the box, there is a dress, little shoes, a little comb, little earrings and pearl necklace. I love it.

 

 

 

 

I tried to let Barbie know how much I enjoyed the display. She didn’t listen to a word I said-

 

 

 

 

Even Morgan gave her a little “wink”. No response. What a snob-

 

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Cute little cafes all over the place-

 

 

 

 

Here is what their mail boxes look like-

 

 

 

 

 

Parisian supermarkets are tiny and smelly. Nothing like Shaw’s-

 

 

 

I must say, that during the day, the Eifel Tower looks like a bunch of steel that isn’t really that pretty.

 

 

 

As the sun starts to go down, it looks a lot prettier-

 

 

 

 

Then at night-WOW! It is a spectacular sight-

 

 

 

 

The architecture is just breathtaking. I couldn’t get enough of it. I wanted to photograph everything in site-

 

 

 

 

 

Next week;  Parisian advertising! 

 

 

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bonjour and back for more…

 

 

 

 

 

 

My trip to Paris and Iceland

 

 

The story goes like this; we flew Iceland Air. The stewardesses had the coolest “pill box” hats. They looked like they were out of the sixties. Couldn’t quite believe that there wasn’t a meal included for such a long flight. And what is this about paying to use a pillow and blanket?! What’s next-charging for each piece of toilet paper?!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

PARIS

 

This is the hotel we stayed at called “The Lenox”. It was located in The Montparnasse district, which is in the southern part of Paris. We LOVED the neighborhood. It was relatively quiet for a city-

 

 

 

The rooms were tiny. What I love is the huge french window. No screens? No bugs in Paris? Didn’t see any-

 

 

 

 

The view from our window overlooked a beautiful courtyard with a water fountain-

 

 

 

 

The weather was mostly spring-like during the day with cool evenings. It only rained a couple of times-

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the hip lounge of the hotel. They had an “honesty bar”. That meant that you could help yourself to anything as long as you filled out a form, charging the cost to your room. Get this- the cost of a cup of coffee? $6.25!!-

 

 

 

 

This was our neighborhood. The cost of food alone in Paris is plum crazy. There are really no quick “take out” places. I kept craving a cup of coffee with CREAM- 

 

 

 

 

There were no SUV’s in Paris. Just tiny, tiny cars. Lots of Smart cars. The streets are so narrow-

 

 

 

 

Here is a Smart car. Lots of people riding bikes-

 

 

 

 

and mopeds galore!

 

 

 

 

Like our berets? Ah, oui, we got these at a flea market-

 

 

 

 

 

A police van and look at the outside of police headquarters. The French are here to help! (even though I didnt’ see any on the streets)-

 

 

 

I went crazy over the little garden patios with the gorgeous french doors and architecture. Got some great ideas for my deck!-

 

 

 

 

Ahhh, Paris- manifique-

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

It seemed as though everybody smoked. And wore a scarf. French men are hansome-sexy, hip and thin. The women have flawless skin and are very stylish-

 

 

 

One thing I noticed about Parisians and Europeans in general is that they take the time to enjoy the simple pleasures of life. They are classy and take manners very seriously. I didn’t see anyone on their cell phone or furiously texting on their Blackberry. There was no “sense of urgency” attitude, like there is in the US. It was refreshing to see-

 

 

 

 

Kids are well… just kids. No fancy gadgets. Just enjoying each other’s company- something that we as Americans take for granted. This lil’ cutie was snoozing on our tour bus.

 

 

 

 

This was myself and Morgan’s first extended vacation together. We relaxed and just sort of got lost in each other. Spending 24/7 with anyone is tough, and we had a couple of  little “moments”, but overall, it was incredible! I am so lucky to have this man in my life-

 

 

 

 

 

 

It felt terrific to get all dressed up once again-

 

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Be sure to come visit my blog next week, when I show you more of the Parisian lifestyle and Barbie?

 

Need a good laugh? Don’t forget to check out the “Melange” page for some mindless trivia and other funny tidbits!

 

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spring cleaning…

 

 

 

 

 

I am ready for Spring

 

It is tax time. Every year, I have the daunting task of going through my lateral file cabinet. This is a big project. A project that you procrastinate about, then when it is done, you’ll feel like a new person. Or Audrey Hepburn.

 

 

 

 

 

As I sipped my Earl Grey tea and pondered life’s thoughts, I tore through my whole office like a mad woman. I came across a portfolio of b&w images from my college days when I was studying photography and practically slept in that darn dark room. I thought I’d share some of these images with you-

 

 

 

 

 

Grand Central Station- NYC. I experimented with slow shutter speeds. This was done at 1/45th of a second. It was during rush hour. There were hundreds of people, but only the people who were standing still are in the image.

 

 

 

 

Central Park  NYC

I lived in NYC for 3 years. An experience I’ll never forget. I moved there to go to Theatre School for a 6 week program and ended staying trying to make it as an actress. I kept a journal of all of my auditions. I lost count at 300. Tough busines! Glad to be a photographer-

 

 

 

 

London

I’ve  back-packed through Europe in 1990, 1991 and 1993. Then I went to England in 2000, 2002 and 2003. My favorite country? Switzerland! Cannot wait to go to Paris and Iceland next month with Morgan!

 

 

 

 

This was a mistake. Literally. I had no idea what happened while I was developing a roll of film in the darkroom. Perhaps a little light leaked into the canister and spoiled part of the film. Sometimes, mistakes can turn out to be really cool images!

 

 

 

 

Love, love love old diners. And the characters that go there-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An artist in Montreal

 

 

 

 

 

NYC

This image always reminded me of an episode out of “Law and Order”.

 

 

 

 

For my final project in my photography class, the subject I chose was The Homeless. I spent a day in Boston talking to various homeless people and asking if I could photograph them. Everyone has a story. Everyone. It was both sad and inspiring-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This man smiled when he saw me approaching with a camera and took out his comb to fix his hair. Then he went back to being sad-

 

 

 

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Don’t forget!! Set your clocks AHEAD one hour this Saturday, March 7th, and oh! “America’s Next Top Model” premiers tonight! Those gals bettah work it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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laughing is good for the soul…

 

 

 

 

Jerilyn and Jayson

 

 

Jerilyn and Jayson were married during an intimate affair at  their home. There were about 50 guests.

 

 

 

Jerilyn is the younger sister of Laura, who’s wedding I photographed 2 years ago. It was a nice feeling already knowing the family!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The lil’ cuties say- “when is it time for cake!”

 

 

 

Jayson was having the time of his life-

 

 

 

And so was Jeriliyn-

 

 

 

This is one of my fav images. Jerilyn hugging her mother. A picture really is worth a thousand words…

 

 

Mr. and Mrs. LaBouef

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yummy comfort food…

 

 

 

 

 

Yummo

I’ve recently photographed a bunch of pastries for “The Bean Counter”, located in Shrewsbury and Worcester. Alice’s pastries and cakes are the absolute best! Every bite, there is silence because you go up to heaven. Have a look-

 

 

 

 

 

Mouth watering yet?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are just a few of the images on display at “The Bean Counter”, Rt. 9 Shrewsbury. Be sure to ask about their custom wedding cakes!!

 

 

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