2012

Archive

Makeup by Anya

Yesterday, I worked with Anya on a set of makeup shoots. You may remember Anya from an earlier shoot at Castle Island. This time she was working as a makeup artist and four of her friends–Stacey, Elizabeth, Mia, and Shelly–stood in as models. Since the goal of this shoot was...
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Leonids and Star Trails

Early this morning I set out to capture the Leonids meteor shower. As is the case with most solar events, I learned about the meteor shower late the day before. (At least it wasn’t the day after!) The shower was supposed to peak from about midnight until 3 or 4...
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Red Bull Cliff Diving

It only took me two and a half months, but I finally finished editing photos from Red Bull Cliff Diving. Why the delay? I simply got busy with other aspects of my life and never had the time to sit down and composite the shots as I envisioned: composites showing...
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Kristin & Jamon

  • 22 October 2012
  • MIT
I had the pleasure of photographing my friends, and fellow MIT alumni, Kristin and Jamon. They have been together since meeting at our dorm, New House. It was great to catch up and joke with them throughout the shoot which, being at MIT, got nerdy at times.
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Cirque du Soleil: Les Chemins Invisibles

  • 7 September 2012
I traveled to Quebec City this past weekend and stumbled upon the final showing of Cirque du Soleil’s Les Chemins Invisibles [The Invisible Paths]. To my astonishment and joy there was no one at the entrance checking bags or denying admission to folks with “professional” cameras. I have wanted to...
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Headshots and Insights from Peter Hurley

During my flight from Boston to Los Angeles for my recent trip, I watched Peter Hurley’s tutorial entitled The Basic Headshot. It’s not your quick 5 minute YouTube video. Peter spends about two hours sharing the insights that lead to his great headshots (and allow him to charge $1100 for...
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Los Angeles

I visited Los Angeles—for the first time since I was about about ten years old—a couple weeks ago. Having lived in Cambridge for the past eight years, and visiting my hometown of Dallas just a couple times each year, I had forgotten what it was like to be in a...
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Middle East Matinee

  • 19 July 2012
I was invited by my co-worker to see his band, Transit Gloria, play at Middle East. I also caught a few shots of another group called Westland Walls (now known as Navajo Fire)–they are the group of four that includes the female singer, Ariel Thomas.
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Awkward Yoga

  • 1 July 2012
About two months ago, Maria Ciampa and I did a yoga shoot. This shoot came right before I switched jobs and took on a few other projects, so editing of the shots was put on hold. We finally came up with the idea to produce a few composites that were...
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BNMI Season Finale

  • 21 June 2012
I shot BNMI’s season finale a couple weeks ago. This was my first shoot with my new 5D Mark II and it rocked! The larger sensor is perfect for the close confines of The Lilypad, where the show was held. The low-light performance and lack of noise just blew me...
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Yesenia

In addition to the Meetup shoot last Sunday, I also worked with Yesenia and Aviva from Model Mayhem on a few concepts. This was my first time working with a beauty dish, which is now my new favorite light modifier.
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Family Photos

  • 4 May 2012
During my recent trip to Dallas, I took some time to photograph my brother and his family. The “awkward family photo” below is the result of 35 minutes of shooting and a late lunch!
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Jo Thompson at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters

My cousin, Preston, invited me to attend a show at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on Saturday. His band, Stage Band South, was backing up jazz singer Jo Thompson that evening. Naturally, I brought my camera! The club had really great lighting, and I was fortunate to be...
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Anya

Today I shot with Anya near Castle Island. We were hoping for a sunrise shoot, but the gloomy clouds prevented that from happening; but, we were able to make the most of it.
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WICF: The Dress Up Show

Last night I attended the Women in Comedy Festival’s The Dress Up Show at the Comedy Studio in Harvard Square. This was probably one of my hardest shoots. Was it the lighting? No, the lighting was great (most of the shots are at f/4 @ 1600 ISO). Was it the...
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Lingerie Shoot: Lily

Here is the second set of pictures from Saturday’s lingerie shoot. The featured model is Lily and hair/makeup services were provided by Torrie Arquette.
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Lingerie Shoot: Jessenia

I did a lingerie shoot at Le Méridien Cambridge-MIT last Saturday. After working for 8 hours with 5 models and 1 amazing makeup and hair stylist, I was very tired but quite proud of the results. I am still editing, but here is the first set of pictures featuring Jessenia...
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Francy Josephine Hayes

  • 31 January 2012
Francy Josephine Hayes was welcomed to the world at 7:24pm on Sunday, January 15, 2012. She measured 19 inches long and weighed 6 pounds 5 ounces. You may remember her parents from a maternity shoot a couple weeks ago. Well, here’s their new baby girl!
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Bailey and Todd's First

  • 17 January 2012
Here are shots from a maternity shoot for Bailey and Todd’s first child. Francy Josephine Hayes was welcomed to the world at 7:24pm on Sunday, January 15, 2012. She measured 19 inches long and weighed 6 pounds 5 ounces.
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Ivana's Holiday Calendar

  • 4 January 2012
A few weeks before Christmas I did a shoot with my friend Ivana. She wanted some shots to create a calendar as a gift for a friend. The results are below.
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