Thursday August 13, 2009
I met Amber at my old job. She sata couple of rows over on our cube farm. One day she approached my 6′ by 6′ piece of padded real estate and asked me if I would do a family portrait session with her family. She wanted to give her mom a really special gift for…
Tuesday July 21, 2009
I received a message in my Facebook inbox one morningfrom Maya’s mom Dina. She wanted to have some portraits of her daughter Maya and sneak in a few of the whole family as well. We set up a time to meet at their home so Maya would be comfortable with the surroundings. Dina’s mom just…
Tuesday June 9, 2009
Over Memorial Day weekend, George and I shot some portrait sessions inBrewster Gardens in Plymouth, MA. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; this is on of my favorite spots on the South Shore to shoot because it is SO beautiful and offers such a variety of backgrounds. The other nice aspect is…
Tuesday May 19, 2009
Kathy and I used to be coworkersat good ‘ol Putnam Investments. She ran the stock desk. I would drop by and distract her employees. She was kind enough to put up with me. When she called to book a family portrait, I was excited about seeing her again and meeting the rest of her family….
Monday May 18, 2009
I’ve quickly learned that working for yourselfdoesn’t automatically come with all the freedom in the world. It first comes with a significant amount of responsibility to your business and clients. Not having someone else to say "Take care of this while I’m gone" makes it difficult to be "gone." So when I have the rare…
Monday May 11, 2009
I received a Facebook message from Molly."Jeff – will you take some prom pictures of me and John?" "Sure!" was my response. I’ve known Molly and John for years and was excited to get some non-standard prom pictures for them. You know the shot I’m talking about. Girl in front. Guy behind, but just to…
Monday May 4, 2009
John and I had a professional relationshipin my previous life as a college internship recruiter for Putnam Investments. He worked for Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI and was a liaison for the school’s business partners. We hit it off immediately. He’s just good people. Our wives met once at a dinner hosted by…
Tuesday March 3, 2009
This past weekend, I didn’t shoot a wedding. InsteadI joined a lovely Quinceañera for her Quinceaños. Don’t know what a "Quinceaños" is? Click here for Wikipedia’s explanation or just continue reading for mine. Quinceaños is a Latin American celebration of a girl’s 15th birthday. Similar to a Sweet 16, it represents the transition from being…
