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Dreamy dark portraits
Portraits with no business plan, just a fun collaboration between the subjects and me. Trying to bring out her beautiful green eyes. I especially like this couple’s portrait that evolved, that is…
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Celebrating family milestones
This family came for a portrait because it was their last summer together before their son left for college. Their daughter was the clothing stylist—she did a great job! Beautiful summery day…
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Young gymnasts in the spotlight
A friend asked if I would like to come do portraits of the students at her gymnastics center. I said yes and put together a mobile studio we set up in the…
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Power kid!
Had a fun session with this young person; she was up for my ideas, ready to imagine all kinds of things with her facial expressions. Then when I had what I needed,…
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Kettlebell fitness at YMAA Boston
I photographed a kettlebell fitness class at YMAA Boston in Roslindale. The teacher is Justice Williams and he ran an intense workout, but at the same time, he was very funny —…
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Family portraits at home
On a weekend morning this spring, I got to venture out of the studio and hang out with this family to take some relaxed portraits in their home. The windows and white…
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The dancer sits still for a moment
Melina has been photographed a zillion times in performance, but she needed some professional headshots—one more “show biz” and one more basic, for other things (like when it’s big on the back…
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Informal Portrait
Gretchen is a lovely person who wanted some portraits with an informal feel, so we moved out of the studio and put some nice light on her—made her laugh a little bit,…
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The warm and friendly business headshot
Ean Spangler, LMT, CMTPT (those letters mean she is an extremely certified massage therapist) has a new business (JP Muscular Therapy) and asked me to do some business portraits for her new…
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Lucia Lin with the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra
Shooting this kind of event requires the usual elements: you need to capture expressive faces with good lighting. The problem is just that you need to do this unobtrusively! I don’t want…
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Business headshots for Bossed Up at Workbar Cambridge
One Friday night I got a call from a friend of a friend who was stuck in the Midwest because of a snowstorm… but she was scheduled to photograph 25 women at…
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Flamingo among pigeons
A very striking young woman, captured with natural light filtered through sheer curtains, and a reflector. Love the color story of hair, lips and blouse of course, but also her expressions. Later…
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JFS Healthy Harvest Thanksgiving
Just before Thanksgiving, Jewish Family Services of Metrowest volunteers filled loads of bags with all kinds of healthy groceries, along with turkeys and pies, to give to families at Woodrow Wilson elementary…
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Two Brothers
This mother wrote to me about photographing her little boys: “I am hoping to capture them—they just keep growing and time is flying!” I am so on board with that idea, to…
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