Boston Engagement Photos…..
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Wow Spring is almost here. We are all looking forward to the warmer weather. Colleen and I have been busy designing and are looking forward to our shooting season to open up. I really miss photographing each weekend seeing what each day will bring. Until then we shoot as much as we can. We just finished a few engagement sessions both in Boston and the North Shore. Here below we put an engagement Vplay together for Caroline and Jason. There wedding is July 4th at the Boston Harbor Hotel. We were able to photograph inside the dome area for the Engagement Session. I love the daylight there. I hate using flash. People usually over-light with flash and you get this cheesy ‘hi its me and my uncle shot this’ look. If we use flash it is because we have to and at that usage should always be light. Enjoy the engagement session images and check back mid-July for their Wedding Day Vplay-It will be great! Erik
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Go Go Colleen….Design Extraordinaire!
Posted by Erik | Filed under Behind the Camera, Headlines, Recent Events, Wedding
Great to see a Wedding Day come together in the final album. We had a blast on Mary Catherine and Patrick’s Wedding Day. Fun bride and groom great planning and a whole lot of good people. We photographed their Wedding, met with Mary Catherine and Patrick then we got the design rolling. Colleen went to town designing-awesome. Its great to be there on a wedding day, see and feel what is important, then finalize the presentation in an album. Wow. This is one of our favorite designs for one of our favorite Brides! Thanks Mary Catherine and Patrick from both Colleen and myself——Erik
Tags: amp, bride and groom, brides, colleen, div, lt, mary catherine, wedding day, whole lot
PWP Welcomes 2009
Posted by Erik | Filed under Behind the Camera, Headlines, Recent Events, Wedding
Wow 2009 is here and already close to half way through February. The lists of ToDo’s is big but we are knocking them out. I wanted to share a few Album Designs that are great!! Here is one I will post more later. We do not Photograph as frequently during the winter months as we do May-Dec. It is a nice break but we miss shooting!! Although look at the designing. Its almost as much fun…..well not really! We really like capturing Wedding Days!——Erik
Tags: amp, div, lt, pwp, wedding days
Another Great Design….
Posted by Erik | Filed under Behind the Camera, Headlines, Recent Events, Wedding
We love designing. Its a mix of seeing our final images put into art, and then knowing how much the client will love what we have created…..take a look.——Erik
Tags: great design, images
Mystic Aquarium 6-28-08
Posted by Erik | Filed under Recent Events, Wedding
Erik, Nikki, and I (also Niki – the intern!) had an incredible time in Mystic, Connecticut. Joe and Taelese were such a great couple to work with and their wedding party had us laughing the entire time. The ceremony was in a cute church on a hill overlooking the town, the dress was absolutely breathtaking (especially when it was spread over rocks on the beach with the fog rolling in and a ship in the background!), and the images are like something out of a movie! Cocktail hour kicked off my favorite part of the day at Mystic Aquarium.
I thought it was such a unique idea and the Beluga Whales were very cooperative for pictures! The reception was held inside where delicious food and good music lasted all night! Narrowing down these pictures was not easy and I hope everyone enjoys them as much as I do. It truly was a fairytale wedding and we wish Joe and Taelese all the best! Thank you for allowing us to be a part of this amazing day! Congratulations!
Tags: amazing day, amp, beluga whales, cocktail hour, delicious food, div, fairytale wedding, fog, good music, images, lt, mystic aquarium, mystic connecticut, nikki, rocks, wedding party
Locked and Loaded
Posted by Erik | Filed under Erik's Thoughts, Recent Events, Wedding
Wow. 2008 has started off with a bang. Both Colleen and I are revved up and looking for images that are hidden and shadowed by the skin of a Wedding Day. We see and capture those fractured moments that wiz by us like a visiting Dragon Fly on a petal of a Day Lily. Our Images are caught within the fabric of the lives of all who attend the Wedding Day. Look at these images from Castle Hill in Ipswich. It was so hard to pick only these few. There are hundreds more all A+ and awaiting their fate….vPlay, vShow, Album, Wall Canvas or Photo-who knows where they will end up. We captured them and now those moments seen have come and gone. I know you think my opinion is tainted, but maybe there is more than the ‘hire me’ aspect of me as a Wedding Photographer.
I am amazed that there is a population of Brides that do not put the priority of their Wedding Photography first or close to the top of their Wedding Day attributes. When it is all said and done, what is left after the Wedding Day-not much-memories-thoughts-feelings-a folded and boxed dress-perhaps some dried flowers-a top of a cake that will be tasted then tossed a year latter-perhaps a video that will be watched only a few times…. and the Photography. ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS hire a professional who will deliver your Wedding Day images as if the Wedding was that of their closest friend. There are only a few photographers that go deeper than scratching the surface of what could be or could have been captured.
A long time ago ~2002 ish when I started being a ‘Wedding Photographer’ as a friend doing a favor, all I wanted was to capture 2-3 great images that I was so proud of. Images that were executed at a level above most shooters out there. Images that encapsulated time in a frozen second. Now, it is so hard to pick those great images out of what we capture. We have 100-200 images that are our favorites of each wedding and they all are so different. It is such an unbelievable feeling to show up on a Wedding Day equipped with the skills, knowledge and experience that allow us to see capture and extract what we do.
We are like walking image-seeing machines. We see things that most do not even know can be captured, then extract what is needed to show our vision, and then move on. We are trying to keep our ‘here client look at these images’ at around a 1000 count, but ouch…. it is hard to narrow them down to our 1000 count! We are regularly shooting 5000 plus images on a wedding day, and of so many different attributes the ‘crunch-down’ is hard to navigate. But those images that were meant to be quickly rising to the top and shine through the multi image edit.
It’s an odd thing. We have developed a skill to weave in and out of a Wedding Day with the stealth of a cat, not stomping on anything, steering the direction we travel, and seeing the Matrix…but throughout our Wedding Day travels we still have a blast…
Tags: brides, canvas, castle hill, closest friend, colleen, day lily, dragon fly, dried flowers, fabric, fate, feelings, ipswich, ish, memories, photographers, scratching the surface, shooters, wedding day, wedding photographer, wedding photography
Leah and Matt
Posted by Erik | Filed under Recent Events, Wedding
I wanted to share a Vplay that is very dear to us. Leah and Matt were so amazing to work with. We shot their engagment session last year and I remember thinking “Wow, I can’t wait for their wedding! ” And then June 14th 2008 came! What a great day it was. I felt very honored to be apart of their wedding day. This is why we love what we do. We are able to capture moments that the bride and groom will treasure for a lifetime.
Leah and Matt, congratulations to the two of you. We were honored to be apart of your wedding day and the whole wedding process. We look forward to staying in touch and working on designing your album.
Tags: bride and groom, div, leah, lifetime, lt, vplay, wedding day
What an Amazing Weekend!
Posted by Erik | Filed under Recent Events, Wedding
All I can say is wow!!! The past couple weeks have been so great image wise! Two weeks ago we were at Castle Hill and last week we were in Newport RI. I will post more about Castle Hill later on today!
Erik and I had a blast at Jen and Ryan’s Wedding. I couldnt help but show you all a sneak peak at what we captured. It was hard to choose which images to show because there were so many amazing ones! I don’t envy Jen and Ryan when they have to choose images for an album. I would want them all in there! Their wedding was in Newport RI. Right on the ocean. The ceremony was in this beautiful stone chapel . It was candlelit and had a very European feel to it. The reception was at the Newport Officer’s Club. Everything that went into this day was perfect. Jen looked stunning in her gown. I know Ryan couldn’t take his eyes off her. Both of their families were great to work with. We felt apart of the family the entire day. I could go on and on about how much fun we had. But just look at the photos and you will understand!
To Jen and Ryan, Thank you for letting us be apart of your special day. We were honored and thrilled to work with such a beautiful and fun loving couple! We wish you all the best. Congratulations!
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Tags: castle hill, couple weeks, envy, images, loving couple, newport ri, photos, sneak peak, stone chapel
Thank You from Michelle and Chris!
Posted by Erik | Filed under Recent Events, Wedding
Wow, I haven’t updated in awhile. A couple weeks ago Erik and I shot Michelle and Chris’s wedding at the Red Lion Inn. What a fun time we had! We presented them their vplay last week and they loved it! Michelle was kind enough to write up a little testimonial for us to put on the blog!
I have known Erik for a few years now and we always talked about how when I got engaged he would shoot my wedding. Well once I actually got engaged he was first on my list of people to call…and I couldn’t be happier that I did! Not that I ever had any question in mind…I had seen many of his albums and v-plays over the years and was always amazed at how each one seemed to top the last! Erik is an amazing photographer with so much enthusiasm that every one is smiling and laughing the whole time. The photographs are all you have left from the whirlwind that is your wedding day and Erik and Colleen captured every moment so beautifully that we will never forget a detail.
It’s so nice to come back from weddings and hear all this positive feedback from everyone. We truly love what we do and we love sharing your special day with you. Here’s Michelle and Chris’s Vplay, Enjoy it as much as they did!
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Tina and Jason… 2/9/2008
Posted by Erik | Filed under Recent Events, Wedding
Our first wedding of the 2008 season was Tina and Jason’s held at the Red Lion Inn in Cohasset. Wow! What a way to start the year. We loved this couple. They were so fun to work with. Erik and I kept saying how much fun we were having and how much fun their wedding was as a whole. It really was a great day. Not to mention they got a beautiful snowfall on their wedding day.
We started off where Tina was getting ready. She looked gorgeous and we got some amazing pictures of her. Here we captured her in from of this red closet, which made for an interesting background.
The Red Lion Inn has so many great places to photograph. I loved the woodsy feel to the place. Right after the ceremony we took Tina and Jason outside for some formal photos in the falling snow. I loved Tina’s face when Jason started to pick her up and swing her around. Classic!
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The lighting on this day was so perfect. It was such a great way to start the season. We took the couple outside for a couple more “Hero” shots around the Red Lion Inn before we headed home.
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As you can see we had another great couple and another great day. There were so many more amazing images from this wedding. I would have posted them all on here but then the site might have crashed. That wouldn’t be good. However I should be finishing up with their vplay tomorrow so when that is done I’ll post it on here right away. It should be great. Oh yeah and of course I couldn’t resist sharing this photo Erik took of me with Tina and Jason. Best picture of the bunch, don’t you agree!! Thanks Tina and Jason for an awesome day and I hope you had an awesome honeymoon in PARIS!!
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Tags: amazing images, best picture, cohasset, falling snow, formal photos, hero shots, honeymoon in paris, lighting, photo, red lion inn, snowfall, tina, wedding day