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Amanda and Scott – Mass. engagement photos

November 1, 2009 – 9:49 pm

This morning I spent a  breathtakingly beautiful late fall morning – warm, reasonably dry, given a brief overnight shower, a gentle breeze -  with Amanda and Scott shooting engagement photos. The location was Willard Brook State Forest in Ashby, Mass and they couldn’t have chosen a more beautiful spot.

This is a couple who are clearly in touch with the environment -the fallen leaves on the moss covered rocks were as slick as ice and they scampered over them like mountain goats as we explored locations for photos. The mid July wedding will be at another spectacular location – Pat’s Peak Ski Area in Henniker, NH.

When I started to edit the photos, I decided to try another ShowIt slideshow – figured that I should try to remember how I did the first one. this time it took almost no time to produce the show so it was blog ready – I guess I remembered more than I gave myself credit for – and the fact is that the program really does make it doable…thanks again David Jay for making this great piece of software available!

So….here’s a slideshow of Amanda and Scott – can’t wait for their wedding!

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Katie and Nat – NH wedding photography

October 28, 2009 – 1:12 pm

So if you’ve read the about page on this blog, you are aware I’m an animal lover with a pile of pets. Because of those pets I met Katie. She was working at the vet where my animals go when needed. We got to talking ( Ok, some might accuse me of flirting…but me????) and when she mentioned a boyfriend and the thoughts of marriage, I quickly pulled a business card from my wallet and asked her to check my website.

The wedding finally came through – and yes, they hired me to shoot the photos – and on a late October Sunday she and Nat were married at the 3 Chimneys Inn in Durham, NH. The 3 Chimneys is an classic old New England Inn – great ambiance in the rooms and the food and service is first class – worth going there to check it out and have dinner by the way.

The wedding party entered the reception separately and did a dance – the show stealer was Katie’s 82-year-old grandfather cutting it up to “Men In Black”!

Here’s a few photos from a glorious event.10-18-09 KATIE and NAT wedding 10-18-09 KATIE and NAT wedding10-18-09 KATIE and NAT wedding10-18-09 KATIE and NAT wedding 10-18-09 KATIE and NAT wedding 10-18-09 KATIE and NAT wedding 10-18-09 KATIE and NAT wedding 10-18-09 KATIE and NAT wedding 10-18-09 KATIE and NAT wedding 10-18-09 KATIE and NAT wedding

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Racheal and Patrick – Mass. wedding photography

October 13, 2009 – 8:20 pm

Saturday was Racheal and Patrick’s wedding – the ceremony was in a Catholic Church in Massachusetts and the reception moved to the Pelham Inn in Pelham, NH. These were two huge Irish families – and all I can say is the Irish are no slouches when it comes to knowing how to party! After the couple’s first dance, there were never less than a hundred people on the dance floor – young, old, it didn’t matter – everyone was there to dance and celebrate.
An added treat for me was the presence of videographer Sean Cusick ( http://www.memoriesinhighdef.com ). It’s the second time I’ve worked with Sean and if you ever need a video guy, he’s the man. So often Video and still shooters are more focused on who owns what turf – to the detriment of the job at hand and the clients – but Sean is an absolute breath of fresh air to work with. Always aware of where I am, what angle I’m shooting…and never in my frame! I think its because we have such respect for the other’s craft that we work so well together. Additionally, Roger Ramirez ( http://www.chariotphoto.com) was there as a second shooter, so some serious photo/video work was happening!

By the time we reached the Pelham Inn, it was too dark to shoot the formals outside – and the temperature had dropped into the downright chilly zone, but Racheal and Patrick – both of whom are snowmobile enthusiasts – were psyched to venture out to the lighted gazebo for some photos – they were way beyond the frost setting in! We added a couple of small strobes to just fill the light a bit and came away with a cool portrait of the couple.

Here’s a few photos from a great day.

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Caitlin and Andrew – NH engagement photography

October 5, 2009 – 10:43 am

Last week I had my nose buried in the computer trying to catch up on a pile of pushed-to-the bottom-of-the-pile processing when the email alert sounded. Understand that I’ve made this sort of commitment to ignore the email for a while to get the work done, but my eyes are going buggy and – so much for the commitment – I open the email.

“Jay, I know its last second but could we do our engagement photos tomorrow or Saturday?”
I’m shooting a wedding Saturday but I’m dying to get behind the camera instead of the computer…and Friday promises to be just  more editing and processing.

Salvation!!!
You never really know until you start shooting, but Caitlin, a nuclear engineer, and Andrew, a police officer are about as comfortable in front of a camera as is possible. We met at the Great Bay Discovery Center late in the day and walked and shot until it was too dark to focus. We shot all over including going out into the marsh grass for some stunning photos – just keeping moving enough  to (almost) keep the mosquitoes at bay.
Fortunately for Andrew and I, Caitlin is a mosquito magnet – we had precious few bites to show for the adventure.10-2-09 CAITLIN AND ANDREW EXETER HEALTHCARE10-2-09 CAITLIN AND ANDREW EXETER HEALTHCARE10-2-09 CAITLIN AND ANDREW EXETER HEALTHCARE10-2-09 CAITLIN AND ANDREW EXETER HEALTHCARE10-2-09 CAITLIN AND ANDREW EXETER HEALTHCARE10-2-09 CAITLIN AND ANDREW EXETER HEALTHCARE10-2-09 CAITLIN AND ANDREW EXETER HEALTHCARE10-2-09 CAITLIN AND ANDREW EXETER HEALTHCARE10-2-09 CAITLIN AND ANDREW EXETER HEALTHCARE10-2-09 CAITLIN AND ANDREW EXETER HEALTHCARE

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Joanna and Ryan – Maine wedding photography

June 18, 2009 – 1:13 pm

News flash – it was raining in New Hampshire last Sunday. It seems like its been doing that a lot lately…and two engagement sessions scheduled to boot.

I called Joanna and Ryan – “What ‘cha want to do?” Not even a moment’s  hesitation – “Let’s shoot in the rain!” was the response, then ” The rain won’t hurt your camera, will it?”.

We met in Vaughn Woods State Park in Maine and had a great time. The light was pretty subdued ( almost nonexistent in the deep woods) so I used a small flash with a warming filter. Put the flash on a lightstand and remotely triggered it…instant late afternoon looking sun! We must have looked like quite a sight, wandering through the woods, pouring rain, slickers, rain boots, photo gear, laughing all the way! But it was raining pretty hard so there weren’t any others to either gawk or laugh at us.

As we emerged from the woods the rain turned torrential so we headed for a small picnic shelter to finish shooting.

Ok, so we all got a little muddy, but nobody slipped on the wet clay or went tumbling into the river, the camera equipment all still works and I’m thinking we ended up with some very fun photos – here’s a selection from the shoot.

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Ashley and Shaun – NH wedding photography

June 16, 2009 – 1:00 am

New Hampshire weather being as fickle as it is, Ashley, Shaun and I kept getting weathered out on our plans for an engagement shoot, but managed to squeeze it in short days before their wedding. We caught a beautiful day to meander around Portsmouth’s Prescott Park and the area around it. Highlight of the day was a boat of fisherman watching the shoot and yelling their congratulations to the couple.

The advantage to doing it so close to the actual wedding day – it was a great way to relieve the stress that builds as the date approaches. 6-2-09 ASHLEY and SHAUN6-2-09 ASHLEY and SHAUN6-2-09 ASHLEY and SHAUN6-2-09 ASHLEY and SHAUN6-2-09 ASHLEY and SHAUN6-2-09 ASHLEY and SHAUN6-2-09 ASHLEY and SHAUN

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Matthew and Stacey – Maine wedding photography

June 13, 2009 – 11:00 pm

A little east of Bangor, Maine is the small town of Holden. It’s actually the first place in Maine I experienced – went there on a rare family vacation long time ago when I was a kid – and it started an affair with the state that’s never ended. I’ve visited, resided, went to college, and done lots of photography in Maine, and I continue to call it home even though I wasn’t born there.

What’s that got to do with Holden? Well, last weekend I went back there for Matthew and Stacey Brown’s wedding. It felt like a return to my roots. There was nothing fancy about the affair…but so full of love, joy and excitement that the Ritz has likely never seen a wedding like it.

Matthew cried more than Stacey – no small feat since she’s pretty emotional. Friends and family provided a down home pot luck of treats to eat and the wedding coordinator, Coleen Perkins did more than coordinate – she also decorated the hall, was a third of the catering staff, baked the cake, did table favors…and performed the ceremony!

Here’s a few photos from a most touching day.

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Two girls – NH portrait photography

June 10, 2009 – 10:38 am

Shootinga  wedding seldom allows time to really shoot anything for myself – I’m so focused on the bride, groom, wedding party…and party that an occasional frame is about all there’s a chance for.

But I had the opportunity to do a little personal shooting because I spent the night before Ben and Meridith’s wedding at the site on the lake. After the rehearsal and barbeque, after the karaoke and drinking, I set up a couple of lights and photographed Tammy and Gabby, a cousin and friend of the family. Working in the tight confins of the cabin was a bit challanging, but the two girls have potential modeling careers in front of them – they were as comfortable as any I’ve ever worked with.

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Katie and Nate – NH wedding photographer

June 5, 2009 – 9:40 pm

I met Katie at the vet where I take my dog. Sid ( the dog) was a cute puppy in for his first set of shots and Katie was swept away! We talked and when I found out that she had a boyfriend, I popped the question: ” Are you guys thinking about getting married? Do you have a photographer? Here let me give you a card and a CD of samples.”

Months later – and a few trips to the vet for more shots and the like, I got an email from Katie. “Nate ( finally) asked me to marry him – we’re getting married in the fall – will you be our photographer!”

So the other day I finally met Nate and the three ( I left Sid at home) of us wandered around Newmarket shooting engagement photos. Katie is a natural – should she change carrers, she could easily model and it didn’t take Nate long to warm to the process. We had a great time…now I can’t wait till their wedding.

Here’s a few photos from the shoot.6-4-09 KATIE and NATE6-4-09 KATIE and NATE6-4-09 KATIE and NATE6-4-09 KATIE and NATE6-4-09 KATIE and NATE6-4-09 KATIE and NATE6-4-09 KATIE and NATE6-4-09 KATIE and NATE

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Meridith and Ben – NH wedding photography

June 1, 2009 – 12:22 pm

This weekend Roger Ramirez ( my colleague at Chariot Photo – www.chariotphoto.com -) and I were on New Hampshire’s Squam Lake shooting Meridith and Ben’s wedding – how else can it be described except for incredible! After a week’s worth of cold rain, the weather broke Saturday morning – the sun shone, the temperature rose…and the mosquitos and black flies were caught unaware, so no bug issues to complicate an outdoor wedding. The only sounds competing with the officiant were loons calling each other and the water lapping at the shore.

One of the great things about doing wedding photography is being around so much positive energy. I know it sounds pretty corny, but with all that love and joy in the air, there’s just no room for anyone to be grouchy!

When it was time to shoot some photos of the pair, we decided on trying to get to an overgrown  point sticking out into the lake. The couple ( they are truley a can-do couple) jumped in a rowboat and started across to the spot. When Ben stopped to take off his jacket, Meridith grabbed the oars and kept on rowing – no weak female model here! They stopped to climb up on a raft, Ben picked his new wife up…and one of the sweetest moments of the day happened!

Here’s some photos from the weekend.

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