HONK! Festival, 2009

"First and foremost, they honk their horns – or beat their drums, or wave their flags – to enliven and embolden their audience. Members vary widely in age, class, ethnicity and background, and although they often wear some kind of uniform, there is also always an emphasis on individuality and a “DIY” (do-it-yourself) sensibility to their instrumentation and attire. These bands play music that is by, for, and of “the people.” The distinction between performer and audience, just like the distinctions between different musical genres, is just one more arbitrary social boundary they aspire to overcome. Spectators often think “Hey, I could do that!” and, indeed, these bands often recruit new members right off the street." (From About HONK!)

So these, again, are from a couple months ago, but I only just got to them. The HONK! Festival in Davis Square happens every October, and it's a day I high anticipate every year.

These two are my absolute favorites of the day. This first one because of how precious this lone child appears, enthralled by the performers:

And this one, because it harkens back to my first favorite portrait, taken at the HONK! 2007 festival:

Its more or less why I ever considered pursuing photography :)

Newport, RI

Just a day trip to Newport. It was cloudy, but I have a newfound love of arcades :)

Of course, token water shot :)

Rockport, MA

Hours have been scarce at the Portrait Simple front, and with so many days off, some of the girls and I decided to go on what will hopefully be the first of many photo adventures. This one took us to Rockport, MA.

There were way too many photos to choose from, so here's a little sampling:

And, of course, portraiture! Because, really, I am a people person at heart :)

Chrystine, Liz and Jenna choosing cupcakes at Rockin' Cupcakes.

Our wonderful, and very patient, cupcake guy.

Jenna and cupcakes!

Chrystine and cupcakes!

There was a beautiful and random tree formation on a cliff, so of course, we had to make use of that.

Jenna on the rocks. Like a margarita :)

Chrystine on the rocks. More like, tequila :)

You can find the rest on my flickr!

Boston Marathon 2010

A couple tidbits from the 2010 Boston Marathon.

I didn't have much from the day because we spent so much time looking for food. We ended up on the wrong side of the race from Copley and the Pru, with no way to cross over. So I spent a lot of time hungry, and not enough time hunting. Oh well. Til next event.

Buddha and a Bathtub

Because, Liz, you know you ended up not being the real star of this shoot :)

Just kidding.

I got to raid Liz's endless Disney props for this shoot, and though none of them made it into the final drawing, I had a blast tearing through all the costumes and paraphernalia. And, of course, there was Liz's mad skill of being able to keep her eyes open even with the shower blasting in her face.

And bonus! We got Buddha into the tub.

Who doesn't love a hot chic and wet, confused puggle?

Baby, It's Cold in Here

Special thanks to Chrys, for tolerating the freezing cold while long enough to get these shots! The bathroom we shot in was beautiful - white, beautifully lit with what I'm assuming would offer a variety of interesting lighting situations. However, it lacked heat - in the water or otherwise.

Hopefully we'll reshoot when it's warmer. Look how promising these are!

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