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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Mischief in the Machine

"We invite you to enter a fairy tale world, where a malevolent Autocrat rules over a ruined world of silent labor. In this dreary landscape, small sparks of joy and mischief appear, slowly coalescing into a full-fledged celebration of all humanity's wonder and variety."

This is ancient (May 2008) but after I sent out the files, I never did anything else with them. Yet this has a particularly special place in my heart, for so many reasons.

This is the Mischief in the Machine show, featuring Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band, HUMANWINE, Ruckus Muckus, and many other very talented artists. Paranoid Zen Radio granted me the great honor of photographing the show, and it truly was a phenomenal thing.

Here are a few of my favorites. More can be found on my website or Flickr.

Oh, how I cannot bear to be pulled away.

Sorry for the link heavy entry, but I want to give credit where it's due :)

Rainbow Tribe

I had the privilege of shooting the tech rehearsal for Rainbow Tribe's upcoming show, Audacity. It was my first time with them, and they were a phenomenal group of people, very talented and very sweet.

You can find more about them here.

And the water keeps flowing

So the story of this shoot:

First, love to Christina. We shot this in the upstairs bathroom of her parents house, which we were fairly certain was mostly unoccupied at the time. We were incorrect. I ran out to the car to get something and, coming back up the stairs, passed her dad, who kind of just harrumphed at me and walked passed in a huff. Well, apparently, we later found out that he was less annoyed about being woken up, and more perplexed because he assumed we were "playing in the shower together." Oh well.

Life should be full fun and laughter. I love my friends for providing me with generous amounts of both.

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Two posts in a month!

Thank you to Jenna for being my guinea pig #2.

So Jenna's fiance (whom she specifically told not to come by for the duration of the shoot), gave me a heart attack. I'm lying on the floor of their bathroom, totally absorbed in the shoot, with my legs hanging out the door, and I lower my camera for a second - and there's a huge guy standing over me, looking at me. I started screaming and freaking out and of course, Jenna, who didn't have my vantage point, started freaking out because I was freaking out. Thanks Craig.

Outtakes to come.

Rub a dub dub

Sooo... In light of some recent happenings (or non-happenings) in my life, I have become more adamant about doing my own personal photo work. Many know my dislike of staged photos and how I've attempted to avoid them, so part of my new leaf has involved staging some stuff, or at the very least, creating photographic opportunities rather than hunting them out.

So I'm starting out really basic. Girls in showers. How can you not love that?

Special thanks to Crystal for helping me launch this. I probably would have never gotten on the ball if it hadn't been for you :)

I love this girl. Xoxo.

Happy 2010

I'm not going to say I'm resolving to post everyday, because I know its never going to happen.

Just recently got back from the most picturesque Coron, in the south of the Philippines. I hadn't brought my camera, but my cousin was kind enough to lend me his so I wasn't crippled by a point and shoot while we were there.

Some shots.



Cheska in a hammock.



Tiffany on the docks.



The moon over Kubo, our house/island paradise.



Our boats.

I love night shots.