Rene and Brendan Engagement

Erica and I had a great time photographing Rene and Brendan last Wednesday. We tromped around Beacon hill as the sun set behind a cloudy sky. The lighting was challenging at times but we found some cool little electrically lit hallways and strange foyers with all kinds of weird light... And I'm a fan of weird.

The wedding is in September on Nantucket and we can't wait to go. Beautiful couple, beautiful location. It's going to be beautiful. And we'll try to make it a tiny bit weird as well :)

Revere Beach Sand Castles

Sara took the kids to the Revere Beach Sand Castle competition today. These are some of the shots she took.

More of today's shots HERE

Jennifer and Damien Engagement

Jennifer and Damien are adorable and totally in love with each other. They should get married! (stay tuned...)

I couldn't be happier with these images. Thanks for a great day Jen and Damien.

Fourth of July Carnival

That's the dart above Magali's hand (above)







Today we took the kids to the Lexington Lion's Club Carnival. Sara and I learned a little while ago that one tends to outgrow the affinity for spinny-type rides. In fact, this was the first time I ever went to a carnival that I did not go on a single ride. Uh oh. I think I'm a grown up.

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Magali Can't Consciously Go to the Dentist

Magali has my teeth... and my prediliction for candy. So she has a few cavities. OK, lots of cavities.

We went to the dentist to have them filled and she kicked and screamed and wouldn't get in the chair. The dentist said he could not work on her this way. He suggested we come back when they can give her nitrous oxide. We did and she screamed and wouldn't get in the chair. The dentist suggested we go to a hospital where she can be given general anesthesia because she just couldn't calm down.

So today Sara took her to Franciscan Hospital for Children and Magali was put under. When she woke up she had five teeth capped with silver and five other teeth with fillings. She was a little groggy but did very well today.

Dash was a wonderful big brother. He read to her and comforted her throughout the day.

More of today's shots HERE

Mark Ostow Teen Photo Workshop

My mentor and friend Mark Ostow teaches a yearly photography class to teens. He asked me and my family (and Ryan) to come and pose for the young photographers. Here are some shots I took of the day.

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Sara and Dan Engagement

We had a great time walking around Beacon Hill with Sara and Dan. Lots of laughing and goofing off, climbing fire escapes and swan boats. The wedding is at the Cape in July. We can't wait.

Isis and Juan Engagement

My buddy, Mark Keene, and I took some engagement shots of this amazingly beautiful couple on an amazingly beautiful day in an amazingly beautiful place: the Boston Public Garden. Above are a few of my favorites.

Click HERE to see the rest of my shots.

The Lonely Sea Monster

I stumbled across an amazing artist named Deanna Molinaro. She makes amazing little books that remind me a little of Edward Gorey, one of my great heroes. Anyway, I bought a book called "The Lonely Sea Monster". It is a hilarious tale of a monster and a little girl and the illustrations are sublime.

I knew Dash would love the book because a little girl gets eaten in it. Dash likes books about monsters eating little children.

The second picture is Dash getting to the part where the monster eats the girl.

The last picture is the dedication that Deanna wrote for Dash. She even drew a picture of the sea monster!

Man, does Dash love this book.

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Magali's Manipulations

Magali has been dabbling in threats.

When it was time to take me to work this afternoon Magali decided she wanted to stay at home. When Sara told her she had to go Magali said, "If you make me go I'll cry the whole way in the car."

Then she started crying.

Sara said she couldn't have any dessert with dinner if she continued crying.

Then she stopped crying.

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We Got a Car

We love Zipcar. But we realized we were spending as much on it as we would on a decent car so we went shopping last week. We finally signed the papers today on a 2003 Honda Element. Most of our friends over 30 think it's a cool car, perfect for kids. Most of our friends under 30 HATE it. We love it. So far.

I must say that I feel absolutely dirty after dealing with the car salespeople and financiers. That sleazy, deceptive, demeaning cliche of the high pressure car salesman is alive and well in the 21st century. It is exactly the same as it was 100 years ago. The joy of owning my car is somewhat tarnished by the difficulty of attaining it.

If a dealership was honest and open with it's clients would it lose business? Wouldn't its customers rave about them and drive new customers towards them? I guess not because they just don't do business that way... At least the two dealerships we dealt with.

So I have a bad taste in my mouth after today but we have a cool car. The kids really dig it- even though they are under 30.

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They've Grown As They've Cleaned

Above are the shots I took today compared to the one from almost three years ago. I tried to match the crazy blue toning... I don't know what I was thinking.

Magali, Ryan, and Dash look a lot less roundy than they used to.

More of today's shots HERE

Jeremy Lyons

I took some headshots for my guitar teacher, Jeremy Lyons (www.deltabilly.com). Here are a few of my favorites:









Here's a LINK to the rest.