Padawan Dad

I had an awesome time photographing Adam as Indiana Jones @ the Fells Reservation in Stoneham, Massachusetts this evening. We tried to take a bit from the films out of the session, but also grabbed some fun stuff.

The costume and props that Adam had made this shoot pretty easy to bring a bit of authenticity to the table. What a great character, great costume, and aside from a few mosquito bites, a great time! It was nice for a change to have it rain all day, then clear up before the photo session. Lately it has been doing the opposite. Here are some shots from this evening:

My mother passed away in March of this year. Yesterday would have been her 67 birthday, and today is her wedding anniversary. My mom was so devoted to the rosary, and I thought that a great gift to her would be for everyone who reads this to take some time to pray the rosary for her, if at all possible. It would be one of the greatest gifts she could ever receive.

If your not sure how to say the rosary, or just need a refresher, here is a helpful link.

Thanks!

One thing that I love the most about photographing the costuming community, is that their photos are always VERY entertaining, other-worldly, and unique… you just don’t see this stuff every day. Today I had the opportunity to photograph Chris in his “Residents” costume. Who are the Residents? Honestly, I didn’t now until I asked Chris about them, and googled some information.

From Wikipedia:

The Residents are an American avant-garde music and visual arts group. They have created over sixty albums, created numerous musical short films, designed three CD-ROM projects and ten DVDs, and undertaken seven major world tours. Throughout their career, spanning nearly four decades, they have not disclosed their identity.

Just looking at these guys, I thought that I would have seen, or heard something about them over the past 35 years that they have been active.

Anyway, Chris is quite the Residents enthusiast, and wanted his costume photographed, so, we found an old deserted Naval Air Station of course: The South Weymouth Naval Air Station. Shutdown in 1997, it made for a interesting backdrop for the photoshoot. Here are some of the shots that we got:

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to photograph the wedding of Leah and Harley. The ceremony and reception was held at the Radisson in Nashua, New Hampshire. It use to be The Sheraton, and has that classic “castle” look to it, that made for a nice backdrop to some of the photos.

What a great young couple with a wonderful family and amazing friends.

Here are some shots from the day:

Yesterday evening I had the pleasure to photograph Margaret in her Snowtrooper costume from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back! Margaret is a member of the infamous 501st Legion, a costuming group dedicated to raising money for great causes, but doing it in a fun way – dressing up in full Star Wars garb and bringing smiles to the faces of MANY children. The 501st Legion spans the entire globe.

It had been gorgeous weather all day, then the minute I got into my car and headed to Wellesley, Ma, it began to torrentially down pour. It seemed as though the storm followed me all the way to Margaret’s home, and continued to do so after I arrived. So, to start off, we did some portraits in her 9’x9′ kitchen using her wallpaper as the backdrop (seeing the photos, you wouldn’t believe it WAS shot in a small kitchen against wallpaper.) After about 1 hour, we went outdoors into the backyard and shot some more.

Being an insane Star Wars fan myself, Margaret and I had much to talk about, and I had a total blast having the opportunity to photograph a subject that is in the universe I so love!