Red Barn Photography

Tristian Robert

2010-08-03T22:01:00.005-04:00

About a month and a half ago, I did Katie's belly photos. A couple weeks after that she and Chris welcomed Tristian Robert into the world. Today was the first time I met him, and he is so handsome! It is quite a change to be photographing a little guy too now instead just of girls.

The first couple of the photos are him in his crib, which was apparently the first time he had been in it. He seemed to like it a lot.
I had to get a piggy-toe shot. They are just so small, I want to nibble them up!
Because babies love being nakey, and babies are so cute being nakey, I had Katie undress him to just his diaper. He seemed to really love it!
He isn't even a month old yet and he is already trying to hold his head up.
Tristian is a Daddy's boy already. He just loves cuddling with Chris.
Same little guy who before he was born had his first pair of Air Jordans also has his first pair of Timberland boots and hat. He is such a stud already!

And of course I had to do a photo of the whole family. They are a great couple and I can't wait to see Tristian get older looking through the lens.

Ayers Island Dam Tour

2010-07-29T22:32:00.007-04:00

Last Monday for training with the station we got a tour of Ayers Island Dam on the Pemigewausset River in Bristol and New Hampton. It was really cool being able to walk through it. I wasn't able to get any photos while we were inside the tunnel because it was a little too dark, and I didn't want to risk getting the camera damp. But there was plenty to be taken outside. This first one is one of the waterways, I couldn't believe I was standing right over the water like that!

Here is a photo looking over the length of the dam.
Here is one of the turbines that power the electricity. This thing was so tall. I believe it was one of the originals, but I'm not sure.
On the other side of the dam waiting to go to the top. Those stairs were WAY too high for my liking, so I just took the trolley up the side of the hill.
Over the top of the dam looking over the "lake" in the river. Those lines out there are to help boaters if they become stranded until rescue arrives.
This had got to be one of the coolest things at the dam, an osprey nest. They have a webcam on the PSNH website so you can take a look at them. When we got there the parents were flying around yelling at us. I don't think they were happy we disturbed dinner time.

York Beach

2010-07-29T21:28:00.004-04:00

After I got home from the horse show, Jamie and I decided that we wanted to go on a little road trip. We took the pups and went to Kittery Trading Post to check some things down there. Since we were down there and had the puppies we wanted to go to Ellis Park in York Beach to let them stretch their legs out. One of the guys from the station was staying down there with his wife, so we met them at the beach and walked around a little bit. Jennifer said we should go to Nubble Lighthouse so I could take some photos.

Here is a couple photos of the lighthouse. It really is pretty, and apparently the most photographed lighthouse.

And of course we had to do the typical photo in front of it. So we had Jennifer take the photo. Even though it is not the best one of us, I really like it.

Horse Show

2010-07-28T19:16:00.013-04:00

I've been wanting to try some portraits with horses lately and my younger brother's girlfriend rides horses. She had a horse show this past Sunday, so it was a perfect time to get some photos done.

Melody is such a beautiful horse!

In the middle of a canter in the ring. The judges were really good about helping the girls out.

Walking back to the ring with one of her friends that she competed against.
Won first place for one of her classes. Melody displaying the ribbon.
Taking the tack off at the end of the day. I can't wait to do more portraits with her and Melody.

Storm Coming through Valley

2010-07-28T19:12:00.004-04:00

This past Thursday there was quite the storm coming through the Pemi Valley. I love going onto Peaked Hill Road behind my house. This time it was light enough out so I could take some photos. There are fields on the hill, which makes photos much easier, with a beautiful farmhouse. Being a traditional New England farmhouse, they have a big red barn, so I had to take a photo of it!
Shortly after I got there the storm was blowing through and finishing up. That is how summer storms go. The wind was still blowing quite hard, so the clouds were flying through.

The wind also made the grass move violently. I love that you can see the river in the bottom of the valley.

Pageau Family

2010-07-08T21:38:00.004-04:00

In May I got an email from a lady saying she came upon my website and was really interested in booking me for a family session in July. She and her family were going to be traveling from Australia to have a small family gathering at Newfound Lake. At first I was a little weary that she was a scam or something, but I just got a feeling about her. After we spoke on the phone for a bit, she decided to book me. They were such a really nice family. She was doing the photos for her mother's birthday present. The main focus was to get Memere and the three grandchildren. The day was absolutely gorgeous out. I do thank God for the wind coming off the lake otherwise it would have been way to humid.

The kids were all very well behaved. They were a little silly, but that totally comes with the ages. I really got some personality shots with them.

Since I had the entire families there, we had to do them as well. They were both excited to get their Holiday portraits done in July. I mean, what better photos to take and put on Holiday cards.Joe is such a Mama's boy!

These kids were just naturals in front of the camera. I didn't ask them to pose in any way, they all did it by themselves.

Again, naturals. They both just ran to the sundial and sat like that. It made my job so much easier!

Memere and her grandkids all cuddled up!

Daddy and his little girl after all the photos were done. I wanted to get some "real life" shots.

Everyone in front of the "General Store." The moms used to play at this camp all the time when they were growing up. They had such fond memories of the place. And now they have more to share with their growing families.

Fireworks

2010-07-08T21:02:00.002-04:00

I got a little spoiled this year. I got to go to two different sets of fireworks. The first set was in Ashland, NH. I go there just about every year, but I think this was one of the best years. The fireworks lasted longer than a half hour. It was quite humid so the smoke hung in the air and made for some really nice photos.

The other place I went was Meredith Bay. We walked quite a ways from the car, but it made for some great photos overlooking the bay. The fireworks here were really pretty, but didn't last quite as long. In Meredith they had a small barge where the fireworks were lite off of.
The lake was full of people sitting on their boats watching the fireworks as well. I didn't take as many photos in Meredith because I wanted to just sit back and really enjoy them without looking through the lens. This photo was one of the last ones I took, and I like it a lot.

Natalie & Matt

2010-07-08T20:40:00.003-04:00

A couple weekends ago I went down to Nashua to do some photos of my sister and her boyfriend. We went to a couple different parks, but the first one was the prettiest. It had a cute little pond. We tried to keep it quick because it looked like it was going to rain.

Jennifer's Head Shots

2010-06-24T21:53:00.005-04:00

I met Jennifer through one of the training sessions at the station. She was being one of the "victims" that needed to be rescued from the smashed up cars when they were doing the Extrication Demos. She is the wife of one of the firefighters and an actress. When her and I were talking about things, she mentioned to me that she needed some head shots. We finally got together the other day to get some. It was a gorgeous day out. We met up in Holderness, NH at the gazebo behind the post office which is a great location. We started at the gazebo but with the beautiful landscaping around it, we had to move around.

There were several benches around the area. Each of which had almost a different background.

Even though the sun was shining directly into her eyes, this one came out gorgeous. I really love the lighting in this one.

Katie's Belly Photos

2010-06-16T21:46:00.004-04:00

A friend of mine's daughter is pregnant and wanted me to get some belly photos before she had the little man. She is only about 37 weeks along, but she looks like she is ready any day!

He already has his first pair of Air Jordans!

She is such a beautiful prego! I just love how perfect her belly looks!

Just Soon-to-be-Momma sitting in her gliding chair. His room was so cute with all the sports stuff everywhere!

Daddy listening to his little man!

Kissing her belly. He was so comfortable doing this because he does is all the time!

Just a nice shot of them sitting on the steps.Chris teaching Tristan how to play ball already. Going to be a sports star!

It is amazing how close her belly and the basketball look. They are almost the same size!

I can't wait to meet the little man. I'm sure he is going to be so handsome! Hopefully he'll grace us with his presence soon!

Collages

2010-06-16T21:41:00.004-04:00

I've been playing with some of my editing software for a couple days. I made up some collages that I really liked. Here is a sample of what I played with. :-)

Tabitha & Chey

2010-06-02T18:56:00.002-04:00

Tabitha is a very close friend of my family. She wanted to do some updated photos of herself and her children. One of her children weren't able to make it Wednesday afternoon, but we will do more with him once he has some free time (teenagers are busy busy creatures.)

Even though it was very hot out on Wednesday, Tabitha wanted to get a couple shots with her leather coat on. After only a couple she got a little hot so we moved on. She didn't mean to look away from the camera like that, but I really liked the way the face worked with the pose, so I kept it.

Her daughter Chey is full of attitude (I think she gets it from her Mom), but it totally works for her. She has such a great personality. You can really see some of it through these photographs.

Tabitha and Chey look so much alike. They even have the same smile!

You can really see the bond between the two of them in this shot.

Newfound Lake was so beautiful at this time of the night. The sun had started to set, but there was still plenty of light.

Like I said, here is some of the personality coming through. This pose makes her look older than she is.

Chey was really a natural when it came to posing. I had to give her very little direction. She pretty much posed herself. I love the sweetness you can see in this photo.

Again, just about posed herself and the personality is shining right through!

Tabitha ending up looking away from me again, but I loved the way the image came out. The way the sun was shining onto her face just made the photo.

This is really a beautiful area that we live in. A beautiful background for a beautiful woman.

Stacie & Roy Engagement

2010-06-02T16:25:00.000-04:00

Stacie and Roy are one of my couples getting married this year. They are going to be getting married in October at the Pheasant Ridge Country Club in Gilford, NH. In the middle of May we went down to Prescott Park in Portsmouth to do their engagement portraits. Stacie and Roy went to the park a lot as kids, and go now during the summer for concerts and plays. The park had some special memories for them. Stacie and I were worried it was going to be a rainy day since it had been pouring the couple days before hand and was quite cloudy in the morning. But since we were right on the ocean, it was windy enough to blow all the clouds away so we were able to get a beautiful, sunny day.

There was a gorgeous flower garden in the park just begining to bloom. Some of the trees in the garden had the most interesting branches. I loved the way the branches curled around to almost hug the couple.

I had to have a shot of her engagement ring. It was such a pretty ring. So I made Roy pretend he was asking her again.

This is the whale they had me meet them by when I got there. It was a very popular place for parents to take photos of their children sitting on it. They had both loved sitting on it when they were children so I had to include it in.

The water and the sky were just perfect that day. The way the sun was shining through the clouds made them look a little pink and purple. I love this shot how they are looking into forever together.

There was this gorgeous old house right in the park that I had to get some photos in front of. So to change things up I had them walking away together holding hands.

Sitting and cuddling on the bench together. It was starting to get a little chilly with the wind blowing so hard.

The park was full of fountains all over the park, but this one was the only one working since it was so early in the season. Roy is throwing in a coin to make a wish. I wonder what his wish was.

Stacie and Roy are such a fun couple and I can't wait to be able to share and photograph their special day with them.

Swift Water Rescue

2010-05-27T20:32:00.001-04:00

In the middle of April, 4 guys from the station took a weekend course in Swift Water Rescue Training. They had classtime all weekend, but spent a good portion of the weekend days in the warer. The first day they were in the river that goes through downtown Tilton. The river was still flooded a little from the recent rains and snow meltings. Since the river had so much extra water coming through, it was going pretty fast. It was quite chilly and rainy that day too, so it made for a great training session.

Here are two of our guys in the water. One is the victim while the other has to fight the current to swim to the banks of the river. I was so cold just watching them!

Throwing out the rope bags to people in the river. The trees made it a little hard to always get it to them.

One of the training tools was putting a thick PVC pipe into the water. It acted like a branch or a log. This was to show them how to try to swim under or over it. A couple of the guys got a face full of the pipe.

Diving into the water to head towards the tree pipe!

A group of the guys treading shallow water with a victim in the middle. They all had to step and act as one.

This is a cool shot of three guys floating down the river. Just letting the water take them.

The second day they had in water training was on a much nicer day with much slower water. This time they were working on being in a small inflalable boat. They also worked on knots and how to tie the boat safely to shore while there are people in the boat.

A couple guys paddling in the boat. They had to work hard keeping the boat centered in the river while it was tied to trees on either side.

All done with the training and heading back to the station to fill out the paperwork. I just really liked how they were all walking away together.

Water Pump Training

2010-05-26T21:23:00.000-04:00

The end of April we had some water pump training. This is a great way of doing some hands on training instead of just reading how to connect the pumps from a book. We went to a small pond inlet close to the road to use as our water supply.

Here is some of the guys (and an explorer) hooking the hose to the pump on Engine 3. The water gets pumped into a tank in the engine and is sprayed out a hose on the top of the engine. Kendall showing the Exploreres how to operate this pump. They each had to take turns connecting it up then starting the engine. Starting the engine isn't easy. It was one that you had to pull a rope to start it.

The water from Engine 3 getting pumped up through to the sprayer nozzle on the top of it. It was able to get really high.

I really loved this photo of both trucks spraying water at the same time. The truck closer normally has a hose attatched to where the water is coming out, but they just wanted to play with the bigger nozzle.

Everyone packing up to head home.

Extrication Training

2010-05-26T14:05:00.000-04:00

In the beginning of April the New Hampton Fire Dept had a product demonstration and training for extrication tools. So one of the firefighters brought over some junk cars for the guys to cut up. It was one of the coolest trainings I have seen.

Here are the guys watching the product representative demonstrate how to open a car door with a air powered tool. One of the guys had his wife act as our professional victim. She did a good job! I would have been scared to sit in the car like that.

One of the Explorers learning how to cut into the windshield. The Dept has some pretty cool tools to help rescue people.

This was the roof from the first car. Everyone took turns cutting until the roof was off. They made the first convertible station wagon!

My younger brother Jake sitting in the passenger seat acting like the victim. This is part of the extrication training. They are going through the back windshield to put him on the backboard while holding C-spine. This is really interesting watching how they would rescue someone stuck in a car.

One of the other cars that "flipped" over. They are all assessing the situation while being timed to see how long it takes them to rescue the victims.

Getting the backboard ready.

Getting the driver out of the passenger seat. I can't believe she was able to crawl into that car.

Doing a fistpump after the rescue was over.

The leftovers of what was once a car. It is scary to think that this could really happen to someone. I'm so greatful for these guys who do this for their jobs.

Haylie & Kaelyn Turn Two!

2010-05-26T13:31:00.000-04:00

Kaelyn and Haylie both turned 2 in April. Of course when I went to their parties I had to bring my camera! I really can't believe these girls are growing up so damn fast. They are starting to look like little kids, not even toddlers any more!

Kevin rented a bouncy house for Kaelyn's party. It was such a hit for everyone, kids and adults. Kaelyn and Kevin really loved bouncing in the house together!

Last year Kaelyn got a powerwheels, but this year she got a bigger one. They gave it to her inside the house. She wanted to ride in it so badly. One of Kevin's friends was holding onto the back wheel so she didn't drive into the TV. Since it wasn't working right, she went to look under the hood to figure it out. She is so her father's daughter!

She was all about getting into the cake as soon as possible! I think she remembered stuffing her face into it last year. Or she just couldn't wait to eat it.

Maybe she was just really hungry? The cake was really good.

At the end of the party she was able to get outside and try out her new wheels. This even had a real working radio. Kids these days have the best toys!

Here is Princess Haylie with her Grammy! She is such a cutie-pie!!

She was so cute when she was opening her presents. After everyone she showed someone and said "Thanks!" This one she is showing Dad a new CD she got. She was even dancing when she showed it!

I've never seen a 2 year old so excited over presents. This bag was so big that she crawled right into it to get the stuff on the bottom.

Mom and Haylie blowing out the candles. This cake was the best birthday cake I've ever had! I think they got it at a bakery in Manchester.

Not as messy as her cousin, but she still dove right into her cake!

Boys at the Fire Dept

2010-04-07T18:24:00.000-04:00

Back in March my younger brothers came to me asking if I would put together a calendar for the New Hampton Fire Department for a fundraiser. I of course said yes! Because I wanted to have some samples for everyone to look at I needed some new photos. One of the nicer days in March I took some photos of the boys at the station so the calendar would have photos that actually dealt with the station. They looked like such guys in these photos!

17 Engine 1
Jake reaching in for something.
Jake looking at Nate with the Thermal Imaging Camera.

Jake putting his air mask on. I didn't time them like I should have.
Nathan getting his gear on too.
Nathan's air mask wasn't on right, so Jake helped him out.
Brothers in Arms.
I had the meeting the other day with the NHFD Fundraising Committee, and I got the contract to do the calendars for them. I'm also joining the FD to be the department photographer!
I'm so excited!

Haylie's Almost Two!

2010-03-06T09:47:00.000-05:00

Haylie turns two in April and her Mom wanted some photos to put on the invitations to her Birthday Party next month. It was a beautiful day the other day, so we went to Whites Park in Concord, NH. I remember going to this park as a kid and loving it! We weren't sure how she would do climbing on everything, but being the daredevil that she is, she just started climbing away!

I can't believe how tall she has gotten!

It looks like she is thinking, but her Mom was trying to get her to smile by touching her dimples. She of course copied Mom.

She almost looks angelic in this one.

She really wanted to try out the camera too. I gave her a toy one for her birthday last year so she could be like Auntie Niki.

Like I said before, no problem just climbing on everythi

It was starting to get a little chilly so we called it a day. I thought this was really cute walking back to the car with Mom.

Boys & Guns

2010-03-03T00:25:00.000-05:00

I've been really looking forward to a nice snow storm to take some photos of my brothers with their guns. This past Friday finally rewarded me for my patience and had a nice storm (after the crazy wind storm the day before.

Here are some with Jake. He has the most beautiful icey blue eyes. I love how you can see a little in the scope too.

I was playing with what the focus was, so this one is a little more of the barrel.
Here are some with Nathan.

Looking through the scope.I love the shape of the barrel in this gun!
Here is the two of the crouched down together. I can't believe how handsome and grown up they are! They look like little men!

Kaelyn & Daddy

2010-03-03T00:07:00.000-05:00

About in the middle of January Kevin, Kaelyn's Dad, asked me if I would take some photos of the two of them, and of course I did!

Daddy showing Kae how to play!

Playing on her bouncy horse. This toy hooks up to the TV and it plays like a video game, with her able to "jump" over fences.

Getting doggie kisses! Sometimes these are the best kind!

Wearing Daddy's Pat hat! (Go Pats!! )

She is such a Daddy's girl! She looks so much like him.

I guess she got a little tired out from all the playing, so she's chilling out on her princess couch with her best buddy, Allie.

Erika & Mike

2010-03-02T23:00:00.000-05:00

Erika and Mike got married on New Year's Eve in the Crowne Plaza in Newton, MA. They were a very fun couple with a huge family on both sides. The ceremony wasn't very formal, but was very nice. The place was decorated with poinsettia's and Christmas trees, so pretty!

Her father was a very handsome man!

I said they had a huge family! This is his side of the family.
This is her side of the family
Really cute, loving couple.

Her cake, well cupcakes, were really yummy. I really loved the cake topper!

Everyone there were amazing dancers.

Her side of the family was Ecuadorian, so they had some really fun traditions, like dancing with a broom. With this, everyone dances around while the music is playing. Once the music stops, you have to find a partner. If you are left without a partner, you have to dance with the broom the next time. Everyone was having a great time with this.

Mike making a small speech just as the ball was about to drop.

It was such a great night. Loved the balloon and noise maker just left on the floor after the reception. Great way to show how much fun everyone had.

Kaelyn Christmas 2009

2010-03-02T22:00:00.000-05:00

Of course I did pictures of my other favorite little girl for Christmas. Here is Kaelyn at her Mimi's house wearing her pretty red dress Daddy bought her.

I can't believe how tall she has gotten!

Her hair has gotten so long too! I love the curls!
Playing with one of Daddy's old ornaments.
"Um, I'm not doing anything wrong!!"
She looks like such a big girl sitting with the snowmen!

Haylie Christmas 2009

2010-02-24T18:59:00.000-05:00

Here is the 2009 set of Christmas pictures for one of my favorite little girls Haylie. I can't believe how big she has gotten in a year!

Looking at the pretty ornament

Eating a gummy that Mom used as a bribe. Love it when babies get bribed.

See my pretty tights?

Such a great looking family! I love these guys!

Katie, Kyle & Spencer

2010-02-24T18:13:00.001-05:00

My younger sister went to high school with Katie and Kyle. They wanted to have me do some pictures of the two of them and Kyle's cousin because they are all really close friends. We went down to Lake Waukewan in Meredith. It was a very cold morning in December, but we got some really nice photos.

There was a set of railroad tracks byt the lake, so I had to take advantage of the tracks.

See, I said I had to take advantage of the tracks.

I love the idea of the hands in the back pockets.

They were total goofballs, but goofballs with each other. This is one of my favorite shots ever!

Family Shots

2010-02-24T16:54:00.001-05:00

My mother has been in touch with some of her high school friends that she has reconnected with over the past couple months on Facebook. One of her friends, Marcia, was looking for some family portraits to be done. Mom sent her some of my portfolio. After she saw it, she really wanted me, so here are some from their family shots.
Also added her brother and his family in for a nice big family picture for their Mom for Christmas. They were a great family!

Kim & Jeremy

2010-02-23T23:14:00.000-05:00

Kim and Jeremy's wedding was another that I was the second photographer for. They got married at the Union Club in Boston, MA. They were my first Jewish wedding I've photographed, and I hope not my last. Kim was such a happy and gorgeous bride. There wasn't a moment where she wasn't smiling.

Remnants of their bridal shower the night before.
I loved these shoes. She actually kept them on the entire night of dancing.

Looking gorgeous while getting her hair done.

Her Mother helping her put her Grandmother's necklace on.

Such a happy couple. They just knew exactly how to pose the entire time.

Lovely bouquet of roses.

Holding hands while waiting to sign the Ketubah.

The Rabbi signing the Ketubah just after all of the family sang to them.

Under the Chupah together with the Rabbi.

The last dance of the night with everyone watching. They were even beautiful after the long day.

Whitney & Paul

2010-02-23T20:43:00.000-05:00

This was one of the weddings I was the secondary photographer for. Whitney and Paul got married at Wequasset Resort in Mass. This place was just so gorgeous with the old Colonial buildings and the beach right there for some beautiful photos. Even though it was in the middle of October the flowers were still brightly colored and alive.

They were such a beautiful couple too. Very photogenic!

I really loved her bouquet. It was just so colorful and it stood out in the light from the incoming storm.

Got a rainbow in the background. There was a big storm coming up from the ocean so it made for some cold and windy formals. But it didn't phase them at all.
The wedding party was another story. But at this point it was just starting to rain so everyone ran inside to stay dry. I know I wouldn't want to sit in soaking wet dress or tux for an entire wedding.
During the toasts at the reception, Whitney's father and brother did a toast. In the middle of it they sang to her. It was the sweetest thing having Dad singing. I teared up while getting the photos.It was a late night getting home after driving from the Cape, but so worth it. They are such a beautiful couple. The photographer I was working with is amazing to work with too.

Quarter Final Game

2009-11-09T11:35:00.001-05:00

Since moving back up north I was able to actually get to a couple field hockey games for my high school, Newfound Regional. This game was the quarter final game against Sommersworth. It was a really good game.

Running back to help out

Oh, overshot the ball a little bit.

She is little, not THAT scary!

Total control of the ball and the field.

Kristen & Dan

2009-11-09T11:31:00.001-05:00

I met Kristen and Dan from an ad on craigslist, I know it could've been creepy. They were looking for a photographer for their wedding the Saturday after I saw the ad. For some reason I just had a feeling about the ad, so I emailed them, showed them my website. Kristen called me about 20 minutes after I sent the email. I was still a little iffy about it, but after talking with her and reading her wedding website I realized this would be a great couple. They had such a cute story on how they met, and how he proposed.
They were getting married on Hampton Beach by the Mariner's Memorial with their reception to follow at a club/bar that they loved so much. When I got to the house she was getting married at it was pouring out, but I don't think I've seen a more happy bride. She had a huge smile on her face the entire day.

Here are a couple shots of her getting ready.

Her niece worked on putting beading on her veil. It came out really well. It looked like one you would spend a lot of money on at a bridal shop.
Helping her Dad put on his boutonniere. I don't think he could have been more proud.

Once it did come time for the ceremony, one of their friends had put up a tent for the wedding party and all the guests had their own umbrellas so no one got wet (except for me because I stepped into quite a large puddle.) During the ceremony it was pouring, but isn't there a saying that it is good luck to rain on your wedding day?
The rain stopped long enough to do their formals on the boardwalk overlooking the ocean. It really was a pretty day.

Looking off into the ocean and forever together..

Their cake was a very yummy spice cake. I loved the cake topper. You can't really see it in this photo, but the bride is dragging the groom to the alter.

Apparently all of them love doing Karaoke. There was a portion of their reception that different people would come up and sing/Karaoke love song for them. It was really cute.

They really were a great couple. So in love and so happy with each other. It is couples like this that make me want to do wedding photography. I really believe, as well as Kristen & Dan, that things happen for a reason.

Natalie's Trash the Dress

2009-11-03T12:11:00.001-05:00

I've been wanting to do some Trash the Dress pictures for quite awhile. None of the brides I knew were really comfortable with it. The first thing they though of was literally trashing or ripping their dress, so that is totally understandable. Then I remembered my sister had a couple dresses left over from prom that she wasn't doing anything with and that my sister is a natural in front of the camera. I knew a perfect spot in Manchester, near the river and an overpass. (Not going to tell where it is though!!)

Here are some with her first dress. The colors just looks so good together!!

Here are some with her yellow dress. She honestly did all this stuff on her own. All I did was say where I wanted the picture and clicked the shutter, she did all the posing and facial expressions on her own.

Her last dress was my favorite. It looked the most like a wedding dress, but it was just so pretty and elegent. Since it was elegent I think it would look awesome with some work boots. Then I figured we had to use the river at some point and this dress would be the best suited for it.

Amanda & Noodles

2009-10-28T14:58:00.002-04:00

Another girl I work with wanted me to do some updated "senior-type" pictures of her for her family and wanted some of her puppy, a Min-Pin named Noodles. Every time she called her dog's name I laughed, it was just such a perfect name for her.

Here is Amanda and Noodles! Momma loves her puppy!

Playing with a piece of grass. Noodles just really loved jumping for it.

She finally got it and is now looking like, "Yeaasss?"

Here are some of her senior portrait type pictures. I really like the way they came out.

Her best buddy, Joey, was there to help with Noodles while we were taking the pictures. So of course we had to do a couple with him.

Flynn Family

2009-10-28T14:48:00.001-04:00

One of the other girls I work with saw one of my photography magazines one day and saw a picture of a little girl with a tu-tu that she wanted me to try to re-create it with her daughter (who I've apparently been photographing from when she was a baby.) So the purpose of the photos was to recreate the picture, but I figured I'd do some family pictures too.

So this is the picture I recreated. She loved being allowed to jump on the couch.

I just love this pose!
Little angel? Hmm...I don't think so.
I think this is one of my most favorite shots ever!

A little personality showing through?
Daddy helping me fly!!

Sisterly love!

I love this family picture!!
Girls just want to have fun!!
Heading over to get some ice cream!

Hmmm...what to get...what to get...
She was a little sad she couldn't get right into her treat!

Really cute picture of them as a family. Love the idea of them walking away.

Mina & Mike Announcements

2009-10-28T12:26:00.001-04:00

One of the girls I work with, Mina, and her husband wanted to have some photos done of them so they could make some marriage announcements. They have been together for 10 years, and got married in Vegas in February. They planned on having a big party/reception to celebrate in Maine during the summer. So these photos are engagement/wedding announcements.
They're a very fun couple and let me do whatever I wanted. They said to "have fun." So I did. I took some traditional ones, but I couldn't help but succumb to some photos in some of the old mill buildings. One of the buildings was being renovated, so we did a little trespassing, but it was worth the risk of getting caught!

Minis On Top

2009-10-27T12:32:00.001-04:00

For those of you who really know me, you know I'm a little nutty about my MINI Cooper. And most other MINI Cooper owners are just as crazy. So every year for the past couple there has been an even called Minis On Top, where in the end of June about 200-350 Minis converge on a small town in northern New Hampshire for some really fun twisty rides to conclude with a ride up the Mount Washington Auto Road. Last year when we went up it was really foggy, so we couldn't really see anything. This year it was windy enough that as soon as the fog came in, the wind blew it away.

Jamie drove up this year so I could take some pictures. The loaner we had used to go up had a sun roof so I was able to stand in the car hanging out the window and sunroof to get some nice shots.

Everyone lined up at Area 51 (Rest Area in Canterbury, at mile marker 51)

Sign at the bottom of the mountain. It makes me laugh.

Waiting patiently to start our treck up!

Everyone lined up again at the top of the mountain. Just look at that view!!

Just look at that sunset! At the tipy-top of the mountain!

On the way down we stopped to take some more pictures.

Here is the sunset again with another MINI that stopped.

Look at how little they look!!

Lisa & Kenny

2009-10-26T23:32:00.000-04:00

Shortly after the girls' birthdays, Haylie's parents got married. In May, Lisa and Kenny got married at Promises to Keep in Derry, NH. Absolutely gorgeous ceremony and a very fun reception (it helped that I knew pretty much everyone!)
This was my first wedding by myself, and I loved the fact that it was these two. They are so much fun and so much in love! I don't think I took my finger off the shutter for more than a couple seconds. I took so many pictures! The day turned out to be a beautiful day. The sun was shining through the whole ceremony and formals, and didn't get cloudy until everyone was inside for the reception.

Here are some of the girls getting ready.

Big Kenny helping little Kenny on with his Tux
Just a couple from the ceremony.
Some of my best formals came from this wedding.

I just love this picture from the Reception.

Haylie Turns 1!

2009-10-26T22:48:00.000-04:00

A week after Kaelyn turned One, my other favorite girl turned one as well. So cute how the two cousins are a only a week apart. During Haylie's party though, she was a little sick so in a bit of a bad mood, but you know, it was her party and she could cry if she wanted to.

Here is a picture of her juuust learning to walk at her party.

Opening up a present, I think it was a new dolly. Just look at her face!!

Ooo, new convertible!! This a foreshadow of birthdays to come??

Little one trying to enjoy her cake, but still not feeling so hot.

Kaelyn's Birthday

2009-10-21T20:19:00.000-04:00

One of my favorite little girls, Kaelyn turned 1 in April. There were SO many kids and people there. It was like a mad house. Her mom is a crazy lady inviting soo many kids over! But everyone had tons of fun, and tons of sugar!!

Looking at her cake for the first time!

Trying to figure this tasty thing out...

Sharing some cake with Daddy!!

Look at my new toy!!! Nice 4 wheeler! Maybe next year will be a dirt bike like Mom & Dad's!

This car said ages 3 and up. She had it figured out by the next day. Smart little girl!

Kaelyn & Haylie Christmas

2009-10-21T19:47:00.000-04:00

Here are two of my favorite little girls ever from last Christmas pictures. This is from when they were about 6 month old. They've gotten SO big since then!

Kaelyn:Haylie:I'll be doing their Christmas pictures for this year soon.

Beth & Todd

2009-10-21T18:59:00.000-04:00

Beth and Todd got married on 10/18/2008 in North Conway. This was the 2nd wedding for that weekend that I helped Myndi with. Beth and Todd were a very fun couple. They got married outside and the foliage couldn't have been more gorgeous. It was another very long day, but worth it. I knew after this weekend of two 14 hour days going off of 4-5 hours of sleep, wearing the wrong shoes, and driving all over NH & MA that this is what I wanted to do. I wanted to be apart of people's special days and photograph their weddings.

Here are some of my favorite images from this wedding.

Carrie & Kevin

2009-10-20T23:37:00.000-04:00

Carrie and Kevin got married on 10/17/2008. Carrie is the cousin of the photographer (Myndi B) that I helped for that 2 days-2 Weddings weekend. This was my first wedding ever. I just had one simple camera (Canon xTi) with 2 lenses, and pretty much nothing else. I think I've come quite a long way in a year. :-)

Here are some images from it, I'm sure everyone has seen these at least once.

Starting Over

2009-10-20T22:57:00.000-04:00

I'm starting my blog over. There will be posts from all of my weddings and portrait sessions from over the past year. I'll date them and post them in order of when they occured, but they will all have recent dates.

So keep checking back in over the next couple days to see photos you've seen already and will see photos you haven't seen yet.

:-D