But She Blinded Me With Science

"Gravity cannot be held responsible for people falling in love." - Albert Einstein

This poster hung next to our desk in 9th grade biology. We all sat near each other - me, Eileen, Erica, Karen, and Yash. If there's anything that can make biology class bearable, it's the people in it, and I lucked out. Oddly enough, thanks to the magic of life and facebook, we're all still in touch. And when Eileen came into town this fall, I had the privilege of photographing her family. These are some photos of her and her husband (whom I was meeting for the first time). They never had proper engagement photos taken, so a year later, this was sort of a mini engagement session for them. See? It's never too late!







One of the best parts of this job is that I get to reconnect with people from my past. I guess I also have facebook to (reluctantly) thank for that as well. It was so great to see Eileen again. And let me tell you, neither of us looks a day over 21! I think we'll stay the same ages forever.

On the movie front, I just saw "The Road" and "Up in the Air." I thought "The Road" was really dark and depressing and creepy, but Viggo Mortensen did a great job. His body was a physical representation of the landscape around them. It was pretty frightening. I felt unsure about the ending - it definitely prompted some discussion between me and Doug, which is always a good thing for a movie. "Up in the Air" was good, but of course you all know I love George Clooney. He's a lot like Cary Grant in the way that nobody plays George Clooney better than George Clooney. He's charming and fun and playful, and yet there's a lot more to him. In this movie, you get to see some nuanced acting from him because it's not a straight-up comedy and it's not entirely a drama. I enjoyed it. Fourteen movies left on my list!

Maybe I'll Sleep Real Late

Clearly I failed miserably at keeping this blog up-to-date. For that I apologize. The good news is that there is now plenty of "new" work for me to post. Although it's almost too overwhelming. Where do I begin? Weddings? Family shoots? I suppose I'll figure it out after Christmas. It's hard to believe that a year ago, Doug and I were preparing for our trip to Argentina to photograph Emily and Nico's wedding. I can't believe it's been a year. Man, time flies! I never even posted a proper blog for that wedding, beyond the super-long slideshow I put up. Needless to say, we have no big international trips on the horizon, although you never know what could happen. I can plan all sorts of things now that my 2009 editing is finished!

If you've been following this blog for a while, you know that when December begins, Awards Season kicks in and I rush to see as many movies nominated as possible. The Golden Globe nominations came out recently and off that list, I have 19 movies to see. By January 17th. That's a lot. I don't know if it will happen, but I've already crossed three off my list - "Inglourious Basterds," "Me & Orson Welles," and "The Blind Side." There are a couple I'll have to rush to see before they leave theaters, but I'm on it! I'll keep you posted on the race.

In case I don't check in before then, Merry Christmas! I hope you all have a happy and healthy holiday that carries you straight into 2010!

Everyone's Tryin' To Get It Right

I'm lucky I still remember how to blog at this point! Let's see, I got the flu in October and took a mini-vacation in November and in between all that, I've been taking pictures and editing pictures. It's been amazing, but I've definitely neglected the blog, which is pathetic of me, I know. Fortunately, in my editing, I came across this photo. How could you resist that face? Adorable! She's also sporting a hat made for me (not for me to wear, but to use in shoots) by Cozy Noggin, my friend Anne's hand-knit "store." How great is it to have creative friends?

So, basically, I am editing. I work on my desktop computer while I have my laptop hooked up and I watch Hulu all day. Or Netflix. And to think that it's just about awards season. I haven't been to the movies as much as I normally go, but I did see a great one recently. I highly recommend "An Education." I give it two thumbs up. I'm looking forward to seeing "Precious" (it seems weird to say I'm "looking forward" to seeing such an emotionally intense movie - I guess we could say it is high on my list). We also got the MG up and running, if you happen to remember my slightly-older post about the car Doug and I were working on. It was so awesome to go for a little spin around the neighborhood. Our goal was to have it on the road before Thanksgiving and we did! Success! And, of course, it's now Christmas season. I'm not going to lie; I've definitely been listening to Christmas music since November 12th, which is when two of the Boston "oldies" stations starting playing it. There's something about a good Christmas song that puts me in a good mood.

To my wonderful and patient clients - I am working hard on all your photos! I swear I'm not slacking off. Not even Beatles Rock Band has been able to distract me from the task at hand. Just a little bit longer!

I hope you all had a very happy and healthy Thanksgiving!

When You Propose, Anything Goes

Today I am thankful to live in Massachusetts.

These are just a couple of photos taken from a recent wedding. You'll be seeing a lot more of them once I'm done editing, of course. I just loved the sky in both of these.


This is taken through the window during the reception. Beautiful sunset, right?

It Had To Be You, Wonderful You

Yet another couple whose engagement photos weren't posted until well after their actual wedding! Just goes to show you how busy things have been over here. When I first started talking with Isobel about her wedding photography, I knew I really wanted to be her photographer. She loves movies (nearly/almost/maybe) as much as I do! Over the course of us emailing back and forth about business, she actually went and sat in the bleachers at the Golden Globes! Hello?! How jealous was I?! So, I considered myself very lucky when she and her fiance Jimmy chose me as their wedding photographer.

We went back to the site of one of their first dates for their engagement session. We had a gorgeous afternoon. Thank goodness there have been more of those this fall than there were this summer. These two are so adorable together and they have the most beautiful blue eyes!






Isobel & Jimmy's wedding photos are being processed as I write! I am hard at work editing, I swear! I've barely even made it to the movies! I will admit to having seen Amelia this weekend. It was okay. I don't know if it's Academy Award-worthy or anything. Doug came with me and I liked it better than he did. I enjoyed, and appreciated, the narrative structure of the film, and the way the filmmakers (Mira Nair directed) dealt with the "ending" of her story. There's something about Ameila Earhart (or at least how she was portrayed) that reminded me of my grandmother. Maybe it's her inherent midwesternness. Maybe it's that tomboy strength. Maybe it's her short hair and freckles. Anyway, I'm a sucker for an emotional connection. For me, that identification brings an added dimension to the film and my feelings towards it. At some point, I'll have to post a photo of my grandmother so you can sort of see what I'm talking about. But I'm also a little crazy. I feel the same way about Julia Child (although my grandmother was very tall and they dressed similarly). Back to movies... I'm super-excited to see The Men Who Stare At Goats. That's on the menu for next week. And I can already tell that Invictus is going to end up on my list (whether I like it or not).

Hope everyone had a happy Halloween weekend!

Might As Well Jump

I'm a little behind in my blogging. Milena & Kevin have already been married a month and I'm just getting to their engagement session! I can't post their wedding photos without sharing these first.

I met Milena and Kevin over a year ago so it was so exciting to finally photograph them! We did this session the same week as their wedding. I was thrilled they were willing to take some time out of their busy week to hang out with me for a little bit. We grabbed a little late afternoon light and made the best of it!










Back to the grind! I've got engagement shoots, family shoots, and weddings piling up. On top of that, I managed to get sick this week. Awesome. So I immediately passed it on to Doug so we could be sick together. Hooray!

Amid The Morning His Small Heart Beats

I love it when I get to be there for this...


...and this...


Hooray for brand new babies! Before I even got a chance to blog the maternity photos, this little guy arrived in the world! I got to visit the family in the hospital for his very first photo shoot. Being only 3 days old, he slept through the whole thing, but I'm hoping we get some eyes-open photos in a couple of weeks!