The Dons - A Rock and Roll Band - Part One

Heart, Love, Commitment, Performance, Power, Ego, Truth

and this is Rock and Roll? Yes it is!

The Dons is a Rock and Roll Band that I have been photographing for a few years. They are the real deal. The no-phoney-baloney band that I think love their audiences as much as they are loved.

I'll do many entries on these guys and I think you'll see why they are one of my personal favorites

Girls Ice Hockey

In addition to being a wonderful actress, Sk8rGurl, my fav model is an ice hockey player. I guess that's a funny mix until you realize how much both mean to her

These images were taken back in 2004. The action is a bit less rough than boy's ice hockey, where inflicting pain is a part of the game.

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I loved every minute in those ice cold rinks because my favorite girl was on the ice.

The Man in the Orange Coat

The most colorful man in town is a quiet man. He seems to be walking all the time. And he is colorful.

I saw him recently when I was photographing on the town common. There he was colorful as ever, The Man in the Orange Coat.

Sk8rGurl - Against the Wall

I wanted to add a new look to my portraits and collages so I made a call to my fav model - Sk8rGurl, my Daughter for some poses that would look good with a grungier border.

We set out to the street of Brighton MA and found some great spots.

We also did some standard head shots as well, cause you never know when you'll be standing at a bus stop and a big hollywood movie producer might ask you for a current photo. ! no, really.

You need to call me, you need some new headshots too.

The Fourth of July

Do I ever love the Fourth of July! The town just closes down the whole center and makes a day of it.

First there is the kids parade, (check out my "Astronauts and Baby Carriages" blog) and then later in the day is the "Big people's Parade". There is a line of fire engines and police cars from all of the neighboring towns and each one is trying to have a louder siren I think ... I still can't hear !

The military units follow. They are made up mostly by re-enactment groups and it is very impressive.

So what is it about the Fourth of July that I love so much? I think it is the fact people seem to enjoy being together, they interact and seem to have a great time.

Francis

Francis is a character and he's an actor. A man of many faces and voices. So I was excited when he asked me to do his headshot session

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With a person like Francis it was easy to get an unlimited number of poses ... "So Francis, tell me about that Nephew of yours" And into character he goes ..." You're not being a good boy and you have to listen to me" and then he just laughed

Francis, have you ever done any spy movies? and there he goes! " The name is Bond .. Francis Bond!"

Paula and Delia

Portrait sessions go through a lot of stages.
Paula brought her Daughter Delia over for a session and it went great.

I've photographed both of them together a number of times so I decided to get a few shots of them together.





















They are so natural together, it made my job so easy to just capture the events as they happened.

But it still holds true. We look for that one great moment, that image that makes the whole session worth it.






















I think Delia was getting a bit tired and she got very serious. I snapped the image just as Paula kissed her lightly and the session was a Perfect!

Spring Time

There is truly no best season of the year. Each one gives me another opportunity to capture images that are unique.

Sk8rGurl, my favorite model had discovered that the trees were beginning to bloom and I was just lucky enough to be there with my camera, OK, yes it never leaves my side.

This is the beauty of life, this is the quiet joy that I love to capture. It's all about the moment and pushing the shutter to save it for all to see.

and yes, these were shot in the cemetery

Rich Morton

Rich Morton is an actor. He's also a great photographer who has taught me quite abit.

But Rich was an actor this night. He is happy on the stage and it shows.

In this production Rich was portraying Beverely Carlton. A man that knew that he was a great actor and was willing to write the reviews for the papers so that everyone else knew it as well.

As you can see, I was there in the audience to capture everything. He makes a statement everytime he hits the stage.

Astronauts and Baby Carriages

I don't get the opportunity to shoot astronauts, historical figures and gun-toting pioneers in three corner hats too often. But every year I do when Norwood holds it's annual Children's Fourth of July parade.

The main street in town is closed off and at 1:00 PM hundreds of children come down Washington Street though the center of town walking, riding their bikes, pushing doll carriages and motorized mini tanks. And I'm there to capture it.

It is one of my favorite days of the year, Everyone is in a great mood and the kids all get a ribbon and a tee-shirt for their participation.

It's small town fun and I love it.

Early Saturday Morning

A summer day, the sun is up early and so am I. And what am I looking for? Beautiful green summer grass.

I headed over to Bird Park in Walpole, MA to scout out some great places.





They have huge fields with small yellow flowers hidden amoung the tall grass, Perfect for some low level shots.

But soon enough all this will be gone again, I better get moving if I'm going to take adavantage of it. Call soon if you want your summer time portraits in the cool grass!

Memorial Day Parade 2008

I do my best to capture images from the parades in town. The faces of the people that are marching and the people that are watching.

It's nice to see the cub scouts, brownies, matching bands ... all the Townies. All the people that love the town and cherish the people that live here.

This was the Memorial Day parade. It is especially good to capture the images of those who served in the armed forces and those who are still in service marching side-by-side in the parade. You can see how they look at each other and see such different things.

This was a great day.

Ralph's Party

It was Ralph's birthday and I had taken on the job to capture as much as I could.

As you can see it was Christmas time and Ralph was in the spirit. These were just a few quick snapshots, but I'm glad that I was there that day.
























Ralph passed away a short time after these images were taken. It was my honor to have known Ralph for many years.

Lori's Rose

Roses have such a short time on this earth. Well, such a short time when they are at their peak for being photographed.

These are images of Lori's Rose. Lori is a magnet for presents, her fiance is constantly sending her flowers and candy. All the better for me.

There will be future "Lori's roses" sessions and I'll be ready!