Archive for year 2011
Something different: my shoot for the Epiphany School
Oct 8
Earlier this summer I did a pro bono project for the Epiphany School, an independent Christian school for disadvantaged kids in Dorchester. They’re close to the studio, and we’ve been donating excess food from our shoots to them for some time. I spent four days with them and worked with Alicia Pritt of Theory One Design. Here’s the cover of their annual report, and a sample spread.
Getting back to on-the-go hand-held people photography, a genre where I began my career, was refreshing. More than this, I felt a huge amount of excitement and respect for what was going on in these classrooms. You could see these kids were learning how to be successful!
How many people does it take to …. ?
Sep 29
Earlier this week we did some exploratory shooting for our friends at Dunkin’ Donuts, trying out some new things for future campaigns. Art director Darren Bult took this amusing shot with his camera phone. Please excuse my grimace!
How I’m processing 9/11
Sep 10
Hi. Tomorrow will be a difficult anniversary for many of us. Everyone will have their own way to deal (or not deal) with their memories of that day, and as I thought about how I might want to spend my time, I decided it should be doing something concrete and life-affirming. So tomorrow I’m participating in a stationary-bike ride to raise money to help the poorest women, many of them widowed, in Afghanistan. I’m raising money for “Beyond the Bike” – a foundation started by two Boston women who lost their husbands on 9/11.
Here’s a short video about Beyond the Bike.
In a very short time my generous friends have helped me raise almost $1,400 for this cause, but I still have a bit to go to reach my goal of $2,000. If you feel moved, please take a look at my donation page and consider helping in this effort. Thank you.
Contact improv, meditation, and games in Maine
Aug 8
Last week I finished taking part in a week-long workshop with Sean Kernan up at the Maine Media Workshops. No, the class wasn’t about learning some new photoshop technique or lighting style. It was about finding new ways to access your internal creative juices. You might wonder what our activities had to do with photography… maybe nothing, on the face of it. But everything turned out to be relevant, and we spent most afternoons shooting. Here’s Sean in our “class.”
Cooling down at Angelato in Belmont
Jul 18
Last weekend we stopped in at Angelato and sampled their gelato flavors. Mmmm!
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