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nice to meet you hailey

2008-07-15T02:44:00.003-04:00

We had the pleasure of photographing Emily & Bo's wedding in Scituate on Minot Beach last summer. Now they have brought Hailey into the world and here she is 2 months old! Look at those eyes! She was so alert and aware. She needs to coach other newborns on how to work it! Her first photo session was at the same place her parents got married. That's pretty special.

Nicole and Tim - Wedding at Wequassett Resort, Cape Cod

2008-07-10T00:34:00.005-04:00

I do believe there may not be a nicer place to have a wedding in Massachusetts than the Wequassett Resort and Golf Club in Cape Cod. There may not be a nicer couple than Nicole and Tim either. Melissa and I had the honor to have an engagement session with them in Boston last year and we found out how nice, happy and in love these two are. The weather was sketchy - it was drizzling before the ceremony. Tim's dad pulled out his Macbook Air and brought it down to us outside to check the radar. We all agreed to keep the ceremony outside and it was the right call! This is also the second time a bunny has made an appearance during the photos! Keep a look out for him in the slideshow. The floral designs by Clementine Floral were amazing as were the speeches and the band. Our second shooters Kelly & Alissa were with me and did another fantastic job. I have a few of their shots below my slideshow. I cannot wait to design Nicole & Tim's album. Enjoy!

And here are a few favorites of mine that Kelly & Alissa grabbed:

Melissa & Rob - Engagement photos at Rexhame Beach

2008-07-07T00:40:00.003-04:00

Rexhame Beach can be iffy if the weather is not right. Sometimes the mosquitos and no-seeums are out of control and I wind up with a bite right in the middle of my forehead. But not this night! The weather and light were perfect. We had fun with Melissa and Rob and I think it showed. Who knew there would be a piece of plywood with their photo on it near the restrooms?? And Melissa did win the armwrestle.

Laura & Mark - Wedding at the Sea View, Dennisport, MA

2008-07-02T17:50:00.004-04:00

An outdoor ceremony, photos on the beach, perfect Cape Cod weather and a couple as nice as Laura & Mark make for a pretty sweet occasion! The Sea View is a beautiful, newer venue on the cape in a great location. Kelly Hike, our crazy good second shooter was with me while Melissa was home changing diapers and feeding every hour! I posted of few of my favorite shots that Kelly grabbed below the slideshow. And I had to post my favorite shot from the entire wedding - it's in the slideshow but I think Mark's jump deserves it's own viewing. Enjoy!

A few of Kelly's:

And here's my favorite shot:

Ketty & Shaun - Engagement photos in the Boston Public Gardens

2008-06-30T22:30:00.002-04:00

Look how bright Ketty's smile is! They even brought some cake from Finale to share and celebrate their engagement! We met Ketty & Shaun in person for the first time at the Public Gardens and they were so easy going and nice. I think it shows in the photos. Oh, and Melis and I also went to Finale after for some crazy good dessert!

Rena & Will - Engagements in Beantown!

2008-06-25T14:00:00.003-04:00

The Big Dig paid off!! The corruption and billions of misspent dollars worked in our favor - the parks they created are beautiful and we used some in our shoot! We started out at Rowes Wharf and worked our way over to Faneuil Hall and had fun doing it! Plus where else can you get an engagement photo with Ben Franklin shading you from the sun with an umbrella while you make out? We are very much looking forward to their wedding at the State Room!

Keryn & Dan - Wedding at Ocean Edge Resort, Brewster MA

2008-06-25T00:57:00.002-04:00

The photos are way more important than my words. Plus we have a newborn and there's no sleep to be had so I may not make sense! So I'll be short and sweet - Ocean Edge Resort is beautiful, the weather was perfect and Keryn & Dan had a great wedding. They had a great sense of detail and family that we love to see!

more of you know who...

2008-06-23T03:13:00.002-04:00

We have weddings and engagements to post! All of a sudden this is The Kira Blog! By popular demand I'll continue to add photos to our public Facebook photo gallery of her here: Kira's Album and some of the really good ones may (will) make an appearance on our blog here and there (or every hour)

Kira day 2!

2008-06-19T12:01:00.003-04:00

I promise I wont turn into one of those parents who need to show every picture ever taken of their child - but look how cute she is!!! I think she looks just like her beautiful mother Melissa but i think this batch has one photo where she kinda looks like daddy...

kira shaun mahoney

2008-06-18T10:31:00.003-04:00

Jenn & Shawn - Engagement photos in Brewster Gardens, Plymouth

2008-06-15T21:49:00.003-04:00

Or should I say Jenn, Shawn & Pleepleus. We had fun walking, er, waddling (with Melis - due any day now) around downtown Plymouth and Brewster Gardens. Pleepleus rules! Wild monkey - Run!! No - he just made an appearance in some shots. Jenn and Shawn managed to have some fun even without him. Whose idea was it to restore Plymouth Rock in June?? Jenn has never seen it and that's still the case! And that guy on the Harley shot is not photoshopped...

Open Photo Contest - 1st & 2nd place!

2008-06-09T23:25:00.005-04:00

Exciting news! For me at least. I enter photo contests every now and then to see if anyone else thinks as highly of my images as I do (or my mom). It's also a good way to see which images are marketable. I was fortunate enough to win 1st place in the "animals" contest and 2nd place in the "wedding details" contest. The first image is a lone periwinkle in the surf leaving a path behind and the second is a ring shot with the bride's bouquet of calla lillies. The great thing about the Open Photo Contest is that anyone can vote - 4 random images show up onscreen at once and you click your favorite then another 4 show up and so on. Cheating is nearly impossible as the image selection is completely random. There are no stuffy judges on power trips - just random people, mostly photographers, clicking their favorite images. And a nice boda bag for me!

Byrne Family Photos at World's End, Hingham

2008-06-07T00:01:00.003-04:00

This was one shoot that we had to reschedule way too many times! But as luck would have it this time we had amazing weather and light for such a beautiful family. Look how cute these kids are! Some of these look like GAP ads - that's how photogenic this family is!

Katie & Mike - Wedding at the Red Lion Inn 1704

2008-06-05T17:10:00.003-04:00

The weather held out for us again! It rained during the ceremony, but no worries, it was inside St. Anthony's Church in Cohasset. It stopped raining when the ceremony ended and off we went to the Cohasset Harbor for some beautiful photos. Katie & Mike did not stress one bit about the weather either way. It's great advice for something you can't control and it may even help things work out like they did that day! They both come from great families with lots of love. The reception at the Red Lion Inn was perfect. DJ Tucker had everyone dancing and singing, especially during The Boss's songs all night. Katie & Mike are both from Jersey - so am I! But I did not see any IROC-Z's in the parking lot.. Enjoy!

Linda & Eddy - A beach wedding in Onset and a reception at the Beachmoor

2008-05-29T21:49:00.003-04:00

Perfect, perfect, perfect. This didn't even feel like we were working. Linda, Eddy and their family & friends are some of the nicest people we have ever met. You can sometimes judge a family's love by counting how many people cry at the wedding. We lost count. From the amazing beach front house in Onset to the water front Beachmoor restaurant and the amazing weather all day - you couldn't have planned a more perfect day. We had our fantastic second shooter, Kelly Hike, with us again. And the gift Eddy and Linda gave us deserves it's own blog post but for now enjoy the slideshow...

a boy and a girl

2008-05-28T01:45:00.005-04:00

Do these 2 photos not sum up what being a boy and being a girl is?? I took them both this past weekend. The first one is Charlie from a family shoot at World's End in Hingham. He's sticking his tongue out at his off-camera brother and sister - classic! The second one is from a wedding in Onset. During sunset shots of the bride & groom some family members followed us down to the water and I was able to grab this shot of the little girl. When I saw it while editing it stopped me in my tracks. I was so lucky to catch this frame at the right moment - it just says little girl perfectly to me. Maybe because we are going to have a little girl in June and someday I wish to take a photo of her just like this.

Memorial Day 2008

2008-05-26T17:18:00.003-04:00

I am home sitting here blogging safe and sound. I am thankful for the men & women who have served and protected this country throughout history and especially during World War II. I thought I'd post some images I captured in Washington DC and France to help honor those who haved served and are serving. The first one is Omaha Beach - Normandy, France. It's unreal to think about what happened there on June 06, 1944 and how peaceful it was in 2005 when I took that photo.

Caitlin & Pat - Engagement photos in the Boston Public Gardens

2008-05-22T15:12:00.003-04:00

Privacy was not an option! The Boston Public Gardens were packed - we must have seen at least 10 wedding parties and many more photographers shooting engagements. After seeing that, my goal was to take some unique and different shots. I'd love to see what other photographers came up with at the same time of day in the same place. Caitlin and Pat needed no coaching. Easy to talk to and more than willing to drop a couple of smooches in front of mobs of complete strangers and bronze ducks. Enjoy!

Gibson Les Paul Guitar - Jimmy Wallace Model

2008-05-19T15:42:00.003-04:00

I love when opportunities like these come along! I was commissioned to photograph a rare guitar as a gift for the owner. This guitar was beautiful and I wanted to treat it like a work of art and capture the color and curves of the woodwork. We had about an hour to work at their home before the husband came home from work. It was going to be a surprise gift and the last thing I wanted was for him to walk in the house to see some stranger going all Johnny B. Goode with his prized possession. I used some window light and available light with some w i d e apertures.
Deep down Louisiana close to New Orleans...

Graduation!

2008-05-15T13:46:00.003-04:00

We have officially graduated from child birth class! Here is the diploma to prove it! With this piece of paper we are ready for anything parenting can throw at us. I know our little girl needs to be wiped front to back, melis knows how to candle breathe (which solves everything), and all we need to do is sleep when she sleeps - we should be all set. And here are our versions of some maternity shots. We went on a little tour of some of our favorite places so our little girl has a record of it!

Tammy & John - Engagement photos on the roof of a parking garage??

2008-05-12T00:20:00.004-04:00

Who says parking garages do not conjure up notions of love and romance? I think we could have photographed Tammy & John anywhere with the same results - great photos! They were all smiles. John just finished the Fire Academy and he's marrying Tammy - you think he's happy?? This rooftop garden is amazing - nobody goes there. We had the whole place to ourselves after a few stragglers left once they saw the 70-200 come out. Crazy, warm light and smiles - a perfect mix for a photographer!

Victoria & Mike - Engagement photos at the Arnold Arboretum

2008-05-10T00:14:00.003-04:00

The sign at the gate had a list of things you couldn't do but it did NOT say "Do not take engagement photos" - so we did!
What a great place to visit! We pretty much walked around the entire park taking photos anywhere we saw color and possibility (and benches...) Victoria and Mike will have some amazing images for the engagement book their guests will get to sign. Look how romantic these two are!

How can you not love this commercial??

2008-04-27T21:44:00.003-04:00

This is the best ad I have seen in a long time. I love the Discovery Channel! Boom de yada!

Linda & Eddy - Engagement photos in Onset

2008-04-20T20:00:00.004-04:00

The weather was amazing and so was the location! Linda and Eddy took us on a tour of Onset as the sun was setting. We also took some shots on the same beach that their wedding will be on in about a month. They are so easy going and fun - we can't wait for the wedding. In the meantime enjoy some photos from the engagement session.

Facebook Wedding Photo Album

2008-04-04T00:09:00.010-04:00

Do you use Facebook? You should! What an easy way to network and keep in touch with friends and family. I created a new wedding photo album (each album is limited to 60 photos) that contains some favorite photos from each of the many weddings we have photographed over the past few years. It's a great way to see our work over many weddings. If you are a new bride interested in seeing more of our photos or a past bride looking to see what our favorite photo is from your wedding then visit this link: kjeldm photography facebook wedding album