Monthly Archives: November 2009

Family Portrait | Dorchester | Extended Grady Family

One of my favorites from Saturday’s portrait session with this gorgeous extended family.

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Wedding | La Jolla Hyatt | E & M

I was delighted to be asked to photograph this wedding by Melissa Schwartz of Organic Photographs: Best Sister of the handsome groom.

I shot the wedding alongside Regis Chen of Regis Photography.  The bride and groom admired both of our work, and asked that we do our respective things.  Both the ceremony and the reception were held at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla.  The Wedding Trolley took us over to La Jolla cove where we took the bridal party pictures before the Tish and Badeken.

Most of the family and friends flew in from the east coast, and spend the weekend at the hotel. The beautiful weekend ended with a scrumptious hosted brunch at the Mission at Mission Beach.

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Laughing it up with the groom, his groomsmen and the best-sister, in an elegant combination of gray and lime green.

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The moment of reveal during the Badeken, which the couple chose to share with all their family and friends before signing the Ketubah.

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The bride chose a fun velum scroll for the ceremony program.  I love this idea!

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The bride and her mother, gazing at the groom, steps before the aisle walk begins.

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Clapping and dancing and joy in the Ballroom.

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Dancing the horah to the band’s rendition of Hava Nagillah.


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First dance.


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Wiping the cupcake frosting off.  Some debate later on who ‘started’ it.

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E., ecstatic, surrounded by her friends, family and new husband.

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The Mazhinka Dance. The groom embraces his new father-in-law.  The bride is clasping hands in the foreground.


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Standing limelight of his personalized wedding gobo, M. kicks back at the reception.

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Ending the night with a kiss. I love how their body language makes a heart shape as they embrace.

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Album | K. & J.’s New Haven Wedding

Presenting one of my first hand-bound (by me!) in-studio wedding albums:

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A staid gray cover on the outside.

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White core flush mount pages.

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I chose a fun bright green for the fly pages, to offset the more traditional gray cloth on the cover.

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A peek at one of the spreads. See more here.

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Portrait | Boston | Thinkside Team

Spent a bit of time Thursday helping the adorable Thinkside team creating a portrait they will use as part of their holiday gift to their clients. I pulled quickly a few of my favorites to share.  I’m looking forward to see how one of these images will get incorporated into a box of bubbly.

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Ben Spear, lead designer at Thinkside, flanked by Geoff and Ana. And getting just a little sass from Ben.

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Ben Spear

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Geoff rocking an ultra-tailored shirt.

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Ana

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Fine-Art Folio | D. & G.’s Los Angeles Wedding {perfect parent gift idea!}

One of the new greener products we are offering this year are Fine Art Folios.  Below are a few images of a sample 5×7 Triptych.

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Continuing the Ars Magna use of twill tape (thank again for casual yet elegant idea, Thinkside).

Here the twill functions as an enclosure for a 5×7 fine art triptych with a red silk cover.

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The Folio folds shut and ties.

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Foil stamping on the interior in silver.

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Prints in the Fine Art Folios sit in museum window mats.

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Open, the Fine Art Folio can be displayed on a mantle or shelf.

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