Gettin' squirrelly

I had an impromptu photo shoot with my bud John Galayda last night. He needed some new headshots for his wedding website and I thought I'd share a few of my fave snaps. Things got a little out of hand when he spotted the righteous plastic squirrel that the previous homeowner left behind for Steve and I to enjoy.

Wedding fun

So Steve and I went to a wedding yesterday. His friend Mike Testa got hitched and I brought along the ol' point-n-shoot. I couldn't resist superimposing the happy couple's snap inside of a brandy snifter, as per the request of my #1 blog fan Dougie Snides. Sweet!





How are those red eyes makin' out guys? Have another drink!


How 'bout that view, huh? It was at the Waterview in Monroe. Gorgeous!

Good friends...

funny faces...

the night portrait setting on my cam---psychedelia baby!

Fellow photog Warren crouches for the low angle...

the boys played for the crowd---it was very touching!

Groom Testa and my Stevie---what a night!

Big love

As Mother’s Day fast approaches, I thought I’d take a minute to pay tribute to one of the most amazing moms I’ve met in the past year (aside from my own of course). This is Katy Therriault of Fairfield, mother of 3 year-old Billy who has suffered from a disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) since he was a tiny baby.



The poor kid can barely move, can’t swallow, has a feeding tube and needs to have multiple procedures done on a daily basis to make sure that his lungs are clear and to prevent him from getting something as simple as a cold which can be deadly for him. Amidst all of his trials, you’d better believe that his mom Katy spends every minute of her day making sure that he has the absolute best quality of life that he can.

I only spent an hour with the family but that was the biggest impression that I came away with. Katy has help from her husband Scott as well as multiple nurses but it was obvious that she is his primary caregiver. Her dedication and love were so evident and overwhelming. Aside from Billy’s tough path, he sure is one lucky kid to have a mom like Katy.

Wingin' it

For my entire photographic career, I’ve always been pretty crafty at making the most of backdrops that aren’t much of anything into something somewhat believable. I rarely shoot in studio type scenarios but a friend of mine needed some portraits and as a change of pace I thought what the heck---let’s give it a whirl. Not to reveal my secrets (wink wink) but these images were all taken in my totally dusty and disheveled basement.





An old remnant of red velvet helped to punch up a backdrop, the stabilizing beams were a nice item for Michaelyn to lean against and Ol’ Glory, which has been hibernating in my rafters until July 4th, added just the right touch of Americana to her Red Sox portrait. And Freddy-D, I’m still using that primitive light kit you sold me eons ago. It makes me cringe when I meet photogs who think they need to have most expensive and best of everything (equipment-wise that is). My advice? Just kick around the basement and put those creative juices to work instead!

Cinco de Cinco de Cinco

Today is my friend Matt's son Tyler's birthday. He was born on 05.05.05---how cool is that? Anyway, there was a big bash in his honor on Saturday night and it was a barn burner. Piñatas, fireworks, breakdancing.....fun was certainly had by all.

Uncle Dennis reached in from the left to jam on the "DJ scratch pad". Nice!

Oldies but goodies

Aaah, the Baldwin Players! They are my favorite senior citizen performance troupe bar none. I get to photograph them quite often because my boss knows I covet those assignments most of all. This month's show was called "Old-Fashioned Melodies"----and boy did they deliver!

May Day

May Day is undoubtedly one of my fave days of the year. A local private school, Unquowa in Fairfield, hosts a May Day celebration every year and it's always cute. Nothin' says spring like a good ol' fashioned Maypole and a crown of daisy petals!