"Big Love"

Yes my friends...photography is not just for the wee ones! This family of brothers and sisters haven't had their portraits taken together for well over 10 years, and wanted to surprise their Mom for her birthday.

Bostoni-engaged.

Here are some of my faves from the other engagement session I did last weekend - this one was in BOSTON.

First off, I really have to thank the couple (Mariya and Justin) for parading all over the center of Boston and being so open to all my crazy ideas. They were a little shy at first (as anyone may feel when hugging and kissing as a "Duck Boat" tour bus full of Bostonian tourists speeds by and you hear the tour guide saying "Awwwwww...look at the love birds") but didn't let that stop them one bit. Within ten minutes into the session it was like no one else existed, except them. Very sweet.

They didn't even let a GIANT thunderstorm chase them off. We simply sat in the parked car for 40 minutes waiting for that rain to let up, which THANKFULLY it did. The wet surroundings really made for some beautiful colors...and we brought umbrellas just in case!

The most fun part was finding backgrounds that were very "Bostonian" ...as the couple really wanted to capture their home.

FUNNIEST MOMENT OF THE SESSION: Mariya and Justin are canoodling on the steps in front of the State Building. I kneel down and lean over to try to get the beautiful State Building in the background - and -just -can't - seem - to - fit - it - in - the - frame! So I lean over a little more. I am now in a strange contortionist pose, bent over, laying completely on my side with my legs bent all funny on the sidewalk of this very main street in Boston with people and cars going by. I pay them no mind...when from behind me who should come cruising by, but an ambulance. They see me laying on the ground, and since they are coming from behind me they DON'T see my camera, nor do they seem to notice Mariya and Justin. With worried / horrified faces, they quickly whip the ambulance over to the side of the road and turn on their lights - coming to rescue me. At which point they notice Mariya and Justin and my camera, and Mariya waves them off, letting them know I am not in need of medical assistance, but am indeed a wacky photographer just trying to "get the shot!" Oh - we had quite a chuckle over that one.

Dave & Ewelina - ENGAGED!

This weekend it was off to the beach - Watch Hill RI - for an engagement shoot with this AMAZING couple. They were newly engaged in June, and yup, he popped the question on the beach. They were completely relaxed and so much fun - and very, very much in love...and you all know how I feel about love. I can't wait for their August '09 wedding!