Shay's Tongue

Every so often, one of my sons will walk past the studio while I am working. If I am just setting up, they might even stop in and hang for a couple of minutes. At least until they get bored with Daddy playing with his lights again.

This time, Shay stopped in and hung for a while.

I had a client coming in for a shot for a postcard. Since he wasn't there yet, I asked Shay to stand in for a lighting test.

He sat on the stool and grabbed the mic stand and, I swear, let out a shriek that Gene Simons would approve of.

I hear he is organizing a band in his preschool. His older brother, Hunter, will be running the sound board and managing.

New Portrait Project- A Personal Exploration

This image of Joy Cochran, titled "The Curator", is from a new personal project that I have begun, with the assistance of Amy Stahl, a wonderful producer. Joy has also been doing fantastic work as my makeup artist on the rest of the portraits.

Our goal is to create 30 portraits of people who are involved with the Footlight Club, the oldest community theater in America. Located in Jamaica Plain, the theater is celebrating its 130th season.

What attracted me to this place was the passion these people exhibit. Every time I walked into the space, for every performance, rehersal or other event, the energy just blew me away.

So, we set out to celebrate their passion, skills, and dedication.

We are about half way through the production, with plans for a show in April at the club and a book of the collection with insights from each of the subjects.

Stay tuned for more images and news from this project and others!

Richard Repetta, as "The Crooner"

Moody Motorcycles

Another image from the archives.

What I love about my job is that every day is something different. One day, we are working with a biotech start up to illustrate their product to prospective investors. The next day, we are creating an image of an industry leader for a marketing report.

And, on another day, we are in an iron fabrication facility with two of the loudest custom bikes I have ever been near.

This was created as part of a campaign to promote the gentleman who customized the bikes.

I wish I still had the posters from this one.