Beth

This is Beth. She is the cutest thing ever and I couldn't help but take a few shots of her. Her brother Miles, Jesse and I hung out on Monday because they are both leaving to go to college.  Cant wait to see them over Christmas break!

 I asked my cousin/good friend Danielle if I could help with the photography for her wedding as a wedding present. It was a lot of fun to do, I did her and her bridesmaids makeup and then we headed out of the church for some photo fun.  It was a slightly difficult place to shoot because the backgrounds were either boring or had cars, people, or telephone poles in them. I was shooting with another photographer and we made it work. The wedding was beautiful and the reception was a blast.  Apparently Kurt and Danielle can dance. Kurt's in the military so after their honey moon they headed off to the other side of the country. I miss them.

Dani

 Before her wedding, Dani and I did a photo shoot as a gift for her soon-to-be husband Kurt. It was an awesome adventure hiking through fields and woods looking for the perfect spots to take pictures. Hope you like them Kurt!

Victoria and the Truck

 I had the pleasure back in the spring to take Victoria's senior pictures. 
 We had so much fun running around the marina and Fairhaven and barely noticed the hours flying past. She is a natural model,  so its easy to take winners of her. We were headed to the other side of the marina when we spotted this gorgeous old truck. She didn't hesitate jumping on the rusty old thing and promptly got hollered at by some passing boys (no surprises there shes beautiful). We got lunch and made a few more stops at brick walls and the trains (which we found out later was tresspassing, oops...) then headed home. 

After reading the bio on this blog you might be wondering, "that's all well and good, but how does an Ellipsis  have anything to do with seinor pictures or a wedding album?" My goal in photography (and in all other art) is to make it memorable. No one wants forgetable memories. I want you to be able to remember those feelings you felt on that special day, to remember the freedom that came with graduation.

In these Sr. pics I used the idea of Ellipsis in the netting in the back ground. The idea that a net portrays is bondage. This idea is very applicable to a Sr. pic because the light at the end of the tunnel that every grad see's, is freedom. So Victoria can look back on these pictures and see, not just what she looked like at the end of high school, but she can remember that feeling of freedom better.

These are things that the observer might not even think of, but its the unconscious feelings and ideas that cause you to look at something longer. Why do you gaze at a sunset? Most likely because it is pretty. However there is also that slight cathartic tension that something is ending and we want to see it as long as we can until its gone. That's why when one sits on the beach they leave after the sun has dipped below the water, even though the sky is still full of colors. The sun is gone the story is over. The story is different though when there is a tree line blocking our view. One will keep watching because the sun might not have gone below where they might be able to see if the trees aren't there, the story might not be over. You see, its not the object that keeps you looking, it's unfinished plot.