Ed came to me by way of a local bank who hired him to be their new branch manager. One the things I love about providing head shot photography is constantly meeting new people; hearing their stories and sharing mine. Ed did a fantastic job and I think this is an excellent shot of him.
Head Shots
Melissa
Melissa is married to one of my oldest friends since middle school. A few times a year my wife and I go up to a camp they have near the Canadian border and we spend three or four days just hanging out, laughing, eating and keeping the friendships strong. Years ago I photographed Melissa and Mike during one of our trips up North.
Melissa is the HR manager for Coca-Cola of Northern New England, and while she was here, we made a few images that shared her enjoyment of the product she represents:
YES.
Mark
Mark came to me by way of his wife, Julie, whom I did an extensive session with for her latest album "Rising - a Modern Cantata for the World to Come" (which I'll be blogging about soon). Mark needed some new head shots that would be used for his companies website.
Julie came along for the session, and before they left, I made sure we photographed the two of them together.
Drew pt 2
Drew liked working with me so much from a previous head shot session, that when he lost a few pounds he called me up and we got him back into the studio.
I always enjoy listening to his stories and catching me up on his happenings, and I'm looking forward to serving him again soon :)
Nenna.
Occasionally I get gigs where I can't show the work; private clients or commercial shoots where part of the contract is they have control over how the images are used. While I don't provide any less effort for the job, it stings a little when I can't share anything from the production. But that is how it goes sometimes, and I'm not complaining. The pay is good and I really love working for this particular client.
A few months ago I was hired by a company for a series of head shots on white. Nenna, pictured above, was an assistant to the project manager on the gig and I'd pass her in the hallway or see her in the room we were setup in and she had such a striking face and her hair was gorgeous. I kept hoping that I'd be able to photograph her at the end of production, and when I asked if i could grab a portrait of her, she happily said yes.
I can share these two images of Nenna, because they were not part of the hired/contracted job, and because I photographed her after the completion of the hired work. In this instance, I got full permission from the Project Manager when I asked if I could share these shots of Nenna.
She's absolutely gorgeous. Such beautiful features.
UNH Manchester Students!
I've been working with UNH Manchester since 2014 (wow! time flies!) and they give me a call whenever they need some students photographed in either a traditional "portrait" setting, or more loose "interaction" shots to help populate their website and merchandising materials and brochures. It's been really great getting to know the students who I see year after year.
Here are some examples of some head shots I created for a handful of students a while back. Sometimes we don't have the best location, or we get rained out, so a simple black & white conversion usually gets rid of the color and makes a nice, clean shot.
Emma Flynn • Headshot
The fabulous Emma contacted me about head shots at the recommendation of the just-as-fabulous Chloe, who I photographed back in 2015. I was able to squeeze in her tight deadline as she was leaving the country for a European trip two days from our session date (JEALOUS!), and we spent the morning getting some really good portraits. She's freaking adorable.
Read MoreJames Vara • NH Governor's Advisor on Addiction and Behavioral Health (Drug Czar) for The Hippo
I had the opportunity to meet and take some portraits of James Vara; who is New Hampshires Governor's Advisor on Addiction and Behavioral Health, also known as the "Drug Czar" (just don't mention that phrase around him) for the Hippo. James came to the studio and we spent a little time getting some portraits that would be used with an extensive article on him.
Read MoreDrew • Headshots/Business Portraits
I've known Drew for a few years now. He had hired me to photograph the outside of his newly-purchased home all decorated with Christmas lights so he could send some nice images to his mother for the holidays.
When he he needed some new business portraits, he came directly to me.
Zitong Zheng • Headshot
Zitong comes to me from the Boston area. He was recently part of an international piano competition, and he needed a headshot created that was going to be used for their program.
This was Zitong's first time in front of a camera in a professional manner. He's a natural! So relaxed! He really liked some of the examples I had on my headshot page with a grey, neutral background. He specifically requested it.
The tones in this shot are gorgeous. I love his slightly reflective tie. And the texture in his shirt is fantastic.
And those cheekbones. Seriously. SRSLY.