Just to PROVE we are a serious outfit

The Great American Defenders professional baseball team came by the studio for their headshots this afternoon. Not often we get 30 guys in the studio. Boy, did they love the props. hahaha

Some of them pretended to be former british royal palace guards, you know, the ones you can't get to smile no matter what you do? Others enjoyed their camera time. I am only gonna show a few of the funny ones. You want to see the real headshots, get a program at one of the games! :)

In and out in 30 minutes. It doesn't get much more efficient than that.

Enjoy.

And then along comes Mary

Mary returned for her outdoor session last night. The weather was absolutely gorgeous, and we found plenty of variety in our jaunt around Nashua and Hudson. Ask her how to save on your senior portraits!

Great American Defenders

Nashua has a new professional baseball team, the Great American Defenders of New Hampshire. Quite a mouthful, that! We met the team this morning for a team picture. Nice group of guys. We also saw them at the parade this morning. We hope they play well and get a good following. Support your new team, Nashua! The prices are more than fair, and it is a good opportunity for a family night out, or even a date night. The new people in charge have lots of plans to make this a great experience, and the ballfield has never looked better. Opening night is Thursday!

Did you know we have a session tonight? LOL

So there I was, minding my own business, finishing my latest article for Professional Photographer magazine, when a couple of girls walk into the studio. One of them is carrying a laundry basket full of clothes, which is not particularly unusual, except I was not expecting to be doing any sessions. Uh, oh. I casually glance at the online calendar. Yup, she is on the schedule. Oopsie!

Ok, well, switching gears... "Let me just send this email, and I'll be right with you." [Call on the cell phone- "Um, what are we doing tonight? ... How about Laura's outdoor session? "gasp"]

Hehehehe

Good thing we are adaptable! :) Or, "all's well that ends well"

Enjoy!

Get MOTIVATED!

Keith from Motivated Automotive came by yesterday to get images of his truck for a show. I made him get in the frame for a couple, despite his protests. Motivated Automotive is like a Jiffy-Lube on wheels. They come to you to service your auto. It's no hassle and the prices are reasonable. Check them out at www.motivatedservice.com

Daddy, can I come play?

When your daughter asks you if you want to have a photo shoot, you make it happen. That's how I spent yesterday afternoon, enjoying my daughter's company and having some fun in the studio. It was great to have some time for just her and nothing else, to have 100% of my attention and time. At 16, she is not inclined to spend time with dad very often, so when she is, I jump at the chance. Here's a sampling of our session.

Valeria's 1st Communion

Well, today was an interesting day. We photographed a 1st Communion for a local family, and worked hard on overcoming a language barrier. The mass was entirely in spanish!

Valeria wore an absolutely gorgeous gown, and was cute as a button! We hope this is the first of a number of 1st communions; we really enjoyed ourselves, despite not understanding a thing that was said all day. :)

Ashlee from Alvirne

We were delighted to photograph the lovely Ashlee today, soon to be a senior at Alvirne High School. Ashlee is the flip flop princess. You'll see what I mean. Ashlee is a fun subject and came with mom, dad, and sis in tow. And LOTS of clothes, and even more flip flops. Did I mentions she's the princess? LOL

Here are a few from our session:

Introducing our latest Spokesmodel, Laura!

Today the blog is graced with the images of Laura. Laura attends Nashua High South, so if you are a junior at Nashua High South, seek her out as she will have special bookmarks which are worth a $25 discount on senior portraits at Studio Mark Emile. We had a great time photographing her on Saturday, and can't wait for her outdoor session. Laura is a talented artist, as you can see.

A few more from the NR&RHoF

UPDATE: The gallery is up! Click to visit the gallery

2nd Annual Nashua Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert

Say that three times fast. It's quite a mouthful. And for those who attended, quite an earful as well!

We returned to Sky Lounge for this year's event. What a blast! Seeing people from far away that you haven't seen in decades- how cool is that? Um, very.

This year's event was particularly special to me as Nightrider, a band for whom I ran sound many moons ago, was inducted. They opened up the festivities, and while lesser known than the other bands, managed to get a very warm reception indeed. The place was totally hopping when the Milkcrates took the stage. You got the sense they could have played all night and people would have been thrilled. Area artist John Paul joined for a couple of songs, including a surprisingly heavy version of War Pigs. Fun stuff! When Factory Street came on, there were a lot of the same people on stage, showing how much players went from band to band. Finally came the Ballou Brothers Band. Having enjoyed the entire show, I can tell you that Nashua is home to a surprising amount of musical talent. You really need to catch this show next year, and if Mayor Donnalee Lozeau has her way, there will be a similar concert at Holman Stadium this summer. Now THAT promises to be some kind of blowout!

The guitar signed by all the band members from each band.


Ken Merrifield, currently Mayor of Franklin, NH, rocking out during Nightrider's set.


John Paul and his son are called on stage by Her Honor Mayor Donnalee Lozeau.


The Milkcrates making it happen.


Factory Street bringing it.


The Ballou Brothers Band getting down.

A great time was had by all. Thanks to Alex and the staff at Sky Lounge for providing a venue for this benefit concert for the 2nd year in a row. The Boys and Girls Club surely did well this year.

There are WAY more images than can sensibly be blogged. I will post a link to many more soon.

A Gift For Her Husband

Val called a few weeks ago, looking to do something special for her husband. Referred to us by Kelly over at Caribe Tan in Hudson, she wanted to do "something glamorous" even though she is not comfortable in front of the camera because her husband had complained that he has practically no pictures of her. We had her in for a consultation to design a session specifically tailored to her needs and wants, and by the time we were done she was actually looking forward to her session in the studio. but it was to be a surprise gift, so we had to keep this all under wraps.

Amanda Burgess came by to do makeup for her, and we had her session. The first item on the agenda was to replicate an image from one of our displays. That was accomplished in short order, so then we began to play a bit. By the time we ended our session in the camera room, she was so excited about what we had created and what she had experienced that she decided she could not wait for her premier, and there was no way she was going to be able to keep this a secret until his actual birthday in June. So she brought him to the premier! How fun! Here are a few of the images we created. We're glad we can finally blog them! :)