VDB Photography

Another Shoot for Community Music Center of Boston!

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:07:22 -0500

I got a call from the CMCB today asking me to shoot the event they are having at the Boston Public Library this Monday. Not only do I get to work with the fine people at the music school again, I get to shoot the event at which the results of my previous CMCB project will be exhibited. Needless to say I am very excited to see my work on display and get a good shoot in at the same time.

"I just wanted to thank you again for helping me out. The turnaround time was exactly what I needed,..."

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:49:59 -0500

“I just wanted to thank you again for helping me out. The turnaround
time was exactly what I needed, and aside from that I loved the
finished product. The retouched photos are great and the print was
perfect - the entire cast was complementing the shot and asking where
I got it done. Thank you, I’ll definitely be in touch if I need any
other photos done!”

- Sarah Bowe, VDB Photography Client. Now that’s nice to hear.

Some images from yesterday’s shoot with Mike Mobray and...

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:05:30 -0500

Some images from yesterday’s shoot with Mike Mobray and Chris Stewart who are starting a music production company. It was great to do something a little different (everything has been headshots recently) and I’m looking forward to working with these guys again.

More headshots, these from a session yesterday afternoon. Ms....

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:47:42 -0500

More headshots, these from a session yesterday afternoon. Ms. Bowe was a pleasure to work with.

Another successful headshot session last night.

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:02:26 -0500

Another successful headshot session last night.

Two more portraits from my Photo 101 class two years ago.

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:31:53 -0500

Two more portraits from my Photo 101 class two years ago.

These are two of the portraits I took for my final portfolio in...

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:38:24 -0500

These are two of the portraits I took for my final portfolio in Photo 101 at Boston College. During the course of that semester I realized I enjoyed taking portraits (could you tell?) but I was not the type of person to approach someone I didn’t know and take their picture. In order to push myself I made strangers the theme of my final. I figured I would get some decent photos but was surprised at how often a simple “do you mind if I take your photo?” turned into a long conversation.

The man in the “Mobile Law Offices” hat was a Vietnam Vet who described himself as “essentially homeless”, living in the Veterans Quarters in Government Center. We talked to a good half-hour about everything from family to faith, work and war. He struggled to afford food to live off of but sent money to his son and son’s wife any time he could.

The man in the winter jacket with the hood up was blind. When I approached him with my request he was more than happy to let me photograph him as long as I returned the favor. As I started taking pictures he whipped out a disposable camera and took his own of me.

I finally went and got myself a much needed printer/scanner so these were the first things to get scanned. It’s hard to believe I took these more than two years ago. They have been hanging on my wall this whole time but taking the time to look at them for the first time in a long while is making me want to go meet and photograph people.

Just did some headshots for Chris Coughlin, a local actor and...

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:50:00 -0500

Just did some headshots for Chris Coughlin, a local actor and musician. He braved the snow to make it out to my studio and I think we got some good results out of it. He’s a good guy too and was fun to work with.

Maybe it’s because of my personal connection to the...

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:59:44 -0500

Maybe it’s because of my personal connection to the subjects but these are two of my absolute favorite portraits I have taken to date. I think they perfectly capture the personalities of my aunt (a therapist who works with autistic children) and uncle (Air Force Vet, retired police chief, can and would happily build you a house if you needed it).

Home for Christmas. Although my family has moved around a lot...

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:34:17 -0500

Home for Christmas. Although my family has moved around a lot some things still remind me of when I was younger.

All the students and faculty I photographed at the Community...

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:20:45 -0500

All the students and faculty I photographed at the Community Music Center yesterday.

I just had to photoshop buggers out of someone's nose.

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:03:05 -0500

Community Music Center of Boston

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:00:05 -0500

I just got back from the shoot at the Community Music Center of Boston. It was a ton of fun and I got to take portraits of bunches of students, teachers and other faculty. Best of all I’m very happy after my initial look through the images. Kids always make you look good as a photographer. Thanks again OH! Ryan Kelley for helping me out. Results to follow.

Dinner prep part II.

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:47:04 -0500

Dinner prep part II.

Made some damn good cheese steaks tonight.

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:35:12 -0500

Made some damn good cheese steaks tonight.

My business cards came today. That means I’m a real...

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:53:10 -0500

My business cards came today. That means I’m a real business now!

A quick self portrait I got from playing with my lighting setup....

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:06:43 -0500

A quick self portrait I got from playing with my lighting setup. I was going for a Platon feel after seeing his Portraits of Power series but… there’s a reason he gets to shoot the people he does.

Rowdy turns 1 today so I had to post a shot of him playing with...

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:25:29 -0500

Rowdy turns 1 today so I had to post a shot of him playing with his birthday present. It had to happen.

I just confirmed a shoot that I am really excited for - student...

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:21:16 -0500

I just confirmed a shoot that I am really excited for - student and staff portraits at the Community Music Center of Boston. The plan is to fire off as many as possible in a few hours of shooting on December 12th. It should be exciting.

I decided I needed to shoot something other than portraits today...

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:38:00 -0500

I decided I needed to shoot something other than portraits today so I went downtown at dusk to shoot architecture. I was hoping for a nice sunset but the sky didn’t cooperate.