Boston, October 27, 2010

   I was walking around Boston on Wednesday and grabbed some amazing candid shots of people just walking around.

    It is so much fun to capture images like this!



Coven in Salem

  I just dropped out a print at the Coven in Salem. If you get a chance be sure to check out my work as well as other local artists. (Plus make sure you get a bite to eat as well)



The Coven

Boston on a Sunday afternoon

I was needing some ME time so I went into Boston today to take some images of Financial District.  One good thing about the recession, no security guards to worry about.  :)

 

been very, very busy

I have been very busy the last couple of weeks.  I went to Rochester, NY for Easter Weekend to see some family and friends.  (My lovely wife Tiffany grew up there) 

 I have also been cleaning and packing.  My wife and I are looking for a condo.  Yard work is a little too much for us.  (My daughter Carin and I have terrible allergies) 

I have also been getting some images for print competition.  One was for GLPA and the other is for PPA.  (The PPA one is really scaring me. )  I have to choose 4 images for that one and mail them to PPA.  My PPA approved print case is in the mail and I should have it by the end of the week.  Not too worried b/c the prints are not due until the end of the month.  I will post the images shortly.

 I have also entered an image for Face on PDN.  While you cannot vote any more, here is a link to the same image on my Facebook page.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=852812&l=09eca4c724&id=1644444851

Abandoned buildings

I took a personal day off  from work to take my wife to a doctor's appointment and afterwards I took some images of some abandoned little cabin's not far from my house.  I am not sure as I am posting this of the history of them but they are not going to be around us much longer.  If you want to check them out, http://tinyurl.com/yghxdnf.

images from my trip to Atlanta

I have my images from my trip to Atlanta posted on my Facebook page.  Please take a look and let me know what you think.   I really enjoy this type of photography and wish I could spend more time focusing on this.

            http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=134403&id=88182606922&l=e70a4a68bb

Fourth of July with Carin!

I had a lot of fun in Salem with Carin watching the fireworks!

 

My little girl Carin.

My little girl Carin was such a good girl this week.  On Tuesday she had several odontomasremoved from the left side of her mouth.  They are all because of the neurofibromatosis that she has.  (she got it from me) 

  Here is a picture of her trying to punch my crackberry before her surgery. 

 

 

Carin was so brave.  This was not just minor oral surgery.  They had to do this in an OR at Children's Hospital.

Carin has a couple more follow ups to make sure everything is healing ok.  (So far so good)

That is why I am donating 10% of all of my photography income to www.ctf.org

Rochester, NY

My family just got back from a long weekend in Rochester , NY.  It was a very nice weekend and we enjoyed it a lot.  My wife got to see some old friends that she has not seen in years. 

   I did get a chance to take some personal images while I was there and here are my two favorite so far. 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They are both of the Chase building in downtown Rochester.  (more images to follow)

Newburyport

I am on vacation this week and went up to Newburyport to take some pictures and have some me time. 









I would love to be able to move up to Newburyport but it is not in the cards, for now.

Calumet Travelite

Yesterday I took Carin to Calumet to purchase some studio lighting.  I purchased the Calumet Travelite 1500ws Two-Head Umbrella Kit and 24 X 32 soft box.  I was able to play around with it a little and here is what I came up with.



 



 

Carin's allergies were killing her so she was not wanting to be the model.

One Year with Foliolink!

I just renewed my contract with Foliolink!  They are an awesome website builder for short money!

   In the past year, I have had

   1,300 visitors

    28 different countries

     In the USA, I have had visitors from 38 different states.

    If you are looking for a designer for your web page and do not have a lot of money, check them out!

   (I will also post when I hit my one year with wordpress as well!)

    If you have not seen my website, www.john-roy.com

This morning

      This morning I woke up earlyand went you and took some pictures.  This was the first time sence my vacation in August that I was able to take "personal" pictures. I had every intention of going to the main cemetery in Peabody but the gates were still locked.  So I ended up going to a small cemetery around the corner from my house.  

        To quote the character Jack Torrance from the movie The Shinning, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."   Or Homer from the Simpson's in the episode Treehouse of Horror V, " No TV And No Beer Make Homer Go Crazy.  (Yes I am a fan of the Simpson's.)  Here is a picture from my wedding cake 10 years ago.  (10 years on Friday November 14th)

 

         My wife Tiffany has been a great deciding force in my decision in following my passion of  photography. I am so happy that she has been a part of my life over the last 10 years.  (10 years of marriage and 11 months of dating.)  I cannot forget my daughter Carin.  Her happy spirit puts a smile on my face. 

       I now know I need to schedule these little breaks from the ordinary. 

       I will post images shortly. (I am still edit images from my last wedding.)

Sharron and Michael

I had the pleasure of shooting a wedding for Sharron and Michael yesterday.  They had a lovely service in Nashua at the SAINT LOUIS DE GONZAGUE Church and the reception was at the Bedford Village Inn.  They were a lovely couple and I wish them the best of luck in the future.  (I may have even got another wedding out of it.)

I got the gig from A Good Time DJ Company.  We are working out a kind of partnership were we share leads back and forth.  The DJ George was not afraid to actually get out on the dance floor and get people to start dancing, getting more people to dance.  So if you are looking for a DJ, give them a call and use my name.

I will be uploading them to pictage in the next week or two.

 

 

Beth and Dan's Wedding

 I had the opturnity to shoot another weekend over the weekend. 



 

The happy coule was married St. Joseph Memorial Chapel, College of the Holy Cross

 

While another photographer got the service, I stayed in back and got this shoot. (I did get some of the shots using the same lens and angle.)  There were a lot of other "photographers" there and I did not want to turn Beth's special event into a paprazzi event. 





 

Charles River Museum of Industry / Innovations of Yesteryear

On Saturday I did some pro-bono work for the Charles River Museum of Industry.  I have always loved this museum and have wanted to go back.  (I plan on going next Saturday to take more pictures of the inside of the museum.)

The Charles River Museum of Industry had a festival called Innovations of Yesteryear.  This was the first year that they had it and they hope to make it an annual event.  Here are some of my favorite images from the day.

 





 I was very lucky enough to have my daughter Carin to come as an assistant.





Carin had fun with the typewritter.  (OK, I did it, not Carin.)

The Wedding of Elise and Matt

       

 I shot another wedding yesterday.  The lucky couple was Elise  and Matt .  They had a lovely service out in Worcester and a rocking reception at the Leicester Country Club.  I cannot believe how lucky I am to capture these moments in time.  Trust me, that is not a line.  These couples are going to be looking at their albums for the rest of their lives.  Here is just a few of my favorites.

This one has to be one is my favorites.  When I heard where the wedding was suppose to be, I researched online for other wedding photographers who shot weddings at the same country club.   When I saw this bridge, I knew that if I was only able to get one formal of the lucky couple, it was going to be there.

 

 

 

 

Pictures from Montreal

After doing a major back up and finishing a job for one of my corporate clients, I am finally able to upload some of my pictures from Montreal.

 

 





 

I wish I was able to spend more time walking around.  We go into Montreal late Saturday night.  We did get a chance to try some pountine  (French fries with gravy and cheese curds, YUM!.)

vacation pictures

I finally got around to getting the images added to my blog.  Here is the lake image that I just love.

 





 

The snow mobile path that I found down the street. 



My two lovely ladies on the front deck



Carin soaking up the rays in the lake.

 

Carin could not get enough of the lake!

 

We spent Saturday night and Sunday morning in Montreal and those images are coming shortly.