2020: A Year in Photographic Review
2020 was a strange year but I took a lot of photos because life goes on. Check out my favorite photo from every session that I shot last year. From family sessions to a bride and groom jumping into the pool in full dress. It’s all here.
I always try to keep things pretty optimistic and cheerful on my site so forgive me when I say that 2020 was a big pile of garbage. I think that sentiment is pretty universal. It was a struggle to just stay afloat for a lot of us who were forced to close up shop for long periods of time. Businesses that were run by people smarter than me didn’t make it through because of things that were beyond their control. Lacking a ton of overhead and being married to my second photographer, I was able to survive by curling up into a fetal position with my camera popping up as regulations allowed. The efforts to support small businesses like mine were huge.
A few days ago I started going through all of my sessions during 2020 and I was reminded of why I do this. Life goes on. There was the pandemic, yes, but there were also marriages, adoptions, trips to the park, and engagements. Silver linings in the cloud are what you live for during hard times, right?
Very often my favorite photo from a session will not be the one that gets printed and framed. It will be a moment of tenderness when nobody knows that the camera is on them or it will be some hilarious moment when a kid crosses a line and is just done with the session. Photos without a story can be pretty but that’s not what I am into. If people wanted that anymore then we would still be loading into the car and going to Sears.
Below are my favorite photos from every session from the last year that was not a studio headshot or real estate shoot. I have a lot to be thankful for even during a year that went so so wrong for everyone. Thank you to all of my 2020 clients!
Drew: A Pie-shaped Cake Smash for Pi Day
Cake smash sessions are great. They’re even better when that cake is dressed up as a pie for Pi Day. Check out some photos from this cake smash session in Worcester, MA.
A few weeks ago I was asked by Bryanna to photograph a cake smash in Worcester for her youngest son, Drew. Drew’s birthday was 3/14- otherwise known as Pi Day. I was definitely game. I have known Bryanna for a while. A bunch of years ago she reached out to ask if I could photograph an Easter event that she organizes at Texas Roadhouse in Worcerster. Since then I have photographed that event every year and have eaten an truly horrifying number of ribs. I say this because Bryanna and her family have been less like typical clients and more like collaborators as I have gotten to know them a little bit over the years. Thus I was able to use them as guinea pigs to test out Be Studios in downtown Worcester. Photographing a cake smash is always a little tricky because you need a decent amount of space and good lighting because the whole thing is usually over pretty quickly.
I absolutely love how everything turned out and I can definitely say that I will be offering more cake smashes and other sessions at Be Studios in the future. Most of the credit goes to this killer setup and this awesome cake. I mean, look at that- I was basically just a dude laying on the floor with a camera for this session. And look at this little guy’s eyes!
Wanna smash some cakes? Me too!
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