The Sweetest Reasons

Click Click Love Contest

I have exciting news! Click Click Love (CCL) has partnered with 365 South Shore to have a give-away contest for one free family session! All the details are here.

In case you didn't know, my good friend Tara and I started CCL a year and a half ago, with the hopes to get back into photography after being full-time moms for so long. We both worked in the news business in Boston for many years before starting families and knew of each other, but weren't close back then. Other photographer friends of ours kind of pushed us together, and I'm so glad we finally listened to them. She has become one of my best friends and our families have become super tight. In fact, the girls are all coming to play today!

I love our little company. It's growing slowly because we wanted it that way, but now, as we enter our second year and our babies aren't really babies anymore, we are both ready to get creative and get shooting and this contest is just the sort of thing that will help us do that.

Please take a moment to check out our site, which is still evolving. Maybe pass us along to a friend or family you know who'd be into our work. A shoot with us is a lot of fun, I can promise you that. And the photos you get when it's over, you'll treasure for a lifetime.

And, most importantly, enter the 365 South Shore contest! Oh, and like us on Facebook too!

Good luck!

Latest Work

I have several shoots I'd like to share from the fall, but I need more time to get organized and get them up. Last week, I shot with Tara for our business Click Click Love. I love when we work together, no secret there. Double the eyes, the moments, the variety. Magic, she and I. We photographed a busy, young family near Boston, with two kiddos aged 9 months and 2.5 years. The same age difference of my two girls. And let me tell you, I can now remember why I hardly have any photos of the two of them together at this time: Both were speeding in very different directions, with little knowledge of the other at most times. Our shoot needed the two of us so we could take turns wrangling kids, keeping them occupied, and even smiling and looking at the camera. Thankfully Mom and Dad were two of the chillest, coolest folks we had ever worked for: They rolled with everything, happy to just try things out.

I think it shows. The photos are so lovely. At first I was nervous about what images I made. I felt like I wasn't really seeing the shoot the way I wanted. My camera felt a little foreign, even. This happens to most photographers from time to time, and it is nerve-wracking when it happens on a shoot. When I finally got to looking at everything, I realized, like so many times before, I was being too hard on myself. I think these photos show this family's love for each other beautifully.

I'm itching for more work. Our winter is pretty open, so please feel free to contact us for work at: info@clickclicklove.com

Pictures of Librarians

Mark, you are one good sport . . .

Hello, Old Friend

A new-to-me 70-200mm from EP Levine's. It has been awhile since I had this lens, yet it feels exactly like we never skipped a beat.

Family Photo Mash-Up

 

Smile Like You Mean It

A favorite from a last week's photo shoot.

Weekend

We are on a real productive streak round these parts.

And so are my flowers!

We even found some time to just play.

And when you have to go to work on a Sunday, with a great friend and beautiful families, it hardly feels like work at all.

Shivers

Shoot is officially done! And here is another favorite. Wishing this new family a very happy Mother's Day!

One Afternoon

One moment that stands out.

Three truly is a magic number.

More to share from this wonderful photoshoot to come.

Music & Photos

In 2002 we moved into a house in JP, and our landlord and family lived above us. We had no idea when we moved into that apartment of ours, it would become so much more than a rental. Ben Schwendener, his wife Shari, and their beautiful children were beyond welcoming. We were more than tennants, a little less than a commune. It was good, good times. Lots of hanging out, talking, much jamming, tons of grilling, and a million small, but wonderful memories.

I was working nights then at the Eagle Tribune. And then I burned out hard after the Pulitzer, and I just sort of floundered. Ben and Shari never lost sight or respect for my creativity. They were and are some of my biggest fans. So when Ben called to ask me to shoot an upcoming concert, I was psyched. It was exactly what I needed: An assignment. And his music, well it was the soundtrack of that time. Happily it stands the test of time. He's crazy good. The family is still beautiful and oh-so-talented. I'm honored to shoot his music. I suggest you check some of it out. My favorite was and still is Apfelschaun.

If so inclined, the rest of the set can be seen here. Enjoy; I sure did.