MAJOR UPDATE!

Hey everyone! 

Long time no talk! Anyways I have had a lot going on lately and I figured I wanted to share some more of my life with you :) 

To start off I wanted to congratulate my Dad Scott for graduating from Boston College with his Masters degree. We attended the graduation ceremony a few weeks back and the day was great, beautiful weather and a huge milestone was passed for everyone graduating from such a amazing school. 

Shortly after my Dad's graduation the following weekend I got to photograph and witness yet another amazing milestone passed. I worked for my cousin Keri at Sweet Whispers Photography, we got the chance to spend the day with Denise and Ed at their beautiful wedding in Groveland, MA. 

There is no doubt that the graduation and wedding were both days that brought great joy, this past Friday was most certainly an emotional day that brought sadness, remembrance and nostalgia to our lives. My grandmother has worked at Brookwood School in Manchester, MA for the past 33 years of her life. The school and the people that work there have been a huge part of our family and lives to the point where it has become a seamless boundary. She has brought a lot to the school and the school has given a lot back to her in return. Although it was sad to watch the ceremony and hear all her coworkers talk about how much they will miss my grandmother, it was also somewhat uplifting to know that a huge part of her life has passed, she is ready to move on and live the relaxing life of retirement, much love and congratulations Grammy! I will be posting a link to a slideshow that will be made to a DVD later on. 

Well I am very glad I got the chance to give an update to you all on what has been going on, thank you for checking in and please keep in touch. Thanks

Jake

Be My Guest...

Hey everyone!

I am glad to see your still checking in despite the serious lack of posts lately but when you look below I think you will know why. 

           Beauty and the Beast at North Andover High School is officially over and done with. I haven't decided yet whether or not I am more sad or glad about this, it is for sure a big relief but the memories will never be forgotten. We had a truly amazing and talented cast, a devoted pit, a crew who spent more time at the auditorium than at their house and probably the most amazing production staff I will ever work with in my life. I want to send thanks out to our vocal director Chris Lafond, a volunteer graduate of the high school who we couldn't have lived without, Tim Driscoll another volunteer graduate of NAHS who provided sound for the show, our amazing conductor Rob and his partner Ann, our costume team lead by Karen Kramer and last but not least our dedicated, caring Director: Melissa Downey who provided the vision and dream for this breathtaking production. A very special and separate thanks goes out to our Assistant Director Jennifer Gillespie for her constant hard work and dedication while pregnant throughout the rehearsal schedule. Whether or not you look at it as a good or bad thing, Jen was always willing to keep everyone on track, and keep the cast well behaved and disciplined :) I took a few pictures throughout tech week but for the most part pictures were taken using my camera by Tim, Chris and Ms. Downey. I have no idea who took what pictures but here's a few to check out and I thank everyone who came to see the show and if you didn't: heres a little glimpse of what you missed :) 

J

::Black and White Party::

Hey everyone!

I am trying my best to stay updated on here but life is crazy at the moment and I am doing the best I can. Believe it or not I am still able to have some time to take a few shots here and there and luckily because I serve on my school's student council, I was able to get a chance to take shots for a school dance. The theme was black and white and the idea was to take b&w pictures, I have many shots that students wanted me to take of them and there friends but heres a little preview, I hope you like them. I want to thank everyone who attended the dance because all student council events are organized to be fundraisers for senior scholarships at the end of the year along with many other events we fund. I will try to keep you all posted as much as possible and thanks for checking in :) 

J

STILL ALIVE....

Hey everyone,

Hope you haven't all forgotten me due to the lack of posts on here but for my loyal bloggers I am still alive just an obvious lack of posts lately. Last weekend was Junior Prom '08 at my school and aside from spending a longggg time setting up in the morning it was a great time, and even that wasn't too bad :) We all took a limo from one of my friends house, it was a really great time. Everything was amazing as expected, food, dance, decorations, but more importantly the people and the memories we had and will always remember. Below is a few pictures that were taken with my camera, I will admit I cant take the credit for them because they were actually taken by my dates sister but nevertheless they are pictures and they are here! Enjoy

J

Devon, Mike, Mike, Me and my date Cassie :) 

            

It's been a while....

Wow I honestly was not sure if I even remembered my password on here :) Its been a while.... I have been extremely busy with school, work and I am working to put on a Beauty and the Beast musical production this spring. I have missed you all and I apologize for the lack of updates but I promise to not let you down. The other night as many of you know there was a lunar eclipse, I witnessed the whole eclipse and got pictures throughout from my friends roof. It was really amazing and to think that it wont happen again for a few more years is even more amazing. I hope you all enjoy the pictures and please check back soon I hope to continue posting. Enjoy!

The link to see the picture much bigger is: Here

jake

My Apologies

Hello Everyone!

I would like to post an apology to all of my blog readers for the lack of posting on here lately. I have been crazyyyy busy lately with schoolwork and the school play that I have had little to no time to post on here. I promise there will be updates to come! thank you all 

Jake

Something New!

I am wayyyy past due for an update for you all and what a perfect opportunity to post a new type of shooting for me. I have tried sports photography before (football, soccer etc..) but never have I tried paintball photography. One of my friends Tommy ,from Andover, had asked me last night if I would be interested in coming with his team today to an indoor paintball spot in New Hampshire so I went with them and took some pictures for their team. Definitely quite the experience it was a great time and I got some great action shots! :) Check it out below and I might put some more on here as I work through them.