Well, my faithful readers, the last of the 2008 Holidays is almost upon us.  My lovely wife, Mardean, and I will be bringing in the New Year with friends.  I hope that you will be bringing in the year with your friends and family, too.

Happy Holidays!

My wish - peace!

For further consideration...

I had a conversation with a viewer, perhaps my only viewer, about the delectable Ms. Browne... he wanted to see her other side... this one is for him, to not show Ms. Browne's other side would be, somehow, unjust.

Sarah Browne graced my lens in May of this year.  She is from Maine and can be found on Model Mayhem.

The Couch

Another image from the shoot with Jen Cooke of Portsmouth, NH.

She is my current muse.

New Castle Shoot

This is from a shoot  in New Castle, NH.  Jen Cooke was kind enough to pose for me.

Hands That Rock Series - Drummer

The Drummer's hands...

The Leaf

Mardean and I are in Iowa visiting her mother, so I have been taking images of the plants in my mother-in-law's apartment. This image was taken with my new Nikon D300 ... It is a long story about why I have a new camera... ask.

Dave Berman - Write In!

Well, gentle folks, tis the season for politics to rear its ugly head.  I am endorsing a write-in campaign to elect Dave Berman to be the senator from New Hampshire.  Please write him in... we can't continue with the status quo, and Dave is certainly not in that group.

http://jpdave.blogspot.com

Group Shoot Images

This summer I bought a small ring flash and tried it out at the SOPHA Studios in Manchester, NH.  By the way, these people have a great operation, and should you need a studio space, they are the ones to contact.

Thoughts on a Misty Saturday Morning

With Herbie Hancock playing and Norah Jones singing, I've been staring out my darkroom's window - well, actually, I am sitting at my computer - the darkroom of the new digital photography era -- at the mist shrouded mountains... the last days of Summer .... I have been editing/developing in Apple's Aperture and Adobe's Photoshop, trying to get a couple of images ready for printing.  

I just printed this image on Moab's Anasazi Canvas Premium.  

Allison's Smile

My favorite image from my shoot with Allison earlier this summer.  She was exceptionally relaxed and made it easy to create images with her.

Kirsten Jeanne

SOPHA Studios - Located in Manchester, NH:  Went to a group shoot in July.  I was very lucky and got to meet Kirsten Jeanne.

Portsmouth/New Castle NH

Mardean and I set off for Portsmouth/New Castle, NH to take pictures in the early(ier) morning.  

An image from last Sunday's adventure to Portsmouth, NH.

Meet Allison ... my current muse.  Natural beauty in a natural setting.

Another image of Shakti Devi  from the shoot.  Done May 9, 2008.


Out of respect for the model's wishes, I have removed her images from my portfolios and blogs.  

Chance Encounter

Last week, I had a chance meeting with Shakti Devi (a rose by any other name smells as sweet.....).  She was recovering from an illness and visiting a common friend. She asked, or I begged - can't remember now, if we could do an impromptu session.

She is also a massage therapist at Dharma Health Works, if you are in the Nashua, NH area, she is the one to see.

NOTE:  I was asked by the model to remove any and all of her images.  Out of respect for her, I have removed her images.  Our loss....

Sundays at Church Landing

Went to "Brunch" at Church Landing in Meredith, NH today. A friend of ours was playing there, aside from the great food, the jazz made the day.

Wednesday Nights at the Café

Last week Ed, one of the owners of Café Monte Alto in Plymouth, NH asked if I was going to come to the Wednesday night jazz ..... he said that there was a great saxophone player who would be there.

He was right, the local talent that night was outstanding.

Maxine

Maxine from our first shoot.