Jerome Austrie - musician extraodinaire!

I had the pleasure (finally after several years of talking about it) of photographing our good family friend, Jerome Austrie, the other day for his new website, in development. He is a musician with whom my husband has known and worked since they were teenagers!!! They met in an airport in New England and just started talking music.

Jerome hails from beautiful Dominica in the Carribbean but has lived in the US for most of his life. He is a gifted musician focusing on gospel and jazz and some reggae. But can sing just about anything. On our shoot, he sang a few times and the people passing us stopped and were blown away. I wish I could post some audio!

But here are some fun shots -- I tried to capture a variety of images utilizing the cool, urban feel of what was around us to the natural setting along the Potomac River.

Suzanne & JP

I am way behind on my postings for my clients! In any event, here are several photos from my last wedding on the infamous 7/7/07 date! Suzanne and JP were terrific to work with and their families were so much fun and easy to be around. Suzanne and JP had some great moments throughout their reception -- their families LOVE to dance so there are a ton of dancing photos and they are hilarious! Also, Suzanne and JP each wore one of their grandparents rings which i photographed along with theirs. I love when my couples have something significant to mark their wedding with a true personal touch.



JP's parents were cutting up the floor!


Here is Suzanne and her dad doing their father/daughter dance to the slow-dance of Kenny Roger's "Through the Years" with a surprise break-out into Billy Idol's "White Wedding". They blew away their guests! It was hilarious!

Smashing Pumpkins!

I'm so excited to post this b/c I'm not one for being totally wowed by celebrity but I had the distinct pleasure to see the Smashing Pumpkins at XM last week -- for those of you who don't know, my husband is the Director of the Performance Studio and consequently, I am able to sneak in and attend any and all shows which I don't do nearly enough. The Studio is tiny so it's always a great, intimate show -- with music and in-depth interviews. I have been a fan of the Smashing Pumpkins since their Adore and Siamese Dream days -- early 90s or so -- and finally saw them live. They are touring for their latest release "Zeitgeist". It has received mixed reviews but I love their style and they are keeping with their normal SP sound while staying fresh.

In this photo, I joined the photo at the last minute and there was NO more room for me to stand next to Jack so I was placed in front of him and seem to be hogging the camera space and appear a foot taller which I'm not!

4th of July and Jackson's 7th birthday

Here are some photos from this week -- special reptile visitors to our home, Jackson's birthday, and 4th of July celebrations!
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This is Georgie the kitten whom we had for the weekend. Harry attended a camp that allows kids to take pets home for the night or weekend. This one clearly doesn't like being held!



Happy 7th Birthday to Jackson!




It's all about the popsicles in the summertime around here.



Happy 4th!

Our Family Vacation -- Virgin Gorda, BVI

I have literally been putting this posting off for more than a week b/c i wanted to scan my, oh, 1000 or so images, for the best ones to post here. But i cannot decide and I keep putting this off so I'm just going to post some of my favorites for the time being.

My husband and 2 boys and I took a 10 day trip down to Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands. We flew thru San Juan and took a smaller plane (25 minute flight) into Tortolla (the Capital/main island of the BVI) and then ferried over to Virgin Gorda. I cannot express what a paradise this little island is. The natural surroundings, the birds, vegetation, flora, water, fish, etc were just eye candy. We stayed in a 2 bedroom house in Spring Bay on the southern part of the island next to the infamous Baths. The island is about 8 miles north to south and about 1/4 mile wide on the smallest part and 1 or 2 miles wide on the widest (I think). We spent every day snorkling on our beach and one day chartered a boat for 8 hours to see about 3 other islands. It was truly a great experience for us and the boys. I highly recommend it.

So here are a select group of images since several of my friends have been asking......and click on an image to see a larger version.