2020 has been an unprecedent year for all of us. all of my booked weddings were put on hold, rescheduled for less contagious days. while I was still fortunate to be able to 2nd shoot weddings for 2 of my favorite local photographers, lisa of lisa frechette photography[thank you for letting me share some of your wedding images below] + mia of mia campopiano photography, I am absolutely longing to photograph my own weddings again [fingers crossed 2021].
thankfully my year was filled with personal art projects at thecollaborative02885 as well as so many lovely family portrait sessions. oh, you special lovely families, the most enjoyable time I have had masked has been photographing you! thank you thank you thank you!
I even did some pivoting [is this the most hated word of 2020?] with some real estate, restaurant + product photography in order to keep my creative brain working + to try + stay off unemployment.
a huge highlight from this year was the time I spent volunteering at moonrose farm through their csa work share program. while I only have my crappy phone photos [not shared here] from my time there, the memories + life lessons I learned there will never fade:
shop local. support your farmers. be kind. when in doubt get your hands dirty. you can actually eat hard work [that is if you are a farmer or gardener]. we are all connected. tomato hornworms are fascinating + gross.
so without anymore rambling here is my 2020 in pictures:
you’ve made it to the end! thank you for taking the time to look at these images + happy new year!
I have decided to extend my 2020 portrait session special to 2021 because why not + I think we all deserve it.
$200 on-location portrait session for any portrait session booked in 2021!!
*fine print: portrait sessions include anyone from 1 person/pet/thing up to 6 people/pets/things. additional charge for additional persons/pets/things. all high resolution jpegs included with session fee. does not include 7% RI sales tax*
first up from this week is a family that I have had the pleasure to work with many times over the years. from their engagement session, mt. hope farm wedding, commercial work for their wonderful restaurant chomp, and now to a holiday family portrait session. phew! they keep me busy and I am so grateful for the repeat patronage. here are just a few frames from the colt state park session that went down this week.
i have never learned to juggle but 2020 has sure made me attempt it. from adding new things to my repertoire such as real estate photography, car photography + now i have been given the opportunity to try my hand at product photography. here are just a few frames of things in the works for local warren ri restaurant bywater [who has really taught me a lot about adapting + jazz hands!]
2020 + small businesses = necessary juggling lessons. glad we are all in this together!