Frontline: From the Emergency Room to the Battlefield
I worked with Telegraph reporter Ashley Smith to produce this video of Southern NH Medical Center nurses sharing their thoughts on their military service in the Iraq War. Footage includes photographs and interviews about their deployment experiences serving the emergency medical needs of U.S. troops as well as captured enemy combatants.
Becoming a Citizen
I covered a citizenship ceremony in Concord, NH in January, 2006 for The Telegraph (of Nashua) and while working with the print reporter, I photographed and produced an audio slideshow from the event. We focused on Susannah Maria Hakeem, a young Merrimack, NH woman who told her story of persecution in Egypt because of her Coptic Christian faith and her path to becoming a citizen of the United States.
Danversport Yacht Club Wedding and Reception
While I was photographing a wedding in Pelham, NH July 10, I had my associate Chet photographing Mike and Caitlin’s wedding at Danversport Yacht Club. Chet also photographed their engagement session earlier in the year. Avid Red Sox fans, the couple and their wedding guests were treated to an appearance by Wally the Green Monster when they were cutting their cake. That became a photo free-for-all, much the same as when I saw Wally appear at a wedding I photographed last year at the Hyatt Harborside.
Ami and Dave’s Wedding & Reception
July 10 was a busy weekend for us at Kevin Jacobus Photography. Nicolaus was at the Wachusett Inn, Chet was at Danversport Yacht Club and I was photographing Ami and Dave’s wedding at Harris’ Pelham Inn. Ami and Dave were referred to me by Ami’s cousin, whose wedding I photographed the previous year at Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua, NH. This was another wedding where we made our portraits in between the raindrops. One eye on the sky and one on the couple, so no one gets soaked and we still get all the photos we expect!
Joe and Laura’s Wachusett Village Inn Wedding
I had Nicolaus back in short order in early July to photograph Joe and Laura’s wedding at the Wachusett Village Inn in Westminster, MA. Nicolaus also photographed their engagement session portraits and a post-wedding couple’s photo shoot as well. Formals were taken at Dunn State Pond before the ceremony, dodging rain and getting photos just in time!
Sarina & Patrick’s Bedford Village Inn Wedding
In July, I started off the month at the Bedford Village Inn for Sarina and Patrick’s wedding. Patrick had some pretty cool cuff links-rather tough looking skull and cross bones! That struck a contrast to how nervous he looked before the ceremony. No matter, the wedding went off without a hitch, save a bit of friendly heckling from a guest to lighten the mood! Once Sarina made it down the aisle, all was well. I managed to sneak the couple outside for a few night portraits.
Jen & LeRoy’s Mechanics Hall Wedding Reception in Worcester, MA
I visited Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA for the second time to photograph Jen and LeRoy’s wedding reception. The Great Hall there is huge and pretty amazing to see and photograph. Fortunately, Jen and LeRoy’s fun and large wedding party matched the scale of the ballroom–they were the largest bridal party I’ve ever photographed at 24 people! They were also among the most cooperative and organized I’ve ever had, which made photographing that many people a lot easier! We made a bunch of formal portraits at Elm Park in Worcester after their ceremony at 1st Baptist Church on Park Ave. I also photographed Jen and LeRoy’s engagement portraits as well.
Codman Estate-Jake & Heather’s Wedding Film
Dan, one of my associate videographers, shot and edited Heather and Jake’s wedding film from their wedding and reception at Codman Estate in Lincoln, MA at the beginning of June. Have a look at their highlight reel:
Beth & Nate’s Sharon Community Center Wedding and Reception
My associate Nicolaus photographed Beth and Nate’s wedding at the Sharon Community Center in late June. This is the second wedding we’ve photographed at this venue. It’s quite a nice spot-the interior is very new and modern. Outside there’s a large lawn for ceremonies and beyond that a view of Lake Massapoag. This is also the second wedding where Nicolaus has wowed grandparents of our wedding clients. By complete coincidence, Nicolaus has worked weddings for me with Polish speaking relatives present and he is fluent in Polish. According to a guest at the wedding, Nicolaus is destined for greatness. I already knew that, but it’s nice to see others agree! While we’re on the topic of coincidences, after this event, Nicolaus and his girlfriend headed up to Acadia National Park in Maine and while strolling in Bar Harbor, they caught a glimpse of Beth and Nate who were honeymooning in the very same spot!
Kelly and Darrell’s Engagement Portrait Session at Odiorne State Park
I photographed Kelly and Darrell’s engagement portrait session at Odiorne State Park in Rye, NH in June. We included their cute baby daughter Ava in a number of the photographs. The couple hired us to photograph their wedding at Church Landing in Meredith, NH and we also worked with them on their wedding video as well.
Kelley and Josh’s Promises to Keep Wedding and Reception
Kelley and Josh were married at Promises to Keep in Derry, NH in the second week of May. Promises to Keep is another venue I frequent fairly often being a NH wedding photographer close to the facility. Kelley surprised Josh with a groom’s cake in the shape of a video game console at the reception. The joke was on him as it was suggested that this was goodbye to video games!
Laura and Frank’s Executive Court Welcome Home Wedding Reception
Laura and Frank hosted a welcome home reception for friends, co-workers and family at the Executive Court Banquet Facility in Manchester, NH on the first of May. The couple exchanged vows at a destination wedding on the beach in Florida and had receptions in Ohio and NH.
Church Landing Wedding and Reception
Late April found me up at Church Landing at Mill Falls in Meredith, NH to photograph Melissa and Eric’s wedding. Always a great place for a wedding, we took advantage of late afternoon light for a nice portrait with a bit of carefully placed lens flare.
Engagement session-Fenway Park and Boston Public Gardens
My associate photographer Chet photographed Caitlin and Michael’s engagement session in early January. They picked a reasonably nice day (sunny, but cold, this is New England!) and headed down to Fenway Park for some portraits around Red Sox nation followed by some additional photographs by the Swan Pond at the Boston Public Garden. A popular spot for engagement photo sessions, this was our first winter session there. We’ve been there for every season now. Speaking of seasons, these avid Red Sox fans couldn’t wait for the start of the season as they alluded to in one of their photos, take a look:
Nashua Baby Portraits
I went back to Christy’s in Nashua, NH once she had her baby and we made some more portraits. In one session, we were able to photograph the new addition to the family on his own, with mom, with dad, sisters as well as little details. This is the value of custom, on location portrait [...]
Kaitlyn’s High School Senior Portrait
I was back in Groton, MA to photograph Kaitlyn for her high school senior portrait on referral from another Groton family. We did a combination of color and black and white as well as some indoor and outdoor photography. We’re able to do a few outfit changes as well as incorporate items to highlight hobbies or school activities, like sports, or in Kaitlyn’s case, her musical talents.
Family portrait session, Groton, MA
I visited the DiTullio family in Groton, MA to photograph their holiday family portraits as well as their son’s high school senior portrait. That’s the great thing about custom on location photography- we can make a lot of photographs for a number of uses in one session.
Chris and Amanda’s November Wedding
It was chilly and dark with daylight savings and late Fall for the time of year, but that didn’t stop Amanda, Chris and I from making a few nice night portraits at the wedding reception at Harris’ Pelham Inn. They had their ceremony at the First Congregational Church in Pelham, NH.
Newborn Baby Photo Session, Mason, NH
I visited Lindsay and Jason’s home in Mason, NH to photograph their newborn baby girl. My favorite is the sleeping baby with stuffed animals keeping her company.
Trash the Dress Photo Session, Nashua Mill Buildings
I took frequent client Trista down to the Mill buildings in downtown Nashua for a trash the dress session with an urban feel. The brick buildings, fire escapes, a pedestrian bridge and some graffiti all lend nice elements to the theme. It’s right by Mine Falls Park too, so we took advantage of that for some variety.
Family portraits near Manchester, NH
I met up with the DuPaul family in late October to photograph their holiday family portrait. I’ve known the couple for years from business networking groups and it was great to take them and their children to a few spots at the Massabesic Audubon Center in Auburn, NH for some nice portraits with the country feel of a barn as well as Fall colors for backdrops.
Masabesic Audubon Center Wedding and Reception
I photographed a visually unique wedding at Massabesic Audubon Center in Auburn, NH. Marie and Kris were married in a tent wedding followed by a reception at the nature center as well. They and their guests donned Steampunk attire which combined with lots of charismatic, free-spirited guests, made for a fun and lively wedding. Have a look at a few of my favorite photos below, and then head over to Kris and Marie’s wedding blog to read about their wedding in detail and see more of my photographs. The couple technically had a commitment ceremony, although same-sex marriage was legalized during the year they were planning their wedding.
Maternity Portrait Session with Christy
I photographed Christy’s maternity portrait on location in Nashua on a referral from a makeup artist, Candace French who I work with on weddings from time to time. I worked on location so that we could also incorporate her family and have a custom, relaxed feel to the maternity photographs. I photographed her newborn photos as well and they are featured in the maternity and baby gallery.
Old Stone Church Family Portrait Session
Before a wedding in Ipswich later in the day, I photographed the Miller family for their holiday portraits at the Old Stone Church at the Wachusett Reservoir in West Boyleston, MA. We arrived early, which is important because that is a tremendously popular site for portrait photographers and literally 4-5 other professional photographers arrived with their clients after I had gotten started. It’s easy to understand why-in the Fall, there are the leaves changing and large oaks as backdrops, as well as the stone church as well as water views for lots of variety and beautiful scenes.
