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.
Kate & David’s Hyatt Harborside Wedding in Boston
Kate and David were married at St. Brendan’s in Dorchester and had their reception at the Hyatt Harborside in Boston afterwards. Wally The Green Monster made a surprise visit during their cake cutting, which thrilled them–they are avid Red Sox fans!
Jen & LeRoy’s Boston Waterfront Engagement Session in Charlestown
Late August found me in Charlestown along the waterfront with a view of the Boston skyline for an engagement photo session with Jen and LeRoy. Their first date was at Tavern on the Water restaurant in Charlestown so they wanted to have their photo session around the waterfront and backdrop of Charlestown buildings. Their wedding was held at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA in June of 2010. I’ll be posting images from that wedding soon.
Wedding Photo Gallery
Wedding photographs by Kevin Jacobus from wedding events throughout New Hampshire, the Boston area, New England and beyond. Click on a thumbnail and a larger image will appear in a lightbox. Simply use your keyboard arrow keys to navigate to each image.
Engagement Session Gallery
An engagement session is a 1 hour photography experience celebrating the beginning of the journey of wedding planning. Often the first time a couple has been professionally photographed together, scheduling an engagement portrait session is a great way to get comfortable in front of the camera and to get to know your photographer. In addition to prints and gallery wrap canvas, a DVD slideshow set to music along with a link to share on social networks like Facebook are available in addition to photo guest books, signature boards, and a variety of photos provided by the photo shoot can be used for your Save the Date cards.
Maternity & Baby
Maternity and newborn baby photos are an important and valuable consideration-much like weddings, the birth of a child is a major life event very much worth documenting with professional photography and prints. With newborns, it’s generally a good idea to photograph them in the first two weeks after birth for that sleeping baby image. We can create custom, cost-effective packages for clients where a maternity photo session is scheduled followed by a series of first-year baby portraits at intervals ranging from birth, 3 months, 6 months and a year or more depending on client preferences. We come to you, which makes it easier for new parents while keeping the little one quiet and happy for the photo shoot. This also allows for photographs with unique settings and items included in photos that have a personal reference for our clients.
Family Portrait Gallery
Boston and New Hampshire wedding and portrait photographer Kevin Jacobus goes to great lengths to photograph many combinations of family portraits at weddings, knowing some family members have traveled long and far and often at considerable expense for a major family event. We find however, that after all the weddings are done and people are [...]
Maria and Bill’s Wedding at the Bedford Village Inn
So the Bedford Village Inn happens to be the venue I’ve photographed the most events this year-4 weddings in all. The latest was Maria and Bill’s wedding. Maria’s mom surprised the couple with a horse-drawn carriage to deliver Maria and her father to the ceremony and for the newly married couple to take a ride around the property after their ceremony. Bill bravely proposed to Maria in front of a crowd at Faneuil Hall in Boston. Becca, my intern from MassArt for the summer, attended her first wedding as my assistant and to try her skills as a second photographer.
Amy and Mike’s engagement session at the Boston Public Gardens
I photographed Amy and Mike’s engagement photos at the Boston Public Gardens May 2, 2009. I had only just begun the session when I noticed a family with a little girl who, by her appearance, looked like she may have been in treatment for cancer. The father watched us and upon realizing I was a professional photographer, approached and asked if I could take a photo of his daughter with the beautiful light in the park. They had flown in from Chicago in a rush against time for surgery in a Boston hospital for their daughter, who I’ll call “Hannah from Chicago.” He explained that she was supposed to be in remission until a recent appointment when another tumor was found in her brain. He was very apologetic for interrupting, but I think Amy, Mike and myself were moved by the request. I was more than happy to oblige, and Amy and Mike didn’t mind giving up some time on a beautiful sunny day. Amy works in a medical profession, so she knew what was at stake.
I followed up with Hannah’s father Neal a few days later, and here was his reply from his blackberry, still at the hospital: “I am replying from hospital. Surgery successful. Tumor (re-occurance) completely removed per this afternoon’s MRI! We are so relieved. Thank you with you kindness regarding the photos. We felt bad interrupting your job, but were simultaneously chilled by the possibility that she might not be able to walk or smile if the surgery failed.”
I was glad Neal was brave enough to approach me. To me, this is a reminder of why photographs are so important. You never know when life will hang in the balance and it’s important to capture the good times. It was a good day, and I was grateful to be a part of it. Interesting how timing came together to make it all happen. Here’s a photo of Hannah, along with photos of Amy and Mike:
Visit my booth at the Fenway Bridal Festival!
Come see me and some of my associates at the first-ever Fenway Park Bridal Festival, which will take place on Sunday, September 27, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Everyone who attends has the chance to win one of four wedding ceremonies at Fenway Park.
Glassblowing at Diablo
I mentioned in a previous post that I’m developing an interest in glass art. My girlfriend Nancy gave me a gift certificate to Diablo Glass School in Boston and I took a weekend course there Feb. 14-15.
My classmate who took this photograph is Rachel Moyal, who happened to be a cast member on MTV’s Real World Austin show.
Glassblowing is very unforgiving. You have to work, pay attention, and not make mistakes or you’ll risk breaking the piece or messing it up.
Back from the 2009 Digital Wedding Forum Convention
I was out in Carefree, Arizona Jan. 10-15 for the 2009 Digital Wedding Forum Convention. It’s good for seeing what is available for products and services in the industry, learning new techniques, business management tips, and for inspiration. One of the best speakers was on the first day, keynote speaker David Williams. He’s an Australian wedding and portrait photographer and among the many valuable thoughts he shared was for photographers to regularly visit art museums to look for inspiration and posing ideas. I’ve always liked going to art museums, and I decided to make an effort to go to as many as I can as often as possible. Since coming back, I’ve gone to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, The Newark Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, and the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, the last because I heard they were closing and hadn’t been, so I figured I better before it did.
Stephanie & Rob
I photographed an engagement session with Stephanie and Rob at the Arnold Arboretum in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston Nov. 1, 2008. I’m shooting their wedding at the Boston Park Plaza in July. Stephanie works for the Museum of Science, which also hosts wedding receptions.
Derek & Alissa
I photographed Derek and Alissa’s wedding at the Arnold Arboretum in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston Oct. 11, 2008. Their reception was held at the College Club of Boston.
Lots of stuff in the works!
So busy lately, so the blog has been slow in updating. I’ve got lots of exciting things in process. I’ll soon have a new website and blog all integrated together. I hired John Flynn of Kickstart Media to do the site and branding. I will also have a video of me at work that will [...]
