Taking photos and bringing them from a RAW image to the final image is a fun process, or at least I enjoy it. I'm always learning new ways of doing different things and making my images better. Something I hadn't done before is collaborated images with someone, and when the opportunity came I thought it'd be fantastic to be apart of it and see the outcome.  My uncle Tim Lee was checking out my images at a family gathering and thought it would be fun to do some renditions from my images using mixed media (such as watercolors, spray paint, pastels,etc) , and I agreed. Here are a few of the images photo & paintings... I think they're awesome personally, I hope you all enjoy them as well.

...and two more from Tim Lee that were not from my photographs

Feel free to leave comments and feedback. Would you like to see more art like this?

      From time to time I'd like to profile someone or something that is doing some good, while this can be difficult to find the time to do, I did manage to meet up with Jennifer Evie recently to not only see how she does all of her amazing work, but also to see what this thing she is always talking about is all about. What I am referring too is Project Cinderella, a group based out of the Gifts To Give donation center located in New Bedford and Hingham, MA. Their mission statement is to help young ladies who cannot afford a dress/gown to be able to have something amazing to wear for prom, birthdays or any other event where formal wear is needed.

Makeup by Aviva Leah

    Where Jennifer comes in is she organizes photoshoots from top to bottom, this includes a professional photographer, make up artist and hair stylist all donating their time and efforts to help out a bit. Not only does she organize all the details of the shoot, but she also helps guide new models to be successful in poses and while working in the field. The benefit is not only to display some of the amazing dresses they have to offer, but to spread the good word around Facebook and the rest of the internet that if you donate your old dresses that young ladies will get to smile at the special events they will be attending because they will be dressed beautifully.
 
Here are two shots from the Project Cinderella shoot I observed at and took some behind the scene shots while photographer Tracy King donated her time.

 I even managed to sneak a shot in during the shoot

So as you can see, this is a good cause that is easy to help out if you have a nice old dress laying around collecting dust in the closet. If you are interested in helping there is multiple ways you can get in touch to help.

http://projectcinderella.org
Telephone Elizabeth 508-717-8715 x 2328
Email: elizabeth@giftstogive.org

Drop off location / Time
The GiftstoGive Mill
21 Cove Street New Bedford, ma
Monday-Saturday 9 am to 2 pm


Thanks to Jennifer Evie and Tracy King for letting me shadow the shoot for the behind the scene shots.

Jennifer Evie - https://www.facebook.com/JenniferEvie
Unique - Photography by Tracy King - https://www.facebook.com/uniquephotobytk
Models: Bridget Hennessey, Felicia Marie
Makeup by Aviva Leah - https://www.facebook.com/avivaleahmua

Wow ....2012 is about to be over, and what a year it has been!!  Getting back in to photography has been very rewarding for me. Not only because it is awesome to have something to do that you actually enjoy, but I've met so many great people because of sharing the same passion or sharing the photos I've made. I'm not going to go crazy here, just going to share a few of my favorite images from 2012. Can not wait to see what happens in 2013!

While I normally don't like to post photos of my son all over the internet this is my absolute favorite shot of all year that came out of my camera it just so happens that this one would be one that my wife took when I handed her the camera.

Sometimes a photo is less about beauty and more about what the content of the photo is, sometimes there are things you pass by and don't notice. Maybe it has gotten buried behind overgrowth, or hidden by the shadow of a new building that towers over an area.  I recently made a trip to Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary with a friend to take some photos (Some can be seen here) and while walking threw the area enjoying the calm atmosphere and beautiful scenery I happened to notice a name carved in a tree and I snapped a photo and thought nothing more of it. A moment later, I notice another tree, with more carvings, and than another and another. Deep in areas where the walking path does not exist, there were more!

So I continued to take a few more photos, and it hits me, some of these are from 30 years ago, maybe longer, how old were they when they did the carving, are they still together? Those kind of things are pretty fun to think about, what was the story behind the initials put in the tree, when was the first one carved there, and when was the last?  Unfortunately , my questions will more than likely go unanswered, but the lover trees in Stony Brook will more likely than not outlive their love, their life and mine, they have etched their names into the earth where the mystery will live on for many lifetimes.