“Babies are such a nice way to start people.” ~ Don Herald
In November we had the opportunity to photograph my cousin’s beautiful baby Carley. And may I just say that you haven’t lived until you’ve experienced such nummyness! I’m slightly enamored. She was a trooper for most of the shoot and she hung in there long enough for us to...
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We LOVE shooting seniors pics! The kids don’t always know what to expect and are usually a little nervous at first, but they’re old pros by the time we finish and a good time is had by all. Melissa was no exception and she was totally into our idea of taking her senior photos at...
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Posted in Lifestyle: Senior Portraits, People | Tags: (c) 2009 copyright birch blaze studios, Alton, birch blaze, birch blaze photography, birch blaze studios, corn maze, Lake Knoll Farm, Lakes Region, Lifestyle, New Hampshire, NH, senio portraits, Seniors
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
I was pretty bummed when my bud Derek moved out to Colorado a few years back. We were bandmates and had some great times together and I’ve missed his wacky sense of humor and penchant for solving problems, especially mechanical ones (among Derek’s creations are a complete salt-water aquarium filtration system, a full home-brewing set-up...
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After a great wedding client meeting in North Conway, Taylor and I drove up to Freeport, Maine this past Saturday to see Dar Williams appearing at the LL Bean summer concert series. We love Dar Williams—she’s a very funny modern folk singer-songwriter—and were thrilled to get to see her at this very cool venue. It...
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Posted in Maine, Music, Photography | Tags: (c) 2009 copyright birch blaze studios, birch blaze, birch blaze studios, Concert, Dar Williams, Freeport, LL Bean, Maine, Show, Summer
Wanderlust – “ a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about.” It’ s in our blood. We’ve been known to become uncomfortably involved with a class VI road because we “just want to see what’s around the corner.” Anyway, while we can’t travel as extensively as we’d like right now, we try to have fun with little road trips....
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Posted in Architectural, Maine, Photography | Tags: (c) 2009 copyright birch blaze studios, antiques, birch blaze, birch blaze studios, fine art, grunge, Kennebunk, Maine, Ogunquit, rust, urban decay
As some of you may know, I’m also a graphic designer. My biggest claim-to-fame so far is that I design & layout the new standup paddlesurfing magazine, “Standup Journal.” The mag photographically chronicals the relatively new sport that’s a lot like surfing, but you use a long paddle. It’s pretty cool ’cause you don’t need a...
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Posted in The Great Outdoors, design | Tags: Barnes & Noble, birch blaze studios, Border's, Clay Feeter, David Pu'u, design, layout, magazine, National Geographic, New York Post, Paddlesurfing, perfect, Sports Illustrated, Standup Journal, Standup Paddling, Steve Martin, sup, Surfer, Surfer's Journal, Time Magazine
Ok, folks, I know, I know… yes, it’s been a while…So sorry about that, really. It might have something to do with the major remodeling project we have going at our house right now (as in, completely ripping out our floor, right down to the dirt!). But anyway, we have still been shooting and this...
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Posted in Family, People | Tags: birch blaze, birch blaze photography, birch blaze studios, Cathedral Ledge, Echo Lake, Hailfax, Lifestyle Portraiture, Mt Washinton Valley Railroad, North Conway, Nova Scotia
This is our last series of photos we did this past spring for the Valley Originals, a group of independent restaurants and inns in the Mount Washington Valley of New Hampshire. It just so happens that the Mt. Washington Valley of NH actually runs into the State of Maine as well, including the town of...
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Posted in Architectural, The Valley Originals | Tags: birch blaze, birch blaze photography, birch blaze studios, blog, Classic, copyright, copyright 2009, Fryeburg, Fryeburg ME, Maine, Mount Washington Valley, Mt Washington, New Hampshire, North Conway, Oxford House Inn, Photography, White Mountains
We have too much fun, really! Another food shoot, this time at the White Mountain Cider Co. in Glen, NH, a short jaunt from North Conway (just a bit past Rt. 302). After you see the pics I won’t have to tell you, but do yourself a favor and get on up to WMCC, the food...
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Posted in Food, The Valley Originals | Tags: 302, birch blaze, birch blaze photography, birch blaze studios, Cider, Cuisine, Food, Glen NH, Gourmet, Jackson, Mount Washington Valley, Mt Washington, New Hampshire, NH, North Conway, Phantom Gourmet, White Mountain Cider Company
Saturday we showed up at the Purity Spring Sled Dog Race Classic in Madison, NH. Maddie and Dylan took a sled dog clinic last week at the adjoining King Pine Ski area, where they learned the basics of operating a sled, hooking up the dogs, and more importantly, how to stop! So, on Saturday they had...
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Posted in Events, Sports, The Great Outdoors | Tags: alaskan husky, birch blaze, birch blaze photography, birch blaze studios, Classic, copyright, copyright 2009, dog, dog sled, dogsledding, eskimo, euro hound, huskies, Iditarod, junior, kennels, kids, King Pine, Madison, NESDC, New England, New England Sled Dog Club, New Hampshire, NH, Northeast, Purity Spring, Purity Spring Resort, race, racing, siberian husky, skijoring, sled, sled dog race, snow, team, trail, winter