tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224Fri, 01 Nov 2024 07:36:09 +0000landscapeportraitsstrobisttechniquegearNikonbusinessSportsblogsphotographersweddingsBostonlinkse-sessionsMaineprintsFamilyNew York CitytutorialWorkshopphotoboothFlickrTravelsvideoLightroomOn ArtPhotoshopheadshothttp://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)Blogger314125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-188661590397171395Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +00002009-11-05T09:05:52.081-05:00After a little over two years of blogging on this site, I've decided it was time to pack up and move on. Why? Well, check out the new blog to see all of its awesomeness. But in a nutshell, I'm moving on because I wanted a more customizable blog, a blog that I feel better meshes with my web site, and a blog that gives me more. More? Yeah, you know, the opposite of less. (Sorry, couldn't help http://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/11/end-but-in-fun-way-dougblogscom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-8050351812910549793Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:46:00 +00002009-10-26T16:29:01.816-04:00FamilyportraitsJess and I just got back from a weekend in Staatsburg, New York (where? Yeah, that was me last week - but it's basically south of Albany, 90 min. or so from NYC), where we got to see some of my family and shoot some photos. Despite the fact that it rained Saturday, getting a chance to spend some real time with cousins I see once a year or so is always a good thing.That's Zachary above, and we http://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/10/new-york-staatsburg-portraits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-5812166830507285320Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:56:00 +00002009-10-20T16:07:47.489-04:00weddingsWhen I got back from California I had two huge boxes waiting for me. One was a new book - Platon's Rebpulic - by portrait photographer Platon, the other had my new sample album from Kiss Books :-)Enough blathering, here are the photos.Kiss Books come in 7 color options (more on that in a second), for my sample, I chose Voluptuous Black and it looks well, f'n sweet. Other color options include http://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/10/new-sample-album-kiss-meeeeee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-9130846192709063740Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:45:00 +00002009-10-20T11:08:52.805-04:00portraitsWell now that I'm back to snowy Massachusetts (yeah, snow. October, I don't get it either), I wanted to share the last of my LA photos. As I sort of touched on last week, the reason for the trip was to see some family, and well, I can't just hang out with people, I clearly need to make photographs. That's Adam above. And here's his big brother Matthew. Within, oh, we'll call it 30-seconds of my http://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/10/la-family-portraits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-4077599807729493028Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:57:00 +00002009-10-16T11:02:59.071-04:00TravelsYeah, rain. My cousin told me it hasn't rained here as much as it did on Wednesday since January. Figures it would wait until I showed up. Lovely.I tried to take advantage of it an took a ride up the foggy Pacific Coast Highway. Up near Point Mugu I pulled over for this:Really just a black and white kinda day. We also headed over to the Farmer's Market, where I did my best to avoid soaking my http://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/10/la-day-2-3-rain_16.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-7522041201213494836Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:59:00 +00002009-10-13T21:53:55.168-04:00landscapeportraitsTravelsSo I'm LA for the week, visiting family that I haven't seen in, oh, 23 years (which means what I "remember" is from photos, not actual memories), because my cousin Jenny was kind enough to fly me out here for a few days. I took the opportunity today to take advantage of my body still being on Eastern time to get up with the sun and head to the beach with my camera. Now I've kinda been thinking http://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/10/los-angeles-street-portraits-in-santa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-8419412250349785289Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:19:00 +00002009-10-10T20:23:27.134-04:00portraitsweddingsI just got back from a great wedding with Scott and Cecelia and wanted to share two quick portraits from today. While I love everything about shooting weddings, it's when I get a chance to spend a few minutes with the bride and groom for some more formal portraits that I get the most excited. Many, many more to come from today, but I was just itching to share these two before I headed out for thehttp://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/10/scott-cecelia-wedding-teaser.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-3804661438929032354Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:40:00 +00002009-10-08T14:51:20.007-04:00portraitsOnce in a while, like last year's Artist series, everything just comes together on a shoot. For reasons both tangible and beyond me, there are those days when everything clicking and then I get back to the computer and my first thought is, "But I like them ALL." Yesterday was one of those days. Meet Hollie and Lance. They got in touch with Mark sometime last week who in turn basically called me http://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/10/hollie-and-lance-charlestown-navy-yard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-988684780462389551Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:24:00 +00002009-10-01T14:33:14.300-04:00Hopefully many of you saw my Drinks are on Me! post last week and will be joining us on Monday over at Barnes and Noble in Walpole from 6-9. Today being the first day of October, the photos were hung this morning.Don't be surprised if I um, move my office to one of those tables for the next 8 weeks. Eight weeks? Yup - while we were mounting the images, Barnes and Noble's Anne Marie (she's awesomehttp://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/10/photos-are-up-at-barnes-and-noble.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-1405799727132521391Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:16:00 +00002009-09-27T15:28:11.932-04:00portraitsA few weeks back I was cruisin' around Facebook (I know, I know, I need to find better ways to spend my time), when I hit up my friend Rich's page and noticed a distinct lack of photos of him and his girlfriend Katie. Well they just moved into a new place in Brookline, so it seemed appropriate to check out the new apartment and shoot some photos at the same time.I think I can speak for Jess when http://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/09/rich-katie-portraits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-4572265064301961656Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:59:00 +00002009-09-22T08:13:10.330-04:00So here's the story...a few months back I was hanging out in my local Barnes & Noble when I noticed some pretty sweet art hanging in their Starbucks. It didn't seem like your typical "corporate art" - you know, the generic watercolors you often see hanging in hotels - so the gears in my brain started turning and it turns out that they feature a new artist every month. Well, with my logic http://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/09/drinks-are-on-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-3056144835293813119Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:39:00 +00002009-09-15T09:17:46.329-04:00portraitsI know, I know, it's been farrrrr too long since I've blogged, but I'm back in town now and shooting like crazy these next few weeks, so the updates (should be) frequent. Yesterday I had the opportunity to head down to Lake Massapoag (gotta love shoots less than a mile from your house) to shoot the beautiful Maria. I used to work with Maria's dad back in my Gold's Gym days and he called a few http://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/09/maria-senior-portraits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-3605360244201073795Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:05:00 +00002009-08-24T15:35:25.899-04:00landscapeI finally did it. I kicked my ass to get up for sunrise. I don't know why exactly, but I have been struggling to get up and go shoot early a.m. this year. I think part of it is that I feel like I've been to the locations before, and the "wow" factor just isn't there for me. Saturday I did it though, I made it to Erie's Presque Isle State Park for sunrise. Now you might remember the top photo http://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/08/return-to-presque-isle-state-park-erie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-6198732239995381589Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:36:00 +00002009-08-06T16:41:07.760-04:00tutorialI know, I know, it's been almost a month since I blogged (yikes!), but I just wanted to drop in for a moment and point you to my good friends' at LensProToGo and their new blog. For those of you who have been following my rants, er blog, for a while now, you might remember some tutorials from a while back. Well with my friends at LenPro opening a new studio a few weeks back, I ventured on over tohttp://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/08/guest-postslighting-tutorials.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-2756858776605829393Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:12:00 +00002009-07-16T14:28:28.418-04:00e-sessionsportraitsA few weeks back I shot Carolyn, Mike and Dancia's family session, so a few days after that when Carolyn e-mailed asking if I'd do their engagement photos as well, of course I said yes.Now this first photo is clearly not Carolyn, or Mike, but Danica. On the way back from our shoot we stopped at DQ for some ice cream and Carolyn picked up this cone for DT, as they call her. As soon as she put the http://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/07/carolyn-mike-engaged.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-6554290655288950003Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:08:00 +00002009-07-12T20:22:07.588-04:00photoboothYesterday Jess and I headed up to New Hampshire for her cousin Neil's graduation party (congrats again dude). Here's a few of my favorite shots, with the full slide show at the end. Jess:Jess's cousin's Rachel and Jeff:Rachel:"Grownup" fun:More family fun:And then:And then we had some cake...congrats Neil (red shirt, pie on face):And the full slideshow:Neil's Grad Party Photobooth - Images by http://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/07/grad-party-photobooth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-7468041658834457761Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:58:00 +00002009-07-06T10:11:22.198-04:00photoboothFrequent blog readers might remember my first photobooth from a few months back. Well this weekend, with a bunch of former college roommates in town, I thought it would be the perfect occasion for the booth to make its return. So without further adieu...4th of July - Images by Doug Levyhttp://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/07/fourth-of-july-photobooth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-4541881235743794936Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:08:00 +00002009-07-07T23:31:15.995-04:00portraitsSunday morning I headed over for a rain delayed (seems like everything is rain delayed around here lately) photo shoot with Carolyn, Mike and Danica (that's her gliding across the table). They have a HUGE yard so we started shooting outside, praying the rain would hold off (it did). They even have a way cool bridge out back.Then we wrapped up with some indoor shots, hula-baby style.Here's the http://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/07/carolyn-mike-danica.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-4431558777554403938Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:23:00 +00002009-06-21T16:32:54.485-04:00weddingsLast weekend I had the pleasure to tag along with John Schreiber to Marissa & Robert's wedding in Foxboro at Lake View Pavilion. The rain even held out just long enough for some great shots outside:Marissa right before the ceremony:Rings, a toast and a great first dance:Thank you John for inviting me along, and thank you Marissa & Robert - congrats, you guys were wonderful.http://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/06/marissa-robert-married.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-1380427723671310558Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:08:00 +00002009-06-19T17:12:41.790-04:00portraitsJust got done spending the afternoon with Elena and Carolyn down in Kingston. We did a little shooting, a little Photoshopping and well, here are a few photos. Carolyn: Elena:This is Elena & Carolyn - WE LOVE DOUG!!!!!(Thanks guys, now back to your reguarly scheduled programming). http://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/06/elena-carolyn-photographers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-7123731025275922606Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:35:00 +00002009-06-18T16:48:23.887-04:00portraitsA few months ago, while hanging out at castle MKD, I met David & Jo. David and Jo just recently moved here from the left coast, and when David e-mailed me about shooting them a few weeks back, I jumped at the chance. OK, enough babble, onto the images. We started out at Cochituate State Park in Natick.After a few shots in the woods (I'm going to be itching bug-bites for a month), their http://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/06/david-jo-photographers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-8176480455524395718Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:51:00 +00002009-06-16T17:53:25.449-04:00portraitsLast time I shot with Dreena we did the outdoor athlete thing, so this time we hit up the studio, courtesy of Paul over at LensProToGo. Paul's a good friend who just opened up a studio rental space in Concord, and if you are in the area, you absolutely have to stop by. They're rocking some sweet Profoto lighting gear in a converted warehouse (let's just say it's big enough to hit golf balls in). http://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/06/dreena-studio.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-1408581232776627090Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:12:00 +00002009-06-11T12:19:59.765-04:00portraits I had the chance yesterday to catch up with my cousin Jessica who was in town for a few days. They live in LA so we don't get to see them too often, and this was my first chance to meet her 9-month old Fletcher. They were kinda running all over the place catching up with east coast friends and family, but I can't wait to shoot/hang with Jessica, Fletcher and Jason again when I head out to LA forhttp://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/06/fletch-man.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-6466959845057527635Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:58:00 +00002009-06-10T16:10:30.325-04:00BostonWell I'm back home for a bit, until the end of the month at least, after my face had a bit of a run in with a baseball bat (trust me, it's not as bad as it sounds). Until I can get back on the field, I'm staying busy shooting locally, and really trying to expand the Boston gallery on my site. To that end, I spent Monday bumming around South Boston with Brian Matiash, here's his take from Monday. http://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/06/back-in-boston.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286294206174632224.post-9174803543759942242Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:23:00 +00002009-06-08T09:36:33.372-04:00 Just a quick post today. Jess and I took a ride over to the Syracuse Farmer's Market before heading over to campus for lunch. I shot this playing with my new 24-70 and my closeup filter.http://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/06/quick-post-syracuse-farmers-market.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (douglaslevyphotography)1