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An Engagement Session at Minute Man National Historical Park, Concord – MA

Jeff Newcum — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:30:18 +0000

Wow, has it been that long since I blogged? Yup, it has! Sorry, life has been crazy since the beginning of 2010 but, here’s a post that I’m glad to show. Here’s an engagement shoot with Claire and Will at the Minute Man National Historic Park in Concord, MA. I shot this engagement session with a creative eye on intimacy. We started walking through the park and we found several locations that were great for foreground and background ambiance. Claire and Will were great to work with, they really have a love for each other that is rare and genuine. It was a pure pleasure to capture their deep love for each other. Here’s some of my favorite images from the engagement session.

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Just signed up for Mystic 5 – Jan 3-5, 2010 – Mystic, Connecticut

Jeff Newcum — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:19:48 +0000

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I just signed up for 3 days of fun at Mystic 5 (a smaller convention in the northeast for portrait and wedding photographers) in Jan 2010! I can’t wait to see Jerry Ghionis, Joe McNally, David Williams, John Michael Cooper (Alt F), David and Quin Cheung, Tricoast, Andy Marcus, Greg Gibson, Michelle Turner, George Weir, Jason Groupp, Storey Wilkins, Andrew Funderburg, Jerome Braga, and the one, the only, the supah suacey Stacey Doyle!!!! Take a look at the schedule, it’s amazing!

I attended Mystic 4 earlier this year and I have to say that I was very impressed with the setup. I had heard about Mystic 4 from the local photographers and they raved about it. I guess I was a bit renascent from attending the bigger conventions but, honestly.. I was blown away. The venue was sweet, the layout of the seminar room was astounding, the speakers were way cool, and offered a plethora of information.

Additionally, the hotel staff were way cool. No bs for shooting indoors, serving myriads of drinks to the wee hours, and tolerating our late night social scene with much patience.

I’d highly recommend Mystic as a regular gathering for those local and from far away. Great job Walter! You really impressed me!

Here’s a taste of the Mytic 4 experience:

Walter van Dusen Mystic 4 extra footage from Vladimir Chaloupka on Vimeo.

Connecticut State Capitol – Hartford, Connecticut So I drive home from Kate and Chris’s wedding… in...
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An Engagement Session at the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Art) and points in between – Boston, MA

Jeff Newcum — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:44:55 +0000

Over the weekend I shot the engagement session of Maria and Matt. Two wonderful teachers who teach at the grammar school level in central Massachusetts. We met up in Chinatown and proceeded to make our way to the ICA in hopes to shoot some shots inside. We had a beautiful day to shoot in Boston but, there was a bit of a fall chill in the air. Maria and Matt’s wedding is next year at the Publick House in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Here’s some of the images that I really love.

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An Engagement Session at the Intercontinental Boston – Downtown Boston, MA

Jeff Newcum — Tue, 05 May 2009 06:22:17 +0000

Over last weekend I shot an engagement session with Sarah and Jermaine. I met them at a wedding that I shot last year for Sarah and Donn at the Bradford Country Club in Bradford, Massachusetts. A wedding that was simply full of love and amazing fun! Sarah was a bridesmaid and Jermaine, well he was pure dancing entertainment. Sarah wanted the urban look for her engagement photos so she suggested the Intercontinental Boston in downtown Boston. We meet in the afternoon on a great sunny and fairly warm day. I brought out my sweet AlienBee ring flash for a little fun and sexiness. We moved around the waterfront area and captured several different scenes with some wildly different results. Here’s a few images that I like.

Sarah and Jermaine's Engagement Session

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An Engagement Session at Walden Pond Reservation – Concord, MA

Jeff Newcum — Tue, 05 May 2009 05:55:38 +0000

I shot an engagement session with Brittany and Carlyn at Walden Pond Reservation in Concord, Massachusetts. I’ll be covering their wedding at Gibbet Hill in Groton, Massachusetts later in the month of May. I’ve always found a special affinity to same sex weddings. I’m so glad that I live in state that understands and provides a means for people in love to be married, regardless of their gender. Personally, I’ve found a great amount of appreciation for people who break through the typical stereotypes of our society. Needless to say, I am very honored to shoot Brittany and Carlyn’s wedding day. Here’s a few of the images from their engagement session.

Brittany and Carlyn's Enagement Session

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Jeff Newcum Photography – Boston and Metrowest Wedding Photographer

Jeff Newcum — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:22:46 +0000

Here’s a quick slide show of some images that I love from weddings and engagement sessions. I hope you enjoy them and I hope to have the chance to shoot your wedding day or engagement photos.

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Bruce Dorn and Maura Dutra – The Digital Photography Edge Today I assisted Bruce Dorn and Maura Dutra at the...

Jaded – The Maidens of Metal – Hard Rock, Boston

Jeff Newcum — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:56:48 +0000

How do you ring in your 200th post? With the Bad Ass Maidens of Metal, Jaded!

I was introduced to Hillary the drummer of Jaded from a co-worker at the MathWorks. He asked me last Friday if I’ve ever shot band pictures. I answered, well no not yet but, I’m game. What’s the gig? He said that his cousin was in a metal band and was performing at the Hard Rock in Boston on Saturday night. I paused…. He said, they dress up in leather and chains. I replied, yeah, sounds like fun! Hillary and I connected squared away the 411 and I arrived Saturday night with some ambition and excitement. I was introduced to the rest of the band and I immediately scoped a location to shoot a group shot. I had like 5 minutes to pick my spot and make it work. I shot the group portrait and decided to stay to catch the show. They were opening up for LA Guns, a 80′s rock band as in a big hair band. I was stoked to see the ladies really knew how to bring the power of metal. Oh and did they! I shot some images while they were performing with the my rockin 5d. I used no flash and relied on the trusty 6400iso for all my shoots. I even captured a quick clip of video with the 5d and posted it to youtube. Here’s some of my favorite shots. Additionally, we setup a time to shoot next week to have a bit more time for a group portrait that will bring my creativity together with some seriously smokin performers. Stay tuned for the results!

Also, I shot some images of LA Guns. This was the first time I’ve seen them and though I remember them from high school, I can’t really say I knew a hell of a lot about them but, seriously, these guys rocked! I’ll post their images in the next week or so.

The ladies from Jaded

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Shootstyle shoot at The Renaissance Hotel – Providence, Rhode Island

Jeff Newcum — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:04:46 +0000

Last weekend a local group of wedding and portrait photographers known as Shootstyle had a shoot at the Renaissance Hotel in Providence, RI. The Renaissance Hotel used to be the Masonic Temple sorta. It was never officially finished and workers for the Masons walked off the job in 1928. The story is here. Inside was pretty sweet and since I’m a long time Rhode Islandah and former Providence resident, I was very intrigued to see it was finally open for business.

You might be wondering about Shootstyle? We’re a group of photographers that share the same deep passion for photography that strive to create imagery that’s highly exceptional, visual stimulating, and most importantly memorable. This shoot consisted of Jamie Wexler, Earl Christie, Michelle Turner, Alicia Williams , Stacey Doyle and myself. I drove down in the morning with a major storm baring down on us. Threatening 9-15 inches of snow or so. Yeah.. Nice! I crossed my fingers, packed the Smart car and headed down to Providence. We photographed some beautiful creations from dress designer Julia Anne Ebel, of Celtic Dragon Dress Designs. Many thanks to makeup artist extraordinaire, Jenny DiMucci, who made our models look sweet!

And a most gracious thanks to our two very patient and beautiful models, Brittany and Kate. They put up with our many locations and shooting environments to allow us to shoot for most of the day. Thank you very, very much!

First off is Brittany

I’ll give ya 10 bucks if you find the blue wall at the Renaissance Hotel

Here’s Stacey and Alicia shooting away.

and here’s Kate

BTW this room we shot Kate in is so amazingly cool. I would completely love to hang there and enjoy some friends, food and drinks.
It was real posh with swanky mood lighting. I think it was called the Temple room and it’s a restaurant at the Renaissance Hotel.

The next set of images are categorized as boudoir. I haven’t provided this type of coverage for my clients….yet. I’d like to put together some boudoir photography packages this year to start offering them in 2010. These type of shots most interest me in the mystery of the subject to a certain degree. I know it may be hard to believe but, I find more interest in images if I’m left questioning or just taking time to follow the lines in an image. Some images are about lighting, some are about textures, and others are about curves. Blah.. blahh.. blahh… okay here’s the images.

Be very careful from here down if your at work.. NSFW!

The next set of images are sort of a tribute to the Travel Shovel Project. It was started by Joel and Rita Wiebner in PA. They bought a shovel off of John Michael Cooper at a DWF Convention shoot for like 5 bucks. They then sent it around the world to photographers that would shoot it in their own style. The shovel made it to Boston and we had some serious fun. The article was picked up by a trade magazine, Rangefinder, and was published last year with some of my images. Pretty Sweet! Seriously.. Woot Woot! Anyways, last year JMC and Dalisa came out to the studio to host their Very Alt F tour. It was awesome.. wicked pissah awesome.

At the close of his seminar.. about 5 minutes before John and Dalisa were going to leave under very cloudy and immanent down pour conditions I asked for a picture. I wanted to shoot John and Dalisa with a distant cousin to the shovel. John and Dalisa obliged. I whipped off about 20 quick frames, asked them to sign it, and led them to the highway. Since then I’ve had the shovel in the studio and decided to bring it to the shoot for fun. I mean, I know a shovel isn’t to fun or interesting but, hey theres some history here. I might as well pay some tribute to the crazy fun people who put some thought into makin some very creative images.

Here’s a shovel shoot with a bit of zing…

I have a few more that I may add in time and some video from the shoot to. I have some wedding stuff to work on first though. Check back in a week or so.

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Barack Obama’s Win in Boston – Fairmount Copley, Boston

Jeff Newcum — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:24:41 +0000

I attended the Barack Obama celebration party last night at the Fairmount Copley in Boston. It was a fantastic event with people from every race, creed, and color. The event had scores of media there broadcasting live and interviewing the crowd. I was simply there to enjoy the company and document this historic day in history. I was amazed at how diverse the crowd was. I was amazed at the out pouring of emotion, the absolute happiness, and the optimism for change. After the celebration ended at the Fairmount Copley people started gathering in the streets and celebrating. It was amazing! I truly felt an overwhelming joy and happiness with my fellow Bostonians! We Barack’d the Vote!

On an additional note, I so wish that I pursued photojournalism after high school. I feel so connected when I document events and it brings me such unbelievable joy. Maybe someday I’ll have the opportunity to be a staff photographer.

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Engagement Session at Elm Bank – Natick, Massachusetts

Jeff Newcum — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:33:51 +0000

I recently had the great pleasure of shooting an engagement session for Ann and Joe. They are getting married in August of 2009 in Cohasset, Massachusetts. We shot the engagement session at Elm Bank in Natick which happens to be one of my favorite locations to get creative. I’ve shoot a few engagement sessions here and I’ve also gone here to create some personal work in conjunction with the shovel shoot that took place last year. Also, Elm Bank is a great location for a wedding and reception. During blooming season it’s amazing and very colorful.

I had a great time on a gorgeous sunny day capturing the two of them be fun, sexy, and exciting. Here’s some of my favorite images.

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Liz and Mike’s Engagement Shoot – Bad Asses on a Harley Davidson!

Jeff Newcum — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:53:35 +0000

I had the pleasure of shooting an awesome engagement session for two of the coolest people that I’ve met in a long time. Liz and Mike are getting married in October of this year at Payson Park Church. The reception will follow at The Lyman Estate in Waltham.

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Another DVD Done!

Jeff Newcum — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:13:22 +0000

Tonight I finished another DVD for an engagement shoot that I shot. I’m printing out the DVD as I type this and the cover will be done in a few minutes. This DVD of high resolution images is for Holly and Josh. Their wedding will be a great break in the winter for a really exciting wedding. I can’t wait for Feburary and to have my birthday while we’re away. I really can’t remember the last time that I was enjoying sunny warm weather on my birthday but, I can tell ya that I’ll never forget the Blizzard of 78 bday party. Brrrr…..

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Roger Williams Park – Cranston, RI

Jeff Newcum — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:32:35 +0000

Today I had an engagement session with Holly and Josh at Roger Williams Park in Cranston, RI. It was a bit cold but, not to bad. We started off at the Carousel Village and moved to several locations around the park. The engagement brought back many memories of my childhood. I grew up in RI and spent many days at the park boating, fishing, seeing fireworks, and exploring. Ahh.. the memories… Back to Holly and Josh. I really must commend the two of them. They came out not quite as dressed as I was. It was sunny but, mostly chilly. They really made every effort to stay warm and happy but, after a few hours… they were ca ca- cold! This will be a far cry from their wedding day on the Royal Caribbean Cruise. I’m psyched!

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Engagement Pictures at Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary – Norfolk, MA

Jeff Newcum — Sun, 27 May 2007 02:13:31 +0000

Today I shot some engament pics for Tara and Scott. Tara is the sister of Tracy whom I shot last year at her wedding on the cape. Tara and Scott’s wedding will take place in July at a sweet location on the water, nice! We decided to head to a wildlife sanctuary in Norfolk for the session. It was a great day and the location was very diverse. We moved from location to location having fun, shooting pics, and enjoying the fantastic weather. I’m really looking forward to their wedding day, it will be great! Here’s some pictures from their shoot.

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Engagment Pictures at The Collings Foundation – Stow, Massachusetts

Jeff Newcum — Mon, 07 May 2007 15:44:09 +0000

I recently shot some engagement pictures for a great couple that are both professional pilots. I also completely love airplanes and have flown smaller private planes a few times in my life. My father used to be a flight instructor but, hasn’t flown in long time. I picked up RC flying many years ago and sold most of my RC planes to get into photography.

Back to Jeff and Jessica. We tried to get a shot on a local airport. Either in a hangar or on the flight line. Unfortunately, the security in place doesn’t allow any abiltiy to do this. We went back and forth with locations and each came back as a negative. I then remembered a location that I attended during a CRRC event. This was a private museum that was dedicated to restoring and preserving older aircraft. I called up the Collings Foundation and asked about the possibility of shooting the engagment session at their private hangar. We worked out the times and got approval for the shoot! I was psyched!

Our timeline was pretty tight due to the fact that their wedding was on 5/5 and the shoot took place on 5/1. We shot for several hours in a quite, sunny, and fantastic location. I was psyched just to be there, nevermind shooting a great couple. We had many different aircraft to work with and numerous different non-aircraft locations. It was spectacular! I really enjoyed the shoot but, the pressure was on to get through the images, post them, and order the prints for framing by the wedding day. In the end, Jeff and Jessica were extatic with the results and the framed 16×24 looked great in the 24×36 double matted frame.

The best part of this story is that this was a trade for flight time. We traded the time and framed print for a flight down to Martha’s Vineyard (which I’ve never been to) in a rented Piper Seminole from Executive Flyers Aviation. I’m trying to talk them into Trashing the Dress at the beach when we get there. I’m pretty sure I saw a smile on Jessica’s face when I mentioned it. So, we’ll be flying down to the Vineyard this month, enjoying a great day Dress Trashin, flying, and buzzing some seals.

More pictures and slideshow are here.

And their slideshow for the cocktail hour.

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The Choppah Shoot in LV

Jeff Newcum — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 02:28:34 +0000

Today is truly a day I’ve looked forward to for the last two years. When I started going to the DWF convention in 2005 I dreamt of renting a bike. This year with the effort of Mark Gardner Photography, Rob Valenca from Valenca Photography, and myself, the dream came true. Mark and I rented some sick custom choppers in LV. These were actually theme bikes for LV and of the hardtail variety. We rented them from Royce at Moto Trends in Las Vegas. The bikes are actually owned by CycLease, which is a US based motorcycle rental outlet. I have to say, I was a bit nervous to ride the Raptor chopper. It was loud, sexy, and screamed with mojo. Mark arrainged to shoot a model and as a added bonus, we had another highly animated photographer, Jeanie Ow, and her hot boyfriend Cam. The two of them shot with LV visionary Alt F on Friday. We created our own version of painting with light as the sunset came upon us. The results weren’t to bad but, we used a video light to light the model and a handheld flash on the bikes. I also setup a cam to caputre time lapse images of the day and made a slideshow of or adventure. It was truly a spectacular day that I’ll never forget. Thanks Mark, Rob, Daizee, fellow wedding photographer Jeanie Ow from Stu-di-o, and her boyfriend Cam, from Vancouver for the fantastic day! Also, brides and grooms or any combination within, who have a chopper get special discounts if we can work in another chopper shoot.

Here’s my slideshow…(in larger resolution)

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JVS Images – Portrait Session in LV

Jeff Newcum — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 06:18:44 +0000

Recently there was an auction with the all proceeds going to Thirst Relief International. Thirst Relief International exists to provide the basic necessity of clean drinking water to those in need around the world. The auctions were for time with several of the industries top photographers and the bidding was as low as $150 to $6k. It was amazing watching the bids climb higher and higher. I bid on my good friend JVS. He changed up the original plan of offering 90 minutes of one on one time and offered a portrait session. This will be my first time having professional pics taken of myself. Now I’ll know how it feels to be on the other side of the camera. I can’t wait, this will be an unforgettable portrait session and I have to say.. I’m a bit nervous. Check out JVS at either www.jvsweddings.com or www.jvsimages.com to see his exceptional work.

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The B Mob Strikes Again!

Jeff Newcum — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 15:30:41 +0000

We got together for a little off camera lighting discussion and a model shoot. It was a great day of learning and friendship. Some of these images feel a bit boudoir’ish. Maybe some brides will take a chance. I look forward to more fun…. soon! More pics here.

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Thanksgiving Portraits – Natick, MA

Jeff Newcum — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 17:48:18 +0000

Family, food, and portraits. I had a great Thanksgiving with my family today. Later in the afternoon I shoot some family portraits for a great group.

More pictures are here.

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Elm Banks – Natick, MA

Jeff Newcum — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 01:54:09 +0000

More picturs are here.Â

Natick Elks – Natick, MA ...
Studio – Natick, MA Today I shot some engagement pics of Amanda and Ken....