Boston Headshots: Luke

Luke is one of those infectious personalities that you can't help but smile when you're around him. A Theater Education Major at NYU, Luke is a "do gooder" who wants to enrich lives through the arts, maybe have his own theater company someday and along the way be part of great theater himself. Spending this summer as a server on Narragansett was not a bad way to pass the time and make some dough for his European back packing trek next year. (totally jealous!)

Best Wishes at school, Luke!


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Boston Headshot Photographer: Singer-Songwriter, Filmmaker

For the last few weeks I have been a bit "m.i.a," but I promise things are calming down and I will be back to posting more regularly asap! To tide you over, here is a quickie session I did recently. It's my big brother, Rue! Not that you needed me to tell you he's older, I mean he absolutely looks waaaay older than me, eh?! He's an amazing songwriter, incredible filmmaker, movie trivia and music extraordinaire and...growing up he sure did sit through every single one of my ridiculously long dance recitals! [I think this had more to do with the other girls in tutus than me, but still.] Oh yeah, and one time we were at a rock concert and he got called up on stage and they said he could pick someone to join him and he totally picked me! All the girls swooned at how sweet he was. Wait a second...I think that was ultimately about the other girls too!  I am sensing a pattern here: "be sweet to sister, score points with the ladies!" hmmm...I think we need to have a chat. Rue was born for the spotlight. I mean he is seriously the first person ever who didn't even feign discomfort in front of my camera! Check out his music. Click here to listen to FOREVER- my personal favorite. The lyrics give me goose bumps. We should all be so lucky to be loved like this! (yes, we are a romantically delusional  lot. We get it honestly...my dad would bring home flowers to my mom and write notes to her on a regular basis...and still does! There was no hope for my brother or me to make it out without it rubbing off on us! :) )

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New Jersey: Headshots: Alison

And are we really surprised? She's got leading lady written all over her face. This resplendent blonde  is definitely a Clara, my friends...not a Fosca. (Again, I am speaking into existence shows that I would go back on stage for and Alison seemed to be on board with my idea to mount a production of Passion...in her backyard...for our parents and the neighborhood dogs). What a delicious morning in Hoboken! I have been crossing my fingers that someone would be willing to leave the city for a shoot here and then low and behold, Alison actually lives in this gorgeous town. Fantastic! After having her "face did" by the uber-amazing, intoxicatingly fabulous Tiffany Bartok...[as a side note: I have said it before and I will say it again "do not ever underestimate the necessity for a great make up artist for your session." Tiffany is great. You should contact her whether you use me or not...but you should use me too. ] Back to Alison: After a temporary hiatus from the career she loves, Alison is back in full force and honestly, booking every job she auditions for. The only thing that could stop her is the lack of tall leading men...ugh!  Currently, she is in rehearsals for The King and I  at Somerset Valley Playhouse...go see it!...where she plays Tuptim...hahhah...just kidding, Anna.( actually I played Tuptim in high school...nope, you're not crazy, I am sure not Asian! Gotta love the suburban schools and their plethora of diversity!) A Hofstra grad, Alison toyed ever so briefly with using her brains to be a lawyer, but just couldn't get "the business of show" outta her blood. She's lovely, people...just lovely, inside and out I can just tell!

Alison wrote this caption and I think it is perfect!

Thanks Amy, for sending Alison my way and thanks Alison for being up for anything!

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NYC: Broadway: Headshots:: Kevin

Disclaimer: This post contains an obsessively geeky amount of "Musical Theater punning." If you do not enjoy this sort of thing you should probably just skip to the  images.
Picture this: an incredibly lit early morning in Central Park; a perfect breeze blowing through the trees, the sexy sounds of a bluesy alto sax unobtrusively adding a soundtrack to your day... "Isn't it Bliss?" Now add to this scene a casual hour or "A Weekend In The Country" perhaps, hanging out with the Broadway star, Kevin David Thomas and you will experience the joy that is my day today.( I am okay with it if you are a little jealous. You should be...he is adorable).  At the tender age of 30, Kevin can already count himself a Broadway veteran. He debuted in the 2006 Les Miserable revival and can currently be seen 8 shows a week in the current revival of A Little Night Music. You would think this would make a person conceited or unapproachable, but he is very much neither. He takes in strides the ups and downs of being an actor and does not take anything for granted.(Ah.. "The Glamorous Life")

Kevin said he has trouble getting shots with him smiling so I knew I had to figure out how to make this happen. It wasn't hard... I just asked him about his favorite "ingenue lady"  and he lit up. Any girl that can make a guy smile like this is probably pretty awesome.

Thanks for getting shots "Now" instead of "Later" and I will see your show "Soon"....Alrighty...."Send In The Clowns!" :)

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A Filipino and an American meet on a boat... [NYC: Littles]

This NYC 2010 adventure is shaping up nicely and I sure do love that I have spent years of my life here and know exactly how to get around. Visiting a place like The Big Apple is way more fun when you know where you are going and can venture beyond midtown. Yesterday, on the hottest day ever, I packed my camera bag and headed close to the tippy top of Manhattan where I had a fabulous Little waiting for me in Washington Heights...with his mom, of course (If you happen to find yourself near W 190th St, you should absolutely check out the Cloisters ) At exactly 5 months, this Little is so sweet and giggly and fun I really did not want to leave. His hiccups and bowel movements alone were enough to entertain me for hours. While the Little "did his thing" mom and I chatted and I learned that she is a big wig for a fabulous organization here in NYC called The Actors Fund. (They offer services to those in the entertainment industry who are in need...awesome!) With a mom like this and a totally hip dad who takes care of him everyday before leaving for work himself, this Little is going to no doubt be a fabulous addition to the neighborhood jungle gym~

Feeling a little proud that I caught it before the inevitable drool.

No walking yet...but one of these days!

I love little feet!

The moral of the tale is this:
"If you go perform on a boat you will meet the love of your life and have an adorable child within 8 short years"

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