Karin Michele Dailey

OMG. OMG. OMG.

another guru award from napp’s photoshop world is sitting on my desk. my job sent myself and megan (digital imaging specialist aka retoucher extraordinaire) to the three-day photography/photoshop nerdfest in orlando, fl last week. there are so many things packed into that program, that you can never stop learning. it’s also beneficial to polish up on some of the basics, because some things in your workflow could always use updating. anyway…i was not expecting to win and was quite embarrassed when they called my name. i had to shuffle/jog up to the stage – in front of a huge expo floor of people. i didn’t fall. thank god…because it would have looked nothing like jennifer lawrence’s oscar fall. it would be been more along the lines of tai at that party in the movie ‘clueless’ (http://youtu.be/mJXjyfmIM8w).

thanks, kelby group & NAPP! <3

MODEL: KACY EMMETT

HMU: RACHAEL BERKOWITZ-CONROY

WARDROBE: LARUEN D’AVOLIO

here is a link to their page: http://photoshopworld.com/guru-awards-winners/

it’s the most wonderful time of the year…training camp time!

for starters, let’s not talk about last season. it never happened. i don’t remember flying all the way out to arizona to watch the game with my father. nope. i don’t remember that awful feeling in the 4th quarter, when you realize your team is going to lose to the giants again. again. to the giants. oh god. there’s that pain again.

go to a happy place. go to a happy place.

welp, i headed down to foxboro today, with my cousin nikki (“cuzzo”). hazy, hot and humid.
i sat uncomfortably in the stands for my 15th year of visiting patriots practice. a.) that’s a whole lotta of training camp. b.) i must be getting old.

there are so many new names on the roster. as cuzzo stated, “bill must be cleaning house.” i guess it was needed. can’t wait for the season to kick off! pats! pats! pats! ALL DAY!

snapped all these from the stands with a 70-200mm and a tc-20e II (2.0x) converter.

hey, hernandez. holler.

my homeslice from the shipping department, moonlights as the front man for kingston 530.
meet chris ferrara: one man. one mic. one acoustic guitar.

we met up after work and took an alley tour of the fort point area. check out a handful of images from the shoot.
you can catch his new weekly set on thursdays (from 4-8pm) at the grand canal.

go ahead and ‘like’ his facebook page: CHRIS FERRARA LIVE

“doo doo water!” – c. ferrara

styling: lauren d’avolio
hmu: rachael berkowitz

the rue chicas: more from the ‘after shot’ series. i’m really into the scribbles, right now. i don’t know why. it has gone from paint brushes to random scribbling. i think it works nicely. either way, it’s fun. scribble on, people. oh! thanks to all of the stylists on set, that day, who helped (alexandra, evan, lauren and joji) and rachael berkowitz on hair and make-up!  KMD

this chick right here? miss lisa bello – wicked talented singer from boston. we did a test back in december and she used one of the images on her single, ‘losing control‘ – check it out.

hair and make-up by the fabulous christina elfar of philosophe hair studio.

#thuglife

goodbye NFL lockout!

patriots training camp. a tradition since 1997. i used to bring my little kodak advantix camera down to bryant college with my brother and grab shots of terry glenn, lawyer milloy and…pete caroll. then i got my firstdigital camera. a 5mp point and shoot.larry izzo,ty law, troy brown…the photos came out awful. i graduated to a dSLR and after 14 years (!?!?!) of photography and training camp sessions, i think i’ve got it down. 14 years? that’s kind of insane when you think about it. i’m not that old. or am i? what can i say. i’m a sucker for the game of football americano.

anywho, last year was the only year i didn’t make it to at least one practice. well enough about me, check out the slideshow below! photos are from 7/31 and 8/13. p.s. you look mad, chad.

for more information on the patriots’ training camp schedule, click over to the official website: GO PATS!

back in may, i hooked up with some of the talented rue la la family to “test” with one of our models, carolan. there was no real concept, other than a focus on beauty. lindsay nordberg put together a ton of looks for the day, while rachael berkowitz made carolan’s beauty stand out even more with hair and make-up. erika weatherbee was kind enough to come in and film some behind the scenes footage, as well (where i act like an idiot): http://vimeo.com/24806480

check out the final images from that day below. thank you to our team for the day! <3

model: carolan fleer
hair & make-up: rachael berkowitz
wardrobe stylist: lindsay nordberg
photo/digital art: KMD

big ups to the various photoshop brush stock downloads from deviantart.com!

i get excited about every band i have the opportunity to photograph, but there are a few shows that leave me completely starstruck. one was janet jackson, another was jay-zw/ trey songz, and then there was this past saturday night. i covered the backstreet boys & new kids on the block show (NKOTBSB) at the td garden and had to remain calm throughout, in order to prevent spontaneous combustion. if you were never a 14 year old girl, you wouldn’t understand. the show was one word – AMAZING. dare i say….EPIC? i know. i know…

check out the review of the show here:  http://www.examiner.com/live-music-in-boston/nkotbsb-td-garden-review-1

and now for what you really came for….the photos. enjoy! KMD

don’t forget to check out the darn review!  http://www.examiner.com/live-music-in-boston/nkotbsb-td-garden-review-1

i was just digging through lightroom, editing some photos, and i ran across a few things i never posted here.  i started using TUMBLR a few months back and i posted them there – but really, who follows me on TUMBLR. i wouldn’t even follow myself. if you sign up for an account, follow some people who post crazy-great inspiration, daily.

my new obsession: http://fromme-toyou.tumblr.com/
pretty thangs: http://theglitterguide.tumblr.com/
for the OCD’ers: http://thingsorganizedneatly.tumblr.com/
model eye candy: http://modellove.tumblr.com/
auto fav/”like” button: http://robot-heart.tumblr.com/

ok. and now, some of photoshop.

hair & make-up: christina elfar of THREE SIX NINE The Hair Studio in Foxboro, MA.

models: lisa bello & tiki nguyen

christina elfar of threeSIXnine THE HAIR STUDIO is a genius. i asked her to join me in the studio last month for some beauty shots, along with 5 fabulous models. she transformed these lovely ladies with five unique looks. i can’t say enough good things about her talent. christina, you are a master with hair and make-up.  THANK YOU!

a big thank you to the chicas who joined me that day.  alexandriaserafini, tiki nguyen, jenn spanks-castiglione and jordyn leigh and lisa bello.

i went with a retro 80′s color thing.  semi-inspired by rihanna’s rude boy video. there will be more posted soon.

ALEXANDRIA