5 or 6 years ago, i caught the photography bug.  i had just come back from an "all access" summer jam experience in NYC and i KNEW that this was what i was supposed to do.  if only i had a "real" camera.  :)  i had been sneaking my little film point-and-shoot into concerts and getting pretty decent results.  once i switched to a digital point-and-shoot, i immediately became frustrated with the shutter button press and the delay...ARGH!  i knew it was time to step it up and put in work.  i used a canon elan film slr for a few months before buying my d70.  i thought i was big time.  you might be wondering why i am writing all of this under a post for "JOHN RIDLON".  i'm getting there. 

i got on email and sent messages to over a dozen bands and venues in the area, openly begging them to let me (and jennifer) shoot their shows.  john ridlon of hypercane was the first to respond.  jennifer and i headed down to the miracle east in small town, MA and the rest is history!  LOL.  we shot hypercane.  a lot.  like, a lot.  and through them we made tons of connections with other bands, other venues, promoters and it blossomed into awesomeness.  i still thank them.  craig, peter, dana, john and all of their friends/wifeys.  :) 

and without further delay, mr. ridlon.  KMD

i had 2 kiddos come in to my last portrait mayhem session.  and they both gave me a run for my money.  noelle is a little wild child.  she can RUN and i spent a lot of time chasing her around the studio.  her mother and i found that putting her in the basket or a chair kept her occupied for just enough time to snap a few photographs.  tahmir was born a ham.  he's a lil' actor and his mother should definitely put him on TV so all of america can tune in to his antics.  he's always welcome back.  :)  THANK YOU, ENJOY!  - the cafeteria lady 

you have to visit the cafeteria at my job to understand the joke.  KMD

responded to a craiglist ad.  a musician needed photos for their cd.  come one in!  meet julien.  i'd post a link to his myspace, but i got an error message saying:  Sorry, this profile is not available at the moment. Please try again shortly.  thanks, facebook.  KMD

i don't photoshop every image.  but every image looks better after taking them into photoshop.  so that means i SHOULD photoshop every image.  but that would take forever.  lightroom adjustments do just fine sometimes.

i went to high school with janelle and took pictures of her son during my portrait module for CDIA almost 2 years ago now.  she contacted me because she wanted to do a maternity sesssion in the studio, wearing all white against black.  you got it!  :)  her husband, prisnel, posted that the little one was born earlier this week, weighing in at 7lbs. daddy's little girl for sure! 

i'm going to post photos without the slideshow this time.  wish me luck.  :)
here are the parents.  janelle + prisnel.

oy.  portrait mayhem.  15 minutes for $25.  good times.  i set up a few sundays where my friends and family could experience my portrait experience on a budget.  you're in.  you're out.  buh bye.  the first day we had 10 or 11 groups scheduled and of course only half showed up...and all at once...at the end...when they weren't scheduled.  thank you friends.  thank you family.  LOL.  we made it work.

i'm just kidding.  not everyone was late.  :)  and my folks even showed up with bailey the pug princess.  KMD