Mama love. Nothing better. My stunning friend Tess, and her son, G. He’s now almost 2 weeks old, and the time has flown by already (well, for me…probably not for the sleep deprived parents! :) ). I photographed his birth, and it was the most amazing thing I’ve ever witnessed. You feel an inexplicable bond with someone you watch come into the world, and the pictures still make me tear up when I go back to look at them.

As such, this will definitely be one of the most well-photographed babies in New England, as both his parents are great photographers…and I will be sure to take every shot of him I can get, haha! Poor kid won’t know what I look like without a camera in front of my face ;)

Oh, and I’m testing out/debuting the new watermark! I’m quite pleased with the way my little bird just sings right into the photo :) Adds a wee bit more color, too, which as you probably know, I am all for!

MG

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My beautiful friend Tess’s baby boy, G :) Is he not the sweetest doll you’ve ever seen? I didn’t know it was possible to be so in love with someone else’s child! :) Excuse the outdated watermark…I am working on uploading a new one!

Until Next Time,

MG

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My lovely designer, Lisa Reichman, is (as we speak!) updating the design of my blog to accommodate our new brand and logo! Isn’t it beautiful? This is the official new name-MariahGale: Modern Portraiture. Excuse us working out the kinks for the rest of the day.

I’ll be slowly switching over the old ‘pink square’ logo to our new ‘arboreal chic’ brand over the next couple days. I’m easing myself into the transition….and marveling at all of the places my logo has ended up over the year since I’ve had it! If I miss one anywhere, feel free to let me know :)

I’ll also be switching over my domain name on my website to mariahgale.com shortly. Conveniently, you’ll still be redirected to my website when you type in mariahmphoto.com, even after the switch. I will make the official announcement when we become mariahgale.com, so get ready to update your bookmarks!

Phew! Off to go update!

Until I finish locating every single logo placement ;) ,

M

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You read that title right. Matt Nathanson. On my blog. I’m going to limit myself to two quick snaps of him, because, well, I took a lot more than that:

He’s a ridiculously nice guy. Humored all of his fans and their cameras for over an hour after his set- we had to take advantage of the CD signing and photo op! We were at Riverfest in Newburyport, and though Blind Melon’s comeback was scintillating, Matt clearly stole the show, along with the newcomer band that opened, Needtobreathe. I didn’t bring any of my long lenses for fear of any type of concert-going mishap, so I took this photo with my camera about 3 feet above my head, held there, hoping I would focus on the band. :)

It was an absolutely beautiful day, and Newburyport was packed- we’re lucky we got a seat that close!

Matt Nathanson does, indeed, heart me. ;)

In other news, I will be away from email and phone for the majority of today, Monday. I’ll be photographing the birth of my dear friend Tess’s son. I’m so honored to be documenting his welcome to this world. Pictures to come, along with his newborns, very soon! Oh, and I have the cutest little models to post, too. Stay tuned :)

Until Next Time,

Mariah

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Sweet summertime. :) One of my favorite little clients….I did a modeling shoot with her a while back, and got to work with her and her family again for a creative shoot. We picked some hot days to shoot, so out came the sprinkler!

This kids’ tent is a Lucy and Michael cloth tent…LOVE it. It’s a teepee style tent that pitches itself, and folds up for easy storage. If anyone’s interested in using it for their sessions, let me know and it will come along!

I have so much more to edit from so many shoots. Stay tuned for a blog posting extravaganza!

Mariah

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