DEM photography blog

We're moving

2008-04-12T11:36:00.002-04:00

Well folks, it's time to close up shop here at the DEM Photography blog. I'm tired of running three blogs at once and a slew of other micro-blogging sites. I'm going to concentrate on just one site - bigguyd.blogspot.com.

From here on out you can read all things Bug Guy relating to sports, photography, family, technology, careers, etc. over at The Big Guy.

Thanks for your business. We're closed.

Ferris wheel in the morning sunrise

2008-04-11T19:31:00.001-04:00

Ferris wheel in the morning sunrise
Originally uploaded by Donald E. Martelli

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Waiting for the train

2008-04-07T07:03:00.001-04:00

Waiting for the train
Originally uploaded by DEM photography

Got the perfect t-shirt for Godzilla

2008-04-06T10:17:00.002-04:00

Godzilla aka daughter #2

2008-04-06T09:55:00.000-04:00

It all started at Nordic Village in North Conway, NH. Daughter #2 started to climb on things and now there is no stopping her. She's climbing on everything. She'll get down and do it all over again, just to do it. Now that's she's strutting around the house - finally walking - Godzilla will take over the house hold. Beware to all those who enter.

Daddy...Cheese!

2008-04-05T13:47:00.001-04:00

Daddy...Cheese!
Originally uploaded by DEM photography

Someone obviously isn't camera shy.

Sox fans in Japan

2008-03-25T10:43:00.001-04:00

Great picture from the season opener in Japan. Tell me the Japanese fans in front of them aren't saying, "American Idiots."

Source: Boston.com

Peak a boo

2008-03-22T16:45:00.001-04:00

Peak a boo
Originally uploaded by DEM photography

You can never have too many iPods

2008-03-20T08:19:00.003-04:00

I recently treated myself to an iPod touch, which is basically like the iPhone without the phone. A few months ago, I won a 30 gig iPod video through a survey at work. Add that to the two other iPods I had and that meant four in total.

Now, you're probably saying..."what the heck does this have to do with photography and why the heck would someone need so many iPods."

I couldn't answer those questions for you up until now.

First off, I gave one to my brother-in-law. A guy who has been frothing at the mouth to get one, but never really took the plunge. I gave him my second generation iPod (blue screen type, no video options - very basic).

The other two? I gave the new one from work to my wife and the other iPod video is now a big flash drive. It's great. I can put photos on there and not have to worry about space. This comes in handy when I'm meeting brides to be and they want to see my portfolio. It's also good for the design work I do for a couple clients. When I need to bring things home, I can do so without having to worry about connecting to a VPN or saving stuff to my laptop hard drive.

So, to those of you out there that want to upgrade your iPod, but think it's a waste of money, it's not. If you use them as a portable hard drive, you'll be good to go. As we create more and more content, 1gb flash drives on key chains aren't going to cut it. Old iPods have a shelf life and work great as a walk around mini-hard drive.

D-Nice the rapper, now photographer

2008-03-19T10:51:00.002-04:00

I subscribe to the D-Nice blog. If you don't know who D-Nice is, he is a well-known rap artist/DJ who has an exceptional eye for photography. Apparently, he switched to full time photography. Good for him. His stuff is phenomenal. His black and white comps are fantastic and rich.

What is really cool about his stuff is that he's still "in" with the crowd and connects with a number of entertainers, other hip-hop artists, celebs, etc. He's using his music celeb status to build the photog business and my guess is that he'll not only flourish but become THE hip-hop/music photographer that bands, groups, artists will want to hire to shoot their album art-work, capture their video shoots, performances, etc.

It's a brilliant idea to tap into a market that you're already embedded in. Can't wait to see his future work. Check out his blog or better yet, check out his gallery. Great stuff.

Daily Dose of Imagery

2008-03-19T10:08:00.002-04:00

Not that I want to drive visitors to other sites, but you have to check out the photography over at the Daily Dose of Imagery. Lots of winter stuff as of late and it is fantastic. Take some time to check it out. It's worth it.

Candyland

2008-03-16T18:34:00.000-04:00

Played Candyland with my daughter on her 4th bday. She was sick as a dog that day, but was a trooper. I was using my 50mm, 1.4 prime. Love the depth of field and the composition of this shot. I also forgot how fun Candyland can be (unless you get one of the picture cards that sends you all the way back down towards the beginning of the board (like what happened to me a few blocks away from winning.

New edition to the family

2008-03-15T11:58:00.000-04:00

Here's a picture of the newest member of my family, Domenick. He's my god-daughter's son, born Thursday. Kid already needs a hair cut!

Boston Globe photos of the week

2008-02-29T15:54:00.003-05:00

Always worth a visit to Boston.com to check out the work of their excellent photography staff.

Bangor Daily News Photographers

2008-02-28T16:22:00.002-05:00

For you photo enthusiasts out there, check out what the Bangor Daily News has on their website to promote the personalities and the work of the photographers. It's a great idea and really gives props to a part of the newsroom that really gets the short end of the stick IMHO. Great art work makes a regular news piece even better. I know this from experience.

When I was a reporter for the Boston Globe, I wrote a piece about a Cobbler who was in the neighborhood for 50+ years. He was this little old Italian guy. I wrote what I thought was a nice little community feature, but the photographer took a fantastic photo of him, which made the package that much nicer. Because of the art work, it got better placement in the paper.

So, props to news photogs.

Da Pru

2008-02-27T07:34:00.001-05:00

Da Pru
Originally uploaded by DEM photography

Fog lifts off the top of the Prudential building.

My girls and catching up on biz

2008-02-26T21:25:00.002-05:00

For any of you out there who have kids, you'll agree that time does fly when you're a parent. Things have been busy on the real-work front so the photography side has been a bit slow as of late. However, I do have a number of weddings coming up in the next few months. It's going to be very busy for me and I'm looking forward to it.

In the meantime, here are two recent shots of the kids, courtesy of the Mrs. (who is getting pretty handy with the camera).

Hancock at night

2008-02-20T17:31:00.001-05:00

Hancock at night
Originally uploaded by DEM photography

Copley at winter sun set

2008-02-19T17:21:00.001-05:00

Copley at winter sun set
Originally uploaded by DEM photography

Amazing how the scene changes on a daily basis at copley square.

Happy 4th Birthday Kayla

2008-02-17T13:39:00.001-05:00

Here's the big sister a couple days before her 4th birthday with little ms. trouble aka daughter #2.

Don't get caught picking your nose

2008-02-15T22:08:00.001-05:00

My wife snapped this beauty.

Pebbles

2008-02-12T12:19:00.001-05:00

Pebbles
Originally uploaded by DEM photography

My elmo chair

2008-02-12T08:18:00.001-05:00

My elmo chair
Originally uploaded by DEM photography

Coloring with the girls

2008-02-10T18:18:00.001-05:00

Coloring with the girls
Originally uploaded by DEM photography

Still winter

2008-02-08T16:39:00.001-05:00

Still winter
Originally uploaded by DEM photography