Also, keep an eye out next week (due out Nov. 22) for the new issue of Boston Common Magazine – my photos will be featured there as well! It will be another article about the Pier 4 development.
In September, Tishman Speyer hired me to take photos of the sales office for the condos being built at Pier 4. The photo above shows one of the sample kitchens and living-room setups, so potential buyers can walk through and get an idea of what the finished condos could look like even while construction is still going on. The sales office is at the tip of the Pier 4 property, so the views are similar to what the views will be from the condos once they are done. It's a spectacular location.
As part of the sales office, there is a memory wall, showing the history of the site where Anthony’s Pier 4 was situated for so many years. So many people remember having dinners at Anthony’s, which was an icon on the Boston waterfront. I had dinner there once with my husband and his parents. Now Pier 4 is taking on a new life, and when construction is done, there will be a one-acre public park at the tip of the pier that everyone can enjoy.
It is hard to believe how quickly the Seaport has changed. Every time I go there, a new building has sprouted up! Once more retail opens up, I believe it may be quite a lively place. I definitely plan to check out the new movie theater once it opens, plus I'm enjoying all the great restaurants in the area, such as Tikkaway Grill (above, shot for PCA) and Committee (where NAIOP has held several events), and Temazcal at Liberty Wharf. District Hall also provides a great coffee shop, after-hours meetup space, and event space. All in all, I enjoy the new Seaport area, especially the easy access from the Pike, and the new parking garages I’ve found. Once there are more shops, it will buzz.
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Three news items:
Three of my photos are in the Newton Camera Club exhibit at the West Newton Cinema, and the show, featuring 60 images by 25 different photographers, will be up through Jan. 27. Great place to shop for holiday presents. Thanks to all who came to the opening reception!
I am honored to now be the Teaching Assistant for the Digital Printing evening workshop at New England School of Photography (NESOP). The class is large enough that the teacher needs help answering all the technical questions while she focuses on the creative questions. It is great experience for me, and allows me access to NESOP facilities.
In fact, speaking of access to NESOP, now is the time if you want prints made as large as 24x36 for a very reasonable fee. I do custom printing at home, and now can use these large printers just a block away. Email me if you are interested.
PHOTO TIP OF THE MONTH: Taking good photos of people at events
When you attend a wedding or reunion or a work event, do your photos come out well? These days everyone shoots photos with their phone, and cell phone cameras are getting better and better. Here are some ways you can improve what you get at events, even if you are just using your phone:
Have your subjects turn so the light in the room is hitting their face, rather than having the room lights behind them.
Take multiple shots! Someone is always blinking. If you take three of four shots of the same people, at least one of them is bound to catch everyone with their best expressions and their eyes open.
Capture moments where your subjects are interacting with each other, not just posed and looking at the camera. These days cameras are everywhere, so everyone knows how to pose – but what we really treasure are capturing those unguarded moments between people.