I met Amanda and James in the parking lot of the Glastonbury Abbey in Hingham, MA for what was supposed to be a session on the grounds of the abbey. Mother nature had alternate plans, however, and it was pouring rain.
So we improvised. They hopped in my car and we drove down to the waterfront in Hull where we found the Paragon Carousel. It dates from 1928 and has been undergoing continuous restoration of the hand carved horses for several years. It’s also the last one in the Boston metro area.
While we were there, it was completely empty and the operators were just getting ready to close the doors for the day. They were kind enough to let us shoot for a few minutes.
After the carousel, we moved across the street over to Nantasket beach and found a covered picnic area. By that point it was raining so hard that the local Boston Fox affiliate had a news crew in the same sheltered area doing a report about how bad the weather was!
Not to be deterred, we made some cool silhouetted images of them against the gray skies. About the only thing that wasn’t wet at this point was my camera, so we called it a day and rescheduled for another time. That shoot happened just a couple of days ago on the abbey grounds and we got some great images that I’ll post soon.
Before heading out, Amanda asked if they could do some shots playing in the puddles. It sounded like a great idea.
They are both great to work with and I look forward to seeing them again in October when I shoot their wedding.