PPAM Convention 2013… a family experience??

So this year for the first time the boys came with us to the 2013 PPAM seminar.

Finally they are old enough where we can pretty much say “sit here, don’t move, shut up and don’t break anything” and they will listen all the while knowing that we love them more than anything. Even with the two of us also being the hosts for the hospitality suite, the boys were great the whole time. They definitely enjoyed the pool time they got, a handful of movies during the session that both Gail and I attended and got to experience the thrill of print competition even though we did not pull off any Blues this year. Personally I just missed on two of them even though I had a couple of judges trying to talk everyone up a point but to no avail. Steven was bummed and wanted to have a talk with the judges too as he was convinced that the Red Tailed Hawk shot we got together while camping was worthy. = )  Gail and I really need to put more time into it next year.

One of our favorite speakers this year was Gary Hughes out of Florida. Despite being up till 3AM on Saturday night closing down the hospitality suite, he had me awake the whole time....SHAZAM! THANK YOU GARY! He focused on getting the most out of Facebook, proper SEO optimization for your website and some tips and tricks on branding... oh, and flying pink Unicorns (it’s a long story). All this in exchange for his beloved flavored Polar Seltzer. Apparently they don’t get that down there in FLA and Gary was nuts over it. To top it off I won a picture album certificate from Millers because my birthday was closest to his. I should have known only a fellow Sagittarius could be so cool.

  

 

Also fun was Jacklyn Greenberg's “Breath In -Capturing Emotion in your Wedding Photography”. She had Gail and I showing off our unique hugging skills to everyone on stage. It paid off though, Gail won one of the raffle prizes here.

  

We sent the boys to Grampy’s for the last night so we could attend the awards ceremony and put the final nail in the hospitality suite.

Gail once again helped out at the podium to give out merits and she was tickled pink to  be the one that gave our beloved Joyce Holt her first PPAM Service Achievement Award to. Joyce is the sweet smiling face that has greeted us every year at the convention. Congrats Joyce!

...and...asalways...what's a PPAM seminar without some sort of fire alarm incident!  I sware it wasn't us.  Trouble just seems to follow us!  Somewhere in the middle of all the dancing, the fire alarm went off and we were forced to evacuate the building.  This was not good for the ladies as most didn't have jackets.  Thinking fast (as she always does) Gail pull one of teh table skirts off and rapped herself in it. Well, after that the flood gates opened and no table cloth was safe!! 

 

We were eventually let back inside and we continued to have a blast dancing and also posing with Mrs. Nancy Green's photo wall.  Thanks Nancy!

Fiddler

 

Fiddler on the Roof has been posted!

Link: ASA Theater Gallery - Acting Out (click here)  

After a GREAT run, the memories and images will carve this one out it's place in Acting Out Theater Company's  history.

The casting was superb.  Leading the pack was Ed Siegel who, in my opinion, embodied the roll of Tevye and Sandra Vitti who played the roll of his wife, Golde.  

The whole cast helped to drive this production home. When you have young actors in the ensemble that can give you this visually (above left),  you know it's gonna hit the mark.

A familiar face to ASA was Gabriella (above) who shared the  roll of Chava, one of Tevye's daughters.  Gabby dropped in to see us more than 3 years ago years for some headshots.  She has grown a little!

Not to be left out here was tech and crew that did a great job with the set and lights. It's  like candy to shoot as a photographer when they have there stuff together and always renders kick-but images!

Congrats to everyone at Acting Out!

Release the Beast!

With the odds all stacked against them the Students of Tyngsboro High School ran their last performance of "Beauty and the Beast" Monday night.

Among other things, dodging super storm Nemo and several cases of the flu they managed to prevail.

Matt who played Gaston was a wreck with the flu for the dress rehearsal we had to photograph and was a true champion singing and performing to the end. Deserving just as much praise was his fellow actors and actresses who had to perform next to him as they were signing in each others faces without fear. All this and you wouldn’t know it by looking at the pictures. Truly an example of dedicated actors!

To top of all this heroism was you’ve got Connor who played the role of “Chip the Tea Cup”. He toughed it out and pulled of a wonderful performance, finishing the show as “Chip the boy” walking out on stage for the final scene even though he has spent a majority of his time in a wheel chair as he waits for a double lung transplant. Yea… now that’s a hero. Way to go Connor!

Our hats are off to all the actors for overcoming the odds and pulling off a GREAT show!!

You can see more pictures here at the Facebook gallery or online in ASA's gallery.

The NEW Photo Gallery Website is ready to GO!

In the past, many of our theatre and sports families have gone online to view your images. Well, now it's all brand NEW!

Our website is still under construction but, our new photo gallery website is now open for business.
http://www.asaphotographic.com/store2/

Chelmsford High Schools "The Wonder Games" and Westford Academy's "Steel Magnolias" are the first two shows to grace our new site. Follow the Theater Gallery link below and select your school, then the specific show.
Theater Gallery

Old photo gallery website link...
Products for theater performances prior to 2013 may still available here at the old site though some of the most recent shows (at the end of 2012) still have some broken links and we are working to fix that. Worst case you can always call us at 1-978-729-7315.

http://www.asaphotographic.com/store/gallery.php?gid=52

Down, but not out!

WEBSITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Were did we go?!?


While in the midst of undergoing a complete website overhaul, our old content was hacked and we are forced, for security reasons, to wipe everything clean out while we finish putting up the new site. Please bear with us.

The two shows that ran this past weekend will be posted eventually and I will post the link here as we usually do. I will obviously extend gallery expiration dates to offset this delay.

Our e-mail and Facebook will still be functional as is this Blog.

First Theater Weeekend of 2013!

Well after the almost dead calm that occurs right after the holidays, we jump right back in with BOTH feet and open the 2013 theater season with a double headed weekend.

For the Adults it's Steel Magnolias over at Wetsford Academy

...and for the kids its The Wonder Games over at Chelmsford High School

Real life Spiderman!

So after the Boston Rock Gym's Heart of Steel competition the other weekend, the boys got to take a picture with one of their real life heroes, Vasya Vorotnikov. Vasya is no doubt one of THE BEST climbers in the United States.



The physical ability he posses is nothing short of superhuman. I have been fortunate enough to photograph him at all of the Heart of Steel comps and I thought it was very nice of him to give the boys a few moments. They have come to watch him every year, so they were ecstatic to finally get a picture with him. Whenever we go ANYPLACE that possesses any kind of vertical element I inevitably hear the “I bet Vasya could climb that Dad!”.

Congrats on yet another Heart of Steel victory!