Author / Axie Breen
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Why set up a “first look”?
For the most part, I like to just let things unfold naturally when doing wedding photography. So maybe it seems weird to orchestrate a “first look.” But the thing is, there will…
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Leafy portrait
Black and white creative portrait composited with nature elements. With this image, just bringing some added dimension to a studio portrait. Added some blocks of color and some jungly leaves to make…
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Choral conductor promo photos
I worked with this choral/orchestral conductor to create images for his own website and the organizations he conducts. I wanted to make sure we covered headshots but also much more, so that…
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Annual report photos for Steps to Success
Steps to Success is an educational non-profit in Brookline. They needed some portraits of one of their students for a feature in their annual report. We met at the Brookline Reservoir and…
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“If they did it then, we can do it now.”
I do event photography for Suffrage 100 MA, which was formed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of American women getting the vote. This event was the unveiling of a historic marker in…
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Me at the Marathon!
This past April I was an official photographer for the Boston Marathon, covering the medical support teams. My beat was Medical Tent B and the surrounding area—not the tent at the finish…
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Bat Mitzvah in Needham
A little sunset lighting really transformed this parking lot into a nice place for portraits! Capturing the style of the self-possessed star of this event… and the way her family was so…
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Wedding at the Multicultural Arts Center in Cambridge
The Multicultural Arts Center has a wonderful, hidden sort of park, a lovely setting for a wedding, with lots of leafy and architectural spaces for natural light portraits. Weddings have so much…
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Anniversary portrait
A couples portrait to celebrate a big anniversary. It felt like everyone’s emotions were so beautifully close to the surface! It was so nice, trying to make photos that show that shared…
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Modeling/Acting headshot
For this singer/actress/model, we did a variety of looks to show that she is the girl next door. And also maybe, a very hot Carmen. Later she told me she had signed…
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Violinist portraits for her new website
Lucia Lin is a gifted violinist. I had photographed her once before onstage when she was a soloist with the Wellesley Symphony, so I was really excited to work with her to…
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Wedding by the Ocean
I photographed a beachy Cape Cod wedding, the kind where the getting-ready pics include making a flower garland for the dog and riding a bike to the ceremony. It felt like a…
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Tiny wedding in Newton
I was excited to photograph this beautiful little wedding. It was in a wonderful outdoor setting in Newton, surrounded by trees. The thunderstorm held off til just after the champagne.
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Bat Mitzvah at Temple Beth Shalom
This Bat Mitzvah in Needham had to be rescheduled from June and downsized and zoomified (health precautions, of course). But I still got lovely portraits in and around the temple of the…
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