Marie-Carmel takes to the road

For the first time in her career as a photographer, Marie-Carmel packed up her equipment, some clothes, and a few toys, and took to the road for a week. Specifically: Boston to New London (CT) to Harlem to Philadelphia to Bethesda (MD), then back to Boston, stopping in Brooklyn, New London, and Providence.

The purpose of this trip? To shoot a Bar Mitzvah, to take portraits of friends and acquaintances all along the way, and to take some travel shots as well.

What does one need for such a trip? 

A vitamin:

  a photographer's eye

opened wide:

and, of course, a driver and a trusty assistant:

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The guests at the Bar Mitzvah reception were thrilled when they realized that Marie-Carmel Schafer was the surprise house photographer. Here are a few of her shots from the reception as well as the brunch the next day:

 Lisa

 Rachel

Alice

 

Heather

Heather (again)

 Amy

 Mom, Myron, and Amy

 Stephen and Lisa (laughing at a joke)

  Dad (of course)

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No trip through New York is complete, nowadays, without a stop in the hipster center of the Northeast: Brooklyn. First stop: the home of Zach, Marie-Carmel's favorite saxofonists, bar none. Here he is, playing in the intimate setting of his living room:

Zach

While there, MC took photos of Zach's family:

 

 

Beth

 

 Arthur (front) and Noah (back)

Then, a few blocks away, a visit to the renowned painter and family friend, Margaret Leveson, whose new show at the Blue Mountain Gallery will open in just a few days.

And here's a still life with plate, orange, napkin and Margaret's husband, David:

 

And here's Will, who was visiting at the time, and who never suspected he would be photographed by Marie-Carmel--until he was!

While the vast majority of Marie-Carmel's photographs are serious studies, after a few waffles with syrup, she couldn't help but loosen up and take this one of Dad:

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Her photographic duties completed, Marie-Carmel could turn her eye to documenting the long trip back to Boston, a trip through all weather and a multitude of landscapes, both in and outside of the car: