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June 20, 2010

There Will Soon Be A Mrs. Daily Portsmouth

I am very happy to announce to everyone that I spent a wonderful day in New York City on Friday with an amazing & lovely woman, Ms. Stephanie Cortes – out on assignment to capture some photos of the city. I’m even more happy to announce that Ms. Stephanie Cortes will soon be Mrs. Stephanie Cohen….or as I’ve joked, Mrs. Daily Portsmouth!!

When we travel – we tend to do a cute & memorable photo like this in iconic places. Without getting too far into the story, let’s just say it was a perfect day for a walk around the city to do some shooting…and a wonderful day for a great surprise. Having grown up in/around NYC, the Brooklyn Bridge was a particularly special place for Steph – and one where we hadn’t done a shot yet. We had done a test shot, that I pretended not to like and made her come review before suggesting taking another one. In this photo (the second attempt), she had absolutely no idea what I was doing as her eyes were closed….I had her come back to check out the photo on the camera’s screen when she spotted something out of the ordinary….the rest is history.

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Filed under Guest City, New York City, Portsmouth, Spring

Tags: Brooklyn Bridge, Engagement, New York City, Philip Case Cohen, Proposal, Spring, The Daily Portsmouth

June 13, 2010

Market Square Day 2010

What a difference a day makes. The shot above was taken on Friday evening, a relatively quiet hour….especially compared to the crowds that were expected (and that arrived) on Saturday morning for the 33rd annual Market Square Day. I think locals have a love/hate relationship with Market Square Day – it’s great exposure for the city and for those who invest in booths…but traffic gets seriously clogged and if you’re not in the mood for navigating crowds, it’s definitely not the kind of day to head into town.

This year, despite the drizzly morning, it seems like a lot of people showed up to see what it would be all about…with music playing in front of the North Church – and vendors of all kinds were doing their best to make sales & give stuff away to those who ventured out. The shot below captures a flavor of the umbrellas and balloons etc. that seemed to be the theme of the day.

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Filed under New Hampshire, Portsmouth, Spring

Tags: Balloons, Canon 5d Mark II, Congress Street, HDR, Market Square, Market Square Day 2010, New England, New Hampshire, Philip Case Cohen, Photography, Portsmouth, Portsmouth NH Photos, Rain, The Daily Portsmouth

May 7, 2010

The Daily Portsmouth on 207

Here is the video in all its glory! Many thanks to the team at WCSH and especially to Brett Whitmarsh for reaching out and giving me the opportunity!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL SPOT AS IT AIRED ON WCSH, including the introduction and closing!

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Filed under Portsmouth Arts

Tags: 207, HDR, Maine, NBC, New England, New Hampshire, Philip Case Cohen, Photography, Portland, Portsmouth, Portsmouth NH Photos, The Daily Portsmouth, WCSH

May 7, 2010

The Daily Portsmouth Airs Tonight on 207 & The Bomb Scare

Thanks for checking in today at The Daily Portsmouth! I’d like to encourage you to tune in to WCSH Channel 6 tonight (May 7th) to see the spot on 207 – airing at 7pm. I can’t wait to see how the program came out, it was a pleasure spending an afternoon strolling around Portsmouth with the team a couple weeks back. I’ll post a link to the website once the spot has been uploaded. Lots of exciting things happening surrounding The Daily Portsmouth lately – more details in the coming weeks!

Portsmouth saw a lot of excitement today as a Greyhound Bus was surrounded after a standoff began around 11:30 – with the sole individual refusing to get off the bus until 8:36. Not wanting to get too close, I thought I’d share a few shots from the evening snapped from the secure border of the scene. There were a ridiculous amount of organizations involved in securing the area around the bus on Hanover Street, and everything was very well organized and coordinated. Thankfully it appears to have ended with a photo of a guy getting off of a bus and nothing actually exploding….more details to follow I’m sure…

March 8, 2010

Guest Post at Brian Matiash Photography

If you’re reading this – you need to do both of us a favor. For yourself, you need to go enjoy the guest post I did over at the blog of fellow photographer Brian Matiash. For me, please go visit Brian and thank him for giving me such an awesome opportunity to open a new series for him that features fellow photographers in an open forum setting….I had my choice of topics to write about, and it became immediately clear that I had to incorporate Portsmouth as a theme. This great city is primarily responsible for getting me involved and passionate about photography all over again since buying my first digital camera last year. I hope you enjoy the post…and more importantly – go check out Brian’s work (it is stunning). Brian always captures the fascinating textures in everyday scenes that we all take for granted…I’m hoping to host Brian on a photowalk in the very near future – stay tuned and I’ll keep you posted!!

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Tags: Blog, Brian Matiash, Guest Post, Philip Case Cohen, Photography, The Daily Portsmouth

February 6, 2010

Miniature Market Street | A Huge Thank You

Here’s a unique take on Market Street, with Footnotes (local shoestore) in the closest window to the right. Loved this tilt-shift shot of the infamous shopping locale downtown, particularly with the glowing windows and bricks, and the out of focus lights towards the left half of the frame.
I also wanted to take the opportunity to thank EVERYONE who came to see the opening at the Portsmouth Art Exchange gallery this evening. I’m grateful to have had such a great turnout for my first show, even if there were only 10 prints to see….a really fun night for me!
A very special thanks goes out to my parents (pic below w/brother Jon) for making the trek from Massachusetts to enjoy the evening, my lovely lady Steph for helping select the prints for the night, Ocean Bank for all of my great colleagues’ continued support, Mark Dearborn (& the Infinite Imaging crew) for designing/printing such beautiful save the date cards & posters, J.L. Stevens for the opportunity to be featured in the Portsmouth Herald’s Spotlight magazine, David Young (& the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra) for his continued support & interest, Lisa Mills for her continued support, Brian Matiash (another New England HDR guru) for making the trek from MA – and countless other locals from coming to say hello, and for new folks for coming and sharing their thoughts on my work (and to everyone who was there in spirit). Thanks to Jane & Paul at the Art Exchange for their interest in having me at the gallery! A truly special evening that I won’t soon forget!