NEW Asylum Book

Most of you know that along with being an avid photographer, I am also a consummate bookworm. Recently while perusing Amazon's recommendations for me, "Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals" came up and I bought it immediately. I then took the time to check out Chris Payne's photography at www.chrispaynephoto.com where I was not disappointed. His work is amazing and his documentation of the demise of the state hospital is unparalleled. With a foreword by renowned neurologist Oliver Sacks (of "Awakenings" fame), this book is a must have in any library.

Black Dahlia...Revisited

This is the first time I have ever used the macro setting on my camera and my mother's red dahlia was the perfect subject for that shot. This flower reminds me greatly of the movie art for The Black Dahlia where the dead girl's reddish black lipstick is running down the side of her mouth.

Polyvore

Soul of Style by KateBroderick featuring Roxy

While I am indeed an Urban Explorer at heart, I'm still a girl. One of my coworkers who happens to be my twin separated at birth, turned me on to Polyvore.com where you can create quick pieces of art based on current fashion trends. Here's my first set that I did to keep busy tonight.

Photography and the Law

Some of you will notice that there are now numerous posts missing from my blog. Even though I regularly make an effort to historically document the places I visit, I have recently received a notice preventing me from documenting a fairly well known site. I plan to abide by the requests in this particular letter as I would prefer not to be prevented from working as a photographer in the future. Thanks for your understanding!

PORTRAIT SESSIONS FOR FALL!

Kate Broderick Photography is proud to announce that it's time to break into portraits!

Summer is over, school is about to start and now is the perfect time for fall portraits of little ones, friends, family, high school seniors, college freshmen, pets...

Recently engaged? How about a fantastic fall photo shoot to mark one of the happiest occasions
of a new couple's life together!

Packages include your choice of prints and print sizes, a free DVD of your photos to share with friends and family, as well as the option to order a range of beautiful, professional (but affordable!) photo books, postcards, Christmas cards, address labels, and much more!

For the rest of the month book a portrait sitting and choose your location for free! No location fee, no sitting fee! Plus, get a free 8 X 10 of your favorite photo!

Email us at kate@asylumaveartists.com

or call the studio at (978) 424-3155 to book your session!

Shooting Old Skool

This set was taken at Cathedral of the Pines with a Yashica 124 MAT G twin reflex camera from the 1960's. Occasionally I like the feel of shooting with film and 120 film is one of my favorites so I bought a couple rolls of black and white. All photos were tinted using Photoshop CS4.

Youth of a Nation

A skate park in the inner city is a great place to people watch with a camera. You get such a unique cross section of society hanging out in a skate park. You get BMX kids...

You get the "hardcore" skaters...

And the future youth of our nation...