Tirado Photography blog

So just when we thought we had enough excitement going on in our lives these days….

As many of you already know, we we honored to win the Best of Boston award this year for Best Photographer. That was probably one of the most exciting news we’ve had in our professional careers! And what a year it’s been since then! We’ve moved into our brand new studio in Peabody Square and we’re getting ready to launch all kinds of new features and products for the new year.

In the middle of all of this excitement, we received a phone call from the executive producer of a television show being launched in the spring. They are working in conjunction with Boston Magazine and want to feature a Best of Boston winner in each episode. Guess why they were calling us?? They asked if we’d be willing to sit down for an interview with them and that they’d also like to see us “in action” photographing a couple in our usual style. How incredibly exciting is that? Of course we agreed to it and once we had a date set, Rene and I began working nonstop to make sure the studio would be ready in time.

Not only that, but we needed to find a couple to photograph! We knew we wanted a couple that was fun, energetic, very cool and that wouldn’t mind being in front of two cameras (Rene’s and mine) as well ohhhhh an entire film crew as well. Well, we knew immediately that the perfect couple would be Colleen and Todd. You’ll remember them from their hot engagement session in downtown Boston this past summer which you can see here. So when we called them up to see if they were up for another session with us, and this time one that New England would get to see, they agreed practically before we even finished asking them! We were so unbelievably excited! Last Thursday was the big day and we all met here at the studio and had such an amazing time.

We also thought it would be fun to post some “behind the scenes” footage here on the blog so here goes!

The day started with the film crew interviewing both Rene and I about how we got started, our roles in the studio and how we work with our couples and families. When we originally agreed to the interview, silly me assumed we’d be interviewed together. But not a chance. And I have a feeling you’re really going to be able to tell how different our personalities are. I probably laughed and used my hands as if conducting an orchestra through the entire interview, while Rene was his usual calm, very cool and romantic self. We can’t wait to see the final result! So here is some behind the scenes footage. First this was Rene being interviewed by the film crew. They had him stand on a step ladder so they could place him in front of the giant prints hanging on one of the walls behind him…

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Next the film crew wanted to watch us have some fun with Colleen and Todd. We had never photographed a couple in our building (since we’ve just moved in). But we wanted to prove that you can really take gorgeous images anywhere. You don’t actually need to have a beautiful park or typical scenery to create great images. Our studio is an old mill that has been restored. The mill is part of an industrial complex - admittedly not that pretty at all. There’s not a tree to be found around here and actually, you’ll see more trucks and machinery than flowers and grass! But - the lighting here is phenomenal. And THAT is all we need! We started the shoot by using part of our studio that is flooded with some great natural light:

Rene doing a little directing…

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Trying to get a little height while the film crew is doing the exact opposite…

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Now you may remember that last Thursday was also the day we had our first real big snowstorm! And it started just as we were finishing our shoot, so you KNOW Rene and I couldn’t resist taking advantage of it. So off we all went outside to get some of these great shots:

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A huge, huge thank you to Colleen and Todd for coming out and having so much fun with us. And we haven’t even photographed their wedding yet!! We just can’t get enough of these guys and really want to thank you again for being up for anything with us!

As for the actual video segment, we hear that it will be ready in just a couple of weeks, so we’ll be sure to post the final result right here!