WINTER IN B&W

42 inches of snow, sub-zero weather, snowshoes and a camera! New England has had a rough month. More snow than I can ever remember. Snow fall that has dwarfed the blizzard of ‘78. Our wood pile is buried and the snow drifts around the house and studio are epic. The …

CHASING SILVER IN ALASKA

Braided channels, gravel bars, silver salmon and bears – fishing the Kanektok River, Quinhagak AK! The Kanektok River flows through the Togiak Wild Life Refuge and empties into the Bering Sea. Alaska Fishing describes the river as “one of Alaska’s most celebrated salmon and trout streams”. A huge flat expanse …

DIAL 911 FOR PHOTOSHOOT

A hundred of hours planning, two days shooting and a fantastic crew! Covidien EMS products were the star of our two day shoot in and out of ambulances and office locations. A whirlwind of life saving equipment, good looking EMTs and (not really) sick patients.  

WHERE THE RIVERS FLOW NORTH

Photographs of the Northeast Kingdom, part 1 The Northeast Kingdom is a small slice of Vermont nestled in between the Connecticut river to the east and the Canadian border to the north. The geographical area is defined by its north flowing rivers. The Northeast Kingdom has a special place in my …

NOT STILL LIFE

24 foot Cyc and a lot of air-time! As a product photographer, not much moves in front of my camera. Even in my personal work I am drawn to landscapes and inanimate subjects. Given the chance to shoot an assignment with people (or anything else that moves), I relish it. When …

17th CENTURY MEETS 21st CENTURY

Masters & Science! Our fall Getty shoot was a blast this year! Art Director, Bill Bon came up with fantastic concepts. Mixing technology with 17th century Dutch Master painting styles. And just when things looked pretty serious . . . kid’s science experiments. Nothing like playing with dry ice and …

REDLINE MUSIC VIDEO

Brooklyn comes to Bolton! The band KNOX and production crew showed up Thursday for the pre-light. Shooting for Redline started on Friday morning and ran through Sunday 1:00 AM! Three nights and 2 long days later (plus a lot of good meals) KNOX and the crew packed up and returned …

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

What you can’t find, you make! It’s always a challenge to prop out-of-season photo shoots. When it’s hot you’re looking for cold and when it’s really cold, you’re looking for hot. Ellie went over the top in making decorations for Vistaprint’s 2013/2014 holiday shoot in 90+ degree heat. Five days …

COOLIDGE STUDIO WINS FIRST PLACE AT PDN!

Our award-winning shoot for Getty Images! Art director Bill Bon, Ellie, Liz Coolidge, Tegan Keller (and me) on set creating the award-winning Cloud Computing series for Getty Images. Who says light and fluffy can’t pack a punch! Check out the award-winning shots below and also at Getty Images.

VISTAPRINT PREMIUM BUSINESS CARDS SHOOT

Sometimes it takes four hands! Directed by our fearless leader, Tom Giannini we produced the photographs for Vistaprint’s Premium Business Card campaign. Styling by Ellie, retouching by Tara Sullivan and even a cameo from Nic Coolidge as a hand model. Nic enjoyed the experience, well maybe not the part about …