“We’re with the band…”

Princeton, MA – So we, Ash, I and the Jones family, are all at the top of Wachusett Mountain on a beautiful summer day for a family portrait session. There had been a corporate event on the mountain that day so there were a lot of people around, who unfortunately were not cool enough to be in the backgrounds of our photos.  In order to get away we decided it would be a good idea to ignore the signs that read, “No One Allowed on Ski Trail,” and walk down the a little bit into the tall grass. The teenage kid running the ski lift disagreed with our plans. However, in the spirit of every “we’re with the band” scenario, Mike turns around and says, “it’s fine we cleared it with…” and proceded to name about 7 names, including the owners;  I wouldn’t be surprised if he named the kid’s dad, because he just looked at us and said “uh… ok.” Turns out that Mike and Kristina used to work there and the know everyone up there. This was a great moment because as photographers we are always trying to talk ourselves into restricted spots, so it was nice not to have to do it this time. And the images we made on that trail turned out to be some of the best out of the whole portrait session.

Thanks to the entire Jones family for a great family session, hope to see you all soon!