Party and Event Photography | Patrick Rogers Photography

May 25
A Great Evening at the ICA

Monday night, I had the pleasure to visit the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston to photograph an event for clients and friends of Jones Lang LaSalle, a commercial real estate company. Thanks to the hard work of Jones Lang LaSalle employees and Jana and Christine from Altieri Events, the experience was a lot of fun for everyone.

As the evening progressed through the cocktail hour to the Q&A session with their special guests Bill Belichick and Roger Staubach (Mr. Staubach actually threw an autographed football to three lucky winners in the audience), the look of the ICA changed. The darkness of the night set in, allowing the accent lights to make the space feel vibrant and more and more exciting to photograph.

For a football fan, seeing (and yes, shaking the hand of) both Roger Staubach and Bill Belichick was just awesome, made even more exciting because I just learned Mr Staubach is a fellow native of Cincinnati, OH. For those of you that know me, you know how close Cincinnati is to my heart. On top of meeting him, having an excuse to go to the ICA was very welcome. While there, I learned that admission is free on Thursday nights from 5-9 pm (hint, hint).

May 20
New Gallery Opening at the Harvard Museum of Natural History

On occasion, The Harvard Museum of Natural History hosts special events (even weddings!), and last night, they hosted a very special event to honor the kindness of the Zofnass family, who donated generously to support the newest exhibit, New England Forests. This exhibit is amazing! It is all about the flora and fauna in New England, and how that ecosystem functions and responds to change.

I visited the Museum shortly after I moved to the Boston area less than three years ago, and immediately fell in love. From the minerals to the glass flowers to the Africa gallery, this newest exhibit is another great reason to go. The attention to detail in this gallery is amazing. There are so many little things that support this exhibit, like the woodpecker perched near the top of one of the trees, that it is doubtful you will be able to take it all in on your first visit.

This gallery opens to the public starting tomorrow, May 21st. General admission for adults is $9, for children only $6, and Sunday morning from 9-noon, admission is free to Massachusetts residents. For more information about planning your trip, go here.

May 14
Ballroom Dance Photos For Fun!

I went to a dance competition at MIT a few weeks ago, this time to watch, not to compete, and I had planned to take some standard photos of the competitors, but after a few shots, I started to experiment with the shutter speed, slowing it down to capture the movement of the people and the flowing dresses.

Editing down these photos to only a handful was difficult. I am enthralled with the shapes the dresses create; it was like watching a campfire or those Siamese Fighting Fish, just amazing and hard to look away!

This was a personal assignment, one I did out of the sheer joy of photography, and I am compelled to share. Perhaps you won’t be able to look away, either!