Carlton SooHoo, travel & commercial photographer

A Personalized Family Portrait - Holiday Season Special - $195 It’s a hassle to bring the family to the mall for holiday pictures, especially when the kids are active, or you want to include your pet in the photo. The backgrounds and props are limited and your pictures end up looking like other people’s. >So this season, we want to offer you another option: Invite us over to your home where we can create a very personalized photograph of your family with your favorite items & pets. You can include your instruments, gear, antiques, equipment, and special items in the picture with you. The holidays are ideal because everyone will be home. It takes about an hour and you get to keep the digital pictures (try asking for the digital files at the mall). The kids can relax at home until they are needed to step into the picture. Best of all, this is professional photography brought to the convenience of your home. This type of portrait is not for everyone. But if you are adventurous...

_CKS2895 Originally uploaded by carltonsoohoo My friend Kaman is a make up artist and she asked me to go over to her apartment and shoot some head shots of herself. When I arrived, I saw there was no room to shoot. I didn't know Boston apartments could be so small. It's a good thing that I don't need much space to set up for up to 3/4 body. And amazingly, we set up the backdrop and lights in the narrow kitchen space. If you need a make up artist for your wedding, model shoot, etc., feel free to contact me and I'll get you in touch with Kaman.

_CKS2664 Originally uploaded by carltonsoohoo My friend Susan is a marketing communications expert and she is helping me with a business plan for my Virtual American Revolution project. She can be found on the Web at http://www.clevergirlcomm.com/. And she is so much fun to chat with. I learned she did work for Legoland in California.

TV Diner with Billy Costa Originally uploaded by carltonsoohoo My friend John Sullivan was a contestant on TV diner , hosted by Billy Costa . John is sitting at the bar on the far left behind the Pearl Vodka bottles. The location was Lucia Lighting & Design in Lynn, MA. http://www.lucialighting.com/ . The segment is called "Drink this".  John made an amazing keylime martini . Another 200 photos from this event can be seen here on my SmugMug gallery .

Carlton Headshot Originally uploaded by carltonsoohoo This self-portrait head shot of me was taken for a VDAY benefit performance of A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer: Writings to Stop Violence Against Women and Girls. Local activists and volunteers will present a dramatic reading at the Harvey Wheeler Community Center in West Concord (1276 Main St. Entrance and parking off of Church St.) Mature themes not appropriate for young children . Performance dates are Saturday, March 7 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, March 8 at 4 pm. Seating is open and doors open a half hour before the performance. Tickets are $15 in advance and may be purchased at Debra's Natural Gourmet on Commonwealth Ave in West Concord or online at www.networkforwomenslives.org Monies raised will benefit The Domestic Violence Services Network, a local organization working to end domestic violence and also Women and Girls of the Congo - which is this year's VDAY spotlight campaign. More information about VDAY can...

Dave Originally uploaded by carltonsoohoo Dave is an improv actor in Boston. I hope you catch him in some performance some day.

Randi Originally uploaded by carltonsoohoo My friend Randi is a career consultant and brand strategist. She helps people reinvent themselves to a happier, more fulfilled career that takes advantage of their skills, strengths, and talents. This environmental portrait was taken while Randi was speaking to her client about his assessment results. One of Randi's bonsai trees can be seen in the left foreground. That's one of her passions and there were bonsai's everywhere throughout the house. Please visit her website at: http://www.aspireforsuccess.com/

Leanne and Jessica Originally uploaded by carltonsoohoo I had the pleasure of photographing Leanne and Jessica who are roommates. Although they are not professional models, they are great friends and the photos show their great interpersonal chemistry. There are a few more photos from the shoot in my flickr set .

Fiona Originally uploaded by carltonsoohoo I had the pleasure of photographing Fiona at the offices of Asian Boston magazine . Fiona is leaving for New York shortly to pursue a career in cosmetology. Good luck to her and Beantown loses another one to the Big Apple.

Lori and Roger Originally uploaded by carltonsoohoo My friends are actors who volunteered to model for me as I presented a lighting talk to the South Shore Camera club  in Quincy, MA. Lori is at http://www.ourfilmspace.com/profile/LoriVozzella Roger is at: http://rogerdillingham.com/Home_Page.html

Juri Panda Jones Originally uploaded by carltonsoohoo Juri was photographed for Asian Boston magazine. She is a composer and singer. See her website at juripandajones.com/ .

Thongkoun Pathana Originally uploaded by carltonsoohoo Thongkoun Pathana was photographed for Asian Boston magazine. He is the founder of the Laotian Community Center of RI .

Karen Originally uploaded by carltonsoohoo I had the pleasure of photographing my friend Karen who is a civil engineer. Most of the time, she is in jeans and work boots so this is a different look for her. I'm sure her friends who know her well would be stunned by the set of images we created.