Posts Tagged ‘salem’

I have finally taken the plunge into the online video genre to explore the potential of youtube as a marketing tool. I have already re-skinned the theme with my custom colors and background to tie in with this website. I have also uploaded my first video which shows how my website ranks in Google for keywords and phrases that I tried to gain high rankings for. To see the channel and view my first video, follow the link below, and feel free to subscribe as I plan on uploading more videos over the coming weeks.

http://www.youtube.com/user/stirlingcreative

My photos are now featured on the website for Salem Massachusetts restaurant Rockafellas.

See the site and how the photos where used here: www.rockafellasofsalem.com

This afternoon I went for a walk in the historic burying point graveyard in Downtown Salem Massachusetts. The Burying Point is the oldest burying ground in the city of Salem. Here is buried Justice John Hathorne, an ancestor of Nathaniel Hawthorne and one of the judges in the Witchcraft Court. I have always been fascinated with the macabre history that Salem has. Below is a small selection of the shots I took from today. Enjoy!

This past Sunday I was commissioned to take photos for a local Salem fine dining restaurant. I took approx 200 photos and have posted a small portion of them here. The final photos will be used in both the new website and printed menu. I shall create a separate post to show these when they are ready. I used a Canon Digital Rebel Xti variety of lenses such as a 50mm macro lens, 24-70mm and 12-24mm for wider angled shots.

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I took a walk in downtown Salem today as the first major snowstorm of the year was just winding down. There was at least a foot of snow on the ground after a blizzard hit overnight. The photo to the left and the one below are of the statue of the founder of Salem Roger Conant. In 1626, he founded Salem, Massachusetts and was its first governor, but in 1627 he was replaced by John Endicott. He remained active in town affairs and is today memorialized in a statue across from the Salem Common.[4] He died on November 19, 1679 in Beverly, a nearby town which he also helped found. Check out the wikipedia article on him here to find out more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Conant_%28Salem%29

On Essex Street i took the shot below of the Gardiner-Pingree House which is a National Historic Landmark at 128 Essex Street in Salem, Massachusetts. The house was built in 1804 by Samuel McIntire in a Federal style. It was added to the National Historic Register in 1970. The house is owned by the Peabody Essex Museum as part of the Essex Institute, and is open for guided tours. It features 18th and early 19th century furnishings.