Archive for January, 2010

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

The best of engagement contest is over and…

Wow that got heated. I actually blocked comments for the below post in order to not let this get any more attention, I also removed some of the comments.

Plus for family and friends of Nicole #7 I spoke with her and offered her the canvas of her choice at my cost! My intention was to have a little fun with this not create a bride war : )

So yes #9 Christina and Mike you guys are the winners and you get a free 24×36 canvas gallery wrap.

The lesson learned here is that viral marketing is a power not to be reckoned with!
The next series of photos will be a best of weddings 2009 with no voting! Stay tuned.

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Friday, January 15th, 2010

Engagement Sessions – best of 2009

I’m planning on a few slide show galleries for the small break before I start shooting weddings again.
My plans are a best of weddings and a crew working slide show they are both planned for later this month.

But first I want to have a little fun with the engagement sessions I did this past year. This will be a best of that I leave up to my faithful blog readers to choose. You guys pick the winning image, and the couple who’s image is selected gets a free canvas gallery wrap. (24×36). In order to be fair I selected one image from each session I shot. (if I left someone out please let me know)

Let the voting begin!
Voting ends 1/20 at 12:00

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Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

I know, its been a while!

I just looked at my last blog post and realized its been a long time.

Truthfully I needed to reset. In total last year Ronnie, Jason and I shot almost 100 weddings.
That might not seem like a lot but think about that!
Anyway, Im back and totally refreshed. I spent the last few weeks with Gretchen and Stella oh and Cath : )
For those of you who did not receive a christmas card from us here it is.
As usual its not your typical card. And no the stuffed animals were not in the original picture.



So this new year has presented some huge opportunities for me and the studio.
First off I will be welcoming two new photographers to the team.
Anthony Petrozza is joining as a main photographer and will be shooting his own weddings starting mid year.
We just shot his head shot for the website. Everyone say hi to Anthony!



This means that the studio will now be able to accomodate three weddings in one day.
No more sad faces when the phnoe rings and I’m not available!

Anthony brings a refreshing new approach to the mix and I will be sure to point out all of his work as the new year unfolds.
And in a few days I should have his about page up and a gallery of last years images posted.

Next is a second shooter who has been interning at the office for the past year.
Kerrie Sansky has assisted me and also has shot second camera throughout 2009
Kerrie joins as a second shooter for 2010.
Sorry no photo of Ms. Sansky yet : (

This new year will also have Ronnie and I traveling for a few weddings including an event overseas.
In August we will shoot in Gozo, Malta.
For those of you not familiar with Malta its one of Europe’s smallest countries and is located off the coast of Italy.
Before I signed the contract to shoot the wedding there I did a little bit of research and was totally blown away with how beautiful the country is.
Im really looking forward to this experience.

So hang on everyone this year is going to be as huge as the last two years and I promise to keep it interesting.

Ricky

Edited to add
Thats right I forgot to mention that in the next few days I will be posting a best of 2009. Plus a little slide show of me and the crew risking our lives to get some awesome images for all of you!

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