- leaving for Gettysburg for Chris & Suzanne’s wedding! #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-30
May 30, 2009 – 9:59 pm
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-23
May 23, 2009 – 9:59 pm
- In bed. It’s been a long, but awesome weekend of weddings. :) #
- Today is Lily’s first birthday! #
- on the metro taking my son to the zoo! #
- on my way to Sun’s Statium for Toni & Joel’s e-session. This should be pretty cool. #
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Birthday Cake and a One Year Old
May 22, 2009 – 2:00 pm
This is a week of birthdays in our house. Both of our kids were born in the same week of May. My daughter had her first birthday on Tuesday, and my son will be 4 on Saturday. We are having a combined birthday party for them this weekend, but on Tuesday, we had a small cake for my daughter, and since my parents live very close, we invited them to come over. Here are the photos of her first birthday cake experience. Enjoy the cuteness!
This photo is obviously not of her eating birthday cake. This is of her first birthday present. In this photo you will also see our chihuahua - Little Miss, my dad’s arm, and that abomination chewing on the purple dog toy is our puggle - Gupagup. We got her when my son was two, that’s what he called her, and it’s stuck. We also affectionately call her, pig, dumbest dog ever, and (my wife’s personal favorite) worst-mistake-of-my-life. (It was my wife, Janelle, who wanted her to begin with, and yes, I remind her of this when Gupagup runs into the house with muddy paws, steals food, etc.) She is a sweet dog, though, and loves our kids. She can just be very annoying, and is not very bright. But, at least she’s house broken, for the most part, just don’t get her too excited. Ok, on to cake.
I have so much to post from the past few weeks! Engagement sessions, weddings, a few portraits. I want to get them all up, but it’s taking a while. I hope you enjoyed the cute, and that you have a great holiday weekend!
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-16
May 16, 2009 – 9:59 pm
- on my way to DC for an e-session. It’s a beautiful morning for it. #
- I’m on the metro. Someone is wearing a little to much purfume. #
- on the metro again after a good e-session. #
- in a waiting room listening to ‘the greatest hits’ of soft rock hits. help. #
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Keren & Ben’s Virginia Beach Engagement Session
May 15, 2009 – 7:52 am
About a month ago I traveled to Virginia Beach to shoot Keren & Ben’s engagement session. I’ve known Keren since she was about 14, and I’m happy she’s found a great guy. They are getting married this June at the church I attend, Bridge of Life, which is located in downtown Hagerstown. You can view their website here:
After the ceremony, Keren and Ben will be heading next door to Duffy’s on Potomac for their reception. The Ballroom at Duffy’s is awesome. If you go to my main site and check out the gallery ‘Kia and Jeremy’, you’ll see some photos of it from their reception. You can view Duffy’s site here:
Keren and Ben’s e-session was awesome, and a lot of fun. We start out on the beach and ended up at this ghetto of a amusement park.
Thanks, guys, for a great session. Less than a month to go! :)
HM Bride’s Publisher Booked Me for Her Wedding!
May 8, 2009 – 6:37 am
It’s official! The publisher of HM Bride Magazine and owner of Ridgerunner Publishing has booked Aesthetic Life Studio to shoot her wedding! Kate, and her groom-to-be, Scott, are just a great couple, and are really helping to make a difference in Hagerstown. Through their businesses, they are providing high quality publications and web design that brings pride and awareness to the great resources we have in the area. Kate is the publisher of HM Bride, the areas best wedding magazine. She runs and owns Ridgerunner Publishing, which also publishes Hagerstown Magazine, Smart Company, and several others. Check them out at:
Scott is one of the partners at 2nd Floor, an awesome web design company with offices in Hagerstown and Chambersburg. Some of their clients include Adidas, City of Hagerstown, Caterpillar, and Timberland. You can find their site at:
Kate and Scott are great, and I’m very excited to be shooting their wedding. We had their engagement session about a week ago at Renfrew Park in Waynesboro, PA. They brought their babies, Loki, Jake, and Star. Three very well behaved, very sweet dogs. Here are the pics:
This is probably my favorite photo from the session. The dogs looking straight ahead, the texture of the bridge, the symmetry, and how the lines of the bridge lead your eyes right to Kate and Scott, just make this a good shot.
I actually met with Kate yesterday at her venue, Stone Manor Country Club, located in Middletown, MD. The manor and grounds are gorgeous! I can’t wait to shoot there. Here are some shots I got today as Kate was showing me around: (I know there are way more than I showed of the e-session, but it’s a huge mansion with lots of rooms and details. I could have shot all day, so this is just a taste.)
All of the inside photos required no flash, that is all ambient light, a photographers dream. The owner of the manor was worried I was going to bring in lights, tripods, wires, etc. But, for one, I travel light anyway, but even more, who would want to add to the natural light already coming in? Now, if it was an evening wedding, sure, you would need it, but this is an afternoon wedding, around the same time I took these shots, so, no, there is no way I would add light, it would take away from the natural beauty. If anyone is looking for a venue, check them out. These photos are barely a glimpse of how beautiful it is.
On another related note. I’m already freelancing for Ridgerunner, and I’ve been published in a couple magazines already (blog post to come), but I’m really looking forward to doing some work for the yearly bridal issue. The very little I do know about it is going to be awesome, just right up my alley, so I’m very excited about some up coming shoots. It won’t be available until the end of this year or beginning of next, so keep a look out!
This wedding is going to be a blast, and I’m honored that Kate and Scott choose me to shoot their wedding. Thank you Kate and Scott!
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-02
May 2, 2009 – 9:59 pm
- at to Renfrew to shoot Kate & Scott’s e-session. :) #
- It’s official. I’m now published in 2 magazines! Smart Company & Hagerstown Magazine! Not an exctng snap, but gd 4 the clnt. :) Chck it out. #
- getting ready to leave to a photo shoot for an author. It’s for her bio pic in her upcoming book. :) #
- ah, color correcting, contrast adjusting, exposure tweaking photos. It’s kind of relaxing. #
- Jst fnd out the hard way my montr was NOT calbrtd. Hping it’s fxed now. Running to Wl-Mrt 2 tst. They don’t mss wth imgs so good plc 2 chck #
- going 2 Harrisburg, PA 4 an e-session #
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