It’s been a while…

Posted on April 2, 2007

Well, it’s been a while since my last post so I figured an update was due. Busy busy busy busy!!! Yesterday was a productive day as I managed to design an entire album in one sitting (a record for me). I’m exhausted but I love the feeling of accomplishment after I have finished an album. Today and tomorrow will also be marathon album design days and then Wednesday, Thursday and Friday it’s off to the Photoshop World convention at the Hynes Convention Center. I’m looking forward to it and hope to pick up some new tricks to improve my workflow as well as learn about the new features in Photoshop CS3 which was just recently released.

Hopefully I’ll be a bit more frequent with my updates once I get all these albums completed. I’ll be meeting up with some other wedding photographers after Photoshop World and I’m hoping we can roam Boston just shooting for fun so perhaps I’ll have some images to post from those adventures in a few days.

Cheers, Joe

Symptoms of ovarian cancer

Posted on January 31, 2007

Hey everyone. A photographer that I know recently underwent surgery to have a tumor removed. Fortunately she was one of the lucky 20% who had a benign tumor and I’m happy to report that her recovery is going quite well however that didn’t make the whole ordeal much easier. Unfortunately it seems that ovarian cancer also known as the “silent killer” of women has very few warning signs. She asked that we pass this link on with the advice that if you’re experiencing any of the symptoms listed, it’s usually going to be nothing but it won’t hurt to get it checked out.

The Whisperings of Ovarian Cancer

For any other wedding photographers who have blogs that are reading this, your blogs reach a lot of women. I’d encourage you post the above link as well!

Humor break… Pachelbel’s Canon in D

Posted on January 25, 2007

Have you ever been tormented by Pachelbel’s Canon in D? So funny!!!

Formals before the ceremony?

Posted on January 3, 2007

Have you considered doing your formals before the ceremony? I ask couples about this during the consultation and some are concerned that the moment when they first see each other will somehow be less special. My experience is that nothing could be further from the truth! I’d like to introduce you to Dan and Nadya. Dan and Nadya got married in May of 2006 at the State Room in Boston and before I even asked when they wanted to do the formals they already knew that they were going to see each other before the ceremony having already done a little bit of research (they wanted to get to the party right after the ceremony… can you blame them???). Set in the luxurious main lobby of Boston’s Omni Parker House, here is a sequence of photos from when Dan and Nadya first saw each other before the ceremony:

This following shot is my favorite!!!:

If you’re on the fence about whether or not to see each other before the ceremony and these two haven’t convinced you, I don’t what will! LOL I think the way they look at each other really just says it all. As a photographer the venue allowed me the freedom to move around them and capture their reactions from different angles and for the couple having time together really allowed for a truly special moment! The ceremony was equally as beautiful. After the ceremony we did a few quick group shots but since the bulk of the formals were already done they were able to get right back to the party to spend time with their guests instead of having to finish all of the formal shots. Congrats Nadya, and Dan!!!

Is it hot in here, or is it just me?

Posted on December 30, 2006

Scary stuff:

Altered Oceans

An early Happy New Year (and happy anniversary)

Posted on December 28, 2006

Around this time last year I was hopping on a plane to head out to San Francisco to shoot a rehearsal dinner and a New Year’s Eve wedding! Congratulations to Ossa and Anders on their upcoming 1 year anniversary!!! Their reception was at an absolutely gorgeous venue, the San Francisco Regency Center. Jean Marks who I mentioned in a previous post was the planner for this wedding and she just did an amazing job pulling everything together. Ossa, Anders, and their families were amazing to work with and Jean just had the whole day running like a well oiled machine! Here’s a few quick shots: