Juliana & Michael

When:

November 8th, 2008

Where:

Essington, PA

Time:

2:00 Pm

What:

Juliana & Michael's Wedding

The wedding took place in Essington, Pa.

The Hotel, The Ramada Inn, was beautiful, but she was even more so.

We used studio lighting, which brought out her color and great detail..

Great sisterhood between her and her maid of honor, sharing much of the joy, excitement and laughs through out the day.

The bride and groom played well together in the surroundings of the church.

The reception hall was quite elegant, located in Boothwyn.

"The Ballroom" at The Pheonix.

Ive been there several times and the food is FAB!

Obama is President!

Photo Courtesy of Photobucket- rainingblood123

And there you have it folks. History in the making. America's FIRST African-American President. This was trully a historical moment, one that will be remembered forever.

People in McCains group, during the concession speech, making comments about being scared now that he is president. I say, HAVE NO FEAR!
Everything is based on the constitution. There are too many checks and balances, too many safe gaurds within the system, that wont allow anyone to take the country in the wrong direction without someone co-signing, for lack of a better word. Everything that the President does, must be brought before congress. IF the congress does not allow, does not vote YES to the things that the president wants to take in effect, they wont. People should not be scared, or fear of what the country will "turn into" now that there is a black president. Race should not even be an issue, and according to most of the exit polls, it wasnt. The biggest issue was the ECONOMY. NOT our president being BLACK.
The only reason that him being BLACK should be an issue, is BECAUSE he is the FIRST african american president of the United States.

Me, today, I am PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN for the FIRST TIME in 8 VERYY VERYY VERYY LONG YEARS!!!

Philly Hip Hop Vs Politics

What:

Philly Hip Hop Vs Politics Obama Rally - Message Music

Where:

1207 Race Street, Philadelphia PA

Club Liquid Charm

Who:

Dymend Dixon, Medinah Star, The Authentic, Mega, Montana Blak, Dj Pham, Denny Live, Fortae The Beast, R. Dot, C.Luk, JAhzara, Good Money, Who I Am of Society Park

True Hip Hop Heads.
True Politics.
A mix of people coming together with one main goal (or a few) : Vote Obama in as president this year, and spit music with a message, music with meaning, music that touches your soul.

To see these young men and woman come together, spitting about the struggles and making positive change, its very intense. Everyone was rocking their Obama gear, having fun. A lady came in and even did something funky with a hoolahoop to the beat of the music playing. That was.. unexpected to say the least.

Cheap vs Good

In my own little research project, I took it upon myself to check out my local photography competitors.
One that I came across, which will remain nameless, was very very cheap. $595-$1250. That made me curious, so I looked further. At the website, and the quality of the photos and what else this company had to offer.
The very first thing that I noticed was that weddings were not this photographers main focus. They did a lot of fashion photography, a lot of events and faces and portfolio's, but few actual weddings. Then looking at the quality of the pictures, they werent very good in my opinion. The pictures in itself looked liked they were taking with a digital camera ( one anyone would buy from walmart or something like that) versus real equipment. The brides werent glowing, the grooms looked pasty.
Then I understood why he doesnt charge that much for his packages. Its because he doesn't provide quality wedding photos.. and the products he provides were also the cheap kind of such..
Then I wonder..
Why would someone choose to get crappy product just for a better price? This isnt a rhetorical question people, I am really curious!
Most photographers and companies only require that the balance be paid in full by the wedding. Most couple book their photographers about a year in advance (give or take a couple months, on average) That is more than enought time to pay a little here, a little there, so its not so much of a burden when the time comes to walk down the aisle. To me, it just makes sense to pay for what i want, not what the best price is, because the best price isnt always the best service. And this company has made that so obvious.

Trying out new ideas

I like the classicness of this photo. A couple words spread around to catch the eye...

Would love feedback on this before I start using it as an advertisement.

Anything would be appreciated!

Mitt Romney and Chris Myers

Amazing. Amazing. Amazing.

The house is absolutely beautiful.

But sheeesh. Talk about gorgeous.

Some more pics from the Romney event.

The last glance...

Hair. Check.

Make-up. Check.

Jewelry. Check.

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.

Check.

The last time you will be Ms. Single...

In a couple hours, you will be Mrs. Married...

That last glance to your past...

The first glance to your future..

Make those memories last a lifetime...

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Paying your vendors

It seems like such a simple concept. You book vendors to do various things on your wedding day. Photography, videography, DJ, Bands, Florists, Waitors, Caterors, etc. The list goes on. You book them, they show up, do their job, you pay them, they go home. But what happens when you pay them, they go home, only to find that your check bounced?
My suggestion to avoid this is simple: BUDGET YOUR WEDDING!!!
Again, such a simple concept right? Some of you reading this are staring at the screen going, Uh, DUH!
Well, its not always that simple. Some people dream bigger than their pockets and budgets allow, and after everything is said and done, they are in the hole a whole lotta money. Borrowing from the in-laws isn't always an option.
So in order to avoid embarresment and unwanted debt, here are a couple pointers to keep you on track.
First, write down each vendor expected on your wedding day. Write down how much you have deposited to all of them, and how much the remaining balance is.
If you need to tip any of the vendors, also have a general amount and limit for that written down as well. When you write things down, I have found they become much clearer and much easier to follow.
Now, example. You have 6 vendors. You have deposited a total of $1289.00 between all of them. Your remaining balance is $5325.00. Have the money IN THE BANK, and make sure you or partner, or their mama, or your teenaged daughter, doesnt dip into this money for ANY REASON. If needed, open up an entirely separate bank account specifically for the wedding. I know its hard to have money just sitting sometimes, but in order to avoid future mishaps, have some willpower.
The night before the wedding, write each check to each vendor. That way on your wedding day you are not scrambling around trying to find your parents and their checkbook. And if they are the ones paying for it, make sure THEY have the checks written out ahead of time. Check and DOUBLE CHECK that the money is in the bank, so to avoid bounce fee's and angry vendors.

I know, it seems so simple right?

Tell that to the photographer holding 800 pictures hostage because the bride bounced her check.

Advice to the Brides

Its understandable to be running around like a chicken with your head cut off when D-Day (lol) is near. But if you want your wedding memories to be captured in the best way possible, here are a few things I suggest.

1. BE ON TIME!
I know I know, that's a lot to ask someone who is getting married, probably very busy, and something always causes a delay. But in order to get as many pictures possible, all of the parties involved in the wedding need to be on time so they are in all the pictures they are supposed to be.
2. Create a photography schedule!
If you have everything written down, laid out, and the photographer and all parties know exactly where to be and when for expected photo's, things move along a lot smoother. For instance, if you want to be photographed with your mother at 9 am in the hotel getting dressed, then the photographer needs to jump down the street to the grooms, then to the wedding location for the arrival at 10 am etc.. all that needs to be written down and with whom the pictures are expected to be taken of. Just makes things so much easier for everyone.
3. Picture Arrangements!
There are more often then not situations within families and friends of both bride and groom where not everyone gets along as great as one might hope. For example, I spoke with a Mother-of-the-bride the other day who instructed me specifically to make sure her sons new wife was nowhere to be found in any of the pictures that would be placed in her parent album. Then we decided to just place the DIL on the end of every picture, so the people who didnt wish to have her in the picture, could simply have her cropped out. Seem like an odd request? I have soo many stories. Photographers are there to make the memories last, good ones. We will whatever you ask, because you are paying us to do so. But taking into consideration how others might feel or those who arent so quite friendly, make sure you have your picture arrangements done ahead of time and your photographer is instructed so there arent any mishaps.

Adobe Photoshop

When touching up wedding photo's, or editing them, or adding graphic design, Adobe Photoshop is a great way to create the desired look without too much difficulty.

90 Exclusive Photoshop Tutorials
You may already know some of these, but it’s certainly worth a look for the one’s you don’t.
Add a Little Contrast to Your Photos put some pop back into your low contrast images with this tutorial.
Add Text to Clipart from Laurie McCanna
Add Texture to Type from Laurie McCanna
Adding a Color Tint in Photoshop CS3 Thanks to the new Black & White command in the Photoshop CS3, it’s simple to create a great black and white image and add a color tint.
Adjusting Exposure in Adobe Camera Raw CS3 This tutorial deals with exposure in Adobe Camera Raw CS3.
Adjustment Layers 101 If you’ve not yet discovered the benefits of using adjustment layers, you owe it to yourself to read this article.
Adobe Pen Tool Cheatsheet The pen tool works pretty much the same across Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Learn the differences between the various pen symbols with this handy helper.
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 Tips Here are ten great tips to get you started in Lightroom 1.0.
Anti-aliasing guide an important technique in making graphics and text easy to read on-screen is anti-aliasing.
Beginners Guide to Creating a Glossy Effect This tutorial guides you through the simple steps to creating a glossy object.
Charcoal Drawing with Photoshop is a tutorial on how you can apply charcoal drawing effect to your photos using Photoshop.
Controlled Image Sharpening with Photoshop use Photoshop’s Unsharp Mask filter to sharpen up your pics.
Create 3D Abstract Crystals Learn to create 3D crystals in Photoshop without using 3D software.
Create Golden Text Create text in precious metal (gold) using this beginner’s based tutorial.
Create a Hollywood style Text Effect from Laurie McCanna
Create a Stone Texture In this Photoshop Tutorial .. you’ll learn to create a realistic stone texture.
Create a Paper Texture from Laurie McCanna
Create A Photo Within A Photo In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to bring more focus to your main subject by creating the illusion of a smaller, cropped version of the image within itself.
Create a Seamless Cloud Background from Laurie McCanna
Creating a Layered Threshold Effect in Photoshop Using the Threshold command in Adobe Photoshop can create a neat one color effect. A full color photo can be turned into a black outline. This technique involves creating a different shade of color to four different layers, all increasing levels of threshold. The result is a “layered threshold” look.
Creating a Smoke Effect in Photoshop Create a smoke effect with Photoshop.
Create a Transparent GIF from Laurie McCanna
Create Denim Cube Textures This tutorial will teach you how to quickly create very believable denim-like cube textures using Photoshop’s built in features.
Create Glowing Text from Laurie McCanna
Creating a Rope in Photoshop This tutorial illustrates how to create a rope using blending and filters.
Creating an Online Portfolio with Photoshop This tutorial will show you how to create an online portfolio from the File Browser in Photoshop CS or Bridge in CS2.
Creating Batch File Processes in Photoshop Have a load of tasks to complete? Create a batch file to do the heavy lifting for you.
Creating Custom Brushes in Photoshop is another great tip from Laurie McCanna.
Create Realistic Hair in Photoshop This tutorial will show you how to create realistic looking hair when little or none exists.
Customizing the Way You Work in Photoshop CS3 is a sample chapter from the book *Adobe Photoshop CS3 On Demand*. In this chapter, you’ll learn how to customize Photoshop CS3 to suit your needs bettter.
Deke McClelland’s Tour of Photoshop CS3 Interface The all time Photoshop guru goes over the new interface and features.
Design a Web 2.0 tab with Photoshop Like those fancy tabs you see all over the place? Check here for a nice tutorial on how it’s done.
Design a Website In Photoshop takes a more graphical approach to the design and layout od a website.
Digital Drawing In this tutorial geared towards the beginner .. you’ll learn to use the vector drawing tools of Photoshop using your mouse.
Drawing Lightning is a tutorial explaining how to make lightning by using filters in Photoshop.
Eraser Tool Video Tutorial is a 2 minute video on the eraser tool from CreativeTechs.
Fade Images in Photoshop Using Layer Masks show you two ways to use Layer Masks to fade images.
Filter Gallery: Quick Reference Check out this handy guide to see exactly how the collection of 47 Gallery Effect filters work when applied to images.
Fine Art Effects - Cubism This article shows the effects of Cubism. The steps are easy to understand, and have lots of good images and screen shots.
Fixing a Washed Out Sky Sometimes the sky isn’t as perfect as you’d like .. this tip has a fix for that problem.
Focus With Light In Photoshop In this Photoshop tutorial, you’ll learn how to add focus to an image with light, using Photoshop’s Lighting Effects filter and multiple light sources.
Get better .eps preview images from Photoshop You can get beautiful full color/full resolution preview images in your .eps file by following this simple tip.
Getting good grayscale out of Photoshop converting color images to black and white.
Gradient Mapping in Adobe Photoshop Learn to create a half sunset photo.
Gold & Silver Metallic text This tutorial walks you through the creation of precious metals text creation.
Groovy Two Toned Text Effects in Adobe Photoshop Laurie McCanna shows how to create 60’s style effects.
Guy’s Digital Imaging Tips Most are tips for Photoshop, but some are probably applicable to other applications as well.
Hands on Training for Photoshop from DocOzone and Apocalypse Studios
Healing lines under the eyes use the Healing Brush to remove dark circles or wrinkles.
How to Adjust Your Printer Settings to Get Great Photos This article covers how to select the correct options in your printer driver. If you’ve ever been frustrated trying to figure out your printer driver options or you just couldn’t get a print that looked right, this article is for you.
How To Apply A Smart Filter In Photoshop CS3 This Photoshop CS3 tutorial, will look at the basics of how to apply smart filters to an image, a new feature of Adobe Photoshop CS3.
How to Deploy Smart Stacks in Photoshop CS3 Extended This step-by-step tutorial teaches you how to erase moving objects from crowded street scenes with a new feature in Photoshop CS3 Extended. Plus, a workaround for those not ready to shell out big bucks for the new software.
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Laurie McCanna’s Photoshop Tips and Techniques Great techniques for anti-aliasing, balls, beveling, speeding up your work, and more. If you’re getting started with Photoshop or been around the block, you’ll find something here.
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Magic lighting effect in Photoshop This Photoshop tutorial will show you how to create a cool magical lighting effect. It also uses text morphing and various other methods to create the finished image.
Lunacore Detailed Photoshop tutorials, tips, FAQ, news, training, advice and resources.
Macworld Photoshop CS3 Extended review is a nice and informative review, but puts it’s focus primarily on the special features in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended.
Metallic Paint in Photoshop is one method of drawing metallic effects in Adobe Photoshop.
Misunderstood Photoshop: The Match Color Tool explains how you can put Photoshop’s Match Color tool to work in your photo editing workflow. Also included is a video tutorial.
Old Movie Effect Using this step-by-step tutorial, you’ll be able to create an Old Movie Effect with the image of your choice.
Optimizing Photoshop for the Web Before you let it out on to the Internet on its own, it is a good idea to net-train it a little.
Optimize performance in Photoshop CS3 on Mac OS is from the Adobe Knowledgebase.
Optimize performance of Photoshop CS3 on Windows XP and Vista From the Adobe Knowledgebase as well.
Organize Your Photos in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom organize your photos in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.
Photoshop CS2 Easter Egg - Space Monkey (OS X): Click the Photoshop menu .. then hold down the Command and Option keys, and click *About Photoshop*.(Windows): Simultaneously press both CTRL+ALT and hold them down. Still pressing CTRL+ALT, click on the *Help* menu and select *About Photoshop*.
Photoshop Professional Tips & Tricks Part of these tricks are of interest to Web designers, others for real world designers. Most of the things described here are undocumented features.
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Puzzle effect This tutorial will show you how to apply puzzle effect to a picture.
Recolor Clipart from Laurie McCanna
Refining Selections is a look at selecting an area to work on in Photoshop.
Removing Dust Spots from Multiple Photos By using Lightroom’s Remove Spots tool along with the Synchronize feature you can zap those spots in a heartbeat.
Resize Clipart from Laurie McCanna
Retouching the Mouth in Photoshop Elements Tips on how to whiten smiles, enhance lips, fixing spaces between teeth .. and more.
Review of Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended by Lori Grunin of CNET.
Rumpled Picture Effect in Photoshop this tutorial shows how to create a crumpled effect in Photoshop.
Selecting & Extracting Hair One of the toughest jobs in Photoshop, or any image editing app .. is editing hair. This tutorial shows you how to stack the deck in your favor … BEFORE you even snap the picture.
Sharpening The Right Way In Photoshop Using Smart Sharpen instead of Unsharp Mask.
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Simulate An Infrared Photo Effect In Photoshop In this Photoshop tutorial, you’ll learn how to simulate the look of infrared photography.
Stained metal effect texture in Photoshop In this tutorial you will see how to make a texture with stained metal effect.
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Web Domination Using Photoshop This Photoshop tutorial teaches you resizing, rotating documents and layers, using masks, curves, custom shapes, transparent images, gradients, and style dialogs.
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What to expect from your wedding photographer PART 2

PART 2

The Wedding Day
Make sure your photographer is aware of the activities taking place and the specifics. For example, if you are getting dressed at the Hilton, and getting married at the church, and the reception is at the hall, make sure that your photographer has an exact itinerary of the day and is aware of all the specific shots you want him/her to take. Also: Make sure they are appropriately dressed so they blend in with your guest and seem less intrusive.

After your big day
You should receive your proofs about 2-4 weeks after your day. Many photographers offer an online album for your family and friends to purchase pictures. This is also usually available within a month after the big day.

You should receive your album 10-14 weeks after your big day, depending on your photographer. What also needs to be taken into consideration when estimating how long your album will take is how long bride and groom take to pick out their proofs and decide what they want and where etc. You would be surprised how many couples get the proofs and "forget" about them for awhile. So if you want your albums in a timely manner, make sure you get your requests back to your photographer in a timely fashion. And stay on them! Photographers (successful ones anyway) do at least 4-5 weddings/events a month... So be forgiving if its taking a little longer than expected.

REFERRALS
If you and your photographer had a great repoire, and the service was great, your pictures came out great, remember to REFER your photographer anytime someone you may know is looking for one. Many photographers work off word of mouth, and its always nice to get a new referral! Keep them in mind for family photography, birthday parties, any and all events, I'm positive they will appreciate the business.

Ayesha and Family

Place: The home

What: Family Photography

Mom, Dad, Daughter and Son

I came early to set everything up. I put the backdrop up and fixed my lighting. They were a great family, and very nice to photograph.

Linda & Mark

Date: 8-22-08

Place: Bradford Estates; Hainesport, NJ

Linda and Mark are a beautiful couple who exchanged vows at the beautiful Bradford Estates. The grounds were fabulous! The Estates were well appointed.

We did outside portraits at the Riverton Boathouse, also in New Jersey.

They were a great couple, great to photograph. I had a wonderful time.

A short time after the wedding we received a testimonial from the couple:

Hi Anthony,

Thank you for being our photographer!! The pictures are wonderful! I loved the shots of all the couple at the reception! Really, I just loved them all!! We have to go through them again and write down the ones that we want. We have some specific in mind already. Your way is GREAT for us!!

Thanks,

Linda and Mark

What to expect from your wedding photographer

There are a couple things you need to know and expect when choosing a wedding photographer.
Here a few of them, to get you started.

1. Always book in advance-
Most photographers, the good ones anyway, book at least 6 months to a year in advance. You get a few stragglers who wait until the last minute looking for a good wedding photographer, and usually end up with someone they don't want due to booking restraints. Some luck out and find someone who has their date available, but more often than not, you are left searching for a photographer you like with only a couple months left before your big day.
I make a lot of calls to hundreds of leads, and you would be surprised how many people have booked their photographers one almost 2 sometimes even 3 years in advance. Crazy right? Who plans THAT far ahead?
Someone who wants a good photographer on their big day with their date secure!
(And plenty of time to pay it off!)

2. Compare Prices-
Personally I recommend seeing at least 3. Meet with them, get a feel for their personality, take a look at recent work, always ask for references! Take a close look at what they offer and for what price. Take time to compare to compare the prices versus the quality. Sometimes you may run across a photographer that is cheap and quick, but cheap + quick almost always doesn't = good.

3. The Contract-
Once you choose a photographer, make sure EVERYTHING that is discussed regarding pricing and packages is in writing. This is to protect not only you but your photographer as well. Every detail should be included.
Example: How many pictures and proofs you will receive, how many hours of the photographers time you have, what happens if you go into overtime, what kind of style you want the photos (photojournalism, black and white, portrait etc) What and who exactly needs to be photographed, if there is any traveling involved, your engagement sitting, prices for everything including albums, prints, etc.
And last but certainly not the least, MAKE SURE YOU LOOK IT OVER TWICE BEFORE SIGNING IT!

Look out for part 2!

Sandra & Mark

The Time: 1 PM

The Date: 8-30-2008

The Place: Penn Oaks Golf Club

Sandra and Marks Wedding

It was a beautiful day at Penn Oaks Golf Club. Sandra and Mark, an astoundishly beautiful couple, were there to bond souls in front of their family and friends. It was a small, personable wedding, but beautiful, none the less. Sandra, a beautiful bride, originating from Columbia. They are taking their honeymoon there, I can only imagine how amazing that trip will be.

They are a great couple, amazingly beautiful together and we worked well as a team in creating and capturing the moments in their photo's. The portraits came out well, beyond expectations.

I had a great time photographing the event. I was amused by many of the guests, they kept me smiling the whole time. Overall, a good day's work!

Promo shots for Boost Mobile, Power 99, and Bernard Hopkins

The time, 6:30 am.

The Place, 1850 S. Columbus Boulevard in Philadelphia, PA.

Today Chandra and I are preparing to do promotional shots of boxing legend Bernard Hopkins. Together with Boost Mobile and Power 99 at a BP Gas Station to raise money for the Make A Way Foundation, founded by Bernard and Shirley Hopkins. They gave away up to 50$ in gas, and if you just so happened to have a boost mobile phone, 20$ in call credits to your phone.

Can you just imagine, boxing legend Bernard Hopkins pumping your gas?

Many hometown supporters and friends showed up to show love and support for the foundation. There was over a hundred cars lined up waiting for a chance to take a picture with Bernard and receive their free gas. Fox news and Eddie F did interviews, and Boost Mobile reps walked around with jugs collecting donations. It was a very busy morning, and inspiring watching even the youngest children give all the change they had to support the foundation. Bernard gave some kids and an older gentleman some money to donate, because they didn't have any to spare. I thought it was amazing to watch these people come together and have a great time raising money for inner city youth. As the event started to wind down, Bernard even let some kids play in his Bentley.

It was a great event and I was honored to photograph and shake hands with a legend.