Recently, I packed up our mobile studio and headed over to Carleigh’s house to help her create a custom portrait session unlike any she had experienced before. Carleigh is one of our Class Of 2010 Senior Ambassadors for Minisink Valley High School.
It was a perfect day for a photography session because, for once, there was no rain in the forecast! I arrived at her house at about 1:00PM and helped her choose her first outfit. Since I wanted Carleigh to be comfortable for the first set of shots, we tried the ensemble below and headed outside into the tall grass they had in the yard (and we were careful not to step in any gopher holes).
With the summer sun kicking in full blast, we soon decided to head inside and use the mobile studio for some shots. The setup was in their living room and was soooo much cooler than outside! I started with some White-On-White and Classic Black and White shots to add to her portfolio …
Because no session is complete without sunglasses, we added them to some of the high-key photos we took. With her favorite music blaring, the great photos kept coming …
For the shot below, I wanted to try something that I saw in another photographer’s portfolio (who’s name completely escapes me right now). Because Carleigh loves shoes (and what girl doesn’t??), we took what she loved and added some of her style to get this great shot!
Wanting a grungy look, we started looking around for something that would work. Because we were working in the middle of farm land and not the city, we knew this might be a difficult task. Carleigh’s house had some stairs around back that seemed to work well with the clothing she had on …
As the session neared the end, I decided to have Carleigh put on her prom dress and run through the tall grass like a little kid would on summer break. This is one of my favs!
I know that I could go on forever about how much fun Carleigh, her mom and I had on the session – but I figured it would be best to just post her slideshow instead! Carleigh is going to make a great Class Of 2010 Senior Ambassador for Minisink Valley! Enjoy!
Miscellaneous•
June 10th, 2009•
This past weekend, we headed up to my parent’s house to celebrate my birthday. Just before leaving, my brother called and told me that the rockets were flying in Pine Island, so bring my camera. I packed the Mark III and our 100-400mm lens. When we arrived at my parent’s house, we all hopped into my brother’s car and headed out into the onion fields to get a closer look.
Wanting to speak directly with the person in charge (who is also the announcer), we walked past a long line of tents with nothing but rockets and rocket parts underneath. Though this may be a hobby to some, it is a sport to others!
We were granted permission to sit on the inside of the launch field so that I could setup and capture some shots of the rockets on the pads. There were small rockets, medium sized rockets, big rockets and “freakin’ huge” rockets! Unfortunately, we didn’t get to see the latter take off as we arrived at the end of their FAA window. However, what we did see was absolutely amazing! Here are some of the shots, including one for reference to show you how big some of the large rockets were …
Back in March, we began our 2009 Hot Air Balloon Ride promotion for couples who booked with us before April 30th. Under the promotion, each couple who selected Wanamaker Photography to be their wedding photographer would receive a complimentary hot air balloon ride courtesy of Wanamaker Photography and Above The Clouds, based in Middletown New York. Each of those couples also received a free entry into our grand prize drawing – exclusive photographic coverage of their experience as well as a 10-page mini-brag book of the flight and a special keepsake photo!
Needless to say, we had a great response to the promotion! After throwing all of the names into a hat and mixing them all up – we have picked our grand prize winners …
Kimberly And Rob – Staten Island, NY
Check back in a couple weeks as we bring you their engagement session and romantic balloon flight!
Wanamaker Photography has joined together with Above The Clouds Hot Air Balloon Rides in Middletown, New York, to treat our soon-to-be newlywed couples to something truly special!
When you book Wanamaker Photography as your wedding photographer, we will provide you and your fiancé with a complimentary 1-hour hot air balloon flight over the beautiful Orange County area as well as an entry into our grand prize drawing taking place on May 1st, 2009!
One Grand Prize winner will receive complete photographic coverage of their experience as well as a 10-page mini-brag book of the flight and a special keepsake photo!
With new packages and dates available throughout 2009 and 2010, now is a great time to contact Wanamaker Photography about your upcoming wedding!
Don’t wait to contact us! This special promotion ends April 30th, 2009!
Call 1-866-832-4001 For More Information Or Package Pricing!
Miscellaneous•
January 19th, 2009•
I know that it has been a while since we last posted anything … but we’ve been super busy trying to close out and clean up everything from 2008 while trying to get 2009 started! But the great thing about starting the new year is that we get to attend one of the biggest photography expos in the country – Imaging USA.
This year, they held the convention in the warm and beautiful city of Phoenix, AZ. With temperatures in the mid-70’s and clear skies everyday, we couldn’t have had nicer weather for our trip. Unfortunately, we didn’t get a chance to see much of the city as both Loretta and I were busy learning in class and roving around the convention floor everyday from 7AM until 7PM. However, it wasn’t all work and no play … we did get to have a little fun at some of the parties that Canon and some of the other major vendors hosted.
But … the best part of the entire trip was seeing a shot that we took, blown up and displayed at the entrance for the SEPCON (Sports Photography) attendees! As you might remember, we were a cover contest runner-up for an industry magazine a few months ago. Well, they liked our images so much that they posted some in their online photo gallery and blew one up to use on one of their SEPCON pillars during the show …
Here is the original image, taken during an i9 Sports Flag Football game in Newburgh NY this past summer …
Overall, we had a great time, learned a lot and are looking forward to putting things into effect this year, including all kinds of new products that we had a chance to check out!
Here are a couple more shots we took while visiting …
