Photographer-RE
 

August, 2008


Good Morning Philly!

Kelley and I are about to walk down to Independence Hall. Then we are off to DC for tomorrows wedding!

If you want to see the photos I’m taking along the way with my iPhone, visit my Facebook page!

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Danielle and Jeff!

The more Danielle and Jeff told me about their wedding, the more interested I became. Especially when Danielle pulls me aside to tell me things that Jeff doesn’t know, like having a Gene Simmons impersonator. I’m keeping this short as I have to pack and travel for my next wedding!

A little use of infrared.

This has been wedding announcement #169!

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The wedding party shots in the grass are great. Nice job!

knawrath
8.28.2008

I’ve been waiting for these pictures forever! They are beautiful. What a great day.

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Jenn and Zach! and Ajax!

We were really trying to come up with a great idea for their session. We almost went to a local carnival, then to a wine bar, so many options. Then Jenn and Zach wanted to have their dog Ajax in the session so we had to come up with some pet friendly ideas. There’s a great website called Pet Friendly that lets you know where your pets are welcome. Claires Corner Copia on the corner of the New Haven green was the spot for us!

Get it??? Carrot Cake?? Carat… Diamond?? Carat Cake!!!! HA!!! Kelley didn’t get it either.

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Erik Maziarz
8.21.2008

great shots!

Har Har…that carat cake shot is hilarious!!!!!! Your exsitment over that shot is jus about as excited as I get when I use “d do” in a sentence…..Like for instance….”Yeah I do do that from time to time!”….LOL :)

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Eileen and Nate!

Eileen and Nate were all set for there Get To Know You session on the beach. They weren’t planning on the storm that was coming in. So with thunder in the clouds, we rushed down to the beach. As soon as the rain started, we were outta there. We met up with Kelley after for drinks at Mango’s in Branford. We talked all about their wedding day. Then Nate was full on into the Fantasy Football Draft. Nate’s phone was ringing as soon as we left the beach! Hope you made out good! I’ll see you two in a few weeks for the big day!

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Not My Day Today, Or Yesterday, Or…

Today has just been off. And that pretty much goes with flow of things lately. Even last night someone said to me the moons must be in a weird alignment because people are acting weird lately. I don’t know what’s going on. I normally don’t write about personal stuff on my blog, I put all that on my Facebook, but I need to vent!

Fist, I talked to the Boston PUG group last night, led by Matt Grazier. I was supposed to leave my house at 2pm. I got out to my car and the battery was dead. AAA came in 30 minutes, checked the battery, and it had a bad cell. So they jump started me, I went to Jeep, got a new battery in just a few minutes, and I hit the road at 3:30. Luckily I gave myself a lot of extra time to get there. I stopped at Matt’s for dinner, 30 minutes late. Par for the course, his grill wouldn’t fire up. We got to the PUG meeting 20 minutes late. I unpack and realized I left the print out of my notes on my desk. So I pretty much had to wing it. But all was good. I stopped for some food after and finally got home after 2am.

This morning I got up at 9am. I maybe got 6 hours of sleep (I need 7-8 to function. I love sleep). I had a golf lesson scheduled at 10. After the 30 minute drive there, I was told it’s been pushed back to 11. Then 15 minutes later I’m told they can’t take me till 12. So I say fine, I’ll go out and play on the course. They said ok. I got out there and there’s a league going through which means there’s no way I’m getting out there. So I go home.

I load up my e-mail and see that PPA has announced the Super Monday courses for October. I am teaching one of them. I find my ad… and the information in it is wrong.

There was one shining light in all of this. I did get an e-mail from Joyce, Vaughn, and Briana from the PUG Meeting last night, who said:

“You inspired all three of us. Thanks for your presentation to the Pictage Users Group. Vaughn and Brianna are only 16 years old, and starting a little business with photo keychains from a summer course assignment. You showed them the excitement of photography, quite the accompllishment if you know how adolescents are. Well, they left your talk with an itch to shoot wedding photos right away. I’m going to nurture their aspiration to be as creative as you.”

Now my moons are in alignment.

PS, friend me on Facebook! I now have Facebook on my iphone so I’ll start updating it all the time.

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It was awesome having you up for the PUG Richard. Thank you! I like blaming my broken grill on the moons and not the fact that i left in the heavy rain of the past month or so:)

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Headed to Boston!

Tomorrow I head to my old stomping grounds of Boston. Well, more like Waltham, MA. Matt Grazier invited me up to give a little talk to the Boston PUG group at the Center for Digital Imaging and Arts about using video to promote their photography business. I used to be a feature story editor for WHDH in Boston, having won a few Emmy’s for my work. Now being a photographer, I’ve combined my knowledge of both fields to promote my photography business through online video. I’ll go through basic scripting, recording, simple editing, converting for web, and posting video online. It should be a great time! Can’t wait to meet everyone in Boston!

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see you soon buddy!

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Kristi and Doug

When Kristi and Doug mentioned they wanted to do their Get To Know You session in Newport, I was pumped. Luckily I was in Newport for a wedding already. This was the longest session I’ve had yet, 4 hours! Well it did start at the bar at the Red Parrot. We all had the same ideas for pictures, walking Spring St and going to the docks.










The above and below photos are two separate shots… I put them on the blog and it almost looked like one shot divided into two.




Since their wedding next year is at the Palace Theater in waterbury, we figured we’d take some photos around the theaters in Newport too.





I took the above picture just as someone was walking down the docks to their boat. The man asked us if we wanted to take some pictures on his boat, and we thought he was just joking around. He wasn’t. And it wasn’t just any boat. Being a fan of yachts (wanting to retire on one) we walking up to his Sea Ray 60 Sundancer. I was so close to heaven.


Kristi mentioned she loves my ring shots. She’s a blog stalker of mine.


Hello?!?!?!?! Love this!

I was pretty tired after the shoot, not just from walking around, but Kelley and I also biked 8 miles that morning on Ocean Drive.

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I love all the pictures with the bricks and the ones in the door frame. And shots on a boat – that’s just awesome.

Newport has the best sunsets, this one is amazing. Great job with all of these shots!

Rnormfoto
8.08.2008

look at you rocking Newport! Really great work :)

STEVE DePINO
8.09.2008

sweet shoot man!!!

Brody Grant
8.11.2008

That last shot is a mindbender!

Erik Maziarz
8.11.2008

great set RE! bold colors, dead on compositions, awesome lighting . . .

She is so beautiful. The ring shots are awesome. :)

Anonymous
12.08.2008

Beautiful shots. Wanted to see more!!!!!

[...] since their awesome engagement session in Newport, I’ve been waiting for this wedding! I love this photo. Kristi’s [...]

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Carol and Eric!

Carol and I used to work together at WTNH and WHDH, both local news stations. She was one of the producers that I edited for. I’ve known Carol for 10 years! For seven of those years she’s been with Eric. I’ve only hear about him, never actually met him. So when Carol called me to say she was getting married, not only was I naturally thrilled, I knew I would get to meet Eric! The ceremony and reception was at the Newport Yachting Center. It was pouring rain and thunder while everyone was getting ready. Then right before the ceremony it all stopped and ended up being a wonderful evening.

The guys were playing the original Nintendo Techmo Super Bowl .

These were my favorite bridesmaids dresses that I’ve ever seen. The pattern was punched out of the fabric. I absolutely loved them.

The rain right before the ceremony caused the Yachting Center to put everything under the tent.

Eric was quite the comedian during the ceremony.. and during most of the day.

They came running down the isle!

Yeah, that’s their cake. Complete with a working light on top.

Someone else wanted a first dance.

This has been wedding announcement #168!

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Love the way you played up the tented ceiling – great job. The portrait with the bridge and water in the background is great too. Awesome job.

Erik Maziarz
8.11.2008

sweet! love that ring shot in the sea shells.

Anonymous
8.19.2008

Carol & Eric,
Congratulations!!!
We enjoyed seeing your beautiful pictures.
George and I wish you many blessings and much happiness for a long life together. Do take some time and come to visit us. We would love to have you as our guest

Love & Prayers,
George & Indi Hairston

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Gina & Matt!

I’ve known Gina’s family for a long time. We have many family connections. Gina and Matt even moved into Kelley’s old condo! When I heard Gina was getting married I had hoped that I could photograph it. Then I found out that Gina stalks my website and has been telling everyone that Im going to be her photographer! Gina and Matt like going to Sleeping Giant State Park, so that’s where we headed for their Get To Know You session. Luckily I know the trails there with a few scenic locations.

Gina loves my rings on leaves photos.

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Nice shots RE, I like them all but really enjoy the rings shots that you do.

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