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The Trocadero aka The Troc aka The Punk Rock Show Engagement Session

Amanda & Byron met while working at the Trocadero in Philadelphia so naturally we had to take their engagement photos there. I knew it would be dark so I pulled out all the stops and brought a whole ton of off camera lighting, flashes, led lights and such. Amanda & Byron didn't know what they were in for. Double exposures and 15 seconds of motionless holding of hands. I can't wait for their April wedding, what can I say they are both heavily tattooed :).





































A special thanks to Cara Carlson who worked super hard to setup lights quickly and ran around like crazy flashing lights in the dark!

December Winter Wedding - Cameron Estates Inn

This is Grace & John's winter wedding at Cameron Estates Inn in Mount Joy.







































Goodnight.

Winter Wedding Preview - Grace & John

I can't imagine what Grace & John were thinking when they woke up the morning of their wedding on Dec 26. They had plans of an outdoor winter ceremony among the snow. What they got was a rainy, foggy, dreary day....but we made lemonade out of lemons. John & Grace decided it was okay after the ceremony to go out into the rain and trudge through snow and mud. The result, some of my most favorite wedding photos of the year. Here is a preview of one of the photos from our crazy outdoor session in the rain...more to come later in the week.



I used the fog, the rain and snow to our advantage and while Grace tried not to get too muddy. This wedding was loads of fun...you'll have to come back to see the rest.

(Info for Strobists or photos geeks - Strobe with umbrella front with CTO gel, Bare flash behind couple and the lens naturally gives the flare). Shortly after this shot my SB800 became water logged and stopped working.

The Family

On Saturday I pulled out a sheet of grey paper and stuck the kids in front of the window. We needed some new photos of the twins! There is something about babies and window light that just works. I even shot them in a sepia / Black and White (normally I shoot everything in color and change to black and white.

Evan




Caleb







Elijah






(These cute puppies are available through adoption at PAWS in Philadelphia or watch them on their live puppy cam)

The Unwanted

For Martin Luther King Day I got together a few photographers and we volunteered by taking photos at different nonprofits in the Philadelphia region. Our last stop was PAWS on 2nd street, the no kill shelter in Old City.

Anyway meet the most unwanted cat in Philadelphia, Smokey.









Hi, I’m Smokey! I have been at PAWS for a FULL YEAR! I would really like to go to a home of my own, but I seem to be the most unwanted cat in the building. I have seen so many of my friends leave, but nobody wants to take me. I have something called Diabetes, but if you adopt me I come with the rest on my insulin, syringes and some food to get you started. The insulin shot sounds scary, but it’s really not! It is a very tiny needle and I barely even notice it. I currently eat wet food only and have a list of different flavors and brands that I can eat.

I would prefer to be the only cat, but wouldn’t mind living in a house with another calm cat. You would just need to make sure that we are fed separately because if I eat the wrong food it will give me an upset stomach. I like being pet (sometimes), but am independent and would be fine being home by myself while you are at work.

Please come and see me. I am a pretty girl (if I do say so myself!)! I would really love to get of this cage and have my chance to have a real home.

More info: http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=12853973

2009 and 2010 Update

A lot has happened in the last 12 months. Back in January we showed at the Unbridaled Alternative Wedding Expo in Philadelphia. In May two months earlier than expected, Rachel and I along with our son Elijah welcomed twins Evan and Caleb into our lives, but they didn't make it home until after a 5 week stay at the NICU.

Over the course of the year we photographed a lot of weddings, engagements, family portrait, and senior portraits. We got blogged on WeddingBee, Offbeat Bride, Rock 'n Roll Bride, Philly.com, Utterly Engaged, ModernTribe, Bubbly Bride , Today's Lucky Bride and most recently theKnot.com. Also we're still guest bloggers over at gothic.weddings.com.

At the same time we were photographing amazing couples along the way BUT you've only seen a small sampling on this blog during the last year. So if you want to see more photos than we could ever manage to post here....

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