Punk Rock Bridals in Philadelphia

So the Philly Photog Shootout happened. In case you haven't heard a Photog shootout is an event where photographers meet, photograph models and learn from each other. Anyway Rob "Ninja"
Nicholson contacted me because he wanted to get a punk rock bridal theme going and needed a few more models. So I reached out to the most amazing couples in the world (my clients) and got a few responses. Jess an amazing bride (and rollergirl) married earlier this year was one of the first to respond. Patty DeCasere (my old punk rock band's drummer's former band's singer's wife - got it?) did an amazing job giving Jess a mohawk.

Another friend Alicia from the 20s flapper shoot we did at the historic Stotesbury Mansion handled the costume design (available for wardrobe at belle_morte66@yahoo.com)

Robyn & John an engaged couple took a day and drove up from Annapolis and found the inner model in them. Really they just acted like themselves and everyone got great photos.

Erin Proud (wedding planner of Lori & Kevin's Eastern State Penitentiary wedding) channeled her inner anger and teenage angst for the shoot, along with an amazing wedding photographer turned model, Leslie Gilbert.

Despite shooting photos in what felt like subzero conditions in Center City Philadelphia, everyone seemed to be having a great time, networking and learning.

Now for some photos:


Getting Ready















Here is the short video by Aubert Films

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Update: Sale extended until Dec 31

20% Photo Sale / Coupon is extended until Dec 31 but that is it once the new year rolls around, we end the only sale that happened in the last 12 months. Buy photos online at http://photos.allebachphotography.com and put in coupon code: Christmas09

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Photog Shootout Philadelphia - 12/18/09

Hey Philadelphia area photographers. I am helping organize with the Photog Shootout Philadelphia this Friday. If you are wondering what a photog shootout is, it's a place where photographers get to photograph brides and models and learn from each other.

It's gonna be sick...cause the subject is Punk Rock Bridals (if I have my way a few tattoo brides or models will show).

See you there.

Help-Portrait Philadelphia

Yesterday, I had a chance to host a giant portrait session with over two dozen other photographers, plus countless volunteers and makeup artists for 114 families (200+people) in Philadelphia.

Now these people weren't brides or models but they were Philadelphia's most overlooked. They shared with us big hearts and beautiful smiles. We gave them portrait sessions and hopefully a sense of beauty.

Photo with one of my beautiful subjects

Stories from photographers:
"one guy told me he hadn't had a picture taken of himself since grade school - now he is in his late 50's." - Gregory Cazillo

"another guy asked for an extra print so he could give one to his Mother and the other to his Grandmother." - Gregory Cazillo

"Admittedly, I was so nervous/intimidated/anxious/anythingbutconfident coming into this. But as the day went on, all of that kind of fell away after meeting the people and seeing their happiness and gratitude for their portraits." - Jennifer Wong

"one man said he hadn't smiled in years and years for a photo. His photo was gorgeous!" - Julia Spencer

"a lady said she had been having a bad day until she got to get her portrait taken." - Julia Spencer

"another man wanted to make sure he could give the portrait away to his mom for Christmas, and make sure the frame he picked out would be something she would like. It made me smile because our gift to him was being gifted back out to another." -Julia Spencer

A special thanks to everyone who made this possible: Celebrity photographer Jeremy Cowart (for the idea), Plaza Flowers, Nancy Wright (Co-Leader and Marketing for event), Chosen 300 for use of their center, Merdis Foster, Jennifer Wong, Lauren Oppelt, Mike Landis, David Culton, Kevin High, Jeff Cohn, Dean Hettel Jaleel King, John Rozier, Tito Perez, Hillary Shemin, Blake Caldwell, Tracee Smith, Donna Walker, Sandy Edelstein, CJ Harker, Brandi Banta, Gregory Cazillo, Eric Spehr, Julia Spencer Kacey McGowan, Heather Shrigley, Corinne Gries, Bob and Penny Wunder, Pat Heileman, Cheryl Ensinger, Mandy Gebby and Steve Shemin.

The Update

So much has been silent on the Allebach Photography blog front lately. But that doesn't mean we haven't been busy, rather the opposite. We've been too busy to BLOG! So we posted 3 images from a recent tattooed trash the dress session to hold you over.

We have 20 million weddings and sessions that never made it to the blog this year. Many of them will start cropping up on our Facebook page and some will start making it on the blog over the winter months.

Also we've been blogging over at Tattooed Bride and been a featured guest blogger by the Knot at Gothic Weddings