Monthly Archives: September 2009

Atlantic City Wedding, Sheraton Hotel: Stacy + Matt

stacy and matt sealed the deal on september 4th at a charming little presbyterian church in brigantine, nj.  they followed up the beautiful wedding ceremony with an amazing reception at the sheraton hotel in atlantic city.

lauren and i were really excited to be their chosen wedding photographers and we had a blast capturing photos for them throughout their big day.  this is how we roll as south jersey wedding photographers.  introducing newlyweds, stacy + matt!!!  enjoy.

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the bride’s bouquet was created by the team over at chester’s plants & flowers in atlantic city – (609) 345-9266

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these amazingly simple and elegant wedding shoes were from fab designer, kate spade.

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the brides makeup was done by her friend and talented cosmetic artist, kasey rosenberger

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this next photo was shot by my wife and it is definitely one of my favorites from the day.  way to “bring it” honey!

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the wedding transportation for the day was provided by the ultra cool great american trolley.

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when i asked the bride and groom for their wedding rings at the reception so i could take a photo of them , i found stacy’s response to be hilarious.  as she handed her ring over to me she jokingly said – “what?, are you going to take a picture of them with beer bottles or something?”  ha ha, i said “no but that would be pretty cool”.  little did she know at the time how close she was – (:

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stacy and matt brought the heat and took it to funky town all night long with the music from Gforce band rockin’ the house.  i told you we could get down at a south jersey wedding.

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Improving Your Photography Business

last night lauren and i hosted a really awesome “GTG” with a few local photographers to discuss ways on improving our business and branding.  we covered a lot of useful information and i thought i would share some links on my blog to recap what we had discussed.  i also wanted to thank everyone who came out to our house. – thank you, stephanie sherwoodkim mooreray hennessypat fureylaura garvey

our discussion started with defining your ideal client and targeting the perfect wedding couple for your business –  here is a link with great insight from jasmine star’s photography blog: a detailed portrait of an ideal client

i suggested that everyone should be on twitterfacebook – and blogging regularly.  these three social media sites in particular have completely shaped the way i run my photography business.  check out this link from the brand camp blog on why: your brand needs twitter

the value in online photography forums, workshops, and photographer GTG’s was discussed in depth.  below are a few links to sites and groups that have extremely helped me grow my photography business when i was first starting out.  not to mention the networking and friendships i have made along the way – it’s pretty mind blowing.

the [b] school &  the [b] school blog

DWF forum

photog shootout

zack arias’s photo critiques that are posted on his blog are amazing.  together with his wife meghan they have done ten episodes to date and each one is extremely informative and helpful for any photographer in the business today.  below is the video clip from their first critique:  all the critiques can be found over on zarias.com


get totally rad has also put together some awesome audio interviews with great photographers.  this link will take you to blog talk radio where you will be able to listen to all the available episodes they have on file.  this is a great resource to see how other successful photographers are running their business.

i hope you can take some time to soak in all the content i have linked to above and apply it to your own business.  i really look forward to hosting more GTG’s in the future and networking with photographers.  enjoy

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Moments with the Family

happy labor day!  hope your day is spent with your loved ones and filled with moments like these.  enjoy.

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