Every Time I Turn Around It’s One More…

Posted on August 11, 2011 by admin

Photobooth that is! Our photobooth has taken a life of it’s own! We’ve been so busy with it that we built a second booth to keep up with the demand.

If you haven’t seen or been in our photobooth, then you must be living under a rock! Seriously, we have have been all over the place with it. Hazelton, Penn’s Peak, Sand Springs, Milford, Montdale Country Club, Nay Aug, Moffat Estate and even my own back yard for my daughter’s graduation party.

If you want to check out our booth, join us at Studio 32 in Wilkes Barre on Aug 19th, Nay Aug Park on Aug 20th, or the GDS fair from Aug 27 – Sept 3.

Below are some of the images from some of the crazy people who have been in our booth.

Leann and Jake – Wilkes Barre Photo Booth

Posted on August 16, 2010 by admin

Leann called us from Chicago to book her photo booth. She was coming home to get married and thought the photo booth would add to the fun of their big day. They were such a fun couple! I wish they had found us sooner and we were their photographer too. We had an awesome time. Jake’s best friend, who is overseas, was in the booth, via his mom on skype. haha

Mel is Rockin the Frock!

Posted on July 22, 2010 by admin

A couple weeks ago, we put out a casting call for someone to do a rock the frock shoot. Mel had done one for us in the past, and had such a good time, she looked for dresses to use for these shoots. She found two that looked like wedding dresses, so we grabbed those and went to work.

We had the fabulous Monica Scaduto come over to do make up. We showed her our crazy idea for make-up, and she ran with it. Monica has worked with us before and is super! She really puts the girls at ease.

After getting Mel ready, we drove to our location. This is a spot Ed used to go to in his younger days. A long long time ago. haha. Mel was great. So many expressions. She wasn’t afraid to do anything we asked her to do, and we ended up getting some really awesome shots!

Cady + Ben Wedding

Posted on June 9, 2010 by admin

Cady and Ben were another one of our couples in May. We knew from their engagement session that their wedding was going to be a lot of fun. Cady was probably the most relaxed bride I have ever seen! She just went with the flow. She simply radiated happiness.

They got married at the Shawnee Inn, at the waterfront. The storm clouds held out for us until the reception started. We had done the formals before the ceremony. Cady and Ben were all about having fun and letting their images from the day show how much fun they are.

Angelina + Zach Wedding

Posted on June 9, 2010 by admin

May has been a super busy month for us; weddings and dance photos. Angelina and Zach kicked off our wedding season this year. We got to know them a little bit through two of our other couples. Zach a little more since he is a regular at the wedding shows that we attend.

Their setting was Marywood College, where they both attended. This was also the scene of their engagement photos. The day was perfect for a wedding, and Angelina was gorgeous! The ceremony was followed by a butterfly release to honor those who have passed and could not be there with them.

We moved on to the Scranton Cultural Center. This is such an amazing building. From the day we booked this wedding, our heads raced with all the possibilities of the ways we could photograph them. We love when our couples let us be creative!

Patti and Don

Posted on April 9, 2010 by admin

I’ve knows Patti for years. We used to work together as waitresses back in our late teens. We hadn’t seen each other in years until last year at an event we were shooting.

Patti sent us an email and we brought her in for an engagement session. They were so easy to work with, and I could see they are very much in love.

A few faves from their session.

O-HI-O!

Posted on February 2, 2010 by admin

Last month we took a trip to Ohio for the weekend. This was a meetup with some friends we’ve met through our lab. We have meetups in different cities and states every once in a while. This gives us an opportunity to brainstorm, learn new techniques, improve our skills, and meet a lot of great photographers!

This meetup’s schedule was packed full. Most of us arrived on Friday. We went out to dinner for a meet and greet, then went back to our friend Marti’s studio to share samples of books, collages and other examples of our work. This was great. We were able to see vendor’s products without having to purchase them.

Saturday we got off to an early start. We had the opportunity to eat breakfast at an amish home. There were also some photo ops at the property. We then met at Marti’s studio for some classes on babies and toddlers. This is Marti’s specialty, and she does it well! What a cute bunch of models she had there!

Next was a class on pet photography, by Ashley and Matt. They showed us how they wrangle the pets in their studio.

We broke for a little bit of lunch, then it was off to one of the local churches for some wedding photography. We had 2 models, Joy who was local, and Siri, who was a fellow photographer who graciously volunteered to model for us.

Back to Kara’s studio for some studio/senior setups. We broke for dinner, took our group photo and left for home. Whew! Tired yet? We sure were. We had to drive all night since we were vendors at a prom show here at home, the next day.

It was nice to see old friends, and make some new ones! I always have a blast and learn so much at these meetups. I can’t wait for my next one!

Of course, I have to leave you with some of my favorite images of the weekend.

Rock the Frock

Posted on January 11, 2010 by admin

Rock the Frock! What’s that? A lot of people have been asking that same question. Rock the Frock is a fun way to showcase your dress after your wedding, prom or semi before you send your dress off to the cleaners. How many times have you purchased a beautiful dress, worn it once, cleaned it, then put it in your closet never to be seen again? Some people may know this as Trash the Dress. We DO NOT trash dresses. Unless you want to. We simply showcase the dress in a fun way.

We recently put a casting call out to our facebook fans, to see if anyone was interested in these sessions. The response was great. The response to the images we’ve done for these has been great also. Go to our facebook page to see them.

Mel twirled around in a cornfield with a cowboy hat, cowboy boots, and her big beautiful dress. Kcee went for more of an edgy look with her baret and leather jacket. Jenny and Lizzy went for more of a glamourous look, since it was so cold the day we had theirs scheduled. Emily and Christina went on an adventure with us to a few different locations. Barns, fences, old churches and cement steps are some of the places they posed in.

These sessions are to let you, your personality, your beautiful dress shine. We have lots of places that we can shoot. The girls really have a blast when they do these.

These are some of our favorite images from these sessions.

Wedding plans

Posted on January 11, 2010 by admin

Yesterday we attended the Bridal show at the Scranton Cultural Center. What a great building this is; all of the stonework and details in this place amaze me. I love the ceilings! We are shooting a wedding in there in May and I can not wait for it!

But, back to the Bridal show. How do you choose who to go with for your wedding? Your photographer is the one person who is going to be with you all day. You want to make sure that your personality clicks with theirs. No matter how nice their images are, do you really want to spend your whole day with someone you don’t like?

Please take the time to get to know the person you are booking! We have all heard the horror stories. At these shows, walk around, talk to the vendors. Ask questions. Your memories from your wedding aren’t expensive, they’re priceless! You want to be confident in who you choose, so you know you don’t have to worry about your images.

Here are some photos from the show yesterday. Thank you to Central Park Flowers in Olyphant for donating an arrangement for our booth.

Cady and Ben

Posted on November 21, 2009 by admin

We met Cady and Ben through a friend of ours (thanks Sandy)! I don’t know how but we have ended up with the coolest couples! They are all ready to have fun and pretty much let us do whatever we want. Too bad my kids weren’t like that!

Since they live about an hour away, I suggested they meet us at the Lehigh Zoo for their engagement session. Its a really nice little zoo tucked away in the gamelands down by Allentown. We found it one day while looking for a place to shoot for fun. If you have never heard of it, or have never been there, you should check it out! They just got some penguins this year to add to the exibits. On the way out of the property, you have the option of driving through the gamelands. This road take you to a shallow riverbed which you have to cross. All along the river, there are picnic spots for families to spend the day with the kids. Its not ususual to see kids in the river catching crayfish and having fun. After you cross the river, you drive up into the mountain, where there are elk and buffalo. At the top of the mountain, you can see the whole valley. This is what we wanted to use for the setting for Cady and Ben.

When we got there, the river was blown out from all the rain. They were not letting anyone cross, since you have to actually ford the river to get across. So, we set up camp at the river and did our session there.

They are a very playful couple and I really think it shows in their photos. I can’t wait til the wedding!