stacie lech photography

2011-10-12T22:17:00.003-04:00

day 6

chasing the moonset again.

2011-10-11T19:51:00.000-04:00

Moon set.

2011-10-10T22:40:00.000-04:00

Another year of the Hell's Half Mile Film and Music Festival in Bay City, Michigan has come and passed. It all goes by too quickly.

2011-10-10T20:04:00.000-04:00

day four

Morning commute

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day three

I shot in my back yard because I didn't leave the house before noon so this was my favorite.

day two

2011-10-07T20:23:00.002-04:00

day two

day one

2011-10-07T18:09:00.000-04:00

Lately I've been getting up really early and shooting a bit. Just for me, just for the hell of it. It's been foggy in the am. Here are my first few.

2011-10-04T21:25:00.001-04:00

This weekend was another fantastic Hell's Half Mile Film Festival. Rider Strong (best known for playing Shaun Hunter in Boy Meets World) was in town with his brother Shiloh Strong and Producer/Director Alexandra Barreto for their short film series. Actors were available on Saturday afternoon for an acting panel discussion. The audience had an opprotunity to ask questions and meet the panel after the Q & A.

2011-09-02T11:14:00.000-04:00

I grew up in a very musical family. My grandma played a lot of instruments, but the piano was her favorite. She taught lessons until she was about 90. I remember her telling me when she was on her way to entertain the residents of a nursing home that she was "going to play for the old people". She was probably much older than most of them at the time. I asked her to teach me to play when I was 5. She was reluctant because she felt that kids should be able to read before they began, but she gave in. During this time I would play pretty much every instrument she had laying around including accordions and the autoharp which is what sparked this post. Last night I was listening to the World Cafe and they played a song that incorporated Autoharp. I didn't catch the band's name or I would post the song here. I haven't heard that sound since I was probably 10 years old and it brought back so many memories. Of my grandma and her house. Of sitting in the family room playing her Autoharp. Of listening to her play. She was an amazing woman. I miss her.

Adam and Sheri. Saginaw, Michigan.

2011-08-31T22:06:00.001-04:00

Adam and Sheri were married at the First Congregational Church in Saginaw Michigan. Despite being one of the hottest days of the year, we still managed to go outside and capture some heartwarming moments. They are so in love and obviously meant to be together. Congrats you two!

2011-08-12T19:49:00.000-04:00

I've known Cameron since he was probably 4 or 5. He lived behind us and would crawl through the fence to play with Julia and Hannah in our back yard. Even though we moved since then the kids kept in touch. Time goes by so fast, and not only am I sending my own daughter off to college now, Cameron is a senior. I was honored when he asked me about shooting his senior photos. Here is the first round. Cameron has grown up to be an amazing young man. I expect great things from him.

2011-07-25T22:29:00.003-04:00

Here are some favorites from Dorothy and Sean's wedding at the Rittenhouse Hotel in Philadelphia PA. I posted a slideshow a while back, but I wanted to put more images up because I just loved this wedding so much. Thanks to the Rittenhouse, Lamsback Floral Decorators and Video One Productions for helping to make this an amazing day.

2011-06-24T00:14:00.002-04:00

Yesterday I photographed ABBA Mania, the ABBA tribute band at the Bay Arts Council Wednesdays in the Park concert series. It was pouring and storming about 30 minutes before they were supposed to start, but thankfully the rain stopped and fun was had by all. I'm sharing a few images here, but the rest can be seen on www.mybaycity.com as well as a small article about the event. The official publish date is Sunday, it might be up before then I'm not sure. This shot was one of my favorites.

2011-06-22T15:11:00.005-04:00

Dorthy and Sean were married at the beautiful Rittenhouse Hotel in downtown Philly. We couldn't have had a more perfect weather day, or wedding day in general. Everything at the Rittenhouse was perfect as usual, and of course the decor, food, music and film makers all made it a huge success. Working with a couple like them and amazing vendors makes my job a piece of cake.

The Team

The Rittenhouse Hotel
Lamsback Floral Decorators
Video One Productions

2011-06-09T22:57:00.000-04:00

Here are a few from Emily and David's engagement session. We went to her grandfather's house who procured a marvelous garden. I even saw a yellow lady-slipper. Even though it was a bit soggy we still had fun.

2011-05-24T21:15:00.000-04:00

photos of my dad, george joseph lech, from december 21, 1966. my mom wrote on the back "george and lynda 66 and forever".

dad in vietnam.

2011-04-27T00:06:00.000-04:00

Stacie Lech Photography is now open in downtown Bay City. Fifth Street Studio is the new partnership of myself and my very talented friend Rachael Richards of Fifth Street Flowers. Join us for an open house (or grand opening!) on May 5th, 2011. We are celebrating during the First Thursday Gallery Walk which will have live music, a recycled fashion show and lots of artists displaying their work. Stop in to say hi and enter to win some prizes. (We're working on a doozy.) You can view the facebook event page here.

2011-03-31T11:11:00.001-04:00

I shot Paige.

2011-03-29T09:58:00.001-04:00

I remember when my kids were little and we lived in Bay City they would sometimes have their artwork displayed at Studio 23 for the student show. Well now that we're back we get to do it all over again. Julia's fish mask is there along with a lot of amazing work by local students. It's bitter sweet because I love to see how talented the kids are, but with art programs constantly being cut I wonder how much they'll be able to learn about things like working with clay. Any one can pick up a pencil and try to draw, but not every has access to clay and a kiln and glaze. Anyway, you should head to downtown Bay City and check out the show.

2011-03-08T16:29:00.001-05:00

Hannah in Detroit

2011-01-10T23:06:00.002-05:00

I'm not sure if other business people are like this, but I have a difficult time deciding on colors and ideas for my logo and website. I want to use all kinds of things and it's tough to narrow it down. It's time for an update, my current site is more than 2 years old. So the other day I was trying to come up with ideas and while I was driving around I saw a scene similar to the one above. When you drive around mid Michigan this is a common winter scene, white farm fields and gray skies for miles and miles. I really love the simplicity and calmness I feel when I look at this design. I'm not sure if it's final, but for now I'm using it for some business cards. The great thing about it is I can change the tree whenever I feel like it. I can use just about anything. I already have some ideas for spring. Let me know what you think. Leave a comment or find me on facebook. And happy winter.

2011-01-04T13:19:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year. I know I'm a little late to the party, but I don't do well with strict rules anyway. I haven't been blogging much which is something I'm going to change. The truth is I'm not very fond of my blog so I tend to avoid it. I want a new blog that better fits my style. But instead of ignoring this one I'm going to start posting again until I get the new one up and running.

I have to go through piles of files in order to post the most recent images from the past few months, so instead of doing that right now I'm posting my favorite blog of the day.

http://www.sweetpaul.typepad.com/

Deciding what to make for dinner is always annoying. I enjoy cooking, but never plan well enough to have all of the ingredients ready for 5 o'clock to begin the process so I'm usually scrambling to pull something together. Today when I found this blog I immediately started drooling over the pork loin recipe. Here I go off to the store so I'm ready at 5. If you have a nice, somewhat healthy (or if it's simply delicious I don't care if it's healthy) recipe feel free to share. I'm a big fan of vegetarian dishes and ethnic foods.

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My girls.

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2010-09-11T20:56:00.001-04:00

Mackenzie and Joel were married this past Saturday at Creative 365 in Midland, MI. I just love their style so I had to quickly post one. More to come!

2010-09-06T11:52:00.001-04:00

My daughter Julia is a senior this year. It's true what they say, time really does fly. This is part one of her senior pics. Just a few in downtown Philly. Where will we go next? Not sure yet. :) Congrats honey I hope you have a great year!

2010-08-19T12:28:00.000-04:00

Think the flower girls are bored? :)

2010-07-16T00:53:00.000-04:00

mackenzie and joel will be getting married this october, and i'm so stoked for their wedding. i usually suggest that the couple do something to make the engagement shoot unique to them, but this time i didn't even have to. they knew what they wanted right off the bat. when i heard the words "antique festival" my heart did a little jumpy jump. i love creative couples.

2010-05-25T14:05:00.002-04:00

Slide show from Pam and Andy's Rittenhouse wedding in Philadelphia

music by the verve pipe. purchase the song here on itunes here http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/never-let-you-down/id303088928?i=303088932

2010-05-16T10:15:00.006-04:00

this was a gorgeous wedding at the rittenhouse hotel. pam and andy were stunning! other helpers included cto park avenue, lamsback floral decorators, claudia seyler hair and makeup. love these shoes!!makeup by claudia seyler

gorgeous flowers by lamsback floral

The best part about shooting weddings is capturing moments. Here are some of my recent favorites.

2010-05-13T00:52:00.003-04:00

here is a tiny sneak peak from a pam and andy's gorgeous wedding in philadelphia a few weeks ago. it was at the lovely rittenhouse hotel, decor by lamsback floral. despite the weather we were able to capture some great moments that day. many more to come.

2010-04-09T08:36:00.002-04:00

Last night was the WIOG Fresh Face Showcase. When I heard that Cartel was going to be there I wanted to shoot it because my daugthers are huge fans. It was such a blast! Concerts are always fun because of the energy. It's the perfect opportunity to capture moments because nobody ever really pays attention to you (the photographer). They're too busy watching the show! The State Theater in Bay City is such a great venue. It's always refreshing when you get to work with nice people and they have great lighting! Thanks Mike! :)

2010-03-25T15:25:00.000-04:00

A few images from a shoot the other day and Saginaw Valley. Sue, you sure have great kids. It was a pleasure. :)

2010-02-18T21:23:00.003-05:00

i had the pleasure of photographing lucas a couple weeks ago. he was a gem. i love this picture. to me it's the essence of what it's like to be a baby. no inhibitions. no fear. just happy and cute as hell.

2010-02-03T08:44:00.003-05:00

very excited to be working with darcie at happily ever after events. we'll be working together for the first time at the gorgeous whitney mansion in detroit. can't wait!

2010-01-21T09:48:00.005-05:00

i started a formspring for wedding photography questions. go ahead and ask anything related to photography or weddings in general. i've been doing this for a long time, if i don't have the answer i'll try to get it for you.

http://www.formspring.me/weddingphotog

2009-12-14T13:29:00.007-05:00

i haven't posted in forever. sorry to be neglecting you blog. i love you, you're just too needy sometimes. so here is some love from me. just a few things i've been up to lately.

2009-10-02T02:04:00.008-04:00

Tonight I had a wonderful opportunity to photograph the opening night of Bay City's annual Hell's Half Mile Film Festival. The festival kicked off with a block party featuring live music from The Screaming Casanovas, Catered food from Old City Hall and featured films at the State Theatre, Masonic Temple and the Delta Planetarium. The festival is held Thursday October 1st thru Sunday October 4th 2009. Check out their website at www.baycityhhmfest.com for more information.

2009-07-28T02:54:00.006-04:00

i had the pleasure of photographing dan and brittany's wedding last weekend. they were married at st. thomas of villanova which is also where they met. it was quite an amazing day, from start to finish. i'll be posting more images soon, but i had to blog a few of my favorites. congrats to dan and brittany! you were awesome.

2009-06-09T17:09:00.002-04:00

2009-05-27T08:35:00.003-04:00

Death Cab for Cutie - Little Bribes from Ross Ching on Vimeo.

I came across this fan video today. I hadn't heard this song before and I really like it. I've been thinking a lot about time lapse photography, it's always fun to find inspiration.

2009-05-10T11:04:00.000-04:00

Happy Mother's Day to all of my brides who are now moms. There are so many of you! I wish you so much love and joy with your new little ones. Hopefully you can have a little relax time today. :)

2009-05-06T07:07:00.002-04:00

2009-03-04T17:25:00.003-05:00

sunday i had the pleasure of accompanying my youngest daughter to the mutter museum at the college of physicians of philadelphia. it's a museum dedicated to medical oddities, actual specimens as well as reproductions. they also have a large display of medical instruments used throughout history and many other interesting things.

there is information and a lot of images on their website, but only take a look if you have a strong stomach, are a medical doctor or enjoy experiencing medical oddities at their finest. it was definitely "disturbingly informative". we may have to go back for the next exhibit, a collection of shrunken heads from south america.

2009-02-17T23:20:00.003-05:00

stacie lech photography is now offering a "green" collection for wedding coverage. it includes digital proofs instead of paper proofs, environmentally friendlier papers in your albums, animal friendly album covers and more. please contact stacie for more info.
215.692.2271
stacie@stacielech.com

happy early earth day!

2009-02-11T01:52:00.002-05:00

Happy Birthday Hannah! This image is from a few days ago when she was almost 13. Today she is a teenager. You rock honey!!

2009-02-09T16:14:00.001-05:00

this is such a great video and a beautiful song.
Oren Lavie - Her Morning Elegance
Uploaded by IgnitionVM

2009-02-02T01:40:00.007-05:00

view from the 33rd floor of the loews hotel.

some days the light just has an amazing quality. it's warm and comforting. yesterday was one of those days.

2009-01-29T13:44:00.003-05:00

the other day i was telling a friend about the time i saw christopher walken driving past my house while shooting a movie. (it's always fun to see famous people, don't you think?) today i was looking through some old folders trying to find a picture for a past bride when i stumbled upon the proof! it was quite a sight to see at 7:30am. the trucks and police were driving up and down the street a bunch of times so finally i decided to try and see who was inside. walken has a very recognizable face and i was totally shocked when i saw him in the driver's seat of the sweet and low car. so i took a few pictures from my apartment window. today when i found them, i imdbed walken to see if the movie ever came out. it's called "$5 a day" but it looks like it's never been in the theaters and i can't seem to find any way to watch it. if anyone has an idea please let me know. i'd love to see it.
i wonder why they picked jenkintown??

2009-01-28T01:40:00.008-05:00

in honor of all things warm. this was taken at the top of haleakala, a volcano in maui. we left the hotel at 3am to make it to the top. it was dark, freezing and foggy. as it began to get lighter and lighter i seriously started to think we weren't going to see anything but haze. boy was i wrong.

2009-01-26T13:39:00.004-05:00

Despite the frigid temperatures, my kids wanted to go out and take pictures yesterday. Of course children don't feel the cold, so I was the only one suffering. Still, it was well worth it. We found these great walls right across a parking lot from each other in Glenside, PA. Now we have to go back and wear orange clothes.

2009-01-22T13:24:00.003-05:00

This showcase was postponed until Monday, February 2nd because of impending weather. There's still time to sign up if you'd like to see the bands!

brandywine vally talent has some of the most awesomest dance bands in philly. i've had the privilege of working with them many times and i can honestly say they do a fantastic party. they're showcasing 5 of their bands on jan. 27th at the concordville inn in glenn mills, pa. i'll be there to talk about wedding photography along with some other great vendors. sign up here if you'd like to stop by for an evening of cocktails and great music!

hope to see you there!

2009-01-06T22:40:00.007-05:00

there’s something in the water! several of my brides are starting out the new year with additions to their families. and several more awaiting the arrival of new additions! so for my first post of 2009 i thought i’d congratulate them. the first is my dear friend emily who’s wedding i photographed way back in 2006. it always amazes me how fast time flies. i’m lucky to have a career that connects me with so many amazing people. we meet and often times become friends. i photographed emily and david’s engagement session, wedding, her maternity session and now the beginning of their new life as a family of 3.

so emily, david, and little baby aidan cheers to you and a very happy new year!

david decorated the nursery with flags representing all of aidan's nationalities

em has been doing yoga for many years and didn't stop while she was pregnant. looks like aidan will be following in her footsteps!

2009-01-06T22:32:00.004-05:00

after spending a week in a frigid environment it makes one appreciate not so frigid weather. tonight it was cold and rainy, but not cold enough to freeze your nose hairs. so we ventured out to find the light in the dark. happy rainy night folks.

2008-11-10T00:01:00.002-05:00

happy autumn!

2008-07-11T16:45:00.003-04:00

rebecca and andy were married on may 10th at the beautiful hotel dupont in wilmington. they grew up in the same neighborhood so this wedding was a joining of two families who have known each other for many years. they were such a great couple and we had so much fun! it was also very emotional at times. you could totally feel the love. the dance floor was always full thanks to a fantastic crowd and an awesome band, cto park avenue. congrats you two!

2008-07-11T04:16:00.007-04:00

i love images that capture real moments and emotion. rebecca's mom will probably kill me for posting this pic because she kept asking me not to take her picture since she hadn't had her hair and makeup done yet, but i couldn't help myself. she helped rebecca get into her gown but when she stood back and took a look at her she got all choked up. it was a very special moment.

i loved rebecca's shoes!

we had been waiting a while for andy to meet us. rebecca knew he was on his way but he managed to sneak up on her.

they had a gorgeous chuppah. the hotel dupont looked amazing (as usual!)

andy and rebecca snuck into the ballroom to practice their dance.

i love grandparents. enough said.

2008-07-07T20:20:00.003-04:00

happy 4th of july! i haven't had a lot of time to post here lately, i'm trying to get caught up! but i had to post this image because it was so much fun to capture! i have many more from the past 2 months that i'm working on uploading here, but this one took presedence. thanks to lindsay for suggesting it! it was the perfect end to an amazing weekend. and making this image took away a little bit of the sting of not being able to celebrate the holiday with my family this year. congrats linsday and steve!

2008-06-26T02:33:00.001-04:00

Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.

2008-06-01T01:55:00.007-04:00

congrats to bernadette and alan! they traveled all the way from northern ireland to get married here. we had a blast! (as you can see). everyone was just so happy and it really showed.

2008-04-17T16:34:00.003-04:00

i love photography. it's not often that i see a photograph that makes me stop in my tracks. today i saw one, and when i browsed through his site i found even more. these images are hauntingly beautiful. i especially love the "city of shadows" series.

super ultra cool photography by alexey titarenko

2008-04-05T12:30:00.005-04:00

happy engagement jeff and alicia!

i can't wait to photograph alicia and jeff's wedding later this year! they are such a great couple and have amazing chemistry (which always makes my job a little bit easier!) even though it was freezing at the waterworks restaurant in philadelphia, they stuck it out. we had a blast and made some beautiful images!

congrats guys!!

2008-01-28T23:05:00.002-05:00

stephanie and brian were married at the beautiful talamore country club. it was such a beautiful day! video one was the videographer, (check out a recap of their video here!), ebe provided the entertainment for the evening and the decor was by h & d design.

congratulations you two!

2008-01-28T22:53:00.001-05:00

2008-01-21T23:53:00.002-05:00

many of you might have heard of "trash the dress" shoots. a trash the dress shoot is simply a bride who wants creative and artistic images in her wedding dress without worrying about ruining it on her wedding day. it doesn't mean we're going to literally "trash" the dress. it just means that we can do things we wouldn't normally do without stressing out about getting it dirty. most of the time the dress is completely fine after the shoot. i say most of the time because it really depends on the bride and what she has in mind. the latest trend is jumping into the ocean or another body of water. it makes for some truly amazing images. this is a sample of one that i did last summer around the boardwalk in atlantic city. rachel was amazing and so beautiful. i'll be posting more in the near future but these are a couple of my favorites.

2008-01-21T12:10:00.000-05:00

this weekend i traveled to johnstown, pa again for my cousin's wedding. i haven't had much time to post lately, but i loved this image so much i just had to post it. i will be updating with a lot of new images very soon.

happy new year!

2008-01-01T10:32:00.005-05:00

happy new year! regina and tony were married on 12/31/07 and it was quite a party! they were married at st. dorthy's church in springhill, pa. the reception was at the marriott west in conshohocken. the sid miller band made sure it was a night to remember! my good friends at video one recorded the fun in motion! it was definitely a new year's eve to remeber!

congrats guys!

2007-11-12T13:23:00.002-05:00

congrats to maureen and shawn who were married on october 26th 2007 at st adalbert's church in philadelphia! the reception was held at the beautiful ballroom at the ben. we also went around the city for pictures in the rain. i was very proud of maureen for braving the weather in her wedding dress. the reception was so much fun, but with a band like jelly roll you can't go wrong!

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jennifer and brian were married on october 12, 2007. the ceremony took place at our lady of mount carmel church in doylestown and the reception was at the amazing aldie mansion. this was quite a party! everyone had a blast. congrats you two!

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anissa and david were married at the beautiful glen foerd mansion on october 6, 2007. congrats guys!!

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2007-10-05T07:57:00.001-04:00

the montgomery county newspapers publish a fall bridal guide and they asked if they could use one of my images for the cover! i was honored to say yes. this image was taken at the wedding of michelle shinn and healy jones back in april. they were married at the philadelphia zoo! they hired a double decker bus to take the bridal party on a tour of the city for a few hours before the ceremony. it was a gorgeous day and i was able to photograph them at some amazing locations including the eastern state penitentiary. you can see more images from their wedding in an earlier post on the blog.

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Ondraya and Matt were married at All Saints Church in Wynnewood, Pa and the reception took place at the Philadelphia Downtown Marriott on July 28, 2006. What an amazing day! We started at the Ettore Salon and went all over the city for pictures including stops at the Rodin Museum and the Water Works. Ondraya and Matt have amazing chemistry so they made my job very easy! (Not to mention they’re both totally hot.) These are some of my favorite images although I must admit it was difficult to choose. They wanted to see each other before the ceremony and I really love when couples do this. We called Matt from Rittenhouse Square and he met Ondraya there. She knew he was coming but didn’t know when so he snuck up on her. She actually let out a little scream when he touched her waist! Thanks guys. You were totally awesome!

2007-10-03T11:08:00.000-04:00

2007-08-23T00:39:00.001-04:00

Happy First Birthday Isabella!

2007-07-24T15:00:00.002-04:00

i just returned from johnstown, pa where i photographed this wonderful wedding! as i mentioned previously in my blog, i had always wanted to photograph a wedding in this unique little town. i couldn't have asked for a better couple! the day was amazing from start to finish. the weather was perfect and the people were some of the nicest i've ever had the pleasure of working with. the ceremony was held at the beautiful westmont presbyterian church and the reception was at the incline plane (city view caterers). flowers were by laporta's. here are a few of my favorites from the day. (don't tell anybody but i think this was my favorite flower girl ever!!) congratulations carrie and ernie!

2007-07-24T14:55:00.001-04:00

baby brandon! a couple of years ago i shot brandon's mommy and daddy's wedding. now here he is! he is so cute and such a good baby. i had to try really hard to stop myself from pinching his chubby little cheeks! what a sweetie...

2007-07-09T22:38:00.002-04:00

Be a part of history! Today I am participating in the first ever “blogathon” to raise funds for the through their eyes africa project. Please go to their blog and give generously today. You can make a difference to some of the neediest people on earth in a very unique way, and we need your help.
This project will be sending a group of well known photographers into a remote part of Africa that has not received any help yet. The photographers will be mentoring young adults on how to take pictures so that we can get a look at their society “through their eyes”. The funds raised from this project will go right back to the needs of these people. So, please go now and give at http://www.throughtheireyesafrica.typepad.com/ . They need your donations to make this happen. Remember, what you give will make a difference in the lives of some of the neediest people on earth.
Be a part of history. Be part of the solution.
Thank you for your generosity.

2007-07-07T00:21:00.001-04:00

Happy 4th of July!!!

2007-07-07T00:20:00.000-04:00

2007-06-19T00:28:00.001-04:00

another engagement! i traveled to johnstown, pa for carrie and ernie. i'll be photographing their wedding in july and after working with them last week i'm totally psyched! (this session took place at the russell house where they first met.) they are such an awesome couple and couldn't be more into each other! carrie's best friend bryn was in charge of finding a photographer (bryn also shoots weddings!) so i am absolutely honored that they chose me. i've always wanted to do a wedding in johnstown. i spent part of my childhood there so i have a lot of sentimental attachments. i also love the setting. it's very gritty and industrial which is a nice contrast for wedding portraits. the reception is at the top of the world's steepest vehicular incline plane! did i mention that i can't wait??

2007-06-19T00:14:00.000-04:00

the stairs leading up to the front porch is where carrie first saw ernie

carrie and bryn!

2007-06-10T09:59:00.001-04:00

Congratulations Lindsay and Steve!!

I had the pleasure of photographing Lindsay and Steve's engagement session not long ago. What a great couple! They met while working on the campus ambulance at Villanova University and will soon be off to medical school. The ceremony will be held in the beautiful St. Thomas of Villanova Church next year. I can already tell that this is going to be an emotional wedding! They are very much in love. Photographing their engagement session was a blast. Thanks guys!!

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day at the shore

2007-05-22T21:32:00.000-04:00

2007-05-16T13:03:00.001-04:00

I watched a movie a few weeks ago that had a profound affect on me. Basically it was a reminder of how important it is to stop and enjoy the little things in life. It’s easy to get caught up in the every day stresses and disappointments. Yesterday I followed my usual morning routine and while driving I became so overwhelmed by how beautiful the light was that I had to stop the routine. I couldn’t stand the thought of sitting in front of my computer all day, I needed to see more light. I needed to see how others used the light. My mind was cluttered and I needed to find some new forms of inspiration. Yesterday I wanted to walk through the art museum. I’m posting a few pictures from my day. I didn’t take my camera to make beautiful images or even to document what I was seeing. In fact I didn’t even plan on shooting anything at all (but I couldn’t help myself).

2007-05-16T10:48:00.001-04:00

the first time i saw this painting in real life i was frozen for a few moments. if you look around the room you'll see what Ruben's contemporaries were doing in this same period. he blows them away with his technical abilities. you don't get the impact of a piece of artwork until you see it in it's original state, up close and personal. this remains one of my favorites at the philly art museum. besides i can totally relate to Prometheus

i love this painting. i don't remember who it's by (Manet?) , but when i stood in front of it and looked for a few minutes i felt like i was standing inside of it.

rocky statue!

2007-05-09T06:38:00.001-04:00

this post is a tribute to my grandma, the love of my life, Kathryn Russell. today is her 95th birthday. Kathryn is the most amazing woman i've ever met. She has entertained thousands of people throughout her lifetime by playing the piano and also taught many children to play including myself. (i wasn't smart enough to listen to her when she told me i'd regret it if i quit.) i was thinking about her the other day and i realized that through my entire life i've never once heard her complain of an ailment. not even a headache. they don't make them like her anymore. happy birthday gram.

2007-05-08T07:23:00.001-04:00

on saturday we went to the baltimore aquarium. (no wedding this weekend!) the dolphins were our favorite.

2007-04-24T11:45:00.001-04:00

After a long break I’m finally ready for an update! Last weekend I had a great time photographing Healy Jones and Michelle Shinn’s wedding. The ceremony and reception were held at the Philadelphia Zoo! Prior to that we left the adorable Alexander Inn located at 12th and Spruce on a double-decker bus with the entire wedding party for a tour of the city! We spent 4 hours driving around and stopping for pictures along the way. We went to the Eastern State Penitentiary, Rodin museum, Water Works, U of Penn Campus and Independence Hall to name a few. It was a gorgeous day and certainly lot of fun. Congrats guys!

The last few months have been so much fun! I spent a week in Las Vegas for the WPPI convention. (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International). I attended a lot of seminars from some amazing photographers including two of my favorite wedding photographers Joe Bussink and Dennis Reggie, Pulitzer prize winner Marcus Bell and of course my good friend and favorite local photographer Cliff Mautner as well as many others. I’m rejuvenated and ready for another season!

2007-03-16T00:11:00.000-04:00

It was close to 70 degrees here this morning. Now it's about 41. We are expecting a snow storm this weekend. As my daughter would say "it's not fair!!" I was browsing old photos again tonight and found two of my favorite pictures from the shore. Theses were taken a couple of years ago in Cape May, NJ. They also happen to be two of my favorite subjects too. :)

2007-03-11T23:30:00.000-04:00

i love this shot of hannah. she didn't want her picture taken that morning so i just shot her from behind.

here is another one where she is trying to hide.

this is cora our kitty. or sometimes we call her cocoa. she's a nice kitty.

this is mr. phillip with julia in the background. she can handle him pretty well, but he is the king of our pad! he's also a nice kitty, but he's the boss and he let's everyone know!

this was a nice silhouette of julia. every morning the sun does this to our wall. i also want to do a series of silhouettes and make a slideshow. i already have the song picked out! this one is going to be a lot of fun.

I know I know. I'm a wedding photographer so I should be posting my wedding stuff here, but lately I've just been having a lot of fun with the personal stuff. Plus it's been a little slow in the wedding dept. Not many people get married in Jan. and Feb. I did do a wedding yesterday with Cliff Mautner in Ocean City, NJ. That was totally fun because we ended up talking the bride into going out on the beach in her bare feet to get some amazing reflection shots. She was such a trooper because it was freezing! But I know she's going to be very happy that she did it. I can't post any of Cliff's work on my own blog of course, but take my word for it they are going to rock.

So a while back I tried to do a "day in the life" of my family. I started out with a lot of momentum, but by about 3 o'clock I got busy with the daily life stuff and never finished it. I am going to do it again someday, but I've decided to post a few of my favs from the failed attempt. By the way this is going to be something I'll be offering to my portrait clients. I'll come to your home before the kids wake up and pretty much shoot your family until bed time. Then we'll make an awesome album. I think this is something every family should have done at least once. More info will be posted when I get my portrait site up or if you'd like to discuss it now just drop me a line or give me a call.

2007-03-09T09:21:00.000-05:00

yes, this is me!

Badly Drawn Boy is a band that I've been into for a long time now. (They did the soundtrack for the movie "About a Boy" which in my opinion was the best thing about the movie.) Damon Gough (lead singer/song writer) not only is an amazing musician, he also has got to be one of the nicest, most genuine people I've ever met. He's one of those people that I only get to see once every year or two, but as soon as we connect it's like no time has passed. I love the guy. You should definitly check out his music, and his show if he comes to a town nearby. He was just in Philly on Saturday, March 3rd at the TLA. I've been to more than a few of his concerts and I can honestly say that this one was my favorite. Damon and the band were right on. This show kicked off his US tour and it was awesome!! He's also been chosen to be a part of the Bruce Springsteen tribute concert that will be held at Carnegie Hall on Apr. 5. Proceeds will go to the New York Music for Youth organization which benefits music education for underprivileged children.

At some point I will have all of the images viewable on the "client" section of my website. If you're interested in seeing the entire collection send me an email and I'll let you know when they're available.