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THANK YOU!!!!

May 6, 2010

Dear supporters:

This includes: Former & current brides, portrait clients, family and friends! Everyone who so far has told me to keep going! This is a huge honor to receive only after my first full wedding season in 2009 and simultaneously becoming a mother! This year, my business has kept on going and I am planning to rock it out with every single shoot and keep it fresh.

Thanks again for those brides who nominated me, and voted for me! This really was a surprise for me, receiving this award really makes want to get more involved in networking wedding planning. Thanks again and keep coming back to this blog and commenting! It really gives me great encouragement to hear from you!

God bless!

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Basic Motion Picture tips?

April 28, 2010

I have been completely inspired by this! My great friend Rik from Encore Video Productions gave me this piece of paper that keeps my mind refreshed. I must share! This applies to any artist, specially for photographers and videographers…no matter how little or how much you know.

1. Shoot wide, Medium and Close-ups shots. Establishing shots help orient viewers

2. Change the angle, image size, camera position. Get people faces: get in close once in while

3. Motivate camera movement. Pan or zoom to reveal something and only to make a statement and don’t overdo it.

4. Know your equipment. Eliminate technical goofs. Learn to white balance, focus, set exposure. Read your manual ( yep..I have never read them…time to get to it, right?!)

5. Stop shaky shots. Get a tripod, steady-cam–or a camera ( in this case a lens) with Optical Image Stabilization)

6. Pay attention to composition. Learn the Rule of thirds and how to frame a shot.

7. Think about what you are shooting, think: what is the story here?

Artist often break rules, but they do it on purpose.

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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!

February 13, 2010

Today was an amazing day! We had about 3 inches of snow here at the beach! We get a very small amount every year, but I think this was one of the “heaviest” storms that we have experienced in the last 10 years or so!! Anyways, it was so beautiful!! We got up very early at like 4 am and made the mistake to look out the window and see how awesome it looked. Immediately my husband ( who is crazy about the snow) was ready to go out and play! It was extremely difficult to try to get him back to bed and wait until the morning. Of course, he woke up at about 6am and ready to go out. We finally made our way to the beautiful outside at about 7:30 or so.

This was such a great treat from God, seriusly!!Here, I’ll just show you:

Have I said how much I loveee comments!!! Share your story too!! What did you do today?? I hope everyone had a snowman!!

This is the view from our backyard!! Love it!

Our lovely home!

Boogy bording!!

sweet....!

Building up Mr. Snow Man!!!

I ADORE this image soo much...I love him and he loves me!!!!

More backyard!

This is the tree house my husband is building for Miles! Isn't it beautiful!!!

Surreal...

His look is just captivating....so vulnerable, so soft, so delicate...there are no words to describe how perfect he looks then...but I am glad I can look back at it anytime...

We are happy...

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