Casa de Lola & The House of Cool

On April 10, 2013 by vard

A couple of months ago I was approached about doing some work for a lifestyle blog run by Nathalie Barros.  I had previously done some work for Nathalie’s boyfriend’s band and she thought I might be a good fit for the style she was trying to bring out in her posts.  Her blog centers around her daily adventures, from shopping with friends in NYC to travel & cooking and trying to come to terms with her miniature Weimaraner Lola on who gets to sit on the couch.  And she makes the whole thing cooler posting her blog in both English and Portugese (she’s from Brazil)!

For me, working with Nathalie and Lola gives me a chance to shoot in a completely different way.  More freedom and less structure…I can pretty much do anything I’d like; which plays right back into ‘all the other shooting’.  If I do something interesting or technically challenging when I’m working with Nat, it’s easily reusable in the regular Studio D shooting.  And, more than anything else, it’s just fun!

Check out Nat’s blog here, or her fan page here and say hi…and thanks for reading.

Rock on!

 

Shoot Your Kids!

On March 27, 2013 by vard

In between all the editing and shooting and mistakes and learning you gotta take time to check in with the family.  I had the gear at home the other night and the ladies insisted on a quick shoot.  Not a problem.  Always gives me a chance to play around with lighting and recalibrate my patience capacitor.  I grabbed the lights and they disappeared upstairs for a few to put together their looks.  And I have to give it to them…it was about 30 degrees and windy outside and they pushed through without complaint (the dream!).  When it was finally too dark to shoot in the backyard we came inside and finished up.

No matter how different our likes and dislikes grow over time, I look forward to always behing able to share things like this with the girls.  Rock on ladies!

 

Ah The Good Light…

On February 26, 2013 by vard

Right now I’m about 50/50 on editing and shooting; still making progress on the backlog of images I have, which is a good thing.  But I am still shooting quite a bit.  Here’s a few from a recent shoot, as well as some recent editing from an older session…

I’m a lighting nerd through and through and these are great examples of the kinds of stuff I really enjoy shooting.  Thanks for checking them out.  I’m working on some new ideas for the blog that will be diving deeper into complex lighting shoots like these.  Keep an eye out for those in the not too distant future.  Have a great one.

Rock on!

Darling Lingerie & Retro Lovely Magazine

On February 23, 2013 by vard

My friend Melanie over at Darling Lingerie and her friends at Retro Lovely are holding a little contest to be in an upcoming issue of Retro Lovely Magazine.  Beyond just having a full page spread in a premier pinup magazine (and wouldn’t that be enough right there), the winner also receives copies of the issue they’re in to share with anyone they’d like, as well as merchandise from Darling Lingerie.  Click here for the direct link to more info on DL’s website.

…so why I am blogging about this…?

Good question…

Ad for Retro Darling PromoThought it might be fun to run a promo for this little contest for anyone interested in submitting the best image they can.  On March 12th, 13th & 14th we’ll be setting aside studio time to crank out some submittable images for this little contest.  With the $50 shoot fee you’ll get a 1/2 hour of shooting and 2 fully edited hi-resolution digital files (normally $75 EACH) from your set to submit (and because you have the hi-res files you can also make your own prints, forever – that’s a pretty sweet bonus!)

To keep these shoots concise and efficient (read affordable), you’ll need to come ready to shoot…outfit together, hair and makeup done…everything good to go…as in ready to shoot!  If you need help with either of these things might I sugest chatting with Melanie at Darling Lingerie & Lauren at Lauren Nicole Salon – they know how to put a look together.  We’ll blast away for a few and you’ll get some great images that you can submit to the contest, or just to keep for yourself.  So regardless of who wins, you’ll still have some great images you can always be proud of.

If you’re interested in booking one of our times set aside for this, please drop us a line in the studio at 570-752-4119 or click here to shoot us an email.  Thank you and good luck! :D

Also! Private Eyes, the collaborative shoot project that Lauren Nicole Salon, Darling Lingerie and Studio D Photography offer will be at the Bloomsburg Bridal Show tomorrow, April 24th talking about what we do.  Stop in and check out images from past shoots and see what Private Eyes might be able to shoot for you!  See you there!  

 

 

Email Newsletter

On February 5, 2013 by vard

Just a quick post to introduce our email newsletter.  If you’re interested in receiving it, shoot us an email to THIS ADDRESS asking to be added to the mailing list.  While it will contain some of what you find here on the blog and in other social media postings, it’ll also have some newsletter specific info on promotions and discounts on products that you’ll only know about if you sign up for it! Hope you do, and thanks for reading!

Rock on!

Here’s what the first one looks like…and click HERE to download a copy!

February

 

Italy – Jumping at Opportunity!

On January 29, 2013 by vard

Connie and I recently had an opportunity to shoot a wedding in Italy for some close friends of ours.  This was definitely on my ‘dreams’ list for what being a photographer could be, but it never really budged into the reality category.  And then it did…

Kyle & Rachael asked us to shoot their wedding a little over a year ago.  At the time it was supposed to be here in north eastern Pennsylvania.  What started off as a rather large event here in the States was morphed into a more intimate and memorable experience when they decided to take the whole shebang to Italy.

Sixty or so friends and family from the States and another twenty+ from Europe all convened in Palombara Sabina, Italy, just north of Rome.  We spent the first few days getting to know our fellow travelers and covering everything paparazzi style.  It was fun, and everyone got really used to having us around, which always makes for easier shooting at go time.  The wedding itself was held in a castle (Castello savelli) about 20 minutes away from where we were staying.  Perfect weather, great people and an amazing location; it’s a pretty good mix!  The day after the wedding a large group of us moved our base of operations down to Rome proper.  9 of us in one apartment made for some great ‘getting to know each other’ opportunities.  We’ll leave that at ‘you had to be there’…you get the idea…it was crazy fun.

On New Years Day we gathered up as many of the friends and family that we could and did some ‘formals’ outside of the Vatican and in downtown Rome.  It’s probably not a secret that I don’t mind making a scene when shooting…everyone should have their princess/rockstar moment, and this was Rachael & Kyle’s!  As much fun as it was to be shooting there, it was as equally fun watching what was happening.  Taking a step back to watch everyone enjoying an epic moment in their lives was really neat and something I’m glad I remembered to take the time to do.

Italy was amazing!  Unfortunately we couldn’t bring the short people with us, but we did get very good at Skyping with them.  Maybe next time ladies…Oh…and big thanks to my grandmother for hanging with the girls for a week and a half.  They miss you and are looking forward to July in Cape Cod! :D

Thank you one last time to Rachael, Kyle and both of their families.  You REALLY know how to throw a party!

 

Up next: info on new print pricing (it’s getting a lot cheaper), more blogs about what we’ve been shooting and editing for the last few months, and plenty more…

Thanks for reading.

 

 

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