Alt text here
 

August, 2009


Blog Post. Sunday. Check. (Hey. It’s 11:30 pm. It’s STILL SUNDAY!) | Rochester NY Wedding Photographer

August 23, 2009

I’m proud of myself for putting this together before Monday.  30 minutes is still 30 minutes.  FTW!  ::grin::

I’m bored with talking about me and how busy I am.  I mean…really…who isn’t busy and who DOESN’T have a million things going on?!

Instead…this is about all the cool things I did this week — things and people that made me happy…that made me laugh…and that made me realize just how amazing a week I had…

First of all…I HAVE to share this image I took at Dana and Matt’s wedding on Saturday in the Thousand Islands.  I don’t know if you’ve ever had this experience — but sometimes when my shutter clicks…I just…know.  I know that that particular image is going to be AMAZING.  Dana calls it “You know Tam Tam (yes, she calls me Tam Tam – just like my mom) THE shot.”

So first…here is  THE shot:

dana1 Blog Post.  Sunday.  Check.  (Hey.  Its 11:30 pm.  Its STILL SUNDAY!) | Rochester NY Wedding Photographer

Other cool things?

I met some REALLY funny and amazing seniors this week — I swear — I laugh so hard with these kids — their insights, facial expressions and jumping expertise just gets to me every time.  They are amazing!!

I photographed a family that I saw this winter — and the boys looked about 3 years older!  How does that happen???!!  So adorable this family.  Srsly.

I went to the Thousand Islands and photographed an amazing wedding with a peacock feather theme at a fairy tale chapel.  MMMM…YUMMYLICIOUS (see about for THE shot ::laughing::)

Oh…and…one of my good friends scored a REALLY cool chair and couch for me at a garage sale.  I put the chair in my van and in true Tammy style — forgot it was there.  So…when the sun was setting on the river and I was thinking…man…I WISH I had some cool piece of furniture to put the bride and groom on …

Um yeah.  ::laughing::  You see how I ROLL!

Other good things:  another good friend brought me over a COUCH that I LOVE that she didn’t WANT for my LIVING ROOM (phew.  that was a lot of capital letters!) — and I am soooo happy.  It’s the coolest couch EVAH.  Thanks guys!

I am setting up an appointment with a cool nutritionist — more about that later — but first she wants me to take a metabolism test.  She sent me the guidelines today and I have to be without caffeine for FOUR HOURS.  I don’t know Carol.  That is a LONG TIME!  ::laughing::

Also — did I mention PEACOCK FEATHERS???!!  LOVE!

So…sounds fun right?  Just to enhance my prodigious story-telling capabilities ::snort::  here’s my week — in the PICTORIAL SENSE:

week6 Blog Post.  Sunday.  Check.  (Hey.  Its 11:30 pm.  Its STILL SUNDAY!) | Rochester NY Wedding Photographer

week62 Blog Post.  Sunday.  Check.  (Hey.  Its 11:30 pm.  Its STILL SUNDAY!) | Rochester NY Wedding Photographer

4 Comments

Jason Dufair
8.24.2009

Love the shot. THE shot. God arranged those clouds quite nicely for you, T.

Keep us posted on the nutritionist stuff.

shannon
8.24.2009

awesome!!!!!!!

Gina Meola
8.24.2009

Delish. Mmmm

Dana DECKER!
8.25.2009

Hey TAM TAM you’re so fine… you’re so fine YOU BLOW MY MIND! But really as I was reading above tears were rolling down my face, you couldn’t have captured OUR day more beautifully. PLUS I feel so so SUPER lucky and priviledged to be part of “THE SHOT”! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! LUV LUV LUV U!
Mrs. Decker

 
 

 

FACEBOOK HACK |

August 19, 2009

I am experiencing technical difficulties — somehow my facebook has been taken down and I’m working on it…GARRRRRRRRRRRR  (isn’t this exciting?!)


Update:  Thanks to the FABULOUS Traci Gill  (yes, my clients are amazing and wonderful ) — I know this — there are issues with one of the facebook servers — and of course — it is the one my profile is one — so some people are having difficulties while others are not — and facebook is working on it!

PHEW.

0 Comments

Show More: Uncategorized
 
 
 

Week Peek: A Recap | Rochester NY Photographer


Here we are.  The absolute HEART of busy season.  I don’t know if you know this about me — but I follow over 500 blogs daily.  (I know, right?  Srsly.)  I don’t read them every day — but I do know this — that right now is when you find your favorite bloggers — photographers especially — sort of trail off into silence…or a post begging you to understand how busy they are.  ::grin::

So I am blogging to tell you:  I am busy.  I am blogging.  And I am here.  Crazed.  But here.

This week (okay.  last week.  I am a wee bit behind in most things in my life.  ::grin::).

Here’s all the fun stuff I got to do:

Jess and I re-wrote the FAQ section on the blog.  That sounds boring, doesn’t it?  But truly, it was fun to work with Jess on it and fun to see it all come together so awesomely (is that a word?)!

I put together some FUN AND CRAZY WEDDING SLIDESHOWS for Kelly and DanBrooke and Dave, and Bethany and Patrick.  But only check them out if you’re serious.  My slideshows are long and elaborate and I am in love with every single one of them.  Also – let me know what you think — cuz I’m still working on a format…

A 70th birthday party with a PUPPY and BOYS and LAKE and SAND.  Could the day have been more perfect?  I think not.  It was so much fun!

Seniors.  If you are looking at my photographs and thinking – wow.  I love those  – I need Tammy to take MINE ( or my son/daughter or my neighbor who’s a senior or the girl in Ontario) — my answer:  get.on.the.calendar.  My sessions are booking so fast my head is spinning.  But there’s still some.  Grab one.  that’s all I’m saying.

And for the record:  when did seniors get so sophisticated and beautiful?  I know.  a definite fact.  That I NEVER looked so good.  And my senior pictures?  Big ol’ zit right in the middle of my nose.  The Rudolph Series.  Nice.  ::laughing::

An AMAZING WEDDING with two families that were beyond wonderful.  And a couple of silly fun incidents (hello — the priest almost fell on me!) that made taking photographs EXTRA fun!

A guitarist with dreams of making it big and writing his own music.  Rock on!

A family of girls so beautiful that I could NOT take ONE bad picture.  Not one.

Did I mention the PUPPY yet?  OMG.

I love this time of year.  One of my photo buddies said — you know Tam, you use sun flare A LOT — but somehow…I never get tired of it!  Right?!  I NEVER get tired of it!  So stay OUT SUNSHINE!

Here’s my recap in the VIZZUUUAAALLLL:


tamweek52 Week Peek: A Recap | Rochester NY Photographertammyweek5 Week Peek: A Recap | Rochester NY Photographer


4 Comments

Rachel H
8.19.2009

Tammy, I spent the morning organizing business receipts, and you spent the morning doing this??? you’re always amusing and wonderful. your life inspires mine.

Jason Dufair
8.19.2009

Tasty, tasty. The dog is too much! And the dude rocking on the water. You have the coolest job ever, T.

tara leigh
8.19.2009

i was sooooo excited to watch p&b’s slideshow… and it made me smile and giggle just as much as i knew it would. you are such a wonderful friend, photographer, and inspiration. seriously… love you to bits. and bits.

and bits. :)

debbie McGeorge
9.28.2009

I continue to scroll down your blog… I am blown away. I continue to think I have a favorite and then I see more!

 
 

 

Making Beautiful Images is Amazing to Me | Rochester NY Wedding Photographer

August 7, 2009

So.  This week.

Here’s the cliff note version:

wedding.  fun.  pink.  amazing sunset.  (you’ll have to wait for those however.  they’re still a secret.  ::grin::)

senior Bryanna with the most.amazing.hair.and.blue.eyes.ever.

crazy fam session that included sand eating (8 month old) and falling into the lake (3 year old).  Yep.  I laughed the entire time.  So freaking cute!

a pair of adorable Llapso’s and their moms and a great sunset.  but lots of mosquitos.  You’d be surprised at how many mosquitos I have to photoshop off people’s faces at this time of year.  srsly.

an engagement session that started with a soccer ball being kicked quite dramatically at the poor fiance.  And yep.  My suggestion.  Luckily Victor didn’t actually HIT her with the ball.  But I made a note to self:  bad idea.  ::grin::

Whirlwind week.  New ideas.  New components that I can hardly wait to share with you…but I must.  Self restraint is never good for me — but I am trying to improve as I get older — so you’ll have to stick with me and see when it rolls.  But I mean it — so cool.

Without further ado…I give you:  this week in pictures.  Sort of.  this week in sneak peeks for clients.

photos from tammy swales rochester ny wedding and lifestyle photographer

week421 Making Beautiful Images is Amazing to Me | Rochester NY Wedding Photographer


1 Comment