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OMG. SRSLY? | Rochester NY Wedding Photographer

June 30, 2009

HOW long has it been since I’ve blogged?  Yeah.  That long.

So…I reached an interesting point where I got so busy that I um…ahem…got a little behind.  And I looked long and hard at where I wanted to be compared to where I was and decided I needed to make some radical changes in the tammyswales.com world.

I needed help.  Serious help.  (Now…those of you who are my FRIENDS can stop laughing and saying “we’ve been telling you that for YEARS Tam” — not THAT kind of help.  ::laughing::)

So.  I created a “help wanted” ad.  And I heard from some AMAZING people who would have been awesome additions to the Tammy Swales brand.  (I love being a brand…it sounds so…cool.)  But once I received Jessica’s letter and resume — really — there was no other choice.  She was made for me.  She….completes me.  ::grin::

So — Jess is my new addition to Tammy Swales Photography and if you are contacting me about photographing you or your wedding or your child or your dog or your fiance or your mother  — you will likely be contacted by a very cheery, sunshiney person who has all the answers, is very organized and basically keeps me on task when I show signs of being distracted.

An upside and maybe..possibly a downside of working for a photographer is that it is almost an OBLIGATION to be photographed.  Repeatedly.  In different scenarios and settings.  I mean…I think I have to add it into the job description.  “Must be guinea pig for any and all photographic ideas for Tammy Swales”.

Today — Jess got her first taste of that.  I wanted some Kick Butt pics of her to announce how cool I think it is that she’s working with me.  And somehow…her boyfriend wandered into some of the images…which possibly means I have to expand the job description to include all relatives of said employee as well.  ::grin::  Of course I am just kidding.

We have a lot to do and a lot to share, Jess and I — so stay tuned — I have been SUPER BUSY and the images — OMG the images are AMAZING.

Without further ado — meet Jess.  She can be reached directly at Jess@tammyswales.com — and I’m sure you will adore working with her as much as I do.

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And here’s the part where John jumps in…how can I resist these two?  Cuteness personified?  Seriously?

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(Hey.  How’d that jumping shot get in here?!)

Then I asked Jess to demonstrate how working for me “looked”.  I think she’s going to fit right in around here.

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6 Comments

Lisa Frey
6.30.2009

She looks like a great addition…and an added bonus for HER is that she get’s phenomenal photographs of her and her boyfriend. Seriously [srsly], those are amazing!! We should get together soon!!!

Lisa Frey
6.30.2009

get’s? Umm, yeah. That would be “gets.” Dork.

Karl Slentz
6.30.2009

Wait a dog gone minute here … I recognize this girl from somewhere … Oh I remember now it was the eyes … Tammy we have not met, but these are way so excellent pictures! I am glad for you and Jessica … KMS

Jason Dufair
7.01.2009

I am THRILLED that you found Jess, Tammy. I’m glad that when you asked, the universe answered in kind. Probably because you have the universe’s direct email address.

Katie Slater
7.01.2009

Tammy Swales!!! Congrats to you girl! I hope it makes your life a whole lot more wonderful!

stacyK
7.01.2009

Love the pics tammy!!! You two are a match made in heaven :-) I like the new blog too!!! I need one of these :-)

 
 

 

It Amazes Me…How Fast Kids Grow UP. | Rochester NY Photographer

March 8, 2009

So my best friend and I have been friends since…what?  7th grade?  We’ve known each other for a LOOONNNGGG time — and still talk 4 times a day.  What in heavens name do we find to talk about?  I don’t know.  All I know is my day doesn’t feel complete until I check in.  That’s what friends are for, right?

So last night night I got to see Emily.  Emily who I remember being BORN is now an amazing actor and aspiring Broadway star.  (well.  not YET.  but soon.  don’t tell her mom I said that.)

Her school is performing Seussical the Musical and I went to see it last night.  I can honestly say the kids and the organizers completely blew me away with their professionalism, energy and talent.  I was soooo proud!

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kristi Hedberg
3.08.2009

“Tammy Swales….Broadway photographer”

These are just killer shots!

Mandi Nikole
4.19.2009

Great captures!

 
 

 

I love outtakes. Seriously. | Rochester NY Photographer

March 3, 2009

This is me being me.

Ever the DORK!  ::laughing::

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You know sometimes…I exceed my own expectations | Fairport NY Family Photographer

January 14, 2009

So. Yeah.

Being in client meetings can be stressful.  Because you are presenting your work (yes, I did just start a sentence with because…deal with it.  ::grin::) and you want people to be REALLY impressed with you…your skills as a photographer…your image…the whole package.  Because (there it is again.  this is really a long run on sentence.) photography is very personal — it’s YOUR viewpoint you are showing people…so sometimes when they don’t like an image it’s hard not to get to wrapped up in feeling it personally.  But that’s a WHOLE OTHER BLOG POST.  And has absolutely no relevence to this story.

Let’s just reiterate the first sentence:  being in clients meetings CAN be stressful.  This meeting wasn’t — I was relaxed — which is usually dangerous as you will see…

So I’m at this client meeting today.  He’s looking at the photographs…he’s liking them, blah blah blah.  I put together two separate storyboards for him to look at. (for the uninformed – storyboards are multiple images printed as one. )   I am going to share them both with you right now because…well…I love one of them to pieces and the other is completely critical to this blog post.

LOVE:

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He’s looking at the second one and saying — “…you know.  I think I’d like to put that over by the guitars.”  I nod my head wisely.  And then I say…in my most sophisticated Tammy way:  “You know.  That would look great in this room.  The colors would be PERFECT.”  (or some variation of that.  but you get it.)

Um…we were sitting in the room this picture was taken.  And he was talking about hanging it over on the wall nearby.  So yeah.  DUH.

Of COURSE THE COLORS WOULD BE PERFECT TAMMY.  ::laughing::

….

Now.  GOOD CLIENTS would just nod their heads in agreement and move one.  But oh no.  Not JR.  He looks at me with his eyebrows up and says:  Thank You Captain OBVIOUS!

::pause a moment while I crack up laughing all over again::

Captain Obvious.  Who SAYS that?!  ::laughing::

Go ahead.  I know. Those who really know me are thinking “classic Tammy moment”.  My best friend saysthat  my life is a series of Seinfeld episodes.   I’m okay with that.  At least I’m laughing a LOT!

…Captian Obvious.  ::shaking head.  still laughing::

Thanks for letting me share.  Later I may share more pics…

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Kim
1.22.2009

That’s hilarious!!!!

 
 

 

Family Photo Shoot Tammy Swales Style | Rochester NY Family Photographer

December 26, 2008

So.  How was your holiday?  Good?  Fun?

Ours was really nice.  I try really hard to get gifts that are silly — especially for stocking stuffers.  The trend has caught on in my family — leaving us many many hours of hilariousness and joviality.  We try to out match each other for goofy things.  This year — screaming superhero flying monkeys were cool.  At least the dog thought they were cool… ::grin::

And the hat.  My mother bought it.  We all loved it.

And my mother.  She’s ALWAYS resistant to photographs.  She has this one face she makes…I should probably just get a photograph of it so I can show you — but really — it’s not a nice face.  Today, for some reason, she was willing to play.  And I have more pics coming — but how much does this rock?!

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Now.  Some of my brides are including a photobooth from me at their wedding.  Imagine…just imagine how COOL those photos are going to be?!  More about that later….

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gwyneth colleen
12.26.2008

love that top one!
also, hi tom!

rachel
12.27.2008

another thing to add to my ‘things to do before I die’ list – drink herbal tea and eat gingerbread with tammy’s mom!

teri
12.27.2008

apple and tree… that’s all i’m saying. :)

Jason Dufair
12.28.2008

Wow. Your mom looks like a total blast. Glad you had a good time. That *does* explain a few things about you, T.

Merry New Year soon!

 
 

 

Holiday Cards Are So Much Fun! | Rochester NY Photographer

December 22, 2008

So yeah.  It’s what…three days before the holiday?  And yes, I am still playing around with my client’s photos for their holiday cards.  Yep.  I have it bad, what can I say?

This one might be my all time favorite for the holidays though…it’s so darn cute…

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One More. | Rochester NY Family Photographer

December 16, 2008

They jumped.  Their pose.  Love love love the way the image turned out.  Sometimes I think I want to marry photoshop.

How fun is this?!

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Famous! | Rochester NY Family Photographer

December 4, 2008

Check out my first time being featured as an “expert” for others.  I especially like that it says Light Crayon (she’s fixing the page this is a draft.  but hey — I’m excited…) Photography, New York, USA — (she’s from England)…cool eh?

Shimelle.com offers crafty scrapbooking classes for people and she has an annual “journal your christmas” class going on right now.  It looks seriously cool.  I was reading about one person who did this last year and treasures her journal because her life is so different (and not in a good way) this year.  Shimelle has all kinds of ideas and advice and inspiration in this class — so if it sounds good — it’s not to late to sign up!

Woo!  Fabulo!

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gwyneth colleen
12.05.2008

also, does she mean viola! or voila! because…violas are cool. my friend sarah plays the violin. in fact, she made me play hers today. and then took a picture while i stood there grinning like an idiot.

admin
12.05.2008

Haha gwyn. I think that’s my typo. :)

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Katie Katie Katie | Rochester NY Musician and Band Photographer

November 24, 2008

Do you know this?  Katie has been saving since the JUNIOR HIGH to buy her own Bass.  And she did.  And I think that is AMAZING.  She told me that buying your own bass is like Harry Potter picking out his wand.  How cool is that?  I wonder if her bass chose her as much as she chose her bass.

We ROCKED out this session.  It was so much fun — Katie has the kind of personality that absolutely SHINES out of the images.  These are going to be so much fun to edit!

Katie — here’s your sneak peek!

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Doubter? |

May 20, 2008

All old photos of me (like that one up there…) are so OLD SCHOOL.  Love this?!  I LOVE THIS.  But no one who I told over the phone actually believed me.  So…I had to PROVE it.  Just so you know…I was talked OUT of putting hot pink streaks in my hair.

Maybe that was a good thing, no? ::grin::

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