Rochester NY Musician Photographer
I realized…when I thought about doing a “year in review” post (that would be 2009 peeps. I might be a wee bit behind. lol) that when brides meet with me I show them wedding images…and when families meet with me I show them family images…and when seniors meet with me…I show them senior images…
very rarely do I mix and cross over these groups with each other. So…since I thought it might be interesting to push everyone into one slideshow (read: laaazzzyy ::laughing::) — so that there’s a record of 2009 visually all together in one place. It’s pretty cool.
Some images you’ve seen…some you haven’t. And no, this isn’t EVERYONE who I worked with this year — that slideshow would be about 4000 hours long (not really — but I wanted to fit it into one song – -so this is my best shot)…so I pulled images that appealed to me TODAY. If I worked on a slideshow tomorrow — it would be completely different. So…gather what you want about my mood today — here is 2009 in 4 minutes. Put your seatbelt on please.
Click on the image. Ra ra ah ah ah….
Check out Kerry Cannan’s new release! Art work by…oh yeah…me. Can’t wait to see the whole thing! Kerry has an AMAZING voice — and her CD is up for pre-sale — check it out! Click the pic!
This is the blog post that (almost) never was. (Did you KNOW I have a degree in English? It shows right? hee hee)
Busy Week Recap #4,524,216 section 671:
Wedding with Leslie and Victor — was soooo beautiful. every single thing was beautiful. Victor’s mom was traveling from Latvia for the wedding — so they planned this whole thing in like…a blink. And did I mention the food? OMG. It was amazing. I also got to work with two of my favorite vendors: Stacy K Floral and Events by Jen. Amazing job as usual girls!
Seniors. This week — let’s see — I climbed a MILLION stairs at a house on a lake, convinced a senior that a piece of cloth wrapped around her head was going to be amazing (her=dubious)…and got to hang out with some of the coolest kids ever. My seniors are so INTERESTING AND THOUGHTFUL AND DYNAMIC. I love that they friend me on facebook — because then — I see them getting through their senior year and then going off to college…it’s really really incredible to see. The weird thing for me is that this year — MY SON is a senior — so it’s much more personal. Gheesh. How did that happen??
Headshots. I LOVE when I get asked to do headshots. This week my good photographer friend Lou (who tells me he hasn’t actually been photographed since he was 13. huh?) asked me to “take a couple of pics of him”. Um…no. I made him do a whooooolllleeee session with clothing changes and all. It’s good for photographers to be photographed — it helps us remember that it ain’t so easy being in front of the lens instead of behind it. It was SO MUCH FUN — and I was honored to be asked. Thanks Lou!!
Kerry Cannan. I tell you — when this CD hits the market — this girl is going places. I MADE her (I’m bossy. Sorry.) sing in my studio and her voice. or I should type it like this: HER VOICE. ZOMG. GORGEOUS. As was she! We had a huge session creating images for her CD and promo materials for the release. LOVE!
Other things to note: A family that is getting married in October — we did a combined engagement and family session with James and Robyn’s daughters that was simply too much fun for me to even TALK about. Charlie’s Angels? Super Force 5? Star Wars? Yeah. We went there. And had a BLAST.
Also — the award for “Most I’ve EVER Laughed During an Engagement Session” goes to Beth and Brian. I cannot even BEGIN to tell you how funny they are. Who agrees to cartwheel in the dark? And one of us ALMOST ended up in the water because we were being so dorky and laughing too hard. Yeah. I LOVE my clients. LOVE.
This weekend I will be in Manhattan and Brooklyn all weekend shooting engagement sessions — so — I’m expecting AMAZING IMAGES to share next week. ROCK ON!!
I have more to share but frankly, if I don’t start editing the 1.5 million images I have to get done — clients are coming to lynch me. And then who would write these addicting blog posts? You would miss me, right?
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Oh. And if you were patient enough to actually READ all the blah blah blah above — let me say this — I’m shocked. ::grin::
PS — I also went to Pirate Weekend with my mother. Shiver me timbers!
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 Dan, Brooke 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:
1.26.2010
Amazing.. I am truly in awe of your work! Wow! What life would be like if I could see the world the way you do thru your lens! You rock! –Kerry–
2.04.2010
Since this was the year I “found” you. It was a great collection of images, most that just made me smile. Fun music too!
2.18.2010
Hey Tammy! I’ve been following your website all the way from lightcrayon to your present one- your work is so inspiring! I was just wondering if you were still shooting for events- there hasn’t been too many posts lately. As a rising senior for 2011, I’ve been trying to keep tabs on your work…with the hopes that you’ll be shooting for senior pictures over the summer! Keep up the amazing work!
2.20.2010
hey congrats saw you mentioned in an article a few times in amerian photo