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Michalski Militello LLP | Rochester NY Headshot Photographer

July 13, 2010

First impressions are everything. Getting the right first impression out to your clients is SO important for small businesses. More and more, first impressions are made exclusively online.

Over the past year I’ve been approached by a growing number of small business owners in the area who are looking for headshot photography for their websites. These professionals are actively seeking to create that first memorable image of WHO they are and what they stand for and to give potential clients a clear picture of what they can expect when they call.

This is exactly what Jeannie Michalski and Adam Militello had set out to do when they came to me. And can I just tell you…these guys…

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COOLEST. LAWYERS. EVER. Seriously. They are hardworking…

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They are smooth and no-nonsense…

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They are down to earth, genuine, warm and caring…

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And…and they are hilarious. I don’t remember the last time I laughed so much during a shoot! OMG. It was so wonderful to see two people who believe so completely in what they are doing, who are striving to create an incredible company and who still LOVE to laugh!!!!

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Classic.

Jeannie and Adam…You ROCK .

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These Days Are Very Engaging | Rochester NY Engagement Photographer

June 4, 2010

So here’s the thing about engagement sessions. They are SO. MUCH. FUN. I love how laid back they are. There is so much raw emotion at weddings. So much love, so much tears. But at engagement sessions you’ve got two people, completely in love, and it’s just them in their normal clothes and everyday habitats. There’s no crowd, no gowns, no wedding party, no pressure. Just a boy and a girl (and a crazy redhead yelling directions). And it’s all about THEM. About the love they share and what makes them such a unique and incredible couple. I can’t even tell you how much fun this is for me to watch!!!!!! And how much we LAUGH!!! I’ve literally come home from engagement shoots with my face sore from laughing so much. It really is fantastic to see couples open up and be their crazy, playful selves.

All that said, I’ve had a MAD number of engagement shoots lately. What an amazing way to start off the summer!!! I am PSYCHED beyond belief to shoot every one of these weddings.  I am overwhelmed by how each of my couples “get” me and how I work..which is the MOST important thing in getting great photographs.



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Sometimes crazy fun engagement shoots take a little extra maneuvering, and my couples really step up to the plate. Literally! Valerie had to do some serious pre-planning to get us into Frontier Field so she and Keith could incorporate their love of baseball into their engagement images. But what a great experience that was!!! And Jessica and Clark impressively managed to get their ENORMOUS (and gorgeous!) dog all the way up to my forth floor studio without event! Talk about hard core…

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And Stephanie and Micah were right there when I started yelling  “AH! There! Light! Underpass! Run! Now! Go!”

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And we NAILED it!!!!  We make a great team. ::grin::

I love my couples and I am SO excited for this summer.

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Two Couples…One Gorgeous Day in Manhattan | New York City Wedding Photographer

May 26, 2010

I love – just LOVE – shooting engagement sessions in Manhattan. The color. The texture. The action. It’s always an adventure.

The great thing is, it just so happens that this year I have A LOT of couples from New York. Some are getting married in the NYC/Long Island area. Some who live down there now are getting married in Rochester. And one couple is holding their wedding in an AWESOME old bank in downtown Albany!

Lots of NY couples means…lots of NY engagement shoots! WOOT WOOT!!!  It also means some very strategic planning and a good deal of heated negotiation with the weather man.  All of that has paid off, though, ’cause this last trip down was SUCH a success!  Allison and Gregg and Leslie and Brad were totally fantastic and, let me tell you, between the lot of us we have some ROCKIN’ scheduling skills. What better way to spend a gorgeous spring day than marathon-shooting two adorable, fabulous couples in Manhattan?!?!

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There really isn’t any. I mean seriously. SO much fun!!!! Allison and Gregg, Leslie and Brad, you made my day.

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A Field…An Amazing Couple…A Baby On the Way | Rochester NY Maternity Photographer

May 11, 2010

Sometimes you just find the spot.

I try really hard to look at things differently — sometimes when I’m driving I choose the weirdest locations and think…now WHAT would I do if I HAD to shoot there? ::laughing::  I know.  It’s a little weird — but FUN and CREATIVE!

I was driving to Wegmans for dinner and as I came around the corner — literally around the corner from my house — I noticed a field I haven’t ever really LOOKED at before.  And the sun on the field made it look…ethereal.  magical.

So…my good friends, Lilac and PJ were scheduled for their maternity session — and thank goodness they were up for anything — because I took them right to this grungy light filled field.

Look.  It is magical.  ethereal.  And Lilac and PJ?  It’s so much fun for me to watch them get ready for their first child…the questions they ask…the classes they take in preparation…this child will be so loved.  SO loved.

So here’s a couple from their session.  Magical right?

Yeah.

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Maternity Session in Rochester NY

Maternity Session in Rochester NY

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Ginger
7.21.2010

Just enchanting. I also love your website and I am hoping to see what else you have in store for us as your readers!!!!!

 
 

 

Published Spring 2010 American Photo and Well Wed Magazines! | Rochester NY Photographer

April 1, 2010

I can’t believe how amazing this is.  I have been LUCKY enough to be published in two magazines this Spring — the FANTABULOUS WellWed Magazine — in which Stacy K’s dream of a wedding is featured — OMG so so beautiful! Stacy K and Ozgur’s wedding was at the INCREDIBLE Artisan Works — the perfect fit for this colorful crazy wedding, and I could not have gotten the day captured as wonderfully as I did without the help of Rachael Hadiashar of Merge Weddings — I am so so blessed to be surrounded by such amazing and talented people.  Cake by Deb Stirone at Gourmet GoodiesJason Ripple at Rock Paper Scissors Salon did the crazy cool hair –  Joan Lincoln did makeupHank Parker provided the chairs and tables and linens — and of COURSE Stacy K handled the style, design, decor, floral arrangments and everything else amazing.  WHAT A TEAM PEOPLE!!

Oh.  And if any of my brides didn’t get a copy and want one…I might have a ‘couple’ extra– like…1,000.  ::laughing::  You should have seen the clerk at Wegmans when I went up to the counter and plunked them down.  I was totally disappointed that she didn’t say.a.WORD.  I mean come on!   I was bursting to tell her why I was buying so many!  ::shaking head::

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I also had the honor of being interviewed by American Photo Magazine  — Theano Nikitas did an INCREDIBLE job writing an article on the new direction senior photography is taking.  I was STOKED to be included in the mix of talented photographers — and it was incredible seeing my work in a national publication.  Truly jaw dropping omg how is this happening wonderful!  Thank you so much — I am honored and humbled that I might have something interesting to say!

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stacyk
4.06.2010

yay yay yay go Tammyswales.com!!!! We love you!!

Robyn Baty
4.09.2010

I have this issue and read it. Well done.

 
 

 

Reckless Necklace | Rochester NY Commercial Photographer

I had the opportunity to work with the amazingly talented and uber-cool chick behind the genius that is Reckless Necklace.  Seriously.  These pieces are original and GORGEOUS.  Blynn needed help updating her website — and although it is not live yet — I can promise you that when it IS — it will be CRAZY COOL.

This was a multi-person collaboration and I could not have gotten these images without the cool headed and idea driven talent that is Stacy K – and the technical genius that is Erich Camping.  We ALL had input into these images and I love love love them so much.  We had a great group of girls who modeled for us — and I was super impressed with the professionalism and energy all the girls put into delivering images that sold Blynn’s cool necklaces!

Check out her work:  www.recklessnecklace.com

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Rome
4.01.2010

Ooooooo

debbie
4.16.2010

love these! and the necklaces are fabulous.

 
 

 

Faces of Heart Disease American Heart Association Rochester NY Chapter | Tammy Swales Rochester NY Photographer

You know it’s been busy when two MONTHS creep by and you don’t update your blog.  Then…when you finally DO want to update your blog you can’t remember the password to…erm…update your blog.

OBviously I’ve figured that out!  I have a bunch of stuff to share — so I’m blogging this morning — so forgive me for the blog dump today (that sounds funny and somehow…wrong…doesn’t it?  ::laughing::)

I had the opportunity to work with the AMAZING team over at the American Heart Association in Rochester.  They contacted me to do a series of images of survivors with the concept being “The Face of Heart Disease”.

I have never been so moved and touched by a project.  I LOVED meeting each and every one of these incredibly resilient and awesome people.  Truly.  I am a better person because of it.  I took on the project because my family has a MAJOR history with heart disease — and as my mom tells me — my grandfather is very proud of me right now.  ::sniff::

The posters will be on display at the Heart Walk on April 10th – if you are participating or cheering your loved ones on — see you there!

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Lou Gonzalez
4.09.2010

Nice job on this Tammy!

Robyn Baty
4.09.2010

so wonderful. great job.

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There’s Something Interesting About a World View | Rochester NY Wedding and Portrait Photographer

January 26, 2010

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….

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Kerry Cannan
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–

debbie
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!

hey congrats saw you mentioned in an article a few times in amerian photo

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Girl. Horse. Dog. | Rochester NY Pet Photographer

December 4, 2009

I know I’ve shown a couple of these images before…but looking at them in totality made me feel like I wanted to share them as a group.  Cuz they are so cool.  And Mary is so cool.  See — she waited and thought about having pics done with her horse and dog for two years — before she made the decision to hire me.  Our pets are not around forever — and you know — i get this because my beloved dog lulu is nearing 11 — and it’s so hard.  so hard to think that someday she won’t be there to snore at my feet.  So it always touches me to see what strong relationships and bonds people develop with their pet family.  I was so honored to be a part of this.

And the images are SMOKIN’!!!!!!!!!!

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and…what about THIS!!

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Oh.  And in case you were wondering?  Here’s what Mary had to say about this.  (hey.  she said I could, right?  so I AM!):


OH MY GOD!! MY LITTLE JOE!!
wow, that is soooo coool!! i’m am just about bawling looking at those!

they DO ROCK, they are just full of emotion!  and look at little joe’s smile. oh my God. wow.  you really did such an awesome job Tammy, thank you so so so much!  you caputred the love for sure, wouldn’t have wanted anyone else to do it!  and that really is not that easy to do, when you have not ever met the person, dog or horse before!!
You’re awesome Tammy!!  Thank you so much for your talent and effort.  That’s why I picked you – because your eye captures the emotion, and the “real” moments.  Thank you for that excellent christmas present you just gave me of a WHOLE blog post, whoa!! You’ve totally made my whole day, week, and winter…I’m going to just be salivating over these images for weeks & months to come!  Thank you for understanding my love for Kill & Patty, and having the heart to capture it.  Your work is just amazing!
I can’t wait to give you a hug in person,

WITH MUCH LOVE,
Mary

(ps…feel free to use any of my comments for testimonials if ever needed!)

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Mike Romano
12.04.2009

AWwwwwwwwwwe-Sum stuff as always!!! : )

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Give me a girl and a veil… | Rochester NY Wedding Photographer

November 25, 2009

and I am one happy photographer.  I am ONE happy photographer.  I am one HAPPY photographer!

I had time to play with some ideas during a session yesterday and the images make my heart smile every single time.  Here’s a sneak….oh man.  see what I mean?!  LOVE.

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