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Buffalo NY Wedding Photography – Monday Musings 8.16.2010

August 17, 2010 – 7:37 AM

Whoops! I forgot to publish yesterday. Here we go…

Nancy and I returned from taking Stephen to school last Wednesday. It was strange to walk into the house and to not see him or hear his laughter and see his smiling face. The house was quiet and not filled with the laughter and conversation of him and  his many friends.

As parents we say we look forward to having kids. We have our children and many of us believe they become a burden to us and stop use from achieving the goals we have set for ourselves while a small minority of people allow their children to be a huge part of their life and that goal setting. There is a high degree of maturity and selflessness necessary to be an awesome parent. I think I fell somewhere in between.

Our children grow up and they move on leaving us wonder where the time has gone. We are forced to examine or maybe reexamine our lives and wonder what we have done with our lives. What value have we brought to the world in which we live? What value have we brought to the lives of others? What have we left behind to make our small corner of the world a better place.

I have a tendency to become really quiet and contemplative. People who don’t know me think there is something wrong. Often there is not. it is a self-imposed time out. An opportunity to examine or perhaps reexamine decisions I have made as well as activities going on in my life both within and outside of my realm of control.

Recently there have been individuals who have left this world at ages which I believe are too young, 21 and 47. These were not people central to or important in my life in anyway but were very central in the confirmation that there are more important things in life than just working. I push myself to be a better photographer and truly enjoy working with couples to capture some of the most meaningful events in their lives.

This past weekend I had the opportunity to photograph the nuptials of Ronda and Mike. This was an interesting wedding to say the least. I’ll leave those photos for a future post. For now here’s a few to whet your appetite. Enjoy!

Thanks for reading and keep coming back.

Chris

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Buffalo, NY Wedding Photographer: Monday Musings: 8/9/2010

August 9, 2010 – 1:17 PM

Another Monday. Another week in the history books. Another week closer to September and the end of summer 2010. As I listened to the news yesterday I was reminded by the news anchor there are only 45-more days until Fall. Seriously?! I don’t want to know this. I want to continue to live in this fantasy that summer will never end.

Stephen leaves for college in two days. Nancy and I discussed his absence. She didn’t want to talk about it because it made her want to cry and for me it’ll take just a little bit longer to acknowledge his absence. Either way, you’ll be missed Kujo. I taught mom how to use the computer so we can Skype each other during the week.

I stepped out of the house late yesterday and noticed something on the front porch. It was a gift bag. I say an envelope sticking out of the top of the bag and when I peered inside my lips immediately curled into a smile. The bag was left by friends who had kept every news article written about Stephen over the last year. I believe I was more impressed by the obvious impression my son had made on the lives of another couple they thought enough about him to complete this task and save these articles. It reminded me of Stephen Covey’s “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” and the discussions Mr. Covey has had about the importance of “leaving a legacy.” I believe this will be my son’s legacy; to be a quiet leader. To lead without having to demonstrate that level of leadership which has become so rampant in society and negatively demonstrated by some of the athletes, political figures, etc. who seem to believe the opposite is true.

I love you Stephen. You have made us so proud and have so much to be so proud of. Go to Alfed university. Study hard. Practice hard. Play hard. Never lose your focus and maintain your integrity as there is nothing more important that following your own path.

This past month I’ve had an opportunity to photograph some pretty amazing couples. Kristina and Jason then Beth and Matt. This past weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to travel to the Southern Tier of New York; Westfield, New York to be exact to photograph an amazing family. The couple resides across the street from Barcelona Harbor. The area is beautiful especially in the summer. Here I go again. Everyone knows what a sucker I am for the water. I could have sat in the warm sand having my face warmed by the sun and simply allowed myself to get lost in the sound of the waves as they brushed up onto shore. OK, I know I can be an emotional sap but that’s how I feel when I’m near the water.

This family was a lot of fun to shoot. I arrived for the shoot at the time the family had specified. I was presented with a list of photos the family wanted to make sure I captured. Normally I’m not a fan of “shot lists” but in cases such as this when I don’t know any of the names a shot list comes in handy. The list is even more handy when a member of the family is willing to help coordinate family members. Thanks Paige. Your work helped everything to go that much more smoothly.

Here’s a sneak peak into that photo shoot. There will be more photos to come later this week. as every couple or family I photograph warrants their own blog post.

Thanks again for reading and keep coming back.

Chris

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Buffalo, NY Wedding Photographer: Beth & Matt: We’re married!

August 5, 2010 – 9:34 AM

Beth and Matt were married on July 31, 2010.

Beth spent the morning at the wonderful Belezza Salon located in Williamsville, NY. Beth and her Maids of Honor spent the night in the beautiful Avant Hotel in Downtown Buffalo. This was my first time in this beautiful hotel. The designers saw the need for a mixed use building. In addition to the hotel rooms there are also 26-luxury condos and five-floors of office space. Beautiful.

The couple exchanged their vows in the Unitarian-Universalist Church in Buffalo, NY. Once the ceremony was completed we drove to the Coast Guard Base on Furhman Blvd. and with granted permission were allowed to take photos at the base of the lighthouse.

After post-ceremony photographs, the couple celebrated with family and friends at the celebrated Saturn Club in Buffalo, NY. Music was provided by Whirlin’ Disc Sound.

Thanks for reading. Next week I’ll some additional photos from this and some other recent weddings.

Chris

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Buffalo, NY Wedding Photographer: Monday Musings 8.2.2010

August 2, 2010 – 8:55 AM

Another week and another month have passed and like the weeks and months before this, it was also very busy.

Kujo’s last football game as a high school student ended in a defensive battle seeing a score of 7-0 in favor of the “South” team. Kujo played for the “North” team. Another week means another week of work as a social worker; busy with interesting patients. Another week also means another wedding. My passion realized.

I am asked all the time how I can work a 40-hour week and pull a 12-hour wedding day and then sit down and edit and upload all of those photos, put albums together, etc, etc. The answer is simple really; I LOVE what I do. I love the couples who have trusted me to photograph their wedding day. I have an opportunity to spend an amazing day with amazing couples. I feed off of that energy and excitement. The real question I tell people is “How can I not be energized by my business.”

Saturday I had the pleasure of spending the day with Beth and Matt. The couple was married at the Unitarian-Universalist Church on Delaware Avenue in Buffalo and celebrated with family And friends at the Saturn Club. Here’s a couple photos to wet your appetite. More to come as the couple has earned their own blog post.

Here’s a couple of photos from the couple’s wedding.

Thanks again everyone for reading. Your comments and suggestions are kind and helpful. Much thanks goes out to the fabulous couples who I have had an opportunity to meet, photograph and simply spend some incredible time with.

Keep coming back. It’s only going to get better.

Chris

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Monday (Thursday) Musings 7.26.2010

July 29, 2010 – 9:39 AM

This week was a week pretty much like any other. Social work, editing photos, meeting with couples, uploading photos, putting together and uploading albums. Did I mention editing photos. The highlight of my week was Kujo’s graduation party. Kujo graduated a couple of weeks ago from high school and is preparing for an athletic and academic career at Alfred University.

I’m not sure if we had enough soda for the party. I am a true lover of a good, dark beer but shhh, don’t tell anyone; I’m a sug-a-holic. I could chug a couple of really good root beers and be in heaven, sugar heaven that is. I have to get in my fix before 9PM otherwise I’ll lay staring at the ceiling long into the night. if you look long and hard at this photo you won’t see any root beer. The reason, shhhh, is because it’s been hidden. Nancy accused me of hiding it. I don’t know what she’s talking about and that empty can in my office? i’m not sure where that came from but it’s not mine.

My weekend began in a very interesting manner. Jack and I returned from our walk Friday night. We reached the end of the driveway and I took him off his leash. We walked up the driveway and as we approached the rear of the house Jack took off after something in the backyard. Usually it’s a squirrel. A minute later he returned and with a pronounced limp. The smell which also accompanied him caused me to wince and recoil in disgust. Neither Nancy nor myself was ready for that smell. Jack was sprayed by a skunk. Now you know that smell. You’re driving down the road and you smell a skunk? Well take that smell and multiply it by a hundred. In the midst of everything Nancy was involved in planning Kujo’s graduation party she jumped in and washed Jack. The remedy provided by so many Facebook friends worked. Thanks to everyone for their helpful suggestions.

I still can’t believe he completed high school and will now be moving on to college. August 11th we make the trip to Alfred University where he begins the next chapter in his life. it was so much feun to get together with old friends who I no longer have an opportunity to see with as much frequency as I would like. Thanks to everyone who attended and made Kujo’s grad party a memorable event.

A quick note. Kujo played in the North/South All-Star Football Classic last night. His team lost what was a very defensive battle 7-0. His team played well and I am proud to say Kujo’s individual play was as it always is, stellar.

Thanks again everyone for reading. Your readership and friendship is appreciated.

Chris

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