Vintage Themed wedding in Melbourne

I don't know how else to say it, BUT! John & Carrie are 2 of THEE most fun and FANTASTIC! people I have had the pleasure to work with. Although Carrie is a "bit" of an organized freak... I say that in the most loving way, both Carrie & John are easy to like and very laid back. Dating for ((10 years)) they finally decided that they are stuck w/ each other.

The reception looks like it came right out of a magazine, which it may once I submit them to a magazine. With purple as the main color and lighting that was incredible the chandler center pieces were insane. The Music from frederick the entertainer was some of the best I have heard and just kept the party going.

It seems that recently many of my brides are choosing Hawaii as their honeymoon location.... I am soooooo jealous and these guys were there for 2 weeks and John, being a surf fanatic was in heaven.

We need to get together soon for some more good times. You guys are awesome. Thanks for the honor of photographing your special day.

Until next time time,

SC

Sailing into Marriage: A Miami wedding on the high seas

This was the 1st time I ever photographed a wedding on a yacht. It is a little different then the conventional way, but If you know Amy & James you know that this is the PERFECT way to exchange their vows. They both just love the outdoors and and being on a boat and fishing is utopia to both of these super cool and super friendly people. The wedding took place in Miami were I had a wonderful photographer Lara Rios assist me on this and together we captured a fabulous wedding between two of the greatest people who are deeply in love. With about 125 guests on this yacht the "Biscayne Lady" was filled to capacity and the Yacht was a rockin. The Miami skyline at night is just INCREDIBLE and just an incredible place to get married. Luckily for me I don't get sea sick.

After having their wedding on a yacht they honeymooned on a Cruise...go figure.

I wish you both the best and I thank you for a fabulous time.

Until next time,

SC

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Apple Imac 27 in quad core quick thoughts

This will be short and sweet for other photographers considering this new monster.

Before I purchased this new computer and made such a serious investment I tried to research this as much as possible on youtube & several review sites as I'm sure many of you have, BUT! trying to find a "photographer" who reviewed it using Photoshop and Lightroom was nowhere to be seen. I decided that I would take the plunge. So, About a week ago I broke down and bought the new Apple Imac 27in 2.8GHz quad core & added 4 gigs to bring it to a total of 8 gigs & 1TB hard drive.

All I can say is WOW... this thing is BLAZING fast! and I have been EXTREMELY pleased with it. The speed is INSANE nothing can slow it down. I should mention that I currently use the 24 in Imac and able to compare the 2 side by side. And while the 24 inch is a duo core and works very well, I am a photographer that edits about 40 weddings a year as well as other photography projects that involve waaayyyy to much time behind a computer. I use Photoshop & several other programs everyday, all day, so speed is essential to me. On my current Imac photoshop & lightroom can cause my 24in mac to "beach ball" on several actions & other processes. I also usually have about 7-10 things going at once which takes power to run. The quad core can not be slowed down. Today, I exported about 1,ooo images from LR to my desktop in about 30mins. Old Imac about 1hour to 1:30 mins. Looking towards the future more & more programs will be out that the I7 will be ready for.

We all know as photographers how much time we spend at the computer. Editing a wedding takes as long or longer then the wedding itself. As photographers we depend on our equipment for quality of images & reliability. There is a reason a Nikon D90 is $1,000 and the D3s is $5,200. Lenses can cost $100 or $5K or more and is money better spent then on camera bodies (this is another post) like anything else many times cost is reflective of performance.

If you have been thinking about this MONSTER, All i can say is- if you spend hours a day or a week on it in power intensive programs and can justify the cost you will not be disappointed.

Screen real estate is bigger, Its brighter & has better color accuracy and startup time might be slightly faster, but not justification to "upgrade". The only reason I bought this was for "speed" and all i can say is, it may be one of the "best" work investment tools I have ever made.

Until next time,

SC

RedTail Country Club

I had the honor of photographing Emilee & Marks wedding a few weeks ago at Redtail Country Club which was the 1st time for me. It is a beautiful place up near Sorrento. With a small bridal party where the best man "Chewie" I think you all can guess where that name came from...hint (Star Wars) also severed as the officiant. The ceremony was held facing a beautiful golf course with gorgeous trees w/beautiful greens where they released butterflies which is starting to become more popular. Take a look at Emilee and how AMAZING she looked, her dress was BEAUTIFUL!!! and just was "picture" perfect.

I noticed several times Mark was itching to play some golf while there, but fortunately the party was about to start and with one of the BEST DJ performances I ever heard played the "popular" of most weddings, but pulled out some awesome old school that got everybody on the dance floor.

When the night ended, Emilee & Mark left to a sparkler send off to get a good nights sleep before they left for HAWAII...for the honeymoon.

Until next time,

SC