Meet Sadie - Southern NJ and Philadelphia Wedding & Portrait Photographer

My niece and her husband have the coolest dog. I guess she's my grand niece dog? Anyway my kids love her. Just don't get hit by her tail, it's always wagging at about 100mph.

Hkawng Lum & NangTsin's Engagement - Southern NJ and Philadelphia Wedding & Portrait Photographer

We met Hkawng Lum & NangTsin on the steps of the Art Museum not knowing what the either looked like. Normally we meet the couple before but this was odd circumstances. I had told Nangtsin that Ruth and I would be together and look for a black camera bag. Within minutes of reaching the top of the steps, NangTsin walked up, "Walter?"

We had a gorgeous day for shooting. It also helps when you have a good looking couple to work with. That's why I'm behind the camera not in front.

I can't wait for their wedding. It will have many Burmese traditions involved. That clothing sounds incredible. I love learning about different cultures. Yes, America the great melting pot.

Anyway here's the real reason your here, the pictures. Below is also a slideshow and their gallery link. Enjoy!

Click here to see Hkawng Lum & NangTsin's Engagement Gallery

Click here to pre-register for
Hkawng Lum & NangTsin's Wedding Gallery
Register before October 31, 2009 and receive a $5 discount on your order.
Just click on the above Online Gallery link and follow the instructions.

You Only Live Once! - Southern NJ and Philadelphia Wedding & Portrait Photographer

A friend of mine sent this to me a few days ago. I'm sure a lot of you have seen this video but I thought it was great. It reminds me that you only live once so live life to its fullest.

Why I Switched to Pictage

Here are some of the reasons I made the switch to Pictage for my online galleries.

• Easy to use website
• 2 for 1 Print specials. Buy 1 print get 1 free.
  
• Folder lists - if you click on the Photo tab look on the right column and you will see Folders next to it is + New Folder. Now you can put all your favorites in your own folder.
• Great customer service.
• Off-site backup. This is most important for our wedding couples. I am a little crazy when it comes to backing up. Our typical workflow for a wedding. At the wedding, when we finish a card we back it up as soon as possible on a portable hard drive. As soon as we get home, we upload them on the computer. The computer automatically starts backing up. I then make a copy of your whole wedding folder and put it in a safe. For that night all of the cards of the wedding sit on my night stand just in case something happens in the middle of the night. Before I go to bed there are already 4 copies of your photos. Next morning, I go to another location make another backup and another copy and put it in another safe at a different location. Pictage add 1 more backup. When I upload your photos to Pictage they keep a copy of all of your photos on there servers. By the time I proof your photos there are 5-7 copies of your photos.

To Honor a Hero

Last September I wrote a post about my wife's Grandmother's brother, Donovan. At the time Donovan was 93 and he and his wife had just celebrated his 76 wedding anniversary. I just learned a few days ago that Donovan pasted away.

You may be wondering why I thought Donovan was a hero? Webster defines hero as a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability b : an illustrious warrior c : a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities d : one that shows great courage.

One of the reasons Ruth and I started our wedding photography business was because of high a priority we put on the commitment of marriage. Donovan may have had some limitations in his life, I don't know, but I do know he valued his wife and his marriage. That's a man. When he died he had lived out 94 years on this earth and devoted 77 years to loving his wife, that's a hero.

Last years post.