.now available in PhotoSmith Photographer Resources is the first set of textures i will have available called Modern Grunge.  these 6 textures are large in size to allow you to apply them to photos without loosing the details of the textures when having to resize them.  i have two more texture packs in the works as well that i hope to have available by the end of the week.  i’ll be sure to post here when i have them ready.

.just a brief intermission from session photos to ask if you guys caught the new photography show on VH1? It’s called The Shot…the first episode just aired and I caught the tail end of it this evening…pretty cool show!  The next show airs tomorrow night (Sunday) at 10 pm.  It is definitely worth checking out….if you watch it, stop back here and leave a comment to let me know your thoughts on the show :). we will now return to our regualr scheduled program!.

Goodness, sorry for the lack of posting lately…i’ve come down with a sinus cold and have been wiped out for the past week.  But before feeling sick, I had a shoot last Sunday, two boys who were both absolutely adorable. Here are some sneak peeks of some pics because I know their mom is anxious to see what I’ve been up to with these :)

In addition to my portrait sessions, I have recently made the jump into wedding photography. I have several weddings I am shooting next year and to best prepare and refresh some skills I have been shadowing an amazing local photographer.  Dino Petrocelli a photographer here in Albany, who in addition to photographing weddings and portraits, shoots for ever major bike magazine, has been on the Discovery Channel’s show Orange County Choppers and recently photographed the wedding of “Senior” from that show, has been kind enough to take me under his wing and show me the ropes of wedding photography. Though I have shot a wedding on my own before, I wanted to learn more from someone who has been in the business and who has established themself in the field.  He has been kind enough to let me follow him around while asking tons of questions, take photos and learn first hand the necessities and tricks it takes to shoot a wedding that is both technically correct and artistically unique.  If you are getting married and have the budget for a true, seasoned professional I would recommend him in a heartbeat.   The following shots in this post are pictures I took from more of a second shooters vantage point – mostly experimenting with light, camera settings, and composition while trying to stay out of his way so he can take the shots he needs to take.  I have learned so much from Dino the few times I have gone out to weddings with him, and I can’t wait to apply all that I have learned to the weddings I will be shooting on my own.

First let me thank you for those who submitted to the contest.  Your entries were fantastic! A big thank you goes out to all of you who stopped by and voted!

 …and a BIG congrats goes out to KIWI GAL who is the winner of a set of Cross Process actions from PhotoSmith Photograper Resources and a 3 Pack of the amazing |ASH| Textures!

Dont forget to stop by here or subscribe to my blog via BlogLines (there is a button on the right) and let me know.  From time to time I will announce contests or draw names from my subscribers to win some cool prizes!

Thanks again everyone! Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!