Matt Ramos Photography – Blog

Several months ago, I was somehow selected, along with 65 other artists and business entrepreneurs from around the country to be interviewed for an upcoming book titled, “Creatively Self-Employed.” To be honest, I completely forgot about it, but received an email today from the author with notification that the book has apparently been published and selling at all major bookstores across the country. (I guess they taught us not to judge a book by it’s cover when we were kids for books like this :)

Anyway, the book features 65 different artists and entrepreneurs that have taken the plunge into creative self -employment, and discusses the ups, downs, anxiety and frustrations associated with running your own business. The author did not send me a free copy of the book as I thought, and since I forgot most of what I even talked about, I will probably head down to Barnes and Noble tomorrow to see if I can find it on the shelf (and re-educate myself, haha)!

Whether the book takes off and sells a million copies or not, I’m honored to be featured in the book, and am reminded of how lucky I am to be able to not only provide a great service, but also do something that I truly love and enjoy. Even more important than this however, is knowing that I am capable of bringing joy and capturing future history through my work for my clients.

If anyone’s interested, you can check out the book or purchase the book here:

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780595421541&itm=1

The last wedding of 2006 was probably one of the more special weddings as it was that of good friends Jacquelyn & Peter. Jacquelyn and I have known each other (and worked together) for nearly 8 years, so it was very special to not only watch her end up with a great guy, but also have the honor of capturing her special day. I think all weddings are high stress because you want to do the best job possible for the couple you are working with, but there is always added pressure when you are shooting the wedding of a good friend (I probably shouldn’t be admiting that outloud :)

Some couples take longer than others to gather all their wedding photos together that they want in the album, however Jacquelyn is a trooper and was able to get everything together quickly for us. Anyway, it’s always an honor and a lot of fun to post our sample wedding albums as I know so many of you like to check them out to get ideas, etc, and this album is one that I’m extra happy to post!

You can check out a sample of the new Mr. & Mrs. Vaccaro’s album by clicking the link below… as always, make sure you turn those speakers up first!

www.mattramosphotography.com/vaccaro

By the way, Jacquelyn & Peter chose one of our 10×10 flush-mount, coffe table style albums, which I think is going to really look fantastic! below is a copy of what the cover will look like when printed & binded. Keep in mind, you are looking at a full layout cover, which is wrapped entirely to cover the front and back covers (the fireworks will be centered nicely over the spine or binding of the book)

Today, we had the pleasure of meeting Ro & Ed for a quick and fun portrait session. What I admire the most about Ro & Ed, is the fact that they have been married for 30 years, which I find to be amazing, considering 50% or more married couples don’t make it in this day and age. I also thought it was pretty cool that they decided to come in for a portrait session, as they have not had professional portraits of anykind done since their wedding!

I decided to dedicate this week’s “photo of the week” to our pride and joy, Dexter by posting one of our favorite photos of him. Tonya and I don’t yet have kids, so our dogs are sort of like our kids for now (which means they get spoiled rotten). I know everyone says this about their pets, but Dex seriously is like half human and has a personality you wouldn’t believe. I’ve been meaning to get the camcorder out and record it, but Dexter is the only dog I know that can catch a ball (or football, etc) with his hands. What makes this even more strange is the fact that he can’t catch anything with his mouth, unless it’s a chunk of steak or piece of cheese. I’m going to start getting into some video blogging sometime in the near future, and will definitely have to post this if I can remember!

Anyway, here’s one of my favorite shots of Dexter doing his half-ass (pun intended) sit-stand manouver on the stairway. He was actually smiling in some of the previous poses, but asked him to give me a serious look for this particular shot :)

Tomorrow should be another fun day for us………… we are meeting with another candidate for our new associate photographer program and then have a shoot later in the afternoon….. then more fun on Sunday… be sure to check back for more of my corny jokes and maybe a few samples in the meantime!