Matt Ramos Photography Blog

Probably one of the hottest days of the year fell on the wedding of Christina & Jason last year. (I specifically remember losing about 10 lbs. in sweat that day) Despite the scorching temperatures, it was a beautiful wedding, and we had a lot of fun! Christina and I hit it off right away as she is very interested in photography, and has worked in a few studios throughout the Capital…. anyway, she and Jason are such great people, and we really enjoyed being a part of their wedding :)

The newlyweds took some time to pick out which photos they wanted in their album, but after submitting them last week, we didn’t waste anytime before working hard to complete their album as quickly as possible (I am a very “want it right now” type of person, so I sorta pay the same respect to our clients). Anyway, you can check out a copy of Christina & Jason’s album by clicking the link below – as always, make sure you turn those speakers up first!

www.mattramosphotography.com/collandra

I got a call this morning from a good friend of mine that happens to work for Travelers Insurance. Apparently, Travelers is now offering a completely new type of coverage, which insures weddings (if you can believe that). I’m not necessarily saying I recommend that brides and grooms run out to get insurance to cover their wedding, however I did think it was interesting to see a major national insurance company begin to offer this type of service. Their coverage options cover pretty much everything such as problems/disasters with the dress, wedding gifts, sudden illness, the reception hall, weather mishaps, and yes – even problems with vendors :)

I’m not a big coffee drinker anymore (even though I love it), but decided after getting our taxes done this morning, to try out my wife’s new cappuccino maker. Little did I know I would be bouncing off the walls and feel like working on the weekend! Anyway, I decided to put my energy to good use by diving into one of my wedding album projects for the week. (I have another wedding album and two DVD slideshows to finish this week, so this certainly will give me a nice heardstart to my workflow :)

With saying that…….. I’m pleased to announce that we have finshed the wedding album for the Fraley wedding a week early! Joe and April are famous in my book for having the best “slam in the face” cake cutting session I have ever seen – I laugh over and over equally as hard everytime I see the photos. Anyway, April and Joe were a blast to work with, and you can check out a sample of their wedding album at the link below – make sure you turn those speakers up to get the full effect!

http://www.mattramosphotography.com/fraley

Today has been an extremely busy day for us, as we are both meeting with clients, as well as conducting a few interviews for our new associate photographer program. Of all days to have this happen, all the snow on our roof from the storm has caused a major leak problem, which is now dripping down 3 stories all over the house. We had to shell out some pretty big bucks today to have a professional roofer come out and get all the snow off the roof, and help stop the leakage. When you own a home, things like this are sooooo stressful (and expensive) and can drive you crazy…. with the damage, chances are we will be needing some ceiling and roof repairs, and are having to now get our insurance company involved…. it’s been a nightmare to say the least, and I’m doing my very best to try not to think about it.

Other than that, it’s been a great day, and we are enjoying meeting with different candidates that may be joining our photography team in the near future….. we have one more to go, and then are headed out with some friends for dinner and drinks/games tonight, which should be fun! (and will take my mind off our home problems :)

You’ll notice that even in a busy, chaotic day, I still remembered to post the photo of the day…. I’m good like that! Anyway, the shot of above was taken last year and is one of my all-time favorites of the Twin Bridges of Albany, NY. I obviously did some work to enhance the colors and make it “pop,” but love the way it looks and feels. I found a secret place near the base of the bridges that is great for getting some cool shots, and have a few ideas I may try when the weather gets warmer.

Ok…. I’m off to clean up more water, meet with our last interview of the day, and then out for dinner/drinks, so will catch up later – I hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend!!!