Monthly Archives: October 2007
Most know Megan Baker as the weekday evening news anchor from Channel News 9 or from her previous job with WXXA Fox 23. Megan has had great success thus far and recently made an exciting move to open her very own PR firm (Baker Public Relations), located downtown Albany. Megan and her staff are working on the launch of their new website (
http://www.bakerpublicrelations.com/), and we’ve been excited to work with her on this project for the last couple of days with some new photos for the website, etc. (by the way, these are just a few samples from today… not sure if these will be used or some of the others)…. also, the site won’t be up unitl November 1st, so be sure to check back then if interested.
Leaving a full-time job or position to run your own business is probably one of the scariest, yet most exciting decisions a person can make… I’ll never forget that feeling of waking up the day after I left my job after 8 years at the same corporation the next day, and wondering both, “what the hell did I just do,” and more importantly….. “what should I have for breakfast now that I don’t have a job?” In all seriousness, it’s an amazing feeling and I’m sure Megan’s new firm is going to sky-rocket in the very near future. It was awesome to work with you Megan, and best of luck in your new business venture!
On a completely side note that has nothing to do with anything…. we were driving down Central Ave today and saw something I can’t say I’ve ever seen before….. somoene driving a semi truck with a “student driver” sign. I have seen the high school kids with the student driver thing going before, but who student drives a semi??? Maybe it’s my twisted humor, but thought it was pretty funny…. it’s like seeing an airline pilot with a “pilot in training” shirt on or something. I know everyone has to start somewhere, but it’s one of those things you just don’t expect or hope to see – lol.
Tomorrow, we are off to West Orange, NJ to shoot a corporate event, followed by an overnight trip to Binghamton for a wedding…. lots of stuff coming up, so be sure to check back for the latest (does anyone really read this stuff anyway? :)
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I woke up this morning coughing, sneezing, and pretty much feeling horrible….. and definitely not looking forward to shooting a model session. I put a lot of pressure on myself sometimes, and it’s important for me to produce great results even at times when I’m not at my best.
I’ve been working a lot with Angela Lanuto, who is an amazing and talented manager for aspiring and upcoming models in the area, and know she’s going to create huge success for her clients (if anyone needs a manager let me know!). Anyway, I had an absolute blast working with her again today and her new client and model, Maria! If Molly Ringwald had a twin sister it would definitely be Maria (you should see the resemblance in some of the other photos!) Anyway, here’s a few of my favorite shots from the day with Maria, and as you can see she has a lot going for her! (and was super cool to work with I might add).
We hope to to have the opportunity to work with her again in the future, and this is definitely a face to remember. Thanks again for a fun shoot today guys, and for putting up with my sniffing, etc!
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Yesterday was a tough day for me as I woke up sick, and knew I needed to somehow get it together to pull off another incredible wedding documentary….. shooting a wedding when you’re sick is the last thing on earth you want to do when you feel horrible, but I managed to put on my happy face anyway! Despite my whining, we ended up having an awesome day with Kevin & Rebekah, and yet again, another insane lineup of beautiful images to share (again, some of the best images of 2007 in my opinion).
Kev & Becca were an absolute blast to work with and even with their huge bridal party, while stressful, were also a lot of fun as they were a bit of a rowdy bunch – we definitely had a lot of fun with this one all together! As usual, we are very excited to share all the images of the day, and are hoping to have everything done and ready for online viewing/ordering within 2-3 weeks. For those interested, you can click the link below to pre-register your email for notification of when images are live and available!
I’m really excited as we only have one more wedding (next weekend) before we officially end the 2007 wedding season (and then we have one last wedding for the year at the end of November). It feels like I’ve been going non-stop for the past 5 months with 7 day work-weeks, and 18 hour days….. I’m really looking forward to having a couple months to relax :)
Anyway….. as you can see it’s 3:45 in the morning, so I’m off to bed so I can try and get healthy – thanks again to Kevin & Rebekah and for allowing us to take part in such a special day!
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To say our engagement session with Kevin & Sarah was interesting would be an understatement, I think. Not only did we have fun getting some cool shots for their engagement session, but got wet in a pond to get my “tunnel shot,” and even witnessed some sort of an event I’m not even sure how to explain!
While shooting, some guy in a car pulled up with flat tires and a smoking car and continued to rev the engine as high as it would go….. let later took off, with an out of control car, riding on rims with sparks and smoke flying everywhere, only to crash at the end of the street, take out a fire hydrant and then take off…. I was able to snap a series of shots since I happened to be in the right place at the right time, which may end up serving as evidence if needed (I’m now a detective)…. anyway, 4 police cars later showed up only to arrest our driver here. An interesting day, and certainly an engagement session, I’ll never forget!
On a more serious note however, we had a lot of fun working with Kevin & Sarah, and really look forward to working with them at their wedding next year – they have great senses of humor, which is always fun to work with. Thanks again guys, and hope you enjoy the photos! (They are still loading, but just a few of the ones that caught my eye)
And a quick shot to go along with the story, as well as my evidence…. I won’t do it here, but you can zoom in quite nicely on the license plate fairly easily, which is pretty cool :)
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Wow….. it’s been 3 days of insane “go go go” with hardly any sleep, lots of stress, and of course, three more amazing weddings under our belt! I can’t tell you what shooting even one wedding takes out of you at the end of the day (you feel like you’ve been hit by a Mack truck), let alone shooting 3 in a row…. I couldn’t help but smile on the ride home tonight, knowing I can actually rest a bit now.
Today was an amazing Fall day, and it was nice to have the weather cool down just a bit to make it a beautiful setting for an outdoor wedding with Toby & Adam. For a wedding I was seriously dreading (only because it was the 3rd one, not for anything else), I was amazed how well it went and we seriously have hundreds of photos that are some of our best photos of the year….. I’m sure their wedding album is going to be insanely amazing! We’d like to thank Toby & Adam, as well as their family, for their hospitality and allowing us to capture their day!
For those interested, we’ll have all the photos online and available for online viewing/ordering within a 2-3 weeks…. you can pre-register your email below to receive automatic notification of when images are live and ready:
Congrats again guys, have a blast on your honeymoon!
P.S. Time to relax now……. If anyone needs me, I’ll be sitting with my feet up for the next couple days watching football :)
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Most know Megan Baker as the weekday evening news anchor from Channel News 9 or from her previous job with WXXA Fox 23. Megan has had great success thus far and recently made an exciting move to open her very own PR firm (Baker Public Relations), located downtown Albany. Megan and her staff are working on the launch of their new website (http://www.bakerpublicrelations.com/), and we’ve been excited to work with her on this project for the last couple of days with some new photos for the website, etc. (by the way, these are just a few samples from today… not sure if these will be used or some of the others)…. also, the site won’t be up unitl November 1st, so be sure to check back then if interested.
On a completely side note that has nothing to do with anything…. we were driving down Central Ave today and saw something I can’t say I’ve ever seen before….. somoene driving a semi truck with a “student driver” sign. I have seen the high school kids with the student driver thing going before, but who student drives a semi??? Maybe it’s my twisted humor, but thought it was pretty funny…. it’s like seeing an airline pilot with a “pilot in training” shirt on or something. I know everyone has to start somewhere, but it’s one of those things you just don’t expect or hope to see – lol.
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