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Become a Fan, Win an iPad2!

Matt Ramos — Fri, 06 May 2011 02:43:28 +0000

We are excited to give one lucky winner a free iPad2 (32 Gig)…. all you have to do to try and win is simply click the link below and become a fan of our business facebook page!

https://www.facebook.com/mattramosphotography

No prize is given unless we hit 1500 fans (well on our way to that mark already!), so be sure to tell your friends and family as well. We’ll announce the lucky winner on May 15th – you’ve got nothing to lose, you could win a brand new iPad as simple as that!

Out w/ The Old in With the New / Commercial Product Photography (iPad)

Matt Ramos — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 02:30:07 +0000

With all the new hype of the iPad2 coming, I decided I’d list my current one on Ebay to offset for the upgraded model I intend to purchase. Since I had to snap a few photos for my ebay listing, I figured I would play around in the studio a bit to see if I could come up with some cool looking shots…. here’s a few I thought came out kind of cool and wanted to share. Apple – you hiring?

P.S. Wedding season is just around the corner and soon my blog entries won’t be so boring, hopefully! ;)

Sticky Fingers Apples Revamp – Amazing Candy Apples

Matt Ramos — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:11:39 +0000

I first had an opportunity to meet and work with John & Donna of Sticky Fingers Apples back in 2007, when I was asked to help them photograph some candy apples for a new business they were starting….. 3½ years later, they have become one of the hottest and most popular candy apple companies not just locally, but on a national level! It’s amazing to not only be a very small part of, but watch the success story unfold for such good friends. John & Donna are both two of the kindest people you will meet and their business has grown both, based on their amazing products and customer service. They now have over 70 amazing products and dozens and dozens of different candy apples – each a work of art of their own. They are also now getting more and more into the wedding business, so those of you that are looking for something cool for your wedding (or even just love candy apples, etc) should try them out – I bet my life savings you will not be disappointed! I was honored to have a chance to work with John & Donna again this week to reshoot all of their products for a new, revamped look for their website – here are just a few of the mouth watering apples they offer! Be sure to check out their website at www.stickyfingersapples.com and you can also check out their facebook page here. Try em out for yourself and even vote for your favorite apple or rate them on a scale of 1-10 on their website!

Pro Album Designs – Album Designing Services for Photographers & Clients

Matt Ramos — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:29:33 +0000

We are very excited to launch our new site and business! Pro Album Designs is specifically designed not only for photographers needing help with album design, but also to help those (whether we shot the wedding or not) to have a professional wedding album designed and created using their digital images. This is a great service option for those who either weren’t offered an album with their package when they got married, couldn’t afford it at the time, or maybe just wasn’t a priority until now – it’s never too late to have an amazing, high quality album created and we are excited that we can help!

We also welcome photographers (new and seasoned) to check us out as an alternative option to reducing some of their workflow and hours spent at the computer – We offer design only services or full design, print & bind options. For those interested, you can check out the new website at www.proalbumdesigns.com :)

Creative Wedding Ring / Splash Photography

Matt Ramos — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 01:09:57 +0000

I wanted to do something fun and creative that I hadn’t tried before for Katie & Brian since I didn’t get a good chance to photograph their rings on the wedding day…. I thought it would be unique to try some underwater/splash photography to spice up a few details shots for the album. This type of stuff is not as easy as it looks, but I had fun creating these images and wanted to share a few…

How do you like them apples?

Glen Sanders Mansion Bridal Show – January 23rd, 2011

Matt Ramos — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:50:07 +0000

Just a friendly reminder that our team will be attending the annual Glen Sanders Mansion bridal show this Sunday, January 23rd. We hope you’ll stop by and say hello!

Cheaper & More Stuff Does Not Always = A Better Choice

Matt Ramos — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:07:04 +0000

Last week, I received this message from a previous client (well almost), and I asked if I could share her note on my blog for others to read. I obviously felt a mixture of emotions when receiving this note, but ultimately was disturbed at how easy this type of thing can happen and felt badly for her. I could go on and on about this topic and how frustrating it is to sometimes see people cutting huge corners on one of the most important things , but rather than do that I’m going to just let her message do it for me. Less money and more “stuff” does not always mean you are making a smart choice.

Thanks to the person who sent this by the way – I’m sure it took a lot of guts to admit this happened and really appreciate your honesty…. I really hope things turn out for the better with your situation involving this and am so sorry you had this happen.

Latest Work/Upcoming Teasers – NY Wedding Photographer

Matt Ramos — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:08:24 +0000

It’s been a busy couple couple of weeks for me (months actually), and thought I would post a few samples of what I’ve been up to as well as a few sneak peeks of upcoming blog entries I have in store – the wedding season will be slowing down in just a few weeks and look forward to getting caught up on all these blog entries – thanks for bearing with me!

Headshots with Alexandra in the studio – a very talented and future Broadway singer & actress :)

a wedding with Kate & John in Saratoga Springs, NY

A beautiful wedding in the Catskill Mountains with Lis & Luke

a beautiful wedding with Elizabeth & Kal in Staten Island, NY

New Website Up and Running!

Matt Ramos — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:32:39 +0000

After about 6 months of work, I’m really proud to announce the launch of our new website, which officially went live this week. With the help of some great web designers, we’ve put a lot of effort into creating a fresh new site with lots of great new features that I’m really excited about. Some of the upgrades the new site has vs. the old site are:

-a fancy flash intro (which you can choose to skip if you like)
-easier navigation through menus and pages to browse and find the information you want
-larger image galleries and the slideshow options to browse through images easier with
-an interactive calendar with automatic links to sunset times, online viewing & ordering sites, blog entries & even status updates for your event-added product & album pages with information & photos to help educate of various styles and options
-a new gift and registry page that allows couples to easily add us to their bridal registry for various options
-easy access to make payments online, find online viewing & ordering events, facebook, etc

I hope you’ll enjoy the new site… I want to give some props to Stephen of www.equali.com for doing an amazing job as well as www.overit.com for their fancy intro presentation. Ok, enough telling you how cool it is, click here to check it out for yourself! :)

New Website Just Around the Corner!

Matt Ramos — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 03:42:32 +0000

I’m beyond excited that we are now just a few days away from launching our brand new website, which has now been a work in progress for several months. Stay tuned for the big announcement of when it goes live so you can be one of the first to check it out and see all the great new features and updates we’ve added!