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Showing posts with label Personal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Personal. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Contest winner!

We are psyched to let everyone know that two of Renee's images placed in the top 20 in two categories of ISPWP's (The International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers) summer contest. You can check out all the winners here.  


A little about the ISPWP:
The International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers is an organization of the best wedding photographers in the world. It was created by professional photographers to raise the standards of the wedding photography profession. When you hire an ISPWP member, you can be sure they have passed a rigorous application process and are recognized by their peers to be at the top of their field.



The ISPWP maintains high standards for membership based on experience, talent, integrity, professionalism and references: 


Experience: Members must have photographed a minimum of 50 weddings as the primary in-charge photographer. Weddings shot as a tag-along, second, or backup photographer do not count. This is the minimum experience requirement, many ISPWP members have shot hundreds of weddings.


Talent: Members must submit a website/blog/portfolio for review by a panel of ISPWP members. Online portfolio galleries must demonstrate artistic and technical ability. The portfolio must display a minimum of three galleries of complete weddings. Galleries that only display “selected favorites” from multiple weddings will be rejected.


Integrity: Members must have no outstanding complaints with consumer protection organizations such as the Better Business Bureau.


Professionalism: Members must operate in accordance with the ISPWP Code of Conduct. This protects both the photographer and the client, and provides assurance to the client they are dealing with a professional who takes their business seriously.


References: Members must submit 2 client references, and 2 peer photographer references, or be sponsored by an existing ISPWP member.
Here are Renee's winning images!




Monday, November 1, 2010

Super Nathan!

Super Nathan was spotted on Halloween, once again saving the day...

he got behind the wheel of a runaway truck...

then took a well-deserved break...

keeping a lookout...

then got some help with his cape from another superhero...

you guys take care...

off to save the planet!

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Our new shutterbug: Nathan Hale McCardell


We are happy to introduce you all to Nathan Hale McCardell! He was born on January 16 2010. He weighed 7lbs 1oz, and 21" long. He and Renee are doing great! Leave us a message and let us know how cute you think he is! :-)




Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Jonathan and Renee - the vacation

So after 45 weddings, can you blame us for wanting a little R&R? We spent a few glorious weeks in south Florida, staying with Jonathan's parents and traveling around a bit. Take a look at a bit of what we saw...

Jonathan's mom is a Christmas elf...


Eddie and Penny Belle got in on the gifts as well, of course...


South Florida is known for its plethora of fauna... but the Key deer is extra special - they con only be found in the Florida Keys, and are so tame! They come right up to you as if to be petted! They are really tiny as well - this little guy probably only weighed about 35 pounds.


classic south Florida...






in Key West, roosters roam free...


and everyone applauds the sun at the southernmost point...


On our way back up to NC, we took a side trip to Amelia Island - the dogs loved the beach!




shake it out, Eddie!






So sad to see it end!

Friday, December 12, 2008

Sydnie

Last week, we trekked to New Orleans to have Thanksgiving with Renee's family. Our niece, Sydnie, is growing up fast and we couldn't stand the thought of missing out on seeing her. In one week, we got to do Thanksgiving, Christmas, her birthday (she turns 2 in January) and took tons of photos. Here are some of our favorites. It's impossible to take a bad shot of her -she's so adorable!

Classic Sydnie...

simply Sydnie...

with Grandpa, or "Ba-paw" as Sydnie calls him...

an early birthday present from Aunt NeNe and Uncle Jon Jon...

the happy family...

looking for Santa...

and the joy of squashing all the boxes!

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Happy Anniversary to us!

Today is our anniversary! We got married in New Orleans five years ago and have been on our honeymoon ever since!
And we're happy to admit that we continue to be pleased with our wedding day photos, taken by the uber-talented Stacy Marks.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Good bye to an old friend

Today marked the last day for Jonathan's 1994 Honda Civic... It will
be missed! It has been with Jonathan from Florida to Montreal to
Vancouver to Mexico and back. For 15 years it has dutifully served,
with very little trouble, until recently. But since the xb came along,
there was not much use for the old guy anymore, so we donated it. It
has lots of scratches and dings from parking on Boston streets for
about 10 years, but this little car will always look great to us!

(Especially the 43 MPG that it gets... you know car companies can
still make those engines... But that's a post for another day...)

Fare thee well civic... We hope you find a good home!

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Welcome Jacquelyn Renee

We were honored to be invited to welcome Jacquelyn Renee into the world at about 5am this morning... The proud parents Lisa and Seth were wedding clients just over 2 years ago, and have become great friends. So good, that we were even more honored that they gave their new daughter Renee's name!
We are so happy for you guys... can't wait to babysit!

Welcome, little "Jax"


The newest family in Greensboro...


A proud dad...


And proud grandmas...



Much love and congratulations... she's beautiful!

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Elf yourself


If you haven't already done it... you need to elf yourself and your family! It's hilarious!

Click here to check out Eddie and Penny Belle

When you elf yourself, post the link in our comments section below... we'd love to see you in action!

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

step two - complete!


Our Red Sox are headed to the series! We had tickets to game 7 of the ALCS in Boston, but unfortunately had to watch on TV, where rookie 2B Dustin Pedroia helped the sox come back from a 3 games to 1 deficit with a 5 rbi night. Game one of the World Series is tonight... go sox!

Monday, October 1, 2007

October

We love October. A few reasons why...

1- The weather! North Carolina has some of the best autumns south of New England. The humidity is mostly gone, and the skies are clear and bright. The temperature is in the 70's, and everybody is happy not having to sweat while they get their portraits done!

2- baseball! The Major League season just finishes up tonight to see who will be the National League's wild card representative. Our Boston RedSox finished with the best record in all of baseball, and the Phillies overcame a big deficit to win the Eastern division. The Yankees are in it, which makes us automatic Cleveland fans! We are looking forward to an exciting playoffs.

3- weddings! We will be shooting 6 weddings this month alone. while it is a busy month, we love every minute of it!

Here's the shot of the month for September, by Renee. A praying mantis decided to pay us a visit one afternoon... we grabbed the long lens, and she was a willing subject. Click on the photo for a closer view...

Thursday, September 6, 2007

DC trip

We took a short trip up to DC over the weekend... it was a good way to decompress after the busy August! We went up to Charlottesville Friday night to stay with Jonathan's old college buddy Pete and his wife Lynn, and then headed up to DC for a Nationals game on Saturday night. Jonathan has now been to 27 Major League ballparks, and since this is the last year RFK will be used, he insisted on making the trip! Next year the baseball road trip will include Baltimore and Philly, and the new ballpark in DC.

R and J on the way up to DC... With her Royals jersey, Renee must have thought we were going to KC...


Pete...


Lynn...


a beautiful night for a ballgame...


RFK, fare thee well...


the home team's threads...


a panoramic from our initial seats...


When they said "there's Screech," I was looking for the guy from Saved by the Bell


We snuck down to much better seats! The lady behind us wasn't too fond of us... and she let us know it!


See you next year guys!