tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372705152024-03-05T23:24:54.150-05:00The Feds Studio Wedding Photographer Boston MA RI CT NH and Destination weddingsKate and I are Wedding Photographers servicing Boston MA. We have photographed weddings in MA, NH, RI, CT, Cape Code, and will shoot any destination wedding. I love being a wedding photographer in MA we are so close to many other New England states and have had the pleasure of photographing weddings in many locations around New England. We live for love, our kids and wedding photography.Fedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810627782941734075noreply@blogger.comBlogger218125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-33333248599774927742009-07-09T09:41:00.002-04:002009-07-09T09:50:49.974-04:00NEW BLOG.... YIPPIE!!!!!Out with the old and in with the new... New Blog that is! Yippie!!!! We have been working hard on launching our brand spanking new blog to match our new website. We have been so busy designing our newest creation, that we have neglected posting on this blog.... but The Feds are back! And the new blog will have all kinds of fun posts and updates. We'll take it slow, and not post everything at once, yikes that would be overload. We are so excited for our new blog, please comment and let us know what you think. There may still be some bugs here and there, let us know about any you find, so we can fix them! Please update your RSS feeds for the new blog, as this one is officially in the archives. We will keep it up to reminds us of where we have been. And this is where we are going.... With no further a do.... <a href="http://www.thefedsstudio.com/blog">CLICK HERE TO SEE THE NEWEST CREATION FROM THE FEDS!!!!!!</a><br /><br /><br />SPREAD THE WORD.... HTTP://WWW.THEFEDSSTUDIO.COM/BLOGUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-21486219841320313922009-07-04T10:48:00.002-04:002009-07-04T10:56:06.645-04:00New Blog on it's wayNew blog(YEPPIE!) and lots of post are coming very very soon. Make sure you read our next post with the url and you take the time to update it in your reader or you will miss out on what's happening with The Feds and the past few months of Shoots.<br /><br />This is long over due. We have been using Blogger for about 4 years now and then the business was just James Federico Photography hence the address of the blog. We have grown and it is about time to move on. We will keep the blog online to look back and remember where we started and share the past with everyone. The new blog have many features we can use to make everyone's experience better.<br /><br /><br />If you want a sneak peak as we do some tweaks, email us and we will send the link.Fedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810627782941734075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-36188054691749167292009-07-01T20:36:00.002-04:002009-07-01T20:46:51.329-04:00HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BABY!!!!!Sorry to all our followers, this one's just for James. Today we celebrate our 5th year married, jeez can you believe it's been 5 years already??? I remember looking at rings together in college and saying that someday we would marry. And when I was only 15, I knew how much I was just head over heels for you, but I never thought I would be sneaking out at night with my future husband, what girl thinks about that stuff in highschool? And after 13 years together and 3 daughters, I still get those butterflies that I had when you would kiss me good night on those first few dates. I love you even more now than ever... if that's possible. I guess just growing up and experiencing life together, fun times, tough times, fights, parties, kids, careers, morning coffee and late night giggles, has made me appreciate and love you more. The husband and father you have been has made me the luckiest girl ever, as cheesy as that sounds. Today is special just for us and in 20 more years, we will still be giggling, fighting, having morning coffee, and loving the family and couple we are.<br /><br />Love You Baby!!!!!<br /><br />The Feds Established on July 2nd, 2004Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-3569584342151630292009-05-18T20:11:00.000-04:002009-05-18T20:12:02.444-04:00All We Are....<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rPOozWDdYek&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rPOozWDdYek&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-91902859165841364422009-05-11T12:21:00.003-04:002009-05-11T12:27:28.420-04:00YIKES!!!!!YIKES!!!! Has it really been that long since our last post??? Our apologies, it's not that we live dull boring lives and have nothing to blog about.... it's just that we have been SUPER busy with weddings, events, and life in general. Ok, I'll give us a big kick in the buttocks and get posting on the many things that have been going on since March (ouch!) Some posts to come are, Photographer's Luncheon, Erin & Jeff's Love Shoot, Bill & Trish's Wedding, a New Reveal, an update on Baby Fed and much,much more!!!!!!<br /><br /><br />XoXo,<br /><br />The Feds<br /><br />Boston Wedding PhotographersUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-16666578833944876022009-03-30T10:50:00.008-04:002009-03-30T22:38:54.679-04:00Linda and Tim's Winter Wedding BlissOn a sunny day in February we were invited to photograph Linda and Tim's wedding. Linda was so cute as she nervously got ready for her big day. All the girls gossiped and enjoyed a morning brunch as the clock ticked closer to the "I do's" After Linda was all glammed up, we ventured out in the freezing weather to get a few rockin' shots of her. I have to giggle as Linda's dad was a little concerned about us taking shots next to the old shed in the pool area... he said he would have cleaned up a little out there. But no worries, the photos were awesome! And Linda was cozy in her Uggs. The ceremony and reception took place at Lakeview Pavillion (a venue after my own heart). Wintery whites draped through out and golden dimmed chandliers set the mood. There wasn't a dry eye as Linda and Tim exchanged very personal vows. Even little Shane had his part in the wedding. (Linda's cutie son) The reception was unlike any I have seen before.... Linda and Tim's guests know how to have a good time! Rockin out to the 80's was my favorite part, I think we got the best pics then. And Dan, Tim's best man sang a little tribute at the close of the night which he finished off by dancing around Tim in a chair... classic! And a special shout out to the dancing queen of the night, Michelle Birollini of Trends and Traditions, you did a fabulous job! If I had to some up Linda and Tim's wedding, I would say, glamorously fun!<br /><br /><br />Congrats Linda and Tim!<br /><br /><br /><br />The proofs will be available at the link below.<br /><br /> <a href="http://thefedsstudio.instaproofs.com/enterEvent.php?id=110527" target="_blank">http://thefedsstudio.instaproofs.com/enterEvent.php?id=110527</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfederico/3400620824/" title="Wedding Photo of Bride and Groom at Night under porch by fed_j, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3645/3400620824_af03bdc1e2_o.jpg" alt="Wedding Photo of Bride and Groom at Night under porch " width="531" height="800" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfederico/3387880190/" title="Wedding Photos by fed_j, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3558/3387880190_da0f8d7cb2_o.jpg" alt="Wedding Photos" width="531" height="800" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfederico/3400620574/" title="Wedding Photo of Bride and Groom at Night under porch by fed_j, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3613/3400620574_c54c1b76ec_o.jpg" alt="Wedding Photo of Bride and Groom at Night under porch " width="531" height="800" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfederico/3387881808/" title="Wedding Photos by fed_j, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3606/3387881808_2bb2dc061a_o.jpg" alt="Wedding Photos" width="800" height="531" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfederico/3387073229/" title="Wedding Photos by fed_j, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3108/3387073229_10d86a4ee8_o.jpg" alt="Wedding Photos" width="800" height="531" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfederico/3387073015/" title="Wedding Photos by fed_j, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3427/3387073015_aac4d923e0_o.jpg" alt="Wedding Photos" width="531" height="800" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfederico/3387881180/" title="Wedding Photos by fed_j, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3626/3387881180_fa8bf9820e_o.jpg" alt="Wedding Photos" width="800" height="531" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfederico/3387072717/" title="Wedding Photos by fed_j, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3540/3387072717_e2659346ea_o.jpg" alt="Wedding Photos" width="531" height="800" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfederico/3387072517/" title="Wedding Photos by fed_j, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3571/3387072517_62e060e5e1_o.jpg" alt="Wedding Photos" width="531" height="800" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfederico/3387072321/" title="Wedding Photos by fed_j, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3656/3387072321_d41c768aa4_o.jpg" alt="Wedding Photos" width="531" height="800" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfederico/3387880574/" title="Wedding Photos by fed_j, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3430/3387880574_954913291e_o.jpg" alt="Wedding Photos" width="531" height="800" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfederico/3387072021/" title="Wedding Photos by fed_j, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3586/3387072021_6bec9fb5cd_o.jpg" alt="Wedding Photos" width="531" height="800" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfederico/3387071937/" title="Wedding Photos by fed_j, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3602/3387071937_49579d3265_o.jpg" alt="Wedding Photos" width="531" height="800" /></a><br /><br /><br /></center><br /><br /><br /><br />XoXo,<br /><br />The Feds Studio<br />Glamoursly Fun <a href="http://www.thefedsstudio.com">Boston Wedding Photographers</a> ;)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-84472441292927752252009-03-13T20:55:00.002-04:002009-03-13T20:58:03.568-04:00Navy Bridal PartyNavy is the new brown for the season... anything goes with it! Here's a little spread of what your wedding party could wear to coordinate with your navy theme. Just a little help for our brides out there. (P.S. I Love this look and totally would do this if I could do it over again)<br /><br /><br />XoXo,<br /><a href="http://www.thefedsstudio.com"><br />The Feds </a><br /><br />Fashionable Wedding Photographers :)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/navy_bridal_party/set?.mid=embed&id=7191771"><img width="400" alt="Navy Bridal Party" src="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set/BQcDAAAAAwoDanBnAAAABC5vdXQKFi1IUWZvaklRM2hHRkh2RDVlYjk2VEEAAAACaWQKAWUAAAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg" title="Navy Bridal Party" height="400" border="0" /></a><br/><small><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/navy_bridal_party/set?.mid=embed&id=7191771">Navy Bridal Party</a> - by <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?.mid=embed&id=666016">K-Fed</a> on <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/">Polyvore.com</a></small>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-62004147346398173882009-03-12T19:38:00.003-04:002009-03-12T19:41:48.302-04:00Yellow,Yellow Kiss A FellowYellow is one of the top wedding trends for summer 2009. Ha! Who knew my mom was way ahead of her time with her yellow and white themed wedding in 76'. Yep, yellows of all hues are making a sunny debut this season. Below is an inspiration board I made up that is a whimsical spin on the bright color. Enjoy!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/yellow_kiss_fellow/set?.mid=embed&id=7168078"><img width="400" alt="Yellow, Yellow Kiss A Fellow" src="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set/BQcDAAAAAwoDanBnAAAABC5vdXQKFkVNWEVybDRQM2hHemFBbEpjMXJZWFEAAAACaWQKAWUAAAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg" title="Yellow, Yellow Kiss A Fellow" height="400" border="0" /></a><br/><small><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/yellow_kiss_fellow/set?.mid=embed&id=7168078">Yellow, Yellow Kiss A Fellow</a> - by <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?.mid=embed&id=666016">K-Fed</a> on <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/">Polyvore.com</a></small>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-84991886045933054172009-03-02T10:36:00.003-05:002009-03-02T10:53:19.117-05:00Brunch at the Levy'sSunday Kate and the girls headed over to <a href="http://www.douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/">Doug</a>'s House for his going away brunch as he is leaving for Spring Training in sunny Florida (to bad you need to shovel today). The girls had a great time playing with the Photobooth setup and hanging out with <a href="http://www.mkdphotography.com/blog/">Mike and Kate</a>'s kids Emmie and Chase, <a href="http://www.teamyuphoto.net/">Tony and Anna'</a>s kid Christina. They also had a good time with <a href="http://www.douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/">Doug</a>, <a href="http://www.shylaphoto.blogspot.com">Shyla</a> and <a href="http://www.brownphotographic.com/blog/blog.php">Rob</a> as you can see in some of the photos.<br /><br /><center><object width="425" height="319"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://pa.photoshelter.com/swf/Slideshow.swf?feedSRC=http%3A//pa.photoshelter.com/c/douglevy/gallery-show/G00005u51vM0uKGQ%3Ffeed%3Drss%26ppg%3D200"><embed src="http://pa.photoshelter.com/swf/Slideshow.swf?feedSRC=http%3A//pa.photoshelter.com/c/douglevy/gallery-show/G00005u51vM0uKGQ%3Ffeed%3Drss%26ppg%3D200" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="319"></embed></object></center><br /><br /><br />Thanks Doug<br /><br />xoxo<br />The Feds<br />(James and Kate)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thefedsstudio.com">Boston Wedding Photographers</a>Fedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810627782941734075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-21621882801199720592009-02-26T12:05:00.002-05:002009-02-26T12:13:27.073-05:00This is GREAT! Watch and Think.I was playing on Facebook when our friend Krista posted an Awesome video. This comedian is from Massachusetts and he hit the nail on the head. Watch the video and think about what he is saying... yup it's funny, but so true!<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jETv3NURwLc&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jETv3NURwLc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br />XoXo,<br /><br />The Feds Studio<br /><br />Massachusetts Wedding PhotographersUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-64194740493293479782009-02-16T18:53:00.004-05:002009-02-16T19:04:51.258-05:00YOU KNOW YOU ARE FROM MASSACHUSETTS WHEN...Ok, so I was playing on <a href="http://www.facebook.com">Facebook</a> and noticed the group "You know you are from Massachusetts when..." Despite wanting desperately to relocate to a warmer climate, I giggled and related to every single one of these. You can take the girl out of Boston, but never can you take the Boston out of the girl. My all time favorite is meeting "outsiders" and molding them into Bostonians, point in case, our friend Todd moved to MA from Arkansas.... that was entertaining! Or our fellow photographer friend <a href="http://www.shylaphotography.com/">Shyla</a>, she caught on quick and refered to her Red Sox hat as her Boston hat. (giggle)! Enjoy and feel free to add your own you know you are from Massachusetts when... in our comment section.<br /><br />XoXo,<br /><br />The Feds <br /><br />Massachusetts Wedding Photography<br /><br /><br /> <br />READ THESE THEY ARE ALL SO TRUE<br /><br />1. You've pulled out of a side street and used your<br />car to block oncoming traffic so you can make a left<br /><br /><br />2. Stop signs mean slow down a little, but only of<br />you want to<br /><br /><br /><br />3. You know how to cross four lanes of traffic in<br />five seconds<br /><br /><br /><br />4. You believe using your turn signals gives away<br />your plan to the enemy<br /><br /><br /><br />5. You think it's not actually tailgating unless<br />you're touching the bumper of the car in front of<br />you<br /><br /><br /><br />6. You know that a yellow light means that at least<br />five more people can get through and a red one means<br />two more can<br /><br /><br /><br />7. The transportation system is known as the "T"<br /><br /><br /><br />8. You could own a small town in Iowa for the cost<br />of your house<br /><br /><br /><br />9. You almost feel dissapointed when someone doesnt<br />flip you off when you cut them off or steal their<br />parking space<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />10. There are 24 Dunkin Donuts shops within 15<br />minutes of your house<br /><br /><br /><br />11. When people talk about "The Curse Of The<br />Bambino" you just say remember that time the Red Sox made history by coming back from 3 games down against the Yankees and went on to win the world series???<br /><br /><br /><br />12. You're amazed when traveling out of town that<br />people at McDonalds actually speak english<br /><br /><br /><br />13. If you stay on the same road long enough it<br />eventually has three different names<br /><br /><br /><br />14. Someone has honked at you because you didnt peel<br />out the second the light turned green<br /><br /><br /><br />15. You have honked at someone because they didn't<br />peel out the second the light turned green<br /><br /><br /><br />16. All the potholes just add to the excitement of<br />driving<br /><br /><br /><br />17. You think if someones nice to you they either<br />want something or they are from out of town and lost<br /><br /><br /><br />18. Six inches of snow is considered a dusting<br /><br /><br /><br />19. Three days of 90 degree heat is definately a<br />"heat wave" 63 degrees is "on the warm side"<br /><br /><br /><br />20. You cringe everytime you hear some actor/actress imitate the<br />"Boston Accent" on TV or in a movie, if you don't have it then<br />you're never going to get it even if you were born here<br /><br /><br /><br />21. At the ice cream shop you call chocolate<br />sprinkles "jimmies"<br /><br /><br /><br />22. You can go from one side of town to the other in<br />less than fifteen minutes and see at least fifteen<br />losers you went to high school with doing the same<br />thing they were doing when you saw them last<br /><br /><br /><br />23. It is raining and/or snowing, the person in front of you is going 70, and you're still cursing them for going too slow<br /><br /><br />24. You know how to pronounce towns like Worcester, Haverhill, and<br />Cotuit<br /><br /><br /><br />25. You know what they sell at a "packie"<br /><br /><br /><br />26.You've called something "wicked pissa"<br /><br /><br />27. You've slammed on your brakes to deter a<br />tailgator<br /><br /><br /><br />28. You still try to order curly fries from Burger<br />King<br /><br /><br /><br />29. You keep an ice scraper in your car all year<br />round<br /><br /><br /><br />30. You know at least three Tony's one Vinnie, and a<br />Frank<br /><br /><br /><br />31. Paranoia sets in when you can't see an ATM or<br />CVS<br /><br /><br /><br />32. You think crosswalks are for wimps<br /><br /><br /><br />33. You've bragged about saving money at The<br />Christmas Tree Shop<br /><br /><br /><br />34. You know what "regular coffee" is, and you order iced coffee in January<br /><br /><br /><br />35. You can navigate a rotary without a problem<br /><br /><br /><br />36. You have been to Fenway Park<br /><br /><br /><br />37. You refer to the New York Yankees as the Evil Empire<br /><br /><br /><br />38. You feel the rest of the world needs to drive<br />more like you<br /><br /><br /><br />39. When someone calls you a "masshole" you take it<br />as a compliment<br /><br /><br /><br />40. You use the words "wicked" and "good" in the<br />same sentence<br /><br /><br /><br />41. You know what a frappe is<br /><br /><br /><br />42. Saint Patrticks Day is your second favorite<br />holiday<br /><br /><br /><br />43. You are proud to drink Sam Adams and think that<br />the rest of the country owes Bostonians a thank you<br /><br /><br /><br />44. You never say "Cape Cod" you say "the cape"<br /><br /><br /><br />45. You went to Old Sturbridge Village and Plymouth Plantation in<br />elementary school<br /><br /><br /><br />46. You can drive to the mountains and the ocean all<br />in one day<br /><br /><br /><br />47. You have a special place in your heart for the Worcester<br />Firefighters<br /><br /><br /><br />48. You know the Mass Pike and 128 are some strange weather<br />dividing lines<br /><br /><br />49. You do not recognize the letter "R" as a part of the English language.<br /><br /><br />50. You've gone from I-95 South to I-93 North by driving in a straight line and never changing direction.<br /><br /><br /><br />51. You understand everything just said and passed it on to other massholes<br /><br /><br />52. You know you're from Mass when you give directions that cite land marks that USED to be there...<br /><br />You bang a left at the lights, and then you drive just past where the old farm was... the one that used to have the giant catepillar in front... and then you take a wicked sharp right to where the movie theater used to be...<br />(Manda Kate)<br /><br />You know you're from Massachusetts when you honestly believe that crosswalks and Walk/Don't Walk signals are just polite suggestions.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-50161425794763876472009-01-26T09:52:00.004-05:002009-01-26T13:34:27.609-05:00Get It Off WorkshopThis past Saturday <a href="http://douglevyphoto.blogspot.com/">Doug Levy</a> and I held the <a href="http://www.thefedsstudio.com/#/getitoff/">Get It Off</a> workshop in Sharon Ma at Gallery in the Square.<br /><br />The spots filled up fast and expectations were high so Doug and I had some long nights trying to come up with the simplest ways to explain some rules and limits of Flash photography without just bolt pointing them in power point. The room was small yes, but that didn't stop a group of 12 awesome photographers from connecting with each other and feeling a little more comfortable about flashing.<br /><br /><br />Here is a snap of me doing a simple demo on how curtain sync works and FP/High speed sync<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wMA1Oj5R_OajW78P7fTFunnOEcBtumHZFdKLKPEuTjh6p543C3ydsu-WwNKuys3MHSz1FfITBspQAGS2qfKTZqKmNVRWF0MJAHrJqjMmJYe9B77uLLJ6F50qauy3-AcdRWGV7g/s320/January_24_09+Get+It+Off_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wMA1Oj5R_OajW78P7fTFunnOEcBtumHZFdKLKPEuTjh6p543C3ydsu-WwNKuys3MHSz1FfITBspQAGS2qfKTZqKmNVRWF0MJAHrJqjMmJYe9B77uLLJ6F50qauy3-AcdRWGV7g/s320/January_24_09+Get+It+Off_2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Special thanks to <a href="http://www.melissacoephotography.com/">Melissa Coe</a> for sharing the following shots of us in action:<br /><br />A little bit about angles of light and Short Light Broad Light. Demo with an Alien Bee modeling light<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVdK8CFOY-co4WM8G8fmFn674cQkMowM7yeXfhkI5XjawwKS0GaLAWL3bwgij3gFOiR2mECFbAke-zmGkCBoqniqI23cpthvhEo9w3ia_rodaFSJN2ah2BOUASzHtqjyQ05iyyw/s320/doug+and+james.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVdK8CFOY-co4WM8G8fmFn674cQkMowM7yeXfhkI5XjawwKS0GaLAWL3bwgij3gFOiR2mECFbAke-zmGkCBoqniqI23cpthvhEo9w3ia_rodaFSJN2ah2BOUASzHtqjyQ05iyyw/s320/doug+and+james.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Doug modeling for some hard light examples<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktY3XLDJUf3KZqudRehBb8AgRBJgdvkP5DRWQZ4ARb79gkBdTDKgs-QDdDUxryNMr35S5QghcpdoboAe2cumGtV_Z0UOth0n3UA0HkPP9tC2lenxzVlEu7Nh9PjImVi4b_819bA/s320/doug+models.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktY3XLDJUf3KZqudRehBb8AgRBJgdvkP5DRWQZ4ARb79gkBdTDKgs-QDdDUxryNMr35S5QghcpdoboAe2cumGtV_Z0UOth0n3UA0HkPP9tC2lenxzVlEu7Nh9PjImVi4b_819bA/s320/doug+models.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Thanks to everyone that came out and listened to us "talk show hosts" go back and forth for the day. We would also like to thank Michael Bossin, owner of the gallery for allowing access to the space and his tireless supporter of the local arts scene. And our awesome local sponsor Paul at <a href="http://www.lensprotogo.com/">LensProToGo</a>, who donoated a free rental to one lucky Get It Offers (<a href="http://www.megbelanger.com/">Meg Belanger</a>)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here is what some of the Get It Offers said about the workshop (got to love Twitter and Facebook for instant feed back).<br /><br /><br />"Get It Off was AWESOME - thanks so much!" <a href="http://www.ecimagery.com/">Erin Chapman<br /></a><br />"I definitely learned a lot and had fun too!" <a href="http://www.luminaimages.com/">Nelly Soares</a><br /><span class="story_comment_quote"><span class="story_comment_back_quote"><br />"I'm just grateful I got to get it of with James and Doug ;) (sorry Kate)!" <a href="http://www.melissacoephotography.com">Melissa Coe</a></span></span><br /><br />"The workshop was great - thank you so much!" <a href="http://jeniferlynphotography.com/">Jenn Sellon</a><br /><br />"Thanks for the great workshop today. Look forward to keeping in touch." <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=632311360" class="actor_name" onclick="'ft(">Mark Andy Higgins</a><br /><br /><br /><br />xoxo<br />The FedsFedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810627782941734075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-28248053226127321412009-01-22T19:12:00.004-05:002009-01-22T19:26:44.062-05:00Weekend Away In Snowy NH.This past weekend we took a break from the busy wedding stuff, i.e. leads, marketing, etc. and had some quality family time. And when I say family I mean 7 kids under the age of 13yrs. and 8 adults... yikes that's a lot good thing it's a big place. It was -10 degrees on the ride up to NH, I never thought my car temperature reader actually would show a negative. On day two it was -28 degrees without figuring in the windchill, yikes again. My mother in law suggested this was a good day to take the kids skiing (-28degrees) but surprisingly it didn't feel cold, trust me we were dressed for the weather. We spent the day on the bunny hill with both girls, it was Layla's second year skiing and Annabelle's first. They both loved the Lady Bug, a conveyor belt thing that brings the kids up a slight hill. Layla was cross country skiing by the end of the weekend and Annabelle was begging to go up the chair lift by Sunday (she can barely stand on skis yet) We had some adult time and played a little poker, FYI if you play poker with me then watch out for my poker face.... I tend to giggle, oohhhaaahhh and smile uncontrollably when I am dealt a good hand, it's pathetic. The last day was spent making giant snow ramps for the kids to fly off of at the end of a huge snow slide. It was some well needed fun in the snow! Here's a video of the girls at the lodge playing around after a long day of skiing.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rM7GYXw8uAU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rM7GYXw8uAU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-86322217261079423732009-01-14T10:17:00.002-05:002009-01-14T10:39:55.638-05:00Pug weclomes Anne RuthmannPizza, Soda and <a href="http://anneruthmann.blogspot.com/">Anne Ruthman</a>... is a fun PUG. We welcomed our first PUG with Anne has our new leader and she did a great job. :) After about an hour of mingling with lots of new faces, we moved up to a classroom at the CDIA in Waltham. Anne discussed the importance of calendar sharing, something only a few of us are doing right now. She went through how to set up a google calendar and after many questions, Anne closed up the night with some PUG announcements, and then a group of us went out to get some brownie sundaes and chocalate milk.... I know aren't we party animals at a bar at 11pm drinking chocalate milk ;) Some new comers to the PUG were Jeff Newcomb, Earl Christie, Karen from Kielka Brown, British Rob from Brown photographic and more. It was great to see a large outcome and I hope everyone returns next month so the "regulars" increases in size. Don't forget to see Anne at <a href="http://www.waltervandusen.com/mystic4.html">Mystic </a>this weekend!<br /><br />The room was hot and packed. Looks like Doug has some pizza :)<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfederico/3196176205/" title="Jan09 Boston Pug by fed_j, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3126/3196176205_cf88027ed9_o.jpg" width="800" height="531" alt="Jan09 Boston Pug" /></a><br /><br />The group of us are always trouble in the back of the room. Here are two of the trouble makers <a href="http://www.mkdphotography.com/blog">Kate</a>(from MKD) and <a href="http://shylaphoto.blogspot.com/">Shyla</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfederico/3196176239/" title="Jan09 Boston Pug by fed_j, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3484/3196176239_b26960f63a_o.jpg" width="800" height="531" alt="Jan09 Boston Pug" /></a>Fedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810627782941734075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-32961388356039872292009-01-02T08:44:00.008-05:002009-01-08T19:12:50.993-05:00SURPRISE!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmeLi6tdbfbzImzpRiDQLC0lgNgh3Mck1-7BY5mdlO8oikvQeGRbpL8rhVY6FhkWB_tb3ut3449v4EdpfWKqThsJB0aUvhGSJqXHGdFrTiqcrRo9wsSoY97MuBXv_XA-f3Ruh/s1600-h/2008_12_31+Baby+3+First+Picture.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmeLi6tdbfbzImzpRiDQLC0lgNgh3Mck1-7BY5mdlO8oikvQeGRbpL8rhVY6FhkWB_tb3ut3449v4EdpfWKqThsJB0aUvhGSJqXHGdFrTiqcrRo9wsSoY97MuBXv_XA-f3Ruh/s400/2008_12_31+Baby+3+First+Picture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289080080202542978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We have been a little preoccupied this holiday season as we found out that baby number 3 is on it's way! Oh yeah and all the morning sickness :( Many of you may not know this, but we lost a baby this past summer early on in the pregnancy,which was so hard for us. We waited to hear a heart beat and a few extra weeks before spreading the good news, chances of miscarriage after hearing a heart beat is only at 1%, so we were very relieved to see a very happy healthy baby on the ultrasound. Our little girls came with us to see the baby for the first time and they were so excited, and now the little mommy (Layla) has been discussing with me what is okay to eat, or do that is safe for the baby, i.e. no eating crunchy foods because the baby has no teeth. We will keep everyone posted on how we are doing and don't worry, I will be shooting through all nine months.<br /><br />P.S.<br />Thanks <a href="http://www.mkdphotography.com/new/index2.php">MKD</a> for offering a maternity photoshoot!<br /><br /><br />xoxo,<br /><a href="http://www.thefedsstudio.com/">The Feds</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-9366515924213046262008-12-22T19:09:00.003-05:002008-12-22T19:28:10.015-05:00ON THE 3RD DAY TIL CHRISTMAS THE FEDS SAY TO THEE....ON THE 3RD DAY TIL CHRISTMAS THE FEDS SAY TO THEE... GONNA CHECK HIS LIST AND SEE IF YOU'VE BEEN NAUGHTY OR NICE!<br /><br />Remember when you were little and you whipped out the old crayola and a scrap piece of paper to write Santa a letter, well with all the technology now, Santa receives letters, emails, voicemails, instant messages and probably twitters. Our wicked awesome phone service <a href="http://www.vonage.com/lp/US/searchgoogle/?gclid=CM7D8Zu81ZcCFQRkswod80qCCw">Vonage</a> has a special feature that allows our girls to call the North Pole and leave Santa a voicemail. What's even better is that it is then sent to our voicemail (via email) so we can listen to their little voices. Below is a quick snap shot with my little point and shoot, but it's of Layla last year playing at the <a href="http://store.apple.com/us?cid=OAS-US-KWG-CPUBrandTerms-US">Mac Store</a>. I think next year it's going to be email for the girls rather than voicemails. So check your lists.... I am almost done with my xmas shopping WOOOOHOOOO!!!<br /><br />Top of Layla's List:<br />Tumbles Fur Real Puppy<br />Diamond Castle Barbie<br />A $4000 cat that is genetically altered to be allergy free (Fed is allergic)<br /><br />Top of Annabelle's List:<br />Baby Princess Auroa<br />Baby Princess Auroa<br />Baby Princess Auroa<br />I think you get the point.<br /><br />Top of Fed's List:<br />D700<br />D700<br />D700<br />I think you get the point.<br /><br />Top of Kate's List:<br />A day at the spa.<br />A day at the spa<br />A day at the spa<br />Get the point yet????<br /><br />We've been nice this year so please bring us goodies!<br /><br />XoXo,<a href="http://www.thefedsstudio.com"><br />The Feds</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEXm8TD3mpazbqVz_zm7QA-CoSJ3fqnNlqlLCgGE45RctSX8C97aERLC-14i5_LPf0ty_9eVIqk9hOeIiVx6QpZutXu2iUS5jwcm4CRlEUU7b0Y84uSSpfCBkX4tGNWQYMX13Sw/s1600-h/IMG_0829.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEXm8TD3mpazbqVz_zm7QA-CoSJ3fqnNlqlLCgGE45RctSX8C97aERLC-14i5_LPf0ty_9eVIqk9hOeIiVx6QpZutXu2iUS5jwcm4CRlEUU7b0Y84uSSpfCBkX4tGNWQYMX13Sw/s400/IMG_0829.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282775119786789266" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-32457520027237112392008-12-21T19:42:00.004-05:002008-12-22T08:20:23.440-05:00ON THE 4TH DAY TIL CHRISTMAS THE FEDS SAY TO THEE....ON THE 4TH DAY TIL CHRISTMAS THE FEDS SAY TO THEE.... ENJOY YOUR FAMILY!<br /><br />What is the most important aspect of Christmas for us? It's spending time with family. There's nothing more fulfilling than seeing our girls eyes light up as they see what Santa has brought them. A great memory from last year's Christmas morning was Layla's excitement that Santa had eaten her cookies, she could care less about the presents... she went running for the kitchen table to see the crumbs. Anyways, the past 3 days we have been snowed in. It has not stop snowing for 72 hours and we have about 2-3 feet on the ground. So today the cabin fever just got to be too much. So it was time for family snow fun. We spent the day building a snowman, a snow fort, a snow slide and some kid tossing into snow piles. We finished off the day with a family snowball fight, of which Fed threw a cheap shot and got me in the face... but my girls tag teamed him and whitewashed him for payback! So during this holiday season enjoy your family and the moments that you share because they will soon just be memories.<br /><br /><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/qVHingOH9nc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="510"></embed><br /><br /><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/qVHinhmH9nc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="510"></embed><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7S_AkcqJIYCUYz43HyEiRk4t7P-K7i3jzEeYkIIQI2W67DYgGi35GgsWdLmw_EKeeF2_EuIdbNdA-RLAv68_vFF6XO1HVSzYfEbI5Vcb26f6jTkYTvDM0HnR7pIBbpdRMWaz/s1600-h/IMG_1212.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7S_AkcqJIYCUYz43HyEiRk4t7P-K7i3jzEeYkIIQI2W67DYgGi35GgsWdLmw_EKeeF2_EuIdbNdA-RLAv68_vFF6XO1HVSzYfEbI5Vcb26f6jTkYTvDM0HnR7pIBbpdRMWaz/s400/IMG_1212.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282603532404521874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />XoXo,<br /><a href="http://www.thefedsstudio.com/">The Feds</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-23431598372992395642008-12-20T18:53:00.011-05:002008-12-20T19:10:57.893-05:00ON THE 5TH DAY TIL CHRISTMAS THE FEDS SAY TO THEE....ON THE 5TH DAY TIL CHRISTMAS THE FEDS SAY TO THEE... THANKS FOR THE FUNNY CHRISTMAS CARDS!!!!<br /><br />I LOVE getting Christmas cards! And thanks to everyone who sent us one! I think Christmas cards really show someone's personality, especially when there's a family picture involved. But, I must admit, my favorite Christmas cards are the funny off color types. If you haven't figured it out by now, I have a dry sense of humor. So here are a few that I found that made me giggle. The last one is the BEST! If I had found it earlier, I would have sent these to everyone I know. <br /><br />P.S.<br />It's getting close to Christmas.... AAAHHHHH.... I am so excited!<br /><br /><br /><br />XoXo,<br /><a href="http://www.thefedsstudio.com"><br />The Feds</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtirOLBly9OyuEbsrrX0YLhF5Y5jSoY44oBPT_ML2Xso3rXQGxKrFxW6EBiFp22Bzl9FqwmS8ovTo__AJG9BqCTZUfdnOKvW_VmeJzbWLzrABx4Nf-aRd6eTS05Ni-zXnmdZoWUQ/s1600-h/chickenbutt"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtirOLBly9OyuEbsrrX0YLhF5Y5jSoY44oBPT_ML2Xso3rXQGxKrFxW6EBiFp22Bzl9FqwmS8ovTo__AJG9BqCTZUfdnOKvW_VmeJzbWLzrABx4Nf-aRd6eTS05Ni-zXnmdZoWUQ/s400/chickenbutt" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282027979478348210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVe3XC6Uq0zopkzIDj62hK37FBjeSGGTEZSisCz7gsdFBmkdtpDKKTNMJM7YM5hAkWtswbGE21yC4AXqY5_jkUtPJK8tMWjD0MKEi8oLicLvHu4N7wsSf_EIRX9zHTGOB1T57xrA/s1600-h/funny-christmas-card-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVe3XC6Uq0zopkzIDj62hK37FBjeSGGTEZSisCz7gsdFBmkdtpDKKTNMJM7YM5hAkWtswbGE21yC4AXqY5_jkUtPJK8tMWjD0MKEi8oLicLvHu4N7wsSf_EIRX9zHTGOB1T57xrA/s400/funny-christmas-card-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282028133957781250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXV777v66Ff1wKMB2888uDh9igX99H8NNyq2uzgc4ap1FrvrsOUzqqtdhVOFKu1kt0D5PLF5UwwnORhiTq6tfhdwh6oTBrT-y4J88zYvwFJUtB8hGIInYF2pRHW0dfwQvLfGFyA/s1600-h/britney_christmas_card-bitch-santa-.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXV777v66Ff1wKMB2888uDh9igX99H8NNyq2uzgc4ap1FrvrsOUzqqtdhVOFKu1kt0D5PLF5UwwnORhiTq6tfhdwh6oTBrT-y4J88zYvwFJUtB8hGIInYF2pRHW0dfwQvLfGFyA/s400/britney_christmas_card-bitch-santa-.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282028451509483410" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-61454004640695217682008-12-19T18:37:00.003-05:002008-12-19T18:44:27.955-05:00ON THE 6TH DAY TIL CHRISTMAS THE FEDS SAY TO THEE...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNtS5eMd6W3xVx3NRIIJN_KlhoiqMO8Hd6xb6sOZhtyBUtW4dheLrqH01newY8IQoVnlDeNejbHQjg46BXyNpLS0wmQYS7flUjIUuIJrroGw9dY3BKnGx2usrY4evnEuVzUpeIw/s1600-h/wintermap"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNtS5eMd6W3xVx3NRIIJN_KlhoiqMO8Hd6xb6sOZhtyBUtW4dheLrqH01newY8IQoVnlDeNejbHQjg46BXyNpLS0wmQYS7flUjIUuIJrroGw9dY3BKnGx2usrY4evnEuVzUpeIw/s400/wintermap" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281651197071695042" /></a><br />ON THE 6TH DAY TIL CHRISTMAS THE FEDS SAY TO THEE..... LET IT SNOW!<br /><br />Our holiday party with our photog friends was cancelled due to the blizzard outside. I was really looking forward to karaoke and yankee swap, but Santa sent a little snow to get us in the spirit of Christmas. After all what's Christmas without at least one day of white out conditions, possible loss of power and an entire day locked in the house with cabin fever ridden kids? The forecast calls for at least 12 inches of snow for today. The weatherman said to expect about 2 inches per hour from 2pm til 1 am, maybe my math is fuzzy, but isn't that way more than 12 inches of snow???? Oh yeah, that scary looking red band on the map is heading right for us. I complain now, but I will be the first one to be sledding down a hill tomorrow when the sun is back!<br /><br />Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!<br /><br /><br />XoXo,<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thefedsstudio.com">The Feds</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-29454404700396758692008-12-16T20:45:00.001-05:002008-12-18T21:04:24.052-05:00ON THE 7TH DAY TIL CHRISTMAS THE FEDS SAY TO THEE....ON THE 7TH DAY TIL CHRISTMAS THE FEDS SAY TO THEE...... DISCO BABY!<br /><br />Hehehe......enjoy!<br /><br /><div style="background-color: rgb(233, 233, 233); width: 425px;"><object id="A125877" quality="high" data="http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=EPmlomUJQeT7ka0f&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="319"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="movie" value="http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=EPmlomUJQeT7ka0f&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself"><param name="scaleMode" value="showAll"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="FlashVars" value="external_make_id=EPmlomUJQeT7ka0f&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></object><div style="text-align: center; width: 435px; margin-top: 6px;">Send your own <a href="http://www.elfyourself.com/">ElfYourself</a> <a href="http://sendables.jibjab.com/ecards">eCards</a></div></div><img style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyMjk*Nzc3MTk3NjImcHQ9MTIyOTQ3Nzc1NTYzNiZwPTQxODgxMyZkPTIwMjY3NCZnPTImdD*mbz*zZWU1MDNlNzgwYjg*M2M4YjkwNjZhNDUwNWQ*ZTliZA==.gif" border="0" width="0" height="0" /><br /><br /><br />XoXo,<br /><a href="http://www.thefedsstudio.com/">The Feds</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-57403200291555994552008-12-16T19:19:00.001-05:002008-12-17T18:20:29.309-05:00ON THE 8TH DAY TIL CHRISTMAS THE FEDS SAY TO THEE....ON THE 8TH DAY TIL CHRISTMAS THE FEDS SAY TO THEE...... BUY A MAC NOT A PC.<br /><br /><br />With all the Christmas commercials, this one by far is the best! Not that the Mac commercials year round aren't awesome, but this made me crack up!<br /><br /><br />P.S. Dear Santa,<br /><br />I want an Apple T.V. for Christmas.<br /><br /><br />Bam Hum Bug P.C.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GxSOBXXZzGg&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GxSOBXXZzGg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />XoXo,<br /><a href="http://www.thefedsstudio.com/"><br />The Feds</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-73758999764098395762008-12-16T19:03:00.000-05:002008-12-16T19:11:28.403-05:00ON THE 9TH DAY TIL CHRISTMAS THE FEDS SAID TO THEE....ON THE 9TH DAY TIL CHRISTMAS THE FEDS SAID TO THEE.... ENJOY YOUR NEIGHBOR'S LIGHT SHOW.<br /><br /><br />So maybe it's a bit annoying when you are trying to fall asleep and the ever glowing reindeer decor from your neighbor's roof gleams into your eyes, but hey it's just their outward expression of their holiday cheer. We went on our yearly hunt for awesome Christmas lights, we piled the whole family into a toasty car and I rocked out the kids Christmas cd, (Fed even sang along to a few songs) It was mostly a duet between myself and Layla. We went to our usual "hot spots" for awesome lighting, but we were really disappointed to see barely anyone had decorated yet.... come on people we have 9 days left! And so I have vowed to make my house that wicked awesome house with lights coordinated to Christmas music next year. Yes, I will be that neighbor. And so I say, rock on annoying neighbor with the crazy lights!!!!!<br /><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/S824v8_UnYk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/S824v8_UnYk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />XoXo,<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thefedsstudio.com">The Feds</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-23175071048366498162008-12-16T08:36:00.002-05:002008-12-17T12:04:31.724-05:00Get It Off Workshop<center><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://www.thefedsstudio.com/#/getitoff/">Get Your Flash off your Camera</a><br /></span></div><br /><img src="http://sites.showitfast.com/10084/86/nikon_sb900.png" width="150" height="250" /><br /><br />The Feds along with grandmaster flasher <a href="http://www.douglaslevyphotography.com/">Doug</a> :) are holding a seminar on getting your flash off your camera. This workshop is starting from the beginning. We will start with equipment(keeping it speedlights for now) , lighting patterns, differences between soft/hard light, one light and two light setups, modifiers...<br /><br />The workshop is a seminar with presentation and hands on labs, just like science class, minus the frog. When we get to the lighting setups we will let everyone in the room take a few shots with a setup to see the difference for themselves.<br /><br />The workshop is limited to 10 and we got 6 people all signed up so please let us know if you are interested.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" href="http://www.thefedsstudio.com/#/getitoff/">Go to the Workshop Site</a></span><br /><br />Nikon/Canon whatever as long as you flash can come off.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">xoxo<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thefedsstudio.com/">The Feds</a><br /></div><br /><br /></center>Fedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810627782941734075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-18247689228178492212008-12-15T21:14:00.000-05:002008-12-15T21:20:16.447-05:00ON THE 10TH DAY TIL CHRISTMAS THE FEDS SAY TO THEE....ON THE 10TH DAY TIL CHRISTMAS THE FEDS SAY TO THEE.... EAT COOKIES.... GINGERBREAD ICE CREAM COOKIES THAT IS!<br /><br />One of my favorite treats growing up were gingerbread ice cream cookies. They were so yummy that they couldn't last the night with all the sweet tooths in my home. Here's a great recipe for you to try out as well! Happy Eating!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLm1Ba-6bksHtVIaoGS04H5RQ815DLb-03WQGZoXAtsfFrg9zmUGeb7OuS7-jeL5FXwHUl7nL0GWmcwGiJ4AyOVKFxH1aD260XKYvrr5EMZWTKlKzOceQiZpK-UA2SMZx8AB5bRA/s1600-h/ice-cream-ck-656160-l.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLm1Ba-6bksHtVIaoGS04H5RQ815DLb-03WQGZoXAtsfFrg9zmUGeb7OuS7-jeL5FXwHUl7nL0GWmcwGiJ4AyOVKFxH1aD260XKYvrr5EMZWTKlKzOceQiZpK-UA2SMZx8AB5bRA/s400/ice-cream-ck-656160-l.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280206572462795362" /></a><br /><br />Ingredients<br /><br /> * Cookies:<br /> * 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour<br /> * 1 teaspoon baking soda<br /> * 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger<br /> * 1/8 teaspoon baking powder<br /> * Dash of salt<br /> * 1/2 cup granulated sugar<br /> * 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar<br /> * 1/4 cup butter, softened<br /> * 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract<br /> * 1 large egg<br /> * Cooking spray<br /> * 1 teaspoon granulated sugar, divided<br /> *<br /><br /> Filling:<br /> * 1 quart vanilla low-fat ice cream, softened<br /> * 1/2 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger<br /><br />Preparation<br /><br />To prepare cookies, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking soda, ground ginger, baking powder, and salt, stirring with a whisk. Place 1/2 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed 3 minutes or until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add vanilla and egg; beat well. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture; beat at low speed until well blended. Divide dough in half; gently press each portion into a 4-inch circle on plastic wrap. Cover and chill 1 1/2 hours.<br /><br />Preheat oven to 350°.<br /><br />Unwrap each dough portion and place on 2 sheets of overlapping plastic wrap. Cover each portion with 2 additional sheets of overlapping plastic wrap. Roll, still covered, to a 1/4-inch thickness. Place dough in freezer 30 minutes or until plastic wrap can be easily removed. Remove plastic wrap; cut dough with a 3-inch gingerbread man cookie cutter to form 12 cookies. Place cookies 1 inch apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle cookies evenly with 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar. Bake at 350° for 12 minutes or until set. Remove cookies from baking sheets; cool completely on wire racks. Repeat procedure with remaining dough and 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar.<br /><br />To prepare filling, combine ice cream and crystallized ginger, stirring well. Spread 1 1/2 tablespoons ice cream on the flat side of each of 12 cookies; top with remaining cookies, flat sides down, pressing gently. Wrap each sandwich tightly in plastic wrap; freeze 4 hours or until firm.<br /><br /><br />XoXo,<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thefedsstudio.com">The Feds</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37270515.post-60623125904810158892008-12-14T19:57:00.002-05:002008-12-14T20:16:07.628-05:00On the 11th Day til Christmas the Feds said to thee.....ON THE 11TH DAY TIL CHRISTMAS THE FEDS SAID TO THEE, WATCH A MOVIE!<br /><br />There are so many Christmas movies, how do you decide which are the best to watch? Because we all know you can't possibly watch them all, so we have a list of our top picks. So here we go....<br /><br /><br />Fed's Top Pick: Charlie Brown Christmas (I think he sympathizes with Charlie's less than adequate Christmas tree)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDNYkb1r4L3ItFEtTRyXRwtxN1w3CycCpfzDMP3nb75twNX0E9OC2pj03NeJQrxEtqggKoCHo-qq9I9a_PgLj3z52oJ7uUhIRHrnV4nBN4XVCKPBPsPSXIKC_hnoIXf6Q5okA_Q/s1600-h/charlie+brown+tree.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDNYkb1r4L3ItFEtTRyXRwtxN1w3CycCpfzDMP3nb75twNX0E9OC2pj03NeJQrxEtqggKoCHo-qq9I9a_PgLj3z52oJ7uUhIRHrnV4nBN4XVCKPBPsPSXIKC_hnoIXf6Q5okA_Q/s400/charlie+brown+tree.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279815611578625634" /></a><br /><br /><br />Kate's Top Pick: Gremlins ( I have a sick sense of humor, Fed says this isn't a Christmas movie, but I say feed them chicken and let the holiday party begin)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjQwKaz_nlJLtkQApu9W7ZeuyxY7DFtbfqcjgoOOEmld-sMkMaTIhju25WqrS5x9kawupTCUDc9PtGFUoRA_aR5VvKz7m9hYIUHqU1K5TGkb12TzcoKVvTa9lj0SDXYQ8zuaGAQ/s1600-h/gremlins_stripe_santa.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 380px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjQwKaz_nlJLtkQApu9W7ZeuyxY7DFtbfqcjgoOOEmld-sMkMaTIhju25WqrS5x9kawupTCUDc9PtGFUoRA_aR5VvKz7m9hYIUHqU1K5TGkb12TzcoKVvTa9lj0SDXYQ8zuaGAQ/s400/gremlins_stripe_santa.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279816370866879154" /></a><br /><br />Layla's Top Pick: The Grinch ( I think she thinks that she is Cindy Loo Who. And she said the classic is better than the Jim Carey version)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGEdyF-qQNXu1saCNIO77XSVziBoZdTBNDV3qV3qsSc2kxRbhhAbC7Elm_X174H1u5GuwZbWbXI2qZZpXuZTagstHaPi6sXO5Od5c5Gq-R-wkRg325NZXEopOwGsdeR-fqaEMzg/s1600-h/Grinch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGEdyF-qQNXu1saCNIO77XSVziBoZdTBNDV3qV3qsSc2kxRbhhAbC7Elm_X174H1u5GuwZbWbXI2qZZpXuZTagstHaPi6sXO5Od5c5Gq-R-wkRg325NZXEopOwGsdeR-fqaEMzg/s400/Grinch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279816791303382194" /></a><br /><br />Annabelle's Top Pick: Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer ( We have only watched this movie about 30 times since Thanksgiving, so I wasn't surprised by her choice.)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPase98axlsT9xAdBkHRcOCjvGdwDVjnJLiRVGiSUpw3FwFZIYK7s6WdkhYB_LftBoMyNEkQ1v-s9PntmbXKx-1q7-RTfzj6Gl6qoaDCj8fCsF8aWD4yVhCnmzDUB_s8yuzpWog/s1600-h/Rudolph.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPase98axlsT9xAdBkHRcOCjvGdwDVjnJLiRVGiSUpw3FwFZIYK7s6WdkhYB_LftBoMyNEkQ1v-s9PntmbXKx-1q7-RTfzj6Gl6qoaDCj8fCsF8aWD4yVhCnmzDUB_s8yuzpWog/s400/Rudolph.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279817370062951810" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />XOXO,<br /><a href="http://www.thefedsstudio.com"><br />The Feds</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0