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YIKES!!!!!

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!!!!!!


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Boston Wedding Photographers

This 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!

Enjoy!





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Massachusetts Wedding Photographers

Video of The Feds

Just a little fun we had a few months ago while shooting stuff for the site.
It's up on the site too for all the world to see. We also have a couple weddings we'll be blogging later this week.






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Great Story telling Commercial

I love marketing. I don't know why I guess I just like the brainstorming and ideas that you can come up with. My Brother posted this on his blog a few weeks ago and I love the story telling.




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ATTENTION: New Product for 2009

As you can see we are going to be offering Digital Files of Artistic Retouches. These are different then your proof images, they are artistically retouched files they will be printable up to 8x10. You can now have a copy of some of your favorite images to archive and enjoy for years to come.

If you are interested in purchasing this new exciting product please contact us.

From now and to the end of November we will be offering 10% off this new product.

• Past couples please contact us now and you can get in on this deal too.

• Current 2009 couples if you would like to add this to your collection and get the 10% off contact us before it is to late

Photo Plus

Just wanted to let all our Blog readers out there that I'm making a trip down to NYC for Photo Plus, to check out some new gear and products. I'll be in NYC till Friday and not have access to email so I'll get back to everyone after this weekend as we got a wedding right went I get back.

So off to Photo Plus! If your in the city and want to meet up twitter me or just give me a call.


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To See or Not to See, before the wedding.

I was doing a little Blog Reading and I can across this post by RELENTLESSBRIDE on Blogger Bride at getmarried.com.


We have had many Brides ask about meeting before the Ceremony and we love it for many reason but do understand tradition. But where do those tradition begins. While most of the Wedding traditions come from a very very long time ago, and we see that some might be out of style..

So here is the tradition about it being "Bad Luck" to see each other before the wedding:


"The tradition holds to the idea that in ancient times, often the first time the bride and groom saw one another was at the actual ceremony b/c many marriages were arranged. Thus, in fear that either the bride or groom would reject the other prior based on disliking the other's looks, they were kept from seeing one another until the actual ceremony. Also, the veil was used to hidden the bride's face until the actual ceremony was done and the legalities were sealed with a kiss at which point, it was too late to change your mind. Thus, they say it is bad luck to see each other before the actual ceremony. As one blogger puts it "So the tradition that it’s “bad luck” for a man to see his bride before the ceremony really started out as insurance for her dad (b/c he had arranged the marriage of his daughter with a stranger)"

Reasons why many people are going the "non-traditional" route and seeing each other pre-ceremony:

* The wow moment can still be there as when you walk down the aisle, except in
this private moment, the bride and groom can truly enjoy it with full
emotion and the privacy of holding on to that moment between the two.
* Photographs can be taken of immediate family, friends and bridal party.
This can help make the after ceremony photo session shorter, and give the
bride and groom a chance to enjoy the cocktail hour with their guests.
* Getting the photographer to focus on "the moment" that the bride and groom see
each other. The Bride and Groom can also pick the scenery in which these
pics will be taken... this can give this set of photos a more artistic
scenery while also maintaining the pictures from the actual ceremony.
* It can alleviate the "stress" of seeing one another making the moment more
enjoyable and less stressful during the ceremony.
* Enjoy the photo shoot without worrying about the guests or that you are missing
out on the cocktail hour
* You feel fresher. Make up, hair and etc are all fresher. And if its earlier in
the day, it could be cooler depending on which season you have your wedding in
* Technically, last minute details can be discussed - although this is not so
romantic, it can definitely help in the practicality aspect.

The part that appeals most to me is that the photographer can really capture the moment (and the immediate moments that lead to) the first moment we see one another. It really can be more romantic and dramatic this way, b/c the wow factor would still be there but there will would also be less distraction!"


Anyone have any thoughts on this?


We shot a beautiful wedding over the weekend and will be posting some images soon.



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Giveaway by Photographik

Check out Photographik.org, they are holding a contest where a couple can win $1500 towards wedding photography services by the photographer of their choice. If you want to try your hand at winning this prize and would love to have us there on your wedding day, we will match the prize if you end up winning. Head on over to Photographik now! What are you waiting for. Click the banner above to enter.


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Nature is Amazing

A few weeks back The Feds Family went on Vac up at our house in NH. While on our trip home from Storyland we came across a baby moose and two black bears just off the side of the road. Since I didn't have my long lens with us, we drove back to the NH home and grabbed the lens and I ventured back out and was able to find both the moose and bears in the same area.

The Moose was a pretty small moose, but still amazing. It was hanging along side the road having it self a drink from the river. I was able to get down on the side of the road in the grass just across from the moose till it started to head my way I backed up and had to cross the road as the moose came across the road and within about 10 feet of myself tucked alongside other car.

After I when around the corner where a black bear cub and mother were hang out on the hills in this meadow. I didn't get to close but sat in the meadow ad watched the two while I snagged a few shots.

This shot the moose is about 15 feet from me, wow so beautiful.


I didn't venture to close to this Bear as the mother was just to my right on the hill


This next guy stops out back our house every night with his 3 buddies. It was pretty hard to get a shot of these guys as it was very very dark, but got a couple. And yes we totally used of camera falsh on a fox :)

Pug Party 80's Style

Friday night the Boston Pug(Pictage Users Group), a group of local photographers went out on the harbor for some drinks and 80's music. Here are a few shots from the night, and yes I cut a mohawk and Kate teased her hair for the night :)

Matt with some of the 80's chicks :)




Kate and Anne












ahhh The Yu's







Here is Kate and I doing our best 80's Punk thing




That was totally one Banging Party! We gotta do it again fer sure!



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Bridal with MKD Photography

A few weeks back I got to go for a ride with Mike from MKD Photography down to Salve Regina in Newport, RI for a Bridal Session.
I almost posted this post a few weeks ago but thought that I better wait till after the wedding :) Kate(from MKD) told me she almost did the same ;) So, I guess I'm safe now as they posted the photos from the session on their blog


While I didn't really shoot any shoots of the bride since Mike was busy doing his thing, so I shot him. I did get one fish eye shot of her out side the Admin building of the school though.

Here it is and a few of Mike doing his thang shooting.

This is the only shoot I got of the bride as Mike went for a walk across the street to show off a big lens.





Thanks for having me along.

James

Elizabeth Anne Designs

Rebekah Anne and Ami Elizabeth two best friends behind an amazing blog. They have been in our google reader for a while now, as we love their tastes in design and now their tastes in Photographers. They just recently launched The EAD Library and link to us and a bunch of our Boston friends in the photography section of their Library. Thank you Girls, You Rock!


If you don't check their blog you should be if you are planning a wedding or just love design.




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Hitting the pavement.

So I'm always on the ground or climbing something to get a shot. I love doing what ever it takes. A least this time after finding a place I wanted to shoot, I went back and got Kate to play traffic cop. But instead she shot me, Thanks babe, I'm no speed bump.



Here I am at Melanie and Dan's wedding yesterday on the street out side their house before the wedding. Little did I know the Mother of the Bride, Sharon and a few of the Bridesmaids saw me rolling around in the street, lol. Check back in a couple days to see a few shots from the wedding.

We just got back from shooting Jen and Peter's Love shoot in Boston around BU. We also got access to the roof of the President's building. What a great view of the city. We'll have some from their shoot soon.



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Always looking both ways for each other

CDIA at Boston University

Last night Kate and I had the pleasure of being invited out to the Center for Digital Imaging Arts by Lara from Studio Nouveau who also teaches workshops over at the school. We got to represent the local Photography industry with our good friend Kate Duval from MKD Photography during a question/answer networking night for the students of CDIA.

We also got to judge a business card design contest.

Here is Lara, Kate and I.

Thanks again Lara for inviting us out.



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Giving Back

We really believe in giving back if you can. I know it is very hard to give as the economy is changing, yet their is still many people out there that need so much more. Kate and I have talked about giving back a percent of sales back to charity, but talk does nothing. So it's time for action.

From now to August 10th we will be supporting a family member that is walking in the Boston 3 day Breast Cancer walk that takes place August 15th-17th. After the 10th we will select a charity for the month of September and continue to do the same for months to follow.

10% of all sales and bookings will be donated to Susan G Komen for the Cure and the National philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund.

Feel free to donate directly at http://08.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/BostonEvent?px=1713269&pg=personal&fr_id=1182


Thanks for anything you can do, even if you just repost or ask a friend if they can help.




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SUBMISSIONS FOR THE MOST AWESOMELY FUN CONTEST EVER!

Submissions Please!!!! This is going to be the most awesomely fun, sure to make you almost pee your pants laughing contest! Ok so here it is:

1. Submit to us (The Feds) a picture of yourself, friend, family, stranger, pet wearing the funniest tee-shirt you have ever seen! If you have a blog, you can post the picture and let us know so we can view it.

2. We will then pick out the top funny tee shirts that made tears come to our eyes from laughter and we will post them here.

3. We as a blogging community will vote on "The" Funniest Tee Shirt of them all.

4. The winner will receive fame far beyond their means and the legendary title holder of "the" Funniest Tee Shirt.

This is open to everyone, friends, family, photogs, brides, grooms, blog stalkers, EVERYONE!
There is only one rule... someone must own the shirt.
And yeah this is for my pure entertainment, but I assure you, it's good for a laugh when you see a picture say for example of Tony Yu on his birthday wearing a "This is not a photo opportunity" shirt and giggle to yourself of the irony!
Let the fun begin!

Here's a tee shirt that I want to buy for some inspiration from Snorg Tees.

Lots of Praise for a Phone Company?

Ok so I think everyone out there needs good referrals for products and service . I have two great ones I would like to tell all of you about. Vonage and ING. I'll talk about the bank later they Rock(and they aren't the Pru)

Our phone company for about 4 years now Vonage Their name says it all, it is the Voice Over Net AGE. It has been for a while but I still don't know many people using Vonage, Why? I have nothing but good things to say about them. There customer service the past 4 years has been great. I only needed to call them to setup my first line years ago and then later I just add the business line over the internet but the one time I had a question I got to talk to a person and they helped me out so much and was very nice to speak with. The question I get all the time from people I tell we have Vonage is what do you do if the internet is out? while Vonage has pretty much every feature you could want included in basic service and your calls can be transfered if the system is down(this only happened once when we lost a telephone pole down the street from our house) Did I tell you my long distance is include in the $29 we pay? along with everything else you could want, Caller ID, Fowarding, voicemail... and all of these have several options and settings you can customize. You can even have a non Vonage customer call you long distance free of charge to both of you(Cool)

Check Out Vonage and if you sign up tell them we sent you by putting our number in there 781.353.6924

Music Monday

[Edit] I set up some of my music posts early then release them weekly this post was actually posted a few weeks earlier but released just this past week not knowing what had happened.
I'm so sadden to hear that that Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chappman lost their 5yr old little girl Maria in a tragic accident only a couple weeks ago. Please pray for the family in these time I can never imagine the amount of pain one goes through losing a child, one should ever have to go through this. If you have some time head over to a blog setup for Maria to get to know this little girl. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family.
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This song touches my heart so much being a father to two little girls. I can't imagine them growing up, but I'm told by everyone that you blink and they're all grown up. I have a quote I taped to the top of my computer monitor that reads "All we have is NOW" So when I look up while working it reminds me to take a little break at every moment I can and head down the stairs to spend a little time with my girls. I know we all need to work and rush around doing whatever we do, but it does go by fast. Remember "All we have is NOW" make it worth it.

First thing tomorrow morning I'll dance in the kitchen with my girls, something we do a few times a week.


I can't believe there is two Monday posts back to back. Sorry we have been super busy this past week and shot a wedding in NH on Saturday. I'll post some images soon and get back to all those emails that I'm working through.



Be Happy Now
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Memorial Music Monday

So all the grills are out and the partying is over but Americans are still over seas giving their lives for freedom. We get a three day weekend because of those that gave their lives. We get to sit on our couches and watch TV because those that gave their lives. We get to wake up after sleeping in our own beds and do what we want because those that gave their lives. Remember the lost and remember the ones serving now. That is why we can have the Freedom to do what we do.

Free to do what I want. Thanks
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