Thank you to everyone who has and continues to click on my blog to see my images, and maybe even read what I have to say. I have blogged a lot over this past year, and at first I was wondering why I was blogging. There was no readers and nobody seemed to care. After months of consistently writing, I finally started to see some interest. Now my blog averages thousands of hits a month. This month in particular I got over 5,000 readers and was very excited! Thanks for your support and interest, your time is super important and i am honored that you would take the time to click on my link! Below are the blogger stats from my blog site. Happy Clicking! www.capturingmoments.com
CONGRATS Tony Anderson, WINNER of the PHOTO Contest! With 1,000’s of hits, and almost 600 votes, Tony took the 1st place win! So the results stayed the same. I cannot believe how close the votes were! April Orozco is the 2nd place winner, and was only votes away from taking 1st. Good job to the both of you! Tony will receive a photo shoot from me or a photography business consultation. I was only going to announce the 1st place winner, but since the votes were so close I am also going to offer April a photography class consultation. (tips and guidance on how to shoot like a pro) Thank you to everyone who submitted and voted. There were over 2,000 hits for the voting, so I will do an Amateur photo contest every 6 months due to the overwhelming interest! Happy Clicking!
Wanted to share my newest Real Wedding featured in the Winter/Spring Issue of Orange County Bride Magazine. Congrats Anastacia and Tony on your awesome wedding and making it into the mag! It looks great. This wedding was shot at Los Coyotes Country Club, as well as downtown Fullerton for romantics and bridal party shots. I also wrote an article that was published in this issue on Southern California Wedding Photography Pricing. Very happy to have a published article as well, and a few dozen images throughout the mag. I will blog the article later this week. There are also a dozen Real Weddings featured on Capturing Moments Hompage, there is a link at the end of the blog to view them all. Thanks for looking!
Ooopssss……..my Mistake, there is one more day for the photo contest. I wrote the blog last Monday and thought this Monday was one week. Please accept my apologies. I will add one day onto the contest for the confusion and lack of voting today. So Wednesday at Noon, the polls will close! I also posted that each person could only vote one time per computer, not per day. Sorry, this is the first time I have ran a contest and it was a bit larger of a job then I anticipated. No matter what happens on the polls, I will still honor my offer to the top 2 contestants up until today, Tony and April. The blog released today was deleted. Again, so sorry for this honest mistake, sorry if anybody’s feelings were hurt or you were frustrated. Okay, now the voting will continue!
>There were a lot of votes to help narrow down the submissions for the Amateur Photo Contest, however the votes were very close and split on many images so I went with the TOP 10. Quite a few images were only one vote away from making the finals. So here are the TOP images to vote on. Voting will be open for a week, only vote for one photo per day. Just click the name of the artist on the poll below the images to vote, it is that easy! Who Deserves First Place?
A- David Rapp
B-Vannie Cooper
C-Rosa Garcia
D-Theresa Gooder
E-Fairlite Rogers
F-Michael Markoski
G-April Orozco
H-Dustin Rogers
I- Tony Anderson
J-Olivia Sahagun
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>Here it is……the Amateur PHOTO Contest entries are in, and I need your help! Thank you to all of the artists that sent in images, I had more then I anticipated. I had over 100 images entered for the PHOTO Contest and there are some really great images here! This is the initial blog to narrow down the competition, let me know if there are any mistakes as I tried really hard to make sure the image matched the artist. Please leave a comment on this blog telling me what your top 3 images are. These photos are in no particular order. You can go by the letter under the image, as well as the the name of the artist, since some artists have more then one image that made it in. Tell us why you love the image! The images with the most positive feedback will go to a vote. Please no negative feedback. A poll will go up and the true voting will begin with only the best images. There were just too many images to go straight to a vote, so here’s your chance to be a photography judge. Artists, share this blog on your Facebook, and anyone else that would like to help out with the voting, please share on your Facebook for more feedback. What images do you like and why?
A- Michael Markoski
B-Gabe Estrada
C- Olivia Sahagun
D- Stacy Cabrera
E- Dave Rapp
F- Rachel Archer
G- Nicole Goodermote
H- Kimberly Cunningham
I- Rosa Garcia
J- Fairlite Bisaro
K- Erik Faught
L- Dave Rapp
M- Melody Dow
N- Tony Anderson
O- Need Photographers Name
P- Theresa Gooder
Q- Stacy Mantecon
R- Stacy Cabrera
S- Theresa Gooder
T- Judith Guasch
U- Cindy Lieber
V- Amy Therriault
W- Kathy Gallagher
X- Lori Butler
Y- Kathy Gallagher
Z- Vannie Cooper
A2- April Orozco
B2- Melody Dow
C2- Andrea Coello
D2- Dustin Bisaro
E2- April Orozco
F2- Amy Therriault
G2- Gabe Estrada
H2- Dave Rapp
I2- Rachel Archer
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>PHOTO Contest ends tonight at midnight! If you can’t get to your images until tomorrow please email me and I will extend it for one day. Here is your last chance to submit your image/s to have your image get seen by thousands and to win a shoot or photography time (class or business consult) from me! Below are some of the submissions that I have already received to give you an idea of your competition. These are not the top images, nor is every person who submitted featured on here. I just clicked on a few images to show as samples, and I will put names on all images on the next blog. Not all submissions will make it to be voted on either, due to the number of images received. I have had over 80 pictures submitted, so the top images will be blogged about and featured. You the reader will then help me cut it down to the top 5. The top 5 will be voted on by a poll. Last chance to send them in, for details click the first PHOTO blog below if you have not already, 10 image max! Email to: capturingmoments@hotmail.com
>Thank you to Natalie Good with A Good Affair, Wedding Coordination and Design, for featuring me in a recent blog highlighting her favorite weddings from 2010. I love working with A Good Affair, as Natalie has created a great team of wedding professionals that insures a great experience for the clients, vendors, and guests. I always know Natalie’s weddings are going to be stylish, easy going (meaning well planned), assured great photos for me and my clients, and a team of vendors I LOVE to work with. It makes it a great day with a dream team of wedding vendors that give Natalie’s clients great deals. All of the vendors are very experienced and work together often, and it makes everyone’s job easier and funner. Natalie is easy to work with, has great taste, and can actually save you money! As I have blogged about before, wedding planners can throw a much better party then you with your same budget. Planners often cover their own cost by saving you money with creativity and connections. Consider Natalie for your wedding or event planning.
>I know this is kind of a sad blog, but I really just wanted to pay tribute to my wonderful dog of 12 years, Maya Hubert. She died yesterday and it was shocking. She was taken on the main road by a car, and she was a spry and healthy Lab/Chow mix. I cried like a baby all day yesterday and I keep thinking of her. My husband and I got her the month before we got married and represents our unity and starting of our family. It’s funny how we meet people along the way through life and we hear they die, and we are sad, but when our dog dies I am an emotional wreck. She leaves behind a nearly 200 lb. St. Bernard, our Aimen, who has not got up much the last two days. That was his friend, Mommy, and companion for the past 4 years. He was with her and somehow knows she is not coming home. He is very sad and doesn’t know what to do with himself. All I have left of my Maya is a stainless steel bowl, it’s as if she just vanished. I will miss her noises and nuances. I will miss her eyes and kissing her nose. I will miss her needing my love and brushing her super think hair. I will miss her! Our family was blessed to have her for 12 years. Maya was an awesome dog!!!
Backyard weddings have been a hit this year! I have never shot so many in one year, maybe due to the economy people are getting more creative? I personally love everything about a backyard wedding! They are intimate, less stressful, and more about the couples love an union then the venue. I am starting to prefer them over shooting at multiple locations and high end large venues. I have 3 more back yard weddings booked in the next 6 weeks and have shot 6 back yard weddings this Fall. This wedding was and property was truly amazing. I shot this wedding at the grooms Mom’s house, and this house and view is spectacular. Not all back yard weddings are shot at a Manor, so this one happens to be incredible. I will blog about the details, venue, and reception in my next blog. The bride and groom were also super cool to work with. Bryce is a really cool and humble guy, and Lindsay is super sweet and laid back. It was perfect for images as this 12 acre property in the hills of Glendora felt more like a resort. This venue will be for rent for events and weddings, so if you love it, consider it for your big day. David Do with www.blissfulphotography.net shot second camera with me, and I included some of his great shots. David has shot with me many times over the years and is very easy and fun to work with.
Images of Guys Getting Ready by David Do
Sneek Peak before the Ceremony!
Shot by David Do with Blissfulphotography.net
Ceremony was held on the front drive, absolutely fabulous!
The backyard and view were awesome!
Love this candid shot by David Do.
For more detail shots and venue coverage of this wedding check out my next blog.
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