Best of Weddings Contest

Some of you may remember that I was fortunate to win the Best of Weddings Contest last year which is sponsored by WPPI & Eventpix. Well..it appears I got lucky again!! Out of 469 entries...I just found out that I placed 3 out of the top 10 finalist in the Romance category in this year's competition!! (Last year I placed 4 so I better pick it up a notch.) Anyways, I already win a few things for just being a finalist like WPPI tickets, lab credits, etc., but here are the prizes for category and grand prize:

Grand Prize:

- Fujifilm S5 camera
- Asukabook 10x10 80-side Hard Cover Book-Bound EX-Laminate album
- $500 lab credit with H&H Color Lab
- Six months free online hosting service from Eventpix.com
- Complete Set of Kubota Image Tools Photoshop® Actions
- Complete Doug Gordon Workshops DVD set (8 DVD's) and Flow Posing Guide

Best of Category Prizes:
- Asukabook 10x10 40-side Hard Cover Book-Bound Varnish album
- Complete Set of Kubota Image Tools Photoshop® Actions
- $150.00 lab credit with H&H Color Lab
- Three months free online hosting service from Eventpix.com
- One Doug Gordon Workshops DVD (1 DVD) and Flow Posing Guide

WISH ME LUCK!!! Uncle Sam could REALLY use another S5!!

A shot of my ugly mug...

Here is a shot of my ugly mug accepting the CT Photographer of the Year Award from CPPA President Grace Cribbins...what a dork! I USED to be kinda cool at one time in my life...really. BTW Grace...thanks for making me look taller!! lol

Blue, Blue, Blue

Well, I just got back from the CT Photographers Association's annual convention and discovered (to my extreme surprise & delight) that 3 of my prints were awarded Blue ribbons and another a Red Ribbon in the print competition!! The Blue's were a total surprise to me because I basically entered all the prints that didn't score well during the quarterly competition. I only entered them because I didn't have anything else ready! Thank you to Julia Gerace for talking me into entering...thanks Jules!!! My good friend and collegue Charleen Larkin "one upped" me and took home 4 Blue Ribbbons!! Way to go Charleen! Anyways, here are a few of mine...titles: "Flying High Again", "Towering Inferno" and "Where Art Thou?".

Kerri & Paul

Here are a couple from Kerri & Paul's wedding in October. It was an intimate ceremony with only a few family & friends. I call this first one "Marilyn Moment". It was incredibly windy that day..as you can see! Congrats again guys!

Stephanie & Stephen

Man am I am on a blog roll today! Get it? Blog roll? Man I am too much! Here a few little diddies from Stephanie & Stephen's wedding on January 5th. Thanks for braving the cold temps guys! Ceremony at Providence College and reception at The Biltmore Hotel.

Gina & Chris images

I was just going through Gina & Chris' gallery to find a few images and found some that I thought I'd share. The wedding was June 29th at The Waterview in Monroe, CT. Hope you enjoy...

CPPA Trade show this weekend

FYI for anyone interested. The CPPA convention is this weekend at The Crowne Plaza in Cromwell...and there is a free trade show on Sunday. It's nothing huge but feel free to stop by and check out all the latest whatchamacallits and doohickies if you're in the area!

Latest Studio Pics

Well..it is FINALLY ready for me! Get the keys on Wednesday which is good since I will be at seminars today through Tuesday. The only thing left is lighting fixtures.
Here are a couple of images of the workroom and the lobby. (The camera room, my office and projection room aren't much different.)
Can't wait to bring in some furniture and put up some prints. Will hopefully transform the place. Will post more as it progresses!

How about them Giants?

Let me preface this by saying that I am a Cowboys fan, but just wanted to say congrats to our rival Giants fans! Way to represent the NFC East! I knew you could do it!