Randi and Stephen 5-17-08 May 22, 2008

What a beautiful day for a wedding!  I always like to say that to every bride and groom, but this day, really was hit or miss.  But at the end, it seemed as if God smiled down on this happy couple.

From the beautiful, traditional wedding, to a carriage ride, to friends and family, to a beautiful rainbow in a gray cast sky.  

Randi and Stephen love each other and only one thing that meant anything to them this day was walking down that aisle and walking back up Mr and Mrs!  

We had a lot of fun with Randi and Stephen as we walked around the grounds and did several pictures with them.  They held back no emotion and were willing to do anything and even did an impromptu dance in the rain, but, when the rainbow showed up, Randi called back to tell everyone, “It’s a rainbow” and almost as soon as she said it, they were holding each other and it was as if they were all alone!  Something very special for their wedding day!  

They also had a very unique and special honeymoon planned and I’m anxious to hear all about it!  Don’t forget me guys!  Thanks again for allowing us to create your memories for you.  Congratulations!  LB

Yervant and Joe, NY Seminar May 20, 2008

I had just been to NYC a month before, but, when I saw this seminar, I had to go back and did!

This had to have been one of the best seminars I’ve ever been to.  Both men are masters at what they do, but, both is different ways.  The seminar started at 10am and went way beyond the 6pm end.  I think it was around 4, I thought my mind was going to implode!  There was so much information. 

One thing that impressed me is both these men were “real”, meaning – they did not start out sponsered pulling in thousands.  In fact, Joe started around the age I did, making the same amount as I did.  Both men impressed me beyond words.  

There was so much information and there will be a change in Creations Photography, beginning from the day I got home into 2009.  

So much was covered, from start to finish, from Shooting and burning is not the final product, to some of Yervants awesome Photoshop actions.  (yes I took notes)

I have to say Thank you’s to Ed (Zorz) for saving me the awesome front row seat, I’m not sure which one of us got more out of it, but I do know we were glued to the screen during the photoshop techniques.  Thanks again Ed!  I owe you  

If you get a chance, and you can go to this seminar GO!  You’ll come out challenged and changed!

I need to say Hi to my new friends: Ahmet, Jacklyn, and Stephen.  Ohh and Mr. Cohen, you need to contact me about that processing work!

 

Meeting People You “Click” With! May 16, 2008

You know the feeling, you meet someone and “Click” you feel such a closeness with them, as if you’ve known them forever.  Why does it happen?  Is it a chemical reaction?  I don’t think so.  

On the way home from New York, I sat next to a man, a very nice man who was on his last leg of a ten and a half hour trip home, we talked, a bit, and it was nice, but no “click”  

So why does a “click” happen?  I really don’t know, but when it does happen, I think it’s a very special thing, something that you should treasure, think twice about and look back and wonder, “wow” and “why”.  Everything has a reason a purpose, and so do our “clicks”.

My special “click” happened in an elevator at the hotel.  The elevators were having problems and I was a bit panicked and ready to flee to the stairs when the door opened on the second floor and he got on.  ”He” was Sam.  Sam walked to the front desk with me and we chatted along the way, he noticed my necklace and said ” I like your Magen David”!  We chatted a bit, and that was that.

Near the end of my trip I ended up setting up office in the hotel lounge, and Sam came in to talk, we chatted for a bit and he wanted to show me a piece of art his grand daughter had done, so we went up to see it.  We ended up sitting down and talking about his wife, who had passed away due to Ovarian Cancer, he missed her, but more important he made me promise to have an Ovarian Cat Scan, if I did that and told all my friends, most of us would have a chance at survival, unlike his wife, whose life was cut short because her cancer was not caught in time.  Sam touched my heart.  When we said Shalom, it was like saying good-bye to a dear friend.  

I thought of Sam on my flight home, and as tears streamed down my face, I thought of what an important person he was to have interjected in my life, for such a short period of time.  It was more then fate, it was a “click”!  

I spend my life taking pictures of people I “click”!  But rarely is the chance to “click” with someone so special that you take a piece of them with you!  

So in that, as I promised Sam, I will  tell as many people as I can, that if you get an Ovarian Cat Scan you can save your life.  Your insurance won’t cover it!  In Sam’s words “who cares”.  Who cares?  It’s a shame that a Scan that can actually save a life is not covered by our insurance, we need to speak out about this.  

Get an Ovarian Cat Scan, I scheduled mine!  What’s a life worth?

Thank you Sam, I’ll be in touch soon!

Lisa B

Ohhh and this is Sam!  

Bert Randolph Sugar May 13, 2008

One of the most exciting things that happened to me while in NY was meeting a wonderful man on my way back to the hotel from the city!  

Wanting to make sure I was on the right train, I tapped the gentleman in front of me and asked “does this train go to White Plains?”  His response:”only if you get on it”!  He laughed.  The train was crowded and I asked if it was ok if I sat with him, we moved our packages around and sat down.  

For the next half hour I was captivated by a man whose met such famous people as Ray “boom boom” Mancini, Mike Tyson and boxed with Muhammad Ali!  We shared stories of our towns and our lives.  He’s written over 50 books (working on 3 right now) and I have one in the works, also.  

This whole time, I have no idea who I am speaking with, and he tells me he will share with me who he is in a bit, as we continue to talk and share a lifetime of experience, travel and life.  

He asks me what I do and of course I say I’m a photographer and ask if I can take his picture, he says for me to hold  on as he grabs a cigar out of his pocket, unwraps it and puts to his mouth and says “ok, NOW you can take it”  I do!

Before I get off the train I hand him my business card and he writes his name on the back of my notebook.  

“Bert Randolph Sugar”

We promise to stay in touch, and I know he’ll be checking in on this blog from time to time!

So with that, Bert it was very nice to meet you and spend that time talking!  I just wonder..did the coffee remain in the cup all the way home?  

New York May 12, 2008

I’m sitting here at JFK waiting for my flight, I’ve got a lot to share, the seminar was AMAZING!  We’ve got a lot to do and you’re going to see some great things from Creations Studio! 

I’ve got some awesome pictures to show you from the seminar and from the things I got to do on the side, I’ve met some amazing people, one is a BIG surprise for boxing fans, and I’ll post that later.  The others, well, they are just people that “made my day” or ” my moment” ! 

I love to travel and talk to people and meet them, life is too small to stay so bound to one place. 

So, I’ll be boarding pretty soon and I just wanted to drop in to give you a small snippet into what I’ ve been doing this week in New York.

More later! 

Joe and Angela 05-03-2008 May 7, 2008

Joe and Angela are an amazing couple, surrounded by a network of amazing friends and family! 

It rained and I mean it RAINED the entire day, and this put a little (not much) halt on some of our photo plans, but Joe and Angela are real troopers, they just rolled with whatever happened that day and rose to the top!  

After a morning of preparation, we all ran to Victoria’s Secret, for  a “little something” We were not “allowed” to take pictures inside the store SO, we had some fun outside the store!  Creations Photography knows how to roll with the punches also!  We had a lot of fun!  

It was a beautiful ceremony, and we went from there to the portrait shots, and as soon as we were done, the sun came out, it was as if, at this point, someone decided to smile on their day.  Angie and Joe wanted some alone time and we ran to the reception to capture the shots of them arriving, after a period of time, we began to wonder where they were, we soon found out, Joe and Angela had a FLAT TIRE!  

As I said before, these are amazing people and we soon had a smiling and happy Bride and Groom before us, that again, just met face on whatever they had to deal with and did it!  

It was an awesome reception and let me tell you, these people LOVED to dance!  We had a great time!  

Congratulations Joe and Angela, may the rest of your years be as wonderful as your first day together as man and wife!

LB

 

Wow, everyones a photographer these days :-) May 6, 2008

We just got done shooting a wonderful wedding whose images will be up shortly, but there was a strange thing that I noticed, every time I left the girls alone, and I re-entered the room, there were point and shot (P/S) cameras out, everywhere, I’d walk in and whatever was going on would stop, cameras were put down and everything would continue as normal.  It really made me laugh.  But then, the reception, and I think the pictures speak louder then words.  This family, was truly a picture people and an absolute blast to be around!

Now you see that little boy, who always seemed to have a camera in his hands, we would love to see what he shot that day, so if he or his parents reads this and can send us a few of his images we will showcase them on our blog.  He loved taking pictures and video so it seemed as much as we liked taking his picture doing so!

LB

Allyson and Dustin 4-26-08 May 2, 2008

We had the honor and privilege of photographing not only the engagement session but the marriage of Dustin and Allyson.

What a great couple!  Allyson and Dustin were surrounded by people that loved them and supported them.  It was great to see such a tight knit bond between the couple and their families.  

Both Dustin and Allyson are amazing in their own ways!  

They were calling for rain on their “day” but we ended up with sunshine and such warm temps.  It was beautiful outside and with a location such as Stambaugh Auditorium, how could you go wrong!  

They were so easy to photography and pose and were open to any ideas we had!  We had a blast, inside, outside and even in the middle of a busy intersection.  

And I cannot forget to add a sentence about Mati, Mati was the flower girl who did an excellent job and LOVED to have her picture taken.  We had a lot of fun while everyone was getting ready and did quite a few shots of just her!  

Everyone was so wonderful and the day flowed like a beautiful breeze.  Dustin and Allyson have a great start to a wonderful journey in their married lives together!