Here is some more information for my wife's seminar this weekend.  Posted 9/28/2006 at 2:0 PM |
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It's a beautiful fall day here in San Jose today, the sun is out but nice and cool weather. Getting ready for Jennifer and Danny's wedding at the Palmdale Estates and then a reception at the Hilton, they are a really sweet couple and I am looking forward to the wedding today! Here are a few shots of them from the engagement session awhile back:    Have a great day! -- Mark Fine Art Wedding Photography Posted 9/23/2006 at 2:4 PM |
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Here are a few more images from Matt and Paige's Wedding. They were married at San Juan Oaks Golf Course in Hollister. It is a great location and another cool thing is it usually has a really nice wind outside so we used that to get some cool shots of the veil.     Have a great day, -- Mark Posted 9/21/2006 at 7:50 PM |
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Check out this Free first time homebuyers seminar on Saturday September 30th. Here is a flyer with more information and you can also view more information here: Silicon Valley Real Estate Blog -- Mark Magazine Style Wedding Albums  Posted 9/21/2006 at 10:52 AM |
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Wedding photo's from willow heights masion in Morgan Hill, Ca. Kim and Aravind had a beautiful wedding and it was such an interesting mix of cultures. They had 3 different ceremonies during the day, a Tea Ceremony, a Indian Ceremony and a Western Style ceremony. Here are a few of my faviorate shots from after the last ceremony of the 2 of them: The Willow Heights Mansion at Morgan Hill is beautiful for photos  The back of the mansion has great views that also make for some good photo's  Here are a few more from the back of the mansion:  -- Mark Posted 9/20/2006 at 2:10 AM |
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I've been backed up with posting images again, but will try to update more this week. Here are a couple shots from Cathleen and Jeff's wedding, they had a Huge bridal party with 15 guys and 15 girls and it was a really fun day. Here are just a few photo's... Cathleen getting ready at the salon:  A detail of her beautiful dress:  The Groom Jeff  Groomsen with their Shades  Cathleen  Detail shot during the Ceremony  Jeff and Cathleen at the ceremony site (Brownstone Gardens)  Jeff and the Girls  All of the Bridal Party  The Rings  Jeff and Cathleen outside the reception   Just a small selection from their wonderful day! There is also a slideshow online on our website: Fine Art Wedding Photography Just click on the slideshow tab and then enter in swinford to see the show. -- Mark Posted 9/18/2006 at 5:0 PM |
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Mike and Renee were married yesterday at the Leal Vineyards in Hollister, it was a beautiul day and a very nice intimate gatering of family and friends. Congrat's Mike and Renee and have a great drive up the coast this week! We should be getting caught up this week with some photo's for the blog, check back later. -- Mark Fine Art Wedding Photography Posted 9/17/2006 at 12:15 PM |
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We just finished up the Bridal Extravaganza in Santa Clara, and it was a great success. Thanks to all of the great brides who stopped by to check out our work. We got to meet a lot of really great couples that really seemed to share our vision for fresh, artistic photography. We will be raffling off the free engagement shoot tomorrow morning, so one lucky bride will recieve a call to spruce up her monday morning! -- Mark Fine Art Wedding Photography Posted 9/10/2006 at 11:4 PM |
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They were married yesterday on Los Gatos. It was a beautiful wedding at a friends house and a great day! They are such a cute couple and we captured some great shots, I will post some images later this week. -- Mark Posted 9/10/2006 at 10:33 AM |
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Wedding albums have changed so much in the last few years, with the changes in technology there are so many nice albums out there and the layout has changed dramatically. Gone are the days of only putting 2 photo's in a matted album where you had no control over the layout of the album, you just picked the photo's and slipped them into a matt and the album was done. I used to sell very few of these albums since honestly there were a bore to create and there really is little creativity involved in creating these albums. Now that albums can be laid out on a computer as one 2 page spread there are no limits on what can be done with albums. Your album can incorporate text, backgrounds, anything that can be imagined. These albums can tell the story of your day in a way that will bring back all of the wonderful moments of the day and the details. For me as an artist these albums let me express my creativity and create a unique memento for all of my brides to cherish. Here are a couple of our recent wedding album layouts: Rachael and Raul Wedding Album - Reno, NV Shawn and Lori Wedding Album - Testorossa Winery Los Gatos, Ca -- Mark Posted 9/8/2006 at 12:41 PM |
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With the busy wedding season in full bloom the last month we postponed some seminars that we were going to have on Wedding Photography and Digital Photography. We are working on finalizing the dates in the next few days so keep checking the blog for more information on dates and times. Here is some of what we will be covering for the wedding workshop: Wedding Photography 101 For wedding photographers new to the business or seasoned wedding photographers looking for new inspiration, a full-day workshop incorporating instruction in digital cameras, shooting, lighting, Photoshop CS2, and post-production workflow. We also cover marketing idea's and presentation tips to show your work in the best light to your clients. We will focus on how to create artistic award winning wedding photography. More info to come soon! -- Mark Posted 9/3/2006 at 8:6 PM |