Carlos Galvan
My photography life started in 1958. Okay that was before I was born. I’ll explain. My father served in the Army before he and my mother were married. Being stationed in the Far East, he took the opportunity to purchase a Petri 35mm camera and flash. (The kind with the flash bulbs that had to be replaced after a single exposure.) The fateful day came some 20 years later in 1978 while I was a sophomore in high school. He gave me that very camera to use and experiment. I knew absolutely nothing about cameras or photography at the time. In order to learn about the funny sequence of numbers and letters on the various dials, I went to the library to check out a couple of books on photography. The best book that I found was written by more…
Ashley & Kevin are a really sweet couple. In fact everyone involve in the wedding was on the sweet side. The family, the wedding party, even the staff! The whole event took place at Spring Chateau in Spring, Texas. I’ve covered several events there and from what I have seen, they are first rate.
The only image not from there is the Thank You Card We created for them several weeks before the wedding.
Check out the Photo-Video below!
Brides are you looking for a wedding reception venue? Thursday January 12 you have the opportunity to see Demers Banquet hall in action as they are hosting an open house Thursday from 5 to 8pm.
Wanna see how the wedding reception photography looks there? Check out my photo-video from a traditional African wedding. (The first images are of the wedding at Marriott hotel.)
You’ve heard of the Arab Spring? Well last Saturday was Winter Wedding Spring for April & Robert! The weather couldn’t have been more perfect for a outdoor wedding photography, for being outside and generally just for enjoying. Vickie Tucker (the coordinator) and Ms Prim did a bang up job transforming the generously sized backyard with a view into a Brides fairytale wedding scene for Law School Graduates April Leeder & Robert Prim.
Check out this Photo-Video that I created from some of my favorite wedding images. (I think they’ll also enjoy the soundtrack!)
Want to view the rest of the images or order Prints or Albums? Visit Robert & April’s Wedding Image Site.
Adriana, Robyn & Shannon all agree, we created some really cool photos for their Graduation Portrait memories. In fact, it was downright cold on the day of the session. But for excellent photos they braved the cold breezes and “donned” their favorite outfits.
Here’s a Photo-Video of the Graduation Portrait Session:
Check out all the photos on their Graduation Portrait Proofing site.
Maria & Jacob are a really sweet couple and I look forward to covering their wedding this weekend in Galveston!
If you’d like to pre-register to view their photos online (and get a $5 credit), please visit their Wedding Photo Viewing & Ordering Site
Chateau Polonex is a gorgeous Venue for a wedding and Creating Wedding Photography & Video! I don’t know how Kristian found it but I’m glad she did. The folks there are awesome as well.
Here’s a Photo-Video (a wedding video made from my wedding photography) for you to enjoy. The rest of the images are in the finishing stages of editing & enhancing and will be available for viewing/purchasing on my partner site.
University of Houston Wedding
Christine Bena & Clay Sanford…
…had an all the way University of Houston Wedding. First their Ceremony was at the glass encased A.D. Bruce Religion Center also known as the U of H Chapel. Then their reception was just a short walk away at the U of H Hilton. The food was awesome but I don’t know how much of it Christine & Clay were able to enjoy. They spent so much time mingling with the crowd of family & friends then participating in all the traditional (and not so traditional) wedding events.
I love photographing weddings at the University of Houston. The Chapel is like no other. and it always provides gorgeous wedding photography opportunities. While the couple were too busy with their reception to really take advantage the University of Houston landscaping, the wedding reception photography was filled with more than the usual amount of fun moments!
Check out this Photo-Video of some of my favorite moments.
Wedding Photography Viewing & Ordering Site
Want to see the rest of the images? Please visit Christine & Clay’s Wedding Photo Viewing & Ordering site. Once all the images have been uploaded & released you’ll receive an email message letting you know that you can enjoy them.
Public Wifi Hacking
Seems like many of my friends & associates are getting their email hacked every week. This evidenced by the number of messages I’m getting CC’d to me & several other legitimate recipients but which contain messages that are obviously spam & which lead to sales sites or possibly outright dangerous sites. (Sites where you can contract a trojan or other malware).
I wanted to warn everyone about the issue and tell you how to fix this (if you’ve been hacked) & prevent it from happening again in the future. I was considering creating an article or a video where I explain all this but I have enough to get done today so I figured I’d let someone else do it for me.
I did a search and found this video that covers the issue thoroughly, concisely, professionally and is entertaining to boot! Here it is !!
Oh yeah, If one of your email accounts did get hijacked, usually changing the password to the hacked account will “fix” the issue. If you are one of those who received a spam message and went to the site, well you may (or may not) have contracted malware from the site. Some PC guru’s will tell you they can disinfect your PC but once you know your infected, you might as well reinstall the Operating System and all the programs (very painful) because there’s no telling what else is hiding on your system. (The hackers go to great lengths not to be discovered).
Check out my article on Online Malware Scanners to see when and why you should use them. I just updated the article to include only the active scanners that help remove the malware.
I was listening to Gavin Barry & Rob on ProPhotoShow.net, while they started answering the question about what qualifies a person to photograph a wedding. After listening to 1 and a half answers I really felt urged to answer the question myself.
Having covered my 1st wedding in 1981 and my first paid wedding several years afterward and having asked many post wedding folks (not just my clients) about their photography experience, I feel I am well qualified to answer this.
Take a listen and tell me what you think. (I didn’t realize the windscreen on the telephone microphone was missing so I apologize for the quality of the audio.)
What an action packed day at Grace this past Sunday. Here’s my version of the goings on.
I’ll be posting a link where GFC members can download photos sometime later this week.