Jax Shoot Club…
September 10, 2009 | Filed Under Biz, Photographers, love, wedding | 4 Comments
The sky was dark and the thunder was making it’s presence known. Not a good sign when I was about to be outside with my camera in a few hours. Luckily the clouds parted and it turned out to be a gorgeous night for the first ever Jax Shoot Club meet-up.
I have to thank the two uber talented photographers, Kara Pennington Photography & La Dolce Vita Studios, who had the great idea to start up a shoot club here in Jacksonville. They planned everything from the location & models right down to the bridal bouquets to complete the shot. There were a lot of local photographers (& some a little far from home as well) to mingle with, we had several fabulous models to shoot and equally fabulous vendors! “Team Awesome” as they affectionately referred to themselves, did an amazing job of organizing this super fun event and I very much look forward to the next one!
Before you look at the shots I got that night, take a peek at the generous vendors that contributed to our get together…
• Makeup and Hair was provided by Faythe Mesic: http://www.faythemesic.com/
•Bridal Bouquets were provided by Anything with Plants & Flowers: http://www.anythingwithplants.com
•Lauren’s Dress and bridal attire was provided by Solutions Bridal of Gainesville: http://www.solutionsbridal.com/
Her dress was by designer Alvina Valenta (style #9700) and her veil was by Lori London (style #VM95)
A big shout out to our models for the night as well seeing as we wouldn’t have had anyone to photograph without them! 
Julianne and Greg (engagement couple)
Kelly & Chris (bride and groom)
Lauren (solo bride)
Lauren, our mock bride, was the first model my group shot so I have the most images of her. She was stunning and so working it for the camera! She was such a trooper!
techie talk : these two images were shot with external flash on-camera in manual mode. I’m still trying to figure out this whole flash thingy so I had fun playing and trying to get the output to look the way I wanted.
One of the gorgeous bouquets from Anything with Plants & Flowers…
After the sky threatened our shootout with rain, mother nature ended up playing nice and giving us one wicked awesome sunset. It made for a gorgeous silhouette of our married couple, Kelly & Chris. Kelly, btw, was a real trooper as well. It’s hard work to stand & model for a million photographers while wilting in the FL heat in a heavy bridal gown, but she did a great job!
techie talk again : this one was shot with some fill flash as well
Our smokin’ hot engaged couple. Check out the foot tattoo! Gorgeous!
Go Vote!! | National Model Search
March 6, 2009 | Filed Under Biz, Photographers | Leave a Comment
As most of you know, Cherry Street Photography is participating in an amazing National Charity Model Search to find America’s Cutest Kid and support a very important charity called Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep. I was at a seminar last night with the creator of this model search and co-founder of NILMDTS, Sandy Puc. She dropped the bomb that in just three short weeks of voting we have raised over…*suspense building silence*…$42,800! Forty-two THOUSAND, Eight-hundred dollars! Can you believe it?!
In case you are unaware of what NILMDTS is, please visit www.nilmdts.org for more information. And please, even if you don’t participate in the model search, forward this website on to your friends. This is an incredible charity that more people need to know about. Just a little heads up, you might want to be prepared with a box of tissues when you visit the site.
Right now Cherry Street Photography has 2 models up for voting. Please help them out and donate to a great charity by voting for one or BOTH! And there is no limit to how many times you can vote! You can vote once or one hundred!
Here are our models…
Click HERE to vote for Gage!
Click HERE to vote for Reese!
FYI!! There are still a few more weeks to get your model shots taken and up for voting. The contest is through April 3rd so there is still time! Model sessions are $25 for each child, no sibling shots are taken at this time.
If you’re interested in entering your child(ren), please call the studio at 904.422.4011 or email katie@cherrystphoto.com or simply click on the “email me” link at the top of the blog.
For more information about the contest, go online to www.sandypucmodels.com.
Momma got a new lens!! | cherry street photography [fun]
February 5, 2009 | Filed Under Personal, Photographers, project 365 | 1 Comment
It’s late and hubby comes home from going out to dinner with some friends. He says he has some good news for me…that I can buy the new lens I’ve been wanting! I didn’t debate at all, the next day I immediately ordered the Nikkor 35mm f/2.0. There are of course some REALLY fab other lenses that I want, but they are all a little over budget at the moment and I’ve really been eyeing the 35mm f/2.0. It arrived on a Monday. Probably one of the worst days it could arrive. Mondays are hectic and after errands, the gym, picking up the kids, gymnastics and dinner, I’m way to exhausted to play. Good news is that I got to play on Tuesday.
This lens seriously ROCKS! I was a little nervous b/c it seems luck of the draw whether you get a sharp or a soft copy. Thankfully I got a razor sharp copy! This baby could cut glass! LOVE it!
And here is my day 20 of project 365…(I told you it was sharp! )
Do you have “America’s Cutest Kid”??
January 3, 2009 | Filed Under Biz, Business, Photographers | 1 Comment
Is your child America’s Cutest Kid?
We all say we have the cutest children, but here’s a chance to actually have bragging rights!
Cherry Street Photography is excited to be participating in the National Charity Model Search to select “America’s Cutest Kid” and to raise funds for charity!
We’re looking for cute children ages 18 months to 14 years old to model for a portrait to be entered into the contest.
Models Search Special:
$25 entrance fee (per child), which includes a 30 minute model session on-location and one image submitted to the national gallery. A special price list that includes print packages & comp cards are available for these sessions.
Finalists will be determined by online votes. Anyone may vote. Each vote is $1, and all proceeds from votes benefit the non-profit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep. If you are not familiar with NILMDTS, please visit their website and browse around. It is an amazing organization and one that more parents should know about.
Grand prize national winner will be determined from the 50 city finalists. Winners selected by photography and modeling industry experts.
If your child is selected the national winner, you’ll receive many prizes, including a $5,000 US Savings Bond and a Canon PowerShot G10 digital camera.
If you’re interested in entering your child(ren), please call the studio at 904.422.4011 or email katie@cherrystphoto.com or simply click on the “email me” link at the top of the blog. Limited dates are available. So don’t delay…make your appointment today!!!
For more information about the contest, go online to www.sandypucmodels.com.
Free to Succeed…
September 13, 2008 | Filed Under Personal, Photographers | Leave a Comment
When I heard THE David Jay was going on tour and he was coming to Orlando, I knew I had to get a ticket. DJ is an amazing wedding photographer out in California. I heard him speak at a photography convention this past January and he was very inspiring. So, I got together with some other local photographers and we carpooled down to Orlando for the seminar. Unfortunately we all had kiddos that had to get to school in the morning so we had to drive back home that night. We left Jax around 3pm (amazingly didn’t hit much traffic in the Orlando area thank goodness) and I arrived back home a little after 2am. I was exhausted the next day! It was well worth it though. Okay, okay, so DJ is somewhat of a cutie. But that’s not why it was worth it (not the whole reason why anyway 
). He really does have some great information to share. He’s so sincere and kind hearted that you just want to bottle him up and carry him in your pocket. I came away refreshed, inspired and armed with some great ideas to spice up the business.
Here’s a shot of us with DJ (that’s me in the green in case you’re wondering)
photo courtesy of Jaime, from Jaime Smith Photography
and one of just the girls
photo courtesy of Jaime, from Jaime Smith Photography
Mark + Anne (cont’d)
June 18, 2008 | Filed Under Business, E-Sessions, Photographers | 7 Comments
Since they have now seen their gallery of images I want to post some of my favorites from their session. Mark isn’t too comfortable in front of the camera, but he was trying so hard to relax and I think it shows. Especially in the first picture.
Here is Anne’s ring. Isn’t it gorgeous?! If I remember correctly Mark picked this out all by himself. I love the sapphires to add a little pop of color.
Also, do you like the rounded corners on the photos? I made myself a photoshop action from some online tutorials. Feel free to download the action here. I made it in CS2 so I have no idea if it will work in the other versions. If you have a version other than CS2 and it works for you please let me know.