For this Friday Favorites I’m pulling something I haven’t even blogged yet – a wonderful shot taken downtown around the holiday for Bert and Megan.
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Some New Blog Bling
March 4, 2010 – 8:30 am
Recently I shared with everyone that I had placed in the top 10 in the emotions category of a competition for the AGWPJA / Artisan Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association.
Well I just recently found out that after ranking in one of their competitions I get to use some new banners on my site.
A Taste of Dunafon Castle
March 3, 2010 – 11:56 am
Last week Dunafon Castle hosted their 2nd ”A Taste of Dunafon Castle” event, a great chance for clients planning on using the castle as their wedding venue to get together and mingle with some of the castle’s preferred vendors. I love this since it’s such a great time to mingle with what in many cases are already my clients in the venue well before the actual wedding day.
Of course even at dusk in the middle of winter Dunafon Castle has such a beauty quite unlike any other venue I’ve worked before.
and of course some people just fell under the castles spell of beauty and romance in the cold night.
Also wanted to give a little shout out to the other wonderful wedding vendors in attendance this night.
The amazing food and Hors d’oeuvres provide by:
The Culinary Group Caterers (boy it’s hard finding a way to link to a company that doesn’t have a web site LOL )
Mark Mauro – theculinarygroup@qwestoffice.com
Linens provided by:
Chair Rental
www.chairrentaldenver.com
chairrental@qwest.net
Floral Arrangements by:
Flower Art
www.denverflowerart.com
Although the hit of the evening (at least with the grandson of the owners of the castle) was the photo booth setup by
Denver Photo Booth
Until next time,
Mark
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Friday Favorites – Top 10 award winning international competition
February 5, 2010 – 9:58 am
Long time readers of the blog might remember last year when I was accepted into two organizations, the WPJA or Wedding Photojournalist Association, and it’s sister organization the AGWPJA or Artisan Guild of theWedding Photojournalist Association.
One of the benefits of being a member of these prestigious organizations is the quarterly photo contest they each run. A variety of categories is selected and hundreds of the top wedding photojournalist professionals around the world enter works conforming to each category. This is not only a great chance to share my work and let it be judged but to then see some of the best images on these types when the winners are announced is always such a great inspiration.
Now for a simple Denver wedding photographer putting my work up against some of the best wedding photojournalists in the world is a tad intimidating. But to have an image selected from amongst such competition would be such a great honor it would be worth the effort.
The AG/WPJA just announced the results of their 2009 4th quarter competition and I’m very pleased to announce that one of my pieces placed in the top 10 for the “Emotions” category.
This image from Joe and Audrey’s wedding at the Phipps Mansion Tennis Pavilion was my entry for the Emotion category. The bride is so full of emotion and while only her and her father know what was said to elicit such emotion, I have no doubt that looking back years from now she’ll remember when she looks at this photo.
It would seem the judges agree with the impact of this photo and it placed 8th in the competition.
Until next time,
Mark
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The Green Package
February 3, 2010 – 1:49 pm
Like many Americans I’m concerned about the current state of environmental issues and am always on the lookout for ways that I can make small changes both personally and with my business to help make positive changes. Living in and doing business as a wedding photographer in Colorado the beauty of our environment is something I value greatly. So to move in the right direction I sold my gas guzzling 4×4 for a little station wagon that gets over double the mileage and now I’m introducing the Green Package.
So what does the “Green Package” entail?
Well for starters it includes many of the basics from all my coverage options.
- Complimentary engagement session
- 8 hours coverage by myself and an associate photographer
- 50-100 photos per coverage hour
- Disc with all images sized for printing and a personal use print release
For proofs on this package I’ll be using the iPad option. No boxes of 4×6 proofs and all the paper and chemicals associated with that.
A few other things of note about the iPad is that it embodies Apple’s latest environmental progress in production. It is designed with many features to reduce environmental impact:
- Arsenic-free display glass
- BFR-free
- Mercury-free LCD display
- PVC-free
- Recyclable aluminum and glass enclosure
The “Green Collection” also comes with an album. A 100 page “Iceland” book from Couture books Earth Collection.
The earth collection is printed on 100% post-consumer recycled acid-free archival paper and utilizes environmentally sensitive materials. The entire printing process is powered by green-e certified windpower. Carbon offsets and trees are planted with a portion of the proceeds of each book by the printer.
The “Iceland” features
- A full bleed printed cover with image(s) from your wedding
- 100% recycled paper.
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For the 2010 season total cost of the Green Package will start at $4000.
Until next time,
Mark
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