Essence of Light Photography

Hello, Hello

2009-11-16T11:05:00.000-08:00

www.essenceoflightphotography.com/blog is the new blog
www.facebook.com/essenceoflightphotography is the facebook page
www.twitter.com/essenceoflight is the twitter page

I love all who continue to follow me and watch me grow =)

New Blog Link

2009-09-05T20:35:00.000-07:00

Hi, check out the new blog: www.essenceoflightphotography.com/blog
Thanks....

Changes... again =D

2009-08-15T07:00:00.000-07:00

Hello, we are in the midst of updating to a new blog. The new blog should be working by Sept. 15. Its going to be great... you'll be able to connect more with us and be informed of all that is new at Essence of Light Photography...

Liz Turning 11

2009-07-27T09:04:00.001-07:00

Liz is turning 11 so I had to get some updated pictures for the wall.

Grand Opening

2009-07-24T07:12:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone who stopped by on Wednesday to enter the FREE sessions giveaways and to see the new location. We had a blast and the winners will be getting there Gift Certificates by Next Tuesday in the mail.

Busy, Busy and Mini Session

2009-07-16T20:55:00.001-07:00

Hi Guys! As most of you know, our Ribbon Cutting for the New Studio is July 22 at 11:30! Make sure to sign up for Gift Certificates for FREE Mini Sessions and More. We will also be launching the new super simple website design that goes with our whole "simple" approach to great pictures. Take a sneak peek at:
http://www.essenceoflightphotography.com/Essence%20of%20Light%20Photography/index.html

We are also offering a new type of sessions for all you moms who like capturing every moment of your child's growth. Mini sessions are a great way to take 20 minutes out of your busy day and get some professional quality photo's of family and friends. Each Mini session includes:

20 minutes of photography time at a location of choosing with in a 10 minute drive of the studio
between 5-7 high quality proofs corrected for color/clarity/sharpness
best image edited with our special effects
FREE online viewing/ordering on our website
DVD of all high resolution photographs with printing rights

Call us today to set up your appointment. We only accept 3 mini sessions per week. You may also book at our website:

www.essenceoflightphotogra

phy.com

Just click on the "book now" button

Total Price is: $39.99 plus tax

We are also working on a new interactive blog so you will all be able to subscribe to the blog, leave comments, and more! Our goal is to have it up and running in the next few weeks...

Happy Birthday to Lilly

2009-07-10T17:35:00.001-07:00

Lilly celebrated her first birthday on July 9. We took her to the river to get some swimming in. She loved it!

Custom Wall Portraits for you Office

2009-07-07T19:12:00.000-07:00

I had one of our regular clients stop in last week asking if I could make them a photo to post on their wall at their office. After some talking and all, we came up this this inspirational print. Customer has decided to go with a beautiful 16x20 Beaded Walnut frame with a white mat. Price for this was only $169.99.

More Wedding =D

2009-07-04T22:00:00.000-07:00

My favorites so far... I have more to edit and will be posting more soon... enjoy!

Babies...and families

2009-07-03T11:39:00.000-07:00

Here is some more recent work! Enjoy your holiday weekend!

Hello, Hello

2009-06-30T11:36:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone! We have been working hard on updating the website with the new pricing structure, so all the services follow our "One Hour, One DVD, One Price" philosophy. Even though the Seniors have two hours and weddings six hours, you get the idea. We believe that doing away with packages will give you options to really pick and choose items you want to add. We have some amazing sales for July including our early bird senior special where customers will receive 48 FREE wallets with every session and FREE tabletop digital album for all weddings booked in July. 2010 seems to be filling up fast already as we have 10 official dates booked.

Bill and Jenn

2009-06-24T10:19:00.000-07:00

Wow! I had an amazing time at this wedding. It rained, but that didn't stop us from having fun and still getting outside for a few pictures... I was always told that rain on your wedding day is good luck (Irish proverb). Thanks again guys and enjoy your marriage to the fullest.

Evan

2009-06-24T10:18:00.000-07:00

Sam ~ Class of 2010

2009-06-23T13:14:00.000-07:00

Sam and I had an amazing time capturing her personality for her Senior Portraits! Thanks Sam! Enjoy your summer...

First pictures from the new studio

2009-06-11T15:48:00.000-07:00

I had the chance to be able to have the first session at the new location and we also scheduled our ribbon cutting for the studio. It will be held on July 22 at 11:30 am. Make sure to stop by that day. I am giving away FREE mini-sessions and coupons for FREE prints and more off various products we offer. Thank you again for all who support my dream of being able to offer the community professional photography at reasonable pricing.

More Wedding Work

2009-06-02T20:08:00.000-07:00

I had a great time at the Ramada Inn in Geneva and I can't wait to go there this weekend again with my assistant... June 6. Here are some samples from the Ramada Inn in Geneva. Enjoy. Our June booking special for Weddings are: book your wedding in June and receive a FREE Engagement Session. We have quite a few 2010 dates already booked.

123 Bridge St., Corning, NY 14830 ~Our New Location!!

2009-05-27T08:16:00.000-07:00

We will be moving the Studio starting tomorrow!!! The new location will be 123 Bridge St., Corning ... As many of you have noticed, we have restructured things to really give us that new professional look we have been shooting for. Keep checking back for it will take us another few weeks to get things up and going... stop in for great sales in June and July!!

First wedding of the season... with assistant Jacqui!

2009-05-26T09:53:00.001-07:00

WOW! We got so many great shots Jacqui and I... its amazing how good we work together! Not only does it it give us more "play" time to come up with original work and not mimic other photographers, but working together gives us the chance to work off each others ideas and creativity! I love it when our brides and grooms choose the two photographer packages. Jacqui and I have this great understanding of art and photography. I can't wait to do the next wedding with her on June 6!

McKenna...

2009-05-22T18:08:00.000-07:00

Kaitie turns 5!

2009-05-19T08:56:00.001-07:00

These pictures have inspired me to take appointments at my house on Tuesdays for the summer. Call me to set up your appointment. I didn't realize how amazing my house could be :-)

New Studio

2009-05-16T12:03:00.000-07:00

Well, we are so excited to announce that the studio will be moving to its new location in the next few weeks. It will still be in Corning and it will still be on Bridge St. as well. More information to come...

2009-05-09T07:36:00.000-07:00

2009-05-02T07:13:00.000-07:00

Did you know that we are having a new way of taking pictures? You can know break your session to be 1/2 hour at the studio and then 1/2 hour at your choice of a local park in Corning. What a great way to get the best of both worlds. Book your appointment online at the top of the page. The "Book Now" button. There is no coast in doing this and they will even send you a reminder e-mail =)

May...already?

2009-04-30T22:30:00.000-07:00

It's hard to believe that May is already here. With the trees starting to really bloom and the weather is beautiful, now is a great time for outdoor pictures. Don't forget to take advantage of some of our sales... book your appointment online at the "Book Now" button. There is no coast for booking online.

First wedding of the season... and our May sales

2009-04-29T11:45:00.000-07:00

The first wedding of the season went great :-) Nicole and James got married in Elmira and their reception was in Webb Mills. It was an unusual 85 degrees on Saturday. Felt like August weather. Congratulations to both of you!

Our May studio sale is:
1/2 hr. at the studio and 1/2 hr. at a park (choose from 2 local parks)
4x6 professional print of every image taken
DVD of every image with printing rights.
You will also get 4-5 images with our special effects and FREE online viewing/ordering on our website.
All for only $89.99
No coupon needed, just mention Spring Deal.

May wedding sale is book your wedding in May and receive a FREE 16x20 collage framed and ready to hang (a $150 value.)

Thanks Jacqui & Israel

2009-04-22T13:23:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I had a great time getting together with my assistant photographer Jacqui and her boyfriend Israel. I needed more pictures for my on location page and I may post some for samples on my engagement page even though they are not engaged (They do make such a cute couple though). Thanks again...

Spring is Here :-)

2009-04-11T11:56:00.000-07:00

Now that spring has sprung and things are starting to pick up, I thought I would offer an on location sale from April 15-May 15. This sale would be up to one hour of time, DVD of all images and our special editing on 4-5 images, and FREE online viewing/ordering all for only $59.99. Book your appointment today online at the "Book Now" button. Have a wonderful Easter :-)

Thanks for Visiting :-)

2009-04-04T14:16:00.000-07:00

Thank you all for visiting the Easter Bunny at the studio. We enjoyed meeting all of you :-) Pictures will be available next Saturday for pickup right here at the studio.

Website Progress

2009-04-03T16:07:00.000-07:00

Well, the website it still in the works. All that is left is the tedious small stuff for the pages. I am still not sure about the background. Also working on a flash header for the home page. That might take another week or so. April studio sale is 2 8x10, 4 5x7, and 8 wallets with any studio or on location appointment. Print the coupon here: http://www.essenceoflightphotography.com/pdf/coupon.pdf

3 days left :-)

2009-03-29T05:51:00.001-07:00

Well, getting closer to launching the new website. Got most of the pages set up, now I am working hard on putting all the tedious details that fill up each and every page. Working on setting up the website so you can follow us on the 3 major social networking sites, MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter. Some BIG sales for April. One is receive 2 8x10, 4 5x7 and 8 wallets with every studio session. Download the coupon at: http://www.essenceoflightphotography.com/pdf/coupon.pdf
We had 2 wedding dates cancel (due to the ever slowing economy.) So, October 3 and July 25 are now open again. We have decided to extend our ever popular pay in full sale for the month or April. Pay in full package is: 8 hours of continuous coverage, DVD of all images with printing rights, and FREE online viewing/ordering all for $500 plus tax if you pay in full or $600 if you put down a $100 deposit with a signed contract. These are the booked dates for 2009. April 25, May 2, May 23, May 30, June 6, June 20, June 27, July 11, August 1, August 8, August 15, September 19. Our assistant is available on August 8 and August 15.

check back soon :-)

Playing around in photoshop :-) I like it... How about you? (picture below)

Almost Done!

2009-03-16T05:58:00.000-07:00

Well, the website is getting closer and closer to being done. We have about 70% of it done now. We are on track for an April 1 launching. Our computer had yet another set back, but we are due to receive it today! With warmer weather approaching, we are getting ready to launch some incredible sales for April and May! Think Spring :-)

Sometimes, you just gotta make a session fun and forget about all the smiling and saying "Cheese" and let kids choose their own posing :-)

Delays...

2009-03-10T07:19:00.000-07:00

Well, just when we thought we where going to have the computer all ready to go, we realized that I got such a great 64 bit computer that we had to buy some special window's program to run it effectively. People keep asking where we have gotten our computer from, so here it is: Spork Schivago from Bits-N-Pieces (repair and beyond). His number is 607-962-2469. He was able to build us a really powerful machine from scratch. This allows us to choose what we did and did not need. The best part, it only took about 1 week for the parts and shell to arrive! A little delay on the window operating program I bought (always ask before you go out and buy a program). Even better, tell him I sent you and in the Month of March, you will receive 10% off all repairs. Here is some more work...

Got page 2 done of the website... the test page is : www.essenceoflightphotography.com/wedding/wedding.html

Let us know how you like it... I still have to add pictures and fix a few errors...

Thanks again :-)
Check back soon...

Working Hard

2009-03-06T03:52:00.000-08:00

As most of you know, there have been big changes here at the studio! Still working hard on the website. Got about 40% of it completed and am gearing an April 1 launching! The new computer came in and Ken who is building it for us is just waiting for me to buy a few more programs that it needs so we can get it down to the studio. This computer will make the work flow 5 times faster (even though I will miss my laptop, the desk top will make my work flow 100% smoother - less stressful) Having fun with the new camera. Working on getting the new lens yet. The one I thought I was gonna have was sold to another person by mistake :-( Maybe next month... Also working on forms that will make the ordering that much easier to order prints and digital work. My main goal is to make the post session ordering go just as smooth and easy as the session itself. Make sure you book your appointment online at the "Book Now" button. When you do this, I get an e-mail with the time and date. The program even sends you a reminder :-)

Check back soon...

Camera, new supplies, and more...

2009-03-02T18:52:00.000-08:00

Well, we got our new camera! Waiting on the new lens we are adding to our ever growing gear list. I have played with the camera and love it! I won't get a true feel until we get that new lens, but I already can't wait for the next wedding (April 25 ~unless someone out there wants me to try it out on yours...) We have a studio appointment tomorrow and will truly test it's power! Our natural light approach is such a blessing! After all, photography to me is recreating what I see and feel through my own eyes. We have totally ditched the last of our studio lights and will be shooting fully "natural"... If you haven't, try us out today! You will be glad that you did... Here are pictures of my children that I took while testing out the equipment. The last one reminds me of how much my daughter acts (and looks) like her dad :-)

Progress

2009-03-02T18:12:00.000-08:00

Wow, so we are in the midst of getting our website together. It is a lot harder than I thought. It's time consuming more than anything. And I am having a hard time making up my mind what I do and do not want in there. Hoping to have it all up by the end of March. Here is a sneak peek if you'd like to check out some of the progress. http://www.essenceoflightphotography.com/studio.html
Here are some recent pics from a February 14 wedding and an engagement shoot. Congrats to both Jenn and Jonathan, Ashley and Tyler. Thanks again!

Where does the time go?

2009-02-08T14:48:00.000-08:00

I have been so busy this past month, I almost forgot to post a new blog! The new year is off to a great start! I have added some new gear to my equipment including a great new Canon 5D with two super sharp lens to go with it! Can't wait to test this equipment out at our next appointment! We were also blessed enough to purchase a new very well needed computer because the current one is beyond fixing :-( This new computer is fast enough to turn on and be already to go in less than 5 seconds! Now that is speed! Our natural light approach to photography is taking off. It gives families a change to truly have something different on their walls! The quality is superb and the pricing is super affordable! Don't forget to keep checking back for I am almost ready to post the website I have been working on for about 2 month's now. It's super simple, fun, and easy to navigate without all the hustle and bustle of flashy website that distracts. The next Digital Scrapbooking Class will be in April. Call us for details on this up and coming craft! Price is only $60 for a 2 hour class.