Donald & Gary's Album

I am so excited that Don & Gary's Album came in today. I photographed their civil union on June 2 of this year. Their album is a 12x12 Black Leather Album with Etched Metal Cover. Working with Don and Gary through the album design process has been great. I couldn't wait to get their album to them. They said to me the hardest part was not choosing the pictures but waiting for the production to be complete. Here are a couple of shots of the book.

Mom & Dad's New Album!!

So in a post from a while ago, I said I was taking the wedding album of my future in-laws and turning it into a brand new album. (To read the that post click here.) They have been married for 36 years now and as you can imagine through the years their album as aged. The photos for all faded and some damaged by dust and scratches. I took the original album pictures and scanned and corrected them. In addition I added photos that were not in the original album so that the story of their day could be told better.

The new album came out awesome. It is a fawn book with an Irish Celtic Knot inlayed tile. Kathleen (my fiance) and I are giving this album to them as a gift for helping us with our wedding, which by the way is on Friday the 7th!!!! Here are some of the shots of the book.

Pioneer Marching Band

This morning I took the annual shots of the Sacred Heart University Pioneer Marching Band. It was a very hot and humid morning but the band still got dressed up in their incredibly heavy uniforms. Below is one of the shots from the session. Also be sure to check out their webpage.

I've Been Tagged

Ok so Vicki got to me and it is my turn. For those of you who are new to this whole photography blog thing, there has been a game of blog tag where if you are tagged you have to list 8 random facts about your self, so here are the rules and here I go.

THE RULES:
1. Post these rules before you give the facts.
2. List eight (8) random facts about yourself.
3. At the end of your post, choose (tag) someone and list their name (linking to their page.)
4. Leave them a comment on their blog letting them know they’ve been tagged!

1) Other than being a photographer, my dream job has always been to be a commercial airline pilot. I am obsessed with flying and commercial airliners. If you are interested, there is this incredibly cool site to check out: http://www.airliners.net.

2) I am a HUGE Apple (Macintosh) fan. This is obviously showing off my true geek / techy side. I actually used to work for Apple for a while while I was in College as a Campus Rep. Either way I love computers and technology in general and I think Apple makes a superior product.

3) I love driving a standard transmission. I had a standard for quite a long time but am currently driving an automatic as I had an opportunity that I couldnt pass up. Some day soon, maybe I will buy a new car but first I want to get my Canon 1D Mark III.

4) Although not standard, I love my Jetta.

5) I have been to 20 Dave Matthews Concerts, the latest being a few weeks ago.

6) I have a slight OCD personality in a good way :).

7) I am getting married one week from this Friday on the 7th to my beautiful and wonderful fiance. And although everyone asks, no I am not doing my own photography. We have the wonderful Autumn Lin from NJ doing our photography.

8) I love going out to eat and trying new restaruants. Related, I also have been addicted to Starbucks. Coffee Light Frappuccinos rock!!

Ok, so now I have to tag someone. Since everyone on my blog list seems to have already been tagged, I guess that person that I am going to tag is Sue. Now Sue you will have to officially start a blog!!

Sweet Custom Album

Here is the album that I was talking about in the last post. This is the album that I did for Arin & Chris' Engagement session. It is a 12x6 custom album. It has an ebony leather and etched metal cover. Very cool. It opens up to a 12x12 spread. This is one sweet size for engagement and bridal sessions. Check it out below!!

One Very Cool Silk Album

As I said in an earlier post, I have had a lot of albums coming in lately. I just received this album for a bridal session that I did. This album is a 10x10 album with a royal blue silk cover. The cover has a hand made metal tile. There are many different kinds of both metal and ceramic tiles available for album covers. I am so happy to be able to offer my clients what I consider to be the best albums out there. Also check back tomorrow, I am expecting an engagement albums to be delivered. I designed a 12x6 album which opens to a 12x12 spread. It is definetly a custom size but one that is fun especially for engagement or bridal sessions. I will post pictures as soon as I receive that album.

Here are some pictures of the silk cover album.

Website Back Up!!

My website is back up. It continues to be a little slower than normal. The kinks are working out. Thank you all for your patience.

Website Down

I just wanted to let everyone know that my main website went down at about 9:30am this morning. My hosting company has told me that it is going to be at least another 3 hours. I really apologize for the inconvenience. If you would like to view an event, my event sites have not been affected. You can go directly to http://www.collages.net and enter your username and password to view your event.

I will keep everyone posted once the site goes back up. Again I sincerely apologize.

Andrea's Coffee Table Book

I recently designed a Coffee Table Book from Andrea's Bridal Session from back in June and I am incredibly happy that it just came in. The book is a 10x10 hard cover book complete with a book jacket and custom stamped case. The pages are glossy (also available in matte) and the case is black which is also available in red. These make great gifts or keepsakes. Take a look!!

"This World With You"

In my last post I mentioned that the groom (Dave Dietrich) from the wedding I did on Friday wrote a song for Christie, his bride. The song's name is "This World With You". The song in simply amazing and to me really captures in music the emotions of a wedding. Dave is more than talented, his voice is incredible, his lyrics poetic and his music simply awesome. I liked the song so much that I asked him if I could feature it on my website and he very graciously agreed. I am so thankful to Dave for allowing me to use this song. Please go to my website (http://www.RJTPictures.com) and take a listen. Also check out the post below to see some of the pictures from Dave & Christie's wedding day.

What is even cooler about this story is that Dave and I actually went to high school together in Naugatuck. He was a class ahead of me but I remember even then his passion for singing. Naugatuck had an great music program and I remember Dave always being one of the best. What a small world it is that we live in.

Thank you again to Dave, and thank you to both Dave & Christie for allowing me to photograph your day. You rock!!

Dave & Christie's Wedding

Yesterday I got to photograph Dave & Christie's Wedding which was held at the Aqua Turf Club in the Southington area. Dave & Christie were incredibly relaxed and laid back during the entire day and really had a great time. While Christie was getting ready in her hotel room Dave sent one of his groom's men to deliver a CD of a song that he wrote and recorded for Christie on their wedding day. They later danced to this song during their reception. It was such a beautiful and emotional song. Dave is an incredible singer / songwriter and I am sure we will all hear great music from him sometime soon.

The weather was a bit temperamental yesterday but despite the couple moments of rain, we were able to get some great shots. Here are just a few from the day.

Another Album!!

This time of year is incredibly busy because there are so many weddings, engagement sessions and bridal sessions going on. And all of these events mean that a lot of albums need to be designed. I love the whole album process (designing, printing, proofing, etc) except for one part, the time it takes for the book to be bound. I really don't like having to wait. That being said it makes it that much sweeter when they finally do come in.

I just received the album that I designed for Andrea & Devin's Wedding. There book is a beautiful ebony leather 12x12 album with a full bleed etched metal cover. It has 25 spreads or 50 sides, so this is one fully featured book.

I design flush mount albums and offer a ton of different options in order to customize albums for each individual couple. Flush mount albums allow me to design panoramic spreads, add text such as song lyrics or sayings, and many other artistic elements that just aren't as possible in traditional matted albums. Here are a couple shots of the album that came in today. I have 5 more albums that I am waiting to come in and more to go out soon so I will share more when they arrive.

The Christening of Hartley Grace

Yesterday I photographed the Christening of Harley Grace in Trumbull, CT. Tony & Michelle, my good friends, are the proud parents of Hartley who is the second of two beautiful girls. Hartley's sister Ameila was also at the service. Here are some of shots of the day. Enjoy!!

A Day at the Beach - Carolina & Angelo's Engagement Session

I just spent some time with Carolina & Angelo to photograph their engagement session. They wanted a beach location that wasn't the typical every day beach. They decided to take my suggestion and have their engagement photographs taken at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport. The day was beautiful and the the best part was that it was low tide when we went, which really added to the details of the pictures. Here are some of the shots that I took. Enjoy!!