Tanya and Bills Wedding at Jimbo's on the Point, Brant Lake

When I first sat down with Tanya and Bill, we met at Panera's in Clifton Park. The first thing I realized about them was there incredible ability to be so down to earth. Maybe I get lucky as a Photographer or as a person who happens to attract "down to Earth" individuals; regardless... I was once again blessed with a couple that has been together for a while, who love life and love each other. That was my first impression. My second impression was when I saw them both nearly a year later, and on the day of their wedding. We were at Jimbo's on the Point at Brant Lake, an extraordinary venue full of tall fall oak trees and surrounded nearly entirely by a body of water. Watching Tanya and Bill come together for the first time as Husband and Wife was a moving experience for me, and I've seen a lot of weddings. After that I knew it was fate for these two good people Tanya and Bill please enjoy the following images and I am so happy and proud to have been apart of your wedding day. Your Photo Gallery will be up soon!

Sick of Voting on Politicians? Create your own dream Photo Shoot! And vote on it!

Well I was thinking, I wanted to give the creative side of my brain a rest for a change and ask my good friends, loyal followers, clients and readers to create something for me. I am asking each and every one of you to come up with an idea for a "Family" Photo shoot. From now until November 11th (Veterans Day) I will be collecting your ideas. Once collected I will post a Public Poll that will last for 2 weeks (the end of November). During those 2 weeks, I will allow everyone and anyone to vote on the most exciting, innovative and fun shoot yet. Whoever gets the most votes, wins that Photo Shoot for Free.

  Here are the rules: 1.) The photo shoot... MUST BE possible to create. (No actual photo shoots on the planet Mars... sorry! Which brings up rule #2...
 2.) It must be a shoot in studio OR on location and you must be able to drive to the location within 45 minutes or less from your home.
3.) The shoot can not be something you saw in a Magazine or a Movie. I read lots of magazines and watch tons of movies, believe me, I'll know. :-)
4.) The shoot must have between 2-6 people (Family or friends) involved. No pets, or animals of any kind.... unless they are an intricate and main part of the idea.
  What do I win again? So if your idea wins, what do you get?
 -A free 2 Hour Photo Shoot with your idea used (and credit given to that person or family who comes up with the idea)
 -An 8x10 Metallic Print of your winning idea.
- 10% off of purchased Future Photo Shoots and Prints for a WHOLE YEAR. Jan 2013 - Dec 2013.
  Submission: How do I get my idea to you? You can send all submissions to tjfbryant@gmail.com. Please let us know how best to contact you (in the email) if you happen to be the winner. The deadline to submit is November 11th Veterans Day!!
  What are the deadlines once more? -November 11th is the deadline for Submission of your idea (don't forget to send it to my email address listed above) -November 12th through the the end of November 30th we will post a Poll on this Blog and on our Facebook Page MY Business Page so everyone can vote on and choose the winner. -December 1st we will reveal the winner and contact them.
  SO Think Creatively, Its gotta be fun, fresh, and something no one has ever seen before. Most Importantly, If you win (and someone WILL win)... this may be the most exciting Photo Shoot you and your family has ever been involved in! Get thinking! We are waiting for your ideas!!

A New Look for our Blog! See! See!

Wow.. this is one Hot Blog... :-) Yeahhh.... we're proud of it! Most Importantly, we can't wait to post our next Video sneak peek right here on Tanya and Billy's wedding almost 1 week ago tomorrow. Boy, are they going to be excited! I sure am!

"Living Pictures" are here for you to Experience for your Wedding Day

Tanya and Bill had a wonderful wedding this past weekend. As I promised, we wanted to show everyone what "Living Pictures" can do to enhance the viewers experience. Click below to focus, refocus and adjust the image to explore the entire frame. Click on the rings to see every facet of detail. Have fun with it. Enjoy

Re-imagining and Retelling a Visual Story

Re-imagining and Retelling a Visual Story

I am always in search of new and exciting experiences to give to my clients. Something that keeps me on the cutting edge but at the same time always trying to keep it “real.” Imaginative yet practical.

So I came up with this idea one morning.

 What if… The client and his/her family could literally refocus an image to retell a “visual story” of the wedding or event a little differently? What if participation was vital to the success of retelling an event visually, not just creatively by the photographer but by the person actually viewing the image?

Well I found a device that did just that. Its the newest technology out there for photography; so new in fact that its still literally in beta testing. Yet, I believe we can utilize this device to RE-tell over and over again a whole collection of images that family and friends can creatively re-imagine all on their own.

If you could alter an image to tell a different story, even if it was a slight modification… wouldn’t you want to try? If only to see what it would look like?

Finally the idea is here, and a test of my idea is just below.

Either way… you have to admit it is an intriguing idea.

Click on the “Living Image” Link above to start focusing and refocusing anywhere on the image. Doing this will change and alter the image slightly or even drastically. Have fun with it, explore with it. If this works, it will be another experience that we can give to our awesome Brides, Grooms and their family’s and friends.