Warm Up Oswego

Today I am not feeling to well. I have been dragging around the house and office all day. This morning Isaac went to a meeting for me for Warm Up Oswego, which is going on THIS Saturday. If you do not know about Warm Up Oswego yet, it is a winter festival that takes place in downtown Oswego and the YMCA Armory. It is from 12-6pm. You can check out the schedule of events on their website. Isaac and I will be around town all day taking photographs. We will have a table set up in the armory with all of our stuff and also we're hoping to have a slide show of the photos we have taken going throughout the day. So if you see either one of us come say hi!

Isaac and I photographed two weddings last weekend. We wanted to let everone know that the photos will be up by this Monday. We have over 600 images from each wedding to go through and we want to make sure they look perfect before we put them online! Check back soon and you will be able to view the photos. Here are a few previews of each wedding:



The big group photo! One of my most favorite shots


B&W of Tracy & Roberto before reception


Color of Tracy & Roberto before reception ( I could not decide which one I liked better)


Johnna & Charles on the Altar at St. Joeseph's in Oswego, Don't all the flowers make the photo look great!


Johnna & Charles's wonderful cake by Bob Batemen of Cakes Galore. It was beautiful AND tasty!


A photo of Johnna dancing with her father. Her daughter jumped up and joined the dance. It was adorable.

Hockey Poster!

I have been busy finishing things up from the hockey tournament. I finished my last thing today. It will be a poster for one of the players! I'm so excited to print it out. Here is a preview.


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Saratoga!

I am still in Saratoga! It is almost 6pm on Wed. I have been trying to leave all day but I have been so busy finishing up things from the hockey tournament. On Sunday Isaac hit something in the road and busted a *new* tire and bent our rim. So at the end of this week and $600 later we will have one completely new wheel. Our car is awesome but we have had the WORST luck with the tires. Since we have been stuck here waiting for our tire to come in we have tried to get a lot of work done and have some fun. Isaac and I went snowshoeing in my parents backyard (13acres) last night. The moon was so bright we didn't even need out headlamps. We were having fun playing around with the camera in the dark. We were using 30 sec. exposures... which is a lot! Here are some fun shots! We were just having a good time messing around with light!



Trees in my parents backyard.


Running around the frame while flasing our headlamps towards the camera.


A view of my parents house through the back woods.


Another view of my parents house through the pool fence. I liked the light that went through the fence and created a cool pattern on the snow.

Mid-Winter Classic Hockey Tournament

This weekend Isaac and I had the pleasure of being the official photographers for the Adirondack Northstars Midwinter Classic ice hockey tournament. (Isaac also was a vendor at a bridal show today... it was a busy weekend). The tournament was held in Glens falls and Lake George, NY. I played for the Northstars from 5th-12th grade. View all the photos from the Rec center at www.Kainsphotography.com/northstars. Please give us a call if you need any help getting onto the site and ordering photos. We had a blast. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped out. Here are some of my favorites from the last game we shot: 14U Finals, Adirondack v. Greenwich.



Brittany making a killer save in the 2nd period.


Julie shooting the game winning goal during the shootout.


Greenwich 14u Finalists. Great job girls!


Adirondack Northstars 14u Champions! Congrats girls. You did awesome.

Sick!

Both Isaac and I have been sick since the weekend. So we sincerely apologize if we have not returned your phone call or email yet. We are trying to get all of our prep work done for our hockey tournament this weekend while trying to get better. With that being said Isaac and I will be taking our sick bodies to Glens Falls tomorrow through Sunday for the annual Northstars Winter Classic. This is always one of the most fun events we do all winter. We will post photos as soon as we get a chance!
Here is a photo from a family portrait we took last night in Johnson Hall at SUNY Oswego:

Fun photo shoot

Today I was reading an article about hiring photographers and videographers for your wedding. Here is the quote:

"Since most photography is posed, it doesn't really show the feeling of the day. With videography, you get to see the bride's spontaneous smile, the groom leaning in for a kiss, the flower girl dancing with the ring bearer, and much more."
This is why you should not always listen to those bridal advice columns. This quote could not be more wrong. As photographers it is our job and our passion to capture the spontaneity of your wedding. We want to capture the emotion of the day, the laughs and the tears. We are trained professionals to watch people for a living. I even catch myself while driving saying "Ohh look at those people over there, that would be a GREAT photo opp."

On another note Isaac and I went out to SUNY Oswego last Friday and took some shots in the freezing cold. We wanted to just have fun and in the meantime we found some amazing places to take photos... such as Sheldon Hall on campus.

New wedding brochure

New Brochures! This is a fast paced industry that is always moving towards new products. It is a new year and we want to better our services. We have created new and improved packages that include flush-mount albums, parents albums, and Ipods. We are very excited about the change. Change is good! We will now be able to create all kinds of albums. From the traditional leather covers to metal or even photographic covers we hope to break free from the norm to offer something unique to everyone! Express yourself through our new line of albums and print options. Please give us a call to set up a time for us to show you all of our fabulous products! Click on each side to view it larger. ENJOY!

Do Good Swing Band

The Thursday before Christmas Isaac and I had the opportunity to photograph the Do Good Swing band. This was not the first time we have had the privilege to work with this band. We always love being able to listen to great music while working! Always makes work go better. If you are in need of a band for a wedding let me know and I will get you all their contact info. Here is a snippet of the night which was held at the Elks lodge in Oswego.