Nathan

Latest addition from my Nathan portfolio. I love the look in his eyes.

Trick or Treats

Happy Halloween. Here is a couple pics of my grand kids. Nathan dressed as a mail carrier just like his daddy and Ellie is dressed as a Duck. They are 20 mos and 3 mos. old.

Congratulations... James & Sheri

This weeks wedding was with a wonderful couple. James MacKenzie married Sheri Bradfield at the First Presbyterian Church in Youngstown, NY. It was a cold dreary autumn day but we still captured some great images of the couple and their families. The complete set of images is online now at our main site: www.theportraitgalleryniagra.com

Congratulations Jason & April

A " WoW! " wedding. We had a great time photographing the wedding day of Jason Strong to April McGaffick. They tied the knot at Zion Lutheran Church in Gasport. Then the reception was held at the Lockport Locks & Erie Canal Cruises. Very nice indeed. Everyone was invited to a cruise on the Erie Canal and after the trip a delicious dinner and dancing afterwards at their banquet facility. We got some wonderful pictures of their wedding day. You can view the complete gallery on our main site at: www.theportraitgalleryniagara.com

Congratulations to Kimberly & John

We had the pleasure this week to photograph the wedding of John Scott & Kimberly New. They came from New Mexico to be united at the Lutheran Church of the Messiah in Lewiston, NY. They brought their two beautiful children, Tess & Lilly. The reception was held at the Barton Hill after we took environmental pics by the river, We captured some great images for two most wonderful families. The entire gallery is viewable at our main site.
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New.... Updated Gallery

Our wedding galleries have been updated with new images. We are now showing three wedding galleries from our 2009 wedding series. Also, we added a sample storybook. Not a complete storybook but some random pages from our most recent wedding. Go to our weddding section and view our wedding galleries now.
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Home Coming Dance

My daughter Christina and her boyfriend Nick let me shoot a few pictures before they went to Niagara Falls High School's home coming dance on Saturday night. They look great.

Fall is here...

We didn't have a wedding this weekend so Wendy and I went apple picking. If you haven't tried it you should. we went to Blackman Farms in Cambria. A great place to take the kids. Besides the 10 varieties of apples they also have pears. They have pumpkins, a petting zoo, turkeys, goats, cows, hay bail maze, an many many apple products like cider and apple butter. We had a great time picking 18 lbs. of apples but you can buy them already picked too. Their apple cider is delicious.

Year Book Picture

We shot my daughter's year book picture today. Christina will be graduating from Niagara Falls High School in June 2010. Where does the time go? It seems like yesterday she was just a little girl. We did the background in her favorite color, purple. She took a great picture. She makes me so proud.

Nathan @ 18 mos.

A great black and white image of my grandson.I love the look in his eye and the tiny bubbles on his lip. Click on image to enlarge.

Shauna & Steve....

A big Congratulations to Shauna Chandler & Steve Amato on their marriage Saturday. We had a perfect day for a perfect couple. We did their formals first. We went to Fisherman's Park along the upper rapids for some great scenic images. Then the ceremony and reception at the Buffalo Launch Club on Grand Island. A great celebration and a wonderful time. Their complete gallery in online now at our main site, www.theportraitgalleryniagara.com

Congratulations

We worked with two wonderful families on Friday evening. Thomas Coram married Amber Scrivano at Walnut Avenue Christian Church. After going to Great Lakes Gardens by the falls for formals we finished off the day with thier reception at the Como. Both families were great to work with and we got some great images . Their complete wedding gallery is online at our main site. www.theportraitgalleryniagara.com

Everyone loves a parade

A couple shots from the Lewiston Peach Festival Parade today.

Congratulations Frank & Camille

A wonderful marriage celebration yesterday. The holy union of Frank Caraglin and Camille Golba. They wed at Niagara Frontier Bible Church in Lewiston, NY. We went to the Youngstown Yacht Club where Frank proposed to Camille for their outdoor environmental pictures. Then back to Lewiston to the Village Piper Inn for a great reception evening with their families and frinds. Everyone had a great time. Here are a few of my favorite images from the day. you can view the complete wedding day at our main site at: www.theportraitgalleryniagara.com

Nathan's Visit

A couple of snaps from Nathan's visit today. He is almost 18 mos old.

Winter Weddings

Niagara Falls is truly a winter wonderland. You can save yourself a lot on money by planning a winter wedding. If you are getting married in December, January, or February we will give you $150.00 off any all day coverage wedding package. Just mention our winter wonderland wedding special when you book your wedding to recieve your discount. Check out the banquet facillities and ask them for discounts too. This is their off season and I am sure they would be more than happy to comply.

Congratulations... Mark & Erika

Mark Favorite and Erika Johnson wed in holy matrimony on Saturday. A wonderful couple truly in love. The ceremony was at St. Paul's in Lewiston, NY. The reception was held at Antonio's in the Falls. Mark and Erika are good friends of my son Dan who was in the wedding party. We almost had to cancel the outdoor shots because of rain, but when we got to Niagara Parks it was all sunny again. You can see their complete set on images on our main site, www.theportraitgalleryniagara.com.

Restoration

A new challenge this week with a major restoration project. The photograph had water accidentally spilled on it and the emulsion separated from the paper and was peeling off. The photo was also badly faded. I had to fudge, yes that is a technical term
( wink, wink ) a lot of the man's suit. There just isn't enough material to clone so I had to make my own. Click on image to enlarge.

Horse Racing

We stopped at Presque Isle Downs and caught a few races again this weekend. The weather was nice but unbelieveably hot. The horses strained to finish the longer challenges. I did get some interesting images and was happy with the results. Here are a few from the day. Click to enlarge.

Celtic Festival

The Celtic Festival at the Amherst Museum in Amherst, NY. Lots of food, games, dancing and music today at the festival. Plenty of things for everyone to do. Here are a few shots from today.

Dunkirk Light House

The Dunkirk Light House in Dunkrk, NY. I took a few images of the building and surrounding areas but with the weather was not co operating ( rain ) they look much better in B&W. I did get one colorful abstract.