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Last Sunday I was shooting Micheliny and Danile’s Wedding. It was a small wedding - just for family and close friends and with a beautiful South Florida weather - perfect for some outside shooting.

We decided to go to T.Y Park - Hollywood, FL to take some outside shots. There we enjoyed to take some couple shots, formals, etc.

From there, we went to their house were the ceremony happened.

I just want to wish the best to Micheliny and Daniel.

Congratulations!!!

——————–HEY PRIMO!!!——————–

Yesterday -09/20/08- was a very busy day. I have to shoot Cassy and Luke’s Wedding wedding form 11:00am to 10:00pm and Fabian (an associate of mine) was shooting Elsa and Marcelo’s Wedding from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.

This post is about Elsa and Marcelo’s Wedding, and I will be writing a Post about Cassy and Luke’s Wedding latter - today. OK?

Elsa and Marcelo’s Wedding was a simple wedding - just for few family members and very close friends. The ceremony happened in a house located in Weston (Florida), and they had the nice pool area and backyard as their background for this lovely and fun ceremony.

I was impressed to see the pictures of this beautiful bride and the always smiling groom.

Here are some few pictures of their wedding.

Congratulations Elsa and Marcelo!!!

Today was a great day… I took Ryan to his first Tennis Class in the morning and latter Peggy wanted to have some pictures done so she could send them to her agent in Boston. She wanted some very casual pictures with some kid and a set of clothes from Old Navy (who better for the job than our son RYAN)

Here are few shots… I will post a slide show with more pictures tomorrow. OK?

And here is Peggy’s Website!

Enjoy it!!!

As I promised you few days ago, I would post some pictures of my 3 days vacation at Disney World.

Few months ago, I had to go to Orlando to a Videographer’s Convention, and I enjoyed the occasion to bring Peggy and Ryan along. I was going to my classes and they bought a 4 days PASS to Disney. At the time, they just used 2 passes and they would have to use the other 2 passes the next 6 months.

After Simon’s Bar Mitzvah (2weeks ago), we decided that would be the perfect time to have a little vacation.

OK!!! LETS GO TO DISNEY…

I thought that because all the kids are still in School, it would be perfect to go there on a week day (Thursday and Friday). Does anybody work? How about the economy?

For me, it was a huge surprise that the MGM and Magic Kingdom had that many people in. It was not as bad as Christmas time (believe me), but it did have a lot of people walking around. You will see one of the pictures that I took from one of the rides saying “wait time - 70 minutes”. Can you imagine stay in line for that long? In each park would have 2 or 3 rides that you would have to wait at least 60 minutes in line.

Just one more thing before I show you the pictures…

I AM GLAD THAT I AM BACK…

Check all the pictures… CLICK HERE 

I just Finished editing the pictures that I took from Simon’s Bar Mitzvah last Saturday. But I wanted to show you few more pictures of my personal selection (There are no pictures from the “Party-Time”- they still need to be edited).

I would like to enjoy this moment to tank Simon (Very easy going and made my work even easier) and his Parents for this great party andfor trusting me to be their Photographer.

Every body had such a good time with their great DJ, photo-booth, video-game booth, delicious food, etc.

Ok… Here is the other collage.

I am still working on Simon’s Pictures…

I will be posting more pictures on these next few days. OK? Plus… I will be posting all them on my PICTAGE account, so you can view and purchase whatever picture that you want.

These are just few of my favorites…

Just having fun…

What else can I say. I normally spend my weekends on my computer, or watching some TV show that I saved during the week. Yesterday was different

My wife, my son and I went to a birthday from my son’s friend, that was celebrating his 3th birthday. It was a very casual party and they mentioned in the invitation to bring Swimming Suit.

Good food, pool with heated water and a perfect weather… What else could I ask?

Look this picture that I took from My son and his girlfriend.

As I wrote few days ago, Last weekend I helped my wife with few Editorial Pictures for her Portfolio “RED SHOES”.

Here is the other picture:

Which one do you like the most?

When you choose a Photographer, you are not just choosing the person that is going to shoot your Wedding. The Photographer’s personality, style and quality of work are as important as how he/she charges the client and how his/her work is delivered.

Wedding Photography used to be seen as art. Not just because of the pictures their-selves, but because how the Professional Wedding Photographer would display them (album).

With today’s Digital Era, you can easily mistake an Amateur for a Professional. Not because of their expertise, but because it is very easy to buy a digital camera and call yourself a Photographer. Unfortunately, you will just realize your mistake after your Wedding is gone, when you get your proofs, CD, etc…

But even among professionals, it is getting very common for the Photographer sell himself cheap Covering the Wedding and giving or selling the Digital format after that, without creating an Artistic Album. This way the photographer doesn’t have to learn about album composition, art, creativity, etc.

Some other Photographers will charge the client for Packages that offer hourly services plus few products.

Here is an example of this old kind of service:

- You hire a Photographer for an 8 hours package, and he would offer all proofs, plus a 24 to 30 pages album.

Here is what you have to be aware:

-          You might get your small proofs in a little box, almost 4 weeks after your Wedding

-          You probably will take few weeks selecting your best pictures to create your Album

-          A Less than Qualified Photographer will take an additional 6 to 9 months to create and deliver your Album where no changes can be made.

DO YOU REALY WANT TO WAIT UNTIL YOUR 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
TO GET YOUR WEDDING ALBUM???

If you are a client that expects a lot more than that for your Wedding…
Please keep reading.

THIS IS MY PERSONAL WAY TO WORK!

Wedding Photography Prices - 2008 & 2009 HERE IS WHAT YOU GET:: For the INVESTMENT FEE, you can have Paulo Jordao (one of the best photographers of South Florida) covering your entire event. The whole event! It can be 4, 6, 8 or 10 hours… it doesn’t matter. Paulo Jordao will be there for you from the beginning to the end of your event. - No Time Limit - No Minimum Order Required After that, you still get:: 1. A coolBLOG POST talking andshowinga PersonalizedPhoto Collage about your Wedding day (3 DAYS after your event) 2. TheCOOLEST100% costumemade PRE-DESIGNED ALBUM for internet viewing and ordering, with 3 FREE design sessions for album changes(7 DAYS after your event) 3. All the proofs posted for 60 DAYS on PICTAGE.COM for viewing and ordering (14 DAYS after your event). AND THE BEST PART IS…: You have NO MINIMUN ORDER REQUIRED!!! And If I fail delivering the BLOG POST (in 3 days), PRE-DESIGNED ALBUM (in 7 days) or ONLINE PROOFS (in 14 days), you will get a beautiful 8″ x 12″ Album with all your proofs FREE! FREE! FREE! You will not find any other PHOTOGRAPHER that is: THAT GOOD… THAT FAST… and that will guarantee his services to this level! DO YOU REALY WANT TO TRY ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPHER AND HAVE TO WAIT 9 to 12 MONTHS TO GET YOUR WEDDING ALBUM???: COMPARE THE DIFFERENCE   Average Photographer Paulo Jordao ENGAGEMENT Average of $250 - $350 Included PACKAGES Packages by the hour + Extra hours No Time Limit (same day) BLOG No Blog A cool BLOG POST talking and showing a Personalized Photo Collage about your Wedding day (3 DAYS after your event) PROOFS Small pictures in a box in 3 to 4 weeks. No Internet Proofs! All the proofs posted for 60 DAYS on PICTAGE.COM for Family and friends viewing and ordering (14 DAYS after your event). ALBUM Average of 9 to 12 months to get the album done. No Changes allowed. The COOLEST 100% costume made PRE-DESIGNED ALBUM for internet viewing and ordering, with 3 FREE design sessions for album changes (7 DAYS after your event) INVESTMENT $2,500 to 25,000 $5,500 (service only fee) - NO MINIMUN ORDER REQUIRED PROMOTION OF THE MONTH: Please call today for a FREE Engagement Session! INVESTMENT: Paulo Jordao Service Only Fee (Unlimited Coverage on Wedding Day): $5,500.00 NO MINIMUN ORDER REQUIRED: This means that you can customize your own Package to fit your expectations or your budget.

Do you want a suggestion from the bottom of my heart?

Write down the cost of every thing that you are investing some money for your Wedding, such as:

• - Dress

• - Cake

• - Limo

• - Invitations

• - Church and Reception Reservations

• - Food and drink

• - Etc…

NOW… Imagine yourself, few months after your wedding looking your Wedding Pictures.

What do you see?

Few pictures in a shoe BOX or a Fantasy Album custom designed specific for you and your needs and that you are going to be proud of showing to all your family and friends?

Price is a very important part of how you are going to select your Photographer, but here is what I think about this subject…

If you didn’t care about a nice dress, or got your cake at the grocery store, had no limo, etc… why would you spend money on a great Photographer or great Album?

But, on the other hand, if you are going to invest 30k, 50k or even more than 100k just to be sure that on your Special Day, all your FANTASIES will come true, and that day would be the most beautiful and romantic day of your entire life, than you need a piece of art to translate the BEAUTY, the EMOTIONS and the LOVE of that special day.

Sincerely

Paulo Jordao

I just finished working on the pictures that I took yesterday of Orioles - Spring Training at Fort Lauderdale Stadium. There were so many players there that would be hard to write about all them or post all the pictures of the Major Players here.

But anyway … I wasn’t there to watch the game or any Major Player. My mission was to take some pictures and video of one of their Spring Training Invitee (Matt Wieters).

If you haven’t heard about him yet, don’t worry, you will hear about him pretty soon. He is one of the most promising Orioles Spring Training Invitee.

But don’t take my word on that!!!

STACK media, which is the nation’s leading producer and distributor of sports performance, training and lifestyle content for high school athletes and high school sports community, flew their Managing Director (Rachel Trem) just to have an interview 1 on 1 with Wieters.

Not just that, but the Brand Manager of Under Armour (Colin Clark) and his Associate Marketing Manager-Footwear (Michael Cutting) were there also to support Matt Wieters.

I am not a baseball expert… but the people that I just mentioned before flew between 3 to 5 hours each way in a single day, just to spend few hours with Matt.

I was told that Matt will be a big plus for whatever Major League Team. I hope that he stays here with our ORIOLES.

I’ve created just two Photo Collages of this game and meeting, but you can check in few weeks more pictures and the video of Matt Wieters at www.stack.com.

This last picture shows the Videographer John Lorence (that was shooting fom my company - Paulo Photography & Video) recording Rachel Tream (STACK) interviewing Mat Wieters.

Few years ago I joined a GROUP of Videographers (South Florida Professional Videoartist Association). We have our meetings every third Wednesday of the month at 1700 NW 66 Ave    Suite 100 Plantation, FL 33313.

I have to say that that I am impressed with our president (Danny). He always work extra hard to make sure that every month we have more and more Professional Videographers (VIDEO ARTIST) coming to our meetings.

I enjoy going to the meetings, there I can exchange some ideas and new techniques with the TOP Videographers of South Florida.

Yesterday we had a group of more than 40 people… THAT WAS GREAT!!!

Ed Sherry (JVC) and Garvin Beharry (VIDEOSCOPE) were the speakers for the night. They were showing us the latest cameras and accessories of the moment. Have people like them coming to our association makes the meetings a lot more dinamic and interesting.

After the meeting, around ten (10) of us went to a close little sport bar for some dinner and exchange few more ideas.

Here is the deal…

I can certainly say that the Videographers from our association are the best that South Floridat has to offer, and if for any reason I’m not available to shoot your event personally… You need to contact any of our professionals to be there for you. You don’t want take the chance with another “Professional” that is not from our association. Believe me!!!

Here is a little Photo Collage that I did with few pictures that I took yesterday.

PS. If you noticed… I am not in the pictures… I was the Photographer… LOL!!!

Hey… if you liked the Collage or have something to add about this post, please leave a comment. OK?

Thanks!

Paulo Jordao (www.paulopics.com)