Just a quick note this morning. Because so many of our visitors are viewing the site on mobile devices these days we have installed a mobile theme to help speed things along. For those of you accessing Quinnco Photography through your computers you should see no difference, but for those of you on iPhones and other smartphones you will notice a difference. It becomes a little more stripped down, like an RSS thread so it loads much faster but you can still see all the content. It is also able to be turned off if you prefer the regular site view for your mobile experience.

Whether you are viewing weddings or other events on your smartphone this should make it much faster and still give you about the same content that you would get at home. There may be a few small exceptions because of the limitations of mobile devices, but we’re doing our best to allow you to learn about Quinnco Photography wherever you are!

That’s it for today! Much more to come later this week!

Just a quick post today about an event that I had a chance to participate in yesterday. For those that have followed the blog for a while you know how important that education is to me. I am always trying to learn more so that I can better serve my clients. Last month while attending another photography event I was asked if I would give a talk to the NYC SmugMug User Group (SMUG) during their monthly meet-up at B&H Event Space. I happily accepted because it is a chance to share some of what I know with the rest of the photographic community and a chance to make some new friends. I have been fortunate that other photographers have shared and continue to share their knowledge with me so it was an easy way to pay it forward. We had a great turnout and spent a couple of hours talking about equipment, such as Radiopoppers, and other various little gadgets that help me to do what I do. Hopefully everyone that attended had as much fun as I did. If you were one of the attendees and have any feedback for me please feel free to drop me a note via the contact page or add a comment to the post. Click for larger image. Thanks  Rob Munroe for the tweet and the picture!

Thanks SMUG for the invitation to share and thank you B&H for their generous use of your Event Space!

Wow, it seems like just yesterday we (photographers) were trying to keep up with the blogs because they were they fastest way to show what we had been up to. We would try to make a post every week or so in order to keep things fresh and show our potential clients our latest work because galleries were almost impossible to keep updated. And I know that I am guilty of that!

But things have changed a bit and sites like Facebook and Twitter have become enormously popular and they allow for almost instant updates and a simple way to network with others. Because of their ease of use many folks have almost done away with their sites and blogs all together and moved entirely to these social sites and it seems we have inadvertently done that as well. I mean really, a month between updates?! But if you were to take a look at our Facebook page you would see that we really have been around, but just haven’t updated the blog as well as we should have.

Going forward we will still use our blog to highlight events and projects but for now (because things always change) if you check out our Facebook page you will see that a lot of the day to day things that happen and are updated continually. I think that because we have done the small incremental updates on Facebook it has also lead to the blog kind of taking a bit of a backseat. We’re going to integrate the two better as we go along and we’re not going to abandon our blog so don’t worry about that. We still rely on this site for many things such as our email because we just can’t track the Facebook messages so if you want to contact us, please do it through our contact page here. For now, this is like the home base, the place where you will find more in-depth posts, pricing and also where our clients can find their previews and things like that. Our Facebook page will give you the latest on what we are doing. I hope you take the time to check out our page and to add yourself as a fan so you can instantly get the latest updates and offerings.

Also, if you have any thoughts on this, please take the time to leave a comment, let us know what you think, we love hearing from you, it’s your feedback that helps us to improve our services.

Thank you!

By the way, here is what we are up to now!

Wow, can you believe all the rain we have had here in the Hudson Valley lately?! It took me a moment to figure out that the big yellow thing in the sky yesterday was the sun. Finally!

So, to catch you guys up on a few of the things that we here at Quinnco Photography have been up to….

We went out to support the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life here in Pine Bush. It was a great event and they had a wonderful turnout despite all the rain. It was quite a muddy walk but everyone’s spirits were high and a lot of money was raised for cancer research. Thanks to everyone who supported the effort! This event has really been growing here in Orange County and this year they launched a long term study (Cancer Prevention Study -3) that will help future generations with the ongoing fight to find the causes and cures for the various forms of cancers that exist.

We also had the opportunity to support another casue on a much more local level. Autism is a misunderstood disability which as often gone misdiagnosed. A young local businessman, Jimmy Burpoe, who heads up Operation Skate teamed up with the folks from Autism Move-O-Thon of Orange County and put together Bord BQ. This event was to not only help raise autism awareness but to introduce the public to Jimmy’s goal of a skateboard park in Middletown. As an avid skateboarder and owner of Little Jimmy’s Skateboard Shop this dream of a skate plaza is very personal to Jimmy and seeing a young businessman out there working to promote something like this was great! There were bands and food and a lot of fun to be had! Thanks to all the sponsors and participants who braved the rain to make this a fun event. We were glad to be a part of it. Anything that promotes a drug-free environment for kids and gives them an outlet for their passion is good by us!

Here are some shots from the event. Great turnout and a lot of fun!

Jimmy and the folks from Autism Move-O-Thon of Orange County

Jimmy and one the guys hamming it up for the camera.

More Jimmy... He was everywhere!

The dunk tank!

Skating in the rain was a challenge!

Jammin' to one of the bands!

Who needs a new board?

We sure had a good time at the Board BQ and were glad that we could be a sponsor and help these two causes. Nice work putting this together Jimmy and we’ll see you again soon!

And still more rain came…. Those that have followed the blog for a while know that I am always trying to learn something new or to experiment with some lighting or to find other local area artists that want to have some fun from time to time. Well, this rain delay for the summer has given me some spare time and one of the projects I was able to do was to team up with one of my favorite makeup artists, Nicole, and a model named Kelly and we spent an afternoon just goofing around with some leaves, glue and lights. These little sessions can be fun because it’s just a chance to kick back and play around a bit. Nicole is a wonderful makeup and hair artist and she does a lot of bridal make-up so if there are any ladies out there who are looking for someone, drop Nicole an email at beautybynicole@yahoo.com and maybe she can help you out.

Anyway, we had a good time and we are able to forget about the rain for a while. Here’s a couple for the session, If you like them feel free to let us know!

-Pete

What a fun weekend I had! I spent Saturday participating in the Pine Bush Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored Art Tour where I had the opportunity to meet some more people from the area and was able to show off some of my personal work. Many times photographers don’t get the chance to showcase our personal projects and it feels good when you are able to do that. Thanks to Lou and Cathi at Subway for hosting us, and everyone who came out and supported the event and Quinnco Photography!

We also were able to shoot the engagement session for Katie and Joe in Port Jervis  You may remember them from a few posts back. What a fun couple! And the double bonus of shooting their engagement session was that we got to hit Len and Jo’s for pizza again afterward! I do love the pizza at Len and Jo’s… Anyway, here’s a funny one from the session, I told Katie it was going on the blog for sure! Katie and Joe, you guys were great!

A quick reminder to anyone in the local area. Tomorrow, June 6th, the Pine Bush Area Chamber of Commerce will be holding their first annual Arts Tours. This is designed to bring together local artists and business who are in the community. Tomorrow will also be the Farmers Market of the season and the weather is forecast to be great! Lots of great local produce and other items to see and enjoy. Come on out and help support your community because these days more than ever we need to work together!

We will have some photographs on display at Subway and we hope to see you there!

Just a quick thanks to everyone who came out for the promotion that Pineapple Day Spa in Pine Bush had put together and we at Quinnco Photography got to take part in. During the cold winter months the wedding photography kind of slows down and things like this give us a chance to get out and meet more people and give something back to the local businesses and vendors who support us.

We met some wonderful new people and had a great time doing it. Lisette was kind enough to let us post some shots from her session so we put together a quick little music video. Thanks Lisette!

~Pete

I would like to say thanks to Tom and Rick and all the guys in the band Tom Vella and the Wayside. A while back I was down in Hoboken and happened to catch their show and I was blown away by their music. They have a little bit of everything to offer when it comes to styles, but one song in particular really caught my attention. At that time I had just finished shooting Kim and Geoff’s engagement photos in Hoboken and when I heard “The One” being played I knew that I wanted to use that song for the slide show I was putting together for Kim and Geoff. Since Geoff was living in Hoboken at the time and the we shot some engagement photos there it just seemed right.

Now, as most of the folks that follow my blog know I am kind of a stickler when it comes to my copyright and it would have been hypocritical to say the least to just use their song without their permission so I took a chance and reached out to them hoping that we could work out something so that I would be able to use their music. Long story short, we reached an agreement and I am able to use their music and you will find some of it here if you do some looking around. Again, one of the benefits of working with local people is that you can meet face to face and really work through things to get the results you would like. I was able to do that and I am grateful for the opportunity to highlight another area artist.

Thanks again guys and I wish you all the best!

-Pete

For more information about Tom Vella and the Wayside click the image below. Remember, they are a band and their site opens with music so if you are surfing from work you may want to turn things down a bit!

Hi folks, it’s been a while since I updated you on my magazine work. As I mentioned a while back I am one of the photographers that works with Orange Magazine. If you haven’t seen it you should check it out. There is a list of where you can get it on the Orange Magazine web site.

I was fortunate enough to have one of my images featured on the cover of the current edition. It was part of a story we had done about motorcycling in the Orange County area. We had a blast shooting the story and as a motorcycle rider myself, it was even more fun.

The magazine is primarily about Orange County and the people who live here. There is also a place where you can nominate yourself or a friend as part of the “I Am Orange County” feature that the magazine does every issue. That is always one of the best parts of the magazine for me because you get to see a wonderful range of people who make this area what it is.

And right now they have a recipe contest going on so if you have a special recipe you want to share, send it in!