Portugal-Erin & Miguel

Destination Weddings- Erin & Miguel-Portugal

Recently returned from photographing a beautiful wedding in Portugal for Erin and Miguel Cardoso.

What a blast!

They met with me about a year ago and asked if I was interested in going to Portugal to photograph the wedding.

Of course, I thought it was a brilliant idea ... especially after they told me what was planned.

Frank  (my brother) and Chris ( my adopted brother LOL)  were already booked here in Ottawa. I asked my good friend Frank Fillicetti from Through The Lens Photography,  based in Toronto, to give me a hand. We've worked together before and we thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience.

They were going to be married in a small town called Bussaco in a castle. Bussaco is 2 hrs. North of Lisbon. 

It was unbelievable....words can't describe it....it has to be experienced. The people, the culture, the food and wine...

The ceremony took place in a small country church that dates back to the 1100's. Miguel was able to trace back baptisms and weddings as far as four generations in his family line.

After the ceremony, it was back to Bussaco for the formal reception. There were 26 guests in attendance. The intimate reception was exquisite and the party was very special in many ways. 

The next day, the couple wanted to get dressed again and take pictures in downtown Lisbon. I thought this was a great idea....we could focus on more of a photojournalistic approach on the day itself, and then deal with breathtaking formals the next day.

It was very nice to be able to hang out with the couple for the days before and after the wedding as well....it gave us a chance to really get to know each other.

Frank and I got enjoy the culture, regional dishes  and of course to porto with people who knew the lay of the land.

A big thanks to Erin and Miguel for letting me be part of such a special celebration!

Thanks to their families for their gracious hospitality.

Thanks Frank Filicetti for shooting some amazing images with me!

Cant wait to visit Portugal again!!

Ciao

Anthony

CanCun / Mayan Riviera Workshop

Rev it Up in The Riviera!

Frank and I recently returned  from putting on a three day workshop in Mexico for PPOC-Alberta. Their Convention was called "Rev it up in The Riviera" Great group of friendly photographers.....saw some old friends and made some new ones....lots of laughs and good times.

Picked up a few tips from the other wedding speakers, Matt Adcock and his lovely wife Sol. 

They photograph a lot of weddings in Mexico.

Many thanks to our friends Lynne Streeter and Kim Ruff who did a great job of organizing  the convention and to Edmonton Photographer Jeff from Trident Studio who helped out by providing equipment for us to use.

I have attached some photos to have a look at....a short video will follow.

Peace

Anthony

Happy Holidays! / Joyeuses Fêtes!

For the Holidays we've prepared a special electronic card to send to all of our friends.  We wish you all the best during the Holiday Season and look forward to seeing you in 2009.

Don't forget to check out the recipe!! 

Pour le Temps des Fêtes, nous avons préparé une carte electronique pour envoyer à tout nos amis.  Nous vous souhaitons de Joyeuses Fêtes,  au plaisir vous revoir en 2009.

N'oubliez pas de regarder la recette!!

How Sweet it is....

Well it's finally here...

We started the project in Oct. 2007 and finished it in Feb. 2008...  and now just in time for the holidays, Larousse is launching the newest "Le petit Larousse du Chocolat".  It has been published in 5 languages and is being sold all across the world.  The project was done in conjunction with Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Institute, 3 of it's chefs and our team at Photolux Studio.  The "Le petit Larousse du Chocolat" contains 170 chocolat recipes to suit all tastes. Each recipe is accompanied by a colour photograph and each chapter contains several step by step descriptive images to help you in the preparation.

It's a great honour for Photolux to have been involved in the visual production of this book and we are quite please with the printed results!

Although you may have a hard time getting your hands on a copy, they were sold out at Chapters & Amazon when I last checked...  it's well worth the wait.

Featured Studio YSI Newsletter

We were recently featured in the YSI newsletter. YSI (You Select It) is an Australian based Company that creates Wedding Album Design Templates and sells them Worldwide. They are one of the most recognized names in the Industry.

YSI's founder,  Martin Schembri, along with his son Ryan,  are also two of the World's Finest Wedding Photographers whose work has been recognized Worldwide.  They have become great friends of ours over the years. We always look forward to seeing them at WPPI, the International Photography Convention held annually in Las Vegas.

Double Click on the attachment to have a look.