Katie Samson Lacrosse Festival

Just wanted to personally thank a few fellow photographers that I had the opportunity to meet and shoot with this past Saturday. I was invited to help photograph the Katie Samson Lacrosse Festival in Wayne, PA. This is a fundraising event with the proceeds being donated to the Katie Samson Foundation which seeks to raise money and awareness for spinal chord injuries. The money goes to continued research. It's always a pleasure to work for a good cause.

The event photography was organized and managed by Mark Tassoni and he, along with his girlfriend did an amazing job. It's always awesome to meet and work with fellow photographers and this event was no exception.

Mark had organized six talented photographers to cover six fields shooting four games each. So my gratitude and thanks go out to Bryen Ford for buying me breakfast and for his recent sponsorhip of my Sports Shooter application, Jonathan Nimerfroh who lent me his spare raincover for my camera and lens although I ended up not needing it, Bryen's often talked about protoge Matt Weir, and Philadelphia Phantoms photographer and hockey fan Bob Fina. All-in-all a great group of people.

Luckily the rain held out and we had perfect shooting weather and the level of play was fantastic. These boys and girls can certainly play lacrosse. Thanks again and I certainly look forward to working with any or all of these individuals again.

2008 Here We Go!

Well, there's lots of buzz around here right now. Lacrosse and soccer are underway, little league baseball is starting, and Major League Baseball is in full swing! And we are especially anxious to start shooting the Phillies and Orioles. The days are getting longer, daily temperatures are on the rise, and it's time to be out shooting all these great events. It's a busy time for us but also one which we look forward to each year.

Well after a few glitches last year with our photo printing lab, we finally have everything all straightened out. I sincerely apologize and thank anyone who may have experienced any problems or delays in receiving their photos. Our lab really does do any amazing job with the printing. All their images are clear, sharp, and almost three dimensional in appearance. Other than that we've added a couple of new products for this year including large poster prints. I've just received a 20x30 poster of my daughter printed on metallic paper and it looks awesome. The 20x30 print by itself is pretty impressive but the metallic paper gives it a three dimensional effect. Very cool indeed. Plus there's nothing like seeing a picture of your child playing a sport they love in a 20x30 poster. Well, actually there is . . . seeing that same photo printed at 24x30, 30x40, or even a whopping 30x60! Shoot us an email if you have any questions about the posters. We're also offering some limited custom posters such as adding names or multiple photos to our poster prints.

Another feature we'll be adding to our web site will be our event calendar. You'll be able to see where we'll be and when. If you'd like to schedule us for your event you can simply check our calendar for availability or just call us.

We look forward to seeing everyone out on the field again. And let me just remind everyone that you can always feel free to talk to us if you have any questions or just want to introduce yourself. We always look forward to meeting the parents, kids, and coaches.

Thanks.

Steve I.