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Supermoon Lunar Eclipse – BloodMoon – September 27, 2015

So much like many people in the world, I spent several hours, last night, staring up at the moon and stars to enjoy the beautiful supermoon lunar eclipse.  I tried to post a couple photos to Instagram and Facebook, but the quality was TERRIBLE!!!  Their compression algorithm really killed the quality of the photos and did not do any justice for the photos.  So that’s where this blog post comes in.

But first, just a little background.  According to iflscience.com, “…the Moon will reach its closest point to Earth (known as a supermoon) at the same time as it undergoes an eclipse, the first such alignment since 1982 – and the last until 2033.

During the event, when the Sun will be directly behind us in respect to the Moon, the lunar surface will appear a deep red color. Lunar eclipses are fairly common, with 16 occurring this century already, but only five supermoon eclipses have taken place since 1900.”

So, I’m not much of an astro-photographer.  I’ve photographed a couple starry nights here and there while out in Utah, Arizona and New Mexico.  So I’m familiar with some of the techniques, but I’m by no means an expert.  All I really had my was my camera, a long lens and a tripod.  I will admit that I did make some mistakes here and there, so may notice some inconsistencies in the photos.  But here is a series of photos that I took of the moon, going through its eclipse, from my home in NY.

 

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Supermoon Lunar Eclipse –  BloodMoon – September 27, 2015

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FOLD Fest 2015 at the Martha Clara Vineyards

We rarely photograph concerts!  The bulk of the photography that we do are portraits, weddings and the occasional event, so I will never claim to be a concert photographer.  But when the opportunity came up to shoot some photos at the 1st ever FOLD Fest, we were super excited for the chance to stretch our photographic legs, again.

So what exactly is FOLD Fest?

Well, Grammy-winning composer, producer, arranger, and guitarist Nile Rodgers was pretty much the mastermind behind most of the event.  It was held, last week, at Martha Clara Vineyards in Riverhead, Long Island on August 4 and August 5, 2015. Co-produced by music industry veteran Michael Ostin and Peter Herman of Nile Rodgers Productions, the FreakOut! Festival® was a unique event that featured Rodgers and his multi-platinum band CHIC sharing the stage with music legends and contemporary trailblazers like Beck, Duran Duran, Paloma Faith, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Chaka Khan, Janelle Monáe, Q-Tip, Keith Urban, and Pharrell Williams, among other artists.

It was amazing to see two of the most recent Grammy® “Album Of The Year” winners (Nile Rodgers/Pharrell, 2014 and Beck, 2015) perform together on the same stage.

Here are some of the highlights from the 2 day festival.  Enjoy!!

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the knot gala, 2013

So last night, we were invited to attend The Knot Gala, 2013. This was our first time to the event and what an amazing event it was. It was held at the NY Public Library on 5th Ave. So many amazing vendors from all over the country were there. We made a lot of new friends and re-connected with some friends that we haven’t seen in a while! Here are just a few photos from the event. $$$$

 

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Beyoncé's Seamless Fluid Image Masonry

It was designed by NYC design agency designedmemory.

Aside from the glorious aura that is Beyoncé, this site actually has an awesome technique. If you resize the browser window, you’ll see that the images are always in 3 columns and there are no gaps between the images. This is actually pretty hard to do. Browsers will properly size the items with width: 33.3333% to cover 3 columns. But when size is measured with JavaScript, the fractional pixel values will be rounded off, causing items to jump to the next column and break the layout. In the past (see Isotope issue #222), I’ve tried to resolve the issue with overly-intrusive JS.

designedmemory came up with a much better solution. Instead of trying to get exactly 3 columns in the layout, the columns are sized just a fraction to be less than the ideal. Then the images are sized to be just a little bit bigger to cover the gap. Brilliant!

Source: Metafizzy

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de Sede at DOMO

As part of our on-going marketing activities for furniture retailer DOMO, Hunt&Co. was engaged to develop the collateral for the launch of Swiss furniture company de Sede into Australia.

de Sede has been creating premium-quality leather furniture for an international market since 1965. The original skilled craftsman’s workshop has grown to become a company with over 1000 trading partners in more than 100 countries around the globe. A development that has only been possible thanks to the high standard of skilled craftsmanship that has been consistently maintained and the unmistakable design of de Sede products.

The launch initiatives comprised of an exclusive event invite, promotional posters, postcards, website integration and targeted email campaign.

Source: Hunt&Co.

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kina grannis in concert

So you’re probably wondering, if Darren and Mike are portrait and wedding photographers, why are they blogging about a musician?  Quite simple: we are big fans of Kina Grannis.  Not only is she talented, but she’s a perfect example of dreaming, working hard, sprinkling in a little bit of luck and you’ll get to spend your time doing what you love and for her that’s creating music.  Remember how your parents taught you about dreaming and working hard for those dreams, when you were little?  And so while you may not know Kina now, you may sometime soon.  She’ll “Never Say Never“, she’ll work hard to create beautiful music for her fans…  (haha, you like that Justin Bieber reference?)  He’s another great of example of a combination of hard work and talent.  You have to really admire their hard work and how it’s reached out to all parts of the country, and that’s why we support Kina.

She was an independent music artist for a while, but recently signed with a small label and is going on tour within the next month.  So check out her website for tour dates!  Kina’s Website is: www.KinaGrannis.com.  And follow her on Twitter: www.twitter.com/kinagrannis

The photos below are from her El Rey Concert back in December.

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larosa back to school drive – houston, tx

La Rosa Family Services is a non-profit organization whose mission is to assist victims of domestic violence and abuse, to prevent future abuse, and to promote the health and safety of children by raising community awareness, empowering individuals, and offering positive alternatives to families.

Last week had the opportunity to photograph La Rosa and its volunteers  do something wonderful for the community; they held their Annual Back to School Drive and Health Fair. Their goal was to increase awareness of domestic violence and prevent it from spreading to even more people’s lives.  They helped about 3200 underprivileged students from HISD in the Southwest/Alief area by providing them with free backpacks, school supplies, uniform shirts, socks, undergarments and groceries. Adjoining the event was a health fair that distributed preventive information for thousands of families in attendance, and a fun fair for the children to enjoy music, entertainment, games and prizes.

The was event was such a huge success!  Mayor of Houston, Annise Parker, even came out to show her support for the organization and cause.  And LaRosa’s gracious 100+ volunteers gave out ever single of those free backpacks.

Want to know what 3200 families looks like?  It was as busy as Disney World on a good day.

And a big THANK YOU to all of the companies, organizations, and sponsors that donated their time and energy!

Hispanic Business Network
Philippine American Chamber of Commerce – Texas
Houston Royal Oaks Lions Club
Filipino American Council of Texas (FACOST)
PNAMH
Millennium Lions Club
Morteza Baharloo
Clinica La Zalud
Saabic Americas
Futura Language Professionals
Bank of America
American Cancer Society
Volunteers of America
Lion’s Vision
Houston Fire Department
HBU Leo’s
Texas Together Education Fund
Filipino Young Professionals
U of H( Asian Business Student Association)
The Arc Greater of Houston
Harris County Community Service Department
Escape Family Resource Center
Texas Lions Camp
West Houston Medical Center
Community Liaison at the Dispute Resolution Center
Life Houston
 Prevent Blindness Texas
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston Public Library (Mobile Unit)
Community Health Choice
Intergrupo AA
Pro Salud
Houston Rescue and Restore Coalition
Ser-Jobs for Progress
Neighborhood Centers Inc.
Metro Transit Authority
P. Olivarez Law Firm
Families Empowered
Free Legal Aid
Familia Magazine
Champions Education Center
Del angel Funeral Home
Summit Dental
Eye Optical -Dr. Do
Music Arts Media
Universal American
H & R Block
Café Saludable Organico
Law Office of Manuel Solis
Dr. Brent Galloway-Family Practice
Carlos diaz Santana, CPA.

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south shore harbour country club – league city, tx

The other week we had the privilege of being invited to the South Shore Harbour Country Club for their open house.  They graciously opened their doors to the public so prospective brides can check out their place and chow down on their scrumptious food and goodies.  Not only that, but they invited a bunch of other wedding vendors to share in the fun and show off their stuff.  Cool place, good people, good food, what more could you ask for?

Venue:  South Shore Harbour Country Club
Caterer:  South Shore Harbour Country Club
Wedding Coordinator:  A Day To Remember
Flowers:  All That Blooms
Linens:  The Linen House
Entertainment/Uplighting:  LG Entertainment
Photography:  Beauty in Art & Esvy Photography
Videography:  Cimo Productions

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varune’s 30th birthday spectacle – atlanta, ga

All you needed was a red carpet  and anyone strolling by the Jack Art Gallery in Atlanta that night would believe the latest Hollywood flick to challenge Avatar‘s box office supremacy was making its unveiling there. Earlier this year, we had the pleasure of shooting our good friend, Varune’s, black and white formal birthday party. Approximately 100 of Varune’s closest friends from Atlanta and afar arrived in their latest monochromatic threads, giving us the illusion that we were walking through a real life Bloomingdales fashion catalog. After shooting photos on this momentous evening, we can undoubtedly say that fresh hors d’oeuvres, good company,  tasty wine, and groovy tunes played by the DJ equate to one fun birthday evening.