New Year...New Things...

I've been absent for few good days due to traveling. I attended much anticipated photography event of the year - The Digital Wedding Forum Convention.

I must say: I'm speechless! So much talent, so much creativity, so much inspiration, so many wonderful people!

I think I need few days to recover from the brain storming I just experienced. It was such a wonderful experience and I have to thank the people that made it happen. The DWF team, the mentors (I mentored with Jessica Claire and what an eye opening it was - not only she's awesome photographer, business woman but a really nice, sincere girl), the speakers and my friends- the people who made my stay there so pleasant - Anahi & Mariann. Also thanks to Huy who made us laugh to tears.

Happy Holidays and New Year

I wanted to wish everybody wonderful Holidays and happy, healthy New Year filled with love and joy.

Holiday Fun

Silly me (note the crazy hair but I wasn't planning on having my picture taken)

Less silly Tom (the guy that makes sure my computer runs smooth and I have back-up of a back-up [inside joke] and a dear friend)

Luna (I couldn't help myself)

Dry Tortugas

When we were down in Key West shooting Kim and Jeff's wedding we hopped over to Dry Tortugas National Park. This is the coolest park ever, it is about 70 miles off from Key West and it consists for several small islands including the one we wisted -Fort Jefferson.
I'll spare you the long details but it's an awesome place. If you like snorkeling, tropical islands, hot weather, non-touristy feel - this is the place for you! The coolest thing about it? You can camp there! Imagine, small (really small) island, few palm trees, old fort, endless ocean and voices of nature. Marcin and I decided we will camp out there one day.

Baby Girl

Happiness. Joy. Love. That's what Sophia brought to this world. Especially for the oh so proud parents, Kelly + John.
Marcin + I went to visit our friends and their baby girl last Thursday. She was only 2 days old. So tiny and precious.
I can't express with words the love I felt in their house, I can't tell you how Kelly's and Jonh's eyes were light up when holding their little Sophia. I can tell you though that I know this family will have many years of joy and happiness together.
Here's few unobtrusive portraits of the little one.

Baby girl loves her mommy

Daddy loves his little girl

Distant Recollection by Marcin

Distant recollection is a project done by Marcin - a collection of dream like photos that remind him of his childhood in Poland.

Exciting News

I have been working on a new design for my logo + business. My new website address is http://agaimages.com and I'm thrilled about this process + changes!!!
Don't worry it's the same ol' me just cooler!

Also, pardon my appearance while the blog and website undergo small changes. Feel free to leave me a comment whether you're liking it.

BFFs!

I haven't posted any animals lately so thought I'd share some pictures of my friend's cute pets (lovely pugs and a shy cat with the most amazing eyes). I love photographing them although it might be one of the hardest things to photograph.

Ok, so after looking at those pictures I realized that I haven't posted anything of my BFF lately!!! Shame on me! Here is Luna:

That last one makes me laugh every time I look at it. Marcin says that I've managed to take human portrait of her AND she looks like some sort of a Socialist Leader! Don't ask me where he's getting all those ideas from...

A sweet THANK YOU

I am back in the office and answering all E-mail and getting back on track. The wedding of Johanne and Terrance was lovely and I'm sure there will be a double post today with few samples.

Also, when I got back, I received an envelope with my name on it which I quickly opened to find out that Christine and Omero have sent me the sweetest thank you note! I should be the one sending THANKS to all my clients for being so beautiful, sweet, open minded, fun and way COOL :) Thank you to Cristie and Omero and everyone of my lovely clients!

Out of Office

I will be shooting a wedding in Naples FL as well as relaxing (hopefully the weather will spare me).
Anybody will be able to reach me via phone and I will be checking my E-mails (not as frantically as I do now though) I will be back Tuesday morning.
Have a great weekend!

Thief in the area (well...right in front of my window)

Yup, and what a clever one... Those bird seeds must be yummy!

Out of Office

I am getting ready to fly to Mexico for a wedding and model shoot. It is said to be crazy hot there but weather forecast looks pretty good for the weekend. I might melt a little but I'm sure it will be a wonderful trip; with many wonderful stories, new friends and fun memories. I'm so excited!

So, please note that I will most likely be unable to answer E-mail and phone calls, although after long day of work I will check all my messages. I will get back to New York and back to work on Tuesday morning. Have a wonderful weekend.

Stay tuned for the news.

Winning Image

I just saw my 4th place winning image on sister site to Wedding Photojournalist Association - [AG]WPJA - it is an honor to be a part of such a fine organization and an even bigger to have my image placed among the winners!

Congrats to the other very talented photographers that won!

Here's a link to my image!

This is it:

More on Luna

So, I can't help myself! I need to post some pictures of her once in a while. She's so adorable!!! I'm currently taking her to training classes - those are geared toward obedience but only with positive reinforcement - no stress for the doggies! She's doing pretty good - although when around other dogs she'd rather play than learn. Understandable - I forgive her. She's just too sweet. See for yourself!

Key West Weekend

We went away for the weekend to Key West (I think this is the part of Florida that I really like - well the only part I like). It was so much fun. I love to relax on the beach in the shade or in the water. Sitting under a palm on a warm sand is just so joyous. In addition to lots of relaxing we did manage to visit a butterfly conservatory - what a lovely and peaceful creatures! The patterns on their wings are nature's true miracle. Beautiful. We also para-sailed which was so much fun and excitement (especially after seeing a shark and having them "dip" you in the water when going down!!! Talking about an adrenaline rush!).
This was the only free weekend we have for some time now so it was well used to recuperate and get ready to plunge back into work, shooting weddings.

Enjoy few pictures from around Key West and Conservatory.