Enhanced Wedding Video Service

For 2010 Portrait Corner Studio, LLC has expanded its wedding services with a new video product that rivals epic movie-making as seen in Hollywood blockbusters. The demo below is a brief example of what prospective brides can expect when they contract us as their videoartist.

Contact the studio today at (954)-921-7959 for additional information or to reserve our cinematic video services for your upcoming wedding or special event.

Enjoy!
Willie

For best viewing (if you don't have a fast computer), click on the play button then pause it so the file has sufficient time to load. This will avoid the file skipping. Then click play again.

Dana Scores BIG At Print Competition

As professional photographers Dana and I compete against fellow photographers for the coveted award of "Photographer of The Year". Last Thursday was our first round of competition and Dana did extremely well. I was so excited for her because all of the hard work and LONG hours she has put into her craft have finally paid off.

Currently she is in 2nd place overall (against some stiff competition) considering she has been a photographer for three years, and has only been competing for two of those years. Dana was overwhelmed with joy to receive one 1st place and a bunch of 2nd and 3rd places. Below is a quick shot of her and her entries. If you want to review the entire competition, click on this link Competition Results to see all the details. (Note: You may have to scroll down to read the entire link).


Enjoy!
Willie

Portrait Corner Studio on Facebook!!

We are now on Facebook. Join us and become a fan by clicking on this link:

I've got a lot of catching up to my daughter Christy (who is a Facebook junkie), but I'll see what I can do about that. I KNOW I've got more photographs than she does!!

Enjoy!

Willie

St. Croix Worship

Whenever I travel out of town I always make it a priority to worship on Sunday. I love the experience of blending in with a group of worshippers I've never met or enjoying the splendor of their worship facility. There's nothing like being in God's house. Most of the time I have to ask a local where is a good place to worship in my particular faith. However, because we were staying in the home of a friend naturally I tagged along with them. Of course, I took my camera with me and that's when the curiosity and fun began.

Initially, when I pointed my camera at someone and my shutter fired, their eyes grew wide, and plenty of heads in the congregation turned when they realized I was taking pictures. I think most of folks thought I was some sort of government spy. However, after I got to introduce myself as a visiting photographer from Florida,tensions relaxed and I was able to capture the heart of the service and it's people. It was such a great feeling to see praise and worship through the eyes of my camera which is something I've never done before. I hope you enjoy the glimpses of what I experienced in this tiny Methodist church in St. Croix.

Sleep befall many who are young and bored.

Pastor E. Dunstan Richardson and his wife.

A prayer circle among women.

I'm not sure if she's singing or hiding.Children are always cute!

Love those hats.

Up close with the "Church Lady"!

To see more images, click on the video play button below. For best viewing (if you have a SLOW computer) click the play button, pause it so the file has time to load, then click play again.

Enjoy!
Willie

Church: Bethel Methodist Church, St. Croix, VI

Camera: Canon 5D with 24-105mm IS lens
Flash: Canon 550 EXII
Post-process: Lightroom 2.0

Marian's Wedding Dress [Final Fitting]

Marian Dapaah is our second wedding for 2010 and we are loving every session that we have with her. Recently, we drove to Homestead to Ann Marie's bridal boutique and photographed and videotaped Marian's final fitting for her wedding gown. I knew Marian was funny and charming, but she has earned my title of "Ultimate Bride". Photographing her is as easy as pie.

Since I don't have a lot of time to write this blog before we catch a plane for her native home of St. Croix, I'm going to post just a few images that Dana took and give a link to the video that I captured.

Enjoy!
Willie

To view the HD video click on this link: http://vimeo.com/8794305

For best viewing (unless you have a super fast computer) allow
the video to start playing, pause it until a good portion of the
file has partially loaded, then select play again.

Ann Marie's: www.annmariesbridalboutique.com

St. Croix Bound

Well, our bags are packed and we're ready to fly to St. Croix for Marian Dapaah'S wedding. Because we're packing TONs of photographic equipment we're leaving the laptops behind. However, my youngest daughter, Christy, can't live without her Facebook connection, so we might be able to upload some images from this beautiful island.

Dana and I have made some definite plans for getting out and taking advantage of any photo opportunities we come across. We've also planned another "Love Story" session for Marian and Kenneal as well as a "Trash The Dress" session.

Yep, we've got tons of photographic fun scheduled for EVERYONE! See ya when we get back.

We're gonna enjoy it!

Enjoy!
Willie

John Patrick's 1st Birthday Party

John and Aniquia Gay have been client's of mine for years. I've photographed their engagement, wedding, and maternity sessions. Recently, I had the privilege of photographing their darling little son (John Patrick) 1st birthday party. What a blast! Not only is he cute, but he's equally adorable and EVERYONE loves him.

The event started off with a downpour, but amazingly as soon as I arrived to start my still & video work, it stopped raining a sunshine came out. Although we took lots of great shots, the following images are from John Patrick's birthday album that we specially designed for John and Aniquia. We're looking forward to family portraits and many more birthday parties with the Gays.

Enjoy!
Willie

Happy birthday, John Patrick!