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Carrie Underwood engaged to Mike Fisher

Country music superstar Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood (26) and Canadian NHL Ottawa Senators hockey player Mike Fisher (29) are engaged. They met at Carrie’s Toronto concert in March 2008. She is an animal lover and vegetarian since the age of 13. He is a devout Christian and alternate captain of his team.
Good luck to the happy couple!
Link: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Lucky+Fisher+marry+Underwood/2365338/story.html

Celebrity Weddings on LI Long Island - Kevin Jonas & Danielle Deleasa - The Dream Winter Wedding

22-year-old guitar player Kevin from Jonas Brothers is getting married today at the french-style inspired Oheeka Castle in Huntington, Long Island. Kevin met his fiancée, former hairdresser Danielle Deleasa two years ago on a beach in Bahamas. People magazine reported the pop star flew to New Jersey to propose right after the Jonas Brothers' Vancouver concert.

If you would like to see their engagement ring and it’s story, click this link: http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2009/07/02/exclusive-details-kevin-jonass-engagement-ring-for-danielle-deleasa-revealed/

Danielle is also 22 and she has two sisters. They are the two maids of honor, while Kevin’s best men are – you guessed it right – his brothers Joe and Nick (20 and 17 years old).

According to NY Post, the bride chose a romantic, strapless Vera Wang floral gown and a Denise Leli headpiece. Jonas Brothers tourmate pop singer Demi Lovato is expected to attend. Distinguished guests will find a very diversified menu, including sea bass, filet mignon, vegetarian and chicken specialities.

One of the most impressive fansite dedicated to the Grammy nominated band Jonas Brothers is from Singapore and it’s loaded with information, pictures, videos and links: http://www.jonasbrothers.sg/
Congratulations to the happy couple!

Happy Holidays LI brides - enjoy winter specials long island weddings 2010 and 2011

We've been quiet for a couple of days...lots of things to do, wich is great! Still booking for 2010 and 2011 - call us to find out about our Winter Specials - 631-509-5966. Before you book your wedding photographer and videographer, stop by and chat with us, take advantage of the hottest deals, stunning photography, top quality classic and digital albums, thank you cards, engagement photography and modern, documentary style videography. On behalf of Lighthouse Photography, we wish you all Happy Holidays!

Long Island wedding mystery - what do you think it is?

Hello, our dear blog readers. Today we are sharing with you a controversial, mysterious image we took at one of our recent Long Island weddings. The photo was taken on the grounds of beautiful Sayville Country Club. It was a gorgeous, almost clear sky day. Lots of joy, excitement, family pictures time. In the image you can see here there is a fast flying object we cannot tell what it is. We only noticed this when we were post processing the images. It could be a little plane, bird, insect, UFO???
We just don't know what it is. We had various opinions here among us - now we would like to ask you what do you think it is?
In case anyone wants to know the EXIF data of this image, here it is: Date/Time 8/7/09 3:59 PM
Shutter speed: 1/60s, Aperture: F11, ISO 125, Focal length: 19mm.

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Attention future Long Island LI Brides: Better than Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Free Engagement Photo Shoot on LI - no obligation

The phone is ringing - the emails are flowing - some people even told us they can't believe this is a real offer. We understand, a lot of gimmicks out there...but let us be as clear as possible. If you are recently engaged couple looking to get a professional set of engagement photos for absolutelly no charge, give us a call. We are providing you with a CD with all your engagement photos in high resolution with written permission to print or use online anywhere you preffer. This photos are not just great memories, they can be also used for framing, signing board, place cards, online gallery etc...If you decide that you love our work and you like our personality etc...we would be more than happy to discuss about shooting your wedding, but this is entirely up to you. We just want to show you what we are capable of. To enjoy this freebie, you don't have to book us for your wedding. All you have to do is to send us an e-mail or call us - 631-509-5966. If you know someone who just got engaged on Long Island, let them know about this offer - they will love you for that.  From what we know, no other studio offers this. Take advantage of this incredible offer  - it expires at the end of the year. Life is good. The Team at Lighthouse Photography.

Children and Family Photos for the Holiday Season on Long Island

Every year we have the pleasure to photograph family photos for many clients, especially around this time of the year. Long Island families are getting together for the Holidays. If you have in mind such a family shoot and you are looking for full atention and memories to keep for a very long time, get in touch with us and schedule your family photo shoot while we have openings. We are more than happy to preserve this memories for you!

Just got engaged? How about a Free Engagement Shoot with no obligation?

To all the recently engaged couples on Long Island, our warmest congratulations!

As you probably know, some studios are offering with their top packages free engagement photography as a bonus when you book them for the wedding. That is great, isn't it?

Lighthouse Photography Studio is now offering something unheard of:

Free engagement shooting session with free online gallery and  CD included (high-res)
no matter if you book us for your wedding or not!

That's even greater, right?

You can use these images for your save-the-date cards,  table place cards, signing board, online gallery,
you can make great photo enlargements to frame, you can download images into your iPods,iPhones and any similar devices.

To reserve your free engagement photo session, please call 631-509-5966 by 12-31-09.

Thank you all!

The Team at Lighthouse Photography Studio - Excellence In Wedding Photo And Video Services

Classic or modern photography for your wedding?

Wedding photography is always changing. Today’s Long Island brides are not looking for the wedding imagery limited to the same old poses without any regard for the bride and groom’s personality, style and mood.

Present day’s long island bride is looking for a touch of fashion, glamour, modern, photojournalistic blend of images and, of course, a few classic romantic and family portraits. TV wedding programs like TLC and The Wedding Channel inspire our modern brides to bring into their special day a little “reality show”, “behind the scenes” wedding drama and the strong desire to be different. The brides with strong personality are trying to stand out, they want their wedding truly unique, special, a day to remember. More and more couples demand a more documentary, modern approach.

We are always listening to you and we are happy to provide you with the kind of photography and video that you are looking for.

A few photographers nowadays are offering a photojournalistic-only approach. We know from experience this is not the best idea. It is very unlikely you will get all the family photos that you need unless your photographer is posing you for these group shots. A good photographer will cover all these shots in the shortest time possible, depending on how large the families are and how everyone is cooperating.

Other studios offer classic-only approach, with pre-set images guaranteed by the studio. It’s like going to a restaurant and ordering from the prix-fixe menu. It might be good, it might be safe, but it’s not going to be extraordinary or exciting at all. Your wedding photos will look very similar to a lot of other brides who used the same studio.

We are trying to cover all your must-have photos from your wedding while adding a lot of “wow” wedding photos you will love for years to come.We believe that a good wedding photographer is, above all, versatile. Knowledgeable, personable, organized, fast, creative, able to alternate the style he shoots throughout the wedding day: fashion photographer when shooting the bride alone, traditional portrait photographer when shooting the formal family photos, photojournalist documentary unintrusive photographer during the ceremony and the reception. He or she has to be a skilled product photographer when shooting details like the bride’s shoes, dress, wedding rings etc… and occasionally even budoir photographer that some brides request. We are looking to catch the key moment, anticipate unique moments, create stunning images on-the-fly. Versatility and creativity are critical and your photos will absolutely reflect all these qualities your wedding photographer is supposed to have. The same applies to your videographer.

When you meet your wedding photographer, we recommend you to make sure that you explain in detail what type of wedding images do you expect – what style do you like the most. It will greatly help achieving our common goal: making you the happiest bride.

We have been nominated by the LI Press (click here - look for section 52)

We would like to thank you from the bottom of our heart for voting our studio on the list of "LI Best Photography Studio". It means a lot to us and we will continue to make every effort to stay on this list every year. Thank you all, it means a lot to us :)
If you didn't vote yet, please do so before December 15th 2009 - truly appreciated, folks!

Specials for 2010 Wedding Season

The end of the year is around the corner and we are in full booking season for 2010 and 2011.

2009 was a great year for us and we would like to thank to all our clients for choosing us. We wish you all Happy Thanksgiving and a wonderful holiday season.

To our new prospects considering to book us for their upcoming weddings and events, we would like to let you know that we are running a lot of exciting specials right now at our offices in Long Island and Queens. We can't wait to personally meet you and show you how you can enjoy top quality wedding photography and videography services and stunning albums while saving a lot of money. Before you book your wedding photographers, allow us to show you what makes us different, what is the value you can enjoy by choosing Lighthouse Photography Studio.

Second photographer - photojournalist

At a wedding, there's so much joy all around! When you have two photographers, while the main photographer focuses on the formals, the second photographer can be free of any pressure, creative, imaginative, ready to capture the magic moment. We highly reccomend you to hire two photographers, one assistant and one videographer. This way, every detail, every smile and every angle is better covered.

Must-have wedding photos Long Island NY LI

Every bride and groom needs a good set of timeless, romantic images that will endure for decades to come. Almost every time, these are the images that are chose to be framed.

When you are planning your wedding, make sure that you allow enough time to your photographer to set up and take gorgeus shots . Our photographers will work with you all day to make sure that you are getting all the must-have images, plus a nice set of modern, creative, documentary style photographs.

Different, edgy wedding imagery

This wonderful couple we just covered their wedding was very clear: no boring, amateur looking wedding photographs. Besides being madly in love with eachother, they are into antiques, old world arts, music, etc...Creative people looking for that edgy, offbeat look.

Every wedding is different. Your pictures should reflect your personality. It is our job, as photographers, to create images that tell your story and your ideeas are always welcomed. When we meet at the appointment, tell us as much as you can about your ideeas and what do you expect from us. We will share with you our experience and we'll put our talent to work for you.

Special Techniques in Wedding Photography

Since your Wedding Day is so special, we are striving to create some special images. Besides traditional and photojournalistic images, we like to also add to your set of photos something really special and hard to find anywhere else. Infrared, HDR (High-Dynamic Range), Super-Wide, Fisheye, True Panoramic images etc...
Here is an example - Digital Infrared in Color. It has a timeless, surreal, out-of-this world look.

We will post more Special Techniques Wedding Photography images soon.

The seven rules of success when hiring your wedding photographer

Many studios, many photographers…which one to go for? It is, indeed, one of the most important decisions you have to make for your wedding. Your memories from this unique day are so important to you and to your family.

In order to make a very good decision, here is our advice:

1. Make sure that you meet your photographer in person

This is critical. You don’t want to spend such an important day with a photographer who you are not comfortable enough. Let’s face it, everyone has a different personality. You have to make sure that you can tolerate that person all day; ideally you have to even like him/her a lot! If you don’t like the photographer you just met, do yourself a favor - do not book him/her.

You will be spending a considerable part of your wedding day with your photographer. It is not someone you will see for five minutes. He will pose you, your family and your bridal party, he will deal with your flower girl, ring bearer and your grandparents and family from Florida or from overseas. Book someone you get along with, someone who listens to you and will work with you.

2. Once you make sure that you like your photographer’s personality, make sure that you like his photography style

Most experienced photographers are shooting throughout the day a mix of traditional, posed images and photojournalistic, candid, natural images. Why? Because this is the most popular, balanced formula.

Take a good look at the pictures. Do you like what you see? Would you like to have a set of photos that is similar in style and composition?

If you like mostly the documentary, modern, photojournalistic images make sure that you are very specific about that. You hate posing for the camera? You don’t want your photographer to interfere too much? That means you want an unobtrusive photographer, who will not take over too much.

Communicate, communicate, communicate. The clearer you are, the better the results are.

3. Take a look at the albums

Now that you know that you like your photographer’s personality and his style matches your taste, take a look at the albums. The most popular choice is one digital album for the bride and groom and two parent albums – library style (classic). Every wedding is different, so is yours. If you like the albums, sketch an estimate together, including the albums, proofs, enlargements, thank you cards, anything else you might need. In other words, create your own, customized package that meets your specific needs.

4. Now you can bring into play the “magic number” – your budget

Is the package you designed covered by your budget? If yes, very well, proceed to the next step – discuss about payments, deposit, and all the monetary aspects. Read the contract carefully, make sure everything is ok.

If you went over your budget, see where you can skimp a little bit. Maybe you can reduce costs by getting CD proofs instead of printed proofs. Less thank you cards, less enlargements, smaller albums etc…but if you like your photographer and the quality of the albums – it’s very good if you adjust your budget to the package or the other way around, your package to the budget, because always remember – your goal is to have the pictures that you’ve dreamed of – everything else you can adjust on-the-fly.

Ask yourself: Do I like my photographer? Am I going to be comfortable with him/her shooting my wedding? Do I like his style? Can he get the pictures I want? Do I get enough value for my money? If the answer to all these questions is yes, then go for it.

5. How about the payments?

A good studio only takes a small amount for the deposit, to secure the date, and splits the rest of the amount in two-three payments. Depending on your preference, you can leave a certain amount to be paid after the wedding, when you pick up your proofs, or if you are more comfortable to pay everything before the wedding, you are welcomed to do so.

6. Allow Enough Time for Your Wedding Photographer

A good, balanced set of wedding photos has a nice amount of pictures from every aspect of your wedding – “getting ready”,“ceremony”,”bridal party”,”romantic photos”,”details”, family portraits – formals”,”reception”. Especially for the “getting ready” set of photos, the “romantic” set and the “bridal party” set, make sure that you allow time for it in your schedule.

Any special photographic requirements - make sure you ask your photographer.

7. Negotiating your price for the desired package

Wedding photography is very personal, highly customized to your needs. The most important is that you love the photographer’s style and personality and the pictures he is able to provide you with. There is no day like your wedding day. Do not book a photographer just based on prices. Buy based on the value you are getting. Also, if your photographer has made you a verbal promise, get it in writing.

Following all these guidelines will greatly increase the chances that you will choose your right photographer.

Good luck !

Welcome to our blog - Long Island Wedding Photographer

Dear blog readers, first and foremost we would like to thank you all for your interest in Lighthouse Photography Studio photo and video services. It is our pleasure to open new lines of communication with you because the better we communicate, the better we understand how can we meet your expectations. Our goal is to meet and exceed your expectations.

This blog will help us share ideeas about photography and videography in general, but we are open to any subject you would like to discuss. Feel free to post your own comments and ask any questions you might have.

More and more families on Long Island are choosing Lighthouse Photography Studio as their photographers and videographers because we are striving to offer top quality services at affordable rates. We are well known for our flexibility, friendly, dedicated customer service, easy payments and stunning photography for any occasion.

Congratulations to the recently engaged, good luck in choosing your wedding vendors, we are hoping that you will make the right decisions for one of the most important days of your life.

Together, we will make this blog very interesting and useful. Thank you all for being here.

The Team at Lighthouse Photography Studio.