Carl Weaver Photography

I often get questions from people who say, “Why should I pay a professional when Uncle Joe has a perfectly good camera?” The bottom line and the question you have to ask yourself is what you want your final product to look like. Maybe Uncle Joe can do a sufficient job for what you want, but the little touches a professional adds to the job can make a world of difference in the final print.

If you need a portrait to represent you in your business, what you are projecting is a personality and one of the things you will want to do is project the best possible image. This should be a current image, reflecting how you look today, and should show you in a positive light. In short, the professional touch can make a world of difference when it comes to getting the perfect look for whatever your industry may be. Your image is everything. Invest wisely in how people see you.

Likewise, if you are hiring a photographer for a life event, like a wedding, retirement party or something else that carries great meaning for you, think about the pictures you want to look at and pass on to friends and loved ones. The amateur ones may show all the people but the professional knows how to get the right angles and capture all the relevant elements in an artistic way. We all have our snapshot albums that we rarely look at. Why not invest in a quality image that you can hang on a wall and that brings back the memories every time you look at it?

Be sure to check out my line of services and let me know how I can help you.

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Thank you to everyone who came and made this a success. Lots of people, lots of energy. Thanks especially to my lovely wife Elise, as well as to Andy Carvin, and our other guests Shelly and Cathy.

No, I did not record this, although I could have. I did not figure anybody would go back into the archive to watch the four-hour Seder. If you would like to see it, let’s get together for coffee and I will act out the whole thing for you.

Thanks for joining us! The Seder will commence at 7:00 p.m. Broadcast will begin at 6:30 so you can get some pre-game video.

Not sure what a Seder is? It’s the retelling of Exodus – the going out of Egypt by the Jewish people. If you would like a fuller explanation, pop on over here and check out the scoop from the experts.

If, for some reason, the video is not there, it is either too early, or else something isn’t working quite right. You can also go here to see it live.

Are you interested in livecasting an event, training, special moment or other time-critical happening? Want to learn videoblogging? Let me know and I can help you get set up.

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When last we left off, Christine was telling us about her first tattoos and walking us through the stories her tattoos tell. In this episode, we continue that journey with her and learn more about aspects of her personality reflected in the ink she wears.

Christine is a model I met who is covered in well over 20 tattoos, each one with some meaning or story behind it. As such, this was a very lengthy interview and will be broken up into a few different videos. Be sure to check back to see the new videos and photos as they become available. See more photos of Christine’s tattoos here.

Read more about my tattoo project here. Interested in taking part? Get in touch and we will make it happen.

Technorati Tags: stories, journey, personality, ink, model, meaning, story, interview, videos, photos, tattoos

My friend Don asked how I like my new phone – the Nokia N95 I bought from him. In truth, there are a few things I would change, but they are minor. As a used phone with all its capabilities, however, the price is right and I am still excited to have it. It takes 5MP photos, which makes it an excellent pocket camera and does pretty good video as well.

One of the coolest features of this phone is the ability to do live-streaming video. When I saw Don the other day, I had to show this feature off. I am using Qik, which isn’t exactly fast or great, especially when uploading through the cellular lines, but it’s a giant leap forward compared to how things used to be. This combination of hardware and software allows me to be a roving reporter and capture anything in real time.

Here is an example of the result. It’s not great for production value but it captures the moment wonderfully. And let’s face it – do you want to capture that moment when it happens or do you want to miss it? This setup helps you get what you need.

Do you want to get set up doing streaming video? Let me know and I will help you get everything in place to make it happen.

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Christine is a model I met who is covered in well over 20 tattoos, each one with some meaning or story behind it. As such, this was a very lengthy interview and will be broken up into a few different videos. Be sure to check back to see the new videos and photos as they become available. See more photos of Christine’s tattoos here.

Read more about my tattoo project here. Interested in taking part? Get in touch and we will make it happen.

Technorati Tags: model, meaning, story, interview, videos, photos, tattoos