Category Archives: Life

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PBC on Fb

Ok now what the heck do i do?

Hint search by my full name…… I think

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Lunch at Five Guys

Today i decided to take the family out for a late lunch over at Five Guys Burgers and Fries in Collage Point 132-01 14th Ave, Queens, NY 11356. I can tell you one thing they have the best damn burgers i have ever eaten. If you guys are in the mood for a quick bite and burgers sound good, you have to go and check them out. As you can see by the images below, no plates, no trays and a bunch of napkins. Hmmmm so goooddddd.

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Going to work

I wanted to share with you the look my youngest gave me when i told him that daddy had to go to work and couldn’t play ball with him.

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Michaels Baptism

As all of my clients know when I’m not photographing weddings I’m photographing baptisms. And since it has been a long time that I have posted a baptims I figured I would share my latest one with you. Thanks to Penny the mom for letting me post these wonderful images on my blog.

As time goes by and I photograph more and more baptisms, my clients are really looking for a more unique contemporary feel to this wonderful event. Not only are they looking for a story with unique angle, they want a lot of black and white images. And honestly i love them in black and white.  Every event whether a wedding or a christening has a story, keep it real and I will try my hardest to capture the emotions behind your day.

Christos

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Love is in the air.

Happy Valentines Day everybody. Ohh this time of year that we share our love with that special someone, so what do we do for the other 364 days. LOL

Folks keep it simple, sweet and from the heart.

Congratulations to all the newly engaged couple’s that will be out there this week. I would like to announce that I’m currently accepting appointments and bookings for the 2009 weddings season.

Keep it real folks.
Christos
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Father and Son day

This past Sunday I decided to take a break from editing and spend some time with my oldest son. So I declared it father and son day. He wanted to go out to Nassau Collosium and see the monster trucks in action. And that is exactly what we did.

Now you have to know something about my oldest son, he is not very fond of anything that has to do with load noises, and for my clients that have met him know he is a bit shy. I told him it was going to be very loud but he still wanted to go, and this was a big step for him. And let me tell you, I was proud of him. I personally don’t think there is anything loader then a 1000+ horsepower monster truck with no exhaust system within an enclosed stadium. Since the venue does not allow and type of long lenses I had to make to with a mid range lens, I hope you all enjoy the next couple of shots.

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Huge turnout yesterday.

In my previous post I stated I will be heading on over to Saint Paul’s in Hempstead for the bone marrow testing for Michaella, and I did. Although we ended up getting there 30 minutes before it was over I was overwhelmed by the amount of people that were there. After speaking with one of the volunteers, she told me that it was packed the entire day with a constant stream of people coming in for testing of all ages. So naturally I had my camera with me and I grabbed this quick snapshot, nothing special but rather to illustrate the number of people participating 15 minutes prior to the end of the day.
Another testing site has been setup for January 22 from 2PM until 9PM at St. Catherine’s in Astoria. To verify the times and date call the church office at 718-728-1718. If you weren’t able to make it yesterday make an attempt to go on 1/22. Trust me the test is painless, and you will feel good about yourself when you leave. But most importantly just think if you are that one individual who is a match, what it will it mean to her and her family.

Christos

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Happy Birthday to my blog

Sing along now, Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear blog, happy birthday to you. It has been two years ago today I started blogging and what an interesting ride it has truly been. Now I have to wonder if my blog will be experiencing the terrible twos or not hmmmm.twos.GIFI would like to thank all my super cool clients for spreading the word about Christos and most of all my wife Helen for supporting me. Now with the blog turning 2 and 2008 looking like one awesome year you should be checking the blog with regularity just to see what the heck I’ve been up to. And hell you never know when I may plant an Easter egg in one of my posts like this one about to come. For all current clients if you tell me you actually read this stuff you will be getting an additional 100.00 print credit for free, that’s right nada, zilch as in free……. Oh yeah you have 24 hours starting now….. tick tock, tick tock, the clock is ticking.Take care folks and thanksChristos

Help Save A Life

Four year old Michaella, a Franklin Square resident, was diagnosed with MDS leukemia 2 months ago. This brave little girl needs a bone marrow transplant as soon as possible. Just a quick swab of your mouth and you may be the perfect match!

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This family is from the Cathedral of Saint Paul and at this time they are dealing with a situation that is a parent’s worst nightmare. Their youngest daughter Michaella (just turned four years old) was recently diagnosed with MDS Leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant as soon as possible. Her parents, siblings or relatives are not a match

therefore we need to find a candidate as soon as possible. As you can understand the expense through this ordeal is so great, that the family also needs our help with money. Please help save Michaella by getting tested. Just a swab of your inside cheek can determine if you’re a match. The procedure is a simple process of just giving blood.

Bone Marrow Testing

Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Paul Bone Marrow Testing

Saturday January 19th 2008

10:00AM to 5:00PM

110 Cathedral Avenue

Hempstead, NY 11050

Hellenic Room

Ages 18-59 Eligible

For further information please contact the church office at 516-483-5700.

Update an additional test site has been setup.Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

2:00 PM to 9:00 PM

St. Catherine’s Greek Orthodox Church ( School auditorium)

22-30 33rd Street, Astoria, NY

For further information

Please contact the Church office

718 728-1718

I will be there with my wife so let’s make this happen

Christos

Happy New Year 2008 is here

Happy New Year everyone! 2007 has finally come to a close and I photographed my last wedding of the season this past weekend, all i can say is what a ride 2007 has been. Now with 2007 behind us it’s time to start looking into 2008, and what a year 2008 is shaping up to be thus far.   Now what is in store for 2008? New product offerings, cool brides, cool weddings and some great venues. To give you some additional information I’ll be taking on more portrait clients, hopefully and time permitting. Day after shoots, if you or someone that has recently been married wana go out and have some fun let’s schedule it, if you would like to receive additional information call me. And some more stuff that I wish not to make public yet. As for New Years resolutions let’s see.

  • Stop smoking
  • Lose some weight, you guys don’t make this that easy with those yummy desserts at your wedding
  • Spend more time with my kids and wife
  • Take a vacation
  • Capture the essence of your wedding
  • Give back more
  • New Blog design
  • Spreading the word.

I think that about does it. So I hope 2008 will be a great year for us all. Until next time. Christos 

Christos sporting a pair of D300s

This afternoon I was browsing the net looking for places that had the D300 in stock, typically I check B&H but they were out of stock. So i checked the website of a local reputable camera store called Berger Brothers. Guess what they had these bad boys in stock, so I took a ride out there and not only did I purchase one D300 I ended up getting two of them. It’s actually a good thing they didn’t have the D3 in stock because I would have bought that as well. Now here is Image number 38 from this camera shot at 3200 ISO with no flash, this is the first time i’ve ever shot at this ISO with a digital Nikon body. So i will be shooting a wedding tomorrow and I can not wait……….If anyone is interested i’m selling a D2H, D2X and a D200.ch3_0038.jpg 

Have a Merry Christmas everyone

I think for this post i will keep it short sweet and simple to all of my family, friends and clients. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas.

Christos

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Why I love what I do

This Saturday i ended up going to pick up my mail at my PO box and what a surprise, Christmas cards for me. As I read the cards from my clients I can tell I did something very special on their wedding day.I would like to share such a card with you, I thought it would be fitting that the card I should show you is from the bride that is directly below this post.webimg001.jpg

On another note my wife and two boys decided to give me one of my Christmas gifts a bit early. Say hello to my spanking new holiday coffee mug.

 

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A day of thanks

Another holiday season is fast approaching and it begins with Thanksgiving. As I sit back and reflect on this, I’m asking myself what am I thankful for? That is so easy to answer, so here is what I’m giving thanks for.

 

Mine and my families health

My super cool wife Helen for putting up with me.

My two great sons’

My uber cool clients

My cool friends

Nikon for releasing the D300 and D3, hon you know what is coming next right……

For Apple, I have seen the light.

 

So to everyone out there have a cool Thanksgiving.

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