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E mail of the day

June 5, 2008 – 10:03 pm

I would like to take a moment and share an e-mail with you that i have received, hopefully Theresa wont get to upset with me posting it. I did remove any personal information from it.

It truly is touching when a potential client does her research and finds something she truly admires and she knows what she wants. The way I’m reading this e-mail is a bride that is not a follower but a leader, she is not following trends but sees the meaning inside of an image. So can a destination wedding in Greece be in the future? well let’s hope my schedule can accommodate one.

Name:Theresa
Address:Greece
Phone:long distance
Date of Event:not set
Email:private@.com
Hi Christos. I\’ve looked at your galleries and have been very enthused by your photography. I\’ve moved to Greece recently and was wondering if you have ever come to Greece for photography or are willing to. I have not seen any photographers work like yours here in Greece and it would be an honor to have you. Right now nothing is set as we recently got engaged. Please email me if you would ever consider coming to Greece to shoot a wedding and from there when we have a date set we can talk about working together. Hope to hear from you..

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Irene and Michael The Engagment

June 1, 2008 – 7:41 pm

Irene and Michael, what can i say it was truly an interesting afternoon. And I know we are going to have a rocking time at your wedding. See you guys soon.

Catherine and Dimitri

March 19, 2008 – 9:39 pm

Ok so i’m a bit late in posting this one. I’ve been sick over the last week and i didn’t have the energy to do much, the shipment of proofs that came in today are all out of order. I just spent the last 6 hours of my life trying to put the proofs in chronological order, it looked like someone at the lab decided to shuffle my proofs, not fun.But anyway, i decided to do something a bit different with this one. Instead of posting about 10 images, i decided to post a complete album design for you guys covering just about the entire day. No fancy stuff here, no look what i can do but rather an album design that a client will purchase, including all the traditional poses that clients expect. So about the wedding, well it was held over at St Catherine’s and George, hmmm i’ve been there often lately and will be going back at the end of this month for a baptism. And the reception was held at the Westbury Manor.

Keep it real

Christos

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Michaels Baptism

February 27, 2008 – 10:46 pm

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.Â 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.

February 14, 2008 – 11:30 am

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 coupleâ€™s that will be out there this week. I would like to announce that Iâ€™m currently accepting appointments and bookings for the 2009 weddings season.

Keep it real folks.
Christos

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Wedding day tip The First Dance

January 31, 2008 – 1:43 pm

Since we are in the off season, itâ€™s a bit quite on the blog front, but I thought I wouldÂ share with you a wedding day tip.

Your wedding day is going to be filled with many beautiful and emotional moments that will make your wedding like nobody elseâ€™s. One of these precious moments is the first dance, so I have a wedding day tip for you.
Let it be about you and your husband, after all its your day, itâ€™s your time to shine so donâ€™t share the first dance. Instead have a second song for the bridal party, the parents and your guests to join in the festivities. Now here is why, the average song that is played during the first dance is a bit over 3 minutes, from a photography perspective this is the amount of time I have to capture all of my images that will make your first dance yours. Now if you cut the first dance in half and permit the bridal party, parents and guests to join in, the average amount of time I will have is a minute and a half to do this in, think about it 90 seconds. Again this is just a tip, I always do my best for my clients no matter how much time I have during any portion of the day. So what do you guys think?

Christos

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Huge turnout yesterday.

January 20, 2008 – 11:34 am

In my previous post I stated I will be heading on over to Saint Paulâ€™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. Catherineâ€™s in Astoria. To verify the times and date call the church office at 718-728-1718. If you werenâ€™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

January 14, 2008 – 8:00 am

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.I 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 thanks Christos

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Help Save A Life

January 7, 2008 – 8:57 pm

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!

This family is from the Cathedral of Saint Paul and at this time they are dealing with a situation that is a parentâ€™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 youâ€™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

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Happy New Year 2008 is here

January 1, 2008 – 8:01 am

Happy New Year everyone! 2007 hasÂ 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 beÂ thus far.Â Â Â 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,Â hopefullyÂ and time permitting. Day after shoots, if you or someone that has recently been married wana go out and have some fun let’sÂ scheduleÂ it, if you would like toÂ receiveÂ additional information call me. And some more stuff that I wish not to make public yet.Â 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.Â ChristosÂ

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Have a Merry Christmas everyone

December 25, 2007 – 10:00 am

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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Milo Paper giving back

December 9, 2007 – 1:25 pm

It’sÂ awesomeÂ when vendors give back, and as such they should be noted. I would like to give a big shout out to the fine folks atÂ Milo PaperÂ for doing such. So if you are in the market for Greeting Cards, Holiday Cards,Â AnnouncementÂ cards andÂ InvitationsÂ make sure you check outÂ Milo Paper.Â
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ChristosÂ

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End of year schedule

December 4, 2007 – 10:41 am

Wow what an amazing year it has been and by the looks of it next year will be even better. I still have to blog about a few more weddings by the end of this year so hopefully I can finish the edits and post them up.

As this holiday season is fast approaching us I have decided to limit the number of appointments I will be making before the end of the year, for those that are still sitting on the fence now is the time to call me.

As of December 10, 2007 I will not be making any new appointments until January 7, 2008. Sorry folks but I need some me time, and most of all to spend a relaxing holiday season with my family.

I still have a few remaining dates available for 2008 so if you haven’t decided yet, well that is bad, make it quick. As of today I still haven’t open my 2009 calendar yet so all dates are still available so keep an eye on my blog to find out when I will be accepting 2009 weddings. I’ll give you all a hint are you ready, roses, chocolates and hearts oh my….

Christos

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Jessica and Jongtak New York Engagement

November 30, 2007 – 1:15 am

So what happens when you mix a very hot looking couple an adorable little puppy called Hopscotch and a chub rock photographer? One rocking engagement session thatâ€™s what. Guys I had a blast and that Hopscotch is a babe magnet. You guys were real sport on this chiily day, i caint wait until i shoot your wedding next year.

Keep it real

ChristosÂ