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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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Out Of Office

August 31, 2007 – 1:20 pm

I just wanted to inform my clients that I’m off to Canada to shot a wedding. So this means that know one will be manning the phones or answering e-mails.

As this extended weekend has fast approached I would like to take a moment and wish you all a happy and safe Labor Day weekend. I’ll see you all next week.

 Christos

 

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Angela and Jimmy Phat Greek Wedding

August 23, 2007 – 12:12 am

All I can say is WOW what an awesome wedding this was. I had a hard time selecting the images for the blog on this one. Since I had a hard time I ended up putting close to 50 images from this weeding on my new yummy website under Gallery 1, so why don’t ya head on over and check out Christos yummy website and some fun images from this wedding.

This wedding was held at Floral Terrace in Floral Park. The music was provided by non other then Power Station Orchestra and singing was the man Yanni Papastefanou. Ok enough with that let’s get to some pictures.

My favorite picture is the first one, This image was captured the moment after the brides dad put her shoes on. The emotions in this image are unreal filled with tears of joy.

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I love this image as well, only these two people in the world could only know what is running through  their minds at this very moment.

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Maybe one day I will post images only in color, NOT i love my yummy black and white wedding images.

See ya folks

Christos 

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What is going on today

August 19, 2007 – 12:42 am

Have you started noticing anything different regarding my website? Well maybe not, since my current site is flash based, and not to mention my uber new site is flash based as well. I do have an underlying HTML site that is used frequently by clients. No I won’t be whacking that stuff off, after all I need it since a lot of the pages have been indexed and they are my entry pages for links.
What has changed is the color scheme of the HTML site in preparation for the new site. So have no fear everything will still be there. I don’t have a launch date for the new site yet but take advantage of the upgrade on your print credit. Don’t know what I mean, well you should be reading my blog more often then :-).

On a side note I would like to send out some blog love to John Kapaniris, a wedding photographer in Sydney. Check out Kapa’s blog for his latest entry and congratulate him on his image making it to the finals in a competition. Way to go John.

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New website coming soon

August 14, 2007 – 10:58 am

As I mentioned in a previous post, I will be implementing a new website over the next couple of weeks. I was anticipating a launch date of September 1 2007, but I realized that I will be photographing a Greek wedding in Montreal Canada that weekend. I haven’t yet finalized the launch date yet, so it will be either the week after my return or the week prior.

The new site will be uber cool by putting emphasis on larger and cooler images. So keep checking out the blog to find out when the launch date will be, in the meantime here are a couple of screen shots for you. Oh yeah mention this and receive an additional one hundred dollar print credit towards your package. This print credit can be used toward any of the products I carry. This offer is good only till I launch the new site.

The new landing page.

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And here is the main site. Cool, I’m so stocked (just in case you don’t know what i mean)

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Effie and Pantelis

July 26, 2007 – 3:18 pm

A few weeks back I had an awesome opportunity to shoot Effie’s and Pantelis engagement pictures. What an awesome couple and what a great time we hade at the beach. Guys I just wanted to let you know that I can’t wait until I get to shoot your wedding. Until then, keep it real.

Christos

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PS. Don’t steal my images!

If you are a potential client and see my images on another photographers website please let me know.

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Christos as a Simpson

July 10, 2007 – 8:29 pm

I’ve often wondered what I would have looked like if I was a Simpson. I’m serious don’t laugh, just ask my wife.
Well the wait is now finally over, without further delay I introduce to you Christos Simpson. LOL.
Ok I would like to add that the squishy should actually be a frappe.

http://www.simpsonsmovie.com/

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Album Day

April 5, 2007 – 3:30 pm

As I was sitting here enjoying the time with my family during holy week, the door bells rings. It happened to be Mr. FedEx, with six weddings albums. I always feel like a kid in a candy store when I open these albums and look at them. Then I say to my self, wow I’m sure my Greek brides will love them. One of my brides decided to against the grain and not order a storybook flush mount album, instead she wanted the matted albums. She was right, this album is absolutely stunning wrapped in Napa leather. In all I forgot how beautiful the matted album’s really are. So I’ll be preparing another order of a sample album for myself.  So folks here they are a couple of quick snaps for you.

Christos 

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Problem retrieving voicemail today

April 3, 2007 – 8:54 am

I’m currently experiencing a problem retrieving voicemail today via my IP phone provider. If you leave me a voicemail assume that I’m unable to retrieve it. Please use e-mail to contact me or try calling me back. I apologize for the inconvenience this may cause you.

Christos

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The new site is alive

March 21, 2007 – 4:21 pm

It has been in the making for sometime but I finally got around to finishing the new website. You can check it out by going to Photography By Christos. The final version of the website is still in the works, unfortunately it won’t be implemented till after this years wedding season. I know what a bummer.

 
Not only did I finish the new site, what was also in the works was a new logo and branding for Christos, so without further delay here is the new logo.

 

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Valentines day proposal special.

February 7, 2007 – 11:28 am

I had written a long and lengthy post about some cool stuff that couples can purchase for each other on Valentines day, but I decided not to post it. And man did it have some cool stuff listed.

When I was reading the post it was lacking something special and meaningful, sure I had listed Ipods for gifts, and my favorite restaurant and flowers and ideas and all that stuff. But it wasn’t cool enough, so this is what I decided.

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One FREE proposal shoot for the right couple, that is right I will photograph your proposal for FREE, that is right nada not a cent during the month of February (only available on dates currently open and certain restrictions apply). Send me an e-mail with what makes your proposal so special and why you would like it photographed and I will select the couple that will be entitled to the free proposal shoot.
You can submit your request to mail AT photographybychristos DOT com

I hope to hear from you soon.
Christos

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Happy New Year everybody.

January 5, 2007 – 4:02 pm

Well it’s been a few days and I haven’t posted on my blog. Shame on me. But I promise for 2007 I’ll blog more often for you. So let me take this time to wish all my family, friends and customers a Happy and Healthy New Year.

2007 is going to be an exiting year here for many of my brides, especially with the introduction of the online slideshow that everyone will be getting one.

Now one hot topic on wedding photography forums is the date 7/7/07 and seeing who has the date booked and open. Boy I would have to say that a good 50% of photographers have this date available. And guess what so do I, so if you are interested or still looking for a wedding photographer that has 7/7/07 open give me a hoot ya hear.

 Christos

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Tis the Season for giving

December 22, 2006 – 11:01 am

I would like to take this time in sending some Christmas cheer to all my past and future clients and also a few vendors that I work closely with.
To all my past clients, it was a pleasure being part of your families life’s memorable and special moments. Thank you for having me as part of your lives and making me feel like a part of the family. I wish you all a joyous holiday season and a happy and health New Year.
To all my future clients I’m so looking forward to be part of your special day and thank you for choosing Christos as you photographer.

Now a special Christmas cheer goes out to Eleni from Portara Gallery and Anastasia from Anastasia’s Gift Shop, I would like to personally thank you both for the referrals and being a friend. I couldn’t have done it without you. May you both have a Merry Christmas and a healthy New Year.

Now let’s not forget about my favorite little videographer Athina, from Ellopia Media Group. This past year has been a blast. I look forward to working with you in 2007 Athina, let’s make it a year to remember, Merry Christmas.

To all my friends and family, Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas, I’ll be seeing most of you this weekend so I’ll save the rest for later.

Christos

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Coming soon in 2007

December 15, 2006 – 3:39 pm

Yeah baby, the slideshows are coming, the slide shows are coming. As with everything in today’s digital revolution, while embracing the internet and online multimedia. I’m happy to inform you that all clients in 2007 will have an online slideshow of their event posted online to share with all there family and friends. Now how cool is that…. I’m expecting to have this feature fully operational by January so it will be some slamming fun creating everyone’s slideshow.

What will the slideshow contain? Well that’s a simple question, it will contain images that I select and edit to represent the emotion of the day’s events, from color to black and white images, to sepia toned images, to some cross processing and of course Christos signature look. Now I’m stoked. Heheheh.

Christos

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