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FerShop a Workshop for Wedding Photographers | Bride and Groom Portaits | Boston, Massachusetts

Jeff Newcum — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:09:48 +0000

I recently attended the Pictage User Group meeting at LensProToGo in Concord, MA. The featured speaker was Fer Juaristi from Mexico. Fer is a wedding photographer that enjoys seeing natural light, texture, and creative lines. His portraiture is really, really awesome. He is a natural talent with a great, humble, and fun personality. He’s been shooting for the last four years with a background in video. He watched a video in 2006 featuring some of the great wedding photographers of our time called Masters of Wedding Photography. This video truly inspired him and motivated him to start shooting stills.

In my research of Fer and his work I noticed that a workshop was scheduled the day after the PUG meeting. I was excited! I signed up as soon as I could. I got up nice and early that day, practiced some hot yoga, ate a healthy breakfast, and headed out on my Daytona 675 motorcycle to Boston for the workshop. Riding in the morning was fun and yes, I used my iPhone for the gps that’s mounted on the handle bars. It’s convenient and really made the ride straightforward with very little stress getting to the workshop. Once I arrived at the Ad Hoc Studio I was happy to find Fer had just arrived. Ahh, the benefits of arriving early. We had a few minutes to get to know each other and share some stories. I was impressed with his energy and infectious happiness.

Once the FerShop started Fer went over his origins, family, style, imagery, and pricing. The day was planned around discussion, shooting, lunch, discussion, more shooting, and editing. We had two models to work with, Laura and Ryan. They are getting married in February of 2012 at Aventura Spa Palace Resort in Riviera Maya, Mexico. They really knew how to turn on the hotness and showed us some badass chemistry. They really worked it for us, even with the hot sun in their eyes they managed to keep it cool. Thanks Laura and Ryan!

I really enjoyed attending the FerShop. It’s so fun to meet, talk, and work with other photographers. Here’s some of the images from the day that I really love. Thanks Fer! I look forward to following your work and enjoying your company again.

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Inspire Boston 2010 | New England Wedding and Portrait Photographers Conference – Concord, MA

Jeff Newcum — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:10:02 +0000

INSPIRE Boston 2010 is halfway done and it’s been a great success from all accounts. This is the first ever INSPIRE Boston mini-conference for professional photographers! This retreat-format conference is hosted by the Boston Photographers Guild and Lens Pro to Go. Here’s some of the after hours fun and excitement that is brought out when the sun goes down. Tomorrow is the last day of the conference and the wrap up party will prove to be an amazing event. I can’t wait!!!

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Very AltF has hit the road www.veryaltf.com – Due in Boston Soon!

Jeff Newcum — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:15:52 +0000

Those crazy cats at Alt F, Dalisa and John have hit the road in their ginormous RV. They are driving from Las Vegas to all points west… mostly. They have blogged every day of the trip on www.earth13.com but, I thought I’d buy domains that are more reflective of their true personalities www.jmcthervking.com and www.ladydollthervqueen.com

Their first stop is in Dallas at the studio of JVS and Anne. I so, so wished that I took up the offer to fly down and attend but, that dang time thing gets in the way a lot often. I saw a supah cool image that JVS took on the roof of the RV that the Cooper’s are driving. Great work Joseph! Get your butt in gear and host another seminar. I really want to attend again.

My quote of the day for the Coopers is “And will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed! Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed.” by Dr. Seuss.

Photographers! Don’t forget to sign up for the Very Alt F tour! They’ll be in town on August 7th. You can sign up here!

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DWF Convention 2008 – Tampa, Florida

Jeff Newcum — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:53:22 +0000

Another great Convention. This time we were in Tampa, Florida. Initially, it was cold. Seriously cold! It warmed up though and we had a wonderful Wedding From Hell. This was a seminar/skit that was designed to show how a wedding can go bad and how to deal with it. The photographers that shot the wedding were Jen and Steve Bebb, Greg Gibson, and Susan Stripling. I played the priest. Yah.. I know kinda funny but, I have to say was a lot of fun. Here’s a slide show of the day from Hope Photography.

As usual the seminars were awesome! The people were spectacular and sharing good times was unforgettable. I also managd to get some time in for some shooting. This time we did a water theme. The model had a great look. Here name was Jersey and she was a trooper. Here’s some of my most memorable images from the convention.

More pics are here
and Pictures from the 2007 DWF Convention in Veagas

This is a nice BMW M3 that caught my eye

Jake Morrow and Jason Domingues – Jump!

Jersey playin with some pearls

Jersey on the board walk – Snake Tongue

Jersey in the bushes

Our homage the shovel and JMC

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Bruce Dorn and Maura Dutra – The Digital Photography Edge

Jeff Newcum — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:18:37 +0000

Today I assisted Bruce Dorn and Maura Dutra at the Digital Photography Edge Seminar in Boston. I manned the registration table, help setup, and break down the equipment. I was pleasantly surprised to find out the Bruce was an avid biker. Not bicycle but, motorcycle. He’s built them, rode them, and put many miles on them. I really dug his riding stories. I rode my Dayton 675 to the seminar even with the threat of rain looming but, I knew it would hold for me and it did. I had the chance to try out the 50 1.2 and the 85 1.2 from the kind Canon rep that attended. The 85 1.2 was still sort slow for me compared to the Mark1 but, for studio work or better lighted situations I suppose it would be a better performer. Personally, I’ll keep my 85 1.8. The 50 1.2 on the other hand was pretty sweet. It has better focusing than the 50 1.4 but, is significantly more expensive. Most ot the shots I took were at 1600 or 3200iso with no flash.

It was also pretty cool to see some of the our local Bmob clan. Jamie, Joe, Stacey, Laura, Renee, Robert, and Connie. I also met some new faces that and put them to names that I’ve seen many times before. Bruce’s lighting work is incredible. He truly has a higher level of understanding of flash, lighting, and scenes. It’s amazing how a people have the capacity to create images that are distinctly theatric in style and lighting. This doesn’t mean that they look unnatural. Bruce’s images are dramatic, captivating, and lit exceptionally well. Maura has in ingenious means of taking breathe taking imagery and turning into one off pieces of vibrant art. Her Painter skills are monstrous! Wow!

Take a look at the site and check them out.

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Combo 3.1 with John Michael Cooper or ALT F

Jeff Newcum — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 22:33:45 +0000

On Friday and Saturday I attended a book binding/album making seminar at John’s studio in Las Vegas. John has been a leader in many aspects and has reverse engineered a lay flat album. He’s been producing these albums, by hand for the several years. The qualitys is impressive and they finished product is superb. Making your own albums allows for great diversity in size, color, cover choice, and content. I was amazed with the process and this is exactly what makes me love photography. Not only can you create unique work but, you can showcase it in a finely handcrafted custom album.

John is an innovator and takes a unique look at life. He challenges the world and creates a multitude of amazingly unique images that have redefined what fine art photography is. Take a look at his site and you’ll see what I mean. Give him a call if you ever need to have wedding or portrait coverage in the Las Vegas area. You will be amazed at what a picture can be.
We were instructed step by step on how to create our own albums that were sized to 8″ tall by 20″ wide. Each page was one entire picture with no breaks. We selected our own cover material, fly page, and spine fabric. The process itself is not for the faint of heart but, it does take attention to detail and knack to work with materials. I did document the day with my camera and I wasn’t shy about taking pictures of the steps. It was suprisingly straight forward to create the album but, with all things, it’s easier to see it in action. I was completely thrilled to attend John’s seminar and he’s given me new motivation to create my own hand made albums.

Initially I’ll need to purchase a few pieces of hardware to make it reallity but, I expect that I’ll be ready to churn out my own albums by the mid 2008.

Thanks Dalisa (his most excellent wife) and John, I really dig the support!

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DWF Convention – And the rest of the week…

Jeff Newcum — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:29:05 +0000

Wednesday and Thursday were filled with seminars and the desert shoot. Unfortunately, I didn’t attend the desert shoot. It was cold and windy that day and from my previous experience at the dry lake beds on Saturday, I knew it wouldn’t be pretty. Instead we went back to the tradeshow and talked with vendors. There was an amazing amount of information to be consumed from the tradeshow and every year has more and more vendors to choose from.

To wrap up, the convention was amazing. This being my third year in attendance and every year the network of photographers grows. It’s really phenominal to see the growth and diversity of the photographers who attend. This year was even more outstanding with the Choppah Shoot! Next year is planned for Tampa and I’m looking forward to learning and thinking outside the box.

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DWF Convetnion – Tuesday – Seminars and Trade show

Jeff Newcum — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 03:29:40 +0000

Tuesday started with a Seminar from Paul Gero about Capturing Great Moments. It was a very informative seminar that gave me insight on how to capture the spontaneity and fun of a wedding day. Paul has an extensive background and shared some of his beautiful work. Later I meet up with Mark, Desiree, and John for some eats. From there we headed to the Tradeshow to find out what’s hot in the photography world.

The tradeshow was full of great vendors with plenty of info. There were so many vendors. We walked around for about 2 hours and learned a ton about new products and opportunities.

The afternoon seminar was by the Bebbs. They are truly a unique couple who create exquisite work. They have a amazing way of seeing the light and creating outstanding images. Jenn and Stephen were voted one of the 10 best wedding photographers in the world. They really motivated me to start using available light in a totally different way.

I also attended another seminar that afternoon by Dave and Quin from DQ Studios. These are two people who abound with energy and fun. They really exemplify the meaning of fine art wedding photography. Their work is in a league of it’s own and they truly understand the customer experience. My most memorable comment was “We tell our clients to set high expectations and we’ll blow them away with the results” Now, that’s confidence and they can truly back up that commitement.

That night the ultra fun DWF Bahama Breeze party. My roomate Mark challenged me to shoot all ambient with my 5d. I took his challenge and mated a nice lil 28 1.8 prime to my 5d. I kicked up the ISO to 3200..ooohhh daring! The results blew me away. It really does pay to think differently and try new methods. Here’s the amazing results.

After Bahama Breeze wrapped up we headed over to my favorite club, Studio 54. If you haven’t been, make a plan. It’s really an unbelievable place. The music, the lights, the dancers….ohhhh the dancers! You can see images from there from the link above. Keep in mind, there’s no flash in any of those photos. What a night!

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DWF Convention – Monday – Key Note Parker J PFister

Jeff Newcum — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:14:28 +0000

Today I signed up to help out at the registration desk for the convention. I also had a one on one with Ray Prevost from the warm state of California. We talked about lead management and how to follow up with brides after the wedding day. You may think this is kinda basic stuff but, there’s many different approaches and my intent is to find a proven method to track new inquires. We spoke for a short half hour or so and learned some steps into creating a better business relationship.

The keynote from Parker J took place later that evening and he really inspired me to create images that contained less flash or to shoot with a minimal amount. This approach is complimentary to the higher high ISO, low noise settings of the Canon digital cameras. Parker J has shot many destination weddings and travels with a minimal of lighting gear. His images have depth and insight to his subjects. I found his approach to be very inspiring and I will challenge myself to push my creative boundries with his advice.

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Booty Shaker – DWF 07

Jeff Newcum — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:50:53 +0000

Tonight was the Booty Shakah night out. We headed out to Pure night club in Ceaser’s at Las Vegas. Last year was the first year that Melissa McKolay planned the Booty Shaker get together at Studio 54 in Vegas. We had about 10 people the first year and this year we had about 40 people that headed out. It was a great time and the dancin was plentiful! On the walk back Mark Gardner had a very insightful conversation with Mike D from Canada on how he presents his images to his clients. Yeah, anytime is a good time to talk about business. Mike is a guru with Photoshop programming and has several tools that offeres to photographers. It’s amazing how photographers have such different strategies to present their work. I really appreciate the insight Mike and it was great for you to share your strategy. I can’t wait for the next Bootey Shaker! See ya next year!!!!!

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I arrived in Las Vegas!

Jeff Newcum — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:01:05 +0000

I departed out of Logan and the flight on JetBlue was great. This is the second time flying out on JetBlue and I’ve been very impressed both times. How can you beat inflight tv and the great snacks. 5.5Â hours went by pretty quickly and I arrived safely. My sister picked me up and dropped me off at Harrah’s. I stayed with my best bud, Mark Gardner, he shoots out of Maryland and is really a person unlike any other. I unpacked a bit, cleaned up and headed out to Bally’s to meet some friends and….have a few drinks. Needless to say, we walked out of there at 7am’ish. We had a good time and we didn’t stagger out. We proceeded to shoot pictures till we arrived at our room. It was pretty fun. Actually, downright silly!

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And we’re off!

Jeff Newcum — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:59:43 +0000

My roomie for LV Mark Gardner arrived in LV last night and he let mw know that…. Vegas sucks! Thanks Mark! Yeah, it’s not to bad here today but, I’m on my countdown to LV. I’m outta here tomorrow night and I’ll be arriving in LV at 11pm their time. I’m ssooo Psyched!!!!

Â Here’s Mark on a webcam.. yeah.. thanks bro!

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ALT F – Book Making.. Combo 3 please!

Jeff Newcum — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 05:50:57 +0000

I couldn’t be anymore psyched! I’m attending the bookmaking seminar in LV directly after the DWF convention. This is run by Alt F which is John Michael Cooper and Dalisa Cooper. Two of the coolist people that you’ll ever meet. JMC has shoot about a Bazillion weddings in Las Vegas and has a long time passion to shoot brides in slightly different ways. Hot..hot.. hot.. ouch! Anyways, I couldn’t be more lucky.. I tell ya!

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DWF Convention – 3/23 – 4/1

Jeff Newcum — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:20:07 +0000

Well, it’s that time of year! This will be the third year of the DWF Convention. This year I’m getting out a little early to get used to the time difference and have some more time to shoot. This year I’m rooming with Mark Gardner. We meet the first year I attended. He’s been a great inspiration and a true friend. We’re trying to get some model shooting in on Saturday or Sunday the 24/25th if we end up renting a car or some bikes.

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DWF Convention 2006

Jeff Newcum — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 15:25:09 +0000

I just came back from another fantastic convention from my favorite forum, The Digital Wedding Forum. Last year was the first convention and this year was significantly better. We had better presentations, crazier photographers, and a live wedding shoot by some of the best wedding photographers in the industry. It was simply amazing! It was held in Las Vegas, of course, and the weather was great. I managed to get some sun time poolside and get a little color. Which is rare for the east coasters. I grabbed plenty of pictures and managed to put together a slideshow that recaps the experience. This year the Jerry Ghionis, the Boutwell’s and the master, John Michael Cooper rocked my world. JMC was completely over the top….Wow…I’d love if my brides would let’s me play with fire!Â Yes, that’s right, I said play with fire…Well, they don’tÂ our at least I haven’t found any that would be game. I did have at least one who took me up… wait till the end of the slideshow but, she melted with excitement. Also, I was lucky enough to get a super brief cameo on the Simple Photo Minute. Look at the picture below in the Middle. That’s Dane Sanders and Jules Bianchi recording SPM at the DWF convention. They caught me shooting them during the recording…yeah that’s sweet!

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Back from the JVS 3 Day!

Jeff Newcum — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 08:51:58 +0000

Wow…holy smokes! What a great time, I can’t believe I’m back. JVS, Anne, and Mike were great hosts. Texas ain’t no Boston but, when you have talent like this…

Â 3 days of intensive instruction, fun, and wonderful people. It was everything I expected it to be and more. We started with some theory and working examples. We then moved to hands on instruction. The next day we had models and drew names out of a hat for the order. Shooting was great and I was pumped. I had to bring along the iPod. I shot inthe game room on the pool table. I asked the model to crawl towards me like a tiger and growl…yeah know, play the role. Unfortunately, she didn’t have the same level of energy that I had. Later in the morning we had another model show up…..OMG.. she was stunning! Umm… hi, my name is Jeff Â She was fun and had lots of skillz as a model. Great movement, expression, and attitude. Even though my shoot had ended. I managed to grab some pics of her during the downtime. Everyone had great ideas in how to shoot their model and it was a joy to follow along and observe. Oh…and grab some more pics of everyone’s fun. The following day we reviewed the images and discussed more topics. I was really sad to leave but, I was completely energized with new creative ideas.

Â Thank you JVS, Anne, and Mike for all your exceptional efforts.

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JVS 3 Day Seminar – Dallas, TX

Jeff Newcum — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 21:43:51 +0000

Wow, I can’t believe it! I going to JVS’s 3 day seminar at his studio in Dallas, Texas. His images are breath taking and his passion is infinite. Check out his websites and see for yourself.

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Back from the DWF Convention

Jeff Newcum — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 19:35:08 +0000

Iâ€™m back from the DWF convention. It was amazing! I meet the best Digital Wedding Photographers in the world. From the likes of Yervant, David and Kassandra Beckstead, JVS, Cliff Mautner, Marcus Bell, Jeff Ascough, Becker, Mike Colon, Bruce Dorn and many more. It was truly inspiring and full of great information. I attendend seminars, a mentoring session with JVS, and we went to the Valley of Fire for a shoot with Yervant. I have some pictures from the convention here. Great Job Jeff Caplan and Gina Preston…. I canâ€™t wait for next year! P.S. Thatâ€™s me wearing my Boston colors below.

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DWF Convention!

Jeff Newcum — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 19:50:18 +0000

Iâ€™m booked for the Digital Wedding Forum Convention in Las Vegas, from 3/19 to 3/24. It runs concurrently with the WPPI Convention and Tradeshow. Iâ€™m really psyched!

Hereâ€™s some more info:

“The DWF Convention will be a learning experience that could change your career!

Intensive seminars will feature some of the worldâ€™s best wedding photographers. Theyâ€™ll teach shooting styles, lighting, processing, marketing, sales, and much more.

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