Richard & Bethany

We traveled to northern Ohio, but it might as well been the north pole!  It was such a cold day, which is unusual considering how warm it has been this season.  Richard and Bethany definitely get props for bearing Old Man Winter with his 10 degrees Fahrenheit!  But I am so glad that we did get to shoot and get the shots we got.  Richard and Bethany are getting married in September this year and I can already tell it is going to be an awesome day.  Favorite shot was Bethany showing Richard what a snowball fight is really all about!

 

Art Show

We are going to be participating in the Essex Studios Art Walk this year!  The show will be on March 2nd & 3rd from 6pm to 11pm.  Check out their website for directions: http://www.essexstudios.com

I am very excited to be showing our fine art and travel photography.  I always, at first, dread putting together pieces to print, frame, and show but after I get the prints it is unbelievably rewarding.  I am super ecstatic for these pieces.  They are huge!  The largest print is 20x30.  Most of the pieces are from our travels to Italy, San Francisco, Mexico, and Colombia. 

They will be for sale and we are going to be donating a significant portion of the sales to Luz y Vida. 

Hope to see you there!

Winter Months and Travels

 

Winter is usually really quite for us.  (Though here in Cincinnati, I can’t say that we have gotten much of a winter. Seriously!).  I usually take the time during winter to have a break, reflect, and maybe actually cook a homemade meal.  I normally vow to take a couple weeks off.  It’s ironic though, because that sabbatical usually lasts about a week and a half and then I get anxious to pick up the camera again.

If I could I would become a travel/nature photographer.  It is hands down the best job in the world -- a professional tourist!  There are some amazing travel photographers out there that I could only aspire to be as good as.  To be a travel photographer you basically have to take photos that people think are photoshopped because there is no way they can pull off that shot.  But I still like to try my hand at it – and I have to use photoshop. :)

Almost a year ago Melanie and I had the wonderful privilege of visiting Italy.  We toured Florence, Pisa, San Gimignano, and Venice for a total of 10 days.  Absolutely incredible scenes, I would just close my eyes and start shooting wildly and prove that you can’t take a bad picture in Tuscany.  We took about 2000 shots if you are curious, which is less than we shoot for a wedding.  Hey, it was my vacation!  Here are a few:

Fiesole looking down on Florence

Tuscan hills.

Pisa

I forgot where these two pictures were taken...

 

That last picture on the left is from San Gimignano.  Oh my word that was one of the most enchanting cities that no one knows about.  It’s like you stepped back into medieval times.  A castle on a hill surrounded by vineyards where it is golden hours all day long.

Just last week I flew out to San Francisco.  I was so excited to shoot the first morning I woke up at 4:00am to venture into the city.  Of course, I realized quickly that not many things are open at 4:00 in the morning.  It might have been a bit a bit overkill, but you can be the judge.  I did hit the golden hours at the golden gate bridge. 

A baker at the Fisherman’s Warf

Waking up at 4:00am, highly recommended. :)  This next is my favorite picture of Alcatraz. I just love the simplicity of it with the fog.

Rented a jetpack to get this shot…

And of course, the picture of Melanie and I.  My favorite person to travel with.  Wish you all a blessed February!  Make sure to give someone you love a big fat sloppy kiss this month!

New Year and New Website

 

So excited for this next coming year!  I am proud to say that we have a new website up too! 

Clean and simple and to the point.  We are so excited this year for all the weddings that we have.  Lots of great things coming this year.  It’s going to be a good year.

Website Redesign

We are redesigning our website! I am very excited about the new page and look. Check page in the next couple of weeks! Or contact me at eliot.gomez@theartisticvision.com

Walk to Cure Diabetes

The pictures from the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes are up!  Make sure to visit the gallery at:

www.theartisticvision.com/JDRF

We got pictures of most of the groups and then some candid snapshots of the event toward the end.  The digital pictures are available for purchase for $15.  $15 will allow you to download of the high resolution digital image file.  After you download the file, we will give you redistrubution rights (give the photo to other people in your group) and you will be given permission to print the photo yourself and put it on Facebook and other social media sites.  This gallery will allow you to choose what images you want to purchase.

If you have any questions please email me at info@theartisticvision.com.

I hope you all enjoy the pictures!  I had a lot of fun at the event and I hope to see you next year!

Eliot 

JDRF–Newport Walk to Cure Diabetes

 

I had the awesome opportunity to shoot at the Newport Walk to Cure Diabetes put on by Cincinnati’s Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation this past Saturday.  The morning weather along the river was beautiful as you can see.  There were so many people who walked on Saturday, it was really incredible to see the enormous support.  I’m going through the pictures now and they should be up later this week so please come back to check on the blog.  All the pictures will be up on the website to view and if you are interested in purchasing prints that will also be available.  Thanks so much for the opportunity!  It was great meeting everyone and taking pictures!