2009 WPPI Thirst Relief Charity Auction Starts Tonight!

UPDATE: Just over 12hrs left! Win a FREE workshop seat and support a great cause! http://tinyurl.com/csya5c.

The WPPI Thirst Relief charity auction starts tonight, and I'm very excited to be a part of it once again for 2009! Thirst Relief is a great charity that provides clean drinking water to people around the world. Did you know that every 15 seconds someone dies of a waterborne illness? That's 5760 people every day! Anyone can learn more or donate at www.thirstrelief.org, but photographers can help in another special way... visit http://thirstrelief.shootq.com tonight at 10pm EST (7pm Pacific) and bid on a mentoring session with your favorite photographer! Many of the photographers participating in the auction are sweetening the deal by including a free lunch, one of their DVDs, and more if you win their auction. I'm offering to the high bidder of my auction a FREE SEAT in one of my next 5-Day McWorkshops... a $1775 value!! The next McWorkshop will be May 4-8, 2009. So, please visit http://thirstrelief.shootq.com tonight and bid for a great cause!

The Next 5-Day McWorkshop Announced!

In the podcast for Pictage I recorded yesterday, I officially announced the dates for the next 5-Day McWorkshop to be held here in beautiful Asheville, NC, so I thought I'd better get those dates on the blog too! Mark your calendars and grab your seat while they last... May 4-8, 2009. Check out www.mcworkshops.com to learn more and to sign up. Get ready for lots of learning, shooting, sharing and more... can anyone say Cinco de Mayo? Here are a couple of shots from the last workshop...

Pictage Ask and Learn - Today, Wednesday, Jan 28th!

Once again, I've been asked to participate in the Ask and Learn Wednesday on the Pictage Forum! All you Pictage photographers out there, please join me this evening as I answer your questions and hopefully provide a little advice on not only surviving, but thriving in today's tough economy.... hope to see you there !

We love Shoot Q!

For those photographers out there that aren't using Shoot Q... you should be! It's a brilliant studio management tool with lead management, online booking, workflow and relationship development, and lots more... all online! Our business wouldn't be where it is today without Shoot Q. Today, the new Version 2 of Shoot Q was released to the public so go check it out at www.shootq.com.

2008 Reader's #1 Choice!

I'm very pleased to report that, for the second year in a row, Corey McNabb Photography was picked by the readers of The Bride's Book magazine as their number one Gold Choice photographer for the Asheville area! Thank you all!

Smoochbooth!!!

We had the BEST time at the recent Wedding Festival hanging out in the Smoochbooth! Smoochbooth is the area's "only deluxe partybooth solution" and is available to rent to brides, event planners, photographers, and more for weddings, corporate parties, bar and bat mitzvahs, sweet 16 parties.... you name it, it's sure to be a hit at ANY event!! Everyone loves a good photo booth!! You can see more shots in the slideshow, but here are a few pics we took...

Tara and me being silly...

Regina, Amber, and me...

Ian and Nicole...

Check out Smoochbooth.com to find out more or to book it for your next party!

MacWorld

We photographers always love the MacWorld conventions... and today's doesn't disappoint either! Check this out...

Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard

Not A Resolution

Hello everyone, Jeremy here.

I'm not one to make New Year's resolutions but I really have been thinking a lot lately about changing my outlook on communication. I tend to be a fairly private person but in thinking about how that fits in with my life as a wedding photographer I've realized that I am keeping too many wonderful little moments to myself.

After every wedding or session I find myself coming home and running through all of these little fun/weird/touching bits of life in my head. Sometimes my wife will hear a few stories or run through a few images as I download my cards, but I've realized I need to share more.

Many years ago, more than I care to admit, I was photographing a friend of mine dressed up like never before, in his tux...the shiny shoes...the whole deal. He was standing on a dock by a pond, in the woods. He was about to meet his soon-to-be wife and it struck me what a special moment I had been invited to be a part of.

I have been the last person to see several of my friends and clients in those quiet moments before they walk down the aisle. In a dark hall or tucked just around a corner. I have been invited into homes and private little rooms, only shared with a few close family members. I have seen some tears, both happy about the future and sad for those who might not have been with us anymore. Most often, however, I have simply shared a few laughs.

So that's what I've been thinking these first few days into 2009. I won't call it a resolution, as those are too often broken...perhaps a "declaration of intent." Yes, that's way different...

Anyway, here are a couple images that came to mind as I was typing this.



I found Shanna and her dad talking quietly on the steps a few hours before her wedding.




Not all of the "moments" are serious. The reason you can't see the hands of the two on the outside is because they were in handcuffs. Mary, Ross, and I came across them as we were shooting downtown after their wedding and they demanded that they be in a picture before heading to court.




Brian told me later that this picture was on their fridge. I'm not sure if he was just trying to make me feel good but it made the twelve hours of shooting for him and Cristin worth every second. And yes, this was at hour twelve or later and I look it.




Ashley and Kevin invited me to stay at their house near the beach so that we could get an early start for their shoot the next morning. Kevin even cooked me some breakfast! This still seems kind of amazing to me... I mean, how many photographers have you invited to stay at your house?! Anyway, we wandered the beach all morning, shooting and talking. Good times.




Ok, I just don't know when else I would post this of Jeremy (no, another one). He and Leanne were obviously a blast to work with.

Happy New Year!

WIshing you all a very happy and prosperous New Year! I know I'm posting a few minutes late, but I just returned home from shooting Laura's and Brandon's awesome honeymoon in St. Thomas (more on that very soon), so this is the first chance I've had.... here's a shot of the fireworks from our balcony last night: