Cruising Norwegian Prima

April 23, 2023 in Commercial Photography, Travel, Travel Photography, Wedding

Cruise time again. I was so excited when we booked one of the newest ship Prima that I could not wait to see what new cruising would look like. First, the boat was beautiful and had some great ideas. The pool hanging out in the water was cool. The restaurant with IPAD ordering was interesting and different; it made it fun. The back boat bar was relaxing when nobody was around. And the top-level front was great. The staff was A-1.

That was all of the pluses. The negative was that this ship was not made for the number of people on our cruise. The pool was so packed you could only stand. The entertainment, unless you found a seat about 1 hour or more from an event, you would not see it. This includes music in a few places they had. Food was average; if you liked one menu for the whole week, this was your boat. (For me, I don't like) Thanks to the Vibe Club, it made this vacation a vacation. Without it, I would not have been thrilled. If this is the future of Cruising, it maybe time to look at something else. Like the airlines cutting back, sadly, it's looking like Cruising may be doing the same thing. Possibly it is just Norwegian, just like my old saying. Just because you have one lousy steak does not mean all steak is terrible.

First Look for Wedding's (How I did it)

October 10, 2021 in Wedding Photography, Wedding, Portrait, Photographer, Event, Event Photogaphy

First, looks are always exciting, and you never know what you will see when your photographer. For me, I don’t want to be the attention. It’s the bride and groom and their private moment. In this case, we set it up. I had the groom sit on a bench. I told him to think about his bride and this day. With that, when his bride gets into position, I would ask him to get up and go around the corner of the tree to see her for the very first time.

When I told him to move, I went way out with my 100-400 lens so that they would not hear me or see me. It’s their special time. My job now was to document it.

Next, I told dad to wait for 15 minutes and then come down to see his daughter for the first time.

There is always a special moment between a dad and his daughter.

First looks as I said before are special. It’s our job to document and stay out of it. Yes, a few tears came out of my eyes. It’s a special time even for the professional.