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FCI New blog

2010-02-17T17:51:00.001-05:00

Our new blog is ready.

This is our last post here. Visit us at http://www.fishercreativeimage.com/blog/

Mansion Mayhem with Cap'n Tony

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By now many of you have seen these images from posts on Facebook.

I just wanted to take time in the blog to elaborate and publicly thank

everyone involved who made it so much fun.

I first thought about using this house for a concept shoot last summer

when we shot there for a wedding. I fell in love with the place immediately.

I approached the owner,Tony about using his home for a model shoot and he

seemed reasonably receptive to the idea, so I pursued it.

Tony is an amazing man with great vision for the building.

One Hundred years ago the Mansion was a Brothel, so I decided to go with that theme

and run with it. I wanted authentic period costumes but had no good leads to find them.

Then I remembered that our close friend Peter Bisuito from "The Wedding Producers"

video studio http://www.theweddingproducer.com/ is active in local theater productions.

He contacted Kim Hicks from the Aurora Players theater http://www.auroraplayers.org/

She was so kind to hook us up with the beautiful costumes you see on the models.

Thank you so much to Peter and Kim for making the shoot so special with such a

striking wardrobe.

Next came securing models for the day. I have a very successful history working with

Elizabeth Ann, so asking her was a no brainer. Liz is so easy to work with. She is the

most intuitive model I've ever worked with. We often times share the same brain, with Liz

transitioning into a pose before I even ask.

Snjezana gets credit for choosing Kelly as our second model. She worked with her on our

Swimsuit shoot in the Bahamas last year with the Buffalo Jills Cheerleaders. She fell in love with her then and thought she would be a perfect fit with Liz.

Kelly is one of those girls that goes through a complete metamorphosis as soon as she steps in front of the camera. The camera has a true love affair with her. Kelly, like Liz is always one step

ahead, which allows the shoot to flow effortlessly. You can physically feel the energy level in the

room rise working with these two.

Thanks Ladies, you are true superstars in our world!

A project like this isn't possible without assistants.

For this we turned to good friends and biggest fans, James and Rachel Fry.

Actually Rachel volunteered their services as she so often does. :)

They were a huge help with lighting, as Jimmy carried studio lights from room to room

and held diffuser panels and reflectors in place.

Rachel kept us laughing with her often unintentional sense of humor.

We love you so much Rachel. You are truly our biggest fan!

Tony was a very accommodating and gracious host. He let us come in and literally take over his

house for five hours and even bought us pizza!

You're the man Tony. THANK YOU so much from the bottom of my heart.

This was such a rewarding shoot for me personally, I can never thank you guys enough

for helping me out.

One more time, here are a few of my favorites.

You be the Judge.

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Sometimes being roped with the responsibility of making someone look good

is a thankless task. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, or for a photographer

in the interpretation there of. I really felt good about this senior session. I

felt the images really flattered the subject. The session was a lengthy one,

about two and a half hours with SEVEN wardrobe changes. I spent an entire

day in post-production after the shoot.

Now she says she wants all her money back because she hates all of them.

I know it's impossible to make everyone happy ALL of the time, but these

photos FLATTER this girl. Believe it. So, my question to my fellow photographic

colleagues and friends is:

What do you think? Did I fulfill the terms of the contract by providing flattering photo-

graphs that are in focus and well lit, or does she have a case and deserves her money back.

Feel free to click on the above link to check out the entire session. I'm just looking for a

little feedback. Thanks guys, sorry about the rant.

-Jeff

Ringing in 2010 in Jersey.

2010-01-18T10:47:00.010-05:00

On New Years Eve we were priveledged to travel to land of "The Situation" and "Snookie", yes New Jersey to shoot the wedding of Maryellen and Matthew Jaqusak. We were blessed with

great weather on both travel days and Christmas card snow on the wedding day. Maryellen and Matt and their families were wonderful to work with and we can't thank them enough for inviting us down to share in the celebration. A lot of my favorite shots received a PG-13 rating,

so at the request of the bride and groom I won't share them on the blog. I will post my favorite
portraits of Maryellen taken at the house prior the the ceramony. The camera was smitten by her beauty as you can see. -Jeff

Animoto.com

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The 1st annual "FISHY" Awards- Summer Weddings 2009

2009-09-17T14:45:00.037-04:00

Here it is, the first installment of the best of summer weddings 2009. Congratulations to our winners! You truly set the bar high for the Autumn Weddings 09 competitors. We had a great time this summer with all of you. A season we'll never forget! Stay tuned to future posts for more winners.

Don't miss the next group of winners, including best destination wedding and the sexiest shot of the summer! Cao for now.

Recommendations For FCI Photography

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Just a little note about why our customers recommend our work to their friends and family.
Thanks to everobody for doing so.

“Jeff and Snjezana photographed our wedding in September 2008. The pictures they took were amazing and really captured the moment. We are completely satisfied with the product and they were fun to work with.” March 6, 2009
Top qualities: Great Results , Personable , Creative
Tom Stitt
hired FCI Photography as a Photographer in 2008

“Jeff & Snjezana Fisher are extremely creative & talented photographers. They have captured the special moments in our lives, and we are always blown away by their work. We always get compliments on the photographs that we display in our home.” February 3, 2009
Top qualities: Great Results , Personable , Creative
Brian Balk
hired FCI Photography as a Photographer in 2003 , and hired FCI Photography more than once

“My wife and I had a fantastic experience with FCI Photography. From start to finish both Jeff and Snjezana were professional, personable, and produced fantastic photos of our wedding day.” January 23, 2009
Top qualities: Great Results , Personable , High Integrity
Matthew Cohen
hired FCI Photography as a Photographer in 2008

“I couldn't have asked for better photographers. They were so easy to work with and their pictures are spectacular, I mean absolutely incredible, better then I could have ever imagined. I would recommend Snjezana and Jeff to anyone.” January 23, 2009
Top qualities: Great Results , Personable , Creative
Sarah Levitt
hired FCI Photography as a Photographer in 2008

“I have recommended FCI Photograph for photo's for weddings, children, and family portraits. They are professional, fun, detailed, reliable and the quality of work is superlative. I felt comfortable talking with the husband and wife team, they were open to my suggestions which is important to a bride on their special day. I had many compliments on my wedding album on how creative and different it was. They did a fabulous job ! My album was one of a kind !” January 23, 2009
Top qualities: Great Results , Personable , On Time
Deborah Cleary
hired FCI Photography as a Photographer in 2007

“FCI Photography was hired for our wedding in April 2008. Almost two years later my wife and I still love our pictures as much today as we did when we first saw them. Our album is the first thing we go back to when reflecting on that day. FCI captured every moment beautifully and their work is highly recommended.” January 23, 2009
Top qualities: Great Results , Personable , Creative
Rob Sawyer
hired FCI Photography as a Photographer in 2008

The Best of Melanie and Jay

2009-07-09T17:35:00.010-04:00

This post is past due. I'm having trouble keeping up this summer.
Anyway, this is how I spent my Birthday 2009, with Melanie and Jay at the church that Ani built (Ashbury Hall). We absolutly LOVE these two. I had a great time, It was a special Birthday to be sure! Thank you Melanie and Jay for making the day special for us too! Here are a few of my favs. Check out the rest of the Wedding by clicking on the header.

The Honeymoon suite.

The trashing of Brittneys Prom dress.

2009-06-25T10:41:00.012-04:00

Tuesday morning we had a little fun. One of our favorite models Brittney agreed to trash one of her prom dresses. So we went hiking and found this very cool place. My assistants Boban and Drew had double duty. They were my Sherpas, packing in all our gear for the shoot over rugged terrain, and they also were the lighting technicians for the job. Drew working the reflector and Boban manning the remote strobe. They both did a great job (although Drew did end up on his butt a few times)! Brittney(the Haunting of Alice Rose post) was her amazing self, doing whatever it took to get the shot including sitting in ice cold water for about 30 minutes. Thanks Britt for always gettin it done and looking great along the way. Here are a few hi lites from the project, including this first image of yours truly shot by Boban with one hand while holding a backpack and standing on slippery shale in an inch of water. Not bad.
You can see all of the images and a cool slideshow of the shoot by clicking on the title link "The Trashing of Brittney's Prom dress" at the top of the page.

Cao' for now.

Amy and Martin's rainy wedding day.

2009-06-22T12:17:00.010-04:00

It was a miserable rainy day Saturday, but it didn't stop us from capturing some stunning images thanks to the modelesque couple of Amy and Martin. It was our first time working in Ashbury Hall, Ani DiFranco's church. We had so much fun playing around with the great textures and natural window light. The wedding party was fun and up for anything we threw at them! Here are a couple shots from a great shoot with great people. Thank you to Amy and Martin, and your friends and family for letting us share your wedding with you. We had a blast! I love these shots taken in the basement of Ashbury Hall. All natural light was used.

This shot was taken with an off camera speedlight shot through a small softbox.

This shot is part of a series for these guys. They have jumping pictures taken all over the world!

This was metered for ambient room light. The couple was lighted by an off camera speedlight dialed down and zoomed in through a softbox.

FCI program for the PPSNYS

2009-06-17T18:53:00.019-04:00

Tuesday was a fun night for the FCI team. We were honored with the opportunity to present a program for the Buffalo Chapter of PPSNYS. We put on an on location program on natural light photography at the beautiful Avanti Mansion. We had a great crowd(a few came all the way from Toronto, Canada) due in no small part to the beautiful and talented Liz from the Buffalo Jills Cheerleaders. Liz was working with a head cold and still did an amazing job for us. We had perfect weather to work with, and it seemed that everyone had a good time at our hands on outdoor classroom. The photo session was followed by a great slideshow put together masterfully by Snjezana. Finally the evening was topped off by a delicious dinner put together by the great Avanti Mansion staff. We want to thank Laurie Clark and her crew for hosting our event that went off without a hitch. There was a lot of last minute scrambling on their part because of a larger than anticipated turn out. Enjoy these few images of Liz followed by several shots of the PPSNYS members and the FCI team in action. You can see all of the finished photos I shot of Liz by clicking on the title header "FCI program for the PPSNYS" at the top of the page.

Thanks again to all that made this a great night for our team, Snjezana, Drew and myself.

-Jeff

A testimonial that made me cry ( Karin and Shawn pregnancy session)

2009-06-01T09:22:00.001-04:00

Below is one of the many testimonials we received from one of our clients. This is why we know that we have best job in the world.

Good after Snjezana and Jeff,
Wow - once again - what absolutely incredible photos of Karin and Shawn and Shim:)))))
Oh my God - I cried, I laughed, I cried, I laughed. I just love them:))))
Would my husband and I be able to purchase the CD with all of these photos, seeing as once again, we can't just choose a few
Thanks a trillion and million for your outstanding talents - you always know how to capture the very best in everyone!!!!!
These truly are and always will be such a treasure for them and their child and Grandma and Grandpa:)
Kindest Regards,
Susie Crumb
(Karin's Mom)

The Haunting of Alice Rose

2009-05-20T12:36:00.016-04:00

Saturday was a great day. We got to work again with Alice Rose at the NY Central Terminal in Buffalo. It was a gloomy day outside so the window light was soft and yummy. The majority of the images were shot with just the ambient light. Some were shot with a combination of ambient light and an off camera speedlight zoomed in through a small soft box. Our "escort" in the building was Chris Podosek who is the director of Communications at the Terminal. Chris is a great guy. He's working hard to get the word out about the Terminal. Chris was instrumental in getting us in there to shoot. Thank's Chris, without you this project would never have happened. Jessica Jean was the makeup artist who is also a model. She is so easy to work with, and did a great job. Jessica has beautiful blue eyes and a warm smile. I hope we get to work with her again, either as a MUA or a model. And lastly we want to thank The amazing Alice Rose. I can't remember working with anyone as beautiful, cooperative, friendly and professional as she.
A wise man once said, "Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life".
I haven't worked a day in twenty years...... just ask Snjezana.
I hope you enjoy the samples and slideshow.

This image above took first place at last night's Buffalo chapter PPSNYS monthly print compitition at Villa Maria College.

I Knew this place was haunted!

Orchard Park Rubgy Game slide show

2009-05-17T18:33:00.002-04:00

We went to our first Rugby game today. Rugby is fun.Jeff took same great shots of the game.Little rough for me.

"Mayhem" visits FCI

2009-05-15T10:37:00.018-04:00

I just wanted to share some images from a model test shoot in the studio. the model (Alice Rose) came to us through the Model Mayhem website. http://www.modelmayhem.com/
We brought her in for a project at the New York Central Terminal in Buffalo. We're shooting at the Terminal Saturday May 16, 2009. We are very excited at the chance to work inside such a historic and notoriously haunted structure. Alice Rose is wonderful to work with. She has great model instincts, an intuitive poser and is always aware of her key light. I highly recommend her to work with. Stay tuned to future posts for samples of the "real" shoot. We can't wait! - Jeff

Mina High School Senior slide show

2009-05-14T16:56:00.001-04:00

High School Sessions are so much fun. Enjoy another great session.

Hi-lites from Julie and Jasons Wedding April18,2009

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Enjoy this sampling of shots from Julie and Jason's Wedding. We had so much fun working with this Amazing couple and their friends and Family. Thank you so much to Julie and Jason for choosing us to share your wedding day with. You guys are awesome!

Thanks again to all involved that helped make this a great day for Julie and Jason.

Inspirational Colleagues

2009-04-19T16:54:00.001-04:00

Here we are at "Chow chocolate" with Yuka and Oleksiy of Yuka Photo Art. Yuka is an amazing photographic artist. Her visual images are stunning theatrical creations. Yuka's creativity is a true inspiration to us. We are truly blessed to have her and Oleksiy as our friends. They are great people as well as talented artists. We hope to remain close business associates to share ideas with and even closer friends.

Melanie and Jay Engagement session

2009-04-15T18:16:00.001-04:00

We had so much fun. It was soooooo cold.

Best of Buffalo 2009 / wedding photographers

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Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FCI/Fisher Creative Image Receives 2009 Best of Buffalo Award
U.S. Local Business Association’s Award Plaque Honors the Achievement
WASHINGTON D.C., March 20, 2009 -- For the second consecutive year, FCI/Fisher Creative Image has been selected for the 2009 Best of Buffalo Award in the Wedding Photographers category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA).
The USLBA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USLBA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

High School Seniors Photography

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716 677 2854 or 716 435 3994

PPSNYS Conference 2009 Hi-lites!

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Here we are with David Jay. DJ is an Amazing Photographer and an even greater person. He flew in from his home in Santa Barbara CA and gave his class on three hours sleep. What a trooper. He was a true inspiration to us and everyone that attended.

Here is a shot of Snjezana with the incredible Kevin Kubota at the Gypsy theme Party. Kevin is as fun as he is talented, and that's a lot! His Photoshop actions have really helped our workflow.

Jeff was finally able to steal a dance with Snjezana. As usual he lead with both left feet.

Snjezana won her first blue ribbon merit award at the annual State wide Print Competition. Thanks to her subjects Sarah and Eric for being so hot.

and Jeff won two.
"American Gothchicks" rock!

We had a great time, learned a lot from Kevin and DJ and found success in the Print Competition. Just maybe the Crystal ball is right,
FCI's future is bright!!

Kristen and Douglas Wedding

2009-04-06T15:58:00.001-04:00

Highlights from our wedding in March

Boudoir Sessions

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Albums

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We offer a lot of different styles of wedding albums.

Check some of them.

Sample of our children books

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Children photography is big part our photography business.

One of our favorite Engagement sessions

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Happy Valentine

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PPSNYS Print competiton

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January 20.2009 PPSNYS (Buffalo/Niagara Chapter) Print Competition

1st place
"Storm Front" (86)
Jeff Fisher

PPSNYS Print competition

Second Place

"In your face" (81)

Snjezana Fisher

3rd place

"The wrong track" (80)

Jeff Fisher

Summer 2008

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Buffalo Jill's

Jeff posing Working on wedding day

Engagement Session

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Everbody love our new signature books.
Check it out.............

Angela and Mike Engagement session was so much fun.

Check all session below.

Our Family Photo

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Goth Chicks

2008-06-03T11:25:00.001-04:00

This was amazing session.

We did have a lot of bugs attacking us but you can't tell.

Pictures are a piece of art and we love it

Our models were outstanding and we want to thank

them for the great understanding of our artistic approach.

FCI High School Seniors Style

2008-04-29T17:42:00.001-04:00

Visit our website and check out more on our High School Seniors

NO SESSION FEES

CALL TO BOOK YOUR SESSION BEFORE JUNE FIRST AND

RECEIVE A FREE PERSONALIZED DECK OF CARDS

Our high school seniors are like no other, taking each senior on location according to his/her personality and drawing influences from high fashion.

With our senior portraits you can be sure that no other session will have the same backgrounds and poses.

We blend an artistic sensibility and cutting edge technique to create beautiful images that are a feast for the eyes and a journey for the mind.

Why do the same old thing that everybody else is doing when you can hire an artist to photograph your senior portraits in a creative, candid and unique way.

http://fishercreativeimage.com/index.php/seniors/

Be a model for the day and have fun.

We offer lots of different products

Our collage prints are most popular. DVD slide shows ,decks of cards with your favorite picture,

albums in many sizes, bookmarks are just a few of the products we offer.

Your senior photo session will be a fun experience you won't forget, not just a few stale poses

in front same old backgrounds.

Fashion and Boudoir Portraits

2008-04-29T00:10:00.001-04:00

Check this out.
I want to show you some cool shots from one of our recent sessions.

Fashion and Boudoir portraits are great for your
portfolio or a present for husband or boyfriend.

Keep in mind that Gift Certificates for this kind of session are always available.

Enjoy

Call and schedule your session.

We will post these photos only with the clients permission.

2008-04-15T19:34:00.001-04:00

Buffalo Jills
Welcome to our blog .

Weddings are 80% off our work but we love all aspect of photography.For 6 years now we have shot the Buffalo Bills Cheerleaders swim suit calendar. We love it.
Almost every year we are going to some exotic and warm location.
So far we've shot in the Bahamas, South Beach Florida, San Juan, Puerto Rico and this May we are going to Grand Cayman Island and Cozumel Mexico in the western Caribbean.

This is one of many PPSNYS Buffalo /Niagara Award Image.
We will keep you posted on this years shoot.

Here is some of our work in Football Action Magazine

New team is ready.

Baby

2008-04-15T19:13:00.001-04:00

I want to show you couple of our baby shots we just did.

Baby photography is big part of our work

Have fun.........

PPSNYS

2008-04-13T20:08:00.000-04:00

April 6, 2008 through April 9, 2008 we were at the Rye Town Hilton

Rye Brook, NY at the Professional Photographers Society of New York State Convention. We have been members of PPSNYS for a couple of years now.

We checked out lots of new vendors and liked lots of new wedding album companies.

We really enjoyed the PPSNYS Casino Party!

This year we did not enter any of our prints, but I would like to show you some of our awards through the years.

April 2007 we won first place in the wedding album category.

You will be able to see the album soon on you tube.

We do not enter a lot, but when we do we usually bring home the gold.

This are just some of the prints that received a blue ribbon.