New Works Photography Fellowship Awards May 2, 2011 /Photography News/ En Foco’s New Works Photography Fellowship Awards helps artists to create or complete an in-depth photographic series exploring themes of their choice, and provides the infrastructure needed for national visibility and a professional exhibition of their new work in the New York area. Eligibility: The New Works Photography Fellowship Awards … Read More
Hasselblad Cameras
April 21, 2011 /Photography News/ From its very first camera in 1941, an aerial model designed for the Swedish Air Force during World War II to its collaborations with NASA, Hasselblad has demonstrated the ability to develop products that overcome the unique challenges posed by aerial photography-within the earth’s atmosphere and beyond, to outer space. Over the past 70 years, … Read More
Go Outside Magazine, Maui Photographer
Go Outside Magazine, Maui Photographer – Nicole Sanchez photo makes the cover a major magazine. It’s been a bit hectic for me the last few weeks and I am finally getting around to posting some updates as to what I’ve been up to lately. I wanted to announce a recent photo session I did … Read More
Wedding Traditions During A Wedding Ceremony
Wedding Traditions During A Wedding Ceremony Wedding traditions during a wedding ceremony have always been a wonder as to how or whenthese little things we take for granted were started. There are many traditions and customs that have been going on for hundreds of years, but how did they evolve into the customs that we currently know now. Traditions such … Read More
Wedding Traditions and Their Origins
Wedding Traditions and Their Origins Wedding traditions come in all forms from the flowers and dresses to the type of dance wedo at the reception. Have you ever wondered where these traditions came from or what they mean? There are many different stories of some of the general wedding tradition themes andalthough we may not ever find the true … Read More
Southern California Inland Weddings Venues Are A Plenty
Southern California Inland Weddings Venues Are A Plenty Southern California weddings and wedding reception venues can be found all over the Southern California inland area and offer beautiful ways to celebrate your love with others. There aremany locations to choose from. As with other areas of the country, Southern California addsits own flair to it, so if you’re looking in … Read More
Many people are rushing to buy potassium iodide tablets
Many people are rushing to buy potassium iodide tablets in response to the radiation release in Japan. Here are the facts: Iodine-131 is one of several radioactive elements that may be released into the atmosphere when nuclear reactors break down. It is targeted for attention due to it’s ability to disrupt thyroid function. Iodine-131 has a “half life” of just over 8 days, … Read More
Smashing the Wedding Cake
Smashing the Wedding Cake Smashing wedding cake into your new spouse’s face is totally disrespectful when you realize where the tradition originated. It is said that the cake tradition is supposed to represent that throughout your marriage, you will “feed” each other and take care of each other
Where does the Honeymoon come from?
Honeymoon After the successful capture of the bride, was “the hiding”(Honeymoon), and by the time the bride’s family would find them, the bride would already be pregnant. The word honey is from “meala” in Irish. The word for honeymoon is “mi na meala“, the “month of honey” and refers to how the bride and groom would spend that period of … Read More
Why do we have the brides side and the grooms side?
Bride’s side/Groom’s side In ancient days, fathers would offer daughters as peace offerings to warring tribes. Because of the hostility, the families were placed on opposite sides of the church so the ceremony could go on without bloodshed. The ceremony united the two warring factions into one family, and danger of war was resolved.