Public, Private and Secret

Small business and privacy in the age of social media...how does one balance this?

Jamie Kaminski Photography's first goal is to respect your privacy. My aim is to make images that YOU treasure for the rest of time. Do I want to blast them all over the Internet..OF COURSE  because I'm eXcited about your event and pictures...but pictures fundamentally are personal..they are for you. A wedding is really a wild event. Your making the most private of vows in a most public manner. I am always humbled by the trust placed in my hands to one capture, but two witness. I mean let's face I am the invited albeit hired stranger, with the tools that barrel down at you. I love witnessing those private moments of a whisper or the bride looking at her wedding ring for the first time. It's like a silent movie that only the bride and groom know the dialogue. It's a bit of magic, that secrets moments unfold in front of all the guests. I can tell you that this venue, Chateau Hathorn http://www.chateauhathorn.com/ was elegant, yet comfortable with a staff that was extremely polite and cheerful...and rest assured this is not an easy combination to find.  The food...well let's just say I hope I photograph here again...everything melted in my happy little mouth. To the bride and groom above, warm wishes and a heartfelt thank you!!

Trust

There are many things that I could reflect on, especially on Mother's Day. I could try and describe what unconditional love means or utterly fail at articulating how much more I understand and value my Mom, as a Mom myself now. However there is one lesson that motherhood has taught me that I wasn't prepared for. Trust. In a world where the media can glorify tales of horror and mistrust, or teen disrespectful rantings about teachers or sink hole chaos for Chr*st sake..my children have taught me trust. I trust myself more because of them, my intuition and my own energy. I trust others because I have to and so much good has come from it. I have learned to trust my boys with each milestone and I trust in working daily on this crazy thing called marriage. I trust in fate, but I see that as participating in the design of my life. Gavin and Quaid you can trust that I will ALWAYS love you....even when you wake me. I believe that the fruit of life is sweet not forbidden, so trust me my little men dive in there's so much good to taste. Happy Mother's Day ladies!

the other side

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So I have been on the other side of weddings these days, as a Maid of Honor. Honestly most of the weddings I have been part of were when I was younger or when I was super pregnant...remember Crystal?...wow... Perhaps no one trusted me with responsibility or I didn't accept it lol, but this ride with my elementary school best friend Denyse has been a whirlwind. Seeing as this is my business page I will avoid all the gushy friend stuff and say that this experience has taught me a lot about my potential clients and "subjects". There is an inherent anticipation of vulnerability built in the days before a wedding and I don't consider myself overly vain or lacking self confidence..besides there's spanx for that, but wow these feelings and I'm not even the bride...oy vey.. There will be this barrel of a witness... perhaps her name will be Canon or Nikon. In my photography I always aim for the most flattering angle/lighting etc.. but let’s just say I have a fiercely new found respect for such views. Mrs. Canon, Mr. Nikon your are frightening, so please shoot like a sniper that no one can see...

***Above is the towel wedding cake my husband Adam made me promise not to share that he helped roll up..whoops...he's such a good egg

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Happy Holidays

"Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop."- Ansel Adams

To my clients that have made my crops grow, I thank you.
My kids waited impatiently in the car, as it rained and I composed this shot in Pine Island. I bribed my husband with a breakfast sandwich to drive me to the black dirt in the early am. For those of you that know me I hate to drive especially in the rain, but I love the light before and during the rain.

A happy and healthy holiday to all.

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and then they said I DO

Umm.. I see lipstick on the face... first photo... scroll up and look again. I went back and forth... photoshop it out or leave it in. Decisions...I will give the couple both versions, but I choose lipstick.  It's details like that that I fall in love with. Smiles, giggles and glances. Sun kissed faces.... the beginning of the love story

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