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Fade Proof Vacation Memories
Using the “cerebral glue” method for your photo album
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Is something missing when you begin thumbing through your vacation photos from years ago? Do the memories seem a little disconnected, does a piece of that magic time seem like a puzzle that can’t be finished? Read on vacation–goers and memory–makers! This month I’ll show you how to fill in the blanks with a little photo note–taking or let’s say … some cerebral glue. We hope your summer is going well and thanks for reading.
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Photos @ FCB
Prior to First Community Bank announcing the promotion of Brian Bodily as Market President for Utah they contacted us to make his photograph. We set up a mini studio at their location and made a variety of photos. Their “No Big Bankers” campaign really has us re–considering who we bank with. If banking there is anything like our photo experience was we should move our account there right away. Brian and their marketing team were a treat to work with.
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The Wacky Way of Mike Hale (Acura)
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| We once again had the pleasure of assisting with the production of the recent and current Mike Hale Acura spots. Shot in Hi Definition at his State Street dealership and produced by Fast Forward Productions, we provided lighting services for the multi–spot campaign. If you’ve seen Hale’s commercials you know wacky is a word that will come up. If his spots seem that way you should be there the day we shoot them, let’s just say laughter is key and Mike provides it all. Mike is as genuine as his spots are wacky. You haven’t seen anything until you see the out–takes at mikehale.com. |
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How to Keep Your
Vacation Memories Intact
Call it photo note–taking
or call it a disorder: just do it!
by Steve Smith
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Do you remember how proud you were capturing all the major moments and scenes while on your last vacation? Recall the anticipation of waiting to see your photos once home? It’s all still so fresh in your mind. The trip is over, you’ve made reprints for everyone, updated the photo album or shoebox and now the whole thing begins to settle and fades into a memory.
Memories begin to fade as months or years pass, but then come to life like a dry sponge in a bowl of water as you sift and savor through past trip photos; yet something is strangely missing now. The photos start to bring alive that time of your life, yet the memories of details and specific experiences aren’t as well-connected as they once were. You continue perusing the pages of photos that chronicle the time you so well documented. You did document it well didn’t you? Then you come to realize that there seems to be missing pages in the chapters of that time you thought you had so carefully recorded. Has this happened to you?
Read the full article...
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Steve Smith is owner of Smith Productions LLC. For 16 years providing commercial photography and video production services and who hasn’t yet figured out what an artist statement is all about. (Sounds like a topic for a future article) Thanks for reading.
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