Hello All!

I have posted just a few of the shots I was able to take at my wife's and my rehearsal dinner! It was a little hectic with us trying to coordinate 45 guests, but the evening went off with only one hitch...we forgot to pick up our marriage certifcate. o_O Luckily, some of our family pulled some strings and we were able to get the document before our wedding day. If you'd care to see all the pictures in this set go visit my website frankglodek.com

Honeymoon Pictures coming soon!

My beautiful wife and I got married last month and had the most wonderful Honeymoon in Hawaii. :) Two weeks of sitting poolside and explorign the tropical environs within earshot of the Pacific Ocean. We've visited several Caribbean island before, but those trips paled in comparison to this get-away.

I have THOUSANDS of photos from our helicopter ride around Kawai'i and the vistas from the Highway to Hana in Maui plus tons of other shots from local treasure spots. It is difficult to be sitting in my 8 by 8 cube watching my tan fade away and dreaming of pina coladas. :)

I will post a select few images when I edit the pictures. Hopefully tonight!

Hailey's 1st Birthday

So, I survived my first professional photography job. I am waiting for some feedback from my friend and client, Kelly. I really hope she is pleased with the images. It will make all of my work and effort worth it!

I learned some important lessons on this shoot that I will have to take into consideration the next time that land a shoot;

1. I need to calculate a better method of charging for my time because a 4 hour party runs more like 6-8 hours. :)

2. Automation for photo-processing will be key to making my experience worthwhile. I had estimated 2-4 hours for post work, but I didn't anticipate tweaking 1100 photos! I spent probably 10-12 hours in post work, including color correction, cropping, sorting and digital composites.

All in all, it was a really rewarding and educational experience. I got to shoot so many kids and work my skills into the party in a non-obtrusive and friendly manner. Your demeanor and skill behind the camera translates to the people around you. If you handle your work with confidence, other people will react in turn and give you the lead to take the shots that you want. It is a balancing game and learning takes a lot of time. :)

Into the fire...

Hello everyone,

My name is Frank and I am an amateur photographer. I pursue photography with a passion and motivation that I show few of my other hobbies. I always enjoyed taking pictures with my portable 35mm film camera in high school, but didn't become fully engrossed in my hobbie until December 2005 when my girlfriend (since then my fiance and now my beautiful wife!) bought me a Nikon D50 digital SLR camera.

My joy at discovering what a "professional" camera could do was pure magic! I never could capture images like I saw in magazines or on the internet. I always thought I did not have the skill to accomplish such feats. In this case, to my delight, was due to my equipment. :)

Three and a half years later, I have taken pictures at nearly every family gathering, every holiday, half a dozen friends' weddings and undertook my first professional job this past weekend. I am editing the photos but will post my favorites when I finish the processing.

I already have seen interest in other people hiring me to capture a landscape or another children's party. Through no real attempt of my own, my reputation and photography is proceeding me and opening new opportunities to expand my craft.

I am so eager to see what tomorrow brings... :)