how’d i miss that?

Posted in: Weddings

February 11 2010

What up peeps? This is a fun post right here. I thought I’d title it “how’d i miss that?”. Everyone who follows this blog knows my wedding or engagement session posts can run long. There’s a reason for that and thats because I think there are just so many great images to blog. Sometimes after I blog something I look back on the event a month or two later and say to myself, “I should have blogged that.”  So here are some images I should have blogged from 2009.

Peace,
JP

When I viewed this image the second time around I loved it. It became an instant new favorite from their session.

How I did not blog this one boggles my mind. The color is just ridiculous.

This should happen at every wedding.

I love this spot in Troy. I could have shot the whole session here.

The Canfield Casino made such a sweet backdrop for this winter wedding.

Everything about this image makes me smile for Melissa & Jerome’s September wedding.

The yellow in this pic is almost as awesome as this bride & groom.

Here is what we call that good good light.

At this wedding the light was doing some nice stuff. Rain was on the way, had this couple not opted for a first look we would missed this moment because on their way out of church umbrella’s covered their heads.

How could you not just love this engagement session?

I picked 2 because I could have picked 22 more from this one.

This one sums up this couple in a nutshell. Really all thats missing are Yankee hats and DMB tickets.

I had to throw her in. Mona rocks!

But Andrew rocks too. All couples should laugh like this.

I love this color palette. Stay tuned for their bling shot.

Its funny to think two days before their wedding I froze my but off. Late in their wedding day resulted in some of that good good light.

These guys tie the knot 21 days after I do. Same location too! The color in this shot is really awesome.

Speaking of color. This is why you get married in October.

Speaking of October,. this location was as empty as it was the day we shot there. Sorry guys I couldn’t resist. But I do love this shot.

This photo makes me miss summer.

Another fav of mine from Jivon & Anthony’s engagement sesison.

Their wedding photos rocked too. The color & light was just nutty.

Gotta love images like this.

I must have said something funny here.

I don’t know how I missed this shot. Its my all time new fav from their wedding day.

Another classic October image.

Such a great image from Nicole & Nick’s or “The Nic’s” engagement session.

I search for a sky like this at every wedding. I actually call this a Tuesday night sky since they seem to only show up on Tuesdays not Saturdays.

June in a field. We all know I shot in my fair share of fields in 2009.

Another field. Only in October. True story Tracey walked barefoot this location because her shoe’s hurt. What a trooper!

When you can’t shoot outside, you shoot inside.

The color in late August at Saratoga National is sweet. It was actually a lot darker than it appears in this photo, gotta love 1.2 lenses.

Light was no factor at Lindsey & Ryan’s September wedding. Neither were moments like this.

The shoe’s, the spot, all awesome.

I see you Sarah.

All that lens flare is simply beautiful.

Sarah & Ben in one of my favorite Saratoga locations.

The classic car with the classic white church in a classic toned image is all around awesome.

Jaimee & Sean, you gotta love this wedding.

I wont lie, It was pretty cold here. Was it worth it? Hell yeah!

Alissa & Shane were just off the hook all day.

I wonder what he was saying. My guess, “Andrea, you know this image is going to be off the hook right?” ;)

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  1. Vencanice (02.19.10) 

    Stunning… nothing more to say…

  2. Brian (02.14.10) 

    great post! I’m sure there’s enough material for a “how’d i miss that Part 2?”

  3. Sonia (02.13.10) 

    JP… what a great post! You have captured all of these couples so beautifully! You guys do incredible work……each one of these pictures is also so unique….you are always doing creative things and bringing new ideas to the table! Can’t wait for the big day!

  4. Valerie (02.12.10) 

    Every shot here could be a part of a Well Wed shot…… makes me think that thee should be a magazine called Joe Elario Brides!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Amazing work. That “Tuesday night” sky is unbelievable. So much great light in these shots – the one on the dock (Glen Sanders, I think) and the field at Saratoga National….gorgeous. Make you want to have a wedding in each of the seasons :)

  5. Mona (02.11.10) 

    And how did *I* almost miss THIS blog? Beautiful JP!!! I love seeing even more amazing shots of the couples. Love it. It’s so wonderful getting to see other amazing pictures from the engagement pics and weddings!! Beautiful outfits, sweet looks, beautiful skies – wonderful. Thanks for sharing even more wonderfully inspiring pictures!!

    :) YAY! And I do love our laughing ones, I felt like I did a lot of that on Nov 6th – and yea totally caught that you froze your butt off for our wedding, 2 days before DPs!!!! What’s funny – 40 degrees feels warmer than what we’ve had lately, but somehow, MAN IT *WAS* COLD THAT DAY!!!!!!! :)

    Thanks again for sharing :)

  6. Kate (02.11.10) 

    I love this! The “tuesday night” sky is beautiful!

  7. tracy (02.11.10) 

    great blog.. .. nice color, yes… my face however looks as if I just woke up from a nice nap in the sunflower field!

  8. Bob (02.11.10) 

    Go Sox! Boo Yanks! Haha..had to throw that in there! The color in that sunset shot is ridiculous!

  9. Elizabeth Gaines (02.11.10) 

    These are SO beautiful, JP!

  10. Jess (02.11.10) 

    Ahh, just love these pics. So fun to look back at all of them. Love that June one in a field :-)

  11. Dominick (02.11.10) 

    Great shots buddy. I love the stab at Boston!!! 52 days until Opening Day!!!

  12. Lisa (02.11.10) 

    I could look at your pictures all day!! They are all amazing.

  13. Lauren (02.11.10) 

    Love these Jacob- My favorite is the tuesday night sky :) good capture~

  14. christie (02.11.10) 

    I love love love the amusement park shots!
    Anddd “Tuesday night” just rocks!

well wed: spring/summer 2010

Posted in: News, Weddings

February 3 2010

Hey there peeps! Sorry for my lack of blogging lately. Thats what happens when your 31 days away from your own wedding. I really have a whole new compassion for all you busy and stressed out brides (& grooms) out there. I never knew all that went into planning these things. Thankfully we have wedding planner Christine Wheat working with us which has been a HUGE weight off our shoulders. I think you all need wedding planners. They just know so much and all kinds of stuff we’d never have thought of. So I just wanted to give Christine some much due props. Thanks Christine! I also need to mention publicly that I have an awesome fiance and without Kris Ann all we’d have is a photographer and a band. She’s got such a vision and great ideas going into our wedding I just can’t wait to see it. Keep up the good work babe! Ok now that my wedding/venting/praising is off my chest on with the post…

So here we are, another issue of Well Wed is out which means I can finally share the images I’ve been sitting on since September when I shot them. Remember when I teased them? This issue is awesome too, there is just so much stuff for the brides your heads will explode. As always, I’m honored to be part of the Well Wed family when I get asked to shoot the gown feature. It’s a huge compliment since editor Krista Washburn is one of the pickiest peeps in the biz. Anyway I drove out to the middle of nowhere in Vermont to shoot at the Tunbridge Fair. Seriously it was the middle of nowhere. Luckily I had an assistant to keep me company the whole time. April K assisted and photographed me behind the scenes all day so I thank you April! There were a few other photogs on this shoot as well and I’d me remiss if I did not mention Barrie Fisher, Daria Bishop & Beltrami Studios all from VT and all  bunch of very talented individuals. That being said, this book always comes down to Krista and her staff. I don’t know how they do these magazines and keep their sanity. So much work goes into them so if you can get your hands on one or see it at your local bookstore, pick one up before you grab some national magazine. Enough rambling for now… on with the photos.

Peace,
JP

I’ll do this as a beind the scenes shot, then the final result. This was a really fun spot to shoot. Only, I never got any cotton candy of candy apples but whatever.

The result of this image is just awesome. I’m all about patterns and color so this was just a sweet spot (pun intended).

I love her look in these images. Although this models thing was serious faces and high fashion I managed to make her smirk a little.

This is the second gown I shot. I love the dude off to the left totally checking her out.

I just love this image. When you pickup the issue, you’ll see this is the opening image to the whole spread.

Normally I’m not a tripod shooter, but you’ll see why I used it for the next couple images…

When I mentioned I liked the carousel to Krista she said they already shot there. I promised her I’d give it a different look and it was with a different model anyway. But I wanted movement in my image. I’ve photographed a carousel so many times but never like this.

Just for fun..

Last but surely not least… These shots coming up were totally worth the trip to Tunbridge. I’m crazy about them.

To say I LOVE this image would be an understatement.

Really, sitting on these since September has been killing me.

Wow!

I had to.

And of course the whole crew…

One more thing… Well Wed also featured one of our weddings from 2009. After I posted this wedding back in April it instantly became a blog favorite. You all remember this one right? Well here is the spread….

I’m happy with the way it turned out however I would have liked to have seen some more images, so I put a little compilation of my favorites from Jaimee & Sean’s awesome April wedding.

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  1. Lauren (02.12.10) 

    I just wanted to say thank you so much for these beautiful photos. Some of my accessories (Lo Boheme) were included in this shoot as well as the last issue of Well Wed that you shot. I’m so thankful to have such beautiful photos of my work in these magazines and I’m so thankful to have such talented photographers capture the images! You rock, the whole spread was just gorgeous!

  2. bryan y (02.4.10) 

    …”thou shall not covet” forget that. I wish those images of the couple with the L O V E lights were mine, absolutely incredible, even more so knowing the conditions you were under. An extension cord plugged into a sugar shack? You must be part McGyver!! Totally cool

  3. Scott Kretschmann (02.4.10) 

    Amazing stuff. I love the magazine and your work fits into it so well. Awesome work! I especially love how well you captured the lighting in the last images.

  4. Valerie (02.4.10) 

    Wow! I am totally blown away! Well-Wed is lucky to have you!! I bet you will have a ton of Summer Brides searching for fairs on the weekend of their weddings!! Love all the color!! The carousel picture and the LOVE pictures were amazing! Congrats to Sean and Jamiee for getting in the magazine – great shots!

  5. Lauren (02.3.10) 

    Your pictures are just amazing!

  6. Kristen (02.3.10) 

    wow. everything. amazing. such a loaded blog post. congrats to you guys :)

  7. Elisabeth (02.3.10) 

    Awesome stuff, JP! I want an “e” pic like that!

  8. Mona (02.3.10) 

    I should sign up for Well Wed! I mean I know I’ve been a bride, but I always loved flipping through that one!!!! :) Way to go! I remember the “LOVE” shot with you tryin’ to steal the E. Nice work. :) LOVE it, of course. Ha!!!!

    Awesome. Thanks for sharing this!

  9. daria bishop (02.3.10) 

    Joe, what a great post…you are amazing! It was so much fun to finally meet you in Tunbridge. See you in vegas!

  10. natalie (02.3.10) 

    amazing!!

  11. Laura Mullins Klein (02.3.10) 

    Got my copy in the mail on Monday. Awesome!!!! Haven’t made it all the way through the issue yet…I’m savoring it like a fine glass of wine. I always enjoy looking for the “Joe Elario Photography” scattered throughout the issue. Its like “Where’s Waldo?” but for Elario Photography fans :-) Another great job!

  12. Abbey Saloiye (02.3.10) 

    Awesome! These look great.

q&a: we got answers [part 2]

Posted in: Featured Videos, Video

January 26 2010

So here is part 2 of the answers for you all. I hope everyones enjoying all this stuff. If anything is fun. So lets do it..

Peace,
JP

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  1. Valerie (02.6.10) 

    Part 2 was great! You guys should definitely do a workshop! I have a Canon that I would LOOOOVE to get some “real” training on…. only so many books I can read :)
    As always, great job Elario’s!

  2. Alayne (02.4.10) 

    Hey guys, of course I love the what time should everyone be ready question. FYI, Many always say that the bride should go last for hair and makeup. Not so… She should go first or in the middle so no one rushes on her preperations. She is the most important one and you guys are ALWAYS early!!

  3. Lelia (02.2.10) 

    One more question, if it hasn’t already been asked. How much processing do you do on your photos? Any photoshop actions? Do you use Rad Actions?

  4. Rose (01.30.10) 

    I really enjoy your blog – it’s fun to get to know my cousins. I would also love to attend your workshop – photography is a great hobby of mine.

  5. Sonia (01.30.10) 

    JP, love, love, love this segment! You are both great on camera! What about your own television show??!!Hope to see more of these segments!

  6. Johan (01.28.10) 

    Thanks for the Nikon Canon answer :) that makes sense to me… Its about getting the shot. I personally agree with your dad… the ergonomics of a Nikon is what i love about them.

  7. Mona (01.27.10) 

    Wait, actually that was three questions for me. Thaaaaanks :)

    Ditto on the workshop. Of course I’ll someday need to buy more than my rectangular point and shoot thing. :)

  8. Allison (01.26.10) 

    You guys do great work! Keep it up.

  9. Bob (01.26.10) 

    My jacket was on the entire night! Great stuff guys, and if you ever do a workshop, you know I’ll be there.

  10. Mona (01.26.10) 

    Two thumbs up! Look at me, I got TWO (actually, two and a half) questions answered. :) Awwww. Thanks guys!!! You really *do* like me! (Or maybe it’s because I asked a thousand questions…) :D

    Loving the Q&A. I have no doubt that as the night goes on, your jacket will be on. I think Andrew kept his on the whole time too. :)

    Thanks again guys for taking the time to do all this. Love it!

  11. Kate (01.26.10) 

    I think my father said it best, “[Your talent] is truly an artistic gift that could never be learned ( only inherited)!” Now, for all of these sponsorship mentions, as someone in digital marketing, I have to ask…why don’t you have ads on your blog? You should get on that…there is a lot of revenue to be earned!!

    Keep up the good work! :)

  12. Al Woodard (01.26.10) 

    You fellas rock! Informative, nicely paced, fun & funky. Bring on part 3!

  13. Kat (01.26.10) 

    My father always said, “a true gentleman always keeps jacket on!” SO I’ll be watching!! And I would sooooo sign up for a work shop! Let me know if you do it! I’ll bring a banana for Pops and resese for you!

best of: engagement sessions 2009

Posted in: Best Of

January 25 2010

So here we go with the engagement sessions of 2009. I pulled some of my favorite images from some of my favorite shoots this past year. I know what my #1 favorite is, but whats yours? You know the dillio go vote it up!

Peace,
JP

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  1. Mona (01.25.10) 

    Right! Wait, boat? I was pretttty sure we jet over there. No? But we drove behind you blindfolded to the airport… whatever one it was…

  2. Alayne (01.25.10) 

    Oh no, so many fabulous ones. I can’t decide!

  3. Valerie (01.25.10) 

    Looooove them all !!!! How in the world can you just pick 1 favorite – impossible!!!

  4. Kristin (01.25.10) 

    Yay! These picts put many smiles to my face! Everyone is so happy and in love! Congrats everyone!

  5. Mark (01.25.10) 

    Saving the best for last, haahaa, can’t say I blame you. Nice collection JP. It looks like you had a fun year with some great couples.

  6. JP Elario (01.25.10) 

    mona, we didn’t drive. it was by boat remember? & lisa I agree, voting for a fav was soooo hard to do.

  7. Mona (01.25.10) 

    You know I’m a perpetual commenter. :)

    Great shots, I’ll bet I could guess your favorite ones. Actually I’m between two (and to be completely unbiased and fair here let me just say I’ll bet that your favorite is not mine. Which is ok :) )

    Beautiful, happy, wonderful shots. I’m keeping our location a secret too (partly due to the fact that I don’t remember where we drove ;-) )

    YAY!

  8. Lisa (01.25.10) 

    That was a really hard one to vote on, they are all really great pics!!

Hey hey!  

So is it 2010 or twenty ten? Either way this season is going to rock, we have tons of great weddings in store for the twenty ten season. Now’s the time of the year we look back on some great stuff from 2009 so I hope you’re all enjoying the best of’s and video blogs. My turns next folks, March 6 can’t come soon enough. Now go enjoy the blog!