Hello World! (My Bio)

Carlos Galvan

Carlos Galvan

My photography life started in 1958.  Okay that was before I was born.  I’ll explain.  My father served in the Army before he and my mother were married.  Being stationed in the Far East, he took the opportunity to purchase a Petri 35mm camera and flash.  (The kind with the flash bulbs that had to be replaced after a single exposure.)  The fateful day came some 20 years later in 1978 while I was a sophomore in high school.  He gave me that very camera to use and experiment.  I knew absolutely nothing about cameras or photography at the time. In order to learn about the funny sequence of numbers and letters on the various dials, I went to the library to check out a couple of books on photography.  The best book that I found was written by more…

Villenas Quinceanera Presentation

Here’s a proof from the images I have received so far.  As soon as I get the rest of the images I can finish!

FM 1960 PCUG Digital Photography SIG

Are you interested in taking better Pictures? Whether you use a Digital Camera or film or some other medium of which I am unaware, you will benefit from this lecture about the stuff with which we create our images.   LIGHT.

In this Lecture I will discuss the need to know as well as several characteristics of light that I use every time a create Photographic imagery.

This lecture will take place at 7pm Thursday the 4th of February at: Cypress Creek Christian Community Building.  (Click for a custom Map).  The meeting will begin with Some PC Users Business and continue with the Photography meeting and Lecture till about 9pm

Want to know more about this Writing With Light – Photography Lecture read some comments about this lecture from my previous Delivery of this information.

Kelly & Finnerman Family Presentation Preview

After hours of slavery to the PC, here’s our latest version
of the Presentation for you to Preview!

Slower Broadband and dial-up users (definitely) will want to click play then quickly click Pause and let the Video load up before un-pausing.

If you’d like to View or Purchase professional prints of these (and the coming Party images), Please go to the Finnerman Image Proofing Website. Once you start selecting favorites or ordering prints you’ll be asked to register.

Family Christmas Gift

Merry Christmas Everyone!

This should be an image of Me and my kids - Hmmm (broken)

I’m in the giving mood today and being that I’ve just set up a Family Sized shooting area, I’ve decided to give away Family Portrait Sessions plus a Custom 8×10 and wallets to all my Previous Clients!

What do you have to do?  Just set an appointment for your Family Portriat Session by going My Appointment Site and select “Home Studio Portriat Session“.

( Coming to my senses now…  I’d better put a limit on this.)  Ok so this offer is good until New Years Day.  So if you want to take advantage of this you better head on over to My Appointmnet Site and make your reservation.  I’ll be calling you after I get your info to confirm.

Thanks to my Friend Jacie for bringing her family over to help me “break in” the Studio!  Here are a few of images from her session.Glud Family Montage

Glud Family 2

Gift a Studio Family Portriat Session!
New Family Studio Portrait

New Family Studio Portrait

Hello Everyone I’ve just completed the conversion of my rarely used Dining plus Living Space into a Studio large enough to photograph Families!  To celebrate this addition to my repertoire, I am giving away mini-sessions to my recent clients.

Haven’t heard from me?  Don’t be sad.  I’m still working through my  Contacts.  Also I may not have the best email address for your or something.  Call (281.401.9331) or message me and I’ll fix you up!

Trusted Online Antivirus Tools

Quite often I get calls for my Computer Expertise that involve suspected infections of an individual PC. One of the first things that some sohisticated malware does is disable or at least cripple the antivirus that is installed on the machine. That’s the main reason I always recommend a thkird party online scan if I think the installed Antivirus Program is compromised.  I use and trust these two.

Calencia and Johns Wedding

Hello You All (does that sound Chicagoan?),

Remember the Free Wedding Giveaway that Kim Jordan introduced me too?  Well Here’s the Wedding Day Images!

What an incredibly beautiful day for this Darling couple! I had the priviledge of capturing the Pre-Ceremony Portriats through the Processional.

Those who would like to order Prints, Albums, Greeting Cards etc, will be able to use the Custom Ordering Site that I’ve set up for Calencia & John. It should have the images available by Tuesday. Until the event is released you can sign in and get a $5 Gift Credit!

Additional Images created by Thomas Ross will follow …

Home Studio Grand Opening

Just in time for Christmas,

I have just converted the first floor of my home for Family Portrats!  Most of my work up top this point has been environmental or at my clients home but those sessions typically take up an entire morining or evening.  By doing a more traditional style studio I can offer you this Amazing Free Gift!

ALMOST FREE  GIFT

Now through December 21st I am offering a 15 minute Family Portrait Session and Custom 8×10 for just the handling+shipping charge of $15 (prepaid).  This Professional Service and Product is worth much much more than a measly $15 but I want my Home Studio Service to start off with a Bang.  Once you get your free image and see how I work I’m confident that you’ll be telling others.  Don’t miss out.  I have a limited amount of time available for booking and they’ll go fast once the word gets out.  If for some reason  I don’t have an appointment immediately after yours we can even spend more time creating additional Portraits!
To take advantage of this please go to my Booking Site and select the Home Studio Portrait link.

Meg & Franks Wedding

Congratulations to Meg and Frank on their beautiful wedding. They’ve been trying to get hitched for a year now and it happened on the 7th of November at Le Jardin Gardens. Although most of the events took place indoors the weather was gorgeous for the early outside Portraits! View the images on their Pictage site.

The Woodlands Mall Bridal Show

I was invited to show my Photographic work at the Mall in The Woodlands. Of course nearly every Bridal Show these days sports a Fashion show.  This one was arranged and supplied by Jill’s Fashions.   Gorgeus girls, Beautiful dresses, thumping music; how can one not be inspired!? So with my friend Ruthy helping me with the lighting, I captured these images.

Check them out on my Pro Flickr account.