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I had the privilege of being the Featured Speaker last night at the Woodlands United Methodist Church Church Camera Club. Wow what a great turnout! Jean Drummond made sure I wouldn’t be hungry while giving my lecture serving up a huge Hoagie sandwich. Wayne Wagner of Wagner Direct was there and brought a fine Digital Projector for us to give our presentations. Among others I also had the opportunity to meet another Carlos. Carlos Hernandez who is one of the few people who I know who regularly used Kodachrome with an ASA (ISO) of 16 and slower! I myself used the more…
This past summer I was asked by Kim Jordan to appear on Her Wedding Show! Here’s the Clip.
Well, it could use a better cover image, but other than that, what do you think?
They say I should be posting at least twice a week. Hmmm. It’s been toooo long since my last post.
But I do have some exciting news. I’m going to be on TV tonight! See me on The Ask Kim Jordan show which airs Friday nights at midnight on Houston’s 55 KTBU “The Tube”. (OK technically it’s Saturday morning but I know you’ll be up anyway so “Turn On the Tube”). Kim has been involved in the wedding industry for years. One of the things that she does is interview wedding experts like myself to give advice to brides and coordinators about all types of wedding related topics. 
Tonight she is revealing some of the prizes that she will be giving away for the “Twogether In Texas Website“. What’s that?! Didn’t I tell you about this? (I really need to start posting more often). Check it out on their website.
… visited with me yesterday to commision me to cover their wedding next month! It will take place in Conroe, Texas at St. Mark Lutheran Church & Chantilly Country! Chantilly Country is a lakeside banquet facility operated by owners Dave & Pam Carter. I see they need a better portrait of themselves to put on their site. (Perhaps I can help them out with that!)
I want to remind all the family members (both immediate and extended) that we will be creating a series of family portraits immediately after the ceremony. We will start with the parents. If they are as excited/dazed as most parents are after their child just got married they may not remember that they are up for portraits. Give them a gentle reminder. As of now we plan to capture the group portraits of the bridal party at Chantilly Country so unless they are in the family there will be no photographic need for them to stick around the church. Thanks!
For those that will want to view the Wedding images, go to the Viewing/Ordering Site and create a login by signing the Guestbook. Once the images are released (either by me or Amanda), you’ll automatically be notified! (You’ll also get a $5 credit, but only if this is done before the images are released.)
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…