Earl and Sedor Photography Studio – Wilkes-Barre/Kingston

Well actually, Jay has come back to Kingston from his current life in Philadelphia.  You may remember Jay as the winner of the inaugural season of Project Runway.

Jay is an NEPA native and currently running his website,  jaymccarrollonline.com as well as teaching at Philadelphia University He is also in the process of designing new fabrics and tote bags for his company.

As a matter of fact, some of the the fabrics used in the shoot were designed and produced by Jay.

He was a blast to work with…..  He turned out to be quite the comedian and he certainly brought an air of levity to the shoot.  We enjoy shooting celebrities, but Jay took the top honors with his quick wit and flamboyant persona.

JB and I pulled out all the stops on this one.  We even brought out the high end fake snow.  Of course, neither our Mac nor our Canon EOS 5D Mark II  camera flinched under the rigorous shoot.  We captured over a thousand images during the shoot and even managed to get in one ourselves.

Oh Yeah…  and no blue M&M’s were requested for the green room- just Coke Zero!

We are glad that Jay chose Earl & Sedor for his new series of photographs.

Yes, it conjures up images of someone getting hit with a giant pancake puff- poooooof!

In this case we didn’t do slapstick. We had renowned makeup and hair stylist Carl Shinal show up with his bag of tricks. Carl has been doing this for many many years and he has perfected the transition to digital. His credits include such famous names as Jane Russell, Shirley Bassy and several Broadway shows. Not to mention his 18 years with Elizabeth Arden, NY.

Our client on this day is a major organization that demands only the best. So, Earl & Sedor is the photography firm and Carl is the stylist on set.

Earl & Sedor Photographic is honored to have been chosen to photograph Michael Hirthler. But…. I’m sure not as honored as Mr. Hirthler was to be chosen one of the top 1000 of America’s advisors by Barron’s Magazine.

Mr Hirther is a partner with Jacobi Capital Management. Michael is a financial advisor from the Wilkes-Barre area in Luzerne County that services accounts locally as well as nationally.

The imagery we created is for marketing and publicity purposes both locally and regionally. The designs aren’t complete yet, so watch for Michael to be in print and on billboards throughout the region. Our imagery was created to leave plenty of free white space for text and the mention of Michael’s accomplishments.

Earl & Sedor’s financial advise….. Don’t spend your money on poor quality photography. It is the first thing people see and needs to be the best it can be.

I was always told to keep my feet off the table…….

Yeah….  We were all told that as kids, but this guy is in HIS house and he can do what he wants!!

We were at Dallas Middle School photographing people for an ad.  The goal here was to make him look bigger than life and in HIS house. Mission accomplished!!

Notice we are using  the new X-Rite color profiling system for more accurate color.  This system allows the software to profile the camera under various lighting scenarios.   Doing so will correct color specific issues such as greens that don’t appear as saturated or flesh tones that are too yellow.  We are always on the forefront of color and technique in order to provide the highest quality images.

Engagement portraits are really a blast for me.

I love the interaction of a newly engaged couple. For me, it’s personal. I am a romantic. I really enjoy when the groom to be glances at his fiancee and smiles. That tells me something. That tells me he is not just engaged, but in love.

I enjoy when the bride to be looks at her man with a smile that can only come from the heart and is delivered through the eyes like a telegraph tapping out the “I love you” in heartbeats.

I enjoy the moment. I see it. I’m in it. I shoot it.

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Not only do we like to eat it, but we like to shoot photographs of it, too!  JB & John have more than 20 years of experience taking mouth-watering photos of food.  We know what looks good the techniques to get the photograph to reflect the emotion of deliciousness!

These photographs were shot for a multi-state pizza restaurant and included five new products.  These images will be web, print menu and outside advertising purposes.  Now….. if we can only get a vineyard to shoot on the same day, we’ll have it made.

Bon Appétit!!!

The song “Can you take me higher” by the band CREED comes to mind when we go on some of our shoots.  You’ve read my story about “heights” before in our post about “Up on the house top…”.

I guess you could say we like to get high!  If you need a great shot of you retail store, building or manufacturing facility, we can get the shot from the right height.

We’re used to capturing photos from a 160 foot high bucket truck! We have no fear (at least not anymore!)  We’ve learned from experience that you need to shoot certain types of buildings from a high perspective.  Otherwise, you don’t get the big picture (or worse, you get too much parking lot.).

Earl and Sedor Photographic looks forward to these architectural and building photography shoots throughout the greater Wilkes-Barre region and beyond.

We photograph things…

In this case, it is the art of world renowned glass and metal artisan Maria Livrone.  Maria has her work displayed coast to coast as well as worldwide.  This was an interesting project for us to shoot.

Semi-transparant glass poses a real challenge from a lighting perspective.  Too much light or light from the wrong angle can destroy the details in the glass and not enough light can make glass appear non-transparant. Maria was quite happy with the results and she is a repeat customer of many years.

Earl & Sedor Photographic was chosen to photograph John Polvinale along with his collection of historical harness racing memorabilia.  TROT, a Canadian publication, is an industry staple and has a readership of several hundred thousand.  John was quite an interesting collector.  His collection includes books that are well over 100 years old as well as vintage racing gear, trophies and thousands of historical photographs.

We truly enjoyed the shoot and the time spent learning of John’s life as a jockey and collector.  After the shoot, we chatted for about an hour with John and enjoyed his hospitality.  He offer us refreshments before we left.  Canadian beer of course!!

Earl & Sedor has been providing editorial style photography to magazines and publications for nearly 25 years.  We have established a style that can be incorporated into virtually any publication or web site.  Having traveled extensively for years fulfilling assignments, we are often seen in the Wilkes-Barre area completing photo assignments for local publications as well.

How many people can we photograph? The answer is hundreds at a time. Earl and Sedor Photographic is a well equipped commercial photography studio. While we agree with the old saying that “the camera doesn’t make the photographer”, the lighting just might! That’s why we have almost 20,000 watts of flash from more than 25 flash heads and 15,000 watts of continuous light available for any occasion.

In short, we can melt a Hershey’s bar in about 5 seconds! Tim Allen would be proud – we need lots of power for big groups. The best part is that we can be set up, tested and ready for the talent to walk on set quickly. With a lot of light, some advanced planning and the knowledge of photography we can get “big groups” in and out with minimal delay. Take for example the Crystal Band from Scranton that we photographed recently. In came the band, they got into position, picture was taken… and they’re out and ready to go on stage for their 7 p.m. curtain! (click the picture to enlarge)