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The Historic Fulton Opera House in Lancaster, (which is typically not available for weddings) that is, unless you are the Technical Director there, was the site of this fun very theatrical wedding. Samaria and Bill are not only a really cute couple, but they are really good friends of mine and I was so happy when they asked me to photograph their wedding.

It was a very warm and sticky August day which was a good reason to have the wedding and reception all inside the theater. The stars of this wedding were getting ready in their dressing rooms when I arrived. After everyone was ready and things were set, the couple had decided on a First Look before the wedding, and how else could I make it dramatic to match the wedding but to bring the bride down the beautiful stairs. Sounds easy right? Unfortunately about a month and a half before this day, the bride actually broke her foot and unfortunately it wasn’t healing correctly. She was very up for doing the stairs anyway, and we just made sure she took her time.

After a few pictures with them and family, we got everyone tucked away before the guests arrived and were ushered to their seats in the theater. With a flip of the curtain the bride was brought out from backstage in a very grand fashion. It was dramatic and fun, in this ceremony filled with laughs. A short walk to the open, 2 story lobby held the cocktail and hors d’oeuvre reception. It was a lot of fun being able to make my way into the action or photograph from above in the balcony area. As you’ll see, things were so much fun that people couldn’t contain themselves and ended up dancing in nontraditional dancing areas. It was a great time and I was so happy to be a part of capturing such a wonderful wedding. Thanks Samaria and Bill!

Some of the amazing vendors included:
DJ- Kenny Rose of Impressions Entertainment
Flowers – Patty of Heather House Flowers
Dress – Alfred Angelo
Shoes – Joes Shoe Service
Make Up – Mirtaghavi Makeup
Inter Faith Minister – Rev. Victoria Harzer

Coffee Lovers!

Sisters getting ready

Lovin’ in Elevator!

How much fun are they??!!!

Classic!

The most fun bridesmaids ever!

Mmmmm!

Is this a show or a wedding? It’s both!!

Ummmm? Yeah!

Julie and Shaun’s wedding along the river was held at Shank’s Mare on York side of the Susquehanna River. With some beautiful colors, details and a beautiful ceremony that seemed magical along the waterfront, this wedding was spectacular and fun at the same time. Enjoy the photos and don’t be too jealous that they are in shorts while it’s now cold. It was steamy and hot that day!

Enjoy these photos and check out more from this day over at my Facebook page.

Such cute shoes!

Julie looking amazing!

The girls having “fun”!

Awwwww!!

Fun on the river!

How cute are they!!?

Their rings were beautiful!

A special moment by themselves!

So, after some basic review of this iPro Lens System by Schneider, it seems as though Schneider has built a lens case that incorporates lenses over your iPhone 4/4S lens to give you a wider field of view. However, it seems like in this PDN article they are making it sound as though the iPhone lens is poor and that this case/lens will make everything better. Looks like the case/lens does an average to good job of creating a wider field of view in your photos, with multiple pieces of glass in these tiny lenses that include anti-glare coatings on them. However, here’s the problem. If you amplify bad music, you just get louder bad music. Photography is kinda the same. If PDN is calling the iPhone 4/4S lens bad, then all this Schneider lens is going to do is amplify that. Also, putting more glass in front of your camera’s sensor isn’t always good. In fact, most of the time it makes things worse by creating artifacts and lowering the contrast in your photos. I think PDN, who is very well respected, should read their articles a little closer before posting them. Schneider may make some nice lenses, and may have been able to do some cool things with optics over the iPhone lens, however, PDN should not be trying to sell Schneider cases/lenses by downplaying the lens on the iPhone.

If you plan to purchase this for yourself or as a gift, at this crazy hi price, just know that it won’t make your photos better. If you have a good eye for photography, and you understand lighting, you are a step ahead of the game and it could be a fun little addition to your iPhone. But it’s the people who just glance at the PDN article thinking that this lens will make their photography better, that I worry about. I hope this helps anyone who was looking at this item.

Schneider iPro Lens System

iPro Lens System on B&H