Stinger Sprint 2015 Video

As promised here is some video footage of the Stinger Sprint at the “yellow” station.

Enjoy!

Stinger Sprint 2015 Color Run

Stinger Sprint 2015 included a Color Run.

Additional photos from the color run are available here.

Stinger Sprint 2015 included a Color Run this year. Photo by DAVE DABOUR

You can run but you can’t hide! Stinger Sprint 2015 included a Color Run this year. Photo by DAVE DABOUR

 

 

Stinger Sprint 2015 included a Color Run this year. This was followed by an "After Blast" party. Photo by DAVE DABOUR

Stinger Sprint 2015 included a Color Run this year. This was followed by an “After Blast” party. Photo by DAVE DABOUR

Stinger Sprint 2015 included a Color Run this year. This was followed by an "After Blast" party. Photo by DAVE DABOUR

Stinger Sprint 2015 included a Color Run this year. This was followed by an “After Blast” party. Photo by DAVE DABOUR

Stinger Sprint 2015 included a Color Run this year. This was followed by an "After Blast" party. Photo by DAVE DABOUR

Stinger Sprint 2015 included a Color Run this year. This was followed by an “After Blast” party. Photo by DAVE DABOUR

 

 

 

 

Shiny, New Product Photos in the Shopping Cart

Do you ever find yourself about to buy your favorite photo, but hesitate because you’re not sure if it’d look better in a frame or as one of SmugMug’s beautiful, ready-to-hang print products? Well, now you don’t have to guess because you’ll see example images for each product before adding it to your cart.

Now, when you opens the cart, you’ll see examples for each category of products to help you imagine how it’ll look in your home, office, or anywhere you want gorgeous art.

It looks great on mobile devices too:

When you choose a particular product and click the information icon, we’ll show you product images from a variety of angles so you’ll know exactly what to expect. We’ll even show you the back of the ready-to-hang products, so you’ll know how a product will hang on your walls.

 

2014: Year In Review with Photography

I enjoy looking back at the past year from a photography point of view. Below are a small assortment of some photos and events recorded in 2014. A lot of Fire Department photos were omitted as well as most of the freelance photos with the Express-Times.

62,885

That’s the number of photos I recorded in 2014. There were probably more (not included are smartphone photos and some photos from other camera) but all in all not too shabby.

First, Last

I thought interesting to see the first and last photos of 2014:

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I took photos at the January 1 Greenwich Township re-organizational meeting. The last photo was at Times Square in NYC. Don’t worry: we were not crazy enough to go in on New Year’s Eve. It was from Monday evening, December 29th.

January

January featured lots of snow photos: (remember how cold and snowy last winter was?)

Jan 3 2014 SnowSKIT presents "Annie"

As well as ShowKids’s production of “Annie” later in the month.

February

February was a quieter month. I wanted to try my hand at some sports photography so took some wrestling and basketball photos at some of the Greenwich Township Recreation events:

Greenwich Twp Rec.  Gator WrestlingTower Suite & Friends

I also had the opportunity to get to know and photograph “Tower Suite & Friend’s” band.

March

March featured more sports with basketball:

Greenwich Macericks U12C Basketball March 8 2014SKIT's "Shrek the Musical" Publicity Photos

Then finished up the month with some publicity photos for SKIT’s upcoming production of “Shrek”

April

April proved to be a very busy month. I photographed a Dance Recital and Raritan Valley Community College,

Leaning Towards LoveModde Family PortraitsWarren St Structure FireSKIT "Shrek The Musical" Shrek Cast - HannahPohatcong Twp Brush Fire

A family portrait session with the Modde family, A bad fire house fire on the north end of town and finally “Shrek.” There was also a bad fire along the railroad tracks in Phillipsburg. Some of my photos got picked up by AP as it was the Easter Bunny train ride that caused all the commotion.

May

The craziness continued into May with my schedule getting even busier if that was even possible:

RVCC Commencement 2014SKIT Workshop 2014SPAC "Willy Wonka Jr"

My youngest daughter graduation from Raritan Valley CC, SKIT Workshop production, and my wife’s SPAC show of “Willy Wonka Jr” of which I did the headshots, publicity, show photos and video!

From there it was Freddy Award season. We start off with some rehearsal photos:

First Freddy Awards 2014 RehearsalFirst Freddy Awards 2014 RehearsalFreddy Awards Rehearsal Tech MondayFreddyAwards2014-138

Then go right into the dress rehearsal and show night

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The month finally ended on a calmer and warmer note of the Greenwich Township Memorial Day parade.

Memorial Day 2014

June

June continued to be busy but in a different way. Some couples photos for Damian and Kait, engagement photos for Lindsey & Tim, a tanker shuttle drill with the fire department, a model shoot and to finish it up a nice photo walk with Rick Sammon’s at the old World’s Fair.

Damian & KaitLindsey & Tim Engagement PhotosWarren Countywide Fire Dept. Tanker Shuttle DrillUniquely SeriousUnisphere Photo Walk

July

This blog post is going on longer than I anticipated so if you’re still reading, thanks you! July featured a summer photo conference in Kentucky with some model photo shoots, a natural gas drill with the fire department, special photographer’s access to the Festival of Ballooning, the fire at Hunter’s tavern and finally the Warren County Farmer’s Fair.

 

Owensboro Photo ShootOwensboro Photo ShootNatural Gas Live Burn DrillNJ Festival of Ballooning 2014Hunters Tavern Structure FireTractorPull2014-031-1

August

August started off with some head shots for Dawn, then the annual Atlantic City Air Show, a trip to Great Adventure amusement park, and finally Lindsey & Tim’s wedding!

Dawn Cimilluca Head ShotsThunder Over The Boardwalk 2014Six Flags Great adventureCooke-O'Brien-364

Lindsey & Tim - Wedding Reception

September

September featured SKIT’s participation in the 2014 NJ ACT Perry Awards (SKIT took home 4 awards including Outstanding Musical for Shrek!) and the Greenwich Township Community day where I had my first ever booth for the community.

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October

October picked up again and started off with Kailey & Jason’s wedding, Fire Prevention week at the Elementary school, photographing a corporate event (complete with a Joan Rivers look a like!) Confirmation at Church of the Holy Spirit and finished off with some headshots for Joelle

 

Kailey & Jason Wedding FormalsFire Prevention At GES 2014Dr George 10th AnniversaryIMG_1157Dr George 10th AnniversaryCHS Confirmation 2014Joelle Head Shot

November

November started off with engagement photos, my oldest daughter Julie, and Cody and Brittany, then the Fit, Dribble, Dish and Swish event, followed up with some crazy Thanksgiving snow photos:

Julie & brian Save The DateBrittany & CodyGTRC NBA Fit Dribble, Dish & SwishSnow-Nov26-2014-023

December

December started off with Andrea & Michael’s wedding, photos of Santa on the Stewartsville fire truck, and finally Christmas Eve candlelight mass at Church of the Holy Spirit.

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Another Photo Church Directory Delivered

SPC-Cover2013-V3

In addition to providing Family Portraits and Wedding photography products and services, I also produce photo directories. This one is for the Stewartsville Presbyterian Church. Photo directories are not only for churches – they are also great for clubs, schools, organizations, neighborhoods, etc…

Contact me if interested. these can be provided in some situations for little or no cost!

Greenwich Twp 275th Community Day

Greenwich Twp. NJ celebrates its 275th Anniversary at Community Day 2013. Photos by | DAVE DABOUR275 Photos of Greenwich Twp. NJ celebrating its 275th Anniversary at Community Day 2013.

James Maris Eagle Scout Ceremony

Photos of James Maris Eagle Scout Ceremony on September 21, 2013. Photos by | DAVE DABOURPhotos of James Maris Eagle Scout Ceremony on September 21, 2013. Photos by | DAVE DABOUR

Sharon & Dave Fermato’s Wedding

I am very excited to share some of the beautiful wedding photographs of the bride and groom Sharon and Dave from their enchanting wedding. The wedding ceremony took place at the beautiful Union Evangelical Lutheran Church in Schnecksville, PA and the reception at the Allen Twp. Fire Hall in Northampton, PA.  The wedding party was incredibly fun-loving, and the resulting photos were full of energy and just awesome for us to photograph!

 

Additional photos of the wedding are available here.

Caitlyn & BJ Engle’s Wedding

I am very excited to share some of the beautiful wedding photographs of the bride and groom Caitlyn and BJ from their enchanting wedding. The wedding ceremony and reception took place at the historic Lambertville Inn in Lambertville, NJ.  The wedding party was incredibly fun-loving, and the resulting photos were full of energy and just awesome for us to photograph!

Additional photos of their wedding are available here.

Canon 5DMkIII

5DMkIII-004-2On Monday I need to say goodbye to a new fiend: the Canon 5D Mark III. I had the pleasure to be able to borrow and test drive this camera for two weekends in a row thanks to my Canon CPS membership.

The camera was as great as I expected it to be. In advance I knew the camera would be fantastic in low light photography. Since I do quite a bit of theatre and nighttime photojournalism, the high ISO performance is phenomenal. I left Aperture priority mode in the default auto ISO and never saw any grainy photos. Focusing was also fast in low light situations.

What also surprised me was the mode “silent” drive shooting mode. It slows down the shutter to only 3 fps that allows it to operate much more quieter than other cameras. It shares this feature with its older sibling, the EOS-1DX.

I was able to photograph a wide variety of assignments. I first started off with some publicity photos for a theater group, then a 40th wedding anniversary in a dark restaurant followed my some engagement photos outside.

So I’ll have a tough decision for what my next camera will be. Either this or perhaps the 6D. The 6D is not yet available for loan via CPS. I will definitely want to test drive the 6D and see how it compares to the 5D Mark III.