NEW SITE, NEW BLOG, NEW POST...

Blogspot has treated us well over the years, but we figured it was time to have a bit cleaner and consistent look. It isn't completely finished, but I figured I should share it now anyway. So change your bookmarks and you'll be good to go...

All blog post will now be at jacobmariano.com/blog.
The home page to the new site is (the previously uniformative) jacobmariano.com.

Check it out and leave us a comment about what you think!

BLOG FEATURED...

Today I received an email from Hannah Sampson at Modern Bouquet letting me know of her recent post on the Modern Bouquet Blog highlighting the photos we took of Tom and Katie over a year a go. The photos were posted in January of 2009 on our blog, but have just recently been discovered by Summer at Grey Likes Weddings. The photos were featured first at Grey Likes Weddings for a post about having wedding photo retakes after years of marriage!

For all you future brides, be sure to check out both Grey Likes Weddings and Modern Bouquet for fun and unique floral and detail designs for your wedding!

'DECK THE HALLS!'

Jessica has been busy using her creative skills. Today she sat down and put together these sweet looking Christmas ornaments. I'm pretty sure she is somehow related to Martha Stewart. I'm blessed to have her because she makes our house look like it's from a magazine and is always so creative and festive when it comes to decor. Once we have a minute to settle into our new home I'll take some shots and post them for you all to see how it looks. But for now, enjoy these couple of shots Jessica took of her ornaments, which happen to be on sale at Carriage House Antiques!

Touch and go...

Our trip to "The City by the Bay" is coming to an end. As most of you know we have been up in the bay area shooting a couple weddings and taking a much needed vacation. Tomorrow we have a wedding in Santa Cruz before we head home, but I wanted to share a quick picture I took last night that doesn't do the awing view justice, yet it's the next best thing.

Have a great weekend and we will be back to our normal blogging soon. And trust me we have PLENTY to blog.

*NEW* Custom Packaging

We have been debating for sometime about how to best package our discs for brides. In the end Jessica, a woman of many talents, decided to custom design a bag and premium paper sleeve to pass the disc along in. Here are a few shots of one she did for Lindsay and Corey. Each one has its own different flare so if I get the time I'll share the others as well.

Have a blessed day and leave a comment to let us know your opinion on the packaging.



A closer look at Jessica's handiwork

Disc design by yours truly : )

Don't procrastinate!

We've been getting good feedback from the recent Bridal Expo and dates have been booking quickly. If you haven't chosen a photographer for your wedding now is the time. We have weddings booked through Dec., so it's never to early. Call us or email us to set up a time to meet and chat. Have great day and be blessed!

NEW NAME! NEW BLOG!

Well if you have followed this blog or the Whitecloud Productions blog you will notice some changes. Whitecloud has been a business name I have used for my video productions. I have used this name for 6 years now and have done dozens of jobs through it. I developed the identity for Whitecloud and invested a lot of time and money into building it into what it is today. However, since I graduated with my B.A. in Graphic Design & Marketing, I have also invested my energy into developing my own name as a business identity.

Since name recognition is huge in the business I am in and in an effort to consolidate my businesses, I have decided to do all photography and design work under the name: Jacob Mariano Photography+Design. If you are used to visiting whitecloudpro.blogspot.com, you may want to re-bookmark my blog to JacobMariano.blogspot.com as the Whitecloud blog will no longer be updated.

On this blog we will post mostly photography from weddings, families, seniors, and businesses. Although you will also see any design work I am working on.

I also find it notable to mention that my wife Jessica is big part of what we do. We photography most everything together so the images you see on this blog may be from either one of us. Generally it is about 50/50.

Thanks for stopping by...you should make it habit!

PUBLISHED! (Originally Posted on 10/25/08)

The November issue of Inland Empire magazine features the "2008 Top Rated Legal Eagles." As it turns out, the law firm McCune Wright, whom I did a shoot for last month, made the list. A picture I took was used for the write up the magazine did on them. It's pretty exciting to see something you've done appear in a magazine the size of Inland Empire.