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Philadelphia Car Show 2012

The Boss — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:35:25 +0000

This has become a yearly event for me and for the past few years my son came along as well. I guess you can say that it’s a guy thing (although for me it’s more about spending time with my son than the actual cars).

This year I decided to photograph the cars differently and I will call it: the many “faces” of Philadelphia Car Show 2012.

I have to say that for the past few years, Audi design is kicking but …

The ever sexy Jaguar (even the name is sexy)…

Not your every day sedan … Panamera

If you don’t have $95k to get the Porsche Panamera, maybe you have enough for their cool bike …

How about some luxury eye candy …

This is one sexy electric car …

And if you have Prius in mind when thinking about electric cars … you are very wrong. Check out the specs on this electric monster …

Sometimes, the look from the back is better …

I like their design …

And some American muscle. I’m glad to see that American cars are paying attention more to how they design their cars and not just at pure horse power

And some oldies but goodies …

Not in the mood for driving … how about some pool?

And my son was happy to see that there are cars for his size (Mini) :)

Clearly, he’s not ready for driving yet …

I liked the new styles showcased but overall, this year, the show was a lot smaller compared with past years. Hopefully this is not a trend. Until the next year!

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Center City Philadelphia Engagement Session – Marisa & David

The Boss — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:13:23 +0000

David and Marisa wanted to have their engagement session in Old City where David proposed. We got lucky and the weather cooperated (especially for a November session). You would not have thought that it was late November. The weather was beautiful … as well as the couple.

Oh, and they are big Eagles fans …

What I like about this image is that there are more than one story happening at the same time.

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Teaser Tuesday – Philadelphia Engagement Session

The Boss — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:28:48 +0000

A quick teaser from Marisa and David’s engagement session …

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Customer Service Excellence

The Boss — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:35:55 +0000

When looking for a photographer, the obvious thing to do is to look at their pictures. You need to find an artist that will make you connect with his work. When it comes to weddings, photography should only be part of your decision making process. Photographers, are one of the few people that you still have to work with after your wedding celebration has ended. You need to receive the images, work on your album and any other products you might have purchased. Many couples will continue to work with their photographers for years to come (maternity, family and kids portraits and more). So, it’s very important that you find someone that you can trust and that will provide you with great customer experience. At Jean Valentin Photography, we are fanatic about providing an amazing customer experience. When you decide to use our services, you can rest assured that there is nothing to worry about. We all heard about photographers disappearing or taking years to deliver the images/albums to their clients. In over 8 years, we NEVER missed an event (be it a wedding or a portrait session). Not only that, we also make the entire experience as pleasant and joyful as possible. We treat everyone the same way we would like to be treated. That’s why Jean Valentin Photography won 2012 Weddingwire Bride’s Choice award. The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top local wedding vendors from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism within the wedding industry. While many industry awards are selected by the organization, Jean Valentin Photography was selected based on its stellar reviews from past newlywed clients.

Jean Valentin Photography is recognized as part of the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire local vendor community, comprised of over 200,000 wedding professionals throughout the United States and Canada. The Bride’s Choice Award recognizes the best local wedding vendors across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on their overall professional achievements throughout the past year. Check out what some of our past couples had to say:

WeddingWire testimonials

We would like to thank our past clients for taking the time to review our business on WeddingWire. Thanks to their positive feedback we were able to receive the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ for 2012. If you you would like to share your experience, we would greatly appreciate it: WeddingWire or Google.

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New Year, New Look, New Home

The Boss — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:55:50 +0000

During the winter months, the wedding season begins to wind down. That doesn’t mean that at Jean Valentin Photography we just lay back and do nothing. Just the opposite. We are working hard on how to improve your experience with our studio, from the web site to new products and services.

In the coming weeks you will see the new look of our web site. We are working on making it even easier to navigate and find information. No matter if you access it from your desktop or from your tablet or smartphone; you will have the same great experience. This past year we implemented a new album design approval process as well. Some of our couples had a chance to use it and we received great feedback. If you have suggestions on how to improve your experience, please let us know. Oh, and check back often to see the new interface ;)

As we recently announced, we have a new house (or better said, the studio has one). It’s a beautiful, large space in the heart of Roxborough. We are very excited about the new location (1,200 square feet) and can’t wait to move in. The renovations are taking a little bit longer than what we hoped, but it’s all worth it. Bellow are a couple of images of the shooting room: as it was before the renovations started and one taken during the work that’s been done (you will have to wait until the open house to see the finished images).

We will post on our Facebook page when we will have the opening party so make sure you are connecting with us to stay up to date (and we’ll start offering Facebook only deals): Jean Valentin Photography. If you worked with our studio in the past (or you are a current client), you will receive an invitation (I hope you can make it).

As you can probably tell, we are very excited and foresee a great new year. I hope you will have a healthy, happy and prosperous new year as well.

Stay in touch!

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