California Wedding Photographer, Photography Worldwide – Victor Sizemore’s Blog

There’s one place I call home and it very dear to my heart, Kentucky! For those who have never been or spent time in our great state, it’s worth the trip. There is a lot of culture: horse racing, bourbon, food, arts & crafts, music, lakes, mountains and I could go on and on… Most importantly the people are friendly! Famous Kentuckians include the likes of: Abraham Lincoln, Hunter Thompson, Diane Sawyer, Muhammad Ali, Kit Carson, George Clooney, Johnny Depp, Ashley Judd, Loretta Lynn, Bill Monroe, Florence Henderson, Tom Cruise, Keith Whitley, Dwight Yoakam and more…

Anyway, I brought the family back to my home town of Manchester, Clay County. In Kentucky we refer to everything by the county instead of the city unless you are from Lexington or Louisville (Pronounced lu-veul). There are 120 counties in Kentucky, that’s a lot for such a small state. The kids are having a blast shooting BB guns, fishing, whittling sticks with there new pock-knives and building bonfires. Below are a few shots take out our friends cabin in Foggertown.

Happy Birthday to my awesome wife!

Look at that massive Bluegill! Later he pulled up a couple crawdads too.

Sammy’s honing his skills at ‘Cornhole’ so he can beat James.

I shot some fun photos of Rach in the country. We even had a golden retriever extra, thanks Tucker!

You can’t beat the texture of barn wood, I love it.

A couple months ago I attended the SEO Workshop that Lawrence conducted in Orange County at the Ritz-Carlton. I really enjoyed learning about the way Google works and ‘Search Engine Optimization.’ All the information you need to know is condensed into a one-day seminar and laid out for everyone to understand. I immediately implemented the techniques they showed us and saw results even before leaving the Ritz! Since then I’ve back dated a lot of my blog posts and optimized them for Google and other search engines. I have seen results! I have gotten inquiries directly from Google searches. Including a job taking me to Rome, Italy in November and the One and Only Palmilla in Cabo in February. So I encourage everyone to check it out… There are a few spots left and registration closes soon!

http://www.tofurious.com/seo-workshop/

Last week I shot Stephanie and Sam’s engagement session at USC. They went to school there and actually met in Spain during a study abroad program through the college. We tried to beat the college rush by shooting before class started but campus was still crawling with people. Not too mention the international student orientations and concert in the quad. We still managed to get our photos done quickly, under an hour… Then we went for a drink downtown at there “go to” place called Rivera. It’s only fitting that they would love a modern Latin inspired restaurant with a killer bar! Stephanie and Sam had a couple awesome cocktails and I had a Thomas Handy Rye neat. Check out these photos and stay tuned for their wedding at the Ritz-Carlton in September.

You’re invited to join Jay Reilly and Victor Sizemore for an unforgettable photography workshop.  Experience the life, love and culture of Paris, France while enjoying a hands-on-shooting, intensive 2-day wedding photography workshop.  Only $500!!!  A casual atmosphere will combine Paris assignments, shooting demos, and in-class presentations covering a wide variety of topics most relevant to success in weddings.  This workshop is ideal for anyone interested in or beginning their wedding photography business or the already accomplished photographer looking to revamp their creativity, skills and approach.

Jay Reilly and Victor Sizemore are the perfect combination for providing diverse professional insight on wedding photography.  Both thrive in the progressive Southern California wedding market and look forward to sharing with you in Paris, France!

Download the registration form and sign up today!  ****Date change**** Now the 22nd and 23rd of September!  See you there!

Ok, its true, Victor Sizemore (myself) and Jay Reilly, both lovers of Paris have decided to team up and spend time shooting one of the most beautiful backdrops for the aspiring and inspired photographer alike. We are so excited about the potential of a late September Paris get-together that we want to see who else is interested!? Would you like to come along and experience what we believe to be a unique and creative approach to the wedding photography workshop. A two and a half day, casual affair that will among other things, get creative juices flowing and flat out challenge your photography skills to live and breathe the passion in your art. Time spent includes cocktail hours, a day of city shooting assignments and challenges, a day of wedding photography in class and around some of the sites of Paris and a possible third day of wedding fashion shooting throughout Paris.

Sound fun? Of coarse it does! Just say Oui and join us in Paris. Date to be decided for late September. Limited seats, reserve your spot. In order to express interest, please email either Jay Reilly or Victor Sizemore. vcs@vcsphoto.com

For more information on Jay’s awesome photography, please visit: http://www.jayreillyweddings.com or http://www.mycameraisbiggerthanyours.com

Jessica’s 30th birthday party was a blast!  We when old school playground style. Her fiance, Jeff, and I teamed up to plan the party, we had team shirts, headbands, the works. We started off with a kickball game then moved onto the beach for hotdogs, smores and a bonfire!  Jeff and I were the team captains and since I hate to lose, there was a bit of competition.  We won despite one of my higher draft picks, Mark Brooke, leaving me high and dry on game day!  Here are the pics from Jessica blog, shot by her, Michael and others.

Jessica’s fiance, Jeff Norwood

Jeff and his brother Michael Norwood getting ready with eye-black.

The birthday girl!  Jessica

Pre-game huddles. I went through my line up and strategy with my team.

Fierce!

Check out that kick by the one and only Doug Boutwell.

Followed by none other than Michael Norwood.

Everyone was the number 30.

Jasmine made the catch!  Becker was rubbing it in on Tom a bit!

We had a sweet pyramid going!

Here are some of the couple from the day!