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Crushed Box Photo Blog – 1 year old

Ray Hennessy — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:51:25 +0000

It’s now fall and it’s officially 1 year since I launched this photo blog for Crushed Box Photography. It’s been an incredible year. I’ve had the chance to meet so many amazing people, from brides and grooms, families, vendors, and other photographers, it has been awesome. I decided to start this business last year thinking that if I was able to get a few weddings and a few other portraits that I would be happy. Well, it’s gone well past my expectations. Every single person I’ve photographed this year has been so much fun. One of the main goals I had when starting was to make sure I was having fun as well as the people I was photographing. I decided that I was just going to be myself and do what I like to do and I couldn’t be happier that it seems to be working. I’ve had many clients tell me that they had so much fun when they were done having their picture taken and they even like the pictures too, haha. I want people to come to Crushed Box Photography not only for the photography but also because they enjoy my personality. I try to infuse every aspect of this business with that personality, from website, to meetings, to the day I take your pictures. It makes my job so easy when I have clients that I can joke around with and just be myself and I can only hope that makes it easier for them to be in front of the camera as well.

For the people that have followed my blog and website I’m sure you’ve noticed that I also tend to post quite a few nature photos that I’ve taken on my own for fun. I’ve decided to split that off to another website that I have going and I’ll be posting most of my nature pictures at www.naturesdomain.us/blog. I’ll still occasionally post some here but if you like to see that type of photography you can see much more of it at Natures Domain as well as some other photographers that will be joining that soon.

Since it’s been a while since I’ve updated the galleries on my site today is the day for that. You can view all the updated galleries in my portfolio section.

I’m really looking forward to another year of meeting more new great people and hopefully getting to photograph some again. Thanks to each one of you.

Ray

My Nature Stock Photo Website

Ray Hennessy — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:54:31 +0000

As I’m sure you are aware by now, I thoroughly enjoy nature photography as a hobby when I have some free time (which isn’t much lately but that’s a good thing). I’ve recently launched a new website www.naturesdomain.us to offer some prints, products, and digital files to anybody who would like to purchase them. Currently it is my father and I who have photography on the site but we are actively recruiting additional photographers to provide a one stop location for people interested in purchasing quality stock nature photography. We are striving to put only the best quality photos on Natures Domain and as always trying to keep it fun and not too much work. You can specifically search the entire collection of photographs or view individual galleries by clicking on the photos on the main page. If you have a few minutes to spare, head over and take a look around and feel free to pick up a print for yourself, or you can also download any of the images to use in your own personal projects such as making your own cards, calendars, or posters. If you or anybody you know may be interested in selling their nature photos, please have them contact me.

And just another piece of news, my father and I recently entered a local southern New Jersey photo contest and he was just announced as a winner in the “animals” category today. You can see his photo at www.pressofatlanticcity.com, just watch the short video below to see all the winners and keep an eye out for the great cardinal photo with “Larry Hennessy’s” name on it.

What’s new with me.

Ray Hennessy — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:19:06 +0000

Hello all,

I’ve gotta say this has been an incredible ride so far, this whole photography business thing. I created my business at the same time as Kim this past January, which coincidentally probably wouldn’t have happened without her. She has been so supportive, helpful, and just all around perfect for having as a business partner and soon to be MY partner (we’re engaged, wedding is in May) – to which I can’t wait. Business has been incredible. Every one of my clients has told me they were happy and I couldn’t have been happier with each and every one of them either. I wanted to start this business to have fun with photography and I feel like I’ve completely surpassed my goal of making it fun and I can’t wait for it to continue. Thank you to every person that I’ve been lucky enough to work with and I look forward to meeting more people just like you.

I may have mentioned before on my site that I actually work a 9-5 (well actually an 8-4) job, in which I’m a digital retoucher for an amazing architect photographer in Philadelphia, Barry Halkin. It’s been a great learning experience, I actually get to work with images from a 39 megapixel camera – that’s right 39!, and he is such a great boss. The other great part about working there is that it’s in the photography business but it allows me to work at my wedding and portrait photography because it’s not competition. So I’ve been incredibly busy, which is great and tiring at the same time, I’m just starting to figure out how to schedule and manage it all, but thankfully I enjoy every bit of it.

Kim and I are also house hunting right now (actually condo hunting) which is another incredibly time consuming task that can get very frustrating at times, but I’m sure it will be all worth it and I honestly CAN NOT WAIT to wake up next to Kim every morning, that always makes my day better when I do. Kim is such a perfect fit to me and I know I’m going to enjoy the rest of my life with her beautiful smile and beautiful attitude, she truly is special to me.

As I’m sure most of you who follow my blog know, I also really enjoy nature photography. That is kind of what got me into the whole thing, and I try to post some of that here once in a while. Well another project that I’ve been working on with my dad is a stock photography website in which we can post some of our images and sell them to anybody who would like them. The website is www.naturesdomain.us and people can buy prints, digital files, or a few other products of some the the nature images my father and I have taken over the past few years. We are hoping to add some other photographers so that we can have a large collection of excellent nature photography in one place for people to search through and purchase. Check it out if you have some time and let me know what you think.

I guess that will about do it for now, I’ve got to get back to edit more photos. Thanks again to all my amazing clients and stop back soon to see some more photography.

Ray

Fall will be here before we know it - goodbye summer

Another Summer Visit to Forsythe

Ray Hennessy — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:13:30 +0000

This past Friday morning I went to Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge along with my dad. It wasn’t the best morning, it was kind of cloudy which isn’t great but we still managed to get a few good shots, plus it’s always nice to get out of sitting in front of the computer and I love watching the sun rise over the marsh, not another person around, it’s a great thing!

Enjoy…..

A deep red sunrise

I honestly have no idea what kind of wading bird this is, but the water looks neat.

Great egret taking off, it's not even close to sharp, but I really like the movement of the photo

An osprey perched on a stick in the early morning

The clouds were incredibly cool that morning

A Black Crowned Night Heron hunting at the water's edge

Another version of the interesting sunrise

Snowy egret with it's crest raised up while it was defending it's perch

A red-winged blackbird

Some Sun for All

Ray Hennessy — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:00:01 +0000

I haven’t seen much of the sun for the past 2 days so I figured it’s time to post some pictures of the sun, or sunset, or sunrise. Well at least they all involve the sun and that just makes it all better, Enjoy!

Forsythe - National Wildlife Refuge

Trap Pond - southern Delaware

Cape May NJ - near the Lighthouse

Trap Pond - southern Delaware

Forsythe - National Wildlife Refuge

Parvins State Park - Pittsgrove NJ

Cape May NJ - near the Lighthouse

My last visit to Forsythe

Ray Hennessy — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:00:31 +0000

I went to Edwin B. Forsythe Wildlife Refuge with my father last weekend. There was a lot of action, birds flying everywhere and I saw a few new birds that I’ve never photographed before. It was perfect weather and there weren’t even any bugs, it was a great afternoon. You can view some of my dad’s pics over at his blog – www.larryhphotos.com. Now on to the pics

Snowy Egret

Wild Daisys

Forsters Tern

Another Trip to Cape May

Ray Hennessy — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:00:54 +0000

There is nothing like walking along the beach when the sun is just coming up over the horizon. There are barely any people on the beach (but surprisingly there are some) and it’s so nice and quiet and peaceful. It was another great morning in Cape May, NJ for my father and I. We got there right after the sunrise and the birds were really active. After a few hours in Cape May, we stopped by Reeds Beach on the Delaware Bay to watch all the birds (specifically Red Knots) eating the horseshoe crab eggs. As you can see below there were thousands of birds gathered on the shores for the feast, it was quite a sight. You can view more pics at my dad’s blog along with a lot more info.

Cape May Lighthouse in the early morning

Swan Fly-By

Least Tern with a fish

Least Tern smacking another with a fish. I don't know what the hell they were doing but it was really funny to watch.

I gotta say this Least Tern looks really pissed off at me - haha

Female (in front) and Male Purple Martins

I love this shot of the Cardinal it's got the 3 primary colors going on

Cedar Waxwing

Female Red-WInged Blackbird

Eastern Kingbird in front of the Cape May Lighthouse

Red Knot flying

It was a really crowded beach this day. All these birds come to the coastline in the Delaware Bay to feed on the Horseshoe crab eggs.

Palmyra Cove Nature Park

Ray Hennessy — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:00:44 +0000

Stopped by Palmyra Cove Nature Park after work last week and got some great pics of birds and other wildlife. It was a gorgeous day and there was a lot of action, lots of birds, deer and even a groundhog. If you ever have a chance to stop by and take a walk, it’s well worth it.

Family of Geese walking to the water. The little guys were so funny to watch as they waddled

Geese on the beach

Sun over the Delaware River

Downy Woodpecker

Baltimore Oriole

Male Goldfinch - The New Jersey state bird

The deer weren't too frightened

Backyard Birds

Ray Hennessy — Sat, 16 May 2009 15:24:24 +0000

Some birds that have been at the feeders in my backyard lately.

This Sparrow was searching for food in the grass

I reallly like the colors of the flowers with the dove in the background

A golfinch at a feeder

goldfinch at feeder

I like how smooth the background is with this hummingbird at a feeder

Last October Stuff I Found

Ray Hennessy — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:48:43 +0000

I actually have been pretty caught up lately, so I came across an old set of images that I never finished editing from last October. These photos are from Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge which is a great place to see lots of wildlife (especially birds) and is generally a very picturesque area. I definitely recommend making a visit if you get a chance, there is always something to see. Here’s a few shots from that trip, and also a few shots of the Atlantic City skyline at dusk, as you can see I guess it was breast cancer awareness month at the time.