The Hall and Gardens at Landmark
RockerDown Studios does weddings all over North Carolina and across the country. One of the spots we’ve enjoyed lately has been The Hall and Gardens at Landmark. With both indoor and outdoor beauty and a staff that really knows how to make you feel special, The Hall and Gardens at Landmark is one of our favorite spots to shoot a wedding. Here are some photos taken at a wedding last year.
read moreHollywood-Style Wedding
Kasie and Tyler found RockerDown Studios through a google search and because of her desire to have a very unique wedding, she reached out to us. Kasie was planning a wedding with an old Hollywood theme which encompassed the clothing, accoutrements, flowers, hair and make up. One challenge she had was that they were getting married on her husband’s military base at Camp Lejune and he was required to wear an officer’s uniform for the wedding. The setting required some extra creativity to bring out her ultimate vision. I immediately...
read moreWhy Have Two Wedding Videographers?
At RockerDown, we often have folks wondering what difference adding extra camera people to a wedding provides and the truth is it offers a very robust ceremony experience. Here is a fact: If you have only a single camera at a live event, you only have one shot. If someone steps in front of the camera (which invariably happens) or if there is a need to move the camera while an important element of the ceremony is happening, there is no other camera angle to choose from. You are stuck with it. The best edited ceremonies will actually have three...
read moreMeet us at the Bridal Show
RockerDown is exhibiting in a huge 20 foot booth at the upcoming bridal show run by Forever Bridal. This is the biggest show of the year and for the first time it will be held at the Raleigh Convention Center. RockerDown will be showcasing our wedding photography and wedding videography at the show. Half of the booth will be dedicated to photography and the other video. The Wedding Show is filled with fun, excitement, on stage entertainment, and the latest bridal fashions. A must attend event for brides that will entertain you throughout the...
read moreWhy Can’t You Get What You Want?
One of my pet peeves about the world of Wedding and Portrait Photography is the apparent disconnect in reality of the photographer and the customer. Most photographers would consider themselves artistic and creative professionals and to that I largely agree. There is an amazing amount of technical knowledge that a photographer needs to have in order to be successful. We have to be proficient in both natural and flash lighting. We have to understand how light bends, diffuses and spreads. We have to know our cameras and all the bazillions of...
read moreShannon and Brock Baby Bump
Shannon and Brock came by our studio last week for a unique baby bump photo shoot. We decided right away to do both an in-studio session as well as an outdoor shot up the road from the studio a bit. The photo studio in Apex, NC is where we met and discussed what we wanted to do for the maternity shoot. Shannon and Brock were very comfortable with us and eager to try new and creative things. Some of those photos we will not show online (there were some we shot to accentuate the female form during pregnancy, we can show those to you in person,...
read moreKasie and Tyler Photo-Montage
Kasie was living in Texas when she reached out to RockerDown Studios to handle her wedding which was going to be held in New Bern, NC. To be perfectly honest, I’d have probably done this wedding for free when she told me what she was going for in terms of the style of the wedding. Kasie was very passionate about creating an ambiance of older Hollywood. What made it even more interesting was her creative spirit. RockerDown prides itself on being capable of working within many styles of photography. While I can understand the marketing...
read moreFamily Studio Portraits
RockerDown has a new portrait studio in Apex, NC. These photos of a couple of Rockin’ kids were a complete blast. They loved the camera and had lots of fun with us. The studio space is designed for single and couple portraits and is ready for new clients starting 11-24-2011.
read moreFamily Portraits at Duke Gardens
Duke Gardens may sound like a cliche place to take family portraits, but it offers so many uniquely landscaped opportunities that rarely do you end up with the same photo twice. Kim and Peter wanted some traditional photos of their family for the holiday season and contacted RockerDown to take them. We had a great couple of hours with the family and kids as they enjoyed the beautiful fall colors and some traditional poses.
read moreAllscripts New Hire Training
Growing Quickly Allscripts grew rapidly from 2007 to 2010 through M&A activity moving from a population base of 800 to over 6,000. With the rapid growth of this industry Allscripts is on pace to add an additional 1,000 team members world-wide. This has created the following challenges for a classroom based model: New hires must wait weeks or months prior to being trained. With the changing business model noncompliance with program has increased sharply. Dissemination of information is for new hires – but with M&A existing employees...
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