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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.8.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:15:21 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Blog</title><link>http://blog.getzcreative.com/blog/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:46:10 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.8.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>arizona wedding pt1</title><dc:creator>TJ GETZ</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:38:38 +0000</pubDate><link>http://blog.getzcreative.com/blog/2009/11/6/arizona-wedding-pt1.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">225871:2238187:5718264</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://blog.getzcreative.com/storage/2009-posts-feb-thru-december/nov-6-steck-wedding-shots/balcony%20low%20angle.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1257525967111" alt=""/></span></span></p>

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]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://blog.getzcreative.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-5718264.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>arizona wedding pt2</title><dc:creator>TJ GETZ</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:03:44 +0000</pubDate><link>http://blog.getzcreative.com/blog/2009/11/6/arizona-wedding-pt2-1.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">225871:2238187:5717786</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://blog.getzcreative.com/storage/2009-posts-feb-thru-december/nov-6-steck-wedding-shots/steck%20wedding%201.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1257519855039" alt=""/></span></span>
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]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://blog.getzcreative.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-5717786.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>arizona wedding pt3</title><dc:creator>TJ GETZ</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://blog.getzcreative.com/blog/2009/11/6/arizona-wedding-pt3.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">225871:2238187:5718280</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://blog.getzcreative.com/storage/2009-posts-feb-thru-december/nov-6-steck-wedding-shots/sitting%20for%20a%20painting.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1257525715367" alt=""/></span></span></p>

<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://blog.getzcreative.com/storage/2009-posts-feb-thru-december/nov-6-steck-wedding-shots/hallway%20kiss.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1257525805292" alt=""/></span></span></p>
]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://blog.getzcreative.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-5718280.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>before &amp; after: "the swimmer carol"</title><dc:creator>TJ GETZ</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:26:52 +0000</pubDate><link>http://blog.getzcreative.com/blog/2009/11/5/before-after-the-swimmer-carol.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">225871:2238187:5706328</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>With winter right around the corner, let's take this post old school; we're talking inspiration from the macdaddy of all carols, but don't worry, we won't give you the dickens if you don't get. it.</p>

<p>We recently complete a project for a design firm, here in lovely Greenville, SC and wanted to share the "ghost of pictures taken", "the ghost of pictures edited", "and ghost of ad completed." Now the anology breaks down here, because the design firm is very friendly and great to work with, I just wanted a reason to use "ghost of" in a sentence. (And now that I have, I can check it off my bucket list and get back to our regular scheduling programming)</p>

<p>As you've probably guessed, there's more to our pictures than meets the eye. I know you realize it's art and "different", but sometimes just seeing the finished product doesn't show you what we started working with. This is the start of a series that will help show a corner of our edge, "the difference", you get when working with getzcreative.</p>

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]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://blog.getzcreative.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-5706328.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>live on purpose: now go get a camera!</title><dc:creator>TJ GETZ</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:04:36 +0000</pubDate><link>http://blog.getzcreative.com/blog/2009/11/5/live-on-purpose-now-go-get-a-camera.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">225871:2238187:5706228</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Pyramids &amp; Cathedrals</strong><br />
Humankind has accomplished much in the past, with seemingly less than we have now. When you stand at the foot of one of the pyramids, wonder fills the heart as you realize what an amazing feat was accomplished. The same goes for the great cathedrals around the world. We use cranes, tools and methods that fits our "easy" lifestyle, all wrapped nicely in <span class="caps">OSHEA </span>regulations for our maximum safety. Now I'm not saying we should go back to days of truly hard labor. But I am challenging you to remember that the world wasn't always as convenient as it is now.</p>

<p><strong><span class="caps">T.L.C. </span>"The Lazy Camera"</strong><br />
It's a great age to live in if you want to take pictures. With more options than fleas on a cow, you can find the perfect camera for you, with just the right size, price, and features you think you need. With so much cool technology at our finger tips, it's important our focus begins to shift toward technique, the "art factor", and quality. What good is this technology if we don't use it to our best efforts; what good is shooting lazily just for shooting sake? I believe we must strive to do our best in whatever we do. </p>

<p>Let's not be lazy in our work and play. Live on purpose. Strive to better yourself daily. As my mentor Jerry Ghionis says, "you don't have to be the best, just better than you were yesterday."</p>
]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://blog.getzcreative.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-5706228.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>the cinematic kiss (and yes, you too can try this anytime, anywhere)</title><dc:creator>TJ GETZ</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:37:02 +0000</pubDate><link>http://blog.getzcreative.com/blog/2009/11/4/the-cinematic-kiss-and-yes-you-too-can-try-this-anytime-anyw.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">225871:2238187:5693800</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>The art of the "dip &amp; kiss" probably started back in "the garden" when Adam in a throe of passion, grabbed eve, showing off the grace in which he could spin, dip and kiss her while wrapped in his arms. Millennia's later we're still striving to achieve the elegance adam proved man could do, if he only put in a little effort toward perfection.</p>

<p>Our story begins high atop the mountains on Lake Keowee, where Ryan proved grace and manly elegance is not lost. (cue the jazz band) .....he saw her on the greene looking out across the field; sun bouncing off her dress, causing it to glow and adding something beyond perfection to an already perfect moment. (yeah, I bet you didn't know that was possible did you?) A cool breeze (most likely in the high 70's &amp; moving about 2mph) added an everglow to the music coming from the end of the clubhouse where he watched a falcon circling some poor rabbit that was about to meet it's end... but I digress. Marching with a swagger a double-O would be jealous of, he wrapped his arms around her waist, pulled her close and in one graceful move, dipped her back and kissed her!</p>

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]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://blog.getzcreative.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-5693800.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>International Award-Winning Photography</title><dc:creator>TJ GETZ</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:22:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://blog.getzcreative.com/blog/2009/11/4/international-award-winning-photography.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">225871:2238187:5371463</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Getzcreative recently placed in the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) 8&#215;10 print competition. </p>

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]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://blog.getzcreative.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-5371463.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Arizona Here We Come!</title><dc:creator>TJ GETZ</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:09:21 +0000</pubDate><link>http://blog.getzcreative.com/blog/2009/10/28/arizona-here-we-come.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">225871:2238187:5640785</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Michelle and I will be hitting the road for an Arizona shoot-out adventure. A few months ago, we had the pleasure of being part of Steck &amp; Marilyn's wedding in Scottsdale. Today, we're headed back for one of our cinematic, fashion-filled "day-after" sessions. The itinerary includes Sedona, Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon!.</p>

<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://blog.getzcreative.com/storage/2009-posts-feb-thru-december/oct-28-leaving-for-arizona/arizona%20sky%20silhouette.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1256753840995" alt=""/></span></span></p>
]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://blog.getzcreative.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-5640785.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>rooftop romance</title><dc:creator>TJ GETZ</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:45:25 +0000</pubDate><link>http://blog.getzcreative.com/blog/2009/10/26/rooftop-romance.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">225871:2238187:5618024</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>To me, this image feels like it's not even in downtown Greenville. Maybe it's the neon lights, or the sunset saying goodbye to yet another day, but whatever it is, it fills my creative spirit with wanderlust and a yearning for more adventure!</p>

<p>This image seems befitting of the words written by John Donne<br />
"Come live with me, and be my love, and we will some new pleasures prove; of golden sands, and crystal brooks, with silken lines, and silver hooks."</p>

<p>wishing you well,</p>

<p>-TJ</p>

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]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://blog.getzcreative.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-5618024.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>old-time hotel: the journey of an artistic spirit</title><dc:creator>TJ GETZ</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:34:21 +0000</pubDate><link>http://blog.getzcreative.com/blog/2009/10/26/old-time-hotel-the-journey-of-an-artistic-spirit.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">225871:2238187:5617080</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>My good friend and photographer Scott Holloway first showed me a shot he took similar to this one. It was such a great shot, I was inspired to try it with Nate &amp; Riley as well. I wanted to take them back in time, giving their image a look that would evoke another era. </p>

<p>When you hire us, you are hiring artists first and a photographer second; though it would probably be hard to separate the two physically, since photography is the means in which we create our art. Many of our photographs strive to evoke a feeling beyond the reality; something more grandeur and spiritual. As with every artistic photographer, part of their soul shines through their work. It's a good reminder that you're not just paying for someone who knows how to use a camera, when you book us, you're paying for the vision, and artistic spirit as well.</p>

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