For those who follow my golf documentary, yes, I’m photographing golf again! Do apologize for the delay of posting anything lately. Just keeping myself busy. It was in the best interest for me to get back into it – I was very lucky to be able to document the Le Roy vs Perry’s match which was at Silver Lake Country Club back on 4-29-13. Never document their before but it was great atmosphere. Then last week (5/13/13) it was the GR League Championship which I have document over some of the years. I loved it! I had a great reaction shot from the winner! Here are some of the photographs that were published by the Batavia Daily News – enjoyed!

Over this past weekend, I had a great chance to photograph’s this years Atlantic Hockey Championship! They just celebrated their tenth year! Here is a sneak peak! Enjoy:

Over this past week/weekend, I documented this years Atlantic Hockey Championship. It was their ten year anniversary! It was a real treat to document this for the past… 5 or 6 years! Here is a sneak peak!

I do apologized for the delay for posting. It’s been pretty busy Here is game shoot that I did in Utica, NY! Enjoy!

It’s been awhile from my last post, but I have been keeping myself out of trouble of course! Two weeks ago, I was in Bristol Mt photographing the Boys and Girls Skiing Championship for the NYSPHSAA. This weekend, I am photographing ice hockey for the NYSPHSAA and couple of other newspapers. Here is what was published from the BN, EN, and the Saratogian! Enjoyed!

This year, I am trying something new! I am looking for Seniors that are interested in being creative in their senior portraits! For those Seniors, who are in the Class of 2014 that want to join in for the fun – they must be able to spread the word about SERRATAPHOTO! Here are the following schools that I am looking for:

Niagara County

• Barker

Orleans County

• Albion
• Holley
• Kendall
• Lyndonville
• Medina

 Genesee County

• Alexander
• Batavia City School
• Byron-Bergen
• Elba
• Notre Dame of Batavia (added as of 2/20/13)
• Oakfield-Alabama
• Pembroke

What does it mean being a SERRATAPHOTO Rep.?

Being a senior rep allows you to be a spokesman/spokeswoman for SERRATAPHOTO senior sessions. All you have to do is show off your incredible photographs to your friends from either a referral cards and/or Facebook (the rep. will receive 10 free Facebook images plus a watermark at bottom right corner)!

Do you have to pay for your session?

Nope! That is the beauty of being a senior rep! You will be able to enjoy:

• Free session
• 50 Referral Cards
• 10 images for Facebook which includes a watermark at bottom right corner

What is required of you?

• Signed model release form
• Pass out your referral cards to any seniors that you think would be keen!
• Must have a minimum purchase of $100.00.

Get your parents involved!

Before you can become an official Senior Rep, you must have permission from your parent or legal guardian. If your parent or legal guardian gives you the okay, you can then fill out the application! One student will be selected from each school; however, if there are more than several students that apply at one school. Besides selecting one winner, I will also give $25.00 off from their photo session to the top 4 students who did not win. Once, the student is selected to be a representative, I must have a phone call or in person interview with a parent or guardian as well! Your parent, parents, guardian, or guardians must know what you are getting into, what I am expecting out of you! Plus just making sure we are all on the same page! I rather have a happy parent/guardian and not a mad/upset parent/guardian!

So are you in? If so, then please fill out the Senior Rep Application/Survey! I will be accepting application/survey from now, 2/18/2013 till 3/31/2013. (The Survey has been closed)

I will need at least a week to process everyone’s information! From there, I will release the results by email! If you have any questions, please email at any time – nserrataphoto@yahoo.com!

Thank you,

Nick Serrata

As you have heard last week, I posted why I closed Facebook and twitter. Now, I am currently using Pinterest which I feel is the best way to show your work. Plus allows you to let other photographs get an idea what type of equipment that you use as well. It’s a great site!

As a photographer, I had to make a decision about why I am using Twitter and Facebook. To be honest, I barely use either one. I know some organizations and/or other photographs use Twitter and Facebook. The reason I am no longer using Twitter; because, at one point of my life – I thought it made perfect sense to use it at the time. Now, I really don’t understand the whole purpose for my company anymore. As far as Facebook goes and this is in my own opinion. Facebook is good for a certain point of what you need it for. As far as my company, at first I thought it would be great to show off my work even if I have a watermark on my photographs. However, Facebook claims your rights even if you have a watermark on a photograph. So photographs and future photographs – I suggest not using Facebook unless you are using web links to show off your work (your website or your blog). I know it is a pain, but you have to think about it – either way – regardless if the person paid you to photograph them – you are giving your work to Facebook for free. Even Facebook users should understand that even if you are posting up any photograph of you or someone else and if something happens to you – anyone could go to Facebook without you noticing it and publish it asap. It is a world that we live in. So I urge people to think first before posting many photographs of anything. Who knows, you might have a great photograph that you took that could be worth money some day. Don’t give it away! There are somethings that you and I work hard for that shouldn’t be given away for free. So for now on, I am now going to start using only my site or blog.

Well Seniors, are you ready to be creative? That’s my goal this year – is making your senior photographs interesting and also enjoying yourself when they are being taken. For the first time [that's right ! ] – I am willing to start photographing seniors at the start of January! Who knows, maybe your the senior that wants them done in the snow (well… if there is going to be any snow this year) or maybe your a ice skater and/or ice hockey player. Hey! It’s up to you on how creative do you want to be this year! For the first ten seniors who would like them done between Jan.-Feb. – I will give you a $5 dollar gift card to Tim Hortons or Donukin Donuts so you will be able to get some hot chocolate afterwards You know, the good stuff! I am posting my top images (my 3 seniors that I photograph in 2012 – I am very humble and very thankful for you and your family to allow me to do this) to give you an idea what I like to do. So it’s time to take chances, be creative and have fun with your senior photographs! For more information  contact me by email – nserrataphoto@yahoo.com

Cheers,

Nick S.

It was exciting to document the Lakeland’s winning their fourth straight NYSPHSAA championship in field hockey! I was also happy during the awards of the Class A and B champions, allow me to do a quick photograph of the coaches and captains! I think it was funny when Class C champions won it! Once they get their plaque, they started to celebrate asap! Nothing wrong with that at all! Again congratulations to all the teams that made it this far in the NYSPHSAA Field Hockey State Championship! Hope to see everyone next year! Ops! Here are two quick pictures:

What a day! I tell ya! Here is a recent photographs that were publish in couple of newspapers!