ACME Photography

Did you see the new T-shirt that reads:

I flew 7500 Miles to thow dirt at ACME Photography!

We haven’t seen one of these, but maybe should I should have some printed.

Giora Ackerstein and his son flew from Herzlia, Israel to Phoenix, Arizona to attend a ground breaking ceremony for their company, Acker-Stone. AckerStone manufactures advanced environmental and construction products which are marketed throughout the US.

Here is a PR photo of Giora and his son:

The land is owned by the Gila Indian Community, and they are leasing the land to Ackerstein Industries. Ackerstein will also provide jobs to members in the Chandler and Gila River Community.

Because the sun was very bright I wanted to keep the sky blue, but also use a fill-flash to overpower the sun and light up the executive’s faces. I would normally have used  strobist techniques utilizing a powerful battery powered flash, however there was a generator nearby, which supplied power for the PA and lights in the tent where the reception has held.  I simply  ran a 100 foot extension cord and plugged a studio strobe into a white lightning x3200 monolight strobe, attached a beauty dish as a light modifier, then metered to light the group photo.

Here is a setup shot:

During the ceremony a Rabbi as well as an Indian spiritual leader blessed the land. The event concluded with the groundbreaking then a light lunch. The day after this event the Ackerstein’s jumped on a plane and headed back to Israel, and I sent a few high resolution photos to them for a press release in Israel.

It’s great to see new businesses come into the valley and I’m always a fun of any groundbreaking that is NOT in 100deg + temperatures.

Until next time,

Adam Nollmeyer – Acme Photography
acmephotography.net

Last month I photograph some people who volunteer every year to help spread holiday cheer by visiting, caroling, and giving flowers to residents of an assisted living facility.

Feel free to check out all the photos on my event Flickr account.
View the event photos in an easy slideshow here.
Or view the photos as a gallery style – non slideshow here.

Below are some photos which I thought told the story of the Christmas time caroling and the fun times had by all.
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Practice makes Perfect!

Some girls were practicing singing “Silent Night”…. I’m sorry that I made fun of your singing abilities………
At least you were singing, and practice is great. You probably sound better than I do!

The event started out with a Bagpipe Processional:


Everyone marched down the hall and the party officially started.

James Telich Welcomed everyone:

Even the kids came out!

It was great to see kids get into the singing… I think they’re singing about reindeer in this photo.

Elvis had a Blue Christmas and White Shoes????

Elvis show up, but he could only stay for 2 songs. Both songs were about a color…..I believe the colors were white and blue, yet Elvis wore red. I was slightly confused by this, but didn’t get a chance to ask him about this because we only chatted before he sang. He did tell me that many people pretend to be Elvis. We agreed that they are probably just Posers.

Santa then asked me to photograph him with some of his friends….

Here’s that photo:

Santa also mumbled something about being a “big fan of ACME” and something about our work in the 90’s…. but it was a little hard to hear with the music and his mouth 1/2 full of cookies. I just nodded and smiled.

Then came the flowers:

A Brownie Scout Troop came out as well:

After much sining the event was over…. I believe there were more goodies and snacks afterwards, but I had an apointment with my wife and kids for hot chocolate down the street. Maybe next year I’ll bring the family? Thanks to Jim, those who donated snacks, flowers and all who donated their time to get out and put smiles on faces of those who don’t always get to spend as much time with their families. It’s things like this that help make a great community.

~Adam Nollmeyer
Holiday Event Party Photography – Phoenix, Arizona