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Name: Mark
Country: United States
State: California
Metro: San Jose


Interests: Today we are in San Jose, Ca
Occupation: Photographer


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Member Since: 6/11/2005

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Friday, November 20, 2009

photographers showcase

Looking for some awesome new photographers to showcase on our new photography site...

We are going to start highlighting a new & awesome photographer out there every week. There is so much talent in the industry right now and photographers that are really doing some cool and unique things. We want to share some of the hidden and maybe not so hidden talent with you all. There will be all kinds of styles of photographers highlighted from weddings to portraits to landscape and maybe even some photojournalism. You really never know where you can get inspiration from and no matter what type of photography you do I have always believed you can learn from someone else.

Click on the contact button on http://digitalphotobuzz.com to apply


lifestyle family portraits

What is different about our lifestyle family portrait sessions and why are they important? This is a great question that I ask myself all of the time. To be honest I didn’t do a lot of portraits in the past because I never really got it, I never really got how important they were to a family until last year. After having our first child and watching her grow up in front of my eyes already to a 14 month old who is walking and talking I realized how important capturing these little moments with her were. I love looking back at some of the photos of her as a little baby and going through all of the stages of her life so far. Each stage is so different and her personality changes all the time. The images I cherish the most are the natural and fun shots, a photo of me giving her a hug and a kiss brings back so many more memories compared to just a standard studio style photo for me.

After realizing how important it was to capture and create these moments I really started to let more people know of our family portrait sessions. I created a new website just for our lifestyle work: http://www.stagiportraitlife.com and am passionate about documenting life for families. I believe every family should have awesome memories of this time in their life and want to capture your families moments. The sessions are always fun, so forget any past experiences you have had with photographers. Just give us a call and let me do what I love to do, create lasting memories for your family!

There are still some dates left this year for family portraits. A portrait session can be a great Christmas gift or make for a nice personal holiday card to send out to your family. Our lifestyle family portrait sessions are always fun and capture your family in a natural setting being yourself. Here are a few of our recent portrait shoots, to setup your session just give us a call at 408-323-8727 or click on the contact button above.

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Creative lighting for first dance photos

One part of the wedding day that I really love to photograph (actually I love it all, but for the sake of this article one part I really love) is the first dance and father/daughter, mother/son dance. Normally these are in the reception venue where the lights come down, creating a nice dark room. I love to think of dark places as a nice blank canvas ready to create whatever vision is in my mind.

Read the full article on our digital photography tips website

-- Mark


Monday, November 16, 2009

Chaminade in Santa Cruz

I have to post a little sneak peek of a wedding we photographed out at Chaminade in Santa Cruz recently. Kara and Jon were such a fun couple, I knew from the engagement session it would be a fun shoot and it was even better than I expected. We had great light during the day and everyone just had a blast at the wedding. Photos to come soon but here is one little sneak peek for you guys :)

Chaminade wedding photo

View more of our weddings at chaminade here: Chaminade weddings

-- Mark
Santa Cruz Wedding photography


our brides are great!

I had to share a few recent comment we got from our brides that just made my day. We put so much into our weddings it just feels awesome when we get such love back from our great clients!


“Stagi Imagery is phenominal!! I sorted through tons and tons of wedding photographers, especilaly being in the central coast area, there were tons to chose Lovers_Point_kristifrom – as that’s a sought after location for weddings. I saw Mark Stagi had won several photography awards and that put me at ease as well as looking at his extensive portfolio of weddings in the area I had chose for my wedding location. Not only was he highly professional on my special day, but he blended well and was almost like having another family member there. The day goes by so fast, that Mark even captures things from my special day I never got a chance to see. So, those little things are priceless! When I finally received my wedding pictures, both my new husband and I were impressed to say the least! It was beyond our wildest dreams what Mark captured for us. Anoter reason to chose Stagi Imagery is because they put an artistic touch to every photograph they take. They have a keen eye for what looks the best! My wedding pictures are impressive, artistic, phenominal, and romantic. Mark even used the same location and created 4 different backdrops for our pictures. Chose Stagi Imagery for your special day! I wouldn’t trust anyone else on something that only happens once in a lifetime! I’ve also used him for Lifestyle portraits for family and again AMAZING job! Kristi Hollywood, CA


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“Mark was the MOST AMAZING photographer! He took beautiful pictures and was so easy to work with! He’s perfect at “capturing the moment”. He took so many wonderful candid shots of us and our family and friends. And he’s so nice; he gets to know you as a couple and delivers to you what you want. We’re so thrilled with him as a person and as a photographer. We have the best pictures! :o ) I don’t have a bad thing to say about him!” ~Doug and Lauren




“Mark and his assistant were an awesome team at our wedding. They were fun, easy going and truly made taking photos feel seamless in the midst of all the martinelli_winery_wedding6to do’s on our wedding day. We had seen his impressive work in the past which was why we hired Mark but seeing what he did with our photographs re-affirmed what a great photographer he is. We asked for some fun non-traditional pictures to be taken along with the normal shots of the day of events, bridal party and family pictures and he did just that and more. We couldn’t be more pleased with the work he did. This was one of the most important events in our lives and we know that in the future we will relive those moments by simply looking at the emotion and special moments he brought though the camera. He knows weddings and “what to” and “how to” capture every important detail, it was evident by the phenomenal job they did. Thanks Mark!- Omar and Lissette


To view more comments from our great clients go here:  http://www.wedclix.com/brides




Thanks to all of our great clients who allow us to do what we love to do every day!

-- Mark



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