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Darkershadesofbrown Best of Weddings 2011 The Knot Pennsylvania & Delaware

Daniel Lanton — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:29:28 +0000

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Earlier this week we were made aware that the Knot named us in there best of Weddings 2011 for Pennsylvania and Delaware and although we have never been the kind of photographers that seek out recognition from our peers It was an honor to be given recognition for the work we are so passionate about. One of the great things about this recognition is that it was derived from the data collected from our clients. We do our best to treat all of our brides like they are the only clients we have and this is testament that we are conveying that to the people we work with.

2011 was a fantastic year and we can’t wait to get going with 2012.

Big thank you to the knot for such a distinction.

Brown eyes or blue eyes?

Daniel Lanton — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:29:04 +0000

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Yesterday I happened to have my point and shoot camera on me and had to take a few pictures of my son as he is changing like a weed. For a month or so now we have been noticing that his right eye is changing color. Really the blue eyes were the last piece of DNA he seems to have from me. As he gets older he is beginning to be a clone of my wife.

Words can’t express the joy we have with this little one.

He is our sunshine baby.

“Tubsies”

Daniel Lanton — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:18:15 +0000

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I decided before my son was born that I wouldn’t follow him around with a camera all day his entire life. Trust me that’s been a struggle to keep over the last 13 weeks but this weekend I decided to pull it out for a few minutes and take some pictures of him around the house.

Indie loves bath time or as we affectionately call it “Tubsies”

I can’t tell you how much I love this kid. We actually have a friend who calls him her sunshine baby because he is rarely seen without a smile on his face.

I love this bathrobe JJ found.

Too cute!!

Fine Art Wednesday “The Dance”

Daniel Lanton — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:07:50 +0000

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Todays post for fine Art Wednesday is a portrait from 6 years ago entitled “The Dance”

Hope to be able to keep up with this every week.

Daniel

I think we had a gerber baby.

Daniel Lanton — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:45:58 +0000

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Our son Indie is growing like a weed and getting stronger every day. Makes me sad and happy all at the same time but today was the first day we put him in a Bumbo and he loved it. I quickly pulled out my camera and took five or six pictures and just had to post them on the blog today like any proud daddy would want to. That’s right… I have turned into a parent with a camera snapping pictures all day. This was bound to happen

I think we got ourselves a red head, blue eyed little boy.

JJ must have some strong Irish DNA.

EXPECTO PATRONUM

Daniel Lanton — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:35:52 +0000

Sitting in a hotel lobby in Massachusetts after a long day of shooting an E Session in Boston and felt like posting something different today.

That would be me casting a Patronus charm at a wedding last week and for all the techie geeks out there it wasn’t done with a pocket wizard.

Shakespeare In the park Much Ado About Nothing in Abington Park

Daniel Lanton — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:57:21 +0000

My friends Jonathon & Rachel Strayer from Ghostlight Productions are at it again bringing another rendition of Shakespeare in the park to Abington park and this year they are putting on another great performance open to the public.

If you haven’t seen it already head on over to the park this weekend.

If you want to learn more about Ghostlight productions click here

My Family

Daniel Lanton — Fri, 20 May 2011 21:39:22 +0000

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My little family.

Flying Lessons

Daniel Lanton — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:18:26 +0000

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For those of you who have followed me over the years you know I didn’t start out as a wedding photographer. Most of my work was more fine art related then portrait related. For many years I pretty much refused to shoot weddings. It’s not that I didn’t like them but I didn’t think there was much room for art in the world of wedding photography. I have learned much over the years about myself and the kind of photography I like to take. I decided over the last couple of weeks that I needed to start making the art that I use to make 5 or six hears ago. It’s always been my passion but it’s hard to find time to just go out and do it anymore.

Each wednesday from now on I’m going to start posting pictures that mean something to me. Some of them nobody has ever seen before.

Today I open up this blog with a series I made entitled “Flying Lessons”

These were taken about 5 years.

I hope you enjoy this little weekly move away from portrait photography. I know I’m excited about challenging myself to make images like this again.

Wedding Photography Internship

Daniel Lanton — Tue, 10 May 2011 15:22:45 +0000

This is an opportunity for a photographer who is interested in improving their shooting skills and building a portfolio of wedding photography. Applicants will be provided with travel and all expenses required to assist and shoot weddings for 2011 events. Intern must provide their own basic photography equipment and have an ability to effectively capture the story of events in an artistic way. You must live in Northeastern PA. Please submit 20 photographs or a link to a portfolio by May 31st, 2011. Previous wedding experience is not required.