Lehigh Valley Wedding Photographer – Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Child and Family Photographer
Welcome! I am a portrait and lifestyle photographer based in the Lehigh Valley.
Along with my wife, Jen, we work hard so that you can relax at your wedding knowing you will be getting awesome wedding pictures.
Since we have two little girls, I also love to photograph children. I'm a location photographer, so I love to let kids be kids. I capture images on location where kids feel comfortable and where I can document real emotion (happy or thoughtful).
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Please contact me with any questions or just to say, "Hi."
One of my best clients is Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Here is a magazine cover of The Spark Journal – A Quarterly Journal for the Retirement Plan Industry taken from a recent corporate head shot photo shoot with Andy Sieg.
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Please contact me here: CONTACT Chris
The January Lehigh Valley Tweetup was held at The Bookstore in Bethlehem, PA. I got there late, so I only had a chance to hang out with a few people. I was going to leave, but @Glennard turned out to be a beer aficionado and told me what to drink all night. We stayed until closing. The bookstore is a really interesting place. The owners (who also own the Tap & Table in Emmaus, PA) call it a speak easy. The door is hard to find… I actually drove past it a few times. It’s easier to find it on foot. There is a nondescript door that just reads “Bookstore.” Once you walk in, it looks like a tiny bookstore until you walk into the back. It’s all candle lit and has a great atmosphere. The beer selection is amazing. Like most of the Tweetups, I try to do something different with my camera. So this time I decided not to use my flash since The Bookstore is such a mellow place. I really pushed my camera because the bar is complete lit by candlelight. I forget what Glen suggested I drink, so I took some pictures of the bottles. Check out Glen’s website, Covering Art, Entertainment, and Dining around the Lehigh Valley and Beyond: The El Vee
February’s Lehigh Valley Tweetup was at Starfish Brasserie in Bethelehem.
I met Kristofor Sandholm, owner & head chef, early and he let me set up my gear where is wouldn’t be knocked over. He opened his whole restaurant to us, but I knew with this crowd that we would all stay at the bar. The bartenders and the servers at the Star Bar were awesome!
Usually at the Tweetups I spend a lot of my time taking pictures and I don’t get to mingle as much as I would want. I tried something different this time. I just bought an iPod touch and am in love with it. The night of the Tweetup I found an application that lets me interface the iPod touch with my MacBook Pro which in turn controls my Canon 5D digital SLR. The program is called DSLR Camera Remote by onOne Software. I’m still playing with it, but it allows you to change all your camera’s setting from the iPod Touch (or iPhone) and fire the shutter. It also has a intervalometer for taking time lapse pictures. I had fun taking pictures from across the room and away from my camera. I set the focus and exposure for the center of the room, so if people got too close the foreground was overexposed and out of focus. A few of the images are good, but I think this video makes up for the bad images.
Enjoy!
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Follow me on Twitter at: http://www.twitter.com/celston
Come to the next Lehigh Valley Tweetup and follow http://www.twitter.com/LVTweetup
And visit Michael Andreano’s website at: http://thebeesbuzz.com for more information on social media and Lehigh Valley Tweetups.
See my other blog posts about previous @LVTweetups here: Previous Lehigh Valley Tweetup Blog Posts
Please contact me here: CONTACT Chris
My friend Marisol Sosnowski invited my wife and photographic partner, Jen, to a recent eWomenNetwork “Accelerated Networking” luncheon at Lehigh Country Club. Jen and I set up a backdrop and lights so Jen could photograph free social media head shots for the women that attended.
You an contact Jennifer Elston at Jen@ChristopherElston.com
To learn more about the Lehigh Valley Chapter of eWomenNetwork, visit this site: eWomenNetwork Local
To learn more about Marisol Sosnowski who is a Mortgage Consultant for Life, visit this page: Marisol Sosnowski
Visit this page to learn more about the Lehigh Country Club
The following are the head shots that Jen shot:
[Please click on an image to see a larger resolution; you can right click to save any image and use in your any social media sites. (i.e. LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter)]
Since I worked on the press junket for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince this year, and Jen is obsessed with the books and movies, I decided to do a Harry Potter inspired holiday card. (Read about the press junket at my blog post: Harry Potter Press Junket
To all my clients, friends, and family: Jen, Zoe, Anna and I wish you a very happy holiday season and a great new year!
Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!!
We braved the snow storm on Saturday and went to the The Grand Theater in East Greenville, Pennsylvania, for the premiere of the independent feature, “Nacho Mountain.” Last year I helped out my friends on the film in the lighting department and also took a bunch of production stills. Some of the images can be seen on the back of the DVD and others can be seen at my previous Nacho Mountain Blog Post.
If you are an adult and really like fart humor, this is the film for you!
The Marquee
Mitch Csanadi the writer/director addresses the crowd before the movie
Cast and crew in the snow
Cast and Crew
Inside the Grand Theater, East Greenville, PA
Nachooooooooooo!
Last year I worked on an independent feature film in the Lehigh Valley with a bunch of my friends. I helped out on the lighting crew and also took a bunch of production stills. Most of the time I was playing with my camera trying to make the crew look as bad as possible.
It was produced, written, and directed by Mitch Csanadi of Dirt Productions.
It stars Christina Pazcoguin as Georgia Brown, Comedy Central Comedian, Jay Larson as Keefer and John Charles Hunt as the town’s mayor.
“Nacho Mountain” premieres this weekend at the Grand Theater in East Greenville, PA.
More information about the premeire and movie can be found at this Morning Call article: ‘Nacho Mountain,’ locally shot and written, premieres.
And you can learn more about the production company at: Dirt Productions
The following are some production stills and not so flattering shots of the cast and crew (click on each for a larger view):
This month’s Lehigh Valley Tweetup (Twitter Meet Up) was huge and a little different than the others. Michael Andreano (@mandreano) organized a great event. The Marines were there to collect Toys For Tots, we collected a ton of food for Trinity Soup Kitchen, and @LVTweetup members donated items for a charity auction and collected $380. A very successful gathering!!
I also set up a mobile portrait station and was taking head shots so people could use the images for their social media sites (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) at no charge.
This blog post is going to be huge since I took a ton of head shots along with the normal shots I usually take. Here are some images from the event:
@obsidianspider
@hibecki
@gwackr
@LearnSolMary
@PMAdesigns and @MadOx75
@lvgirl letting her hair down 
@mandreano the organizer of @LVTweetup
@Galliguez & @mtalierco
@suzelor showing her appreciation to one of the Marines collecting Toys for Tots
@sholsinger
@MOB514
@timshady
@mtalierco
@Galliguez
@Ashley8053
@primerx24
@Glennard @hibecki @gwackr @BlackForestDeli @innis2winnis
@PamelaMaurer and her husband
@LovelyBlue27
@GnKPhotography
@IAmKfed
@AvueDesigns
@Cwluc
@suzelor
@dar268
The gang from Olympus
@Glennard and @iAmTheGreek
@iluv2laugh
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Follow me on Twitter at: http://www.twitter.com/celston
Come to the next Lehigh Valley Tweetup and follow http://www.twitter.com/LVTweetup
And visit Michael Andreano’s website at: http://thebeesbuzz.com for more information on social media and Lehigh Valley Tweetups.
See my other blog posts about previous @LVTweetups here: Previous Lehigh Valley Tweetup Blog Posts
Great Brew Pub: The BrewWorks website.
Please contact me here: CONTACT Chris
My friends at Magnolias Restaurant in Orefield, PA, held another great event. This time is was for a charity event for the release of the pinup calendar that I shot for them.
You can read more about Rachel and the reason for this charity calendar at my other blog post Racy for Rachel Benefit at Art-n-Soul Studios
Numerous bands volunteered their time and the Magnolias waitresses were all decked out in forties wardrobes. The waitresses wore trays around their necks reminiscent of 1940’s cigarette girls, but instead of cigars they were carrying food.
The calendars are still for sale and all the proceeds go towards Rachel’s family. Please pick one or several up at Magnolias Restaurant.
Several photographs to remeber Rachel and Ryan
Racy for Rachel (RACHEL is spelled out on the model's backs)
Donovan Roberts (Lori Donovan & Jeff Roberts)
Magnolias
Kate served food with her 1940's Cigar Girl tray
Frederick Douglas
Checking out the calendar
Analog Velvet
Steve Brosky & Jimmy Meyer
Kim & Tanya did wardrobe, hair and make-up for the calendar
The Subtle Duo (Peter Fritz, Yancarlos Sanchez)
My friend Chris Wildrick stopped by.
The girls from the calendar
The calendar images:
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Here is the video of the calendar & other images that I played behind the stage at the event:
Please contact me here: CONTACT Chris
Great people, great times, and Treach from Naughty by Nature… who could wish for a better wedding?
Jen, Chris and Treach from Naughty by Nature
by Christopher Elston
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