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The 2011 calendar is quickly filling up so please email me with any questions and get your date secured for next year.
I limit myself to 30 weddings per year so I can turn around a wedding film in 10-12 weeks and photos within 4-5 weeks of the wedding. If you're getting married this year please contact me and I'd love to put you in touch with some really great folks in town that do amazing work.
I also have about 10 new wedding films coming to the blog soon so be sure to come by each week for a new one.
Here is a quick preview of Ashley + JP's photo wedding coming soon:
I limit myself to 30 weddings per year so I can turn around a wedding film in 10-12 weeks and photos within 4-5 weeks of the wedding. If you're getting married this year please contact me and I'd love to put you in touch with some really great folks in town that do amazing work.
I also have about 10 new wedding films coming to the blog soon so be sure to come by each week for a new one.
Here is a quick preview of Ashley + JP's photo wedding coming soon:
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In addition to weddings, corporate/marketing and non-profit video producitons, I also have a history of doing country music video work. Random? Maybe...
Two years ago I did a piece for Chuck Wicks for the Academy of Country Music Awards and this year I'm working on a 6 part video series to introduce everyone to Josh Thompson. He's an up and coming singer-songwriter with songs like "Beer on the Table" as well as "Way Out Here" out on the radio right now.
Photo by Mike Varel
This is his first year attending the ACM Awards in Las Vegas, but I'll let the videos tell you more about who he is.
The first 4 episodes were shot from Kansas City to several stops in Florida. Episode 5 was sent up from Nashville and I'll be shooting and editing the last one from Las Vegas the day before the awards show. (no pressure right?)
I'm really excited to be filming a special concert for the troops at the airforce base as well.
Each episode will release every few days so check back for them.
Swing by CBS.com and check out their ACM Awards section for the videos.
If you're into country music, check out the ACM Awards live on CBS at 7 CST, April 18th.
[And a very special thanks to the rock-star editor Matt White who's been helping me meet the crazy deadlines on these videos]
Two years ago I did a piece for Chuck Wicks for the Academy of Country Music Awards and this year I'm working on a 6 part video series to introduce everyone to Josh Thompson. He's an up and coming singer-songwriter with songs like "Beer on the Table" as well as "Way Out Here" out on the radio right now.
Photo by Mike Varel
This is his first year attending the ACM Awards in Las Vegas, but I'll let the videos tell you more about who he is.
The first 4 episodes were shot from Kansas City to several stops in Florida. Episode 5 was sent up from Nashville and I'll be shooting and editing the last one from Las Vegas the day before the awards show. (no pressure right?)
I'm really excited to be filming a special concert for the troops at the airforce base as well.
Each episode will release every few days so check back for them.
Swing by CBS.com and check out their ACM Awards section for the videos.
If you're into country music, check out the ACM Awards live on CBS at 7 CST, April 18th.
[And a very special thanks to the rock-star editor Matt White who's been helping me meet the crazy deadlines on these videos]
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So I just learned yesterday that my Contact button on my www.mikevarel.com website has been broken for quite some time. I've still been receiving emails through my blog and through my wedding films contact form (www.mikevarelweddings.com) but apparently no emails have come through to me on the other site.
SO, if you have emailed me and haven't heard back, I sincerely apologize, I just never received it. After I fixed it yesterday I've received 3 emails from it, so I'm sure I've missed a few folks.
If you're one of the people that hasn't heard back from me within 24 hours of emailing me, please let me know - thanks!
By the way, my nephew Grady turned 2 this past weekend. After his work on the Legos he helped with my web issues...
SO, if you have emailed me and haven't heard back, I sincerely apologize, I just never received it. After I fixed it yesterday I've received 3 emails from it, so I'm sure I've missed a few folks.
If you're one of the people that hasn't heard back from me within 24 hours of emailing me, please let me know - thanks!
By the way, my nephew Grady turned 2 this past weekend. After his work on the Legos he helped with my web issues...
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Incase you're trying to reach me, I most likely have no phone or email service until Feb. 2nd.
I believe in working hard, and playing hard. Over the last 6 months the wedding season has been so busy I haven't done a great job at the playing part - SO - after a vacation in the Caribbean with some Nashville friends I'll be back in Guatemala for a little over a week shooting Domingo + Kara's wedding.
I first met Domingo at the Summit conference held by Food for the Hungry last February and was incredibly impressed with his passion for his work against poverty in Guatemala.
I was incredibly excited when I found out I got to spend a week with him last September touring his country with him as an advocate for FH, shooting pictures and video to show the power that Child Sponsorship has in those areas of extreme poverty.
Now, our friendship continues as I tour the country with him and his fiance Kara. Her and her family are from Canada so we'll be touring the beauty that Guatemala has to offer during the week, then their wedding that weekend.
I'm excited to be shooting photos for them of all their experiences, and especially the wedding.
If you're on here because your wedding is this year and you're looking for an incredible video to remember your day, please email me at mikevarel@mac.com (or use the contact button at the top) and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
2010 dates are filling up quickly - I Iook forward to meeting and working with you, or referring you to some of the other incredible photo/video friends of mine!
I believe in working hard, and playing hard. Over the last 6 months the wedding season has been so busy I haven't done a great job at the playing part - SO - after a vacation in the Caribbean with some Nashville friends I'll be back in Guatemala for a little over a week shooting Domingo + Kara's wedding.
I first met Domingo at the Summit conference held by Food for the Hungry last February and was incredibly impressed with his passion for his work against poverty in Guatemala.
I was incredibly excited when I found out I got to spend a week with him last September touring his country with him as an advocate for FH, shooting pictures and video to show the power that Child Sponsorship has in those areas of extreme poverty.
Now, our friendship continues as I tour the country with him and his fiance Kara. Her and her family are from Canada so we'll be touring the beauty that Guatemala has to offer during the week, then their wedding that weekend.
I'm excited to be shooting photos for them of all their experiences, and especially the wedding.
If you're on here because your wedding is this year and you're looking for an incredible video to remember your day, please email me at mikevarel@mac.com (or use the contact button at the top) and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
2010 dates are filling up quickly - I Iook forward to meeting and working with you, or referring you to some of the other incredible photo/video friends of mine!
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Out of the country till Feb 2nd
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Here's an update to an earlier blog about Help Portrait.
Check out their website to hear what it's all about, but basically a bunch of great Kansas City photographers joined in with over 6,000 photographers worldwide and gave away professional portraits to those in need on December 12th.
Studio 132 in downtown hosted our event, one of several in KC that day. Thanks to all the photographers that donated their equipment, time and money to help in this incredible cause.
Thanks to Jason Domingues for helping coordinate the event, edit all the photos and handle the printing process!
Here's Jason's shot of me filming:
Also thanks to Digital Labrador for donating the lenses and Zacuto video rig that helped make this video possible:
Check out their website to hear what it's all about, but basically a bunch of great Kansas City photographers joined in with over 6,000 photographers worldwide and gave away professional portraits to those in need on December 12th.
Studio 132 in downtown hosted our event, one of several in KC that day. Thanks to all the photographers that donated their equipment, time and money to help in this incredible cause.
Thanks to Jason Domingues for helping coordinate the event, edit all the photos and handle the printing process!
Here's Jason's shot of me filming:
Also thanks to Digital Labrador for donating the lenses and Zacuto video rig that helped make this video possible:
Natalie:
This is great, and makes my heart happy. Great job on the video Brother!
(12.16.09)
Sean Berger:
Mike -- I'm so proud of you for participating in Help Portrait. This makes me so completely happy. The video just told the best story ever. Duuuuude.
(01.12.10)
Amy W:
Ok, so yes, the video made me cry. I am incredibly proud of you my friend for all the work you did and are doing with Help Portrait. We are so blessed to be able to have family photographs taken on a regular basis and know how precious they are to us and the generations to come. Thank you for serving His Kingdom in this way.
(01.15.10)
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