Eleise Theuer Photography

Whew, what a week.  (Aren’t they all like that? )  If you’re one of my five fans you probably noticed my site was down for a few days.  Well, I decided to do crazy things like switch servers, repoint things and all kinds of stuff I really know nothing about, and ended up making my sites disappear.  I admit I had some help, by some behind the scenes folks who were misinformed (by me, naturally).  But really, what a mess.  I was in a blind panic for a couple of days thinking I had lost www.eleisetheuer.com which has years of content.  I’ve been blogging off and on for a really, really long time.  So, you’d think I know better about switching things around, but nooooooo.  I’m leaving it to the big brains from now on.  Thanks to the folks who helped me with this mess, I’m eternally grateful.

News!  I’ll have a new website and blog (dang ANOTHER blog, what is she thinkin’?) soon.  Everything will be in one place.  I’m excited about both, as I’ve been pretty light on the blogging the last few years (ahem) and have a TON of pretty stuff to show off, including weddings in Mexico, Costa Rica, New York, and all over Virginia and the Southeast.  So stay tuned, I’m working feverishly, and am quite impressed with some of the stuff I’m going to show ; )

I picked my first tomatoes and eggplant this week.  A thrill, for sure. And yes, it’s a camera phone photo.

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What to do with all those tomatoes?  Make tomato pie! Omit the basil for a truly southern tomato pie (sorry Paula).  I’ve been making this for a long time, and first got the recipe out of this book:

Which is not a parody, but a real cookbook.  Essentially tomato pie is a heart attack on a plate (there’s a lot of cheese and mayo in there) but it is soooooo good.  Seriously good.  It’s trendy now too.  Restaurants all over Brooklyn are making ‘mater pie.  They aren’t  as good as one you make yourself ; )

Beautiful peony studies.

Love this outfit.  Love the glamorous granny aesthetic.

That’s gotta hurt.  Or be very cold, at the least.

To continue the heart healthy trend, what does one have for dessert after dining on tomato pie? Why, a nutella, marshmallow and strawberry sandwich,of course!

Have a great weekend.  I’m shooting a wedding at the Oceanfront Hilton.  I’m not even going to bother saying ‘stay cool’.  That’s not gonna happen.  How about ‘stay happy, even when you’re melting’.  xxoo-e

Last night I went to see Al Pacino speak at Chrysler Hall.  Actually, it was more of an extemporaneous exercise a la ‘Actor’s Studio’ with an interviewer even, who is a professor at NYU film school, and audience questions.  Unfortunately, the evening was marred by people screaming ‘Attica’ every chance they got and an enthusiastic woman two seats down from me who must have skipped her medication for several days because not only was she yelling at Mr. Pacino, she was having fervent conversations with herself.

She told herself to be quiet several times, but she wasn’t listening.

Despite everything (including my increasingly tense husband who was probably wondering if he was going to have to help wrestle the aforementioned world’s biggest Al Pacino fan two seats down into a straightjacket) I tried to listen to Mr. Pacino’s message.

He was asked to draw a comparison between acting for film and acting for stage and the metaphor he used was a high wire.  In a film, the hire wire is painted on the ground, because you can always redo a scene, adding and subtracting what is needed to make the film work.  There’s safety in the placement of that wire. In the theater, the high wire is in the air, and you have that one shot to make it work, so you’d better be ready. But the payoff is a special thrill that comes from having the talent and the ability to pull off a live performance.

Of course, this made me think of my job.  When I shoot a wedding, I’ve got one shot to get it right.  There are no redos, no chances to try a new approach.  It’s an incredibly stressful job, as anyone who does it can tell you, but one that is exhilarating, addictive even.

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I am obsessed with the ephemeral nature of Chris Parson’s Dew Gardens. I don’t have a lawn of this size, but if I did, I might try this magical thing.  The designs evaporate with the heat of the morning.

Make this as soon as you can. It’s a classic recipe, and everyone who eats will fall at your feet and worship you.  You have my word on this.

My friend Sam Hughes is getting ready to offer workshops for folks who want to learn how to use their cameras well.  He is a wonderful photographer who started out shooting news, is a college professor with an MFA in photography and he slums it by shooting weddings too ; )  Check it out HERE.

Have a lovely weekend.  I’m off as I’m helping celebrate my in-laws fiftieth wedding anniversary.  I can’t think of a lovelier thing for a wedding photographer to be doing on a Saturday off in June : )  xxoo-e