C. Barton McCann School of Art wedding photos

I had the pleasure of working a couple of times for C. Barton McCann School of Art wedding photos. The place is nestled in the forest south of State College, PA, near Rothrock State Forest, and it's a dynamic venue for any nature-loving couples.

You can check out photos from two weddings I shot there, and just ask for more!

Recently, State College Bride magazine featured an article on one of these weddings...page 13 of this year's issue.

Wedding Reception Entertainment

There are a lot of options for wedding entertainment in Happy Valley, such as DJ Shooter, Nittany Entertainment and Mint DJs, but something I saw a few weeks ago was really cool.

Philly Keys is a "dueling piano", which I had never heard of before. In a nutshell, it's like having two Tommy Warehams at your wedding reception. They play anything, like a jukebox, and since there's two of them, it's rock solid. So, if you're looking for live entertainment for your wedding reception but only want to pay for a DJ, consider The Philly Keys.

On a side note, there's a new photo studio in State College on South Atherton Street called Studio One. Not open yet, but I hear it's coming soon.

Search Engine Marketing in State College, PA

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing have finally come to State College, PA. William Ames shares his hints, tips and technquies via Nittany SEO, a new consulting opportunity.

Check it out!

William Ames is best known for his photography of Penn State and Gettysburg. Google photos for each.

Granite Cheese plates

Finally, a source for heavy, genuine granite cheese blocks available.

I'm not sure how these things stay cold for so long, but they do. Heavy, heavy, heavy, but very nice.

Not sure if this is the same one or not, but here's the link.

Enjoy!

Vegan flavors

Need umami? Then check out these yeast extracts and flavors at culinaryflavor.com!

Vegan friendly flavor for sauces, soups, stews, you name it.

How to Keep Spices from Clumping

You've seen the problem...you go to use your favorite BBQ rub, but it's one solid mass that you shake and shake, trying to get it into something usable.

Fret not! It's not hard to keep spices from clumping. You just need to control the humidity.

Something a lot of people don't know is that all plastic transmits water vapor. That means a plastic container is allowing moisture into your spice shaker, unless it's glass or metal.

To control this in industry, they know to use mylar bags to keep moisture out, but what do you do at home? Well, you can use glass jars, but that's not very practical, and they can be expensive. Plus, who wants to relabel everything?

The solution? Silica gel.

Silica gel is what's inside those little Tyvek bags that says, "DO NOT EAT". Silica gel sucks moisture right out of the air, locks it away, and voila! humidity controlled.

Naturally, you want to buy some of these things, now. Well, here are some food-grade silica gel desiccant packets on Amazon. Buy spice, throw one or two of these in, problem solved.

Penn State posters

A new site for Penn State posters is up. Template looks great...photographer is Life Member of the Penn State Alumni Association, too. Check it out.