I want to share my souvenir from Beijing, China!  No, I didn’t get to go to the Olympics, but this is what one of my clients brought back!  It’s a stamp with the initials “AJP” (for Avery J. Productions).  I love it.  This will now be my international logo!  You see below, the AJP mark it makes in red — AJP and then AJP in Chinese.  On the left is the red ink inside that little blue and white bowl.  On the right is ever so unique stamp.  It has little engravings all around it with a dragon on top.  This is quite the foreign gift….especially because I can use it for AJP!!  

Going for the gold!  I want to give a shout out to my USA Softball clients… If you have been following softball in the Olympics, we are one game away from a gold medal.  USA beat Japan in a 4-1, nine inning victory last night to put them into the gold medal game.  The photo below: Team USA with President Bush, Olympians Jessica Mendoza, Natasha Watley, Stacey Nuveman, and Tairia Flowers.  Be sure to check out all of their websites and blogs to keep up!  They have written some amazing journals straight from Beijing!  Jessica Mendoza’s Blog: http://jmendoza.com/blog 

Stacey Nuveman’s blog: http://staceynuveman.com/blog 

Natasha Watley’s blog: http://natashawatley.com 

Tairia Flowers blog: http://tairiaflowers.com 

Watch them go for the gold! Catch the gold medal game on USA at 3:30am PT.  (That might be one to TiVo!)

Happy 40th Birthday to Jim Wilson! The family celebrated Jim’s birthday in style with a big surprise party! His wife Deanette gathered a ton of photos (over 100!) to be compiled into this fun, animated phot o montage. The video serves as not just an addition to the party, but a wonderful family dvd. It starts with Jim’s parents, then we go in order with a photo from every age, 1-40, then a section of him and Deanette, then we meet their two adorable sons, and their beautiful daughter, and we close with family photos. The actual dvd was about 10 minutes, I had to cut it way down for the site. If you have big birthdays or special occasions coming up - this is a great gift! Enjoy the video above!The DVD cover (above). 

A romantic and emotional, but fun and creative demo reel. To document such a special day, it takes not only an experienced videographer, but an artistic editor to elicit the emotions of your beautiful day. A wedding video is a masterpiece memory. Nothing has the power to capture the love, the laughter, the family and friends as true as a wedding video. To create a memorable piece is an art and in the hands of a creative editor, your wedding will be something to cherish forever. Above is a compilation that everyone can whole-heartedly enjoy!  For more wedding videos, click here: http://averyjproductions.com/weddings/

If the video does not load right away, hit refresh or click on the title USA Synchro.Bring it Beijing!! Above is one minute highlight for the USA Synchronized Swimming Team to pump them up before they head to China in August. It is going to be an exciting 2008 Olympics!  Good luck synchro!Click on the photos above to see full cover.