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People Photography – Your Eye Is Key
If you’re not looking at your subject and visualizing the resulting photograph, chances are you’re DOOMED! That’s right take a quick look at the surrounding elements and the subject then ask yourself: How will this look when finished? For People … Continue reading
Are Picture-Takers Getting Carried Away At Weddings?
Here’s an interesting article about guest photographers at weddings: http://kplr11.com/2013/06/29/wedding-photos-when-snap-happy-guests-go-too-far/ Give me your comments.
Having Photography Fun With An Oversized I-Phone
Recently some of my business friends and I promoted our businesses during the local holiday lighting ceremony. Since this was the first time anyone exhibited during the event and our location was somewhat remote, no one was sure what … Continue reading
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How Photographers Spend Their Time
If you’re a photographer or other business owner, you’ll probably get a kick out of this article. Remember to look over the pie charts identifying the tasks performed by a photographer vs the perception. http://www.ispwp.com/the-secret-life-of-wedding-photographers.html
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Wedding Photography Planning Worksheet
So many brides feel overwhelmed during the wedding planning process. Often brides will try to get prices for photography long before they understand their needs or they figure a pricing sheet is the only way to figure out what to … Continue reading
Wedding Photography For The Bride/Groom; Part 5 – Wedding Photography Copyrights
This is one of the most misunderstood topics – “copyright”. As soon as the creator of an image pulls the trigger, they are the owner of the image. Not YOU! It doesn’t matter if you’ve hired a professional, weekend shoot … Continue reading
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Wedding Photography For The Bride/Groom; Part 4 – Wedding Photography Contracts
A bride called my office needing a photographer on short notice. We talked about the wedding details, I quoted a price, then sent the contract to the bride. The fiancé being an attorney decided he’d flex his legal muscles and … Continue reading
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Wedding Photography For The Bride/Groom; Part 3 – Wedding Photography Budgets
My studio A Thomas Image is in northeast Ohio. So here are some thoughts on budgets. Disclaimer: The prices you experience may vary from the ranges listed below. A professional photographer and assistant(s) can range from $1500 and way up … Continue reading
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Wedding Photography For The Bride/Groom; Part 2 – Wedding Photographer Selection Criteria
Just because your friend hired someone doesn’t mean that’s the right photographer for you. Photographers have different styles and Personalities. The more creative the images, the more comfortable you want to be with your photographer. If you’re uncomfortable with your … Continue reading
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Wedding Photography For The Bride/Groom (A 5-Part Series)
I’ve heard way too many newly married couples complain because they went “cheap” on the photography. Often brides consult wedding planning sites and ask the question: What should a photographer cost? After the wedding photography “horror stories” and all the … Continue reading
Coffee Table Photography
Here it is! Whether you want to show off your portraits, high school senior, wedding or showcase your business to customers, a Coffee Table Photography Book is the way to do just that! The book is 10X10 with 20 panels … Continue reading
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Deliverable – What’s A Deliverable?
Deliverable – What’s A Deliverable? The phone rings, after I answer and identify myself, the magic question comes; how much do you charge to photograph a wedding? Wow, that’s like asking; how much does a car cost? Do you want … Continue reading
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You Got The Photographer Baffled On This One!
When I talk with customers and other business owners, I can generally follow the logic behind their budget and how products or services are priced. I often draw an analogy to the automobile market. Cars all perform the same task; … Continue reading
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Wedding Photographer Tips
Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life. Here are some basic things to consider about wedding photography: Your photographer will be with you all day long documenting a very personal time between you and … Continue reading
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Copyrights, CD’S and Discount Printing – OH MY!
I’m always amazed at photographers that supply images on CD and don’t offer prints. I assume if they’re somewhat like me, they offer wedding photography services to make money. So why would a photographer in business to make money, leave … Continue reading
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You’ve got a CD with 1000 images, Now what?
Brides often say they want a CD of images from their wedding. I often wonder – Why? Sure you may wish to post them or email them to your friends or family. Generally the CD requirement comes about because their … Continue reading
Q: Why a professional photographer?
A: A trained eye! I know, you know someone with a very expensive digital camera and a big lens. So why should you hire a professional photographer? As I said it earlier, “A Trained Eye”. Professional photographers – Have studied … Continue reading
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