You might remember Karen and Joseph from a past blog post sharing their insight on how they successfully made it to 25 years of marriage. For a refresher, Karen and Joseph were married 25 years ago in their military uniforms in a very casual setting.
Photography: First Look
Wedding Word Wednesday: First Look
In 2010, I wrote about the "First Look" and why couples should consider doing a first look before their wedding ceremony. Photographers call this a number of things including, "First Sight", "Reveal" or even "First Glance". Basically, your photographer will stage the first time you see each other for the very first time. Instead of this taking place at the wedding ceremony, it is set up ahead of time before formal portraits are taken. There are many reasons for this. Photographers love this because it allows for more photography time. My favorite reason, besides plenty of time for photos, is that the couple will get to spend some quality time together before the ceremony. If you've ever been married, you realize that ALL eyes are on you when you walk down the aisle. It's a beautiful moment and yet it isn't so private and is extremely nerve wracking for shyer types. After the ceremony is over, you're whisked away for photos and then the reception starts. The rest of the night is spent greeting and thanking guests. With a First Look, you're able to get rid of some of the jitters as well as spend a few moments alone together. Also, so many couples find that this is so much less stressful!
Photo: Chelsea Nicole Photography
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Giveaway: Meg Ruth Photography Package
Meg Ruth Photography is doing a giveaway! Prize Package: 6 hours of photography coverage a disc of your images from the day with a release a $500 print credit a custom bound album an engagement session!
Vendor Spotlight: Orange Soda Photo
Fun Wedding Photography
Have a little fun with your wedding photos! Coming up soon on the blog: blog posts on various photography topics as well as more vendor spotlights on photographers. There will be one featuring Orange Soda Photo, the photographers behind this fun photo!
Photo: Orange Soda Photo
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Digital Negatives, Printing Photos, and High Resolution Disc of Images
My friends Trish and Jared over at Studio ATG wrote up a story for Modern Photographers that they have sent over to also share with my readers. I loved reading about her take on digital photography and our generation of becoming the "first photo-less generation in almost 150 years". I thought about what she said when I was recently asked to see photos of my baby. I realized my purse didn't contain printed photos of her. Screens on cell phones are so small that it has made me rethink the idea of actually printing out wallet sized photos of my baby girl and creating a little "brag book" for my purse! Hope you enjoy the article. I'd love some feedback in the comments section on how you feel about digital negatives versus printed photos. The First Photo-less Generation? Yes, Really......
It seems as though the digital revolution has altered the world of photography forever....but are we now a culture on the road to become the first photo-less generation in almost 150 years?
It's 100% true: the combination of digital photography and technology has greatly impacted the way just about everyone on the planet enjoys photos. Whether it be in a digital revolving image frame, viewing photos on your iphone or tagging your friends in your images on facebook, digital images are enjoyed by everyone! In fact, it seems that not a day goes by any more when a client doesn't give us a call to ask to purchase these wonderful, plentiful, digital negatives that have become a standard in image preservation.
And we must admit, enjoying the compact nature and many avenues to share digital negatives is a wonderful bonus for both clients and photographers alike. In regards to photographers, our processing is much quicker at times as we now are the actual photo lab handing our clients processing directly. By replacing actual film with digital negatives, it reduces our "archiving surface area" as we no longer have to maintain hundreds of rolls of film in film safe containers. Heck, even our clients have virtual storage for their images creating an "at your fingertips" style of backing up their images so they no longer have to worry about losing delicate film negatives....
But one thing we have noticed is that although our clients absolutely LOVE their images, it seems that many of those same clients who are purchasing digital negatives instead of prints or albums, unfortunately, often times, never print a single image as a result of this ease of sharing. They are so pleased and excited by the idea that they can view their images at any time on their computer or phone, that many clients believe there is no longer a need to print them...
However, recently we had an experience that caused us to see the concept of photo printing in powerfully different light; we were reminded me of the importance of printing not only to share your memories with your virtual friends, but also as a documentation of your own personal history and life. We'll explain....
About a month ago we visited my parents in their home. As we were relaxing and enjoying each other's company, we noticed a big box of old photos sitting on the counter of their living room bar. Jared and I headed over to investigate the images, and as we got to looking through them, my dad gave us a quick history each of these older photos discussing the many details of our family posing in the images. It was exciting to share in his memories and stories while enjoying the amazingly tangible nature of these old photos. Many had been printed on a very thick photo paper with artistic edging, which was something we hadn't seen in a very long time...
It was at that moment that we truly realized that these images told our family's history in a way we never could detail personally as they were shared and passed down through generations. Of course the stories have probably evolved over time, but we learned so much that evening about who we are and how our family came to be, that it was really a largely emotional experience. It was also at that time that we realized that we hadn't printed a photo of ourselves in almost 4 years. We had spent so much time enjoying our own personal images on our computers, that really, we too were guilty of not printing; we really hadn't taken much time at all to print any of our history...
In saying all of this, as photographers, we now feel a greater responsibility to our clients, our friends and ourselves. We would encourage every person we know to enjoy their digital negatives as much as possible. Give them lots of love and care and share them with everyone you can; just don't forget that printing photos will help to share your past with your future loved ones so that they too can relive your history for years to come.
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