I was able to recently visit Miller’s Professional Imaging along with Kate Kauffman, our marketing guru, and see how albums are made. Many photographers assume that in this day and age, everything is automated. We believe our print files feed into a giant machine and magically an album spits out the other side. In all reality, nothing…
Style & Story Creative is a talented team of Columbus wedding photographers who value storytelling, and creating magazine-worthy images for their clients. We asked one of the founders, Ben Hartley, to tell us more about how they work, and what inspires them. Tell us about your background, and how that informs your photography. We have a…
This week’s Tip was written by Lori Unruh and Jeff Poole of indigosilver studio, a portrait and wedding photography studio based in Wilmington, NC. Bridal portraits. What are they? Technically speaking, it’s a portrait session in which a bride-to-be is photographed in her wedding gown, generally a couple months prior to the wedding day. Practically…
Peter Pawinski of Pawinski Photography has a strong background in photojournalism, and approaches wedding photography as he would a documentary project – telling a story by capturing real moments, emotions and light. How did you get started in photography? It was a matter of serendipity. Basically, it started my sophomore year in college at…
“I find standing and posing for photos very awkward.” -Nicole Kidman One of the biggest challenges for portrait photographers is working with subjects that are not models. This requires a unique set of skills based on experience and intuition. There’s nothing worse than a subject that’s uncomfortable or starts the session by saying, “I take…
Bryan Linden over at Finestra Art has been bugging me to try this paper. I got busy and didn’t listen to this mad genius. Because, this is by far my most favorite paper ever. I shoot a ton of black and white and, even when shooting color, my contrast levels are pretty high. I like…
This week’s featured photographers are Seth & Beth Kerechanin of Seth & Beth Photography. They are talented wedding photographers out of Columbus, Ohio, who have a contagious enthusiasm and passion for their work. They love couples who aren’t afraid to cry and strive to “make our grooms look like James Bond and our brides look like sexy,…
We all use an incredible amount of hard drive space, not to mention upload bandwidth. What if there was a way to cut your JPEG sizes way down, without losing any quality? The Science of JPEG Mini The Fundy Software team ran across JPEG Mini at WPPI. They have some incredible print comparisons showing no…
Byron & Wendy Roe of Byron Roe Photography have a passion for creating art that fuses a photojournalistic style with fashion-forward portraiture. Specializing in wedding photography for adventurous professionals, Byron and Wendy are located in Bend, Oregon, but travel worldwide for their clients to create art that tells their story. How did you get started in photography?…
Jesse Starr of Jesse Starr Studios is a talented wedding, portrait and commercial photographer in Vail, Colorado. It’s important to him to laugh often with his clients, and that genuine emotion shows through in his work. What is most important in your photography? The thing that excites me the most is delivering a custom designed, high-quality…