Becky and Carl's Engagement in Ybor City!
No, its not about time they got engaged, its about time I put something on the blog!
Anyway, here's their photos, they are far better than anything I could say....
Those of you on your cell phones at the moment may or may not see a PLAY button just below this text on your screen.... if you don't, simply use a desktop computer to view the video below.
Its been busy around here, even though I haven't posted much lately. And it looks as though it will be busy into the new year, so I just wanted to say:
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
PS... I'll be answering e-mails, and responding to voicemails as best I can until the New Year, but officially, I'm closing for the holidays, starting....... NOW!
-B
Avid readers of my blog might remember Kinga and Scott from their awesome engagement session in Ybor City. Well, they're back, and no, they're not really models. This time we're showing off some samples of their wedding photos, all at the Davis Island Garden Club. Hats off to some of the other vendors there for putting together an amazing day: Cory from Grant Hemond and Associates, 3 C's Catering, and Spunky Spirits.....
Anyway, here's a few images from their day:
Betsy and Joe were married this past Saturday at Anona United Methodist Church in Largo. Then their reception was at the Hilton Clearwater Resort. An unusual thing about this wedding is that we met the couple only once, and briefly at that, since they live out of town. Betsy's Mom and I stayed in contact via email, so most of the planning was done long distance. They're both doctors and everything had a "doctorial" (is that even a word?) theme, such as, they didn't have "assigned" seating, they had "prescribed" seating, evidenced by the photo of the seating cards. Anyway, enough talk, on to the photos!
Just found out a recent Wedding is going to be featured in Destination Brides, a website all about destination weddings!
The Wedding was Liz and Derek at the Renaissance Vinoy in St Pete!
Here's the images again:
Kinga and Scott were a ton of fun during their engagement session. I love the photos in Ybor, the look and feel is so unique. And.... when a couple dresses up and gets into it? Heh, can't be beat.
Ok, so, what happens when we have a couple who want photos in Ybor, but say, "No graffitti!" Ummm, riiiiiiight. Well, here's what we get:
This wedding was unique. Well, they're all unique, but this one was planned completely from out of state. AND, no one in attendance at the wedding is from Tampa Bay! That's pretty impressive to get 160 people to come from all over the country for your wedding!
Anyway, Liz and Derek had an awesome wedding, the staff of the Vinoy did a great job as did Michelle Renee, Shauna from Flawless Occasions, Craig from Grand Hemond, and of course the amazing Debbie from The Bride's Bouquet.
Those of you on your cell phones at the moment may or may not see a PLAY button just below this text on your screen.... if you don't, simply use a desktop computer to view the video below.
I've been asked to Judge a print competition being held by the Jacksonville Professional Photographer's Group, or Jppg, love that name!
So Derica and I are headed to Jacksonville, where myself and two other photographers will get to critique and instruct the entrants and their images. It's a lot of fun and lots of learning goes on. Of course, sometimes people get disappointed, since not everyone will win, but, you can't win if you never try.
Jppg is part of the network of Professional Guilds from Professional Photographers of America (PPA) and Florida Professional Photographers (FPP). The goal is to have a strong society of photographers to uphold standards and keep educating so that the industry of Professional Photography can continue to provide amazing photographs for everyone. I'm honored to be a part of this.
-B
Kimberly and Erica were married at First Baptist Memorial Chapel in Bradenton, followed by a reception at the River Strand Golf and Country Club in Bradenton. They chose to do a "reveal" where the bride and groom get to see each other before the ceremony. We give them a chance to have some private moments (well, photographers are there, but... you get the idea) without parents, friends, etc gawking and that sort of thing. Anyway, everything went great and WOW, what a party they had!
We get this frequently.
Many, many wedding photographers either include or sell separately high resolution files of wedding photographs. Its pretty much become the norm in the industry in Tampa Bay. That's good news for brides and grooms and their families as you will have all the memories of your day as opposed to just the ones you chose to purchase. Although, you did actually purchase all of them, but.... well, you get the point, I hope.
So what exactly is a high resolution file?
Well.... hmmm, that is subject to some debate. The term "high resolution" has changed over the years. What we now show on Facebook was considered near high resolution in the 80's, today its a "web size" or any of another million monikers we have for such things.
Simply stated, a high resolution file is one that allows you to make prints. This is of course quite a simplified statement since you can technically print from any size file, some will look good, some won't. A high resolution file is the one that should look good.
But wait! There's more!
All high resolution files are not created the same.
Huh?
Yep.
If someone simply downloads files from their camera and drops them on a storage disk (ex.. CD or DVD), they very well may be high resolution files. Now, what if that someone was to edit the images.... I mean cull or eliminate the blinks, doubles, mistakes, etc. AND they went through each individual image and adjusted color, cropping, exposure, etc to make them all look consistent and their best? THEN they put them on a DVD.... These are also high resolution files.
See? Lots of variation, same term.
I like to think of your files as a "finished product", therefore, they're been edited and processed (not to be confused with retouched, that's another post). Also, our files are delivered in a size to as to allow our customers to print larger sizes than the typical 4x6 from Walgreens.
Oh! I almost forgot! On these high resolution files you may find a plethora of insignia and markings, everything from watermarks to logos, to website addresses. We don't do this. They're your files, if you want to display it somewhere, our phone number doesn't need to be on it.
Now.... sometimes there are marks and logos and other things to protect copyright. Yes, your photographer OWNS your images, as per US Copyright law. Now, today most of us share the copyright with you, which means you can do pretty much any non-commercial thing you want with your images. If you see watermarks on a file, chances are you aren't supposed to print the file. Hmmm, maybe this could be another post too.
Long story short!
Checklist for High Resolution files:
Just to drive the point home, all of our files have been edited to show you the best files, you know, all the ones you actually want to see. All of our files are processed for accurate color, exposure, and even some special effects. Each file you receive from us is created at the proper size and dimension to give you the ability to have high quality wall portrait prints made from them. And... we don't have any logos, addresses, phone numbers, etc on any of your high resolution files.
Hope this clears up at least some of the confusion around high resolution files!
-B
Friday, February 17, 2012 at 11:43AM