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It’s The Little Things that Matter in Your Wedding Photography

Weddings are truly beautiful, expensive, lavish expressions of a couples personalities. They spend months and months and thousands of dollars on every detail to express their love for one another at one grand gathering. As a wedding photographer there are many responsibilities that we have and it’s important for us to get the major events of the day, the ceremony, dad walking daughter down the aisle, the exchange of rings, the first kiss as a married couple. All of these things are “big” important parts of their day but what we can’t forget about are the “little big” things like the name cards that they agonized over for hours or the flowers that they went to 12 different florists before they found the right arrangement or the programs that they stayed up late at night finalizing just to make the day perfect.

We sometimes forget about the amount of effort that it takes two people to plan a wedding who normally don’t plan such events. As professionals in the business we are used to the in’s and out’s, where to go to get stuff done, and who to avoid. For most of our clients this is the only time they have ever experienced working with these types of vendors so their road may be very difficult for them. They pour tons of energy into this expression of themselves and we as photographers need to remember that and be sure to capture not only the “big” memories of the day’s events, but the “little big” memories too. Clients choose us because of our professionalism, our artistic style, and our attention to detail. Many times, some of my best photos are not of the event itself but of parts of the day that make up the event and clients love that attention to detail.

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2011 WPPI Coverage – White House Custom Colour

I had the chance to meet with Tim Hanline from White House Custom Colour, at the 2011 WPPI Trade show and Convention, to talk about their high quality printing services and new photographic backdrops.

Learn about the various printed products whcc.com offers along with their affordable 8′ x 10′ printed backdrops that are wrinkle-free and come in all kinds of colors and patterns.

Here’s an article I posted a while back that has more information about their new photographic backdrops.

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2011 WPPI Coverage – Pinhole Pro

Pinhole Pro Logo

I had the chance to meet with Bart Robinson, VP Digital Technologies Group of Pinhole Pro, at the 2011 WPPI Trade show and Conference, to talk about their new web service. Pinhole Pro provides another revenue stream for photographers. Now you can shoot, burn and earn additional income when your client’s purchase premium products from Pinhole Pro using your unique code.

Simply shoot the event, burn the images to disc and give the client your special code. They upload the images to Pinhole Pro to create beautiful products and you continue to earn money long after the event has passed.

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Print Photos From Your iPhone with Postal Pix

Have you ever wished that you could print photos from your iPhone? Well…There’s an app for that…

Postal Pix allows you to upload your photos for printing in just a few quick steps. It is so easy that I am not even going to outline them here. Prices for 4″ x 6″ prints range from 99 cents if you order one to a very competitive 21 cents each if you order 6 or more prints. And you don’t have to order 6 or more of one print. You can order one each of six prints and receive the same low price. Postal Pix also offers 8″ x 10″ prints and photo mouse pads. The app, of course, is free.

Since the only way to review a service is to try it, I placed an order for five 4″ x 6″ prints at 8:42 pm on Saturday, January 1, 2011 (which means the order was likely not processed until January 3. I received my prints in the mail on Saturday, January 8. They were shipped from Brea California so if you live closer to the West Coast, it is likely that you will receive your prints more quickly. Shipping is very reasonable and does not appear to be inflated. For instance, I paid 44 cents shipping for my five prints, which was the actual cost of shipping. Read More→

Your Photos + Music + Transitions = Awesome Animoto Video

Animoto is no new player in the photography business. Many of the top names in photography use this online service to provide easy and exciting slide shows to their clients. The concept of Animoto is simple. Your great photos plus Animoto’s transitions and royalty-free music equal awesome videos.

Creating a video is as simple as selecting photos from your library or taking photos on your phone. When prompted, you simply touch the photos you want. The app then gives you the opportunity to arrange the photos in a particular order. Then you select the soundtrack from Animoto’s library of music from various genres. Add a title and click “Create Video”.

The process of creating a video with Animoto’s iPhone App is quick and easy.

At this point your photos will upload and the video will render. Then you can download and save the video to your Camera Roll on your phone.

The Animoto iPhone App is free. Animoto currently offers an All Access Pass for $5 per month or $30 per year that allows unlimited full-length video downloads. The 30-second short is available at no cost. All that Animoto asks for is an email address.

So select a few of your favorite photos and spend the next minute creating an awesome slide show. It’s a minute well spent.

All the best…Mike

Pictage Unveils New Brand Identity and Tag Line

pictage logoMarch 13, 2010 – Pictage introduced a major corporate rebranding campaign, which includes the introduction of an exciting new visual identity, an original and more focused tag line, a revamped company website, rebranded products and services and an innovative trade show booth that could be seen at WPPI.

Their new tag line “Empowering photographers. Enabling success.™” clearly emphasizes the company’s focus on and commitment to providing its members with the practical business tools, inspirational support and artistic encouragement they need to be successful. Read More→