Through The Lens: Creating the Look of a Wedding Album

Author: Lawrence Crandall

Have you ever noticed how a great wedding album is as much about how the photos relate to each other as it is about the individual shots?

One of the best techniques your photographer can use in order to capture images for more interesting album pages is the use of different focal length lenses! If most of the images that end up in your album have all been shot with the same focal length lens, the design can be…..well….visually boring.

Just as a great single image can tell a story, an album page or spread composed of several images also needs to tell a “mini story” of your wedding day. One way to accomplish this is looking at the same subject from different perspectives using wide angle and telephoto lenses. … Continue Reading

Vintage Photography – Pin-up Style

Pin-up style looks are huge now and some brides like to incorporate them into a unique photo book for Hubby prior to the wedding day.

Something less Boudoir and much more on the classic side of intimate phototography. Some Hollywood glam, mixed in with fun 30′s  pin up calendar styles make for a fun and different experience for the girls.

Giving your stylist and make-up people ideas on what you plan on prior to the shoot is key so they are prepared and able to deliver the look that you are wanting to capture. They can range from the fun and flirty to seductive black and whites. There are endless possibilities with this style of photography since there is so much to pull from.

Plan to have fun with it, it’s a blast.

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The Art of Investing In A Wedding Photographer

Author: Robert Evans

There are three important elements when hiring a wedding photographer. Two are character traits unique only to that person and cannot be copied. The third element fluctuates due to many different variables. Let’s talk about each in the order of importance.

First and most importantly are the character and personality of the individual who you will hire, and invite as a guest to your wedding. These characteristics may not be the first thing you think about when hiring a photographer, however, it will definitely be the most important factor in the decision-making process. The first thing you need to determine is whether or not you like the images that this particular photographer has to shown you. Be it on a website were you have looked at page after page trying to eliminate those photographers you don’t want to see, to figuring out the ones you do. … Continue Reading