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Five Things Your Wedding Photographer MUST Offer

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Choosing your wedding photographer based on these five characteristics will help you have the wedding of your dreams. Make sure your photographer has all five. Then you can relax and feel confident the love, special moments and important details of your wedding day will be captured in beautiful images for a lifetime of memories. You’re getting married. Congratulations! And, you want your wedding day to be as perfect and beautiful as you’ve always dreamed. But, if you choose the wrong photographer, your day may be a lot less than perfect, and you may not be satisfied with the images your photographer captures. Bummer. So, how do you choose the right photographer? Here’s how. Make sure your wedding photographer offers you these five things. Then you can relax and feel confident the love, memorable moments, and essential details of your wedding day will be captured in beautiful images for a lifetime of memories. 1. Do you like the photographer’s work? Look at a reasonably good selection of the photographer’s wedding images, not just a few photos on a website. It is best to see at least an album or two and a proof book of a complete wedding. The albums probably represent the best of the photographer’s work, and the proof book shows all the typical images he or she captures during a wedding day. How do the images look to you? Are they pleasing to look at? Do the lighting and the colour look acceptable to you? Is the photographer’s style what you are looking for? Most of our bridal couples are looking for a mix of photojournalistic images and classic posed traditional ones. Make sure your photographer is capable of, and comfortable with, taking the style of photos you want for your wedding. If you donít like the photographerís work, there is no need to consider them further. Also, make sure the work you see was done by the photographer who will photograph your wedding. Some studios will show you a lot of good work from various photographers, but will not guarantee you will get the photographer whose work you like the best. Sometimes, a husband and wife team like ours is the best way to be sure the photographerís work you see is the work you will get. 2. Do you like the photographer’s personality and mannerisms? Is the photographer confident, easy-going and not a nervous ninny? Does the photographer have a good sense of humour? Remember, the photographer will be present throughout most of your wedding day, interacting with you, your wedding party, family, and guests. A demanding, inflexible, and uptight photographer can make your day unpleasant. I know you don’t want that! Make sure you and your spouse-to-be get along well with the photographer you choose. If the photographer will have a second photographer help at your wedding, meet the assistant photographer and make sure you feel comfortable with them. To get to know your photographer before choosing them, you must meet with them. If it is physically impossible to meet with the photographer, you should make sure some of their previous clients’ testimonials make you feel comfortable with the photographers personality. 3. Does the photographer have a strong sense of commitment to photographing your wedding and a professional work ethic? Does the photographer use professional cameras, lenses, and flash systems? Does he or she have at least some lenses that will produce good images in low light situations (f2.8 aperture)? Does the photographer use a softbox over the flash and keep the flash above the lens on both horizontal and vertical photos to minimize shadows in their images? Does he or she always bring a complete set of backup equipment or get a second photographer with another set of equipment to every wedding? How will the photographer and their assistant be dressed on your wedding day? Ask them. Hopefully, they will be professional enough to arrive dressed in a tux, suit, or dressy dress. Although, if your photographer is a man and he says he ís coming in a formal dress, you might worry a little about that. You should get the feeling that your photographer is dedicated to making sure your wedding day is wonderful and that all of the love, emotions and important details will be captured in images you will be able to enjoy for the rest of your life. 4. Does your photographer have the experience to anticipate all the good things that will happen on your wedding day and deal with the bad things that could happen also? An experienced photographer will have photographed enough weddings to anticipate and capture special moments during your day, and the important details that may easily be missed by a newbie. An experienced photographer also knows that things do go wrong sometimes and will be able to anticipate and deal with them, often without you even knowing that something went wrong. That’s why a complete set of backup equipment is necessary. My little kit of duct tape, extra cables, pen knife with scissors, and band-aids has been a lifesaver several times. 5. Does your photographer offer you the right value? Not the right price, but, the correct value. If your photographer doesn’t have all of the above four characteristics, it may not matter their prices. If the photographer has all four, that’s a big part of the value they offer you. In this case, the price should be less important. Just make sure your photographer will provide what is essential to you and is upfront with you about costs for everything you want. Someone who offers a lot price upfront may sound attractive. But, things change when you find they charge extra for every location stop, for the digital image files, for a studio set up at the reception, and so on. A photographer who charges twice as much, but includes almost everything, can often be a better value for you. So, there you have it. Choose your wedding photographer based on the

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A Short History of Sports Photography

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The history of sports photography is firmly related to the trends of sport gaining popularity throughout human history. The expertise of photography from the early 1800s onward dove forward in bounds and aided an emerging media, sporting journalism. The stimulation of athletics and sport in art can unquestionably be seen in the work of the ancient Greek masters of sculpture, conversely this type of countenance was not as rampant in modern sporting venues until the invention of wet-collodion and dry-plate photographic processes. These procedures allowed for posed studio images on glass plates and tin-types, but were just not ‘fast’ enough for the ‘stop-action’ images we are used to seeing today. As the 19th Century was coming to a close, in the 1880s scientific motion studies of athletes in action were formed in the United States and Germany, the technology was still not considered on the sporting field. This all altered with the expansion of photography and sports journals in the last part of the century. As the first sports journals began to emerge around 1900, the public became more and more interested in the sports image, which often would include images of players on the tennis green, golfing or on the hunt for wild game. In the history of sports photography, the initial of contributors were more concerned with the activities of the country elite, but by the end of World War I, readers of sporting journals were becoming attentive in the professional athletes of American baseball and tennis. The majority of these early images were of prominent players in posed situations, giving the sense of action. Baseball players were modelled with bat in hand at the plate, teams were lined up for group shots and so forth, however the ‘action’ shot was still not widely seen. With the 1930s more and more images of athletes in action were performing in magazines, assisted in their growth through camera systems allowing photographers shutter speeds up to 1/1000th of a second. This gave way to elegances highlighting blurred subjects signifying movement and ‘stop-action’ images of the athlete in activity. Photographers began adopting signature styles and the reputation of the genre began to grow rapidly as the public began to expect the excitement of seeing their favoured athletes in ‘action.’ In 1954, Sports Exemplified – the vaunted digest of sports and athletics – premiered and abruptly the position of being a sports photographer became even more engrained in the public eye. The magazine highlighted the exploits and professional and amateur athletes the world over, amassed the need for the art form and those who practiced it. By this point, technology had more or less caught up with demand, with the advent of small, dense single lens reflex (SLR) cameras and the fast shutter speeds offered in the models. The history of sports photography is powerfully tied to lens technology, as well, had progressive to offer the photographer a wide choice of methods to compress perspective and using depth of field for theatrical effect.

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How to Take the Best Pet Photography

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Pet Photography Photographing your pet is often an incredibly rewarding experience. Done well, it’ll allow you to immortalize Fluffy or Spot and that significant member of your family and the pet that shared your food chewed your shoes and carried you the newspaper.  The act of genuinely photographing your pet will bring you both closer because the method opens you to note the tiny, breath-taking things that you may need to be missed before and the way he wags his tail, etc. this is often a grand adventure. Introduction  Photographing your pet is often an incredibly rewarding experience.  Done well, it’ll allow you to immortalize Fluffy or Spot – that significant member of your family – the pet that shared your food, chewed your shoes, and brought you the newspaper.  In fact, the act of seriously photographing your pet will bring you both closer because the method opens you to notice the tiny, beautiful things that you may need to be missed before – the way he wags his tail, etc. this is often a grand adventure.  Goal  As with anything, it is best to proceed with a goal in mind, so you recognize where to start out. What are you trying to accomplish?  Are you trying to capture your pet’s lively side? Are you trying to set up a funny photo using a prop like a birthday hat?  Is that an interactive portrait between your pet and your child? Sit down and placed on paper this goal because it’ll assist you in preparing correctly. Nothing is worse than spending an hour getting to your favorite scene with equipment in hand and realizing you forgot a favorite toy – do your self a favor, don’t skip this step.  Settings  Now that you have selected your goal, it’s now time to decide the right setting. Indoors vs. outdoors. Near the fireplace with an open fire in the background, or in a studio. At the beach or within the woods. As you think that about the right setting, believe how your pet will answer that setting.  If you choose the public park is the perfect place, you must think about your pet’s confrontation with distractions. Is he/she ready to resist running after another animal or person? The more you recognize your pet and appearance through his/her eyes, the better off you will be.  Preparation  Now you’re at the critical preparation stage. You’ve set your goal, you’ve selected the appropriate setting:- Let’s attempt to anticipate all which will (and will) go wrong.  I exploit the word ‘wrong’ loosely – try not to be too rigid and to possess fun – we’ll talk more than during a minute. Write out on paper every possible thing you’ll consider.  Here are some suggestions:  ∑ Exercise your pet – just enough, so they are still aware, but not hyper  ∑ Lighting – outdoor is best, but the flash will work too – should be natural lighting  ∑ Grooming – as long as it doesn’t adversely affect your pet’s mood – then do it days beforehand ∑ Props/Toys – favorite of the pet  ∑ Food – favorite of the pet  ∑ Be prepared for sudden movement – shutter speed about 1/125th and use iso 400 or 800 films (if indoors)  ∑ Watch the scene clutter ∑ Have pet a minimum of 6 feet away from the background to scale back shadows  ∑ Bring an assistant to assist manage your pet  ∑ Zoom Lens  ∑ Camera, Film, Tripod, Equipment, etc.  Etc., etc. Are you getting the idea?  The first time you make out your list, the method is going to be a little tedious, but the beauty is that once the list is formed, all you would like to try to do is modify it slightly for subsequent sessions.   On Location  Whew, you’ve made to shooting location – congratulations. Hopefully, you’ve brought everything you’re going to need, right?  Right! Now, it is time for setup. Be organized; get everything laid call in a logical fashion.  The last thing you would like to be doing is fiddling around with equipment once you need to be shooting pictures – an animal features a zero span, and you’ve got to be able to snap that picture when the moment is there.  How is your animal’s demeanor? Is he/she super wound up? If yes, then perhaps some light exercise would be so as – nothing too heavy, but only enough to assist him/her settle down.  How are you? Are you stressed? Relax, and accompany the flow – animals are super sensitive to your mood. Give your pet some eleventh-hour grooming – just touch-ups. If you’re outdoors, how is that the wind? Is it too strong? Is that the sun too bright? Remember, overcast is far better for exposure. Confirm that your pet is way enough faraway from your background so on not cast any shadows.    The Photographer’s Mindset  Your mindset should be one of peace and serenity. I can not overstate that enough. Also, you would like to climb into the mind of your pet as best you’ll. What are they thinking and feeling? Align your expectations properly. If you’ve got never done this before, don’t expect perfection the primary outing – which will raise your anxiety level and can stress out your pet. Shooting  One of the most important things to remember is to get down on your pet’s level, physically, the maximum amount as possible. An attempt from above doesn’t portray intimacy. Additionally, once you are at your pet’s level, it’s easier for you to empathize with it.  If you’ve never crawled around on the bottom before, you might feel a bit foolish, but trust me, it makes all the difference within the world.  Make sure that you and your handler work with one another – you’ve got need to be responsible, but also attempt to be flexible – you’ve got tons of variables that you directly are managing.  Be patient, and have tons of fun!!!

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