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Dawn and Chris’ Orlando Wedding
Dawn and Chris were planning to get married at Blue Jacket Park when a never ending storm decided to come through. Instead of holding them back, they quickly changed venues and moved the wedding indoors to made the best of the their day. Here are a few of the pictures from their day, as you scroll through the images prepare yourself, when I told the groomsmen to do something fun, one of them went for total shock and as you can see the rest of the wedding party was shocked by this move. This picture captures the essence of the moment and is one I know they will laugh about for years to come!
Aaron and Teill are Engaged
Here are some engagement shots from Aaron and Teill’s Engagement Session. They are a great couple and these pictures show how much fun they have together. I can’t wait until their wedding next spring.
I will post a few more soon.
Orlando Modern Bride
Copyright 2009 – Scott Todd
So during my photoshoot, last week, I wanted to try something new and here’s the result. I wanted to create a modern bride type pose and at the sametime capture some of the moon up in the sky. I like the way this picture came out and I’d like to make a few tweaks the next time I try it.
What do you think about this picture, do you like it? I look forward to hearing from you.
Fall Wedding in Orlando
Copright 2009 – Scott Todd
Okay, so I added the image above because it’s one of my favorite from the shoot last week, but here’s the problem, there’s another picture that is very close to this one, so I thought I would post them both, and get your opinion of which image you like best, think of it as election day!
So what do you think, which image do you like best, #1 (Above) or #2 (Below)? The winning image will be added to the rotating slideshow on the frontpage of my website (http://www.stoddphotography.com), so I’m counting on you to help me!
Until tomorrow, happy voting.
Copright 2009 – Scott Todd
Orlando Evening Wedding
Copyright 2009 – Scott Todd
As a wedding photographer, I’m always looking for some way of adding new images to my collection, here’s an image I took last week at an incredible Orlando park. This is a typical wedding bridal portrait that I included with a Signature Level 1 Wedding Collection. This portrait session gives you the ability to capture the beauty of your gown in a setting where your not worried about getting it dirty. If you like the idea of a trash the dress session, but don’t really want to trash the dress, a bridal portrait is a great alternative.
A Wedding Photographer should Capture Monents
There are a lot of Orlando Wedding Photographers and so one of the way I try to differentiate myself from the other photographers is that I focus on creating a great images. The way that I do this is to capture the actions that are occurring, but more importantly, you’ve got to capture the reactions to those actions. It’s these reactions that create the special moments that you want captured, it’s the difference between a great shot and a snapshot. This is a great example of capturing a reaction and thus a moment.
Here is an image I took a few weeks ago at the Omni ChampionsGate Resort [Link]. Just before I captured this image, the couple was clowning around and then he started laughing really hard and that’s when I captured this moment.
That’s it for me, today I’m finishing up the Orlando Young Professional September Social pictures and I’m hoping to have them up tomorrow. Talk to you then.
Scott
Blue Jacket Park Orlando Wedding Shoot
Here are a few images from a shoot I did at Blue Jacket Park [Link] in Orlando with Heather.
Blue Jacket Park is located in the Baldwin Park area of Orlando, which for over 30 years served as the home of the Orlando Naval Training Center. The park has several cool features which make it a great location for a photo shoot. From engagement photos to a bridal portrait, you can’t go wrong here.
Here she is on the foot bridge.
Here is another image of Heather, this time atop one of the many hills in the park.
Here she is on front of the awesome water feature.
And here she is sitting on the stairs which lead to the water feature.
So if you are looking for a place for that perfect photo shoot, don’t forget about incredible Blue Jacket Park.
Why Editing Matters
A few weeks ago, I discussed how some brides are becoming Orphan Brides [Link], meaning that their photographer is not taking the time to edit, crop and print their wedding images and instead electing to provide the bride with the images burned onto a cd-rom, we call these photographers, “Shoot and Burners.”
Recently, I wanted a new profile picture for Facebook [Link] and so I grabbed my camera gear, set it up and went to work to create a self-portrait. The picture below, is the one I selected and as you can see it has a lot of “stuff in the background.” Stuff that would distract you from the subject, which is me! Take a look:
After I captured the image, I went to my computer, the digital darkroom, and began editing the image, cropping out the background, framing me properly in the picture, and cleaning up the whites of my eyes. These edits produced the image you see below.
Here is another example on the power of editing, the image below is a picture I took of Catina Mack, the National Anthem Performer [Link] during the Red, Hot, and Boom on July 3rd [Link]. I like the image and selected it as a keeper for Catina’s use. The only problem was she had that microphone and stand coming out of her shoulder.
When I took the picture, I saw the microphone and stand behind her and knew it was going to be an issue, but since it was in an area that it could easily be removed, I took it anyway and then edited it out in the digital darkroom. This edit gave me the image below, which I think is much better.
This new image, takes away the distraction and allows you to focus on the subject. If you are choosing a photographer who doesn’t edit the images and only provides them to you on a cd, you should remember, you get what you pay for. Editing images is a very important part of the photography process and you are short changing yourself if you allow a photographer to shoot and burn.
What do you think, don’t you like the edited pictures better?
My photographer gave me a cd of images!
Don’t become an Orphan Bride
It’s sad to say, but there are many brides out there that are about to become Orphan Brides. In case you’re not familiar with the term, an Orphan Bride is someone who gets married and their photographer only gives them the pictures on a cd or dvd. We photographers call this type of photographer a “shoot and burner”, because they shoot the wedding, burn the images to a disc and are gone. Rarely do these “Shooter and Burner’s” edit, crop, or organize the images. Once the wedding is over, the bride gets a disc filled with images just as her photographer promised, however in most cases, she has no idea what to do with them.
But can’t she just take the disc to Wal-Mart and have them printed?
Yes, however, in the majority of cases, this never happens and here’s why. During a typical wedding, a photographer will probably take 1,500 – 3,000 photographs. Not all of these photographs are usable and many are duplicates. The duplicates are made to ensure that we capture the perfect image, everyone’s eyes are open, everyone has a smile on their face, everyone is happy, etc.
With all of these images, it becomes a very time consuming, labor intensive process to sort through these images looking for the keepers. In fact, a professional photographer will probably spend 1 – 3 hours after the wedding, sorting and organizing the images in order to deliver you the usable images. So faced with the thought of all of this work, most brides fail to ever get their disc filled with images developed as they thought they would.
What if I have this Disc with Images?
If your photographer has given you a disc full of images and you need help organizing, sorting and editing, please contact me and I will be happy to help you get your images printed or organized into a photo album for you.
That’s it for today. Scott
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Plan the Thank You Cards before the Wedding
Copyright Daniel Krieger
This is an awesome image captured by NYC Wedding Photographer Daniel Krieger and one I really like. The picture captures a nice moment between these newlyweds and sends a nice message at the same time. The picture also illustrates how with a little planning and working with your photographer, you can remove one more thing from your post wedding to-do list and that’s order thank you cards. Here are the 4 simple steps needed to plan this:
The first step is to plan this kind of picture before the wedding by telling your photographer that you would like a thank you picture added to your photo list.
Second, you’re going to need the sign, so you need to plan and order the sign at least 2 weeks before the wedding. Personally, I like the simple and elegant “Thank You” message shown in this picture.
Third, you and your photographer will need to choose the location; it could be in front of your church or venue or in another location close by your ceremony or reception area.
Finally, you will need to determine how you want this image printed. There are three potential ways to order these. You could order them as postcards (4×6, 5 x7, or 4×8.5). Postcards would be ready to mail, simply write the message and address on the back of the card and mail with no envelope. You could also order them as greeting cards (5×7). You’ve seen them during the holiday’s, your picture is on the front, there’s blank space on the back, put it in the envelope, address and mail. Finally, you could get them in a folded card (5×7), the picture is on the front, and then there’s blank space on the inside for your thank you message. You would then place them into an envelope, address and mail.
Because the picture is taken during the time you have your photographer, the only incremental cost would be for the printing of the thank you cards.
Here is my basic prices for these items:
- 24 – 5×7 photo cards – $29.95 (includes Envelopes)
- 24 – 5 x 7 Postcards – $39.95
- 24 – 5 x 7 Greeting Cards – $79.95 (includes Envelopes)
If you are interested in this type of service, please let me know when we are discussing your wedding package and we can add it on and then you can cross another thing off your list.
Well, that’s all for today – talk to you soon. Scott
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