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Goofy Portraits

When you run your own business you come up with a million ideas and only about one gets turned into something real (perhaps I should rethink that ratio xD ).  Well I happened to be in a nostalgic mood today and came across this little number I had put together and was supposed to get it printed but of course other things came to mind.  This is a little compilation of my two twin nephews and my niece having fun with the camera.  Although their Grandmother would much prefer those “sit up straight and say cheese” photos, I feel it is important to get the kids excited about having a camera pointed at them so I let them goof around as much as possible.  Nothing feels worse than someone saying, great ANOTHER family portrait in a sarcastic and whiny tone.

Condition your kids so they will LOVE the camera, let them be goofy, crazy and let them have fun.  While they are goofing off ask them to pose “nicely” for just one shot.  Do this every time and then when its time for a real family portrait they should have a little bit of understanding about the difference between family photos and the goofy shots you let them do.  It has worked for me, but I suppose you run the risk of your kids just making goofy faces all the time!  At least when you look at the photo it would make you smile right!? :)

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So many choices

In today’s digital world you have what seems to be an overabundance of choice when it comes to anything weddings.  Your photographer will be one of the most important decisions you have to make for your wedding (the most important decision is that guy or gal you are marrying of course :P )  Sure sure, I may have a biased opinion here but while I do please here me out :)

While there are many things that are of extreme importance for your day, your photographer is the person who you will be entrusting to capture your day.  Your photos will be one of the only lasting memories of your wedding day.  A wedding is, in most peoples case, the biggest one day event they will ever plan, which is why your photographer is so important. A professional photographer will be able to see moments, and see light in ways that uncle Joe won’t.

It is extremely important that you and your photographer jive.  They will be with you for the whole day, from getting ready to the last dance a photographer must be on the ball the whole day.  So why spend all that money on a photographer you can’t jive with.  You want to be able to trust your photographer, and most importantly be comfortable with them. The best photos I have gotten are the ones where my brides are totally comfortable with me and trust me fully, which is why meeting with a potential photographer is so important.

With the digital era most photographers will not only have a website but a blog.  A blog is a great place to get to know what the photographer is like and to see their latest and greatest.  From here you can see their style and decide if you would like to meet them.  The next step?  Call them!!!  I LOVE getting calls from potential brides.  I love hearing about how they met each other, get to know their personality a little and help them with any questions they might have.  Photographers are some of the friendliest folk you can meet, so don’t be shy!

Each photographer has a different way of doing things, some photographers will not include digital negatives, some include it in all their packages.  This isn’t necessarily a bad thing as long as you are comfortable with what they are offering.  Some photographers won’t hand out the digital files until a year after the wedding date for examply.

Personally, I include the digital negatives in all my packages, but I also have wedding albums built into most of my packages.  When I meet a potential client, one of the first things I like to do is show them my wedding album sample.  I LOVE my wedding albums!!!  I have an amazing company that does just the best work.  Once the wedding album is in their hands they see why getting an album is worth it.  To have such a tangable, real, and beautiful book to tell the story of your day, it’s just gold! :)  drooling…uhhh, sorry, not only do I include the digital files but I don’t want to just give someone digital files and then run for the hills.  I want to be able to give my clients something they can hold, something they can touch, something real!

There are a lot of wedding photographers in Winnipeg to choose from, so what makes me stand out?  Simple.  Simple.  That’s it.  I like to keep things simple, no hidden costs, no gimmicks.  Your wedding planning is stressful enough, I would hate to add to that.  From designing the wedding album, to getting your pictures, I make it as painless and simple as humanly possible!

Oh and one more thing.  Make sure to have FUN on your wedding day!  :)

Street Magnet

One of my Bride’s emailed me yesterday and informed me about this really cool website called  Magnet StreetMagnet Street is a cool little website that does everything magnets.  From Save the Date, wedding invitations, to wedding thank you’s!  If you are a do it yourself kinda bride this might be worth while checking out.  I have browsed around the site a little and from what I could gather it is a pretty straight forward, easy to use site.  Magnets are a great idea because cards can sometimes get lost or piled up on, but with a magnet its always on your fridge as a reminder.  So check it out and tell me what you think!

Oh and keep in mind about the Warm up to Love Photo Contest!  Get your entries in for a chance to win some super awesome prizes! :)

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