Rianna and Mike’s wedding at the Chateaux at Fox Meadows was a blast. These guys are in LOVE, not the romantic type love, like giggly fun love. The day felt like a backyard BBQ on a grand scale. On to the pictures…
The Chateaux at Fox Meadows was nice! The getting ready rooms were spacious, the overall feel was classy, and the grounds were well kept. Additionally, the service seemed friendly.
-E
Had a great time shooting Rianna and Mike’s wedding last night at the Chateaux at Fox Meadows. Great weather, fun couple. Here’s one of my favs from the ceremony, while I work on the rest.
More to come…E
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Like many new photographers, my photos aren’t yet paying the bills & I work out of my home. This presents an obstacle when meeting with new clients. Where should we meet? The answer is often a coffee shop, and here is how I make things as professional as possible in that environment…
1. Pick a suitable location. All coffee shops/ cafes are not created equal. Pick a location with good seating, Wifi, quiet music, and friendly staff.
2. Show up early (and BUY something). Here in Boulder, it seems the coffee shops are always full, so get there early and stake out a nice spot for your client(s) and you. Look for an outlet, and whether there are windows nearby (glare). Buy something- You’re conducting work in their shop, show some appreciation.
3. Make it your office. Set up any equipment (computer, papers) needed. If you’ve never met the clients, make a sign for them. Nothing’s worse than searching around a shop for a stranger (“Um…. Are you so-and-so????”).
I think that’s all I have, if you have any tips, post them in the comments….
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I recently upgraded my photo processing software from Lightroom 2 to Lightroom 3. Many people don’t realize it, but digital images have to be “developed” or processed in a similar way to film. The image recorded by the camera isn’t finished until a person (me) perfects the colors, contrast, etc. in the file. Lightroom is the program I use to do much of the work, with finishing touches done in Photoshop. My buddy Steve wrote an interesting article on what goes into a digital image after the photo has been taken.
Back to Lightroom 3. One of the highly touted features of the new version is it’s handling of “noise”. Noise is the digital equivalent of film grain, and it is more noticeable in the low light conditions common at weddings. I’ve processed an image using various noise reduction (NR) settings from Lightroom 2 and Lightroom 3, results follow:
Full image without noise reduction
Various Noise reduction settings
It is shown above that the noise reduction settings significantly change the image appearance. Without noise reduction, the image appears grainy, and with too much noise reduction, the image loos soft or out of focus. The Lightroom 3 detail controls allow for better control of this softness, and thus provide better noise reduction. I expect this new software will help me continue to improve my images and provide the best possible service to the client.
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Wow, this was a fun one! Teresa and Jacques planned a beautiful mountain wedding, with the ceremony on the Vail Wedding Deck. I shot with Steve Z, and as always learned a lot from him. The weather turned out perfect, here’s a few from the day…
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