Shutterbugz
Feature Launched: May 15, 2007
About: A guest blog written by professional photographers. Shutterbugz contribute ideas, advice, stories, and of course, photos to the Weddingbee community to give readers a vendor's perspective.
The Wedding Portrait Session: Manage Your Anxiety and Ease Up With Three Simple Tips
June 26th, 2008 @ 5:30 pm by Shutterbugz
Today’s guest Shutterbug is Pasadena, CA based fine art wedding photojournalist, Aaron Gil of Fotonuova.
Let’s face it, most couples dread the notion of having to take their formal wedding portraits. Most are simply not accustomed to maintaining poses and smiles for so long. When the time comes to pose for the camera, we tend to tense up and become uncomfortable. The nerves start to take over, stirring butterflies in our stomachs and producing sweaty palms. Add in unfavorable factors such as unpleasant weather, thirst, and hunger, and it’s no wonder people feel anxious.
Top Five Questions To Ask Your Photographer
June 8th, 2008 @ 1:21 pm by Shutterbugz
Today’s Guest Shutterbug is Joe Milton, founder of the International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers*.
Getting married is not one of those things you do everyday, well, unless you live in Hollywood. But for the rest of us, planning a wedding is unfamiliar territory. How often do you plan parties for 100, 200, 300 people or more? When it comes to hiring a wedding photographer, you’re entering into a strange new world of “packages,” wedding albums options, high resolution files, slideshows, and the list goes on and on.
How are you to make sense of it all and make an informed choice when hiring a photographer? When you meet your photographer, come prepared to talk about your wedding but also know what questions to ask. Here are five basic questions that every couple should ask their wedding photographer before signing on the dotted line.
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Kill The Shot List
December 20th, 2007 @ 2:49 pm by Shutterbugz
Today’s guest shutterbug is Scottsdale, AZ based photographer, Melissa Jill.
This is generally a non-issue for brides who hire me but for those of you brides-to-be and wedding coordinators out there–let’s all agree to kill the photography shot list once and for all!! Who’s with me?
Wedding Videography Explained
October 22nd, 2007 @ 12:49 pm by Shutterbugz
Today’s guest Shutterbug is Zack Mathers of Frequent Flyer Productions in Burbank, CA.
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Location, check. Coordinator, check. Caterer, check. Photographer, check.
The list goes on, and once you think you’ve got it all covered, someone asks, “Are you hiring a videographer?”
“Hell no! Wedding videos are cheesy!”
Since the early 1980’s, when consumer-grade video equipment became commonplace, brides and grooms have been subjected to cheesy music, silly transitions (star wipe, anyone?) and poor-quality videos of the Big Day. Well, things have changed. Major advances in video camera technology and editorial capabilities over the last 20 years have mostly made the ultra-cheesy wedding video a thing of the not-so-distant past. Mostly…
A Photographer’s Wish List: How You Can Help Your Photographer Capture The Photographs You Desire
August 17th, 2007 @ 1:44 pm by Shutterbugz
by Joshua Walker
Finding and hiring a professional photographer to document your wedding day is a sizable investment, in not only money, but time as well. By doing your research and hiring a professional that suits your style, you can rest assured that he or she is going to capture your day exactly how you want. But achieving the best possible results doesn’t end with the signing of the contract. Below are a few simple things you can do as a client before and on your wedding day to help you and your photographer capture the photographs of your dreams.
1. Develop a personal relationship with your photographer. Hopefully you have selected a photographer whose personality meshes well with yours, besides your fiancé, they are the person you will be spending the most amount of time with on your wedding day. By the time your wedding day arrives, you should consider your photographer a friend, not just another vendor. This can seem like a difficult task to accomplish, considering how busy and hectic the months leading up to the big day can be, but it can be done. Most photographers understand the importance of this dynamic and will take the initiative, but it does take a little bit of effort from you as well. You must make yourself available. Though most beneficial, it doesn’t necessarily have to take place in person. Phone calls, emails, any form of conversation will work. And it most certainly doesn’t need to pertain to the business of your wedding. The stronger this sense of friendship is between you and the photographer, not only will you feel more comfortable and relaxed around him or her, the rest of the wedding party will as well. As soon as the guard comes down, the photographic magic happens.
What To Wear
August 3rd, 2007 @ 3:50 pm by Shutterbugz
Today’s Shutterbugz post comes from Wilmington, Delaware based photographer Laura Novak. She’s planning nuptials of her very own, and you can follow along on her blog!
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A lot of times people ask me how they should dress for an engagement photo session, and it’s tough to give a one-size-fits-all (no pun intended) answer to that question. Some basic principles do apply though. You want to look casual and fun and not too formal, while wearing something that really is very ‘you’. It’s important to wear clothing that you can sit, stand and walk comfortably in because you will be moving around a lot for a variety of different photographs. Wearing clothes that match your partner’s (like khaki and white) usually does not look good, but it is important to stick to the same color family or complementary tones and bear in mind that darker colors are most slimming on women. It’s also important to incorporate the same level of formality into your outfits - meaning one person should not look like they are going to the beach and the other to an office meeting!
Here are few great examples of engagement shoot attire:
Day After Shoots
June 20th, 2007 @ 6:30 pm by Shutterbugz
Today’s guest shutterbug is photographer Luke Walker, based in New York City.
“Day After Shoots,” or bridal sessions, have started to pick up popularity across the country. Known for some of their crazier options (like a “trash the dress” session), but popular because of the many advantages they offer. Here are several advantages which have spiked their popularity: Read more…
Destination Wedding Photography Offer
June 19th, 2007 @ 5:25 pm by Shutterbugz
Hey everyone! We don’t usually post offers that vendors send us, but this seemed like a good one to pass along.
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I am a wedding photojournalist who lives in Maine by way of Washington, DC, where I used to work for USA Today and the Washington Post. I traded in my press pass to cover weddings, and I love what I do! Our wedding season here in New England is quite short, as weddings slow down considerably when the weather changes. I’d love to offer the first few destination weddings of the off-season gratis and wondered if you would like to present this giveaway to your bees? I’ll waive my $3500 photography creative fee (8 hours of coverage, 6 months online image hosting. Prints and albums additional) for travel and lodging costs (3 nights).
Thanks for your consideration!
kindly,
emilie
Choosing A Photographic Style
May 15th, 2007 @ 4:48 pm by Shutterbugz
Today’s guest Shutterbug is Matt Antonino, a freestyle national wedding photographer for Picture Infinity Studios based in Syracuse, NY.
There are almost as many photographic styles as there are photographers. That being said, you can typically categorize any photographer you see into one of five categories:
1. Photojournalist - although the buzzword is “slightly” overused among new photographers, there are many great photojournalistic wedding photographers. Usually the photojournalist will seek to be unobtrusive, not a part of the event at all, and set on capturing moments, not details. The true PJ photographer is more interested in your mom crying than in the lace on your dress. The true photojournalist may look on Photoshop and image editing as “distorting reality.” This style is also called Editorial or Documentary. Famous example: Denis Reggie.
