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 January 20, 2009

Wedding Photographer

So we did it.  It only took a few months of weeding through the multitude of crappy photographers in this world to find a good one to shoot our wedding.  Mac’s Photography is the one we are going with.  It was a struggle, as a photographer, to find someone that I trusted to shoot my wedding.  So, I decided to share some tips for those of you who aren’t photographers, but want some excellent quality work on your big day.

Is it sharp? 

It sounds simple, but you would be surprised how much work I came across by “professional” wedding photographers that wasn’t even very well focused.  That is a BIG deal.  Blurry photos will haunt you.  I have nightmares about them.  When you are looking for a photographer, pay attention to the focus of their portfolio.  If they are using blurry images to represent themselves, blurry photos are what you will get.

If you know them, they are out.

This may not ring true 100% of the time, but I am still putting it on my list.  I am a photographer, and I know tons of excellent photographers.  The problem is, you don’t get the same service from a friend as you would from someone else.  My friends would treat me like a friend, but I want to be treated as a CLIENT.  I want my images on time, and your friends are going to place you on their list of to-do things directly BELOW their paying customers. 

Find a REAL pro.

Not someone who does wedding on the weekends or in their spare time.  I don’t want an accountant shooting my wedding, I want him telling me that I spent too much on a photographer for my wedding.  There are a lot of people out there that shoot only weddings, so go find one.

Talk.

Talk to the photographers.  They are going to be shooting the intimate moments of your life.  If you aren’t comfortable talking to them over the phone, you probably won’t like sharing a dressing room with them.  Make sure you are comfortable with having this person intrude on you.  It is the only way to get truly capturing photographs.

So there are my tips.  I hope they help.  

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 December 18, 2008

Wedding Site

So I just put up a new site about my wedding!  We are really excited, so I wanted to get a site up and running with pictures and details and such.  If you visit, you might notice some similarities between the wedding site and the site you are on right now.  That is because the are both using the same theme from Shutter Themes, just in a different (more wedding appropriate) color.  Well hope you will have a look.  I will be adding pictures as we get more.  Right now it is kind of just a collection of photos of Jessica and I.  Soon I want to change the front images to our engagement photos.  But that hasn’t happened yet.  Anyway, hope you enjoy.

CLICK HERE TO VISIT MATT AND JESSICA’S WEDDING WEBSITE

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 November 23, 2008

Committed

I am officially engaged.  I proposed to the wonderful woman of my life today, and it was amazing.  So now I guess I am the one in the market for a photographer.  I’m gonna need some engagement photos and wedding shooter.  Nothing worse than looking for a wedding shooter, and I think Jessica Claire is out of my price range.  Too bad I guess.

Thank you to all who were involved in making today special with us.  Special thanks to Birby for shooting video for me.  As soon as we get the video edited I will post it here for sure.  I will keep this updated with everything that is going on in my photographer search.

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 November 18, 2008

The Top 10

So I ran across a photographer the other day that really captured my interest.  Her name is Jessica Claire, and she is from California.  Some of you may have already heard of her; it isn’t like she was a hard find.  She was recently named one of the top 10 wedding photographers in the world by American Photo Magazine.  If you haven’t ever seen her work, I really encourage you to go take a look at her website. Read More →

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