Good Evening Everyone!  A friend of mine forwarded some of this to me & I wanted to share it with you.  The topic pretty much says it all & it’s a wonderful read that will help you get better results for your wedding photography.

When you meet with your wedding photographer, you will have a lot to talk about. If you’ve met with us, you know that your in-depth consultation can last as long as we all feel comfortable chatting.  There have been times, where we’ve closed up Starbucks and chatted up to a couple hours.  Awesome!

There will be many different moments happening before, during and after the wedding. Wedding photography is part photojournalism and part portraiture. You will want your wedding photographer to be prepared for the unexpected. During your interview with them, you want to ask them about their style; their background and their experience.  Along with sharing any little tidbits about your special day that you’ll want to have captured.

You want a wedding photographer who watches the people around them. You want wedding photography that comes from being unobtrusive where they catch not only the key wedding moments, but also the moments of deep connection between the bride, the groom, the family members and other guests. 

Imagine, standing in the vestibule of the Church while the Bride is waiting with her father for their cue. They aren’t saying anything with words, but Dad brushes her cheek with his knuckles, ever so lightly and her eyes shimmer with tears. The corners of her mouth turn up just ever so slightly and her father’s face softens as well. That is the shot you want in your wedding photography. Be sure to give your wedding photographer clear details of the wedding location, venue, theme and most of all – what you want to see. 

Take the time to talk to your wedding photographer during the interview and during the wedding planning. If it helps, write down what you want your wedding album to look like before you meet with the photographer in order to give them clear directions. Remember, however, that while the wedding photographer is a professional, it’s still your wedding, your vision and your dream of what you will want.

We hope that this has shed some light on how to get the most of your wedding photography.  If you would like to chat more, feel free to Email us or call us anytime day or night at:  562.225.5915.  You can also fill in our form on our Contact Page.

Have a super week and check back soon for more Wedding Tips – cheers!

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Good Afternoon!  Today, David Esquire co-hosted a podcast on Camera Dojo with one of our Associate Photographers; Kerry & one of our partners-in-crime; Maurice from HeadCheese & Webscience.

A lot of things were talked about too!  David & the guys chatted about the Manfrotto 322RC2 tripod head, a great book; The Moment it Clicks by Joe McNalley, and using the Black Rapid R-Strap.

There were also “Tips of The Week” too.  David went with “Going with your gut,” Kerry talked about “Keep your calendar updated with Google Apps” and Maurice discussed “Don’t ever give out unedited photos.”

This podcast is part of a series that is available on iTunes.

Check it out & have a super week – cheers!

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Good Evening Everyone!  We have been kicking around different video programs to showcase our client’s pictures a little differently & we kept coming back to Animoto.

If you’re not familiar with Animoto, they are a bunch of techies and film/tv producers who decided to lock themselves in a room together and nerd out.

Based in New York City with an office in San Francisco, the founders of Animoto include veterans of the entertainment industry and have produced shows for MTV, Comedy Central, & ABC, studied music in London (Oh yeah!), and played in indie rock bands in Seattle.

They continue to innovate in the field of creative artificial intelligence. and they plan to acquire Google next year.  We’ll see about that…

Here’s a little sample of a video that we just created.  Check it out & have a super weekend – cheers!

 

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Good Morning Everyone!  Before I head out to Spectrum Motorsports to have my “baby” Ducati “Raced Out” I thought I would share a snippet of something I’ve been trying out.

I’ve been doing a lot of “Mini Blogs” through Twitter lately & I find it a great way to keep in touch with my friends & colleagues during the crazy schedule that we lead here at Esquire Photography.

It’s kinda like real-time blogging, and sometimes it can also be – “Hey, here’s what I’m up to right now” or “I just saw the coolest thing” – but each one is a little posting out there to your Twitter friends keeping in touch.  And!  It’s really awesome when you don’t have the time to sit down & do a formal blog posting too, but you really want to get your thoughts out there.

If you haven’t heard of it, check it out.  And if you have heard of it, add me to your Twitter friends & let’s keep in touch.  My Twitter name is:  EsquirePhoto.  :-)

Have a super weekend – cheers!

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Good Afternoon Everyone!

Here’s this week’s pick for a live artist; Jewel.  She has an amazing story on how she got to where she is & one absolutely incredible voice.  She is the opitome of setting your heart on something & achieving your dreams.

I firmly believe in that & we do our best as a team to convey that to our clients, friends and more importantly young children growing up in socio-economically challenged neighborhoods in Southern California.

Check out this performance, it definetely shows off Jewels ability to control her voice.  Have a super week – cheers!

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