Tips on Budgeting for a Wedding Photographer
Posted on February, 22 at 1:45 pm
One of the biggest decisions that every bride faces is how to budget for her big day. Websites and magazines provide checklists to help you allocate your budget for all of the details of your wedding, large and small. Every one of your friends who just got married will also be more than happy to give you wedding planning advice.
While these budgets can be a great place to start, nothing is set in stone, and you have to decide what is most important for YOUR wedding. For many brides, photography is THE most important thing for their wedding. All of the details of your wedding are important, but your photos are the only permanent record of your wedding day. Here are a few tips to help ensure you have budgeted enough for your wedding photography.
- Do I need a professional? My uncle can do it for me.
These days anyone with a camera thinks that they are a photographer, but a professional has the experience, equipment, personality, and backup equipment to ensure that your photos are stunning and safeguarded.
Wedding portrait by professional photographer Shandro Photo
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PPOC releases new book of award winning images – Images 2009
Posted on December, 3 at 3:12 pm
PPOC is proud to release the 2009 book of award winning images, Images 2009
The following is from Ingrid Misner who has been in charge and overseen the project. Well done Ingrid!
(You can see some of the winning images on the home page of the PPOC main web site www.ppoc.ca)
I just wanted to tell you how excited I am to almost be able to hold the book in my hands. This large endeavour started back in June and is finally in the home stretch and almost complete. After countless number of hours, I would estimate over 150, it is with great pride that I can tell you that the book is absolutely beautiful!
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How to make your portrait successful
Posted on November, 18 at 5:00 pm
Thanks to PPOC member Mike Guilbault for allowing us to use information from this article on his site. You can find the original on his web site, Mike Guilbault Photography
GUIDE TO MAKE YOUR PORTRAIT SUCCESSFUL
We would like to give you some suggestions that will make your portrait a success and so you can enjoy the experience. We cannot overemphasize the effect these factors will have on your final portraits and would be happy to discuss any questions you might have for your individual or family portrait needs.
Clothing
In general, we want to make the people dominant in the photograph, rather than their clothing. Apparel and props should be secondary, so they contribute to the mood of the photograph instead of detracting from the subject.
Consider bringing props that reflect your personality or lifestyle such as musical instruments, hats, sports equipment or uniforms, etc. We can have lots of fun with accessories and make your portrait as unique and interesting as you are!
Generally speaking, clothing which is simple in design, even though it may seem boring, will make your portrait more powerful and not look dated in a few years. Strong, exciting colours and patterns will tend to dominate and take attention away from the person in the clothes. Also, strong primary colours, such as bright red, can be very dominant and detracting unless you have had your colours done and particularly suit them. It is best to use subdued tones such as burgundy instead of red, and brown or rust instead of bright yellow. Cooler tones, like blues and greens, can be particularly universal and attractive if you are in doubt about your best colours. This is because those colors tend to recede into the background more, and give the skin tone a warmer glow in portraits. Blue jeans are always popular, and actually photograph quite well. Here is an example of cool tones used well in this successful portrait.
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