Custom Photography

For those of you who know me, you already know that I am a perfectionist! As a photographer, I take pride in the quality of images I produce. Some people ask "why is there a fee for the session AND for the prints?" Let me explain... For every photo shoot, I spend an average of 15-20 hours of time from start to finish. My work just begins at the photo shoot, where I travel to a given location, then spend about 1 hour photographing my subject(s). I take my time hand editing every photograph, removing blemishes, adjusting lighting & colors, etc. In many cases, I arrange the finished photos in a slideshow, then set it to music. I put the digital negatives to a disc for my customer to view on their own computer, and copy the slideshow to disc for playback on DVD/computer. Many customers enjoy the ease of viewing their photos in a slideshow, as they watch them come to life with music. Once pre-viewed, I place the desired print order from my preferred, high quality print shop. Though many of the hours spent on my work go without pay, I refuse to compromise quality for quantity. I hope to have given you a little more insight on what I do as a photographer and what Custom Photography is.  Below, you will see a few examples of my "before & after" shots...

I'm proud to be an American, Where at least I know I'm free

And I won't forget the men who died, And gave that right to me

~ Lee Greenwood

Thursday, May 27, 2010

~ Bullriders: Boys of a different breed ~ 

In a world where time seems to slip away from us, it's good to know that there are still a few out there who make seconds count- These boys practice their "work" so they can strap themselves on to the back of a bull for an 8 second ride. Some may call them crazy, they just call themselves COWBOYS!

 

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Something to stop & think about TODAY, because TOMORROW will be too late:

"If I had my child to raise all over again, I'd do less correcting & more connecting,

fingerpaint more & point fingers less,

take my eyes off my watch & watch with my eyes,

care to know less & know to care more,

stop playing serious & seriously play,

I'd take time to see the trees & acorns more often,

be firm less often & affirm much more,

model less about the love of power-and more about the power of love."~ [K]

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

I woke up to the beautiful sun shining in my window this morning well before my alarm went off. After I checked off a few tasks from my 'to-do' list for the day, I put on my SPF15 (my doctor would be so proud), cranked up the tunes, and got myself all set up to bask in the sun for a while... Make that "while" about 25 minutes! The fierce Enumclaw winds kicked up and blew in a nasty storm, bringing with it a mini-monsoon. So much for my moment of catching a few rays. It is, of course, here in the great Pacific North West where we go from wearing tank-tops & flip flops to sweatshirts & Muck boots all within the same hour. Although the weather may be unpredictable, we certainly are entitled to our fair share of fabulous photo opp's. Once again, I am enjoying the beauty of the great NW through the eye of my camera lense...