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Monthly Archives: August 2007

Getting More "WOW" from Your Engagement Sessions

If you’ve been reading this blog for a few months, you understand that our whole marketing strategy is about getting ‘wows’ and ‘raves’ from the client. Go back to the April posts and read the 4-part series on how to get your photography business online, for an overview. The foundation of this philosophy is routed...

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New Canon 21megapixel Camera!

Most of you know that I use Nikon. Yesterday, I talked about getting on the waiting list for the D-300. In the iterest of equal time, it is only fair to tell you that Canon has new 21meg camera — as well as the 40D – which is a prosumer model.
Get on the...

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Nikon D-300 Waiting List

OK – I didn’t write this – this is directly from the Nikon marketing material – but it’s still exciting, if you are a Nikon shooter. Chris James first sent me the information, a few days ago, and now Ritz Camera is taking waiting list orders. (I bought my first DSLR – a Nikon D-100...

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Retouching Portraits

No matter how well lit and composed a prortrait is — and no matter how well the make up is applied — most portraits can benefit from a little retouching. Depending on your intended use of the image (an 8×10 on the mantel, editorial content in a magazine, inclusion in a wedding album, or...

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How to Book and Shoot a Wedding — Step-by-Step — Part 2

If you haven’t read Part 1 of this Guide, please scroll down to the post immediately bellow this one, and read it first.
Fees
Now I should say something about my fees. My basic fee is $3,000. That includes a $1,000 print credit. Sometimes, a couple will ask what they get for the $1,000....

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