We’ve recently partnered with a company that prints on canvas producing a large and wonderful artistic print of a photo.  We’ve been very impressed with the quality of these canvas prints - so much so that we want to share them with everyone.  Anyone who books us as their wedding photographer before the end of 2007 and mentions this blog post (or any of our other advertisements) will receive a free canvas print with their final wedding photos.  The canvas is stretched tight around a wooden frame and looks great hanging on the wall - we think that you’ll really enjoy one for yourself so the first one is on us!

Here’s a stock photo that hardly does justice…

We’ve got a sample in our studio to share with you when we meet to schedule your wedding!

A destination wedding would be great for anyone - including a wedding photographer.  There are few things that we enjoy more than taking pictures but, believe it or not, traveling ranks up there pretty high.  We were recently approached by a client that wanted us to travel and so we had to do some serious thinking about how we’d like to go about doing this.  Here’s some of the thoughts that crossed our minds:

• Travel + photograph a wedding = COOL!
  • Let’s face it, everyone would love to do their job and get a touch of vacation at the same time - let’s be real.
• Insurance…
  • Traveling with thousands upon thousands of dollars worth of equipment that is incredibly important to be in tip-top shape for a wedding is a bit of a stressful idea - not to mention the host of other things that could possibly go wrong.  That’s merely one of the reasons why we have a hefty insurance policy that covers not only our equipment but everything that we do (or don’t) do.  Additionally we’ve got an expensive network of peers that are available with loner equipment or can get us to the right store to get new equipment - pronto.
• Reimbursement for travel costs
  • We think that it’s great that you want us to come along with you to somewhere that we don’t ordinarily get to go so it’s only fair that you aren’t gouged on the travel costs.  Some people may feel that if someone else is paying that we’ll take nothing but the best.  On the contrary, we’re rather thrifty travelers and don’t need too much.  After we have a signed contract and deposit we’ll make travel arrangements getting the best deals available at the time and merely asked to be reimbursed for the actual amount of the travel (we’ll even give you the receipt).
• Creative scheduling
  • In order to get the best shots possible the photographer should probably do some scouting of the area and find some of the tiny places that can be the perfect backdrop to your photos.  This can be a bit difficult to do in a strange place and so timing is very important.  If we know the details about what is happening on your wedding day then we can be prepared and have done our homework in advance so that when we’re with you we get the great images you’re looking to see.

 So, are you thinking about taking a trip for your ceremony or are you getting married somewhere outside of the central Indiana area?  Take us along - we’re great travel companions!

We have begun working with two companies to produce wedding albums.  Each company produces some of the finest products in the industry.  We just received our sample kit from GraphiStudio (direct from Italy) and were blown away at the quality that is offered in their albums.  We can’t wait to see some more of their albums!  We’re more than happy to share the samples with our clients so they can see and feel the quality of these albums.  Of course, the old addage - you get what you pay for rings very true.  I don’t mean to scare anyone away but these products are rather incredibly expensive and it shows in every page.

There are some other products that are offered by GraphiStudios and Zookbinders that are a little bit less mainstream and we’re excited to offer them.  For instance, Zookbinders offers a product called the Zook Box that is suprisingly affordable and available in sizes larger than you might think.  You get a nice little box full of matted photos that sit up on an easel.  Sizes range from 5×5 to 10×10! 

GraphiStudios also offers parent books and smaller pocket books that are priced low and available in large quantities so you can send a copy to everyone in your family or even get a copy for everyone at your wedding!