Portrait Studio Now Open

Good Morning everyone!

I wanted to update everyone with a few announcements.

As some of you already know, I am starting up a small portrait studio. I have found that I really enjoy photography and enjoy (and have the patience) for retouching and editing photos. My little gimmick is that I do all my 'portraits' in front of a green screen and so clients can choose their own backgrounds.

So, I wanted to announce (or re-announce to some of you) my online portrait gallery. From here you can view photos, and purchase prints or gift items. The site is at: http://tiggermn.smugmug.com

Any questions, please let me know, and I hope that you'll consider me for any family portraits you would like done!

Another thing I wanted to alert you to (and this will mainly affect family and close friends) is that I will no longer be offering my photos to anyone digitally (i.e. burning them on a disc).

The reasoning behind this is, if I am serious about doing this professionally, I need to be consistent and make the process as less confusing for myself and my clients. You will notice on my site that many photos have a watermark and that you cannot right click and 'save as' the photo onto your desktop. I have enabled a locking feature to protect my 'assets'. This is standard practice in the photography world.

Please Note: the watermark will not appear on purchased prints.

If there is something you absolutely must have digitally, you can purchase a digital copy of the photo from the online store under 'downloads' or contact me and we can work something out. I will need to charge a minimal fee, or a more substantial fee if you are requesting a 'final' portrait versus an untouched one.

The reason for this, is that I do need to consider my time. I don't just snap a photo and print it (even for family functions). 95% of the time, I still am correcting the photo, making sure the color is good, etc. I really spend time in making sure that my photos (no matter the setting) really capture the moment exactly and are portfolio quality.

So, I hope everyone can understand and respect the changes that I am making. I know that for some, it will be upsetting, as some depend on me to capture a moment at family gatherings. But, with the way my life is right now, I can no longer do things for free. I really need look at what I am investing in the procedure and receive a fair compensation for it.

Please note: I am still offering family members a discount.

So, I hope you all understand and I look forward to working with you!

New software

Adobe,Software,Puppy

So, I got new software for Adobe Creative Suite 3. It takes some getting used to.

But one of hte new things is this Adobe Contribute. It lets me blog from it and create quick pages for my website, so I am giving it a try with this post.

Also, Did Back to School photos. Ain't he cute:

Accomplishment

I love the feeling I get when I finish a project.

I just finished sorting, color correcting and arranging and burning my entire Digital Photo folder. I had over 6 Gigs of Photos and 6 Gigs of Kodak Photo CDs. I just freed up 12 Gigs of space on my computer!

Now that I have all that room I can load it up with pictures I will be taking with my new digital camera. I even got a new photo printer to go with it!

Life is good right now!

Long time, no blog.

Well, I have been burning DVD's non-stop. I didn't realize how many home movies I have...

But, we are settling nicely into our new home. I hope to post photos soon. Maybe I will post them on my website... who knows.

Not much else is going on.