Lets face it, these are hard times. both for vendors and brides. Last year photographers were able to book most of the dates they want and could use the off days to work on albums and files. This year is different. I am offering a deep discount on all weddings booked within a month of [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Getting a last minute special deal on a wedding photographer
Posted in Michael Steinberg photography, Nuts and bolts of photography, The business of wedding photography, Working with the bride, best photographer, cost of wedding photography, photography, special deal on wedding photography, wedding, wedding photography on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Retouching in photoshop for weddings, what’s easy and what’s hard.
Posted in Michael Steinberg photography, Nuts and bolts of photography, Photoshop, Retouching, The business of wedding photography, Working with the bride, photography, photoshop effects, wedding photography on March 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
First of all, there are photoshop retouches that are fast and easy and others that are more time consuming and difficult and many that will fall in between depending on the individual picture. Please notice that these comments are about individual retouching and even a simple retouch can take time on 1000 files.
The easy ones [...]
There is photo-journalism, and photo-journalism, and photo-journalism.
Posted in Michael Steinberg photography, Nuts and bolts of photography, best photographer, cleveland weddings, photojournalism, photojournalistic photography, the art of photography, wedding, wedding photography on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A lot of brides want the look of a wedding photographer who is a photo-journalist. In my mind, there are at least 3 kinds of photo-journalists, and believe me, there are differences in style and philosophy between them.
The pure photo-journalist can be seen as a documentary photographer. He will show everything that happens with as [...]
Why can’t I (the bride) design my own coffee table book?
Posted in Michael Steinberg photography, Nuts and bolts of photography, The business of wedding photography, Working with the bride, coffee table books, cost of wedding photography on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I may not have a problem with that but there are obstacles that you need to be aware of if you want to design your own high end coffee table book. I am not talking about the cheaper books, since if you hire a photographer (like myself who gives you the hi res files), [...]
How many photographers does it take to shoot a wedding?
Posted in Michael Steinberg photography, The business of wedding photography, Working with the bride, best photographer, cleveland weddings, cost of wedding photography, photography, wedding on March 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The answer to this question depends on 4 factors. Here are the pros and cons.
1. How large is the wedding. The more guests, the more photographers you would need to shoot the wedding (if having everyone shot is important).
2. Are there restrictions that would make it hard or impossible to move around. This may be [...]
