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Destination: Mexico

June 22nd, 2009 in Uncategorised by Nigel Hicks


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We often talk about albums catching our eye… This one by Josef Isayo certainly did. He shot Porsche and Adam’s wedding in early 2007.

The couple, two ER doctors from San Francisco, came to Josef and asked him to shoot their wedding in Cuixmala, Mexico- an opportunity many photographers strive for. But as an experienced destination photographer who’s shot several weddings in Mexico, Josef knows it’s no walk in the park – you’ve got to be prepared.

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I asked Josef to share some tips and advice:

  • Know the local customs and laws – especially around visa requirements.
  • If you’re shooting film, avoid traveling with anything faster than 400ASA. Some airpot X-Ray machines damage high speed film.
  • Be sure to scout the location before the wedding date. This may mean you need to arrive a day or two early, so be sure to factor this into your schedule and budget.
  • Find a couple of other great locations to shoot the bride and groom at after the wedding day. This gives you the opportunity to shoot at locations not available or feasible on the day.

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  • It goes without saying, but don’t forget a back-up camera, lenses, strobes etc. When you’re shooting away from home the chances of finding replacements or rentals in a remote location are pretty slim.
  • If you shoot digital, download your CF cards to a laptop, or any device that has a hard drive as soon as possible. Keep them in separate locations to avoid losing your images if any of your gear goes missing.
  • Fit in. Wear clothes that match your guests.
  • Stay at touristy or well known hotels. These tend to be safer.

Josef says, “My background in newspaper and editorial photographers allows me to approach every wedding the same way no matter where I’m shooting. At the end of the day your clients just want beautiful images. Don’t try too hard, just be yourself and enjoy the opportunity to document the elegance that’s evident at such an emotionally charged event.”

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Porsche and Adam received a beautiful 14×10 full Photo Front Duo album. Click the link below to see the full album.

Cheers, Nigel

To view a slideshow of Porsche and Adam’s album click here.

 

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    April 29th, 2009 in Uncategorised by Nigel Hicks


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    If you’re flying in to shoot a wedding and the weather’s so foul the plane mightn’t be able to land, you have every wedding photographer’s nightmare. And to say the weather was foul would be an understatement… But the plane did land and Johannes (of Moda Fotografica) had already covered the other bases before heading out to shoot Vicky and Ricky’s wedding at French Farm in the South Island of New Zealand.

    With heavy rain forecast and weather warnings in place, Johannes discussed with the couple what would happen if the weather didn’t play nice. He walked them through how it might effect what they’d planned, and exactly how he’d deal with it.

    Plan B for Vicky and Ricky meant they went out and purchased a set of black umbrellas, ensured they and the bridal party had suitable footwear to get to and from the locations they wanted to shoot, and most importantly, Vicky and Ricky were emotionally prepared for what could happen.

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    Planning for the worst certainly paid off – it bucketed down. But Johannes says, “We took advantage of the rain and looked at it as a creative advantage. We still got beautiful shots – if anything it helped us!

    “The rain made everyone work faster. The rain and risk of falling over and getting really dirty added an element of urgency, but also excitement, to the photography.”

    A relaxed couple meant shooting was a breeze, the umbrellas added to the artistic effect of the images and nothing was going to stop the couple getting the images they wanted. Including Vicky climbing up the side of a slippery hill (which she nearly ended up at the bottom of a couple of times) to get this stunning shot.

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    Johannes presented Vicky and Ricky’s day in a 14×10 black leather Duo feature album.

    To see a slideshow of the album click here.

    To view Johannes’s profile click here.

     

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    August 28th, 2008 in Uncategorised by Ian Baugh


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    Steve Sharp sent us this exceptional album to complete our series of posts with him. Steve shot Ben and Lauren’s wedding in Taupo, New Zealand, a few weeks ago and designed them a 14×10 Queensberry Digital Album. 

    The couple initially committed to a 12-page album package, but Steve presented them with a 24-page album, pre-designed in Photojunction.

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    Steve finds that most of his clients, when presented with a larger range of page designs and images, decide to include more pages in their album than they have initially pre-committed to. 

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    Ben and Lauren have not yet finalised their album, but any extra pages they include, over and above the original twelve, will represent an increased return for Steve. He says the album is where the profit is. “Why wouldn’t you do your best to make the best album you can for your clients?” You can find out more about how Steve presents this potentially delicate “up-sell” to his client in our interview with him.

     

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    May 29th, 2008 in Uncategorised by Ian Baugh


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    Relationships with local wedding venues are a great way to build a strong wedding and portrait business, and a beautiful display album featuring the venue works well for both parties.

    Simon Whitten is a long-standing and valued Queensberry client from Yorkshire in England. His association with the luxury castle hotel Swinton Park is very important to him, and for years his Queensberry sample album has rested on the piano in the drawing room.

    When the time came to update it, the question was “with what?”

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    These days most of his clients tend towards the 14×10 Duo that Simon prefers. But feeling the 14×10 “didn’t quite cut it”, he decided the new display album should be a larger 18×12 Duo (in Denim Leather) instead.

    Having covered many great weddings at Swinton Park, his next problem was which one to feature? In the end he decided on a “best of” album featuring three couples/weddings that reflected both his own best work and Swinton Park at various times of the year.

    • Sarah and Paul had “a glorious summer wedding in 2006”, with a theme of simplicity and elegance.

    • Caroline and Jonathan had a fabulous winter marquee wedding in 2007 (“about minus five degrees Celcius and freezing fog!!”)

    • The most recent event was Emmeline and Robin’s beautiful Anglo-Italian spring wedding in 2008.

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    Simon was tempted to add an Autumn wedding to create a true ‘Four Seasons’ album, but had too much material from the three weddings already selected. (Emmeline and Robin’s own Queensberry album is in twin volumes totaling 98 pages and nearly 300 images.)

    Simon feels the result speaks for itself. “It’s a pretty fabulous showcase album and hopefully will do me sterling service at the venue for many years to come.”

    Something else that wouldn’t surprise us: brides wanting to upgrade from the 14×10 to the 18×12, so they can have what they saw at the castle.

    Click here to view Simon Whitten’s Swinton Park display album.

    Click here for Simon’s profile.

     

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    April 21st, 2008 in Uncategorised by Ian Baugh


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    This impeccably shot and designed album nearly got away from us. We didn’t photograph it before we shipped it, and we were too late contacting the studio before they sent it to their clients!

    But it’s too beautiful not to show you as much as we can, which fortunately includes a slide show of the album. We love its natural, restrained good taste – professional wedding photography at its best, and typical of the consistently good work Geoff White sends us.

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    Liz and Adam choose Meadowood, St. Helena, in California’s wine country as the location for their destination wedding on May 19th last year. They wanted a simple, contemporary celebration for friends and family, most of whom had very busy schedules in Washington DC.

    After hiring designer Alicia Falango to design the wedding and coordinate the details, they were referred to one of our San Francisco clients, Geoff White Photography, known for their contemporary, clean images with vibrant color.

    Together, Liz and Alicia designed the wedding around the idea of relaxed elegance, with a modern, clean feel to the design. Working with a natural palette of chocolate brown and ivory, Liz chose Calla Lilies for her bouquet. The ceremony took place on the lawn, followed by a cocktail hour. Guests relaxed in the lounge area and dined under the stars before moving inside for dancing and desserts.

    Liz and Adam chose a 14×10 vertical format pagemount album in iron leather with ivory mats on white-edged ivory pages; assembled at Queensberry from the studio’s own prints. Click here for a slide show of the album.

    Click here to view Geoff’s profile.

     

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    March 28th, 2008 in Uncategorised by Ian Baugh


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    Nicky and Richard Barrett are world famous Dressage riders who were keen to document their lifestyle with a photography album they could keep forever. They were recommended to contact Hampshire (UK) photographer Emily Hancock, who is known for her original equestrian imagery of horses and their owners.

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    Emily spent four separate days over six months with Nicky, Richard and their son Milo. She photographed Nicky riding, competing and with her family in a lifestyle shoot with their horses. The first day was in the summer of 2007 and the final day just 10 days before Christmas.

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    The end result was a beautiful digital album from Queensberry that will last forever, and safeguard their memories.

    Nicky and Richard chose a 14×10 horizontal format album in iron leather with digital pages; Queensberry full service printing and assembly. Click here to view the album.

    Click here to view Emily’s profile.

     

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