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Where is your studio?I don't have one. Because my style of photography is photojournalistic, I have no need of one. My style is to capture a feeling, a moment in time, the instant of a person's reaction to something or someone. I don't believe that can be artificially created in the confines of a studio but, rather, only occurs in the natural world with people acting naturally.
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What do you mean by photojournalistic?Every artist has his or her own style. As I noted on my home page, for example, Michelangelo's style was obviously different from Andy Warhol's style. In their case, each of them created a style that hadn't existed before. Other artists replicate or work within a particular existing style or genre. There are lots of professional photographic styles such as wedding, portrait, senior, commercial, wildlife and underwater (as I used to do). Now, I like best and work within the style of photojournalism.
Wikipedia describes photojournalism like this (edited for clarity):Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism that creates images in order to tell a story. It's distinguished from other close branches of photography by the qualities of:
* Timeliness — the images have meaning in the context of a recently published record of events.
* Objectivity — the situation implied by the images is a fair and accurate representation of the events they depict in both content and tone.
* Narrative — the images combine with other elements to make facts relatable to the viewer on a cultural level.
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Do you do portraits?Sure! I do individual portraits as well as families and especially children. Pets, too! I shoot the portrait at your location or at a place of your choosing. Back to top
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How many photos do you take at a typical event?It's been pretty consistent over the years. Because of the wonders of digital photography I'm limited only by the capacity of my memory cards. So I shoot lots of pictures. On average, I'll take over 100 photos per hour of shooting. Of course, most of those are discarded and only the finest are selected for post-processing. Back to top
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Post-processing? What is that?In a word, Photoshop® (and more). Actually, it's the time and effort devoted after the image is captured to make it just right. Cropping, adjusting color, removing blemishes, converting to black and white and all the other processes that you, the client, never see done. These things used to be done in the darkroom; now, they're done in the digital darkroom on computers with many varieties of specialized photographic software. Many photographers send their raw images to third-party companies for post-processing. I do it myself. Back to top
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How many photos do you deliver to me?For a normal event lasting several hours you'll usually receive no less than 30 and up to 50 images for each hour of shooting. That means for a typical 6-hour event you'll have about 250 photographs, give or take a few. Back to top
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What do I get?Each client's needs and budget is different. At a bare minimum what I produce is a quality digital image saved in a JPEG format of about 2.5MB to 5MB in size. From this image prints of 20" x 30" are easily produced. The files can be printed by you, your choice of retail or online services, or by me. You, or I, can create albums, PhotoCDs, DVDs, slideshows, mugs, t-shirts, mousepads...just about anything you wish. You, or I, can upload them to a website so that you and your friends can enjoy them on their own computer wherever they are.
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There are so many photographers to choose from. Why should I choose you?You should make your decision based on comfort and confidence.
For whatever reason you're seeking a photographer, whether it's for your upcoming wedding, a portrait of your children, your 5-year-old's birthday party, your parents' 50th anniversary, your son's bar mitzvah or your business's reception area for a marketing piece — no matter why, you need to have the confidence that the photographer will capture the vision in your mind. As you know in your heart and in your mind what you want to have, so also you need to feel comfortable with your choice.
You'll achieve both by looking at the photographer's work and by speaking with him or her to communicate your vision. If you feel confident and comfortable and the cost is within your budget, make your decision accordingly.
After viewing my galleries and speaking with me you're comfortable that my style fits your vision, then we're a match. Call me or complete the Contact Form and I'll call you. Let's talk about capturing your moment in time. Back to top