Walters' Editing Comes to a Close

As i sit here at 2:00 in the morning, waiting for my photos to export out of "Lightroom", it finally hits me. I am dont editing the Walters' wedding photos! I've gone through 1,003 photos, narrowed it down to 283 photos, and applied my own personal touch and editing to each one. I have to be honest, the work became a little monotonous near the end, just because of the shear volume of photos, but they turned out great. I tried to give each photo its on special touch so that the feelings behind it could be properly conveyed. Sam and Ian make such a happy, beautiful couple, that its heard not to smile when you see the photos. I teared up twice at the ceremony and twice at the reception. My hopes is that i have done them both justice with these photos and that they will love what they see. So as my brain fights the fog of sleep, i wait for them to stop exporting, then i will set up a time this coming week to meet with Sam and Ian, and let them choose the photos that they would like to be printed. and i can rest a little easier knowing this project is done and i can present it to them. Hopefully their love of these photos will last as long as the love between them.

~Joe

Editing the Walters

So i have been slowly going through the Walters' wedding photos and i have begun to edit them. And to be honest, i had forgotten how much of a creative process editing really is. From know what works in what situation, what colors and how deep shadows need to be, to making sure that you dont let your creativity overblast and completely ruin a photo. I think i am reaching a perfect balance right now. I am just working on the base edits so far, nothing as major as blemish removal yet, just your regular editing through "Lightroom". The photos are starting to look great, the have enough traditional wedding feel and just enough of my edge and style. Both of which compliments the other well! (hah in my opinion anyway) But my edge and style really comes out in the editing and that is what Sam (the bride) wanted. I love deep shadows and high contrast, but done tastefully for the most part. And what is making this editing process longer is the amount of photos i took and the fact that its my first wedding and i am not exactly sure what brides and grooms look for in photos. So i am doing what i can and what i know to make them look great and hopefully they will have many great photos to choose from.


This whole process has been such a learning process. I know so much more now about wedding photography then i did before and its a great feeling. and as i edit this photos and see the beauty and the happyness in them, i cant wait to see the looks on Samantha and Ian's faces when they are done. I will be posting one sneak preview photo below. Be watching my fan page on facebook for updates and the full album coming soon. Photography by Joe

Feel free to click on the photos below for full image.

~Joe

The Walter's Wedding

So sitting here in my hotel room the night before the Walter's Wedding. I am probably as nervous as the bride and groom are. This is my first wedding, and i am worried that i wont be able to pull it off. Today was the rehearsal and i was able to get out and take some photos, which is good so that i know where i need to be when it all happens. Now while i am worried i wont be able to pull it off, i know that i actually will be able to, which excites me because that means i will be breaking into the wedding photography business. Which is very lucrative. But not only is it lucrative, you get to meet alot of amazing people. And as a side note, doing this wedding has made me start thinking even more what i want my wedding to be like. I just know that i will be extra picky when it comes to a photographer, since i know what i am doing lol. So wish me luck guys and i will post photos soon!

April's First Session.

As i stated in my previous blog post "Passion", i have been enlisting the help of friends to model for me. I had been talking with my friend April about helping for a while. So the other day i was sitting at home waiting for work to start when i got the urge to do a shoot, so i got ahold of April and had her come over. So as you can imagine the shoot was a little spur of the moment. but we got out there and got some amazing shots. Now somthing about me, i love contrast, i love doing photos of a beautiful outfit with a trashy background or semi trashy ripped up clothing and a fancy elegant background. Thats kind of what i did with most of the photos in this shoot. We have a small junk pile on part of our property, so thats where most of the inspiration for this shoot came from. Now something else you should know, April loves fashion, and she will be hopefully helping me with makeup later on on other shoots. So check out the photos and leave me a comment and let me know what you think! and like always, dont forget to check out my fan page on facebook: Photography By Joe

Passion

Since my last post called "Conclusions" my level of passion for photography has doubled, maybe even trippled. My brain is constantly making new ideas for photoshoots and i have been reaching out to friends to model for me so i can work on my skills in a more editorial fashion. as i look back through my photos and see where i started and where i am now, i  can see alot of improvement. So i am really excited about where my photography is going to go in the future. The ultimate goal for me is to get published in a magazine like Harpers Bazaar or Vogue. But that will take years to accomplish, but i am completely up for the task! Nothing is going to stop this craving in me to create beautiful photos, i am going to accomplish my dreams and i will be enjoying evey minute of it! So keep watching, i am going to do amazing things!

Conclusions!

In the last few weeks i have had such a renewal of my passion for photography. Is it strange that when i think of photography, i get a fluttering in my chest? I dont know why but i love photography from the tips of my toes to my head. And i have recently been fighting with myself about what i want to go to college for. I have been deciding between becoming a high school history teacher or going for my photography, and i think i have come to a conclusion. I got a tour of the college and got to go into the photography department. And i think thats what sparked my renewed love for photography. Seeing all the photos up on those walls, seeing all that creativity, seeing the dark rooms! There is so much more i want to learn about photography, so i have decided that i am going to go for photography. i wont be wasting my creativity, and if i eventually want to go to school again to be a teacher, i can always do that. But i want my photography so bad! and thats what i am going to get. I want the world to look at thing differently, I want people to realize that they over look the beauty in the simple things that surround them every day. That there is beauty in the things they take for granted. And thats what my slogan means "Finding Extraordinary in the Ordinary" And to celebrate that, here are three photos that i havent published anywhere yet. Enjoy and dont forget to check out my fan page Photography by Joe on facebook: Photography by Joe

Some realizations

I have been thinking about alot lately relating to my photography. And the biggest realization is that i am at a point that i have learned all i can on my own. Its gotten to the point that i am giong to have to either take some classes in photography or really start interning more with Lisa so that i can start filling in the gaps of what i havent learned. Also i have hit a limitation with what i can do based on the equipment i have and what i am lacking. The first think i need is a good D-SLR, i would also like some studio equipment (i.e. lighting, back drops, and props), and to ended it all, the simplest thing i need is some reflectors. I have also come to the realization that i need to find my vision, right now i take photos because they will look good, or be pretty. I dont really have an artistic vision yet. I think i am kind of focusing on the LGBT teens and sucide and a little bit on the darker side becaues i kind of know that personally. But it just all comes down to figuring out how to express it and get it across in a way that shows my vision. But now that i am aware of it, its all stuff i will start working on. So watch for changes!