Bibble 5 Confusion, Part 1 By Cory Trese

As a long time Bibble user, I am often grumpy when things change. One thing that I really need is a clear display of "this was edited" for my photographs.

In th screenshot I have attached there are two images selected in Bibble (like a stack) and you can see that an adjustment is visible in the "Basic Adjustments" tab [?]

These images (at least one of them) has a 0.57 negative exposure adjustment. However, they are both without the "edited" or Paintbrush icon.

I have come to the conclusion that either I am confused about what the paintbrush means, that there is some setting to control it or for some reason the changes for these NEF files aren't displaying.

San Diego's Wedding Blog: Foods to stay away from at your wedding...

San Diego's Wedding Blog: Foods to stay away from at your wedding...: "Food is always one of the most thought about decisions in the wedding planning process, because a bride usually spends at least 30% of her b..."

This is a great post by SD White Weddings, re: advice regarding food service for your guests. Enjoy!

Adobe Lightroom Glossary of Terms

I am trying to learn how to use Adobe Lightroom today.

This page listed the basic terms that helped me:

http://liangdong.blogspot.com/2007/02/seven-ways-to-organize-your-photos-in.html

Google Alerts

My once awesome Google Alerts about wedding photography have been destroyed by Content Farms.

I am so sad. I used to get a daily update on the state of the Wedding Photography world now it's just the same repackaged content over and over. Bummer, Google, bummer.

Bella Pictures Acquired

CPI Corp. acquires Bella Pictures
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis-based CPI Corp. announced today that it is entering the wedding photography industry with the acquisition of Bella Pictures. ...

As a ex-Bella Pictures professional, I can say I'm not surprised to see someone buy them up.

The Bella leadership team (especially around the sales/photographer mismatch) really needs a shakeup.

I hope CPI Corp. does good things with the new purchase, because on its own, Bella was floundering.

Wedding Day Hair!

As a California Digital Wedding Photographer I am constantly being asked about style and hair tips.

As a result I spent a bunch of time reading Google Alerts and bouncing around Google Reader trying to find good tips for brides and grooms.

This page on people has some good tips for Wedding Day Locks ...

http://www.peoplestylewatch.com/people/stylewatch/gallery/0,,20365968,00.html

Engagement Photoshoot in San Francisco Tuesday

I have a Engagement Photo-shoot in San Francisco Tuesday -- Any Ideas? The clients are a sweet couple who live in the city. They're going to suggest the locations but I would love to have a few ideas of my own ... perhaps ones you've already tried and love?

Custom Digital Wedding Photography Packages for California

As a California Wedding Photographer I am regularly asked to quote custom prices for my wedding photography packages.

Here is a list I quoted to a potential customer today:

Option #0 -- $650 and includes:

• 4 Hours

Option #1 -- $730 and includes:

• 4 Hours
• 100 Prints (4x6)

Option #2 -- $750 and includes:

• 4 Hours
• 100 Prints (5x7)

Option #3 -- $1160 and includes:

• 4 Hours
• 100 Prints (8x10)

Option #4 -- $1275 and includes:

• 4 Hours
• 100 Prints (5x7)
• 1 Leather Bound 10"x10" Custom Designed Coffee Table Book ($525)

Option #5 -- $1600 and includes:

• 4 Hours
• 100 Prints (5x7)
• 1 Leather Bound 10"x10" Custom Designed Coffee Table Book ($525)
• Second Leather Bound 10"x10" Custom Designed Coffee Table Book ($325)

Option #6 -- $1900 and includes:

• 4 Hours
• 100 Prints (5x7)
• 1 Leather Bound 10"x10" Custom Designed Coffee Table Book ($525)
• Second Leather Bound 10"x10" Custom Designed Coffee Table Book ($325)
• Third Leather Bound 10"x10" Custom Designed Coffee Table Book ($300)

Creating Wedding Photography Web Sites

As a digital wedding photographer, I am required (not by law, but pretty close) to have a web site to stay in business.

Creating new web sites can be challenging for anyone.  Creating new web visually acceptable web sites can be a near impossible task for artistic types that often take up photography as a serious hobby, or in my case as a profession.

We are visual people and as my younger brother Martin often reminds me "the artist can see the true flaws of the work, things the casual observer will never notice."

And so we torture ourselves, aligning pixels and stressing over each visual element.

This page of web site creation guidelines can help the new photographer (or artist) and it is posted on www.NaturePhotographers.net which has been a very useful repository of knowledge and tips for me in the past, both regarding general and nature photography.

Need inspiration for your photography web site or your wedding photography page?  Perhaps this index of member's web sites will help: http://www.naturephotographers.net/membersites.html

For me, I always feel a certain amount of humility as I page through the works of talented photographers.  I think it is important to respect the work of other wedding photographers without being overwhelmed.

Remember, for all the photographs you see and think "Wow that is perfect" there is a tortured artist somewhere who is obsessing over invisible details in that photograph and wondering how someone could create the wonderful shot you don't know you have.

San Francisco California Wedding Photography

Wedding photos provide lasting legacy

Posed, candid, natural, relaxed. A great wedding photographer should be able to capture any or all of these styles in their quest toward making the bride and groom's day uniquely special.

The San Francisco wedding photography market has a lot of extremely talented digital wedding photographers.  Cory Trese is a California Wedding Photographer who strives, every day, to be a great photographer. 

There is a great story on the West Fargo Pioneer about how the wedding photographer's real responsibility is to protect the legacy of their clients.

No matter what the package price of your wedding photographs, as a wedding photographer you are responsible for protecting the memories -- cherished, funny, sweet and sad -- for future generations.  

The legacy of one couple's day is in the hands of the photographer and videographer.