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.

Love IT!

Photo from Northern California Photography Group (NCPG) on Meetup

http://meetup.com/u/ds

Great Wedding Photographers!

California Wedding Photography!

As a San Francisco Wedding Photographer, I am very interested in reading about other wedding photographers who have created a lasting legacy in there communities through quality photographic services.

Wedding photos provide lasting legacy West Fargo Pioneer 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. ... See all stories on this topic

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.

California Photography -- Moon Shot!

Hello Readers,

As a Sacramento Wedding Photographer I am always looking for things to take photographs of (as practice, ya know!)

Tonight the Moon will be a wonderful subject for photographic study.  Why, you ask?

The moon has an orbit around earth that is elliptical.  There are times when the moon is closer to earth during this orbit. 

Ever so often, the moon being at its closest point to earth coincides with it being a Full Moon. 

Tonight, my friends, is just such a night.

What this means is - the moon will be at its brightest and largest you will see for a long time, so a great opportunity to go out and take some shots (hoping it will be a clear night).

Big and bright
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100129/sc_space/biggestandbrightestfullmoonof2010tonight

How to shoot the moon
http://www.colourjam.com/resources/how-to-photograph-the-moon/

Cory Trese
ph#:     916-359-9644
e-m:    cory.trese@gmail.com
California Wedding Photography

San Fransisco Wedding Photography

Cory Trese Photography announces that travel to weddings and events in San Fransisco is now free.

All Wedding Photography Packages and Prices on our San Fransisco Wedding Photography site include all travel for any event!

Cory Trese

ph#: 916-359-9644
e-m: cory.trese@gmail.com
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California Wedding Photography
http://www.corytrese.com/wedding.html

Sacramento -- Photography & Things To Do

I started following a new feed on Twitter called "The Sacramento Blog" which seems to be a pretty strong feed.

As a Sacramento California Photographer, I am always looking for good reasons to get out, fire the flash at a good time. I have been impressed with the links from SacBlog so far, and I hope you get something out of them if you take a look.

When all else fades away, the photographs remain.

Incredible, professional digital wedding photography by Cory Trese.















To ensure your precious wedding moments are yours forever, all of my wedding packages include all of the negatives, originals and high-resolution NOT water-marked digital files at no extra charge. In most cases I have the DVD of originals shipped to you within a few days of the event.






You receive copyright so that you can order prints from your vendor of choice (anywhere, anytime)



Want a la carte professional prints? I will make my preferred pricing at a professional printing lab available for every customer I serve.



You will pay only $8 for an 8"x10" from one of the premier printers in the United States, shipped directly from the printer to your door.




Looking for premium quality wedding photography at affordable prices? E-mail 'cory.trese@gmail.com' or call (916) 359-9644.

• Short: 2 hours, Digital Negatives on DVD = $350


• Basic: 4 hours, Digital Negatives on DVD = $650


• Bronze: 5 hours, 75 Prints, Digital Negatives on DVD = $850


• Silver: 6 hours, 150 Prints, Digital Negatives on DVD = $1050


• Gold: 7 hours, 250 Prints, Custom Designed Coffee Table Book, DVD = $1950


• Platinum: All Day, 300 Prints, 3 Custom Designed Coffee Table Books, DVD = $3000


• Engagement Session: 2 hours of bridal portraits + 50 prints = $175

I will photograph your wedding personally. I do not send anyone in my place -- no second photographers and no one you have not met!

Interested in a custom package? -- e-mail 'cory.trese@gmail.com' or call us at (916) 359-9644.

Bohemian Fashion @ Elle

Violet Moon Gaynor has another fashion "how-to" (pretty simple) over at Elle magazine called Shop Chic Bohemian Style.

I like the idea, my only complaint would be a request for more photographs of the completed look.

Anyway, as a Sacramento Wedding Photographer, I'm constantly on the lookout for Fashion related reading materials. Here is another one, at least with a lot more photographs

http://www.elle.com/Fashion/Street-Chic/Wardrobe-Chic-Wren

Wedding Video in 3D?

As a Sacramento Wedding Photographer, I love to hear about new high-end wedding technology!

The recent 3D movie Avatar was amazing and I love watching 3D

Now in 3-D: wedding films
KTAR.com
... 7:30am) PHOENIX -- With 3-D all the rage and 3-D television channels in the works, a Valley man is taking wedding photography to a whole new level. ...
See all stories on this topic

However, it does seem like the early adopters will be paying big dollars -- the KTAR story references a cost of $55,000 for the video!

Top quality wedding photography is so much more affordable, for example, just take a look at my Wedding Photography Packages.

Even Famous Photographers Have to Pay Their Bills

Photographer Leibovitz might loose her copyright on her portfolio of work.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/09/08/leibovitz.debt/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Would be very sad to see such a famous artist stripped of her rights, but that is what happens when you take loans and do not pay them back.

Trash the Dress 2009

Dear Blog!

It is mid-2009 and the Trash The Dress trend is still going strong.

As a Sacramento Digital Wedding Photographer, I do love Wedding Photography trends, especially edgy modern ones.

Washington Post Online News has this "Trash the Dress" interview.

Thanks,

Cory Trese