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