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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Friday, July 6, 2012
Maui Creative Mentoring Sessions Date 1. Announcing our first mentoring dates!
We're pleased to announce we've chosen some dates for our first ever, hands-on MAUI CREATIVE Mentoring Sessions.
We will have two class dates available: Saturday, September 8th -&/OR- Sunday, September 9th at our converted home studio. For $300 per person, you will get some quality, hands-on mentoring and lots of information!!
Class consists of 4 hours total; 2 hours of classroom, 1 hour on location and 1 hour hands-on coaching. A limit of 6 spots are available each day.
We will be teaching the basics of DSLR use and basic photography techniques. Depending on your experience the coaching session can be more or less advanced.
To sign up email mallory@mauicreativedesign.com by September 1st. I will follow up with payment information and preliminary details/prep info!
We absolutely can't wait to work with some inspired photogs!!! So, we hope to book enough to hold the sessions!!!
We are also opening our schedule up for one-on-one mentoring sessions- email for availability and details.
We will have two class dates available: Saturday, September 8th -&/OR- Sunday, September 9th at our converted home studio. For $300 per person, you will get some quality, hands-on mentoring and lots of information!!
Class consists of 4 hours total; 2 hours of classroom, 1 hour on location and 1 hour hands-on coaching. A limit of 6 spots are available each day.
We will be teaching the basics of DSLR use and basic photography techniques. Depending on your experience the coaching session can be more or less advanced.
To sign up email mallory@mauicreativedesign.com by September 1st. I will follow up with payment information and preliminary details/prep info!
We absolutely can't wait to work with some inspired photogs!!! So, we hope to book enough to hold the sessions!!!
We are also opening our schedule up for one-on-one mentoring sessions- email for availability and details.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
How to make a first look work, under any circumstance...
Every now and then we run into a snag on a wedding day. It can be the salon took longer than expected for hair, or the rental company hasn't delivered the chairs yet, or the weather doesn't cooperate. In the case that inspired this blog post, it was the weather. Tiffany and Tim had a beautiful outdoor ceremony planned in June. The chairs were set, the salon was on time but the rain clouds wouldn't disperse.
There were a few worries that came along with this. 1. Would they have to move the ceremony inside? 2. Where would we have the first look if it's pouring cats and dogs? and 3. Will we have access to areas in the building on the grounds where the ceremony was being held.
We had an hour or so at the getting ready location to shoot details, decide on an inclement weather plan and wait. Wait for those pesky rain clouds to get the heck outta dodge. But they didn't. Right about the time we would have been standing out under the big oak tree on the front lawn of Kent State Stark campus, it started storming. And I mean wind whirling and thunder rolling storming.
How we handled it:
1. They moved the ceremony inside, as well as the first look. We gave our unbiased opinions when asked, and gave Tiffany until the very latest second to decide what to do. We didn't rush or make demands, we simple reassured and waited.
2. We were given access to the Kent State Stark Main Hall, and the ceremony was to be held in the auditorium instead of on the front lawn.
3. While Tiffany was calculating her decisions, we scrambled inside the building to find a decent spot for their first look.
We looked for a place that:
1. Had natural light.
2. Was intimate and comfortable. (where passersby wouldn't interrupt the intimate moment.)
3. That we could adjust the elements. (we moved furniture, opened doors, turned off TVs)
4. That didn't have a lot going on in the background. There were no bathroom signs, desks or chairs, or posters on the walls. (well, there were some things we wished weren't there but nothing that a simple fix in post couldn't fix)
We decided on the entry way in the lower level. It was out of the way of guests arriving, and off the path of anyone traveling from the building or to the restroom. It had BIG windows, though they were covered outside with yellow and blue awnings, it was the best natural light we could find. It was quiet, and spacious and bright. There was a set of doors in the back, which made for easy access for Tiffany from the car as Tim anxiously waited inside for her arrival.
It wasn't ideal. It wasn't perfect. But it was JUST as special and JUST as beautiful as outside under the big oak tree. Here are a few shots:
So, a first look location doesn't need to be straight out of a magazine to be successful. But it does make it easier!!
There were a few worries that came along with this. 1. Would they have to move the ceremony inside? 2. Where would we have the first look if it's pouring cats and dogs? and 3. Will we have access to areas in the building on the grounds where the ceremony was being held.
We had an hour or so at the getting ready location to shoot details, decide on an inclement weather plan and wait. Wait for those pesky rain clouds to get the heck outta dodge. But they didn't. Right about the time we would have been standing out under the big oak tree on the front lawn of Kent State Stark campus, it started storming. And I mean wind whirling and thunder rolling storming.
How we handled it:
1. They moved the ceremony inside, as well as the first look. We gave our unbiased opinions when asked, and gave Tiffany until the very latest second to decide what to do. We didn't rush or make demands, we simple reassured and waited.
2. We were given access to the Kent State Stark Main Hall, and the ceremony was to be held in the auditorium instead of on the front lawn.
3. While Tiffany was calculating her decisions, we scrambled inside the building to find a decent spot for their first look.
We looked for a place that:
1. Had natural light.
2. Was intimate and comfortable. (where passersby wouldn't interrupt the intimate moment.)
3. That we could adjust the elements. (we moved furniture, opened doors, turned off TVs)
4. That didn't have a lot going on in the background. There were no bathroom signs, desks or chairs, or posters on the walls. (well, there were some things we wished weren't there but nothing that a simple fix in post couldn't fix)
We decided on the entry way in the lower level. It was out of the way of guests arriving, and off the path of anyone traveling from the building or to the restroom. It had BIG windows, though they were covered outside with yellow and blue awnings, it was the best natural light we could find. It was quiet, and spacious and bright. There was a set of doors in the back, which made for easy access for Tiffany from the car as Tim anxiously waited inside for her arrival.
It wasn't ideal. It wasn't perfect. But it was JUST as special and JUST as beautiful as outside under the big oak tree. Here are a few shots:
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| The yellow and blue add a little bit of fun after all. The furniture in this shot was a minor detail compared to the moment I didn't want to miss. |
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| The collection of handicap accessible doors made for a glitzy frame for this shot! Removal of a handicap sign in post and voila! |
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| If we managed to shoot straight on, you almost couldn't tell we were inside. |
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| This shot was as Tiff walked in, that nice blank wall was behind her! What you can't see if that there was a TV hanging in the corner and a trash can below it. |
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| Here you can see the picnic area in the background...but it's not SUPER annoying, I actually like the lines. |
So, a first look location doesn't need to be straight out of a magazine to be successful. But it does make it easier!!
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Tiffany and Tim, Canton, Ohio - Kent State University Wedding.
Posted by Mallory:
These two....they're just such an eclectic mix of awesome I can't even simplify it. They met in college, and planned a lovely wedding on the lawn there. Due to weather...they got married in the exact room that they met years ago. Goosebumps... I know. Their vows were tear-jerkers...they were both crying...I was crying.
They live in Chicago, and Tiffany...well, she's quite a woman. I've had the wonderful opportunity to photograph her three times now, and each time I got to know her more, and heard more and more about Tim each time...and each time I left thinking that they were more awesome than the time before!
Thanks so much for having us at your wedding! And best wishes for your future, where ever it may take you!
These two....they're just such an eclectic mix of awesome I can't even simplify it. They met in college, and planned a lovely wedding on the lawn there. Due to weather...they got married in the exact room that they met years ago. Goosebumps... I know. Their vows were tear-jerkers...they were both crying...I was crying.
They live in Chicago, and Tiffany...well, she's quite a woman. I've had the wonderful opportunity to photograph her three times now, and each time I got to know her more, and heard more and more about Tim each time...and each time I left thinking that they were more awesome than the time before!
Thanks so much for having us at your wedding! And best wishes for your future, where ever it may take you!
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