It has been wayyyyyyy to long since my last post, so I’ll start off by getting back into blogging with my photography shoot in Hawaii from  a couple weeks ago.  Josh and Joanna were absolutely amazing and great hosts.  We had such a great day with some awesome weather.  How can you go wrong it was Hawaii, unlike the foggy windy conditions I have to contend with my San Francisco Weddings.   I’m looking forward to finalizing the edits (the one thing I hate the most is post production) but fun to revisit the day and self critique.

Stay tuned for more posts….soon… I promise.

As a San Francisco wedding photographer is really awesome with all the locations to choose from.

I’ll be attending as the exclusive wedding photographer at this event! I’m looking forward to introducing myself and chatting about everyone’s upcoming wedding. Please feel to say hi and ask any questions. Look forward to seeing everyone there!

Celebrate love ever after at our special bridal event Sunday, March 9th, 1:00pm-4:00pm
Macy’s invites you to be our guest to meet wedding, entertaining and lifestyle experts. Join us for appetizers, enter for fabulous door prizes, and more surprises.

Call 714-513-3940 to reserve your spot now!

MACY’S SOUTH COAST PLAZA HOME

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3333 Bear Street Costa Mesa, CA 92626-7706

Many times when couples meet with me, they are very excited to see my albums and portfolios but forget to ask to see any examples of a complete wedding shoot. Most Wedding photographers love to show their best work, however they don’t have available examples of proofing books from a wedding. Why is this important? Seeing the wedding photographers proofs will provide a realistic view of the photographer’s complete work. Most photographers shoot digital now so it is quite easy to show 2 or 3 complete weddings either on a computer monitor or hard copy. This is as strong as providing testimonials because it will expose any weaknesses or concerns you have with their approach or overall quality.

I still remember the grueling process my wife and I had when choosing our photographer. It amazed me how many of these “Wedding Photographers” didn’t have their proofs available when we asked. There was no way we were going to invest thousands of dollars for someone to capture our story without seeing examples of complete weddings.

Remember, every image doesn’t have to be perfect but the overall work must show the value of what your willing to spend.

Next Tip: choosing the personality who will be shooting your wedding photographer

What a great day and I really want to thank Marissa Oyadomari who coordinate the Bridal Show! I put a little video together from the day showing some of the highlights. Next I’ll be in the OC for the next Macy’s event on Saturday March 8, 2008. Also Just a reminder for all those couples I met this weekend, If you are still looking this year for your San Francisco Wedding Photographer, my dates are getting booked, so contact me soon!

It was fun meeting everyone!

I wanted to let everyone know that this upcoming weekend Saturday January 26th in San Francisco, I have been invited to attend Macy’s annual bridal event. I’m really excited to be invited to showcase my work. In addition to showing my work, I’ll be available to answer questions and provide consulting. Here are the details of the event from Macy’s website:

This is taken from their site:
“Celebrate love ever after at our special bridal event Saturday, January 26, 1:00pm-4:00pm
Macy’s invites you to be our guest to meet wedding, entertaining and lifestyle experts. Join us for appetizers, enter for fabulous door prizes, and more surprises.

Call 415-954-6295 to reserve your spot now! “

Address:

170 O’Farrell Street
San Francisco, CA 94102-2202

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I’ll see you there!

It has been on my list of things to do for a number of months and I have made it my New Years Resolution! Start and maintain a blog.

My goal is to update my blog with information important to that couple who are looking for their wedding photographer. Specifically Stories where couples will get to know who I am as a photographer, get a sense of my personality. This is incredibly important because it is critical for a couple to have personality match with their photographer. Secondly I will offer tips for couples in what to look for when hiring a photographer, and tips on how to work with the photographer to get those perfect images.