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Needless to say, we booked something last night.
Fun Bat Mitzvah in October with a really cool family. They booked 8 hours of coverage (a significant chunk for a Bar / Bat) plus the photobooth. We threw in an extra session, our new "Full Bloom" session that we do with 10-14 y/o kids. They're a good family I'm going to enjoy working with. Best of all, I think they're probably going to refer a lot of people.
Did I mention things are going well?
I just keep counting down what we still need:
2x Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 N
1x Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 N
At least one canvas for display
At least one flushmount album for display (Confirmed: we're buying this as a companion to one of the orders that was put in last month)
2x 13' lightstands
1x Tripod with pistol grip
The flushmount and canvas will probably happen later this month, as will the tripod. The product purchases from our shoots this weekend (Saturday: Bar Mitzvah, Sunday: Family Shoot) should be able to finance at least that much, if not the lightstands as well. The lenses will have to wait a bit longer, though.
I still need to pick up something so we can use the diffusers on the Alien Bees for the family shoot Sunday. I've got the gels for it, I just need something to soften the light a little. Perhaps a trip to Pro is in order.
( A basic description for the uninitiated )
According to Adobe's website, new features include:
* Localized corrections — Enhance specific areas of an image for unsurpassed nondestructive flexibility and control reminiscent of the traditional darkroom dodge and burn experience.
* Improved organizational tools — Find the images you need quickly and easily.
* Multiple monitor support — Add an additional monitor to efficiently manage photographic workflow and presentation.
* Flexible print package functionality — Create custom layouts containing multiple sizes of a photograph on a single page.
* 64-bit support — Lightroom 2.0 now takes advantage of the latest hardware architectures with improved memory handling and performance.
Apparently, the release is very much still in beta, and is still designed to install along side installations of Lightroom 1.3.1. Personally, I think I'll probably give it a whirl on our laptop before I do anything. That way, I run absolutely no risk that it will cause damage to our client files. Adobe does not recommend trying to do any actual editing on the new version, as they cannot guarantee that files will transfer correctly between 2.0 beta and the official release, let alone the beta and 1.3.1.
If you've got a copy of Lightroom, the trial is indefinite; otherwise, you've got 30 days to try it out before it stops working.
Sources
- DP Review announcement: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0804/08040
- Adobe Labs announcement: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/ligh
- Lightroom overview: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop
- Mood:
curious
( What is a Radio Slave )
Brands
( Cut for the tl;dr crowd )
So there it is. I hope this helps some people out. I've certainly learned a lot in the last week.
Poll #1129977 Photography
Open to: All, results viewable to: All
How much are you / did you pay for a wedding photographer in US dollars? Choose whatever value is closest.
Mean: 2228.57 Median: 2000 Std. Dev 1591.69
| 0 |    3 (2.1%) |
| 500 | 16 (11.4%) |
| 1000 | 20 (14.3%) |
| 1500 | 22 (15.7%) |
| 2000 | 21 (15.0%) |
| 2500 | 20 (14.3%) |
| 3000 | 15 (10.7%) |
| 3500 | 7 (5.0%) |
| 4000 | 3 (2.1%) |
| 4500 | 3 (2.1%) |
| 5000 | 5 (3.6%) |
| 5500 | 0 (0.0%) |
| 6000 | 1 (0.7%) |
| 6500 | 0 (0.0%) |
| 7000 | 1 (0.7%) |
| 7500 | 0 (0.0%) |
| 8000 | 2 (1.4%) |
| 8500 | 0 (0.0%) |
| 9000 | 0 (0.0%) |
| 9500 | 0 (0.0%) |
| 10000 | 1 (0.7%) |
How many photographers were at your wedding?
One photographer alone 76 (47.8%)
One photographer with assistant 33 (20.8%)
Two photographers 45 (28.3%)
Two photographers with assistant(s) 4 (2.5%)
Other (please specify in comments) 1 (0.6%)
How much coverage did you purchase? Please include wedding and any other pre/post events like a rehersal dinner.
0-2 hours 0 (0.0%)
2-4 hours 5 (3.1%)
4-6 hours 32 (20.1%)
6-8 hours 41 (25.8%)
8-12 hours 28 (17.6%)
12 hours or more 7 (4.4%)
Unlimited Coverage 46 (28.9%)
Which of the following came with your package:
Images on disk ("soft copies") 104 (65.4%)
Digital negatives or printing rights 123 (77.4%)
Album(s) 76 (47.8%)
Brag book(s) 13 (8.2%)
Proof prints (please specify size/qty in comments) 67 (42.1%)
DVD slideshow 42 (26.4%)
Print / Product credit 31 (19.5%)
Other (please specify in comments) 18 (11.3%)
None of the above 1 (0.6%)
Did you order any of the following in addition to the items included in the package?
Album / Brag Book 13 (28.3%)
DVD slide show 2 (4.3%)
Images on disk ("soft copies") 6 (13.0%)
Digital negatives or printing rights 9 (19.6%)
Additional prints 25 (54.3%)
Other (please specify in comments) 5 (10.9%)
Which of the following factored into your decision:
Price / Affordability 103 (65.2%)
Photographic style 141 (89.2%)
Image quality 101 (63.9%)
Deliverables (IE: products or prints as mentioned above) 51 (32.3%)
Photographer's personality 118 (74.7%)
Personal recommendation 52 (32.9%)
Other (Please specify in comments) 10 (6.3%)
What is the number one reason you chose your photographer?
Price / affordability 40 (25.2%)
Photographic style 66 (41.5%)
Image quality 17 (10.7%)
Deliverables 1 (0.6%)
Photographer's personality 14 (8.8%)
Personal Recommendation 15 (9.4%)
Other (Please specify) 6 (3.8%)
digital_gus got taken over by the RLP photos, I haven't really had a place to post my own stuff that isn't RLP related. So I'm going back to posting here. Em and I went out to take some promotional shots for the website and we decided to have some fun cropping them in a 1:1 ratio. That's right, kiddies: they're all squares. Comments/Constructive Criticism/Small Woodland Creatures greatly appreciated.
I'm thinking that when I get all done, I need to set up a whole mood theme out of these. At least one will become an icon. Suggestions are welcomed.
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- Location:Raleigh Hills, Portland, Oregon
( Pictures and Poll are in here )
Poll #968133 New Photography Journal
Open to: All, results viewable to: All
What username should I use?
digital_gus 6 (33.3%)
wia_photos 5 (27.8%)
the_reversed_lens 6 (33.3%)
f_4 1 (5.6%)
Other (please specify in the comments) 0 (0.0%)
Should this new journal be public?
When created, would you like to be added to the new journal?
( The Reason Why )
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| Snapshot: Tulip |
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| Ashes to Ashes |
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| Parsley From our garden. I'm not sure why there's so much fuzzyness, probably because of the shallow depth of field. Shot with the 50mm Nikkor, reversed. |
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| Rare Book Room That's right, folks, we actually have a rare book room. I can't recall what exactly is in here, but most of it is old scientific texts. |
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| Burn Out I The burned out train car from earlier this week. You'll note the almost total destruction of the inside of the car. There was a bathroom or some such at the far end, but it was gutted as well. |
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| Retired I There's two train cars on my drive home that have obviously been abandoned for quite a few years. One has been burned out and the other is full of all kinds of junk (and not a few disgusting items). This is the back side of Car #1. |
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