Matt & Sara

Congratulations to Matt and Sara who were married at Thunder Canyon on 3-27-2010. We wish the best for both of you!

Day After Session = LOVE

A wedding can be one of the most exciting, yet stressful events of a bride and groom’s lives. With all of the  details to take care of, brides and grooms have so much responsibility and potential stress to handle on this one special day that many couples feel moves far too quickly.

As a photographer, your duty is to capture your couples at their best. However, it can often be difficult to get a solid chunk of time to shoot the couple alone without being worried about the day’s schedule. With this in mind, successful photographers are choosing to shoot day after sessions for their wedding couples. Shooting day after sessions eases the stress for both the couple and the photographer. Without time limitations and the stress of keeping an entire group of wedding guests entertained and happy, the couple can really shine. Collages.net consulted with two successful studios that shoot day after sessions regularly for advice to share with other photographers.
Heather Byrd of Infinity Images in McBee, SC says, “Our studio promotes day after sessions to all of our couples. The uninterrupted, no-stress time with the couple makes for magnificent images. Not to mention that it’s always preferred to have better control over lighting situations. Most of the time, the bride and groom feel very rushed to get to the reception, so they end up with very little time in less than perfect lighting conditions. We want our couples’ images to exude romance, whimsy, and most of all, their personalities. It’s so difficult to get that when you feel rushed.”

Ross and Kammi Bothwell of Elegant Images and Photographs in Longmont, CO frequently shoot day after sessions and trash the dress sessions for their wedding clients. They truly understand the benefit of shooting portraits after the hectic wedding day. Ross states, “As far as day after sessions go, we love them. We include them in all of our destination packages. Day after sessions give us a chance to play in a relaxed, no-pressured timeline. We can be more adventurous with what we want to capture without worrying about getting the dress dirty and having to worry about holding up the reception.  Some couples even opt for another change of clothes, so it gives them greater freedom in choosing the look of their portraits. I think one of the benefits of shooting day after sessions is that our brides know about them going into their wedding day. When the weather is bad on their wedding day, they know that they have the dress and the man, and can go get some great images another day. Offering day after sessions to our clients has opened up a whole new world for creative images.”

Both Heather and Ross are absolutely right. Day after sessions equate to better images and higher sales. In addition to engagement sessions, day after sessions can boost the quality and quantity of your wedding photos. That is why Next year ALL packages by Stephanie Williams Photography will have a day after session included in the price as well as an Engagement session, Love Story Engagement Video (for reception viewing), 2 photographers and a 52 page Leather Album. You will even have the ability to make any package D-LUXE by adding our Cinema Services to it!

Images Copyright: Elegant Images and Photographs; Infinity Images

Shoot the Shoes!

At the last wedding I did, I found the brides shoes just sitting under the table so I decided to do a mini shoe shoot! 

Laura + Angel 3.13.2010

I had the opportunity to photograph Laura and Angels wedding yesterday and it was a blast! We had so much fun and wish them a life of happiness!! Here are just a few photos from the wedding:

FINAO ONE ALBUMS

We love it when there is a knock at the door and the UPS/FedEx guy hands us a box. It feels like we're little kids at Christmas with such a feeling of excitement and mystery, what could it be this time a wedding album... an engagement album? We get to see our amazing clients dream albums become a reality and all of our hard work and design come to life. We feel so incredibly lucky that we have the ability to supply our couples with some of the most gorgeous wedding and engagement albums in the world! We absolutely LOVE our album company and so do our clients but we wanted to offer something more unique, chic and personal. So, we were on the look out for a company to provide the high level of quality we dream about. It was sooo amazing that we actually found an album maker that has everything we were hoping for and a great turn around time to boot!SW Photography is proud to announce the arrival of FINAO fine art albums. We have been searching for the perfect album to showcase our work and to sit on your coffee tables with a new kind of style. We believe that we have found what we are looking for! We couldn't be happier with the careful craftsmanship and quality that goes into each of these books.
FINAO albums are designed to be completely customized and there are unending options to choose from! Two Tone Leather??? No Problem... Unique never seen before cover choices??? No Problem... Stunningly different material choice??? No Problem... Leather, Linen, Metal, Even Vegan Options that are PVC Free, man made, faux suedes and leathers that are perfect for the eco-friendly or animal lover!
This album offers the most unique, hand made, options I have ever seen and because of that, they are definitely top of the line. Here are a few photos Let me know what you think!

Promo Video for Wedding Fair Jan 2009

Wickes Sneak Peak Video

January Wedding Fair 2010

Duckett Sneek Peak Video