Today’s ISPWP Member Spotlight interview is with Craig Mitchelldyer. Craig is a freelance editorial, wedding and commercial photographer located in Portland, Oregon. His work has appeared in numerous national and international publications including the USA Today, New York Times, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated and most newspapers in Oregon. Craig Mitchelldyer, Portland Oregon...
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Brad and Brooke were married in a beautiful location, had a beautiful ceremony and were surrounded by beautiful people. They held their wedding and reception at the historic Henry Clay in Louisville, Kentucky. Brooke, her mom and dad decorated the whole room. Her mom and dad made all of the draperies and their mounts. Brooke’s dad even rigged the lighted “S” above ...
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Julie and Travis had exactly the kind of wedding that they wanted; full of friends, love and happiness that radiated everywhere. I knew when I met them and Julie explained to me that while she had paid attention to detail for her wedding she was not concerned with the “stuff” , she just wanted to marry Travis and enjoy their day. I wish I could bottle that attitude and s...
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We continue our on-going series of ISPWP Member Spotlights by asking Jeff Hemmerlein of Hemmerlein Photography a few questions.
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Today we’re kicking off a new ISPWP feature: Member Spotlights! We ask one of our members a few questions to get to know them a bit better and get their perspective on wedding photography. Our first spotlight is on Jesus Tirso who owns and operates Decca Photography, one of the ISPWP Houston wedding photographers.
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There are seven things to look for when choosing a wedding photographer: style, quality, personality, communication, service, products and price. Find someone that fits with what you want using these seven criteria and you will be happy with your experience, your photographer, and your wedding photographs. Style Style is the most important criteria in my mind.&n...
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Say it’s your wedding day. You’ve hired a top notch photojournalistic photographer; someone whose work spoke to you in the un-posed emotional moments you saw in their portfolio. You want your wedding photos to represent the story of the day with minimal posing and prompting from the photographer, you want the real life stuff, and not the cheesy bridesmaid’s bouquet...
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Getting married is not one of those things you do everyday, well, unless you live in Hollywood. But for the rest of us, planning a wedding is unfamiliar territory. How often do you plan parties for 100, 200, 300 people or more? When it comes to hiring a wedding photographer, you’re entering into a strange new world of “packages,” wedding albums options, high r...
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This was for me a very important wedding because it was my first international wedding, which took place in the mountains of Switzerland. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate and we had to change the plan spontaneously, but the joy and the love of Daphna and Jochen was so incredibly large that rain and thunderstorms could not ruin the day. They were such a wonderful couple w...
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More than perfect. More than planned in detail. More than a dream location. More than terrific weather. More than a lovely bride. More than a perfect couple. It was the mood, the love and the uniqueness that was in the air. All day. And these emotions accompanied me from the first moment on – goose bumps, pure happiness, a deep love and affection. I have the best job o...
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