Things have been warming up around here and last Friday I had the opportunity to get out in the beautiful weather and work with two fantastic people. I have known Emily for years and you could see how happy she was to be spending some time with Adam…I don’t think the smile left her face the entire time. You see Adam is home on leave from Iraq and Emily is home on spring break. Although they can talk on the computer while separated it just isn’t the same as being together.
I had a great time spending some of the afternoon with you guys and I hope you enjoy your preview.
There is that smile I was telling you about.
I think this next one is my favorite!
If I remember right Adam was telling Emily a “story” in this next one. I don’t think Emily is buying it.
This is the second part in my three part series on custom photography. You can find part one here.
Custom photography is more of a luxury than your entry level cookie cutter chain experience. Custom photography truly is not for everyone, it requires a level of commitment, investment in time and money, forethought and planning on the part of the subject/client and requires a larger time commitment for the photographer as well.
Clients who enjoy taking a more active role in the creation of their families’ memories have the desire to have portrait art that is truly personalized. These more discerning clients have been known to budget and allot time for a custom photography session. Many clients opt for it to be a once a year special experience, some opt to have custom photography sessions done to record their child’s stages in life. Having said this, it is clear that custom photography is not in everyone’s budget, it is something that most families save for to splurge on from time to time to memorialize their children as they really are (not posed and primped in the cookie cutter studio setting).
There is a great deal of time involved in creating high end custom photography sessions for a client. The luxury of great service, better choices and a superb end product. The result of all this are heirloom quality images. The time invested at the session is only a small portion of time involved in this process.
Custom photography has been likened to purchasing a fine vehicle. To get to point B from A let’s face it, even a bus ride would suffice. If you want to luxuriate in a finely appointed vehicle, customizing your own experience by listening to smooth jazz while sitting in a climate controlled setting adjusted purely for your comfort in a body hugging leather interior, perhaps that Lexus you so desire is your cup of tea. Custom photography is much the same cup of tea. It is the Lexus of the photography world. It is where the intangibles make the experience truly wonderful and the images themselves make the investment of money and time truly worthwhile.
Custom photography can be broken down into even more levels. There are on location, studio, mixed studio/on location, specialty location and destination type photographers. The beauty of custom photography is in the choices and in the luxury of those options. The customized service level you are sure to experience will be amazing. The knowledge that your final images are the result of someone caring about those moments so much that they take extra time ensuring that the artwork you receive is good enough to stand by with their name on it. That level of quality and commitment is all but lost in the age of “mass produced,” “mass marketed,” corporate “everyone is a number”. Custom photography is based on being unique to you. How great an experience would be, to be able to sit back and allow a photographer to do this highly custom work for images that you will most likely cherish for a lifetime?
Keep in mind more than anything that the Lexus will never appreciate in value the way your portraits will. The portrait art you become invested in from your custom photographer will no doubt increase in value and become more priceless as the years pass.
Spring is in the air and it was so great to get outside yesterday for a great little session with two fantastic people. I hope everyone has a great weekend and I just wanted to share a quick one from my time with Adam and Emily. I will share more in a few days! Enjoy!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Posted in Products
I’m really excited to announce a new product that I am offering as of today. Deck out your phone with your favorite image from your session or sports picture along with another for your background display. These are so cool and you will have to keep your phone on a leash because so many people are going to be wanting to look at it.
Not only do they look completely awesome but they actually protect your phone from scratches and are easily removed with none of that sticky stuff left behind. They are available for all the major phones so no worries there either! Check out the samples below and let me know what you think!
I was able to drop in at the Waterloo basketball game vs Mascoutah last night and the Bulldogs did great! Their win advanced them to the next round vs. Althoff so keep up the good work guys.
Here is a great series of #22 Nick Bretwisch fighting for a layup. Be sure to check out all of my basketball images at WHS Pride where you can download your favorite image and 10% of the proceeds goes to the WHS Booster Club to support the sports!
Also be sure to fan our Dennis Bullock Seniors Facebook Page. You can keep up with all the fantastic seniors we work with along with specials and contests!
by Dennis Bullock
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