A NATURAL LIGHT DAY- EMBRACING THE LIGHT AND MAKING THE BEST OF IT!

Well I have to say the weather was amazing this past Saturday and everyone who attended the Saturday shooting workshop had a great experience. So much was learned and the students practiced photographing models in real shooting situations.
It was also so important for everyone to have fun! And they did! This was the second shooting workshop in the ” Just ask mike & jeff ” Spring Photography Seminar Series. The first, held two weeks ago was all about studio lighting. Saturday In the field- mike, Jeff and jana demonstrated how to work with less then perfect mid-day light. We also worked one on one with everyone answering questions and helping the students with composition and exposure. After about 3 hours shooting, we returned to the studio to process and critique images. Jana my Associate Photographer and Production Manager guided the class through Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. Everyone was very surprised to see how well they did! Thank you Jana for your invaluable post production expertise! And a special thanks to Heather and Genna for modeling for all of us. And to all the students who attended we LOVED having you! Please enjoy the following pics from the shoot!
If you are interested in attending future photography classes and workshops held by mike and jeff please contact me.
Don’t delay, classes fill up quickly! info@mkphoto.com

“Just ask Jeff and Mike”

A 3 hour Q & A class with Professional Award winning photographers:
Mike Kehr of mk Photography and Jeff Reeder of Jeff Reeder Photography!
Mike and Jeff have over 30 years of professional shooting experience between the two of them!

* Get to know your camera, REALLY know it!
* Are you an amateur/intermediate shooter that wants to take better pictures?
* Are you taking full advantage of digital?
* How do I get my prints to look like the pros processed photographs?
* Confused about flash or how to optimize you camera settings and learn natural looking flash techniques?
* What is the best time a day to shoot?
* So you have read books and manuals and still are not sure if you are doing the right thing?

All of these questions and many more will be answered in this relaxed Q&A get together. Also hands on teaching and instruction will be covered in this special interactive class. Class size will be limited to 12 people, so please sign up early! We have had much interest already! You don’t want to miss this! We want to keep it small and personal so you will learn one on one. Just call our studio 610.388.7808 or email me at mike@mkphoto.com. RESERVE now so not to miss out!

It will be a relaxed and informative evening in mk Photograhy’s spacious Studio

Where: mk Photography Studio, Chadds Ford, PA
Date: Tuesday November 17th, 2009
Cost: $125.00
Time: 6-9 pm A half hour break is scheduled for wine, cheese and other snacks

You can see Marlena and David’s wedding day Slide Show.. Just Click HERE

Mike and Jana

Before:

After with a little help from Lightroom and PS.

It is very hard to put a value on wedding photography or completely understand just how important it is to hire a creative professional on your wedding day. That “value” becomes a harsh reality when you realize you hate your wedding day photos! Or they are just OK! And after it is too late, once of a lifetime moments were missed, you don’t like the way you look….. Where are my family shots? I hear it over and over from couples that made a wrong choice when hiring a photographer… The disappointment sets in and the term “you get what you pay for” repeats to you over and over. Why did I not make photography more of a priority and spend a little more?
Looking for a wedding photographer is now harder than ever. Just open any magazine and you will be overwhelmed with just how many choices there are. And to make the decision even harder, most ads and websites look pretty good. A photographer’s experience and reputation needs to play a huge part when making your decision. Look at other weddings he or she has documented and look for consistency from wedding to wedding from photo to photo. Consistency being a photographer’s ability to capture and document moments, wedding after wedding with excellent and consistent results. You don’t want to hire a photographer that has one good wedding to show you, look at many photos and make sure the photographer you are hiring will produce those “sample” images for you that you have seen in his/her portfolio and albums. Make sure you really look closely at the album design and that the photographs in the album tell a story and you love what you see. You should be able to imagine yourself in those photos. If you don’t, and you are not moved by them, move on and look at another photographer.

Ask how long will it take to get your finished wedding album? Get the terms in writing. Make sure you feel comfortable with the album production timeframe. We get calls all the time, “can you do our wedding album, our photographer has gone out of business, and we don’t have any photos” Referrals are also VERY important, ask around, ask your friends and gauge who was happy and who was not. Hearing a photographer’s name in a positive light over and over again is a good thing! Photographer’s who work venues several times become familiar with those properties and have the experience to work with the staff. They scout the best locations and creative angles/perspectives for those awesome photos you are looking for. Remember, EXPERIENCE, TALENT and REPUTATION…. are very important elements to think about when deciding which photographer will document you big day!

Hiring the right wedding photographer for your wedding day is one on the most important decisions you will make when planning your wedding. You can’t take away the band, the flowers, the food or the venue…but you can take away the memories from one of the most important days of your life. Those memories will be in the hands of the photographer you hire…. choose wisely and remember wedding photography needs to be a priority on your wedding day, it only happens once! ONLY ONCE!