Little Sophie

So Back in August (YES I AM THAT LATE!) I had written on my fb biz page that I was looking for some little ladies from the ages of 12mo-3yrs. Earlier in the summer my amazing older sister decided to venture into the world of accessories, hairpieces, and fabulous-ness galore. That's when Suga Muffin Boutique was created, and like the AMAZING sister I am ( wink ) I wanted to not only help her out but also give the opportunity for some of my Facebook friends to experience a stylized session! After putting in the request I had a large amount of responses which I wasn't expecting so to be fair after weening out the ones whom didn't qualify because they were too old, too young, or didn't live in Florida!, ended up with 4 amazing little girls. Two of which I posted earlier (Riley and Mackie) and Sophie! She was a doll! Her lovely mommy Heidi was so excited and amazingly helpful. We had such a great time. Here are a few images from the session. Enjoy!
    -Ali

Update/ Riley and Mackie

Hello everyone! I know I promised myself I was going to put more effort into updating but I've been swamped not just with work but with life! And so since it used to take me soooo long just to upload all the images individually I would simply procrastinate. Yes I said it. My name is Ali and I'm a procrastinating blogger. But all of that is about to change! Yes you heard right. 2012 is going to be a fabulous year and thank to the lovely blog temps I bought at OhSnapBoutique i'm able to speed up my blogging making it faster, easier, and more fun! So that being said here is a session from many moons ago. Hope you enjoy!

Before and After: An Inside to photography

Hello Friends!

I've had such a dreadful week with this cold. Barely any desire to do anything let alone edit. But today I'm feeling so much better, although still a little queasy, I decided to do a "Fix it Friday" brought to you by iHeartfaces. I'm recently new to their photography community, but not to their work. Had them on facebook for quite some time. "Fix it Friday" is fun way to get different photogs to send in their edited version of a SOOC (Straight Out Of Camera) image chosen by iHeartfaces. The following image was the image chosen by them to be edited.

An awesome fall picture don't you think?

 

 Here is my Edited version. :D

  What Your Photographer Really Does

There is another reason why I posted this. Many times my client friends come to me asking me what the difference between out of camera and edited is. Its not always easy to explain because its a very visual thing. I've had people ask me: "Don't the images come out that way, Don't you do that sorta thing in the camera?"

The answer is no. Although Canon and Nikon do have camera's that can crop, re-size, and turn into b/w and sepia, to achieve a picture like this, it requires software (i.e Photoshop/Lightroom/etc...)

The photographers work doesn't end after the 8 hour wedding coverage, or 1 hour Portrait session. It doesn't even start at the session! It starts the moment we're contacted. Just like law your not just billed on the hours your in court, your billed for the consultation, the research hours, the meetings, the court time. Same thing goes for us.

 

Image from a post Kamieo Photography Shared today

 I know what some people are thinking..." But I found this photog who's charging significantly less then you, whats the difference?" 

I know its hard to justify spending a large amount of money. When you can get "the same thing" much cheaper but its not. Most of time these inexpensive photogs don't charge a lot for a few reasons.

1. They may have just started out. So they're inexpensive now, until they realize how much it actually cost to run a legit business.

2. They don't pay taxes yet because its a "hobby" or this is a job to create "Extra" cash when they have a normal 9-5 job already.

3. They don't own very expensive equipment and the latest software. So they don't need to charge for upgrading it. 

4. Their images aren't up to their own standards so they know they couldn't get more than what they are charging for them. 

What a Photogs Job really comes down to and Why it's called an investment

Time does not stop does it? Your wedding day that you spent countless months planning is gone after 8 hours. Where did the time go? One moment your getting ready,  next minute your married, and next thing you know the reception is over. After the place is cleaned, the flowers are dead, and everyone's gone home, you're left with knowing your images have been captured by a photographer who's work you not only loved but whom you trust. And you know your memories of that day will be with you for a lifetime. 

Or how about that moment you find out your having a baby! What an amazing feeling right? How quickly does it fly by? Now the baby is here, and next thing you know your new bundle of joy is running around getting ready to start pre-school. And even though you couldn't stop time, you can sit on your couch with your album and look back at the special moments, like your maternity session, you baby's newborn photos, the first birthday, the family session last winter... and know that even though time is passing by, you still have the ability to be transported back to those moments simply by revisiting your precious images. Because Life, after all, is worth Capturing don't you think?

I hope I've helped some of you see into the life of the photographer. And what goes into the creation of your memories.

Have an Awesome Friday Everyone!!!!!

-Ali.

Little Miss Mia

Hello Everyone! I really have to do better with my uploading. This past Saturday I had the pleasure of meeting Mia and she's turning 2! She has such a beautiful story as well as two amazing parents. Here are a few Sneak Peeks. :)

 

 

Alejandro & Alexa Turn 2!

Hi Everyone! I know it's been a long time since I've updated so get ready to be bombarded with at least 4 updates today!

So a year ago I had the pleasure of meeting Alejandro and Alexa for their 1st birthday. These two cutie-pa-tootie twins just last week turned 2!!! I love working with them and having the opportunity to spend some time capturing their special day.

Here's a peek....

S&E Wedding Peak

Since it's very late. I just wanted to update by posting a quick image from this memorial day weekend wedding. More to come tomorrow. :D

Demi's Sneak Peek!

Last Saturday I had the wonderful pleasure of shooting Demi's Bat-Mitzvah portrait session/ Dinner. Session started out very quiet as her and I got to know each other. I even asked her if she enjoyed taking pictures and she bashfully said "not really". But to my surprise she was such a natural! At the end of the day we were laughing and taking the last minute shots when she admittedly told me "remember when I told you I didn't like taking pictures, well I actually REALLY do, and I'm having so much fun!" I was thrilled. Such an awesome session. There were so many adorable kids to boot! Everyone just laughing and playing, and having a great time.