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Contact KAREN C NEAL
Office:Coldwell Banker Barnes
Address:114 Cool Springs Blvd., Franklin, TN 37067
Office Phone:(615) 465-3700
Mobile Phone:(615) 305-7468
Fax:(615) 465-3744
Email:KarenNeal@coldwellbanker.com
This is a quick little comparison I decided to put together tonight after tax-filing burnout kicked in. I hope it speaks for itself somewhat and will inspire you (those who don’t yet know lighting) to start learning more about controlling the light around us. As a photographer, all we have to work with is LIGHT and we can choose either to be it’s slave or learn how to harness it and coax it into doing what we need it to do to properly balance a group of bridesmaids, maybe a product you have to sell, or even that shiny bmw in on the latest billboard.
Aventura Apartments in Hendersonville TN had a lot of fun with us at our last Holiday Event Photography shoot during Christmas 2012, so i was really excited when they called me back and asked me to come document their Easter festival for the residents this year. They had quite a setup and the event was very fun and colorful to photograph, as you’ll see in the images below. There’s nothing better than that look of pure joy on a child’s face to make a tired grown-up smile! If you have an event coming up that needs to be remembered, whether a kids’ party or a black and white cocktail party, don’t hesitate to contact us!
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1) Is there a particular budget you’d like to stay under/around? ($400-$600, $1000 – $2000, etc)
2) What will be primary types of photographs taken? (ie: Landscapes, children playing, animal photos, travel photos)
3) What is past photography experience? (ie: ever owned a film slr? have you used point-and-shoot digitals before?)
4) Is size/weight a concern? (some larger heavier cameras have more features than lightweight, smaller cameras)
5) Is buying used something you’d like to consider to save $$$ ? (we buy many of our cameras used from reputable sources)
6) Do you plan on using any OLD lenses that you’ve perhaps inherited from a family member’s OLD camera??
7) What type of computer do you plan on using to edit/organize your images? How old is the computer?
All of these questions help us identify the best type of camera for your specific, individual needs and can also help us tailor our private photography lesson for your camera and primary usage habits.
The explosion of digital photography, online sharing, home printing, and social media over the last decade makes it easier than ever to capture those everyday (and special) moments. We are thrilled that the art of photography has become more accessible to the hobbyist. Often times our clients have top of the line gear, similar to ours, and are well versed in how to use it. But even with all of the tools and resources so widely available, and the ability to capture the every day, nothing beats the work of an accomplished professional photographer to document your family, in its entirety. Yes, we know you’ll be in some of the images at your cousin’s wedding… and of course there are all your own family milestones… but the return on the investment of capturing who you are, today, is enormous. There is so much to gain from a custom, professional photography session, one that is created specifically for you, solely for that purpose.
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FROM DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013
Adding at least one photo of your residential listing online can boost the final sales price by 3.9 percent, according to a new study of more than 4,000 homes.Adding interior photos were found to be more effective than exterior photos in increasing the sales price. For example, adding interior photos netted buyers a 3.9 percent increase versus a 1.9 percent increase from exterior photos, the study found.Each additional photo you add of the listing could potentially pay off too, adding about $150 to $200 to the final sales price, found researcher Ken H. Johnson, an associate professor of finance at Florida International University’s Hollo School of Real Estate.
They are sometimes called “cinemagrams” but really it’s just a fancy word for an animated gif. Gif is an old type of image format made popular back in the 80s that stands for “graphic interchange format” and allows animated frames. The unfortunate part, however, is that it only allows 256 color-spectrum meaning we photographers are severely limited in color gamut when we create these the old fashioned way. I’m no expert, in fact I’ve not really been very interested seeing as how you cannot print a moving picture and put it on the wall, but I do think they have their place in the internet/web world. It’s as easy as shooting video or taking lots of images (with camera on tripod so it doesn’t move) and then select the frames you want to use and mask out the entire background other than the small section of the image which you with to animate. Select your frames, then export into gif format and voila, you have a cinemagram. More on this later.
A few nights ago we were trying to come up with some really specialized topics to promote which have been popular requests from students during their first lessons. In middle TN there are lots of budding photographers who really love stars. I’ve been asked as many times how to accurately photograph the moon and stars
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When we were out in Las Vegas for our WPPI trip, I wish I had taken MORE landscape photos – but this one is pretty great. I did NOT use a tilt-shift lens, or a lens baby – I simply used some photoshop magic to give it the miniature effect. I’m not sure if I like it better than the original or not. What do you think?
and the original
