the annual bayfest was today, and though it was a bit windy and a chilly – we had a great time. we saw a bunch of friends and lily had a ton of fun on the bouncy slide, donkeys, and bungie jump.
it looked like the whole town decided to come out and celebrate today.
lily had her very first field trip today with her pre-school classmates to the wetlands institute in stone harbor, new jersey. http://www.wetlandsinstitute.org/… and you know i wouldn’t be able to pass up the opportunity to shoot a cool looking octopus, so i tagged along as well.
as promised: here is the image of our new baby girl all snuggly in her mommy’s belly.
today lauren and i had an ultra sound… things went great and our little baby girl is doing just perfect in her mommy’s tummy. i’ll be posting a picture of her ultra sound photo tomorrow.
lauren in the waiting room, anxious to see how her baby is doing….
waiting for the doctor to review the images and let us know the results…
calling mom after leaving the hospital to let her know that everything looked great…
one last photo before hopping in the car to head home…
If it only costs you $1.99 for a print at your local drugstore, you may be wondering why you should pay upwards of $40, 50, 70, 90 for a custom photography print from a professional photographer. Some photographers hear this statement every once in awhile:
“How in the world can you charge $45 for an 8×10 if it costs me less than $2 to print at the local drug store?”
The answer is multifaceted and has a lot to do with the time, equipment costs, artistic vision and reputation of the photographer, expertise and the usual costs of running a legitimate business.
TIME of the CUSTOM PHOTOGRAPHER:
Approaching it from a time standpoint, for instance let’s imagine if you will that you have hired a photographer who has work that you love and that is travelling an hour to your on location session. TIme break down:
As you can see, average client time for a session ranges from just under 13 hours to 19 hours dependent on the photographer’s level of service. This is time dedicated only to your session. When the photographer charges $150-$300 for the photo shoot you are not just paying for the two hours of session time, you are paying the photographer for 12-19 hours complete time for your session.
i can’t even tell you enough how much i love the photos you get out of a classic photobooth. to be honest, i actually hope that one day i will have a vintage photobooth beside my front door as you walk into my house, just so i can have a wall completely covered with images of all my friends and family that come over to visit us. i have posted some photo strips of me and my lovely ladies – lauren and lily…
spent the day with lovebirds, juan and kristin for a quick photo session. they were in need of some engagement portraits for their upcoming wedding on may 3rd. lauren and i are honored to be a part of their big day, and we can’t wait to celebrate it with them. here are some of my favorite images from the shoot.
lily asked if she could have a photo taken with her new baby sister: well, since the baby is still two months away – i thought lily with mommy’s belly would do the trick.
the rest of the day went something like this: hit the boardwalk for some ice cream. head back home to swing on the new playground, and then a little tee ball practice.
