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Back from Cuba!

En Vogue — Mon, 17 May 2010 19:57:24 +0000

So we just got back from the destination wedding in Varadero, Cuba this week – it was amazing! We are still catching up on all of our emails from when we were gone, and editing photo sessions from before we left, but we plan on blogging the wedding/TTD photos this week!

Here are a couple of photos we took while on our trip to Havana..

- Whitney & Dylan
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Little update – Business cards and large format printer

En Vogue — Thu, 28 May 2009 02:02:44 +0000

So I finally got around to taking couple pictures of our new business cards. We got them printed by print100.com — a company based in China. Overall the quality is great, and the service is very fast…They shipped from China in about two days! Oh yeah, they give you free shipping too. It worked out to about 40$ Canadian for 300 double sided cards with rounded corners which is a pretty good deal IMO. The only con is that the cards are fairly thin, they would be awesome if they were a little thicker! I would rate the company a 4/5 overall. Here some a couple pictures of the cards:

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I originally planned on buying a large format printer in late August or September but now I’m buying an Epson Stylus Pro 9800 on July 5th! Whitney and I are both really excited that we’ll be able to do in house printing up to 44″ wide (mostly canvas and fine art papers). Local photographers/artists/interior designers: Please email me at Dylan@envoguephotography.ca if you’re interested in seeing what the discounted rates are. In addition to discounted rates for professionals, I’ll be offering unbranded (drop shipping) and studio sample discounts =).

Check back soon!

- Dylan McAmmond
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Why you should have 2 saskatoon wedding photographers on your big day

En Vogue — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:25:57 +0000

The right wedding photographer will capture and preserve your wedding day for a lifetime. If he/she is doing their job right, they should be documenting everything – as it is occuring through out your wedding day.

One thing you may want to consider when hiring your photographer is how many photographers will be at your wedding? If their is a “second shooter” find out if they are an assistant or a real photographer. An assistant may look like a photographer at first glance but they are usually someone who is trying to build their portfolio.

There are many other factors when making up your mind about a photographer. Seeing (and liking) their work and style is important but making sure your personalities are clicking is even more important. You’ll want your photographer to blend into your wedding. This will help capture the emotions going on through out the day, and let you feel more comfortable showing those emotions. Sometimes your photographers appearance, age, or even sense of humor can make or break the deal.

Why are two better than one?

Having two photographers on your wedding day will give you many advantages. One advantage is you will have multiple angles of the same shot. While you and your bridesmaids are smiling at one of the photographers, the other photographer will be getting the same image from a candid position. Having a second shooter will also give you much wider coverage of your wedding. While the girls might be taking forever to get ready at the hotel, the second shooter can be with the guys at the ceremony site (or in some cases, at the bar!) The candid photos of the guys having a blast before the wedding can be priceless. There are many more advantages of course but the main benefit is you are getting two different perspectives on your wedding day and since we shoot as a pair, we never miss a moment!

- Dylan McAmmond
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This summer

En Vogue — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:09:48 +0000

With wedding season right around the corner, we are anxiously waiting! We have 24 weddings booked this year and we can’t wait to be a part of each and every one of them. We still have a few available spots in April/May and October/November/December, check out our calender to see if we are available for your special day. With that said, we are officially accepting bookings for 2010!

This summer we are also planning to try and have our fastest turnaround yet (1-2 weeks – the usual last year being 3-4 weeks), though this is not guaranteed but we will be trying our hardest to get your images back as soon as possible.

The more I think about this summer, the more excited I get! In addition to all the great weddings we’ll be at, I’ll be starting another company. It will be a fine art large format printing business. This means instead of outsourcing our photos to be printed on canvas, we will be doing it in-house. I still haven’t quite thought out when I will be starting it but it will be in September or October… But who knows it could be earlier!

Also, either tomorrow or Wednesday we receive our first ever canvas example!!! As soon as I receive it I’ll be taking some photos of it to show off on the blog. I can’t wait! It’s a photo from an engagement session from last year, that’s all I’m going to say so I don’t spoil the surprise.

- Dylan McAmmond
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Shoe Guru Fashion Monthly Shoot

En Vogue — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:17:33 +0000

On February 15th, Whitney and I went to Edmonton and stayed with Klyment Tan. While we were there we had a chance to participate in one of his commercial shoots for a Gola shoe distribution company called ShoeGuru. Whitney got to model some shoes and I took some video footage, helped set up and helped take down also.

Here’s a short behind the scenes video of the shoot and the images from it:

Shoeguru Commercial Shoot from Dylan McAmmond on Vimeo.

A couple pictures from behind the scenes:

- Dylan
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Original vs edited photos and printing – Saskatoon Wedding Photographer

En Vogue — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:15:48 +0000

With our 2009 and 2010 wedding packages, we include all of the photos edited on a DVD. This may change in the future but this blog post is to show you what our photos look like straight out of camera (SOOC) vs edited and processed in Adobe photoshop and/or Lightroom. We also give a limited copyright with the DVD. This allows you to print the images (though we do not recommend printing at a one-hour lab – comments on this further down in this post), post them on the internet and use them for any personal use. They can be duplicated for backup but not to be given to a friend or relative. You also cannot make changes to the images we give you (cropping and resizing are ok, but please leave the image editing to us).

How much do you edit the wedding photos?
An edit can be anything from increasing contrast, adjusting levels (or brightness), adjusting the white balance, changing color hues and tones, removing blemishes, adding textures, split-toning, removing distractions in the background, and any other enhancing effect. Each image requires a unique edit. Some will only be converted into black and white, while others will have a texture added, colors changed, split tone added, blemishes removed, etc. Just editing one photo can take anywhere from 3 minutes to 30 minutes. Remember, your not just paying for us to shoot your wedding day, your also paying us to edit your photos!

Here are four before and after examples:

Printing:
Within the next 6 months or so, we may be purchasing a large format printer, which can print up to 44′ wide and as long as we want. This will allow us to do all of our printing in house, which means we could have a turn around time of 24-48 hours max on prints!

- Whitney & Dylan
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Saskatoon wedding planners – Bliss Wedding Design

En Vogue — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:35:00 +0000

Do you need a planner for your wedding? Check out our friends Kerri & Aviva at Bliss Wedding Design or phone them at (306) 280-7797 for a one hour free wedding consultation to discuss how they can help you plan and create your perfect wedding day.

“Bliss Wedding Design can guide you through the numerous details involved in planning your wedding.

Working behind the scenes, we can save you precious time, while helping to create a wedding as unique as you are.

Bliss Wedding Design is a full-service wedding planning company. No matter what assistance you need – be it saving time and money, searching for a vendor, reducing the stress of designing unique decorations and favors, or acting as your personal assistant on your wedding day – we can help. We pride ourselves on tailoring our services to meet the needs of each couple. We strive to ensure that each couple’s vision, no matter what the budget, is a reality on their wedding day. Our role as your wedding planners is to use our industry knowledge, creative talents and wedding day experience, to help put the numerous details together so that you can truly be married in wedded bliss.”
- Kerri & Aviva

Saskatoon wedding planners – Bliss wedding design

- Whitney & Dylan
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How to become a successful wedding photographer

En Vogue — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:04:14 +0000

Once in while we receive e-mails from aspiring or beginner wedding photographers asking us for advise on how to become successful in the wedding field. Our first question is always what their motivation is to become a wedding photographer. A couple will reply that they heard from somebody that it is easy money, or that they got a cool camera that takes great photos or that they would like to make some money on the side etc. While it is true that wedding photography can be a very profitable business achieving success in the wedding industry is not just a matter of getting a camera and start shooting. Wedding photography involves artistic talent, prediction, human sense, complete knowledge of photographic techniques, business knowledge, marketing, and a strong desire to learn and deliver the best to the wedding couple.

Here we have summarized some points that we believe will guide beginner wedding photographers:

1. Learn photography before anything else. A wedding photographer is expected to be a “master of the craft”. You will be in charge of capturing people’s most precious life moments. The wedding day is not the place to learn photography .

2. Just because you got a brand new camera it does not automatically make you an effective and reliable photographer (Sorry to sound harsh ). Photography goes beyond cool toys and gadgets. Learn composition and develop a unique artistic vision and style.

3. Master your own digital workflow, including color management, digital image processing, file management and image correction and enhancement.

4. Learn to love photography more than anything else. Don’t come to the wedding photography field with just dreams of making money. It is true that there are many successful wedding photographers that make a lot of money, but they are started somewhere.

5. Focus on delivering quality more than quantity. Seek with all your heart to capture unique photographs.

6. Develop a style that is recognizable and unique. Don’t try to be like somebody else. Clients look for unique photographers, with a unique vision.

7. Give wedding photography all your heart and effort. Long when you are gone your photographs will last forever. It is a great way to be remembered.

8. Open your heart and your mind and great photos will happen. Concentrate on the human aspect of weddings, the details, and emotions and be ready to capture them. Let the camera become an extension of you.

9. Share your technical knowledge, make connections with other wedding photographers and learn from others.

10. Participate in wedding photography image competitions. It will give you the opportunity to have your work evaluated by peers and the motivation to improve your work quality.

11. Try to learn something new everyday. Take advantage of professional photography organizations such as Professional Photographers of Canada (PPC), WPPI, etc. Attend their seminars, workshops. Participate in Internet wedding photography forums and learn and share tips, tools and techniques. (Though, we’ll admit this isn’t absolutely necessary, it won’t hurt to join!)

12. Don’t neglect the business aspect of wedding photography. Learn to manage your business effectively, learn what your cost of living and business are when making your prices.

We find that taking wedding photos can be a challenge, but it is also one of the most rewarding things we have done, as we have played a crucial part in helping the couple capture those precious memories.

Check back soon! 81 days until wedding season!

- Whitney & Dylan
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Wedding photographer pricing

En Vogue — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:24:55 +0000

Finding and hiring a photographer for your wedding is a big step. This is the person (or people) that will be with you for the entire day of your wedding.

A lot of people ask why (wedding) photography is expensive:

Whitney and I are both professionals, and we both shoot with professional photography gear. We have a great amount invested in equipment and we are continually investing in new, innovative equipment to assure our clients top quality. This ensures that Whitney and myself can capture almost any image.

We both have a backup camera. So if one of our cameras break during a shoot or wedding, we both have a second camera in our bags to capture those moments that will not be repeated. We also have many lenses such as: wide angle lenses to capture the environment and also telephoto lenses to get close to the action when it’s further away. We also have a variety of flashes/strobes that lets us help light the natural environment if needed.

Before we even get to the wedding, there are a number of things we have to go over such as: preparing batteries, checking/cleaning cameras and lenses, memory cards, pack our gear, check and double check our preparation lists and camera bags, make sure the directions are ready, and so on.

Arriving at the wedding ceremony, our goal is to use the place/church to make the best possible images. Where is the light coming from? How dark is it inside the building? These are things that we cannot control, but that we have to account for.

Throughout the day, we are constantly visualizing the end result or how the image will look even before it reaches our computers.

When the wedding day is over, our work is just beginning.

We have to back up all the photos, we do this in two ways. Our computers have a RAID array, which automatically backs up one hard drive onto the other. In addition to that, we also back up the photos on external hard drives and DVD roms. (Though, after we deliver the photos to you on a DVD, we can not be held responsible to have the pictures to give to you again. We generally keep them backed up for around 6 months.)

We go through and look at every single image. We check for color/white balance, facial expressions (eyes closed, etc), lighting, background and any distractions. We also select 10-20 images to edit and display on our blog usually within 2 days.

We correct and enhance every single photo, to make sure that every photo is as good as it can be. This could take 20 seconds or this could take 20 minutes on a single photo.

Then your photos are resized and uploaded to the online proofing gallery, for you and your family/friends to view (Prints can also be ordered from the gallery).

If you order your prints from us, we then go back, retouch the image(s) and optimize it’s color for printing. We use a professional lab with calibrated monitors and printing equipment – so that the pictures we see on my screen are exactly what you will see on your prints. Have you ever noticed how you get different color prints from different places?

If you’ve ordered an album with your wedding package, then the album is designed, proofed, ordered, and then delivered. The design process alone can take hours to complete.

If you order canvas prints, they need to be proofed, ordered, stretched/framed, and delivered to you.

If the package includes the data disk, this needs to be made, lightscribed, and mailed to you (two DVD’s can be made for you if requested to keep one as back up).

A one-day wedding can easily turn into a full week of work. A two-hour portrait session can turn into a full day of work.

All this is done to ensure that you have the best possible record of your wedding day!

- Whitney & Dylan
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