What May happen In 50 Years....

What May Not Happen In 50 years.....

While looking at my feed in my smartphone, as many of us do occupy with the technology which surround us, I came a cross an image posted by a fellow photographer Brian Joseph Calabrese 

This may be a truly beat on subject for those of us who own a professional photography business with a 'Print Your Images" and not a 'Shoot & Burn' mentality or model.  For some a great educational read and perhaps, not such joy for others.

But, in all truth.... I know that my clients already know my reasons for NOT shooting and placing all images in an USB [I have not delivered a DVD with images in a very long-long time] to just be printed at some random retail print service "At the Corner of Happy and Healthy" - No offense 'Walgreens'

My theory for not delivering ALL images in a storage device proves in the fact that these may never get printed.  There is a sense of ownership when you have ALL your images, but also there is something about the feeling of accomplishment, when your images are printed and delivered to you, by your professional photographer!

Although, in the past I may have lost potential clients to my strong belief in printing images. I rest in the comfort of knowing that one of my many responsibilities to ALL my clients as their Professional Photographer is to deliver Professionally Created Captures that will be printed/preserved by using professional labs and not that 'retail printer - At the Corner of Happy and Healthy"

That said, my lab partners offer prints that will last 100 years in a typical home display and 200 years in dark storage - Meaning that your kids and your kids' children {the upcoming generations} will enjoy these memories... Therefore protecting your INVESTMENT!

You made it this far... Great!!! Now, food for THOUGHT:

- How long ago, all PC's and Laptops had CD/DVD burners?? 

Now, think about this too -  Most of the major brands are developing PC, tables, iPads, and laptops with only USB ports or NONE at all! So, only the prints will make it to your hand assuring you of great moments when they are printed.

However, I do offer delivery options on the most loved images from their sessions via USB or downloads with perfect resolution for e-mail/screen-savers, social media. I also deliver a few images in an APPs for their smart devices. Making it fun to enjoy visually, and then the prints are delivered to them at home.

The process in framing and placing images in albums is still practiced, in these cases I offer my clients a great discount when they order their prints in already framed products or BULK printing for their albums and lastly, I offer album design!

I love that most people still want to preserve memories in albums and such!

Please ENJOY creating memories and PRINT all captures - Even the ones in your devices! You will never get these memories back and they are so important!

Protect your investment, obtain prints from your photographer, as professional we guarantee our products. I bet your retail " At the Corner of Happy and Healthy" cannot!

WPPI 2014 - The Best Week Of My Year | So FAR!

WPPI 2014 - Best Week YET!

An awaited date in February and March every year, that is what WPPI is for me... It has become one of the two dates I plan for 365 days in advance along with PPA's Imaging USA.

Okay, so not only it is one of the most awesome trips one can endure, but it is an opportunity to see your photography family along with the reuniting with friends that you have made over the years, make new ones and see other incredible people that have created and shaped opportunities and generated immense learning experiences through their work and knowledge.

That said, there are some incredible, off the wall individuals that are true to the profession and its dazzling forces of attraction pull you in directions you never experienced before. This in itself makes it all worth it. We are (like I said: still growing)

After 5 days of classes, workshops, meetings and presentations, along with so many of the incredible vendors that have become part of our everyday life (I know my business could not functions without them) it was gratifying to find out that everyone, that's right "everyone" in here has started at that same point and is looking for growth, friendship and opportunities to advance in our professions as photographers! It is truly humbling.

One thing deserves mention and I am sure everyone who has a blog and has blogged or written about #WPPI2014 has said the same as I am bout to say: Jason Groupp has made WPPI one amazing place for us, he thinks of us and he is incredible at all levels. I say this with great love, appreciation and respect because I have had the honor to sit with him, one on one and he has listened and he continues to give and give, he is worked really hard to make this year the best yet. For that I am thankful and so proud to belong to WPPI.

I had the incredible opportunity to connect with my proofing crew and meet face to face with the forces that drive the detailed operation that allows my studio to give highest service and produce amazing prints, with incredible delivery and service.

Met some of the most inspiring ladies and was able to actually have a one on one with many, I know consider my fiends! If that was not enough, I was able to get photographed once again by the sweet "shabanger master" Peter Hurley. Also, I was able to sit along for inspiration platform speaker Trevor D and was able to see many dazzled by methods in lighting taught so by the great and ruthless Zach Arias ( this is where I get my whole ONE light set up series but, instead I add only a Prime) 

Sadly, could not see my inspirational "help portrait" founder Jeremy Cowart, unfortunately his brother passed while he was presenting and he had to leave, we all felt that loss. It was sad to all who know him. Like I said a photography family! 

Met some of the most inspiring ladies and was able to actually have a one on one with many, I know consider my fiends! If that was not enough, I was able to get photographed once again by the sweet "shabanger master" Peter Hurley. Also, I was able to sit along for inspiration platform speaker Trevor D and was able to see many dazzled by methods in lighting taught so by the great and ruthless Zach Arias ( this is where I get my whole ONE light set up series but, instead I add only a Prime) 

Sadly, could not see my inspirational "help portrait" founder Jeremy Cowart, unfortunately his brother passed while he was presenting and he had to leave, we all felt that loss. It was sad to all who know him. Like I said a photography family! 

Also, some friends were missed, everyone is excited with all that was going on with off-site workshops and get-togethers, many groups, parties, so there was not enough time. But, there is always next year and we are looking forwards to it!

We are finally home, everyone is gone back to their lives are ready to create and apply all that knowledge we were exposed to while in Las Vegas. I know, I have been working since I stepped off the plane.. It si great!

Wanted to share a tid-bit of our 5 days,  Enjoy the images that were collected and we will see you soon!

CHeers!

Allie Miller