Annie was so much fun to work with. A little quiet at first, but once the session started, we had a lot of fun. Annie goes to Norman High and is really excited about finishing high school. Your senior pictures are great, Annie. Thanks for coming by.
Links:
High School Seniors
General portrait site
Weddings
Many people saw the news piece last night on Channel 9 entitled
“Consumer Watch: Bride’s Wedding Pictures Turns into Nightmare.”
For the benefit of those who did not see the piece; the professional photographer did a very poor job photographing the wedding. Many, many images were out of focus or blurry. The photographer was also delinquent in delivery of the images and has yet to fulfill the contract for prints. The station was unable to reach the photographer.
My sympathies go out to the bride. I know this is difficult and heart wrenching. However, this would not have happened if the bride had selected Certified Professional Photographer, or a Master photographer.
Certified Professional Photographers must pass a comprehensive exam on photographic knowledge and submit a portfolio of works to a panel for approval. Less than 3% of the professional photographers in America will qualify. Much like the Good Housekeeping seal or the Underwriters Laboratory seal, the Certified Professional Photographer credential is a stamp of confidence from the Professional Photographers of America that consumers can count on. Purchasers of professional photography can have confidence in Certified Professional Photographer knowing they have the knowledge and skill to produce quality photographs.
The Master of Photography designation takes a minimum of four years to earn and it takes most recipients at least eight years. The Master of Photography is earned through a combination of excellence in print competition and lectures to fellow professional photographers. Masters of Photography are revered by their peers in the professional photography industry for their knowledge and skill.
No photographer is perfect. No equipment is infallible. Even the best photographers will have a rare occasion when they are unable to deliver the finished product. That is why the Professional Photographers of America automatically enrolls its wedding and portrait photographers in the Malpractice/Indemnity Trust program. This program gives member photographers resources to correct or refund situations where they were unable to deliver the finished product. If the bride in the story had selected a photographer that was a member of the Professional Photographers of America, then she would not have needed to resort to calling a TV station to mediate her issues.
The lesson to be learned? Always select a Certified and/or a Master Photographer to be your professional photographer. Ask the photographers you are interviewing if they are members of the Professional Photographers of America. The consumer can put their faith in these credentials knowing that those who hold them are the very best.
To find a certified professional photographer: www.certifiedphotographer.com
To find a Master of Photography or a PPA member photographer: www.ppa.com/findaphotographer
One of the services I offer is copy and restoration of photographs. This is always fun and challenging, though this one was a greater challenge than most.
Judging by the materials, technique and the information from the customer, the original was early 1900s. It had been stored in a sack, and because of it’s brittle nature, was now a shamble of pieces. Every time you touched it, another piece would flake off.
Links:
Main Site
Weddings
High School Senior Photography
Restoration of an old photograph
Shannon and Tyler were a wonderfully fun couple to work with. There wedding was at Walnut Creek, and after the reception we went downtown to create some fun artistic images with just the bride and groom. We tried to sneak into the Myriad Gardens, but construction had started and we were chased off. Improvisation met opportunity and we utilized the surrounding area. The results were awesome!
Links:
Weddings
High School Senior Pictures
General portraits
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Sophia was a little reluctant when she came in for her senior pictures. But after we got we going, she relaxed and we had fun. Her senior pictures turned out great! Sophia attends Norman High and wants to be an airplane pilot. Good luck Sophia and thanks for coming in.
Links:
High School Senior Pictures
Weddings
General Portraits
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I met Alyssa almost a year ago when she came through our senior model program. Always a blast to work with, we created some wonderful senior pictures then and even better ones this time. Fun, responsive and a blast to photograph. Your senior pictures are awesome Alyssa!
Links:
Senior Pictures
General Portrait Photography site
Weddings
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I first saw Chelsea when she was playing volleyball for Norman High (my daughter played for four years there.) We had a blast taking her senior pictures. Chelsea was relaxed in front of the camera and the pictures just rolled out naturally. Thanks Chelsea!
Links:
High School Seniors
General Portrait site
Weddings
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Dorothy came in for her senior pictures and I thought, “she should be glamorous”. I wanted to create a very pretty, beautiful, mysterious look. Not your traditional senior pictures. We also did some fun stuff. The results were great! Thanks Dorothy!
Links:
Senior Pictures
General Portrait Site
Wedding
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Abby was a lot of fun to work with on senior pictures. I taught her some basic poses and then it was like photographing a model – she would hit the pose and give me a look and it was picture, picture, picture! I love her glamor head shot – every senior should look this good. All the results were great! Thanks for coming in Abby for your senior pictures.
Links:
High School Seniors
General Portraits
Weddings
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Collin came in for his senior pictures like a lot of guys do – hesitant and not really sure about this whole picture thing. But we got to talking and he relaxed and he had a good time. His senior pictures came out great and he and his mom loved them.
My favorite image is the third one. Collin had his guitar out and I’m thinking I have the perfect creation for this. The image was taken in my studio. The bridge is about 200 miles away over the Red River. You gotta love digital.
Collin will graduate from Noble High school. Congratulations Collin.
Links:
Senior Pictures
General Photography
Weddings
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