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Great wedding photographer in Triangle Area: Elizabeth Larson

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:45:05 +0000

My daughter’s photographer got pregnant and realized her due date was around the time of my daughter’s wedding, so she got her fellow professional photographer Elizabeth Larson to take the job. (I took the picture above.)

Elizabeth met us at Duke Gardens in Durham NC recently to do some engagement photos. She said it might take as much as two hours but we were done in 45 minutes and her images are wonderful. You can visit them at her blog: Elizabeth Larson, wedding photographer in NC. I love the choices she made when posting to her blog, here are a couple of samples:

My daughter and her fiance, Elizabeth Larson photographer

My daughter and fiance, photo by Elizabeth Larson

Enough already with the headless bridesmaids photos

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:49:27 +0000

No more headless bridesmaid pictures

Can’t you see how awful this is? Photographers, just say no!

A visit to Jim Shaw, wedding photographer in Durham NC

admin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:35:46 +0000

Studio of Jim Shaw, Durham photographer

Bob Vasile, my partner in the Pratie Heads wedding ensemble (well, we do a lot of other concerts etc too), had an opportunity to do a photo shoot with Jim Shaw, a very well-known, friendly, and relaxed photographer who’s been shooting weddings in the area for decades.

Jim Shaw, Durham NC wedding photographer

Jim was a good sport and let me take this picture of him, surrounded by some of his equipment.

We spent an hour there and will go back on Thursday to have a look at the results. I’ll let you know how it went! But we liked him a lot, he was peaceful and easy to be around.

Interesting idea: $5000 wedding by “Events in a Box.”

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:57:51 +0000

I was at a bridal vendors event lately and while I did not meet this vendor, the idea seems interesting:

Chantel Smith, “event coordinator,” is offering a flat-rate $5,000 package which includes:

Her services
A wedding designer
8-hour venue (A Step to Gold in Raleigh, Cambria Suites at RDU, or Duke Tower Hotel in Durham)
Cake and cake designer
Floral centerpieces
Massage therapist
Photographer & portraits
Ceremony minister

Events in a Box, NC.

Wedding photo fail – row of headless bodies

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:49:33 +0000

Bridesmaids with flowers but no heads

I saw this on a wedding site today. Honestly, what’s going on here? Is it really a good idea to take a picture of a row of women with their heads cut off?

Economical wedding photographers found on Craig’s List

admin — Sun, 24 May 2009 00:06:50 +0000

Shocked at the idea of spending thousands of dollars on a photographer for my daughter’s wedding, I looked on Craig’s List under services today for moderately-priced options. I was also looking for photographers who would provide copyright-free cds/dvds of the digital images.

Success! Note that I have not met or spoken with any of the photo studio folks below, but I liked the images on their websites. Each of them has a relatively low-cost package which includes a cd of your images so you can print away to your heart’s content.

I’ve decided that from now on I will feature on this blog only photographers with wedding options under $2,000 which include a cd/dvd of images which can be printed freely by the customer. If you qualify, or know a good photographer who does, please be in touch with me!

Bennett Weddings

Don’t let some photographer own all your wedding pictures, charging you exorbitant prices every time you want to print one! With my wedding packages, YOU OWN ALL THE PHOTOS – You can print as many as you want, whenever you want!

I came to wedding photography through my experiences as a photojournalist. Twelve years in the newspaper business taught me to see things differently – and that comes through in my wedding photos.

Ceremony & Reception Coverage (5 hours) $800
Carl Johnson Photography
Warning: Flash and automatic music

Wedding special: Up to 3 hours of wedding coverage plus (limited time) free engagement session
250+ images on a cd: $545 (regularly $629)
Infantino Photography
Photography Packages include “The Ruby” – 3 hours of photography coverage, over 250 images taken, high Resolution photo CD of all images (you receive copyrights to print all photos on CD) = $500. Additional Hour of Photography – $105.00
Robert F. Filcsik Photography
Warning: Flash and automatic music

I like his images very much. He says “Offering modern and creative photojournalistic style photography at an affordable price. Wedding packages start at $600. 4 Hours coverage, including CD with edited high resolution images and the copyrights for all images.” The number of images is quite limited, however.
Andrew Gloc Photography
Gloc appears to be a newcomer to the business; he doesn’t have much of a wedding portfolio, but I liked the images I saw. He says: “I charge $299 for 4 hours of shooting including a cd of all images.”