Las Vegas Photographer for Weddings and Event Photography TiffanyG
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January 26th, 2010Engagements, Weddings, las vegas wedding photography, married in vegas, propose in las vegas, wedding photography prices las vegasYou may think that choosing a Photographer for your Las Vegas wedding is difficult - but if you consider these 7 simple things, your decision will be much easier:
1. This one is absolutely the MOST important: Does the photographer provide recent samples, and does the style/look of the photos match your tastes? If you like her/his photos overall, don’t worry if you don’t like ALL their demos - understand that a photographer should customize the photos to each specific bride, so you may not like ALL their demos. However, make sure your photographer will customize her/his style to you!
2. Do you get along with your prospective photographer? You’ll be spending the most important day of your life with her/him… if you don’t really LIKE your photographer, then you won’t look your best in your photos - attitude matters!
3. Is a 2nd photographer/assistant available, at least for your ceremony? A second angle and extra photos is many times worth the extra cost of having a 2nd photographer for the ceremony. What about photos of the groom and his friends pre-wedding? You’ll have tons of “getting-ready” photos of you (the bride), but will your prospective photographer be able to take photos of the groom? If not then consider a 2nd photographer - one that has experience with the unique poses and more laid-back photography of the groom and his party. There’s really no need for a 2nd photographer at your reception, so make sure you can have the 2nd photographer at the times YOU want!
4. Flexibility: Will your prospective photographer customize her/his packages to exactly meet your needs? Does she/he provide a “shot list” at least for the formal photos? Can you add to the list? And here’s a big one: If you notice that the photographer limits the number of locations or charges extra for a location change, then it’s a sure sign that he/she is difficult to work with (or set in his ways).
5. Prints: Are they important to you? If so then make sure you compare packages that include prints - however, prints within a photographer’s package are EXPENSIVE. It’s oftentimes best to make sure the package includes the disc of high-resolution images with printing rights so you can print your own 4×6, 5×7 and 8×10 prints (the truth is, the quality of these smaller prints is about the same whether you have them printed, or if you get them from your photographer). 11×14, 16×20 and larger sizes (including Canvas prints and other large prints) should be printed by your photographer.
6. Disc-of-Images: If your photographer does NOT supply a high-resolution disc of images, then he/she is living in the 1990’s and will then charge you as much as $30 for EACH print that you’d like to buy later on. The days of $10 4×6 prints are GONE - do not settle for a photographer who will want to sell you $1000 or more of prints after your wedding. Very simply, you should know well before your wedding day how much you are spending on photos. If you have to worry about extra charges after your wedding, that’s one more thing to worry about (and you don’t need that!) Also, it’s VERY important to know exactly what is included if your photographer includes a disc of images! Some photographers will supply low-resolution versions (that will be pixelated and low quality if you make prints). These are only good for computer viewing. If you want to make your own prints, make sure that you get the “high-resolution” or “full sized” photo files. Make sure they are provided without a watermark, and that you have full printing rights.
7. Price. Notice this one is last on the list, but it’s still very important. Very simply, if your prospective photographer fits the other 6 requirements, then price shouldn’t matter. If you can’t afford her/his price then you’ll need to find another photographer that meets all (or most) of your requirements.
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December 28th, 2009Bragging
I’m so excited… we just added FOURTH and FIFTH National Awards in just the last three years! D.Jay’s Entertainment and TiffanyGPhoto has earned the 2010 Pick for Best of Weddings in Las Vegas from TheKnot AND the 2010 Bride’s Choice Award from WeddingWire! These 2 awards are based solely on bride recommendations and voting and are 2 of the 3 most prestigious awards for the wedding industry (as voted on by brides).
This marks the SECOND time we’ve won Best of Weddings from TheKnot. It’s also the SECOND time we’ve won the Bride’s Choice Award from WeddingWire.
The WeddingWire award is only given to the Top 5% of Wedding Vendors in the entire USA, and to win it TWICE is extremely difficult. It does prove our dedication to perfect customer service and high-quality photography and DJ services. When other companies claim to be “the best”, we don’t need to claim it- our brides shout it from the mountaintops!
I’m excited to be YOUR wedding photographer, so if you are getting married in Las Vegas or in surrounding states, please give me a call via my office at D. Jay’s Entertainment, 702-643-3529.
The Knot Best of Weddings 2010 for Wedding Photography and Wedding Disc Jockey!
WeddingWire Bride's Choice Award 2010
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April 3rd, 2009Engagements
Joey and Alicia are getting married at Silverstone Golf Club (we actually recommended them to check it out and they LOVE it) so we figured an Engagement Session there would be in order. Jeremy and I did this shoot, collaborating on the poses and Jeremy did most of the shooting while I was the “lighting technician” (read: lugging the big off-camera strobe around the golf course).
Usually the groom is “along for the ride” but Joey was really into this. I think part of it was his excitement of getting nice photos of his beautiful fiancee, but he was genuinely excited to be involved. That is GREAT and really shows his love and committment to Alicia.
Of course it could also just be “the way it is” with Joey, Alicia and their family… because when they came to proof their photos, they had an entourage of people including moms and aunts and grandmas! That was nerve-wracking but really fun to see the various reactions when we showed a photo.
So anyway, poor Joey and Alicia, it was very bright and we not only brought our big flash but also a reflector to help with fill light. They probably felt like they were part of a movie production or something…
Silverstone has this sschuuhweet arch at the front entrance. Very dramatic! They call it “Mediterranean Style”, so we did this Michelangelo-ish pose under the arch (shout out to P.G. for that term!). And FYI, the sky is un-touched other than saturation and contrast (the clouds really are in that cross-hatch pattern!)
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Engagement Photography in Las Vegas
With the cool clouds that day, we wanted to use them as a backdrop as much as possible. We just love the sky, the wall, and the fun “come hither big boy” type pose that Alicia had.
Engagement Photography in Las Vegas
This was a practice shot (working on settings) and it just happened to be a great expression and perfect “glow” lighting…
Engagement Wedding Photograper in Las Vegas
This one was processed very “warm” to bring out the red highlights in Alicia’s hair to match Joe’s red hair…
Engagement Photography in Las Vegas
Here’s one of Alicia’s “glamour shots”. The neat thing about Silverstone is there’s lots of interesting locations in a small area…this area has some slightly industrial-looking concrete stairs.
Engagement Wedding Photograper in Las Vegas
Here’s another “awwwww…..”
Engagement Wedding Photograper in Las Vegas
Time to goof off a little - we had plenty of the “posed” stuff…
Las Vegas Wedding Photographer Engagement Session
Las Vegas Wedding Photographer Engagement Session
Here’s a bit of an optical illusion - you’d think they were in some sort of meadow or field, wouldn’t you? Well they weren’t… and how we did that will remain our little secret
(but there’s no photoshop involved)
Las Vegas Wedding Photographer Engagement Session
They couldn’t hide from our big telephoto lens!
Las Vegas Wedding Photographer Engagement Session
Our style is usually “soft/glowy and clear/clean” but we pushed our boundaries a little bit… the shot really needed a “spy” look, some distortion, blur, and “noise” added
Las Vegas Wedding Photography
Last one of the blog, by now it was almost dark and there were lots more clouds. Oh, and now we figured out why Joey liked this photo shoot so much! He got to kiss his beautiful fiancee A LOT! (watch your hands, young man!)
Las Vegas Wedding Photography
We were so happy that Joey and Alicia and their “entourage” liked our work. We knew that different processing styles are liked/disliked by different people - and of course mom and grandma didn’t like some of the shots that Alicia and Joey liked (and vice-versa) - but that’s why we always do varied processing on our photos AND give the “original” version on the disc, too!
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April 3rd, 2009Strip Photography Tour, Weddings
Katrina and Jesse hired me to take after-wedding photos on the Las Vegas Strip earlier this week. This type of shoot makes me happy to be a Las Vegas Photographer! This one was fun! We rode in style in a huge 14 Passenger SUV Limo from Las Vegas Limo. This group was GREAT to work with… and they had an awesome time.
Here they are in the limo (don’t forget to CLICK on the photo to get a larger version!)
Las Vegas Wedding Photography on the Strip
The wedding party having a blast outside of Bellagio. Check out the ringbearer’s pose!
Las Vegas Wedding Photography on the Strip
Awwww….
Las Vegas Wedding Photography on the Strip
A classic Lomo process on this photo gives it an “Old Vegas” type feel.
Las Vegas Wedding Photography on the Strip
Here’s Jesse looking all handsome!
Las Vegas Wedding Photography on the Strip
And Katrina looking hot (and showing some leg!). I just had to make this one black-and-white for that classic model look.
Wedding Photography on the Las Vegas Strip
The lovebirds in front of Bellagio.
Wedding Photography on the Las Vegas Strip
And here’s the same photo using selective color. I love them both and had a real hard time deciding which one I like the most. It was difficult getting rid of the beautiful greens since it’s spring.
Wedding Photography on the Las Vegas Strip
More “Classic Las Vegas” type processing on this photograph, what a great looking group!
Wedding Photography on the Las Vegas Strip
Off to the Las Vegas sign for some photos, I was going for a high-contrast look in this photo… dark blacks and bright whites.
Wedding Photographer in Las Vegas
In reality, it was very cloudy that day (I purposely “hid” the cloudiness in most of the pictures above). But here’s one with lots of contrast in the sky.
Wedding Photographer in Las Vegas
What a ham!!
Wedding Photographer in Las Vegas
Thanks Katrina and Jesse, had a blast!
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November 24th, 2008Strip Photography Tour, Weddings
This happens more often than people think… I received a call on a Tuesday, “We are eloping TOMORROW and need a photographer.” Turns out Giovana’s uncle was getting married and Chad and Giovana decided to also “take the plunge”. Giovana’s uncle makes wedding dresses so the dress was ready-to-go!
The Tropicana Wedding Chapel has a great “Walk-In” special going on right now: $99 for the ceremony and you can bring in your own photographer! My understanding is that there’s usually a bit of a wait, but $99 is a great deal for a super chapel!
I was able to spend about 1.5 hours with this lovely couple and we ended up with 162 “keepers”. I did special effects to about 10 of them. Here’s a few of my favorites:
During the ceremony… don’t his eyes make you melt?!?
Afterwards, we were able to take photos around the Tropicana Casino and Hotel’s grounds. I have been loving this special effect and I thought this made the photo look like something out of a fairy tale book:
On to the Bellagio Fountains for photos:
It’s funny, Chad wasn’t sure that the camera would pick up the water in the fountains. I told him it would! I shot this photo both ways: With Chad’s eyes open, and with them closed. He just looked so content with his eyes closed that I decided I liked this one the best of the two…
He looks so dapper, and she looks so happy!
I had asked Chad to do his own pose, I thought this was extremely cute!
And finally, from a bit earlier, this one looks more like a painting than a photo.
Congratulations you two! Hope you really enjoyed your Las Vegas Wedding!
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