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In the interest of public service I’ve put out a call for ideas on what people would like in photographic tutorials. Anyone is welcome to request that I cover something, and I’ll make an effort to do a post covering anything of interest.
First up will be for Daniel on Facebook who wants to know how non-neutral reflectors affect non-photographic light sources. I’ll be working out a way to cover it some time next week. My hope is to cover around one topic a month.
As the weather warms up we turn into what is often called Wedding Season, the time when brides- and grooms-to-be are seeking the details that go into making that one perfect day. If that sounds like you, or if you are one of the parents of a soon to be bride or groom, welcome.
I encourage everyone to read my post on What Questions to Ask Your Wedding Photographer, which both gives some questions you might think of, and some that you might not that you should ask every photographer that you are considering. It includes my answers as they stood last year and I’ll be adding a new post or page to the site with the minor changes, mostly in equipment, that have happened over the weekend.
As usual, my wife and I will only be taking on a handful of weddings this summer due to extensive obligations. If you are interested in having Hyak Photography provide your please contact us soon so that we can at least pencil you into the schedule. (509) 205-1673 or the contact link at the top.
We are also very excited by our portable printer service for events and are looking to add more printers through the spring.
I’m sure visitors have wondered why the Find Your Portrait Session and Find Your Event section haven’t been updated this year. In January I moved to a new system that involves <yourname#>.hyakphoto.com that now include all sessions and/or events that I have covered for you. Clients who have had photos taken since January are aware of this change and, in most cases, prefer it. This takes advantage of some features of Photoshelter that I had been using for groups of events, such as the liberty.hyakphoto.com site, but have now expanded to all services after some discussion. The same security options (individual logins, group passwords, hidden URLs, etc) are still available both for the main site and for each specific gallery, event, or photo session on request. All specific galleries can still be e-mailed to friends and family if set to hidden or password protected and specific logins can still be assigned at any time. I will set up an example using my portfolio images and cover it in a future post.
The blog itself, which was built around the old find your session method will be undergoing a redesign in the next few months to provide a more graphical experience showcasing both portfolio images and also images from recent shoots.
A good friend of mine, the wife of my best friend, has been diagnosed with breast cancer in her mid-twenties. She found it after her mother was diagnosed the week before.
They live 2,000 miles away, so there isn’t a whole lot I can do for them from here, and, honestly, there isn’t a lot a photographer can offer. Many photographers in this situation make calendars as fundraisers, and I saw one very good poster, but the amount of money they bring in for the work involved seemed unreasonably small to me.
So, my contribution is very simple. If you have been diagnosed with breast cancer, are undergoing treatment, or have recently completed treatment your photo session is at no charge, includes an 8×10 print, and will have other printing discounts. No obligations at all, and no major caveats on what it doesn’t apply to. Portrait session of yourself, portraits of your family, boudoir so that you still feel sexy, or an image for a campaign for cancer awareness.
The offer is available indefinitely.