This blog is a collection of musings of our photography, work, personal life but also some “shop talk”
Our good friends Dave and Charlotte  are putting up an amazing workshop for photog students, photography startups as well as seasoned pros alike. Everyone will take away something valuable that can be implemented in their business model, network, have fun and  better your business overall. Rock solid line up of photographers and cinematographers will cover topics such as Branding, Marketing, Social Media, Client Experience and much more. Do checkout their site at www.awakenworkshops.com and sign up **HERE** of course mentioning us in the “who referred you tab” There is a limited seating so don’t delay.  Attending workshops, seminars and getting together with colleagues furthers you as an artist, your business and the industry as a whole. We really feel that its important to learn from each other, share, and give back to the community. Cheers and enjoy the balmy weather we are having

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The Kostel Photo Experience from blupearlmedia on Vimeo.

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Few of our amateur photog friends had concerns about composition and the right proportions in photographs. Well there are a few written rules and few that you need to break.

Without getting too deep into the subject one should be aware of the rule of thirds. Read the article that deals with the subject in simple analogies.
When looking at an image you will be able to differentiate the “negative space” vs “positive space”. Generally the negative space refers to the space around you subject and positive space is your subject. These spaces are always intertwined and need to compliment each other. Compose your images with a focus in mind. See what you are trying to say with the picture and what your audience should focus on. Sometimes having a simple image with less distraction is much more effective than cramming an image full of focal points that can’t convey the message. Find a focus in your image where you want the eye to wander, and allow the negative space to aid.

Below are two images of Niki to demonstrate that negative space can be very helpful in bringing ones attention to the subject no matter how small it is or wether it follows the rule of thirds. Hope that helps a little, and I strongly encourage you to practise, practise, practise. So before you take your point and shoot or dslrs out, give it a thought of what it is that you are trying to say by the image, compose your shot, look for a focal point, and snap away.

I mean the “work-liday”. We are back from an amazing experience and conference that is just a big blur right now. 4 Days of non-stop workshops, classes and trade shows and some partying We became members of the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International, which is a great resource for professionals in our industry.
We have met soo many new photographers from all over the world and established new friendships. Its amazing what a conference of this scale can do to your networking, personal lifestyle and effectually better your business practises. We didn’t have much time to shoot or venture past the main strip as the schedule was too hectic. We didn’t want to miss any classes and opportunities to learn, share and laugh with other like minded photogs. Great times, thanks to all our old friends, new friends and other great photographers that don’t even know us, that have affected our business and creative photography alike.
Cheers to another great year in WPPI.

Well it was a really busy few weeks preparing for the show and a really “good” busy weekend interacting with Brides, Photographers and other vendors at the venue. We met alot of nice people, which is always great to extend our network, client base and of course friends!

We had past brides show up, brides that we have booked for this year and lots of great brides still looking for the perfect way to document their most special day! So, thank you to all that have stopped by to say hello, inquire about our availability or just came out to fill out a ballot for eShoot and a complementary Bridal Photo Coaching.

This year we have made a prop (wall with a double relief) that would house our flat screen and add a little warmth to our Studio Lounge feel. However I didn’t realize what I was getting into after I put it together, applied all the layers including stucco. The logistics of transportation were more complicated than the actual set up.

We had lots of photographers compliment and ask about the process of building it, so I will just briefly outline the process and attach few images.

I bought 4×8 particle boards, 2×2’s, 4×2’s and bunch of wood screws.
Pale of Stucco, bag of cement and a roll of mesh
I drew out the plan, measured our LCD and got to it.

The wall is built in three pieces, the main being 5 feet wide and side walls 2.5ft in order to fit the 10×10 booth.
For the finish, we were thinking of just painting it, but love the stucco texture so we decided to go that route.
First you need to apply a mesh in order for the cement to stick. This is the undercoating that Stucco adheres to.
Now we applied Stucco, and floated to give it a really cool Venetian finish.
Finally we have added the mouldings on the top and baseboards on the bottom of the walls to give it Studio-ish feel. Painted the boarders and mouldings and attached trims for the LCD.

We have also bought Click floor that was a “snap” to put together and lay it down before we assembled the walls. Furniture was mostly from our Studio.

Enjoy

Here is a little vid that was shot at our December monthly get together in Niagara Falls. Its awesome to see so many creative minds get together, talk, share, have fun and unite our industry and bring it to higher level. Currently, we are working mutually to put out a word on educating our clients. We are stoked to be part of if and we are looking forward to show it to you in the near future.
Happy Monday!

We Niagara Photographers + PUG November Get-Together from Bryan Caporicci on Vimeo.

The article can be found ***HERE***