Happy Holidays from IGOR Photography

It was a beautiful ceremony and a very fun wedding reception with endless laughs and joy. Here is a tease from the wedding.

Iris says “trick or treat” so please throw her a bone!

I’m very pleased that Adobe has listen to us photographers and now offers this more affordable subscription choice. Like I posted in an earlier post (Adobe gets it wrong with the cloud) many photographers including myself,  have been frustrated with the new cloud based subscription model that did not appeal to photographers that only use Photoshop and Lightroom. This is really good news, $10/month for both programs is a great deal.

There is one catch though, this offer is only valid for a limited time only, it’s good until December 31, 2013 and customers need a valid Photoshop copy to get this price. You can read more about this offer on the following article from AppleInsider: Adobe cuts Photoshop CC to $10 a month for Creative Suite users, throws in Lightroom for free.

Now lets see what Adobe decides to do after December 31, 2013?

"Life is like a camera, focus on what's important, capture the good times, develop from the negatives, and if things don't work out, take another shot."

Capturing fireworks is easy if you plan in advance and bring the right camera gear. Here are some advice to help you take great fireworks photos.

What you need:

A Camera that gives you control over exposure. Some point-and-shoot cameras have a "Fireworks" mode, so look for that if you have a compact camera. Ideally your camera should have both shutter and aperture controls. Most compact cameras have some form of manual override of the auto settings. For smart phone owners: Getting good-quality images of fireworks with your smart phone camera is very hard, unless you have a manual control option in the menu! Use a wide angle lens zoom setting to get as much of the scene as possible.

A Tripod. Handheld fireworks photos simply don't work well because the most effective fireworks photos are shot using long exposures, and it's very hard to keep your camera still for the one or several second exposure you will likely need. The image will be out of focus and the fireworks lines will like not be straight and most likely detract from the beauty of the blasts, but if you don't have a tripod go ahead anyway and shoot and you might get some interesting shots anyway. To eliminate camera shake, the camera must be mounted on a stable a tripod. 

Water bodies are a great way to add an extra dimension to your fireworks photos, and if the fireworks are being launched on the water, you'll be able to see the rockets streaking skyward and smoke below, which adds another element of interest.

Where to Stand? Before the fireworks start, find out where the fireworks will be taking place, and scout the area. Look for an unobstructed view of the sky, upwind of the action. Make sure there are no buildings or trees in the way. Try to find an elevated position so you don't have the heads of the people in front of you in the shot. Why upwind? You don't want the smoke blowing towards you because it can block the view–and your don't want to smell it either? An even better option is an unobstructed view at the water. A body of water can result in interesting reflections of the fireworks, or even better an unobstructed view with a landmark by the water. Fireworks blazing against the profile of a well-known building or natural landmark can add a new dimension and interest to your image.

Camera Settings: Choose a small aperture and the lowest ISO setting available so you can get the longest exposure possible. Usually 1/2 to 2 seconds of expesore are enough, try different exposures untill you get a result that you are happy with. If your camera has auto bracketing, use the feature! Most photographers use ISO 100 or 200 and an aperture of between f/8 and f/16. The smaller aperture intensifies the colors of the fireworks and prevents overexposure. Experiment and see how the different aperture setting changes the look of your image. Shutter speed: Use your camera's "B" (bulb) setting. Start your exposure at the moment the burst begins, and end it when the burst reaches its peak. How long is long enough? For a single blast, a second or two should be enough. Some photographers leave their camera on B and block the lens opening until there's a burst, and repeates the exposures over several fireworks bursts. This results in a multiple exposure that can fill the frame with several fireworks.

Color Balance: Daylight color balance usually works fine, but if you have lit buildings you should set color balance based on how they are lit.

Reducing Noise: If your camera has a noise reduction feature, use it. The long exposures are bound to overheat the image sensor, which results in digital artifacts ("noise") that look a bit like colored grains in your photograph. The black sky will look grainy or worse. There is also software and there are techniques for reducing grain in Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom—but that's another blog post.

What about auto-everything cameras, like most camera phones? If your camera lacks manual settings, you can still get pretty good fireworks shots. Set it to landscape mode so it focuses on infinity. Disable the flash. Start the exposure before a blast if possible and the lens aperture will remain open longer. To reduce lag time (the delay between when you press the shutter release and the camera takes the picture), keep your finger on the shutter release, pressing it halfway down.

Now you can go out tonight or on your on your next fireworks celebration, blast away and have fun taking terrific fireworks photos!

People sometimes ask me what kind of domain and webhost provider I use for my business, and I always recommend Go Daddy. I have used them for over 10 years and I'm very pleased with their services and prices. Costumer support is excellent and they are very reliable. As a professional photographer I need a stable, secure and fast website that can show online galleries and videos without a hitch! I have tried different webhost providers in the past and they have never been as good as GoDaddy.com.

The have already some of the best domain, email and webhosting prices and they always have some specials going on, you can sometimes buy domains as low as $1.99, so if you also use my Go Daddy discount coupon WOWigorpho you get a really sweet deal, you can receive 20-35% OFF in addition to any other specials. Enjoy!

If this Go Daddy referral code doesn't get your attention I'm sure their TV commercials and online ads will, you probably either hate them or love them, but they will get your attention!

I have always been very loyal to Adobe and their great software. I mainly use Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop for my editing and photography workflow and I think they are outstanding software with no close competitors for the professional photographer. Unfortunately Adobe is letting me down this time and I'm angry at their move to exclusively move Photoshop CS to the "Adobe Creative Cloud" (aka "Adobe CC").

The two main problems for me as a professional photographer in using the new cloud based Adobe Photoshop are the following:

1. It's only going to be available as a subsription service and you need to connect to the Adobe Creative Cloud

If you want to edit a photo where you have no internet connection you are out of luck and that's completely absurd. I can't believe that they aren't going to sell a stand-alone version. I'm dumbfounded about this business decision. They are limiting where and when I can use their software to complete my editing work.

2. They have substantially increased the price for photographers that only use Photoshop and don't need constant updates.

They are different monthly subscription plans that are billed monthly with annual commitment. Whole Creative Cloud subscriptions are $30/month for for teachers and students, and $50/month for all other subscribers, that's $600/year. For photographers that only use Photoshop there are options to license just Photoshop, the current rate is $20/ month for the first year, with prices subject to change after the first year.

For Adobe power users that use several Adobe software products the monthly price plans are great and will result in significant savings compare to buying the former Adobe Creative Suite. However photographers who only need Photoshop and don't need every update are not as happy as they are used to buying the software for approximately $150 as an upgrade every other upgrade cycle. Doing the math, I spent about $150 to keep Photoshop CS updated every three years, or I can spend $240 every year, so the total cost of owning Photoshop CC for 3 years is now about $720, an effective price increase of 400% !

Adobe is greedy about how to increase their revenue in a monopoly situation, they don't have any real competitors! I can understand a resonable yearly price increase, I think 400% is way to much, but worst is to limit the usefulness of the software by only making it available in the cloud with a subscription plan. I see a lot of photographers looking for alternative software solutions in the near future, especially hobby photographers that don't depend on the software for their work, but professional photographers will probably eat the bill.

For hobby photographers check out this link If you want to build your own "Creative Software Suite" with free and cheap software!,

For professional photographers I only know one good alternative to Adobe Lightroom and partly also for some Photoshop users since you can use layers and that's Phase One Capture one Pro 7, they have a 30 day trail, so you can try it for Free!

Some relief for the new "Adobe Cloud Pain" for photographers is that for now, Photoshop Elements and Lightroom are not going to be only cloud based.

Leave me a comment about what you think!

UPDATE, I just found out that you appently don't need to be connected online to use Photoshop CC in the new Creative Cloud!

You will need to be online when you install and license your software.With an annual membership, you’ll be asked to connect to the web to validate your software licenses every 30 days. However, you’ll be able to use products for 99 days even if you’re offline, but it will pester you with constant vrification reminders to go online.

3. I have one additional mayor problem with the new Adobe Creative Cloud, that's easily overlooked. If you buy an upgrade like you do with Photoshop CS, you have access to that new version forever. If you pay for the cloud version and choose to end your subscription, you have access to nothing. You lease the software, you don't buy it!

Some of the new major features are:

   + Advanced Healing Brush
   + Radial Gradient
   + Upright
   + Smart Preview
    And some other smaller improvements.

Expect the final version to be out in a few months and to have some additional improvements.

Some of the new major features are:

   + Advanced Healing Brush
   + Radial Gradient
   + Upright
   + Smart Preview
    And some other smaller improvements.

Expect the final version to be out in a few months and to have some additional improvements.

Take a look at zenfolio.com, it's a great company that offers image hosting plans, portfolio websites with nice image galleries, slideshows and video, including Free trial accounts and basic account subscriptions starting at only $30/year.
I'm a big fan of zenfolio, I use them as an alternative back up for my photos and also to show images to my clients with password protected galleries.

If you use the following zenfolio promotion code you can get up to 30% Off on their plans: 8Q6-P27-ADK

Take a look at zenfolio.com, it's a great company that offers image hosting plans, portfolio websites with nice image galleries, slideshows and video, including Free trial accounts and basic account subscriptions starting at only $30/year.
I'm a big fan of zenfolio, I use them as an alternative back up for my photos and also to show images to my clients with password protected galleries.

If you use the following zenfolio promotion code you can get up to 30% Off on their plans: 8Q6-P27-ADK

I have reported similar statistics in the past and it's in line with former reports. The wedding industry hasn't changed that much during the last 2 years in this business regard.

This recent 2013 wedding photographer survey reports…

- Wedding photographers spend an average of 13.5 hours per week editing photos.

- The average time investment (including shooting, editing, meeting time, etc.) for a photographer per wedding is 65 hours.

- Wedding photographers earn an average of $37 per hour (before expenses), and probably somewhere between $15-25 per hour after expenses, insurance and taxes.

- Nearly half of wedding photographers are booking less than 50% of the couples who contact them.

- Wedding photographers are spending nearly a third of what they make on overhead.

- The majority of wedding photographers have been in the business for less than five years.

- Wedding photographers spend on average 3.5 hours communicating with clients and 13.5 hours doing “non client specific business tasks” each week (things like bookkeeping, marketing, social media, etc.)

Maybe this explains why it sometimes seem so "expensive" to hire a professional wedding photographer, they invest a lot of time and money in each wedding shoot and they don't take home that much after all the expenses and taxes are paid, it's not a glamorous and high paying job, but if you have passion for the job, it's still the best job in the world, according to me and a lot of wedding photographers I know.

It's worth noting that all these numbers are averages and there is a large disparity between the lowest and highest paid wedding photographers in the industry due to location, experience, demand, etc.

Please leave any questions or comments below!

I have reported similar statistics in the past and it's in line with former reports. The wedding industry hasn't changed that much during the last 2 years in this business regard.

This recent 2013 wedding photographer survey reports…

- Wedding photographers spend an average of 13.5 hours per week editing photos.

- The average time investment (including shooting, editing, meeting time, etc.) for a photographer per wedding is 65 hours.

- Wedding photographers earn an average of $37 per hour (before expenses), and probably somewhere between $15-25 per hour after expenses, insurance and taxes.

- Nearly half of wedding photographers are booking less than 50% of the couples who contact them.

- Wedding photographers are spending nearly a third of what they make on overhead.

- The majority of wedding photographers have been in the business for less than five years.

- Wedding photographers spend on average 3.5 hours communicating with clients and 13.5 hours doing “non client specific business tasks” each week (things like bookkeeping, marketing, social media, etc.)

Maybe this explains why it sometimes seem so "expensive" to hire a professional wedding photographer, they invest a lot of time and money in each wedding shoot and they don't take home that much after all the expenses and taxes are paid, it's not a glamorous and high paying job, but if you have passion for the job, it's still the best job in the world, according to me and a lot of wedding photographers I know.

It's worth noting that all these numbers are averages and there is a large disparity between the lowest and highest paid wedding photographers in the industry due to location, experience, demand, etc.

Please leave any questions or comments below!

This is one of the biggest news for the photo industry in recent history. A lot of people in the photo and studio industry have been expecting it for the past several years. Chain store portrait studios in Sears and Walmart (PictureMe Portrait studio) across the US are closing. The parent company, CPI Corp. of St. Louis is bust after defaulting to it's leanders. Their photo studio business has been doomed for years. In addition, Olan Mills studios were sold to Lifetouch more than a year ago but now Lifetouch has decided to close their acquisition. Many Olan Mills studios were in K-Mart. Altogether, several thousand studios are now closed.

CPI Corp. was one of the first ones in going 100% digital and thought that going digital alone would save them, but it wasn’t enough. They needed to fundamentally change their business model and style of photography, but instead, they were not able to adapt to the new market conditions.

The website for Sears Portrait Studio has a statement up saying the following:

Olan Mills had been failing for years. First they sold off their school photography to Lifetouch, then they sold off their church directory business to Lifetouch. Then a little over a year ago, they sold their portrait studios to Lifetouch, but unfortunately they found the load too heavy to carry so they started shutting operations down a few months ago. 

Look out for Target Portrait Studio to face the same outcome unless they manage to do something substancially different.

Store photo studios, which did big bus iness in the 1970s through the 1990s, have been closing in recent years due to the move to digital and smartphone photography, where anyone can create, crop, and edit a family photo online.

They don't compete directly with high end photo studios that cater to a different clientele that seek art prints and edited portraits, but it shows how the market conditions have fundamentally changed for photo studios and photographers with the advance of photo technology and the internet.

Now with the disappearance of these economical store studios, the gap between cheap digital portraits taken at home or by friends, and the high end fine art portraits is growing even larger, who is filling the void? If there is any void?

In addition, the demand for paper photo albums substantially decreased during the last couple of years, most clients nowadays only ask for the images on a DVD and unfortunate that's where the images "spend their life", or until the hard drive crashes or the DVD is lost or corrupt.

I always encourage my clients to enjoy their portraits and photos with prints and albums, it's a tangible item of their captured memories that they can enjoy for generations, and it's far superior to any digital media for any important photos.

So what does these news mean for professional photographers and photo studios?? I believe that if you don’t produce a product that is both modern and clearly different from what any amateur can do, your days are numbered.  The digital revolution has made it too easy for the public to shoot their own pictures on location and get pretty good results.

However, with everyone now taking their own pictures, the typical level of quality has fallen dramatically and the work of a true professional photographer is even more distinctively different than ever.

That's one of the reasons we at IGOR Photography will differentiate ourselves with artsitic and unique photography that's not easily duplicated by the public or other photographers. You have to adapt to the new market conditions or it's time to shut the doors.

This is one of the biggest news for the photo industry in recent history. A lot of people in the photo and studio industry have been expecting it for the past several years. Chain store portrait studios in Sears and Walmart (PictureMe Portrait studio) across the US are closing. The parent company, CPI Corp. of St. Louis is bust after defaulting to it's leanders. Their photo studio business has been doomed for years. In addition, Olan Mills studios were sold to Lifetouch more than a year ago but now Lifetouch has decided to close their acquisition. Many Olan Mills studios were in K-Mart. Altogether, several thousand studios are now closed.

CPI Corp. was one of the first ones in going 100% digital and thought that going digital alone would save them, but it wasn’t enough. They needed to fundamentally change their business model and style of photography, but instead, they were not able to adapt to the new market conditions.

The website for Sears Portrait Studio has a statement up saying the following:

Olan Mills had been failing for years. First they sold off their school photography to Lifetouch, then they sold off their church directory business to Lifetouch. Then a little over a year ago, they sold their portrait studios to Lifetouch, but unfortunately they found the load too heavy to carry so they started shutting operations down a few months ago. 

Look out for Target Portrait Studio to face the same outcome unless they manage to do something substancially different.

Store photo studios, which did big business in the 1970s through the 1990s, have been closing in recent years due to the move to digital and smartphone photography, where anyone can create, crop, and edit a family photo online.

They don't compete directly with high end photo studios that cater to a different clientele that seek art prints and edited portraits, but it shows how the market conditions have fundamentally changed for photo studios and photographers with the advance of photo technology and the internet.

Now with the disappearance of these economical store studios, the gap between cheap digital portraits taken at home or by friends, and the high end fine art portraits is growing even larger, who is filling the void? If there is any void?

In addition, the demand for paper photo albums substantially decreased during the last couple of years, most clients nowadays only ask for the images on a DVD and unfortunate that's where the images "spend their life", or until the hard drive crashes or the DVD is lost or corrupt.

I always encourage my clients to enjoy their portraits and photos with prints and albums, it's a tangible item of their captured memories that they can enjoy for generations, and it's far superior to any digital media for any important photos.

So what does these news mean for professional photographers and photo studios?? I believe that if you don’t produce a product that is both modern and clearly different from what any amateur can do, your days are numbered.  The digital revolution has made it too easy for the public to shoot their own pictures on location and get pretty good results.

However, with everyone now taking their own pictures, the typical level of quality has fallen dramatically and the work of a true professional photographer is even more distinctively different than ever.

That's one of the reasons we at IGOR Photography will differentiate ourselves with artsitic and unique photography that's not easily duplicated by the public or other photographers. You have to adapt to the new market conditions or it's time to shut the doors.

Maybe I should say that my Sony DSLR camera mirror got unglued during the last weekend while I was shooting a wedding at the White Chapel Estate in North Richland Hills, TX and it was really a no issue at all.

As a professional wedding photographer I have had my fair share of equipment malfunctions and mishaps during the last couple of years, but this one was a new one for me.

While I was taking the formal group portraits of the families and the wedding party, my camera view finder got completely dark, I thought for a second that I had engaged the mirror lock up or bumped some settings, but I realized very quickly that the camera had malfunctioned. It was now time to put my back up camera to work, I don't think the party noticed that something went wrong when I had to change the camera body, so I was back in business in an instant! This is why professional wedding photographers carry back up equipment. It’s just a matter of time before a piece of your equipment decides to "take a break". I can't understand how some "budget photographers" shoots weddings with only one camera and flash, what a foolish and an irresponsible gamble!

Now I have to send in my camera to Sony for repair in a hurry and get it back in time for next wedding. I never shoot a wedding without at least 3 camera bodies, 3 flashes, several lenses and countless of backups. Call me paranoid but I have learned from experience and from my former job as an airline pilot to always plan for worst case scenarios and have a solid back up plan if "something hits the fan", so to speak.

Below you can see how the camera mirror has separated from the mirror box, it's only attached with a few points of glue, doesn't seem to me a like a very solid solution for a pro camera, but it's not only Sony that has this kind of problems, the Canon 5D Mark II has been recalled in the past for this type of problem, I guess it's a cost cutting issue.

I was tempted to glue it back myself and save some serious time and "mula", but I will leave it to the Sony repair center to use the right glue, adjustments and cleaning equipment to get it done right.

Maybe I should say that my Sony DSLR camera mirror got unglued during the last weekend while I was shooting a wedding at the White Chapel Estate in North Richland Hills, TX and it was really a no issue at all.

As a professional wedding photographer I have had my fair share of equipment malfunctions and mishaps during the last couple of years, but this one was a new one for me.

While I was taking the formal group portraits of the families and the wedding party, my camera view finder got completely dark, I thought for a second that I had engaged the mirror lock up or bumped some settings, but I realized very quickly that the camera had malfunctioned. It was now time to put my back up camera to work, I don't think the party noticed that something went wrong when I had to change the camera body, so I was back in business in an instant! This is why professional wedding photographers carry back up equipment. It’s just a matter of time before a piece of your equipment decides to "take a break". I can't understand how some "budget photographers" shoots weddings with only one camera and flash, what a foolish and an irresponsible gamble!

Now I have to send in my camera to Sony for repair in a hurry and get it back in time for next wedding. I never shoot a wedding without at least 3 camera bodies, 3 flashes, several lenses and countless of backups. Call me paranoid but I have learned from experience and from my former job as an airline pilot to always plan for worst case scenarios and have a solid back up plan if "something hits the fan", so to speak.

Below you can see how the camera mirror has separated from the mirror box, it's only attached with a few points of glue, doesn't seem to me a like a very solid solution for a pro camera, but it's not only Sony that has this kind of problems, the Canon 5D Mark II has been recalled in the past for this type of problem, I guess it's a cost cutting issue.

I was tempted to glue it back myself and save some serious time and "mula", but I will leave it to the Sony repair center to use the right glue, adjustments and cleaning equipment to get it done right.

IGOR Photography have a great offer for all the Dallas – Fort Worth brides! You can get the best bridal magazine subscription in the country for only $7.95, a full year of the Bridal Guide subscription with an amazing 78% discount when you use our discount coupon code MPSBIG at checkout. Go to this link: MagazinesUSA.com, select one year subscription, add to cart and enter the coupon code to get the discount offer. This special discount coupon code is also valid for renewals. Enjoy reading the best wedding/ bridal advice, tips and inspiration for your wedding in Dallas-Fort Worth.

IGOR Photography have a great offer for all the Dallas – Fort Worth brides! You can get the best bridal magazine subscription in the country for only $7.95, a full year of the Bridal Guide subscription with an amazing 78% discount when you use our discount coupon code MPSBIG at checkout. Go to this link: MagazinesUSA.com, select one year subscription, add to cart and enter the coupon code to get the discount offer. This special discount coupon code is also valid for renewals. Enjoy reading the best wedding/ bridal advice, tips and inspiration for your wedding in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Meet over 20 local wedding vendors under one roof. This is a great local bridal show with giveaways, a FREE wedding fashion show and incredible door-prizes. IGOR Photography will be giving away a bridal portrait or engagement photography session to a lucky winner and we will be having a special one day show offer on our wedding collections, please visit our booth and see what we have to offer.

FREE admission for brides and guests!

Easter Sunday at 11:00am-5:00pm
Micon The Ballroom
3508 Harwood Rd Ste. 202
Bedford, Texas 76021

Meet over 20 local wedding vendors under one roof. This is a great local bridal show with giveaways, a FREE wedding fashion show and incredible door-prizes. IGOR Photography will be giving away a bridal portrait or engagement photography session to a lucky winner and we will be having a special one day show offer on our wedding collections, please visit our booth and see what we have to offer.

FREE admission for brides and guests!

Easter Sunday at 11:00am-5:00pm
Micon The Ballroom
3508 Harwood Rd Ste. 202
Bedford, Texas 76021

See you at the show!

See you at the show!

Here are some of the highlights from Marijeet and Gurvendra's 25th wedding anniversary, and their daughters 16th birthday party at the Fort Worth Club in down town Fort Worth.

It was a great Indian celebration full with joy, Indian dance and food. IGOR Photography and event photographer Daniel had a great time covering the event with both photography and video.

Thank you Marijeet, Gurvendra and the whole Suri family for a great event!

Click to enlarge image!

Here are some of the highlights from Marijeet and Gurvendra's 25th wedding anniversary, and their daughters 16th birthday party at the Fort Worth Club in down town Fort Worth.

It was a great Indian celebration full with joy, Indian dance and food. IGOR Photography and event photographer Daniel had a great time covering the event with both photography and video.

Thank you Marijeet, Gurvendra and the whole Suri family for a great event!

Click to enlarge image!

Engagement Portrait Special for Dallas & Fort Worth

Congratulations to all the lucky ladies that are newly engaged after the holidays!

Schedule your Engagement Portraits with IGOR Photography
before February 1st to receive 25% off your session!

Engagement Portraits are a fun way to celebrate
your new engagement and kick off your wedding planning.

Choose the perfect location for you and your new fiance to make it truly special!

Book today as slots for the engagement portrait sessions fill up fast!
Contact Igor to plan your fun engagement portrait session today!

Engagement Portrait Special for Dallas & Fort Worth

Congratulations to all the lucky ladies that are newly engaged after the holidays!

Schedule your Engagement Portraits with IGOR Photography
before February 1st to receive 25% off your session!

Engagement Portraits are a fun way to celebrate
your new engagement and kick off your wedding planning.

Choose the perfect location for you and your new fiance to make it truly special!

Book today as slots for the engagement portrait sessions fill up fast!
Contact Igor to plan your fun engagement portrait session today!

Today I found out that other wedding vendors offered them a last minute solution for the wedding and that they will be able to have their wedding ceremony and reception on their desired date. That's great to hear since it's otherwise almost impossible to secure a wedding venue with such a short notice. Most popular wedding venues in Fort Worth and Dallas sell out a year or more in advance.

Now the victims need to figure out how to get their money back! Following are a few suggestions of what they can do to get their money back:

1. Read the contract again and hunt down the owner of the venue and ask for your money back, keep all your conversations on file.

2. File a complain at the Attorney General, (you might want to file with the BBB, but that won't really help you much).

3. Dispute the credit card charge if you paid with a credit card within 60 days.

4. If you did not pay with a credit card or it's past the 60 days, I recommend you to get help and file a complain under The Truth in Lending Act.

5. Last but not least, take legal action, you can file with the small claims court, unfortunately it might take a long time before you get a court hearing and the business might not have any money for all the claims, but it might be your last and only solution.

Hopefully they will succeed in getting back most of their money.

Another good advice for any one in the process of securing a wedding vendor in Dallas or elsewhere is to never pay more than a small down payment to secure the date and to not pay the balance more than 60 days in advance. Most wedding vendors usually do not require you to pay the balance earlier than 2-6 weeks before the wedding date, so in this case you can dispute the charge if you pay with a credit card in the unfortunate case that the wedding vendor folds.

Good luck to all Dallas brides and wedding clients and make sure that you take the right precautions against unscrupulous wedding vendors.

Today I found out that other wedding vendors offered them a last minute solution for the wedding and that they will be able to have their wedding ceremony and reception on their desired date. That's great to hear since it's otherwise almost impossible to secure a wedding venue with such a short notice. Most popular wedding venues in Fort Worth and Dallas sell out a year or more in advance.

Now the victims need to figure out how to get their money back! Following are a few suggestions of what they can do to get their money back:

1. Read the contract again and hunt down the owner of the venue and ask for your money back, keep all your conversations on file.

2. File a complain at the Attorney General, (you might want to file with the BBB, but that won't really help you much).

3. Dispute the credit card charge if you paid with a credit card within 60 days.

4. If you did not pay with a credit card or it's past the 60 days, I recommend you to get help and file a complain under The Truth in Lending Act.

5. Last but not least, take legal action, you can file with the small claims court, unfortunately it might take a long time before you get a court hearing and the business might not have any money for all the claims, but it might be your last and only solution.

Hopefully they will succeed in getting back most of their money.

Another good advice for any one in the process of securing a wedding vendor in Dallas or elsewhere is to never pay more than a small down payment to secure the date and to not pay the balance more than 60 days in advance. Most wedding vendors usually do not require you to pay the balance earlier than 2-6 weeks before the wedding date, so in this case you can dispute the charge if you pay with a credit card in the unfortunate case that the wedding vendor folds.

Good luck to all Dallas brides and wedding clients and make sure that you take the right precautions against unscrupulous wedding vendors.

The two wedding venues that just shut down indefinitely (December 10, 2012) are Capella Court Gardens in Carrollton, TX and Alexander Mansion in Garland, TX.

I will shed more information about this drama once I find out more!

The two wedding venues that just shut down indefinitely (December 10, 2012) are Capella Court Gardens in Carrollton, TX and Alexander Mansion in Garland, TX.

I will shed more information about this drama once I find out more!

Make sure that you tell your photographer or videographer that you wish to include some different angles and perspectives for your wedding, dare to be a little bit different, you can still get the traditional coverage, just add some modern spice and uniqueness to it!

Todays camera technology and compact size makes it so much easier to incorporate different camera angles during both the ceremony and reception. Be different, be yourself!

See the clip here: http://connect.dpreview.com/post/7689725486/gopro-wedding-photographer

Make sure that you tell your photographer or videographer that you wish to include some different angles and perspectives for your wedding, dare to be a little bit different, you can still get the traditional coverage, just add some modern spice and uniqueness to it!

Todays camera technology and compact size makes it so much easier to incorporate different camera angles during both the ceremony and reception. Be different, be yourself!

See the clip here: http://connect.dpreview.com/post/7689725486/gopro-wedding-photographer

After last years success with the first ever DFW Photo Expo, its' time again for this years DFW Photo Expo, the only photo trade show in the Dallas-FT.Worth area, from Saturday December 1st to December 2nd. Arlington, TX,is the dates to mark in your calendar. The expo has a free trade show, seminars and training, product giveaways and cool show deals. If photography is your passion, whether you are an amateur or professional photographer, the DFW Photo Expo 2012 is where you want to be. It’s a gathering of the industry know how, of breakthrough products, and a cast of the industry’s leading photographers and companies.

IGOR Photography will be there enjoying the seminars and talking to friends and colleagues, we hope to see you there!

DFW Photo EXPO 2012 – The Only Photography Trade Show in Dallas-FT.Worth

Saturday December 1st, 10am – 6pm and

Sunday December 2nd, 10am – 6pm

ARLINGTON CONVENTION CENTER
1200 Ballpark Way
Arlington, TX 76011

After last years success with the first ever DFW Photo Expo, its' time again for this years DFW Photo Expo, the only photo trade show in the Dallas-FT.Worth area, from Saturday December 1st to December 2nd. Arlington, TX,is the dates to mark in your calendar. The expo has a free trade show, seminars and training, product giveaways and cool show deals. If photography is your passion, whether you are an amateur or professional photographer, the DFW Photo Expo 2012 is where you want to be. It’s a gathering of the industry know how, of breakthrough products, and a cast of the industry’s leading photographers and companies.

IGOR Photography will be there enjoying the seminars and talking to friends and colleagues, we hope to see you there!

DFW Photo EXPO 2012 – The Only Photography Trade Show in Dallas-FT.Worth

Saturday December 1st, 10am – 6pm and

Sunday December 2nd, 10am – 6pm

ARLINGTON CONVENTION CENTER
1200 Ballpark Way
Arlington, TX 76011

30 Things that you should never say to a professional photographer

1. "What a big lens, it must take great photos"
2. "What a nice camera, it must take great photos"
3. "If you do this for free now, I'll refer you to all my friends"
4. "Can you take that person out, move this person from here to there, change this color, and remove a tree branch, and,,,"
5. "How come you're charging THAT much? I can get it at "insert name here" for only ,,,"
6. "My cousin will do it for Free, he is also a photographer"
7. "I printed these from Facebook and I love them"
8. "Can you just send me the files over so I can use it for something else"
9. "I really don't want what is in my wedding package, Can I get a refund"?
10. "I love your photography but I can't spend that much, I can only spend…., is that OK?"
11. "I wanted to invite you to my (birthday party, wedding, or,,)! Can you bring your camera to?
12. "I just want a CD so I can print everything at Walmart"
13. "You have watermarks on my images online, Can you take them off so my family can print them?"
14. "Can you Photoshop me to make me skinner, prettier, with more hair, less wrinkles, etc) for the this price?"
15. "What an easy job, clicking a button all day, it must be great to get paid for what you love doing!"
16. “I think I can benefit your portfolio so you should work for free.”
17. “There is this other photographer who charges half what you do; does that mean they are half as good?”
18. “Will you charge less if I wear less?”
19. “Well, it’s your job to make me look good.”
20. “I’m only here because my friend/boyfriend/husband/sister/whatever said I should do this.”
21. “I like this other photographer’s work. Can you directly copy their style?”
22. “Great photos, you must have a really good camera!”
23. "Geez! You charge that much?! We only have to pay $29.99 for our sitting fee at Target!"
24. "What's the discount if I edit the pictures myself? There is this great free program called PicniK!
25. "Why is the background all blurry?
26. "If I had a camera like that I could take the same photos you do!"
27. "Your camera (or lens) makes me look fat"
28. "Can't you just Photoshop that!"
29. "I have a shot exactly like that!"

and the final one, and my favorite..
30. "JUST TAKE THE PICTURE!"

Yes, believe it or not, these are actual examples of what professional photographers hear from people. I hope you fully understand the silly and insulting things professional photographers hear all day long, and that you also cracked a laugh or two. Please leave any feedback, comments or better yet….tell me what a photographer should respond to the 30 things a person should never say to a photographer, OK?
 

30 Things that you should never say to a professional photographer

1. "What a big lens, it must take great photos"
2. "What a nice camera, it must take great photos"
3. "If you do this for free now, I'll refer you to all my friends"
4. "Can you take that person out, move this person from here to there, change this color, and remove a tree branch, and,,,"
5. "How come you're charging THAT much? I can get it at "insert name here" for only ,,,"
6. "My cousin will do it for Free, he is also a photographer"
7. "I printed these from Facebook and I love them"
8. "Can you just send me the files over so I can use it for something else"
9. "I really don't want what is in my wedding package, Can I get a refund"?
10. "I love your photography but I can't spend that much, I can only spend…., is that OK?"
11. "I wanted to invite you to my (birthday party, wedding, or,,)! Can you bring your camera to?
12. "I just want a CD so I can print everything at Walmart"
13. "You have watermarks on my images online, Can you take them off so my family can print them?"
14. "Can you Photoshop me to make me skinner, prettier, with more hair, less wrinkles, etc) for the this price?"
15. "What an easy job, clicking a button all day, it must be great to get paid for what you love doing!"
16. “I think I can benefit your portfolio so you should work for free.”
17. “There is this other photographer who charges half what you do; does that mean they are half as good?”
18. “Will you charge less if I wear less?”
19. “Well, it’s your job to make me look good.”
20. “I’m only here because my friend/boyfriend/husband/sister/whatever said I should do this.”
21. “I like this other photographer’s work. Can you directly copy their style?”
22. “Great photos, you must have a really good camera!”
23. "Geez! You charge that much?! We only have to pay $29.99 for our sitting fee at Target!"
24. "What's the discount if I edit the pictures myself? There is this great free program called PicniK!
25. "Why is the background all blurry?
26. "If I had a camera like that I could take the same photos you do!"
27. "Your camera (or lens) makes me look fat"
28. "Can't you just Photoshop that!"
29. "I have a shot exactly like that!"

and the final one, and my favorite..
30. "JUST TAKE THE PICTURE!"

Yes, believe it or not, these are actual examples of what professional photographers hear from people. I hope you fully understand the silly and insulting things professional photographers hear all day long, and that you also cracked a laugh or two. Please leave any feedback, comments or better yet….tell me what a photographer should respond to the 30 things a person should never say to a photographer, OK?
 

I thinks it's pretty interesting to wear a camera that decide by itself when to take the shots, It might be a fun creative tool or just a gadget camera, but its sounds uniquely fun since Autographer is a camera that's always with you to take candid pictures to tell great stories without any input from the user. You can pair your mobile phone with your camera via Bluetooth to transfer, see and share the pictures instantly. It has enough battery life to capture your whole day. The design is minimalist cool looking, it almost looks like an Apple product.

New camera technology, here are some of the cameras specs:

Autographer will be available for purchase in November 2012 and is made by OMG (Oxford Metrics Group). No pricing information about the camera is available at this time.

Please leave me a comment and tell me what you think? Groundbreaking camera technology or just a gadget?

I thinks it's pretty interesting to wear a camera that decide by itself when to take the shots, It might be a fun creative tool or just a gadget camera, but its sounds uniquely fun since Autographer is a camera that's always with you to take candid pictures to tell great stories without any input from the user. You can pair your mobile phone with your camera via Bluetooth to transfer, see and share the pictures instantly. It has enough battery life to capture your whole day. The design is minimalist cool looking, it almost looks like an Apple product.

New camera technology, here are some of the cameras specs:

Autographer will be available for purchase in November 2012 and is made by OMG (Oxford Metrics Group). No pricing information about the camera is available at this time.

Please leave me a comment and tell me what you think? Groundbreaking camera technology or just a gadget?

I had such a great time photographing Tracy and Michael's engagement session at the Trinity park in Fort Worth, Texas.

It was a real joy to see their love and affection for each other and to get to capture some beautiful, funny engagement portraits and candid shots on a late summer evening. It was a really hot day (over 90 degrees) despite that we started the session as late as possible on the evening.

Trinity park is great location for engagement portrait photography and we were able to get a variety of great engagement pictures despite the late summer heat. I can hardly wait to photograph their wedding in a few weeks. Please take a sample look of Tracy and Michael's engagement photography!

IGOR Photography specializes in wedding and engagement photography in Fort Worth and Dallas, contact IGOR Photography today to chat about your photography needs!

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I had such a great time photographing Tracy and Michael's engagement session at the Trinity park in Fort Worth, Texas.

It was a real joy to see their love and affection for each other and to get to capture some beautiful, funny engagement portraits and candid shots on a late summer evening. It was a really hot day (over 90 degrees) despite that we started the session as late as possible on the evening.

Trinity park is great location for engagement portrait photography and we were able to get a variety of great engagement pictures despite the late summer heat. I can hardly wait to photograph their wedding in a few weeks. Please take a sample look of Tracy and Michael's engagement photography!

IGOR Photography specializes in wedding and engagement photography in Fort Worth and Dallas, contact IGOR Photography today to chat about your photography needs!

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If you are a avid Video shooter a camera upgrade to the Sony Alpha A99 should be a no brainer since at the moment it's the only camera that can shoot HD video with 60 frames/sec and that have a full frame sensor, also if you are a sports photographer it's a pretty obvious choice with its 6, 10 or 14 frames/sec, higher Max ISO, better noise suppression and improved AF system. The Sony Alpha A99 is the world's first camera to feature a dual phase detection system, combining both a dedicated phase detection AF sensor, and phase detection points on the main image sensor. Something that also draw my attention is the return of a industry-standard hot shoe that claims to be compatible with both older Sony strobes and standard strobes. I think that depending on your needs as a professional photographer it looks like this camera is going to set a new standard that you are going to want to take advantage of. Pricing is expected to be around US$2,800 body-only, which seems to be real good value for a professional camera. Let's see what kind of reviews the sony alpha A99 gets once it hits the stores next month.

Read here fore the latest preview of the Sony Alpha A99 camera!

Sony Alpha SLT-A99 key specifications:

• 24.3-megapixel CMOS Exmor sensor
• New Bionz image processor
• 2,360k-dot OLED, inbuilt electronic viewfinder
• 921k-dot tilt-and-swivel LCD screen
• ISO 100 to 25,600 (expandable: ISO 50 to 102,400)
• 102-point AF system with dual phase detection system
• 14fps(JPEG) shooting in burst mode
• 1080p full-HD video recording with up to 60fps
• Dual memory card slot (one SD and one SD/MS combo)
• Headphone and microphone input

Please leave comments, thoughts or reviews on this page about the Sony Alpha A99.

If you are a avid Video shooter a camera upgrade to the Sony Alpha A99 should be a no brainer since at the moment it's the only camera that can shoot HD video with 60 frames/sec and that have a full frame sensor, also if you are a sports photographer it's a pretty obvious choice with its 6, 10 or 14 frames/sec, higher Max ISO, better noise suppression and improved AF system. The Sony Alpha A99 is the world's first camera to feature a dual phase detection system, combining both a dedicated phase detection AF sensor, and phase detection points on the main image sensor. Something that also draw my attention is the return of a industry-standard hot shoe that claims to be compatible with both older Sony strobes and standard strobes. I think that depending on your needs as a professional photographer it looks like this camera is going to set a new standard that you are going to want to take advantage of. Pricing is expected to be around US$2,800 body-only, which seems to be real good value for a professional camera. Let's see what kind of reviews the sony alpha A99 gets once it hits the stores next month.

Read here fore the latest preview of the Sony Alpha A99 camera!

Sony Alpha SLT-A99 key specifications:

• 24.3-megapixel CMOS Exmor sensor
• New Bionz image processor
• 2,360k-dot OLED, inbuilt electronic viewfinder
• 921k-dot tilt-and-swivel LCD screen
• ISO 100 to 25,600 (expandable: ISO 50 to 102,400)
• 102-point AF system with dual phase detection system
• 14fps(JPEG) shooting in burst mode
• 1080p full-HD video recording with up to 60fps
• Dual memory card slot (one SD and one SD/MS combo)
• Headphone and microphone input

Please leave comments, thoughts or reviews on this page about the Sony Alpha A99.

DALLAS-FORT WORTH EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY

Event Photographer Igor specializes in Event Photography; like Birthday parties, bar mitzvah, family reunions, corporate events, private events, fund raising events, sports events, etc. We can also provide GREEN SCREEN Photography for your event.

The best way to preserve special events such as birthday parties and family reunion is to capture and preserve them with the help of a great event photographer. Here at IGOR Photography we are committed to provide you with the best event photography in the Dallas and Fort Worth area.

At IGOR Photography we never settle for the "just good event photography", we are committed to Excellent event photography. We give our best in capturing your most important events. We don’t just provide client with great images of birthday parties, corporate events and other special ,occasions we are also committed in providing a fun, personal and amazing experience. We believe we are only as good as our last event photography project, we we always give 100%. We treat our clients here in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas like friends. event photographer Igor guarantees 100% customer satisfaction.

We are very skilled and experienced event photographers.
With a solid background in creative photojournalism, our goal is to capture the event as it unfolds, without interfering. As event photographers we capture the right moments without being obtrusive.

We render a personalized event photography service without the big price tag! We are passionate about great event photography and we really enjoy what we do.

Event Photographer Igor serves the Dallas and Fort Worth area and most of North Texas, including:

• Arlington
• Addison
• Carrollton
• Dallas
• Denison
• Denton
• Fort Worth
• Garland
• Irving
• Keller
• Lewisville
• Mesquite
• McKinney

• and many more cities

Contact us today and let us show why we are the best professional event photographers in Dallas-Ft.Worth.

786-546-5480

contact(at)igorphotos.com

DALLAS-FORT WORTH EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY

Event Photographer Igor specializes in Event Photography; like Birthday parties, bar mitzvah, family reunions, corporate events, private events, fund raising events, sports events, etc. We can also provide GREEN SCREEN Photography for your event.

The best way to preserve special events such as birthday parties and family reunion is to capture and preserve them with the help of a great event photographer. Here at IGOR Photography we are committed to provide you with the best event photography in the Dallas and Fort Worth area.

At IGOR Photography we never settle for the "just good event photography", we are committed to Excellent event photography. We give our best in capturing your most important events. We don’t just provide client with great images of birthday parties, corporate events and other special ,occasions we are also committed in providing a fun, personal and amazing experience. We believe we are only as good as our last event photography project, we we always give 100%. We treat our clients here in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas like friends. event photographer Igor guarantees 100% customer satisfaction.

We are very skilled and experienced event photographers.
With a solid background in creative photojournalism, our goal is to capture the event as it unfolds, without interfering. As event photographers we capture the right moments without being obtrusive.

We render a personalized event photography service without the big price tag! We are passionate about great event photography and we really enjoy what we do.

Event Photographer Igor serves the Dallas and Fort Worth area and most of North Texas, including:

• Arlington
• Addison
• Carrollton
• Dallas
• Denison
• Denton
• Fort Worth
• Garland
• Irving
• Keller
• Lewisville
• Mesquite
• McKinney

• and many more cities

Contact us today and let us show why we are the best professional event photographers in Dallas-Ft.Worth.

786-546-5480

contact(at)igorphotos.com

To all my photography clients and friends, my webmail (contact at igorphotos.com) is down due to an apparent DDoS hacker attack on GoDaddy's servers.

I think that GoDaddy should be protected against such a simple web assault — a DDoS attack involves an overwhelming flood of communication sent to the servers at the same time that knocks the servers out. Very frustrating for all the their clients!

You will not be able to send me emails during this time and I'm not able to retrieve any emails from the server at this time. Please have patience and call me on 786-546-5480 instead.

Thank you for your understanding,

Igor

IGOR Photography

786-546-5480

Choosing a Dallas or Fort Worth wedding photographer can be a a daunting task with so many wedding photographers advertising and so many different Fort Worth wedding photographer prices and wedding packages to compare, but knowing which questions to ask when you call and meet them will help you to narrow down and pick the best possible Ft.Worth wedding photographer for your budget. Make sure to take notes and compare "apple to apples", not all Ft Worth wedding photographers are the same just because the have the same pricing.

The Wedding Photography Infographic below will help you in choosing the best wedding photographer for your wedding while keeping your wedding costs down. This Wedding Photography Infographic will show you: some "wedding fun facts",  the average cost of a wedding photographer in the US, advice for great poses for your wedding day, questions to ask your wedding photographer so you can weed out the bad ones and get a great Ft.Worth wedding photographer, and a checklist for different photography moments that you can chose from at the wedding, from getting the prep shots to the ceremony group photos and the reception's formal and candid photos.

The Dallas-Ft.Worth cost for a professional Wedding Photographer is slightly higher than the national average ($2650 vs $2320), most big cities have higher wedding costs compared with smaller cities and rural areas, hopefully you don't plan to hold your wedding in Manhattan where the wedding photographer cost twice as much. Good wedding photographers are a substantial part of the total wedding cost, but I can ensure that you wont regret it if you receive stunning wedding pictures in return.

Don't forget to consider our very affordable photographer wedding prices in Dallas and Ft.Worth, they will keep your wedding costs down and get you great wedding photography.

With this Wedding Registry App you can create, share and access wedding registries. Instead of creating a separate bridal registry at every store, this great app lets you quickly create just one registry and share it with your family and friends. The Wedding Registry App registry will update with every item purchased, so there are no more duplicate gifts to return!

It's very easy to use, just scan the barcode of any gift in the store or online and the app will save it with a photo of the item, the app will automatically categorize your gifts. You can also add comments to the gift. It has a full set of very handy features, this wedding app is definitely one of the best tools to help you during wedding planning. Check it out!

Everybody want's great pictures for the least amount of money, that's normal, you don't always have to compromise on the wedding photographer if you do your due diligence, make sure that you "compare apples to apples", ask the right questions and ask for a better price, there is usually a little bit of room for negotiation, most professional wedding photographers in Dallas-Ft.Worth or elsewhere will try to work with you on the price or offer you an "extra" add on to the wedding package. You might also be able to choose a 6 hour coverage instead of 8 hours, and maybe with the right planning you can still get the wedding photographer that you want for less money.

One of the easiest ways to save on your wedding photographer and other wedding expenses like the wedding venue, is to choose a off season wedding date, during the winter and/or during the week. If you prefer to not do that which is understandable, make sure that you at least book well in advance, last minute wedding planing usually leads to higher prices, sold out venues and wedding photographers and a lot of stress.

Please keep also in mind that if the price sounds to good to be true, it probably is. It's not worth to gamble on your wedding photography, if the pictures turn out "crappy", there is no way to retake them and you will be highly embarrassed every time you bring out the wedding album. A good professional wedding photographer with liability insurance and back up equipment will usually cost at least between $900-3000 for a basic 8 hour coverage, depending on season and location. The average wedding photographer cost is $2330 in the USA (see below on the budget breakdown in the wedding info-graphics). For comparison purposes the wedding photographer will cost you on average $2895 in Dallas-Fort Worth, so it's higher than the national average.

I have one extra advice, if you have a favorite professional wedding photographer you want to use and the wedding venue insist on charging you extra since he is not in the "approved vendor list", make sure that the wedding photographer has full liability coverage for all the wedding photographers that will shoot and for the venue (which most serious professional wedding photographers should have) and then make sure that you inform the wedding venue, lack of insurance is usually what they are afraid of and it's mainly an insurance issue. I have never encountered a problem with a wedding venue after we showed them the proof of insurance. If they don't agree, it's nonsense and I would take my business somewhere else, and they will probably chase down and give you a discount.

Cut down on your wedding costs with these Wedding Infographics

I want to share some great wedding Info-graphics for brides, grooms or paying parents. These wedding infographics will help you during the planing of your wedding and save you some serious money, Elle at Jam+Toast has made two great wedding infographics that you should study and share with fellow brides and friends.

An informed wedding client is a efficient client that has the right tools to save on all the wedding costs, like venue, flowers and wedding photographer. Just by choosing the right date and day of the week can save you a lot of money. When you book your venue or wedding photographer make sure that you ask the right questions and also make sure you read the fine print in the contract.

The following Wedding Breakdown is a good start in understanding the cost for a wedding, this is how much a wedding will cost you & the most expensive wedding cities:

* For comparison purposes the average wedding in Dallas-Fort Worth will cost you on average about $28,055 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, so it's a little bit higher than the national average ($26,984).

Watch out for these hidden wedding costs and learn how to avoid them, don't spend more than you have to, save on your wedding venue & wedding photography!

Igor Wedding Photography in Ft.Worth has very affordable wedding packages, please take a look at our low prices here, wedding packages start at only $895.

I want to become your official shark cage wedding photographer! Sounds fun and unique, call me to discuss!

I love sharks and I adore "Shark Week". They are amazing marvelous animals and discovery channel's "Shark Week" is a fantastic TV program. I have followed that programmed since I was a little kid fantasizing about sharks, the ocean and diving. This year is the 25th anniversary of the program. Makes me feel pretty old, since I can actually remember when it first launched, I guess time goes by quickly when you have fun.

I decided to upload a few photos that I took when I went for a shark cage dive this summer in Hawaii. It was such a great experience. I took these snap shots with a point and shoot camera in a plastic bag, so much for high tech camera equipment. I did manage to get some pretty decent results though, the hardest part was to hold on to the cage between the shots since the sea was pretty rough and I was getting banged around the cage pretty bad, another concern was to keep my big toes inside the cage. The sharks would come almost all the way to the cage. They swam really fast so you really had to anticipate before firing the shutter. These sharks were Galapagos Sharks (Carcharias galapagensis) and measured between 5-9 feet long.

As you can see there were numerous sharks swimming around the cage, I estimated at least 15-20 sharks at one time. They continued to circle around the cage for as long we were in the water. They seemed to be very curious. I think that they were trying to figure out how to open the cage and get a treat, so at times I kind of felt like a was in a chocolate box and I was the tasty chocolate treat. I was actively trying to keep my toes from becoming a shark snack while I was taking photographs.

Something else interesting was the shark with a hook and tackle attached to one of the fins, this shark was one of the bigger ones, probably around 8 feet long, the same shark had also a few very clear and parallel scars on the right side.

It was an unbelievable experience and I plan to do it again!

So does anybody want to get married in a shark cage? I'm willing to photograph your ceremony in the shark cage, and I will discount 50% on my wedding packages if you decide to do it! You will be pretty unique and original and I can guarantee you wedding photos that nobody else has. I want to become your official "shark cage wedding photographer". Contact me today!

The wedding reception was held at the Cacharel Restaurant and Ballroom in Arlington. I perfect place for good food and party. The laughs and dancing went on until the wee hours. I had such a great time photographing this Arlington wedding. Take a look below to view a sample of my wedding photography from this great event.

The YWCA building in Fort Worth is a perfect wedding venue with beautiful architecture for a classic and timeless wedding.

Here is a sample of this special days wedding photography.

The wife left a note on the fridge "It's not working, I can't take it anymore!! Gone to stay with my Mother." So I opened the fridge, the light came on and the beer was cold……… What the hell is she talking about?

How do you like my new "Igor Photography bumber sticker"? Who is saying that I don't offer any good wedding photography discounts or sales?

Let me shoot your wedding and I promise that I will have you laugh and we will make it a fun experience, call me today!

I recently got a chants to photograph future bride and beautiful model Maryna. She wanted a few nice shots for her and future husband Michael. We started the photo session with some indoor portrait  shots and ended with some on-location swimsuit photos at the swimming pool during sunset. I think we got some really nice shots to be proud of, what do you think?

Just a simple search for a Dallas wedding photographer on Google will return an incredibly long list of results. The little red spots that appear over Dallas on Google Maps for professional wedding photographers in Dallas make the city look like a pizza with a double topping of pepperoni! Clearly, searching for professional wedding photographers in this city can be a big time-consuming challenge. With all the details that have to be planned out for a proper wedding it would be great if there was a way to narrow down the options really fast while insuring that the one picked is the best. It is this very problem that this article seeks to solve for you. Read on to get some tips that can make the task of finding a Dallas wedding photographer a whole lot easier.

What exactly do you want?

The very first step in locating the right Dallas wedding photographer is to figure out exactly what you want. This may be a difficult step for some, but if you do not know what your own expectations are, even the best, most professional wedding photographers in Dallas or Ft Worth are not going to be able to give you the greatest service. The photographer can only work with what you give them. Letting them use their own creativity to provide the service is not always a good idea because after the wedding is too late to make the decision that you do not like how the pictures have been taken. You need to describe to the photographer exactly what you want.

Make a list

Make a list of everything you want in wedding photographers. This includes not only the price range, but also includes style of the pictures, which parts of the ceremony you want photographed, the form you want the pictures to be in, number of photos, and any other details that you can think of. If you are unclear about all the options go ahead and review a few wedding photography websites, get some inspiration and see which options that are usually offered.

Getting referrals from friends or online review search

Some people opt to ask around with friends and family for referrals to photographers. This is a great idea, but there is not guarantee that someone you know will have a Dallas wedding photographer to recommend. For many, the easiest route is just to do an online search and read online reviews. Be sure to have something to take notes with handy, as well as your list of picture preferences. Go through the list and look for photographers that offer the services you have in mind. As you find some that seem interesting to you check their reputations. If they pass both the services and reputations test you can add them to your list.

Contacting and interviewing the best wedding photographers in Dallas

Now that you have a nice short list of professional wedding photographers in Dallas or Ft Worth it is time to contact them. Using email first is a good method, especially if your list is still quite long. It is just another way you can filter through the list. Email a query to them and see how they respond. Again you can cross of those whose responses you do not like. Finally, set up personal appointment at their studio or local Starbucks to get a feeling for how you like them and to see their portfolios and albums.

There is a logical process in locating a good and a reputable Dallas wedding photographer that should be followed. Using the right approach, an organized one, just makes everything a lot easier. Follow the advice given here to find the wedding photographer in Dallas that is right for you.

Contact IGOR Photography

And last but not least, start out by contacting wedding photographer Igor to see if he is the right fit for you!

Wedding Photographer Igor also also specializes in Quinceañeras and other events, call today!

786-546-5480

contact(at)igorphotos.com