Photo memories

I read an article today that brought back lots of memories from my wedding. It discussed the differences between traditional wedding photography and photo journalistic b&w wedding photography and also the importance of hiring good photographers. We were lucky enough to have both present at our wedding. One of our college professors agreed to take black and white photo journalistic photos , which are candid and not posed. They record the event as it unfolds, much like a video, but with photographs.

We were very happy with the black and white photos, but I wish I would've had this article to read before we hired our traditional photographer. He was a friend of a friend of a friend, so we didn't know him at all. His portfolio only had two couple's wedding photos and his personality didn't suit us either.

As a result, we got very canned-looking photos with "fake" smiles because he would say "ready", we would smile, then he wouldn't snap the picture for another few seconds. We had an interview with him before the wedding, but didn't ask much about his background or schooling. We were in a time crunch to find someone since our first photographer choice was already booked, so we figured it would be OK. As I read in the article, however, I realized that your photographer is the most important person hired for your wedding. They will capture the event for all to see in the future. How do you want to look back on your special day? I look back with regret that we didn't have a better photographer.

The gift of HP

Last summer we moved to Eureka Springs, the town of our dreams. Since then, my husband has been working like crazy (sometimes 18 hours a day!) designing websites and working on the internet to make money for us to live. We are trying to avoid working in "corporate America", we've been there already and are convinced we would be much happier doing the things we love to make money.

In High School and College, Photography was my hubby's passion. He switched to Computer Design since we thought there would be more job opportunities in that field. But after designing websites for a few companies, he didn't like being told what to do with his art. He has always been longing to get back into photography, this time using digital photography. He could print them out in a larger scale, frame them, and then try to sell them at the Artist Colony downtown.

The only setback right now is that we don't have the money for a new digital camera, which he would need to print in large format. He had an HP camera when he worked for the phone company and he liked it very much, but had to return it upon leaving the company. I would love to get one of the new 6 megapixel digital cameras from HP that PayPerPost is giving away. I would give it to my husband so he can pursue the career that would truly bring him joy.


--This post was brought to you by HP.