Two beautiful girls totally different YET TWINS!
Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Mike, between raindrops
Today was a challenging day, dodging raindrops, and trying to fit in the shooting time.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
A girl's first dress...
Sylvia....I think I would end up calling her "Livie'... is cute as a button. She's two months old now..and getting cuter everyday.
Guess who came to visit!!!
Roman accompanied his baby sister to her debut in front of the camera...but look who stole the show.
Monday, July 27, 2009
A GIFT to remember!
new brides: What would be more touching than a black book of images of YOU-- IN YOUR wedding dress, as a keepsake for the groom or dad?
It's a new offering at Artists-Eyes-schedule a session the day you have your stylist run through. Bring your gown, and make use of the beautiful " up do" Why waste that beautiful hair style-put it to good use and create a GIFT that will be unique and everlasting.
Sunday's are family Days
Cara, is like family to me.. so to be able to photograph baby Nolan or even babysit is a treat!
Announcing NOLAN
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Tracy and John shot by Jenny and Kate
Edgy, arty, fun, that's how to describe this couple. Their engagement shoot reflects those words. Kate and Jenny traveled around town with the couple creating a sense of heritage, and a vintage quality to mark the style of their upcoming wedding to be held at Lakefront Brewery.
Milwaukee Wedding Photographers | Melissa & Jonathan
Usually we use a romantic image for the blog entry, but we thought this image was so cool we had to use it. Melissa and Jonathan rocked with the rest of the party.Our romantic setting was a field, Melissa had a vision for the end product, and the weather cooperated! Jumping for joy, the gentlemen in the wedding party got a chance to show their stuff. It is definitely worth the look at the slide show, see that here.
Click image to enlarge.
This is the second time in the past few weeks we had the pleasure of working at the Golf Club at Camelot. The food was excellent, the staff is very courteous and go out of their way for the wedding couple... they know the meaning of customer service. If you're hunting for a DJ you should seriously consider DJ Express, they really know how to keep the party moving and get EVERYONE involved!
Reception : The Golf Club at Camelot
Music : DJ Express
Friday, July 24, 2009
Madeline
The session with Madeline was fun for me because she said she liked black and white photography.
She was easy to photograph, fabulous smile, and the most beautiful soft gray eyes, not to mention her interest in art so the conversation was interesting too.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Engagement with Joelle and Andrew
Artists eyes associates did this engagement shoot on Saturday with Joelle and Andrew. The couple who reside in Minnesota will be wed on October 10th in Milwaukee at the beautiful St. John's Cathedral. Kate and Jenny had a great time having coffee, and taking photos in preparation for their upcoming event.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Look who turns ONE on Saturday
I was at the hospital to get one of the first peeks at this little doll, and now she is a year old. I always loved it when Dawn brought her by to do her photos, I enjoy them both so much!
Abby
What fun we had yesterday shooting Abby. Tiffany, her mom became my trusted assistant holding the reflector, Thanks mom! The edit was difficult because I liked them all.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Curious?...george
Nope it's Curious.. PAYTON.. 6 months old bright eyed and like a sponge soaking up the world around him. He's listening, looking, tasting, touching, and growing like a weed.
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Why is professional photography so expensive?
Why are Professional Photographers so expensive?
In this digital age where everyone has digital cameras, scanners and home "photo printers", when people upload their photos to a local drug store website and pick them up a few hours later, we hear this all the time - How in the world do Professional Photographers charge $55 for an 8x10 when they cost just $1.50 at the drug store?
Here's why.
Simply put, you're not just paying for the actual photograph, you're paying for time and expertise. First, let's look at the actual time involved. If you don't read this entire page, at least read this first part.
For a two hour portrait session:
- one hour of travel to and from the session
- two hours of shooting
- 30 minutes of setup, preparation, talking to the client etc.
- 30 minutes to load the photos onto a computer (2 - 4 Gb of data)
- 30 minutes to back up the files on an external drive
- 3 - 4 hours of Photoshop time including cropping, contrast, color, sharpening, saving a copy for print and a copy for the internet and backing up the edited photographs
- 2 - 3 hours to talk to the client, answer questions, receive their order and payment, order their prints, receive and verify prints, package prints, schedule shipment and drop package off at Fed Ex.
- For local customers, we also print a set of all of their photos, and meet them at our studio to review the photos and place their order. Meeting and travel time averages 2 hours.
You can see how one two hour session easily turns into more than ten hours of work from start to finish. So when you see a Photographer charging a $200 session fee for a two hour photo shoot, you are not paying them $100 / hour.
For an eight hour wedding:
- I won't bore you with the details, but an eight hour wedding typically amounts to at least two to three full 40 hour work weeks worth of time. Again, if they are charging you $4,000 for an eight hour wedding, you are not paying them $500 / hour.
Now for the expertise.
Shooting professional photography is a skill, acquired through years of experience. Even though a quality camera now costs under $2,000 taking professional portraits involves much more than a nice camera.
Most Professional Photographers take years to go from buying their first decent camera to making money with their photography. In addition to learning how to use the camera itself, there is a mountain of other equipment involved, as well as numerous software programs used to edit and print photographs, run a website etc.
And let's not forget that you actually have to have people skills, be able to communicate, make people comfortable in front of the camera - and posing people to make them look their best in a photograph is a skill all by itself.
Think of it this way - the next time you pay $X to get your hair done, a pair of scissors only costs $1.50. But you gladly pay a lot more to hire a Professional.
What about the cheap studios at the mall?
Please don't compare us to the chain store studios. But if you must, consider all of the time and work that we put into our photographs, compared to what they do. Good luck getting a two hour photo shoot at a chain store. Not to mention they won't come to the beach! And of course, look at our work compared to theirs. You get what you pay for.
The truth is, most of the mall and chain store studios lose money. In fact, in 2007 Wal-Mart closed 500 of their portrait studios because of the financial drain they were putting on the company. What the chain stores bet on is that you'll come in for some quick and cheap photos, and while you're there, you'll also spend $200 on other things. They don't have to make money, they are just there to get you in the door.
Conclusion
We hope that those who have taken the time to read this page will have a better understanding of why professional photographs cost so much more than the ones that you get from your local drug store.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Shawn, Pamela & Gavin Richter
Caught on Film Photography
In this digital age where everyone has digital cameras, scanners and home "photo printers", when people upload their photos to a local drug store website and pick them up a few hours later, we hear this all the time - How in the world do Professional Photographers charge $55 for an 8x10 when they cost just $1.50 at the drug store?
Here's why.
Simply put, you're not just paying for the actual photograph, you're paying for time and expertise. First, let's look at the actual time involved. If you don't read this entire page, at least read this first part.
For a two hour portrait session:
- one hour of travel to and from the session
- two hours of shooting
- 30 minutes of setup, preparation, talking to the client etc.
- 30 minutes to load the photos onto a computer (2 - 4 Gb of data)
- 30 minutes to back up the files on an external drive
- 3 - 4 hours of Photoshop time including cropping, contrast, color, sharpening, saving a copy for print and a copy for the internet and backing up the edited photographs
- 2 - 3 hours to talk to the client, answer questions, receive their order and payment, order their prints, receive and verify prints, package prints, schedule shipment and drop package off at Fed Ex.
- For local customers, we also print a set of all of their photos, and meet them at our studio to review the photos and place their order. Meeting and travel time averages 2 hours.
You can see how one two hour session easily turns into more than ten hours of work from start to finish. So when you see a Photographer charging a $200 session fee for a two hour photo shoot, you are not paying them $100 / hour.
For an eight hour wedding:
- I won't bore you with the details, but an eight hour wedding typically amounts to at least two to three full 40 hour work weeks worth of time. Again, if they are charging you $4,000 for an eight hour wedding, you are not paying them $500 / hour.
Now for the expertise.
Shooting professional photography is a skill, acquired through years of experience. Even though a quality camera now costs under $2,000 taking professional portraits involves much more than a nice camera.
Most Professional Photographers take years to go from buying their first decent camera to making money with their photography. In addition to learning how to use the camera itself, there is a mountain of other equipment involved, as well as numerous software programs used to edit and print photographs, run a website etc.
And let's not forget that you actually have to have people skills, be able to communicate, make people comfortable in front of the camera - and posing people to make them look their best in a photograph is a skill all by itself.
Think of it this way - the next time you pay $X to get your hair done, a pair of scissors only costs $1.50. But you gladly pay a lot more to hire a Professional.
What about the cheap studios at the mall?
Please don't compare us to the chain store studios. But if you must, consider all of the time and work that we put into our photographs, compared to what they do. Good luck getting a two hour photo shoot at a chain store. Not to mention they won't come to the beach! And of course, look at our work compared to theirs. You get what you pay for.
The truth is, most of the mall and chain store studios lose money. In fact, in 2007 Wal-Mart closed 500 of their portrait studios because of the financial drain they were putting on the company. What the chain stores bet on is that you'll come in for some quick and cheap photos, and while you're there, you'll also spend $200 on other things. They don't have to make money, they are just there to get you in the door.
Conclusion
We hope that those who have taken the time to read this page will have a better understanding of why professional photographs cost so much more than the ones that you get from your local drug store.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Shawn, Pamela & Gavin Richter
Caught on Film Photography
JUMP!
In the AIR-these volleyball players and military men show their prowess..
This is from a past wedding, of Ashely and Matt, I marveled at how cute they all looked and their ability to catch air when just told to JUMP! A second look at photos while I am working on them always provides me with something new to see in our own work.
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Announcing the birth of Nolan
Unscathed by birth, Nolan appeared to the world last evening July 7th-a very lucky number indeed, and born under a full moon rising. Congratulations to Cara and Mike and welcome baby Nolan Edward-23 inches long-his dad says he will play ball.. maybe basketball instead of baseball.. :)
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Door County Wedding Photographers | Ashley & Tony
Not everyone sees fireworks when they are with the one they love, but you can bet these two did!
Door County was ablaze with color, a buzz with people, swinging with fun, as Ashley and Tony tied the knot yesterday. Their ceremony was over looking the bay from the grounds of the Landmark Resort. The officiant, Uncle DAVE, delivered the vows in style. The wedding party and couple were willing to follow our art direction to capture the fun moments of the day. Thanks to the families and friends of Ashley and Tony, we had a great time celebrating with everyone.
Happy fourth of July !!
See a slide show of the days events here.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Morgan
Brrr....hard to believe it's summer today. Kept Morgan moving just to keep her warm during the shoot.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Castolab ribbon cutting.
Tonight we documented a commercial project for Eutectics-there was a chain cutting ceremony for the opening of CastoLab. Fitting since the company deals with welding products.
Check check and recheck...
Getting geared up for senior portrait tomorrow, just foolin around with new hot lights.
Want to have that 30's look
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Milwaukee Wedding Photographers | Ashley & Matt
Buckeyes unite in Wisconsin! Ashely and Matt were married yesterday in a quaint historical church, Zion Evangelical Lutheran, located in Allenton. Friends from all walks of life flew in to participate in the event. Ashley organized every detail down to the imprinted golf balls and tees. Her sister, Lindsey, worked hard creating the designs and icing all of the cakes that became the center pieces for each table, she also designed and iced the wedding cake! Everything was fantastic, the food, the cake, the flowers, the dresses, and of course the wonderful couple.Our thanks to both families, along with Ashley and Matt, for having us photograph their wedding. It's people like these that make us LOVE our job.
Reception : Camelot Golf Club
See a slide show of the days events by clicking here.
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