Photographers from the bridal show:

Ultimate Images – I couldn’t get their site to load, therefore I have no idea if they’re good or not. When John is playing online games the internet connection is soooo slow on mine. Also, their site looks like it’s all in flash. I HATE SITES ALL IN FLASH. And, also annoying, the link for their “low bandwidth” version of the site didn’t work. Grrr.

Sevilla Photography- Site design was ok, but what annoyed me was that their portfolio was done via one of those freebie slideshows. I couldn’t see the whole photo at one time, and I couldn’t click on any of them. Annoying. But it didn’t look like it was going to work out for them because most of the photos were in black and white and I want color anyway.

Sue Egan Photography- They’re part of the Greater Rochester Professional Photographers. Uuuuugh site all in flash. So much so, that I can’t even see it. Ok, I installed the flash player they recommended and it looks like I can see the site. Here’s hoping!

 Look a gazebo shot! 

Suggestion for the site: Make the navigation in flash, and the rest with regular HTML. I’m tried of waiting 10 seconds for each photo to load. Also, some thumbnails would be nice.

 The kiss, the kiss!

 Bubbles as they leave!  (Notice, so far, this is ALL what I want?)

Overall, the wait was worth it. I really like Sue’s style of photography. I think I’m going to put her in my list of contacts…as long as she’s willing to give me a CD of high res photos!

Photo Kisses – The picture on their flier is of a couple making out so I was like “Woah! Not at my wedding!” but the photo was bright, and well composed, so I decided to check them out.

 I always look for photographers that have shot outdoor weddings.

They seem to be more of a photo journalistic company; I didn’t see too many formal shots. I don’t know how I feel about that. I mean, I want some of the photos to be candid, but I also want formal shots, you know?

 So cute!

Rachel Gracie Photography – Wasn’t impressed with anything on their site. Nice photos, just not what I’m looking for.

Salith Studio – I was thinking really good things about this company, but then I realized I only liked one photo out of the bunch. I think they’d be much better off with more photos to look through.

Alan Farkas Photography – nice pictures, just not my style.

Peter Z Photoz – not impressed.

PQR Photography – Woah! Their website is a little overwhelming when you first look at it. Lots of wedding galleries, which is nice. Still, nothing that caught my eye.

Kracke Photography – Nice pictures, I just wish there were more of them to look at. 

Alwyn Studios – I think they charge an extra $100 for the negatives. Not cool. I like their photos, but they’re really small on the site. You can click on the thumbnails to view larger versions, but they’re fuzzy! Like they took the thumbnail and stretched it.

Whew! That’s it! I’m done with new photographers!

I like this photographer too. Her site took a while to load, but once it did it was pretty cool. Once again though, it didn’t list any prices. Doooooom.

This is so cool. I wonder if the Burgundy Basin has a setting area like this…

Such pretty fall colors!

I love the drama of this one, but I know its the setting that makes the photo.

Hilarious! I must have a shot like this. It’s a kick in the pants! Oh, I slay myself. XD

YAY!

There was a postcard for TJT Photography in the folder that The Burgundy Basin gave us, so I thought I’d check them out.

I really like the idea of this one; to have everyone in a picture.  I feel bad for the people right behind the bride and groom though, lol.

Look!  During ceremony shot!

A jumping picture at a wedding?!  YES.  I wonder how many takes this took.

This is adorable.  I hope there are enough leaves at my wedding!

The guy has done a lot of work around Rochester, wedding and non-wedding related, which I think is really cool. He even went to RIT, so it shows that he’s dedicated to the area. I don’t know why, but I like that. Maybe because it implies that he knows how the weather is, so he might be better apt to shoot in various weather? I don’t know.

There isn’t any pricing or package info on the site.  This sets off an impending feeling of doom. 

I’m surprised, but I actually like how these people (this person?) edits photos!

Pictures like this make me wonder if my color scheme is so wrong for a fall wedding.

This is the picture that made me check them out. AMAZING.

I take this kind photo all the time! Someone taking a picture of something I want to take a picture of? Yes, please!

Adorable.

So romantic.

I am seriously stressing out over photographers. Is it wrong that I lose respect for someone if their website is hosted on Geocities/Tripod/etc?

Shots that are SUPER important for the photographer I choose to get:

• Ceremony pics that show our faces. This means behind the priest; over the shoulder.
• The first kiss as a married couple
• Fun AND formal group shots
• The cake cutting/smushing on each other’s faces
• My dance with John and then my dance with my Dad

Really, those are the only super important ones. I am looking through online galleries to see if photographers match up with the list, and no one I’ve seen yet gets them all.

K and T Photography

John heard about them from someone he works with. They seem to take digital photos, and judging from their website, I don’t think they’d have a problem giving me all of the raw files. They’re site is hosted on kodakgallery.com, which has a cool slide show feature, but I know nothing about their pricing or anything. Not even contact info. I mean, I have that because John got it…but it’s not on their site at all.

Seems a little dark. I mean, I could fix this no problem in photoshop, but should I have to?

Outside photos seem dark in gazebo shots… Doesn’t seem to ever catch the kiss well…

These guys have their site on Tripod. What bothers me most though is that they don’t have any galleries up that I can click through.

This one is like a dream!

It seems like they take nice photos, but almost all the photos they have on the site are already edited. I want to see what the original files look like!!!

Amy Nieto Photography

I love the facial expressions in this one so much!

This is my friend Amy, and I wish she lived closer because I love how colorful her pictures are! She really fits the “fun” aspect I’m looking for. Formal pictures aren’t hard; just stand people together. But catching someone laughing without them looking crazy? NOT EASY. Believe me, I take crazy looking pictures all the time.

Fields’ Images

My friend Jessica knows this person. They have a page set up on MySpace, so Jess said that they might be willing to trade the photos for a website. Which is pretty much awesome.

Jess also said that the number of photos uploaded to the MySpace page don’t properly show the woman’s talents. So I might have to see the pics in person. She can get the kiss, which is a plus.

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Is it too much to ask for a photographer who doesn’t cost a lot and takes digital photos? They don’t have to edit them, and I don’t need a fancy album. Just give me the raw files and I’ll edit it all myself!