What A Difference A Year Makes

Tuesday, July 6, 2010 Posted in Business/Blog

Things have been a little slow for me lately* and so I’ve been accepting sessions I don’t normally do on a limited basis, like the session I recently did with Tracy’s son. She was inspired by this session I did last summer and after I processed her images and then went back to see the results from last year I was shocked. Look at the difference a year makes!

Here is what I posted on my blog last year.

And here is one of the shots I’ll be giving to Tracy. Huge difference right? Since last summer I’ve upgraded my equipment (I had a camera body that was making everything very red which was very frustrating to work with), and my shooting and processing styles have changed a bit as well. Hopefully you will all agree they’ve changed for the better!

This shoot was in Deep Ellum and I love that I can find new graffiti and murals no matter how often I visit.

We’ll end with my favorite shot from the day. Isn’t he a sweetheart?
*Is it okay to admit that? No one else seems to do so, but with an economic downturn like the one we’re experiencing here in the US, I can’t be the only one who’s noticing that people are cutting back on the amount of money they are budgeting toward photography!

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by Jenna

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July 6, 2010 - 3:44 pm Kelli Nicole - Those are so cute! I love the first shot of him (2nd pic in the post). And yes, it does look better!

July 6, 2010 - 4:02 pm Chelsea McGowan - Yes, it's okay to admit that, but it's not universal. We're busier than we've ever been, but I think it's because we upped our package prices this year. I hope this doesn't sound wrong... I've worded it carefully... basically, I think that to a bride with a $8K event budget, $2,000+ does seem like a huge amount for photography. But to a bride with a $25K budget, what we charge is not that big of a deal. Both weddings can be gorgeous in their own way, but the latter is definitely where a photographer is going to earn their living. It can be hard to break into that market, but once you do, your life will be a lot easier. Love the progress in your work, btw! I need to do one of these posts myself!

July 6, 2010 - 5:41 pm Kaci - Is that the same wall? That's amazing if it is. Just curious what your old equipment was, compared to your new stuff. Love your pics! He is definitely a cutie!

July 6, 2010 - 6:08 pm Jenna - Yep! Same location. I went from a Canon 50D to a Canon 5Dmarkii. I was having major trouble with all of my images turning out "red" and my husband did some research and told me he thinks it is because of the way Canon sensors are made. They are all made individually, which means each one captures things slightly differently and so when programs like Adobe Photoshop try to read the RAW data they have to make their best guess regarding what all of the data should be interpreted as. My data was unfortunately rather off. The problem was solved when I switched to shooting JPG, but I like shooting RAW so I decided to upgrade (in part because I wanted to make videos of my son as well). I also bought a 50mm 1.2, where I was using a 50mm 1.4 before. I actually don't think getting the more expensive lens would have made that much of a difference though. In this instance I think the new body and experience were what really did it. And I've become a lot better at metering in camera and not blowing out the highlights (well not blowing them out too much, I like to push the envelope in that areas :) )

July 12, 2010 - 7:49 am Jessica - This little boy melts my heart! So adorable! Beautiful and rich shots too Jenna, you always amaze me

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