Share only your favorite photos with your busy/attention-span-defficient friends and family

When we shoot wedding photos, we generally deliver at least 400 images. That’s a lot to go through. Some people can pour through them for hours, enjoying them all.

Others (me included) can have somewhat lesser of an attention span. Over in our sharing gallery, you can select your favorites by hovering your mouse over the image on the photo page. Then select ADD TO FAVORITES. Once you’ve selected at least one, there is a “MY FAVORITES (#)” link in the top left corner. Click that link to see, rearrange, and organize your the pictures you’ve selected as favorites. You could even order prints or downloads through this screen.

You can share them with us (the wedding photographers – we love to see your favorites, and can use this information when building your book), or friends with the “Share” button in the top right of the favorite screen. Grab the link and share it with others on Facebook, email, or whatever.

These Favorites are saved for 30 days. If you want a more permanent solution, check out the post on Collections.

I didn’t always want to be a wedding photographer. When I was a kid, I went to them almost begrudgingly. Weddings were something to get through, hoping to get a good piece of cake at the end.

A couple of years ago, C.J. had a friend insist he shoot his wedding. Knowing I had shot for a few years, C.J. convinced me that I should help him out. Throughout that wedding day, we had numerous people asking how long we had done wedding photography. Apparently we gave off a vibe that we knew what we were doing.

From there, we kept getting referrals from people, and requests for how much we charge. So, we started Mosaic Photo.

We’ve learned a lot since then. And I actually really like taking pictures at weddings. It’s great be a part of a day that mean so much to so many people. I love the quick pace, meeting people, and creating beautiful photographs that a bride and groom enjoy for their lives together.

We’ve made a few changes to our main site

To show more of our work, we moved some things around. The info that was in our About page is now part of the FAQ section. We’ve also added an engagement portrait gallery with some really nice images. The thing I love most about these pictures is the level of interaction that comes through.

There are a few updates to our wedding photo section from weddings we did this summer. We’ll add a few more from the ones we did in August before too long.

If you haven’t checked the portrait page in a while, you’ll see a really cute kid right off.

So take a look at our portfolio if you haven’t in a while.
Mosaic Photo – Wedding, Engagement, and Portrait Photography – Wichita, KS

Here’s a Mosaic Photo promotional…well um, mosaic that we designed.  In it, there are quite a wide range of photos. Families, seniors, weddings. It is a collection of highlights for us in the last few months from the defining moments in their lives. A collection of diverse elements forming a coherent whole.

So if you need a portrait or wedding photographer, let us know. Contact us at info [at] themosaicphoto . com

Spring Break has been busy for us

First, C.J. and Laura are off on a missions trip to Albania. They’re armed with a Canon G9 and a speedlite.  I’ll make C.J. share some of his favorites when he gets back.

Monday, I had a senior portrait session with a student from Northwest High school. We went down by the Hyatt and walking around downtown Wichita. It was a beautiful day and I’m excited about the results. I’ll share more after I deliver the images.

So that’s what Mosaic Photo has been up to – more to come soon!

…and you can too!

We’re really not that egotistical, but there are things that we do at Mosaic Photo that we like. If we didn’t, we would probably change. Some things on this list are conscious, purposeful choices. Others are traits. Regardless, these are a few things that make us effective and distinct. Keep them in mind in case you need a wedding or portrait photographer.

1. Ordering with ease: Our simple, easy to use Sharing Gallery is a great tool for  viewing and ordering pictures. It’s the easiest and most convenient solution we could think of to get prints to our clients.
   
2. Reasonable print prices: We decided to make prints affordable in order for our clients to be able to get as many prints as they fancy. While we don’t blame studios for charging $10 for a 4×6, we can’t justify it.
3. Active communication: Instead of having our potential wedding photography clients pour through some proprietary questionnaire, we take them out for coffee and have a conversation about what types of photos they like.
4. We come to you: We shoot on location so the setting is more meaningful and memorable. The neighborhood park or your backyard can make for a background that is part of your story.
5. Scouting: We always make sure we know the location. A week before a wedding, we go to the venue and check lighting at the time of day of the event. 
6. Flattering Light: Lighting is one of the biggest difference between  an amateur photograph and a professional one.

If you like these things too, and are looking for a wedding or portrait photographer, send us an email at info[at]themosaicphoto.com.

One of the most prevalent styles of wedding and portrait photography is labeled as “traditional” or “classic.”  These are fitting descriptions. This style of photography is conventional, long-established, and well, traditional.

Traditional portraits are detailed, straightforward, and have a highly produced feel. This style is exemplified by straight on, posed photos.  Details are meticulously attended to. The result is a clean, formal portrait.

Posed formal portraits is an important part of most wedding photography. These formal portraits give the opportunity to capture the bride, groom, their wedding party, and their families in various combinations. Formals are almost always an expected part of any wedding day photography.

Here’s our take on traditional, formal portraits and how we go about them.  Our approach for traditionally styled portraits is mainly client driven.  We offer ideas and suggestions for what poses will be taken on the wedding day as a part of our pre-wedding consultations.  There are certain must-have formals, but we shoot these photos for the clients and their families.

Technically, we aim to put the emphasis on the details in the photo.  We use soft, even lighting for the subjects to give a clean, simple look. We also light the background – something many photographers don’t do. Subtly lighting the background allows us to not let the background fall off  too much, adding color and context to the photographs. The goal of a traditional style photograph is a classic, formal image. So, we don’t want the lighting or an off-angle composition to detract from the purpose of the details in the image.

Making sure the dress, flowers, and hair perfect is an important element to a formal portrait. That’s why Laura is a great asset to have around for traditional portraits. Her keen eye for detail take these pictures to the next level.

For a formal, very traditional ceremony or personality, traditional photography is an important element to the wedding day photography.  While we never shoot solely in a traditional style, it is something that is an important part of building your wedding day memories.

Here are a few examples of our traditional photography style:

This is part one in the series. For the entire series, including the introduction, click photographic style.

An upcoming series to communicate more effectively and learn more about us.

If you read bridal magazines then you have probably run across an article or ten describing how to find the right photographer to capture your day. And chances are that you have probably heard the term “photographic style” thrown around.  It’s very helpful to be able to convey your tastes when talking to a photographer. Being on the same page with you the person you trust to take your photos can ensure that you will be happy with your photos.

A lot of times, ambiguous terms are thrown around describing a style of photography. Things like “photojournalistic” and “traditional” are two of the most common. But these terms could mean different things to different people. So we’re going to lay out what we think of for certain approaches to photography in order for us to be on the same page.

This series will be a chance to take a deeper look into what we do as photographers.  We’re pretty versatile when it comes to different styles, and in the coming posts we will illustrate our style as best we can.  In this series, we’ll talk about how we perceive photojournalistic and editorial style, different processing styles, and some other creative and technical way we do things.

The hope is that this series will be a great benefit to you.  Our goal is to show you an assortment of things we do, and that you will be able to say, “Oh, I like that,” or “This would be great if you could take this part here…” or even, “I don’t like this.” That way, you know what you like, and so do we.

We feel this series will be a great communication tool – with us or any photographer. But hopefully us.

Things come together. We photograph them when they do.

It’s more than a tag-line, more than just a clever saying. It’s really our philosophy and the way we see photography. One of our goals is to break down the view of a photographer that makes a photo-shoot all about him.  While we’re confident of our skills as photographers and our ability to create strong images, we firmly believe that the focus should be on you. The subject.

Everything adds to a photo, starting with the foundation – the subject. Going into a project or portrait session, we bring our skills and creativity. Composition, lighting, concepts, and post processing all come together to make a memorable image.  These elements are essential, as each one makes the image that much better.

So be it wedding day coverage, senior photos, family portraits, or editorial/commercial work, we’ll make it about capturing your mood, personality, or goals. Our technical and creative skills work together with you to create something beautiful: a vivid image that’s both you and memorable.