As wedding photographers, we through around the term of photojournalism as our style. To be honest, we’re not photojournalists. We take pictures at weddings. It’s tough work, and it may seem like a warzone at times, but photojournalists are out there risking their lives to show the world what is really going on in places like Libya.

Below is a photo of missing New York Times photographers who have been covering the fighting in Libya. Read the story here:

Great blog post explaining a lot about the complexity of wedding photography

I’m always trying to learn more about what we do, how to interact better with our clients, and how to produce a better product. A while back, I was reading a blog I frequent a lot, when I saw a post about hiring a wedding photographer.

MyDeeJay.com had an article on questions to ask a wedding photographer and what to look for in some one to trust with your wedding photos. I thought it was worth sharing, so here it is: Hiring a Wedding Photographer.

The article is mainly comprised of questions the author asks DC area photographers. Questions like “What are the advantages of having a ‘second shooter’ to assist the photographer?” and  ”What are the differences between the major styles of wedding photography?”

At the bottom, there are several questions posed to a photographer. Definitely worth a look if you’re looking for a wedding photographer.

And of course, we’ll be glad to answer any questions you have.

We just got done shooting a wedding Friday and a wedding Saturday. Amazing stuff. We can’t wait to deliver these images, but we’re going to have to. We’ll be out of town until next Sunday. During this time, we’ll be very difficult to get ahold of. Sorry about that!

Once we get those wedding photos edited and they are delivered to our clients, you’ll see why we are all so excited.

It’s always neat to see our photos in action

We’d done some fast turnaround work for Keith back in September.  I was browsing around the website of Keith’s ministry, and saw how he was using one of the pictures. It’s always nice to see a photo in a finished application.

This may be a bit unorthodox.

Then again, we’re a bit unorthodox, having small print prices and giving printing rights to our clients.  So here it goes. These are a few wedding photographers that I like.  Of course, I like us too.  We do take pride in providing high quality, professional photographic services.   We’d love to have the opportunity to be your wedding photographers on your special day.  We truly want every couple to have the best possible wedding photos.  Hopefully, this offers insight into our style, our inspirations, and our standards for wedding photography.

First, I’ll start with some local wedding photographers from Wichita, Kansas.  There are a lot of great photographers in Wichita, and this list is nowhere near comprehensive.

• Darin Lacrone is a great, very experienced wedding photographer. He’s a master of consistency and traditional portraiture.  I first worked with Darin out at Cessna’s Visual Media Group. Later, he was kind enough to have me tag along as a second photographer a few times.  I’ve learned a lot from him, and you won’t find a more personable, more amicable guy.
• Wedding Factory offer many wedding visual services ranging from photography, to design, to videography.  Professional designers by trade, they really offer a great product.  Specializing in a photojournalistic/magazine style, Wedding Factory offers a unique, one stop shop for visual products.
• Tim Davis is a great photographer with a very clean, modern look. While I don’t know Tim, his portfolio is very impressive and I really like his style.

Now for a few photographers I like from around the country. I’m always researching  other photographers for inspiration and knowledge and these are a few that have stuck with me.

• Dan Chen of Chennergy Photography creates wonderful wedding photos. His images are each pieces of fine art, all while capturing emotion and energy.
• DQ Studios produces great wedding portraits, with great use of lighting, creating very memorable images.
• del Sol Photography, too, makes wonderful use of light for exotic, exciting, and fairy-tale photos.

Again, neither of these lists are complete by any means, but are great photographers that I have learned from or have been inspired by.  This blog has become a means of communicating the way we see wedding and portrait photography, so hopefully this post has shed some more light on Mosaic Photo’s view of photography today.

We hope our communication, service, high quality of product, and love of photography are a great fit for you. Talk to us and we’ll setup a free consultation. We’d love to get to know you more too.

On this, the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln, I thought I’d show a few photos of the 16th President.

Here might be the earliest photograph of him from 1843.
 
Another one, taken in 1846:

A photo by Alexander Gardner of the President during the Civil War.

The latest photograph of record according to the Library of Congress:
 

See the Library of Congress Abraham Lincoln set on flickr.

Google hosts Life photo archive

http://images.google.com/hosted/life

I stumbled across this a few weeks ago and subsequently spent a few hours pouring through these images. Life was the source of photojournalism for a long time. Google now hosts the Life image collection.

protip: add source:life at the end of any google image search