Glamour Pup….(Tampa Pet Photographer)

I couldn’t wait to post this image!  This sweet little pup came in 2 months ago and posed for her portraits and I am not kidding, she looks like she is posing for  a glamour portrait!  This was a surprise for her “daddy” so I could not post this pet portrait before today.  Merry Christmas all! Palm Harbor Pet Photographer Cocker Spaniel Pet Photo

I just got invited to Disney…by a 3 year old client!…{Palm Harbor Child Photographer}

Well, I do have fun with my clients!  Little “A” with her twin brother “C” had a portrait photography session at their home and you can see by the images, we had a  great time!  After their preview session, little “A” pipes up with  “Miss Kathleen, do you want to go to Disney with us?”  I am just tickled to be included in a family invite!  She had so much fun that she apparently did not want it to end.  As a child photographer, it is important to be a friend to the children and engage and be able to interact with them.  These candid images are so precious and tell a great story about our day.  Please give me a call if I can create family portraits like this for you. candid children photography black and white photography

Four angels in white…{Palm Harbor Family Photography}

Family Photos Greg and Veronica came in to have their family portraits created and chose to wear all white with a white background.  Mom and the girls just look so heavenly in all white!  Having portraits created with a theme or end result in mind makes a much greater statement and more impact.  Planning does take time, but what a great result.  If I can help you in the planning phase in any way, I have had over 20 years experience on what looks will work and what won’t.  Please give me a call with any questions you may have.

Tampa Bay Ballerina…{Tampa Photographer}

I recently had the privilege of photographing the lead ballerina in the Tampa Bay Ballet production of the Nutcracker.  She is such a beautiful child and we made some incredible images for the ballet posters and programs.  For mom, I created this art piece for her home that depicts all the stages of the ballet and puts it into a dreamlike sequence.  This new type of art piece would not work for every type of portraits that I do, but I really love it for the subject matter.

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Art created for Tampa Bay Ballet for the lead ballerina

What is a Digital Negative? – Tampa Wedding Photography

An acquaintance of mine stopped me recently and told me how her daughter had her wedding in Tampa last year and got the disc of digital negatives from her photographer.  This is very common these days.  She also said how terrible she looked when they looked at the images.  She said she did not remember looking that bad!  I assured her that most likely it was not her or anyone else at the wedding, but the problem with the product she was looking at.  A digital negative is just that. A negative.  There has been no artwork done on the image, no retouching done on the skin to remove fine lines, wrinkles or blemishes.   This is very normal; however, you as the consumer should be educated about this.  Some photographers will also give very large files, thinking that this is what the client wants.   In most instances this is a mistake.  Your computer is not usually set up to handle all this extra file information if all you want to do is print up to an 8×10.

She also told me after more than a year, her daughter has no wedding photography album.

This is why in all my current wedding photography packages I include an album.  You should not have to put this together or design it or have to do the research to find a quality supplier of wedding albums.  That really is the job of the professional.  Designing a wedding album is hard work!  It takes not only a great deal of time and technical knowledge, but also artistic ability to create a finished quality wedding photo album.  Also, in the album, all the wedding portraits that are your favorite should be retouched.  Do you as a consumer really know how to do this?  Do you want to take the time to do it?  This job can be overwhelming.  Please go with a professional wedding photographer that provides full service from start to finish.  Contact me to discuss your wedding photography today.  727-787-9655 Tampa wedding photographer