Thursday, October 16, 2008
Who is this guy
Voted Utah Valley's Favorite Photographer in 2006. (Daily Herald Best of Readers Poll) In business in Downtown Provo, Utah now for 15 years, my approach to Image making comes from a varied career in Photography. After shooting Sports, Magazine assignments for 7 years with the Ensign, and having my own studio the images have refined themselves and a true passion exists for me. I now concentrate on Wedding, Commercial, and Family work. Almost always working with people in the images. A critical component to my success is the dedication to the creative process and involving the client in a collaborative environment. When a meeting of visual minds is reached. Typically through good prep time, the actual Photo shoot is usually a much smoother process. Getting a clients opinion from the outset is paramount. Using visual consultations with Wedding and Portrait Clients as well as conceptual mapping with commercial clients ensures better satisfaction. At Bryant Livingston Photography quality is paramount to our success. thanks Bryant
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Why use a Professional
In a Valley where there are two Colleges kicking out photo students, and in an Era where allot of people have a good or even great camera, it begs the question of why do I need a professional to shoot my wedding.
My thinking follows this path. Allot of time and energy goes into planning for a photo shoot. Whether it is a Commercial shoot, a Wedding day, or a Family sitting. The time is valuable and cannot be reclaimed. The more people you have involved, the more important it is to get it right the first time and with a great consideration for every ones time involved. It is not a time for someone to be learning. That is what internships are for.
The process that I put my clients through to fine tune their particular tastes has been shaped by allot of things. Mostly from my work at the Church Magazines. There was a particular designer that was notorious for ordering a photo and not coming to the shoot to communicate the ideas that he had. This lead to much wasted time and allot of frustration, not only on my part but the volunteer models, and even himself. In short he would use the shoot as a proofing and conceptualizing session. More than half of the time he would order a re-shoot.
Well with the People work I do now, I have formed processes that put the Client into a collaborative environment so they can be part of the creative process.
My goal is to get to know the situation well enough so that it runs very smoothly from the start.
I do not want to be an energy extractor at a function or event. This is especially true of Wedding photography. When a couple walks down the aisle, or comes out the Temple doors it is too late to ask what kind of things they want to work on.
That is what the prep work is for.
My thinking follows this path. Allot of time and energy goes into planning for a photo shoot. Whether it is a Commercial shoot, a Wedding day, or a Family sitting. The time is valuable and cannot be reclaimed. The more people you have involved, the more important it is to get it right the first time and with a great consideration for every ones time involved. It is not a time for someone to be learning. That is what internships are for.
The process that I put my clients through to fine tune their particular tastes has been shaped by allot of things. Mostly from my work at the Church Magazines. There was a particular designer that was notorious for ordering a photo and not coming to the shoot to communicate the ideas that he had. This lead to much wasted time and allot of frustration, not only on my part but the volunteer models, and even himself. In short he would use the shoot as a proofing and conceptualizing session. More than half of the time he would order a re-shoot.
Well with the People work I do now, I have formed processes that put the Client into a collaborative environment so they can be part of the creative process.
My goal is to get to know the situation well enough so that it runs very smoothly from the start.
I do not want to be an energy extractor at a function or event. This is especially true of Wedding photography. When a couple walks down the aisle, or comes out the Temple doors it is too late to ask what kind of things they want to work on.
That is what the prep work is for.
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