Chris
Friday, June 26, 2009
Deep Discounts for Nov/December Weddings & Events
Due to a cancellation and a couple postponed weddings, in addition to a family vacation that just get put on hold, East Orlando Photography is offering some DEEP discounts for November and December Weddings. Even deeper for non-Saturday events. If you like my photography, but think I may be financially out of reach, then just email me and we WILL work it out. If you have all ready contacted me and havent gone to contract yet (and I havent all ready sent you a new price quote) then shoot me an email. Not to sound like Howie Mandell, but Let's Make a Deal.
The Best Camera Is The One That Is Always With You.
I am often asked by friends and family, "What camera should I buy?". It turns out that is a very difficult question to answer. My follow up question is always, what do you want from your camera?
- Do you want it small enough to fit in your pocket or do you want the best, regardless of size? Or, do you want something in between?
- What is going to be your typical subject? (Kids, Flowers, Buildings, all the above)
There are tons of other questions I usually ask someone, and they are always surprised that I do. The market is so saturated with great cameras, that most are built with strengths in specific areas. Most of the increasing price differences between a manufacture's line up is not always optics and speed, but simply feature sets.
Take for instance, the camera I shoot weddings with, the Nikon D300. The D300 and the D5000 (Nikon's newest entry level SLR) have the same sensor and processing engine. The main differences in the price range are the build quality (metal vs plastic) and feature sets easily accessible on the body (d300) or buried in menus (d5000). The D300 and D5000 perform the exact same under ideal conditions, but start to add low light and fast moving objects and the D300 will run circles around the D5000. The D300 also has a bunch of external jacks to plug accessories into it, which the D5000 does not. My point? If you are shooting family picnics, beach photos and your kid's soccer games then there is NO REASON to spend almost $900 more on the D300. Its completely contrary to American buying habits, which usually say that more expensive (particularly in a specific brand's line up) is better.
So what is my final answer? For those that are not shooting for money, I ultimately tell them that the best camera is the one you will ALWAYS have with you. In many cases, thats your camera phone. As those camera's get better and better, carrying a separate camera is becoming less and less necessary.
Check out the iPhone camera gallery at this link over at Chase Jarvis' site. Remarkable stuff considering the phone's camera was (not on the new one!) less than 1 megapixel.
- Chris
- Do you want it small enough to fit in your pocket or do you want the best, regardless of size? Or, do you want something in between?
- What is going to be your typical subject? (Kids, Flowers, Buildings, all the above)
There are tons of other questions I usually ask someone, and they are always surprised that I do. The market is so saturated with great cameras, that most are built with strengths in specific areas. Most of the increasing price differences between a manufacture's line up is not always optics and speed, but simply feature sets.
Take for instance, the camera I shoot weddings with, the Nikon D300. The D300 and the D5000 (Nikon's newest entry level SLR) have the same sensor and processing engine. The main differences in the price range are the build quality (metal vs plastic) and feature sets easily accessible on the body (d300) or buried in menus (d5000). The D300 and D5000 perform the exact same under ideal conditions, but start to add low light and fast moving objects and the D300 will run circles around the D5000. The D300 also has a bunch of external jacks to plug accessories into it, which the D5000 does not. My point? If you are shooting family picnics, beach photos and your kid's soccer games then there is NO REASON to spend almost $900 more on the D300. Its completely contrary to American buying habits, which usually say that more expensive (particularly in a specific brand's line up) is better.
So what is my final answer? For those that are not shooting for money, I ultimately tell them that the best camera is the one you will ALWAYS have with you. In many cases, thats your camera phone. As those camera's get better and better, carrying a separate camera is becoming less and less necessary.
Check out the iPhone camera gallery at this link over at Chase Jarvis' site. Remarkable stuff considering the phone's camera was (not on the new one!) less than 1 megapixel.
- Chris
Saturday, June 20, 2009
DVD Slideshow: Product Shots
Just some shots of what the actual DVD Slide Show product looks like. This is part of one of my packages and available via the a la carte options. When you purchase you get the DVD and the web version posted below...
Shoot me an email or post in the comments if you have any questions.
- Chris
Box as delivered...
Leather DVD Case with a small photo on front...
In addition, the box is silk lined...
The white logo is a mistake and gets fixed on the next run so that it blends with the DVD.
Shoot me an email or post in the comments if you have any questions.
- Chris
Box as delivered...
Leather DVD Case with a small photo on front...
In addition, the box is silk lined...
The white logo is a mistake and gets fixed on the next run so that it blends with the DVD.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Slide Show of Keriann and Brian
I have all ready posted the wedding a few weeks back, but I got the slideshow finished and wanted to share. The show is part of one of my packages, so if you like it then just ask me about it!! Enjoy...
Video takes about 20 seconds or so to load.
Video takes about 20 seconds or so to load.
DVD Slideshow: Wedding Package Example from Chris Honour on Vimeo.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
eShoot - Angel and Aleem
I got a couple of engagement shoots done in the last week, but forgot to post them.
Angel had taken off her shoes when she got on the swing. After we were done shooting there, Aleem put them back on... it was such a simple gesture, but so sweet.
The first of those are from Angel and Aleem. We shot in my favorite spot at Avalon Park, but also drove to a new destination just down the road. The problem was that we lost the sun setting behind some homes, so we jumped in the car again and tried to make it back to our original spot. The sun was sinking too fast and I made a last minute decision to jump out at a very large retention pond and finish shooting there. It turned out to be a great place to get that last bit of light... you will see this site again!!
Here are some of my favorites...
Angel had taken off her shoes when she got on the swing. After we were done shooting there, Aleem put them back on... it was such a simple gesture, but so sweet.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
ThePlunge.com - A Wedding Site for MEN!
And not just for men, but by men. This site doesnt focus on floral arrangements and chair covers, but all the stuff Grooms and Groomsmen need to know...
A quote from their site...
"The junk that matters...and nothing more
Instead of giving you the Dos and Don'ts of choosing stationery, we'll tackle the (often controversial) stuff that matters, like what to do if her father's a real prick, how to dis-invite your co-workers, how to handle cold feet, how to finesse the murky world of ex-girlfriends, how to save cash, and what counts as cheating at the bachelor party."
Chris
A quote from their site...
"The junk that matters...and nothing more
Instead of giving you the Dos and Don'ts of choosing stationery, we'll tackle the (often controversial) stuff that matters, like what to do if her father's a real prick, how to dis-invite your co-workers, how to handle cold feet, how to finesse the murky world of ex-girlfriends, how to save cash, and what counts as cheating at the bachelor party."
One word of caution that I feel I need to speak up about... If you have to know the answer to that last question (the bachelor party one)... then you should really re-evaluate what you are doing!!
Oh, I forgot to mention that I got this website from the team over at A Belle Soiree
'Nite All,
Chris
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