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We LOVE Edwards Greenway Palace Stadium 24 on Wesleyan! SO many options and CLEAN.
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I use a Macbook Pro. I think Macs are, hands down, the BEST computers for artsy folks like us. Especially photographers. They are made with us in mind, down to the gloss of our screens and photo-related programs specifically compatible with them as opposed to other operating systems.
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The best form of marketing I've found has been from being a featured vendor on TheKnot.com. I booked over 30 weddings within the first 8-ish months of advertising. Totally worth the money in every way. And it's turned into tons of word-of-mouth. Win/win/win. :)
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I've never had equipment fail or forgotten to bring something (the latter is on account of checking my bags about 17 times beforehand), but I did once shoot a bunch of family formals and half a ceremony in TIFFs. Apparently my finger must have slipped and changed my settings from raw to tiff. And I was WONDERING why all of a sudden only 50 images were fitting on a 4GB card! :)
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My general rule of thumb is to shoot group shots with an aperture no wider than 2.8 (if the subjects are relatively along the same plane of focus) or 3.5 (if the subjects are NOT along the same plane of focus). Also remember that the further the distance between your subjects and your lens, the greater the depth of field. AKA, depth of focus.
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I got my first client by shooting for FREE. Then I got my first PAYING client by having a solid web presence, whereby the bride found me.
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Nope! Just photo all day, every day. I've been blessed to have been full-time for the past year and a half now!
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Hahah. :) I lost 19 pounds by following Weight Watcher's Points Plus plan. SUPER easy.
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No template. No action. Just good ol' old school Photoshop. Although, I know there are a few options out there for photogs wanting to create grids. Check out BlogStomp and/or Storyboard! :)
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Nope! While it's definitely in our five year plan to stay in Houston, both of our families are in upstate NY. So I really can't imagine staying here forever. But we'll see, I suppose. :)
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You know, I haven't ever really noticed this in my work until now. And that's mostly on account of my not TRYING to shoot catch-lights. It happens consistently simply due to where I place my subject in reference to my light source or natural reflector.
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Hahah, I don't do a thing. You know it's funny... I get that a lot, but I SWEAR my eyes are the most boring shade of GRAY on the planet. They do tend to appear bluer, though, after crying. Just sayin'. :)
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Ah, this question is never easy to answer. My clients are comfortable behind the camera because I am 110% myself when I'm with them. Which is to say, I'm nuts. I have a knack for making people laugh (or at least I think I do), and I work that to the extreeeme. Real, genuine laughter breaks tension and builds trust. If you can make your clients laugh, you can get just about any shot you're going for.
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Are you talking about real life, or in my images? Because if you're talking real life, I can assure you that is not always the case. :) As for my images, I work a TON in layers. Using a layer mask of a surface blur filter, and then setting the end result to "luminous" generally gives me the desired airbrushed effect I look for.
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Oh thank you!! :) I am a complete sucker for blogs like Apartment Therapy, Design Sponge, and Better After. I'm also a self-proclaimed magazine hoarder, so when I see a new Better Homes and Gardens that catches my eye, it HAS to be mine.
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I majored in photojournalism at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University (with a minor in religion and society). If I wasn't a photographer, I'd likely be somewhere in the design field, be it graphic design, or interior. :)
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That's not cliché at all! My camera bag consists of one Nikon D700, two backup D300s's, two 35mm f/1.8's, one 50mm f/1.4, one 85mm f/1.4, one 70-200mm f/2.8, and three SB-600 flashes. Lately, my go-to lenses for just about anything are the 50mm and the 85mm, simply because of the speed. I tend to use the 50mm for details and general portraiture, and the 85mm for situations where I need to stand further back, like the ceremony.
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Oh how you flatter me! I definitely wouldn't call it perfect. :) My setup is extreeemely simple. I simply keep my on-camera flash pointed behind me at an approximate 45 degree angle to bounce the more direct light from my flash onto a wall (or other large surface I can use as a natural reflector) behind me. The result is a much less harsh, and more natural feeling light. That is literally IT!
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Alyse French’s Bio
Photog, wifey, and bulldog momma.
