Photography is a dying art. Yes, I am a photographer, and yes, you have read that correctly. There may be a new photographer (or enthusiast with a good camera) on every corner, but the actual art of photography, or preserving memories through photographs, is slipping away. I have been working a lot on my mindset recently, which is how this blog post came to be. I had, somewhere along the way, fallen into a trap of mental thought that viewed a new booking/client in terms of a bill I could pay or a good I could purchase. I am only human but this way of thinking is not reflective of who I am. Each booking, each wedding, each unique moment belongs to someone. I am just lucky enough to have the skill and know-how and desire to capture it. But since I have been attempting to change my mindset away from the analytical and towards the passionate, I have wondered….. is that enough? Is it enough to simply capture a moment? Then what? Do those moments stay on a hard drive or locked in a cabinet on a USB never telling their tale?
Photos– memories!– need to be shared and enjoyed. My duty as a photographer is not only to capture a memory, but to showcase it so that it can tell its story. This has gotten me thinking about printing and album design, something that is foreign now but was once an industry standard. I want my images to be displayed— I want my clients to want to display them!!! What’s more, I want it done right!
Nearly all of my clients end up with their wedding photos printed in some capacity, whether through print or album, as I greatly encourage this and stress the importance. I use two main companies for album printing, Artifact Uprising and Kiss Albums, and I love them both due to their simplicity and timelessness. So for the sake of informative review and in hopes of saving the printed photograph, I will be sharing photos and opinions about each album!
First up, Kiss!
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