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For the last few days, I have been very busy writing some articles about Wedding Photography. I am submitting them to some different Magazines and Websites here are the titles:

- Life Might Give you Second Chances, Wedding Photography Will Not!

- Why should I hire a Top Wedding Photographer?

- How to Find a Top Wedding Photographer?

- Which Wedding Photography Package Should I Choose?

- How to avoid wedding photography fiasco.

Whenever they come live online, I will post the URL here. OK?

As I have promissed… here is the video

I had so much fun on this wedding… Thank you Sirlene and Gustavo.

Click To Play

I know…

Just because I said SLIDE SHOW, you think that I am going to show you a boring picture after picture slide show…

PS. I will work a little more on the volume of the MIC. OK?

Be ready to be P A U L O R I Z E D!!! (click the on the Picture)

Let’s talk about Cassy and Luke’s Engagement Session that I shot Sunday at Vizcaya Museum & Gardens.

Vizcaya is one of the best place to have a photo session done (Engagement, Sweet Sixteen or Wedding). The place is so huge that is almost impossible to use all the locations that it has to offer. It is so good location that, in few months, I will be offering my next Workshop (ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT WORKSHOP) there .

About Cassy and Luke:

This couple are the coolest couple ever. I couldn’t ask for a better couple to work with.

Their wedding will be on September 20, and I have to tell you… This wedding will produce the most incredible pictures of the year.

Here are some more pictures of our morning at Vizcaya…

They look so cute Together!

I have another 200 pictures that I took there… but I hope you don’t expect me to show all them here. Do you have any idea how long it takes to re-size the pictures, download them to my blog, paste, etc… etc…?

Trust me… I think that we had so many good pictures, that I am glad that I am not the one that is going to select the winner to be printed 11″x14″ (Engagement Session)

Today I went to Vizcaya Museum with Cassy and Luke to have their Engagement Pictures taken.

It was a hot day but it was worth the effort. The place is beautiful.

I want to talk more about the Vizcaya and about Cassy and Luke’s Wedding, but…

It is 3:30am…, and I just finished editing their pictures. I want to go to bed .

But, before I go to bed, I want to show you just a little Sneak Peek of their session.

NIGHT… NIGHT!!!

This week I was playing with few of the new actions from Kubota Actions that I bought in Vegas (WPPI - 2008).

I wanted to go over few older pictures that I did and check how the actions could improove the quality of my work.

From now on, you might see more and more of my work integrated with these actions.

Give a look and tell me what you think.

Cassandra and Luke are going to get married in September of 2008. Cassandra (the bride) contacted me few weeks ago asking me to be their Photographer. After few emails back and forward, I finally met her (Luke, with his very busy schedule, couldn’t be there).

I have a very personal rule before I accept to cover a wedding. I have to feel a good connexion between the couple and I, so I would be sure that I am their best option.

As I was saying, I met Cassandra few weeks ago to talk about her Wedding. For my surprise, she is a bride that really knows what she wants. I know that most of the brides have their dress, flowers, church and other details ready few months before the Wedding date, but Cassandra had every single little detail ready. It is even hard to explain with words how good I felt knowing that I will have the privilege of being their Photographer on that special day.

But, what impressed me the most was that she gave me the the address of their Wedding Website. I don’t want to spoil the surprise, so…  Here is how she explained it to me:

“The reason I created my wedding website was to keep our friends and most important our out of town family up to date with wedding info… I wanted our family and friends to feel like they could enjoy the entire process of our wedding with us… To see when we made up our minds on certain aspects of our wedding… I thought the website was an important part of our wedding since my FH has so many friends and family all over the place… ”

Here’s the Link to their Wedding Webpage

www.mywedding.com/lukeandcassyhooper

You will have to sign up to see the site and here is the webpass: Hooper

She was getting spam on their guestbook so she had to make a webpass…  

Few weeks from now, I will be taking their Engagement Session. I am sure that Cassandra and Luke’s pictures will make my next sample book.

If you are a bride or know somebody that is getting married, please check Cassandra and Luke’s Wedding Webpage. You are going to be amazed!!!

Ok… Let’s talk about Photography.

As you might know, this week happened in Las Vegas the greatest show for Professional Photographers in the whole world (WPPI). With over 100 programs and workshops and more than 330 exhibitors, I have to say that I was totally impressed with the WPPI organization.

I have to tell you,… It was the best!

There were so many new technology and so many new and inspired talented Photographers that it was really hard to keep with all the new information.

For me, one of my best experiences was the Pictage booth. I not just saw their latest products for 2008 but I also had the chance to exchange ideas with few of the best Photographers of our generation.

Sara and Dane are the Coolest Photographers ever!!!

I came back from WPPI with so many new ideas and totally charged for 2008.

My brides will certainly see an improvement of my work and they can be sure that they got one of the best Photographers that South Florida has to offer.

WPPI 2009… I will be there!!!

Paulo Jordao

www.paulopics.com

It is finally here. The WPPI, Las Vegas - USA

For who doesn’t know about WPPI (Wedding & Portrait Photographers International), this is it… the one… the best… the biggest… ETC!!!

No matter what I say about this convention, it would still be much and much MORE!!!

I am getting on a 5 hours flight From Fort Lauderdale (Florida) to Las Vegas (Nevada) for 5 days of the best of what the Wedding Photography Industry has to offer. I will be there exchanging experiences with the best Wedding Photographers in the world.

But the fact is, I am one of the very few Professionals from South Florida that will be going to WPPI 2008.

Now…, Here is a question to you (BRIDE) sleep on it!!!

You already know that WPPI is the place where the best Wedding Photographers will be meeting this next week. The question is… Why would you hire or invest your $$$$$ in a Photographer that didn’t come?

A good Photographer doesn’t just affiliate… A good Photographer has to be part of it.

I will try to write some few posts from there. OK?

If you want to check some of my Samples and Packages, please visit:

www.paulopics.com

I just got Tami and Bian’s album from the album company…

It is a beautiful 32 pages (15 in X 11.5 in) .

Here is the last page of the album…

Do you know that days that you just don’t feel right, that everything that you do feels bad, and no matter what, it feels that there is nothing you can do about it?

Mabe  a phone call might help!!!

… A month ago, I went to Orlando-Florida for a Videographers Convention.

I went for the Convention, but my wife and my son enjoyed the ocasion to have their little vacation. Anyway, after few days learning a lot from the best instructors of USA, it was finally time to come back home.

On our last day in Orlando, I still had one last class to atend in the morning, so I left the car with my wife and walked a mile until the convention. My wife would wake up latter and take care of the hotels check-out.

One week latter I would notice that one of my monopods was missing. I looked everywhere and nothing! After a lot of thinking and few long distance calls, I figured it out that my wife forgot my monopod at our hotel room.

To make the story shorter, Last Saturday I decided to go back to Orlando (3 hours drive from Fort Lauderdale - 6 hours to go and come back) to get my monopod back. You can see now the reason of why I was not feeling to happy.

Six hours driving by myself and with the cost of this little trip already bothering me, I thought that nothing could change what I was feeling

… I was wrong!!!

I was already driving back from Orlando, when my cell rings. It was somebody asking me about photography samples and packages.

I asked her how she had found my phone number, and she told me that she was searching on the internet and that she really liked my style. She was still going trough the samples and saying that I would be the perfect Photographer for her wedding.

We talked about different styles and different options to make the memory of her special day as special as she deserve. We might have talked for almost an hour and to tell the truth I wouldn’t mind to keep the talking a little longer.

Anyway, when I hanged up the phone, I was smiling and singing an old song that was playing on the radio.

So, next time that I might be feeling sad again, would you give me a call?

When you choose a Photographer, you are not just choosing the person that is going to shoot your Wedding. The Photographer’s personality, style and quality of work are as important as how he/she charges the client and how his/her work is delivered.

Wedding Photography used to be seen as art. Not just because of the pictures their-selves, but because how the Professional Wedding Photographer would display them (album).

With today’s Digital Era, you can easily mistake an Amateur for a Professional. Not because of their expertise, but because it is very easy to buy a digital camera and call yourself a Photographer. Unfortunately, you will just realize your mistake after your Wedding is gone, when you get your proofs, CD, etc…

But even among professionals, it is getting very common for the Photographer sell himself cheap Covering the Wedding and giving or selling the Digital format after that, without creating an Artistic Album. This way the photographer doesn’t have to learn about album composition, art, creativity, etc.

Some other Photographers will charge the client for Packages that offer hourly services plus few products.

Here is an example of this old kind of service:

- You hire a Photographer for an 8 hours package, and he would offer all proofs, plus a 24 to 30 pages album.

Here is what you have to be aware:

-          You might get your small proofs in a little box, almost 4 weeks after your Wedding

-          You probably will take few weeks selecting your best pictures to create your Album

-          A Less than Qualified Photographer will take an additional 6 to 9 months to create and deliver your Album where no changes can be made.

DO YOU REALY WANT TO WAIT UNTIL YOUR 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
TO GET YOUR WEDDING ALBUM???

If you are a client that expects a lot more than that for your Wedding…
Please keep reading.

THIS IS MY PERSONAL WAY TO WORK!

Wedding Photography Prices - 2008 & 2009 HERE IS WHAT YOU GET:: For the INVESTMENT FEE, you can have Paulo Jordao (one of the best photographers of South Florida) covering your entire event. The whole event! It can be 4, 6, 8 or 10 hours… it doesn’t matter. Paulo Jordao will be there for you from the beginning to the end of your event. - No Time Limit - No Minimum Order Required After that, you still get:: 1. A coolBLOG POST talking andshowinga PersonalizedPhoto Collage about your Wedding day (3 DAYS after your event) 2. TheCOOLEST100% costumemade PRE-DESIGNED ALBUM for internet viewing and ordering, with 3 FREE design sessions for album changes(7 DAYS after your event) 3. All the proofs posted for 60 DAYS on PICTAGE.COM for viewing and ordering (14 DAYS after your event). AND THE BEST PART IS…: You have NO MINIMUN ORDER REQUIRED!!! And If I fail delivering the BLOG POST (in 3 days), PRE-DESIGNED ALBUM (in 7 days) or ONLINE PROOFS (in 14 days), you will get a beautiful 8″ x 12″ Album with all your proofs FREE! FREE! FREE! You will not find any other PHOTOGRAPHER that is: THAT GOOD… THAT FAST… and that will guarantee his services to this level! DO YOU REALY WANT TO TRY ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPHER AND HAVE TO WAIT 9 to 12 MONTHS TO GET YOUR WEDDING ALBUM???: COMPARE THE DIFFERENCE   Average Photographer Paulo Jordao ENGAGEMENT Average of $250 - $350 Included PACKAGES Packages by the hour + Extra hours No Time Limit (same day) BLOG No Blog A cool BLOG POST talking and showing a Personalized Photo Collage about your Wedding day (3 DAYS after your event) PROOFS Small pictures in a box in 3 to 4 weeks. No Internet Proofs! All the proofs posted for 60 DAYS on PICTAGE.COM for Family and friends viewing and ordering (14 DAYS after your event). ALBUM Average of 9 to 12 months to get the album done. No Changes allowed. The COOLEST 100% costume made PRE-DESIGNED ALBUM for internet viewing and ordering, with 3 FREE design sessions for album changes (7 DAYS after your event) INVESTMENT $2,500 to 25,000 $5,500 (service only fee) - NO MINIMUN ORDER REQUIRED PROMOTION OF THE MONTH: Please call today for a FREE Engagement Session! INVESTMENT: Paulo Jordao Service Only Fee (Unlimited Coverage on Wedding Day): $5,500.00 NO MINIMUN ORDER REQUIRED: This means that you can customize your own Package to fit your expectations or your budget.

Do you want a suggestion from the bottom of my heart?

Write down the cost of every thing that you are investing some money for your Wedding, such as:

• - Dress

• - Cake

• - Limo

• - Invitations

• - Church and Reception Reservations

• - Food and drink

• - Etc…

NOW… Imagine yourself, few months after your wedding looking your Wedding Pictures.

What do you see?

Few pictures in a shoe BOX or a Fantasy Album custom designed specific for you and your needs and that you are going to be proud of showing to all your family and friends?

Price is a very important part of how you are going to select your Photographer, but here is what I think about this subject…

If you didn’t care about a nice dress, or got your cake at the grocery store, had no limo, etc… why would you spend money on a great Photographer or great Album?

But, on the other hand, if you are going to invest 30k, 50k or even more than 100k just to be sure that on your Special Day, all your FANTASIES will come true, and that day would be the most beautiful and romantic day of your entire life, than you need a piece of art to translate the BEAUTY, the EMOTIONS and the LOVE of that special day.

Sincerely

Paulo Jordao

Let me show you a cool wedding video!!!

Last week I went to a one year birthday of a friend’s son. That was a cool party, with clowns, music, etc…

At the party, I saw Sirlene and Gustavo (I shot their wedding few months ago). My company (Paulo Photography & Video) was responsible for the Photographer and Videographer and I remember how their wedding was fun and that I had a great time shooting it.

I always do the editing of the Pictures and Video myself.

I don’t have their pictures anymore in my computer to show to you, but I was looking into my files here, and I found their Video Highlights. It is a fun and short video showing the best moments of their Wedding.

CLICK HERE to open their Video!

I hope that you like it.

After you watch it, please leave a comment below. OK?

Paulo Jordao

Hi… I have to apologize for the problem with my BLOG. I am changing my Host Company and for some reason they couldn’t locate my “DATABASE”. Anyway… I am starting this new Post from scratch just to let you know where to find Tami and Brian’s Wedding Online Proofs:

Click here to go to their Web-page

Don’t forget to leave a comment. OK?

Paulo Jordao