Paulo Jordao Photography - BLOG

 This week I was shooting Paula and Terance’s Engagement Photography Session.

They are getting married in November, and we thought that now would be a great time to have their Engagement Session done.

They are a fun couple and were very excited with not only the Photo Shoot, but with the Video Love Story that I am creating to them.

First, we stopped at the Train Tracks -Fort Lauderdale Riverfront - than, we came to fort Lauderdale beach (a little south of Las Olas blvd.)

As usual, here in Florida, it was a very hot and humid day. The weather was not perfect, but I got some great shots of them. And the most important… We had a great time together!!!

If you want to check other Engagement-Photography posts - Here are some more samples of Engagement Photography (CLICK HERE)

Paulo Jordao http://www.paulopics.com has been taking Wedding pictures for almost 10 years, and has noticed huge the changes of equipment and styles from when he started.

Wedding Photography is one the hardest areas of photography, if not the hardest of all. If you are already a photographer, understand about composition, light, Photoshop, and you own enough equipment to start adventuring into shooting Weddings, here are some tips to how you could start your own Wedding Photography Business.

1- The Right Equipment

First, let’s check a list of equipment that you need for the job;

- Digital SLR Camera
- Zoom Lens
- Memory Card
- Shoe Mount Flash
- Battery for the Camera
- Battery for the Flash
- Tripod
- Computer
- Photoshop

All these equipment are very basic and you should consider having a backup for each one of them. It is very common, in digital photography, when something goes wrong with the equipment. You could also invest in some little more advanced equipment like; Top of the line cameras, lenses, strobes, Radio Slave Transmitters, Radio Slave Receivers and etc.

2- The Right Start

You probably want to go out and start shooting weddings and make a lot of money as soon as possible. Most of the beginners want to do that, but first you will need to learn the basics of this specific business.

Wedding Photography could be a good way to make some money, but as everything else, you should be a Wedding Photographer because you love to help people to preserve the memory of the most important day of their lives, and not just because you want their money.

As I mentioned before in one of my other articles, Wedding Photography is not just to have your camera and start shooting the wedding. Wedding Photography is an art and you should learn this art from someone that can teach and inspire you to be a better photographer.

Here are some places to start;

- Wedding Photography Conventions
- Wedding Photography Seminars
- Wedding Photography Workshops
- Wedding Photography Coaches
- Photography Associations

One of the best places to start with your Wedding Photography Business is offering yourself to help some experienced Wedding Photographer as his/her assistant. This would give you the experience that you need, and you wouldn’t have the responsibility or the stress of shooting the wedding by yourself. This is so important that I would recommend you to go out and find a Photographer that you like his/her style and offer yourself to be his/her assistant, even if there is no money involved.

After a while helping few different photographers, you would be shooting few weddings as the photographer’s “Second Shooter”. When you get confidence and experience enough you would be ready to start your own Wedding Photography Business, and who knows, somebody else would be asking you to be your assistant.

Most of people know me as a Wedding and Event Photographer, but I also like to work with commercial, models and pets.

Not to long ago, I started getting some unusual requests to go to people events as a PERSONAL PAPARAZZI. You got it right… They pay me to go to their event and make they look like some big Hollywood Star. Not just that, but they want to have fun while a professional photographer follow them on their special event.

Tonight I was invited to go to UNCOMMON GALLERY (commercial blvd.) for a Book Signing Event (Book- The Empty Cup Runneth Over). Cindy Papale (Author and Breast Cancer Survivor) is a Facebook Friend of mine, so I thought that would be fun go there a “la Paparazzi Style”.

I didn’t bring any Paparazzi Backdrop or Red Carpet (as I usually do to some of my events), but it was fun to help her with some promotional shots.

Here are some pictures from her event:

I would like to post a special thanks to:

- Cindy Papale (author)

- Michael Colanero (gallery owner)

- Emily Cook (miss university of Miami)

This weekend I was shooting some gorgeous images with few other photographers at TYE (Fort Lauderdale).

Here are some of the images.

South Florida Photowalk on Facebook 

South Florida Photowalk is a group on Facebook for Photographers and anyone interested in using social media to promote Photography in general, Models, Stylists and Everything else related to Photography. It is also a space to share Photography Experiences, future Workshops and future Photowalks.

No matter if you are an amateur or an advanced photographer, this group was created to connect us trough our unique way to tell a story trough our lenses.

Feel free to link to any blogs, websites or pictures that you think that is interesting, and also to connect with other photographers, models, stylists and enthusiasts.

As my Facebook Friend, I would like to invite you to be part of our South Florida Photowalk Group. Even if you are not a photographer or you don’t live here in South Florida, it would be an honor to have you in our group. Thanks!!!

Whe in Facebook Page, search for: SOUTH FLORIDA PHOTOWALK and check if you have a coming event in your area.

Paulo Jordao (http://www.paulopics.com/)

If you are a Family or friend of Alison and Albert, and if you want to see their wedding pictures, you can come and register to their PICTAGE website: http://www.pictage.com/579191

If you have any question, please contact me at 954-270-0751

Paulo Jordao

I love traditional weddings, where I normaly start shooting in the morning (bride getting ready) and ends late at night (reception - cake - etc).

The wedding that I was shooting today was a little different. Alison and Albert got married at the beach in front of the Marriott Hotel (Hollywood, FL). It was not one of the traditional weddings as I just mentioned - this one was a short wedding but with all the 9 yards of a big one.

To start, it was an early wedding on this beautiful Sunday morning (11:00 am), with a perfect weather for this perfect South Florida Wedding. The ceremony was short but very emotional - specially to the bride that had her tears wiped three or four times.

The reception was at the outside restaurant of the Marriott Hotel, where the guests enjoyed the nice weather with great food and live music.

This week I will be editing the pictures and creating their wedding album, but I wanted to show you few of the pictures of this great wedding.

P.S. - If you are a friend or family member of Alison and Albert, I will be posting late this week the address where you can look or purchase all the pictures of their wedding. You can also contact me: 954- 270-0751

Here are few of the pictures from Today’s Wedding:

Tonight I came with Peggy and Ryan to a Super Hero Party.

It was a great party organized by the city of Hollywood, FL - where the kids would dress-up like super heroes. There were few kids dressed as bat-man, super-man, spider-man, etc - Ryan was one the more handsome spider-man of the party.

Give a look.

Cassy and Luke’s Wedding pictures are ready for viewing at my PICTAGE.

The pictures are carefully separated in few different categories to make it easier to you find the picture that you are looking for. Here are the categories:

- Getting Ready

- Bridal Party

- Family Portraits

- Details

- Ceremony

- Reception

- Friends and Family

- Cake and etc…

Go ahead and and chek the pictures: Click Here

I will be posting Cassy and Luke’s Wedding pictures in few days at PICTAGE. Their Engagement pictures are already there, just in case you want to look at them first.

Anyway…

On September 20, 2008 (Last Weekend of Summer) - I was photographing one of the most beautiful wedding that I have ever been. The wedding was not just beautiful, but the couple (Cassy and Luke) are the kind of clients that I’ve always dreamed of - fun, happy, energetic, etc…

Here is a little sample of their wedding.

I hope you enjoy it.

Cassy and Luke got married on September 20, 2008 in one the most beautiful and to touching ceremony that I have ever seen.

I saw people crying, smiling, laughing, and as I said before - I was honored to be their photographer.

I will write another post letting you know where I am posting all the pictures and I am also preparing a cool slide show to post here.

Today I just want to show you few of the pictures from this fantastic wedding.

Don’t forget…

I will be posting in few days the slide show + the Address with all the pictures. OK?

Please, Leave a Comment. Thanks!!!

B & H - Photo and video, is expecting the new Canon 50D arrival for October 2008.

Here are few more details about the Canon 50D (you can also read more at B & H Website)

The Canon EOS 50D SLR Digital Camerafeatures an APS-C sized 15.1-megapixel CMOS sensor for superb quality images and the latest DIGIC 4 Image Processor to provide superior color reproduction, and improved ISO capabilities for uncompromising shooting even in the dimmest situations. It also features a 3.0-inch Clear View LCD monitor, supercharged Live View Function with Face Detection Live mode, plus a number of automatic Image Correction settings and HDMI output.

The 15.1-megapixel image sensor delivers ultra-detailed images and the redesigned photo diodes and microlenses of the sensor extend its light gathering capabilities to ensure improved high ISO performance and low noise. Furthermore, the camera’s ISO sensitivity is an astounding 3200 with expanded sensitivity to an ultra-sensitive 12800. The Integrated Cleaning System includes a Self Cleaning Sensor Unit with a fluorine coating to improve the camera’s image quality by helping to reduce, repel and remove unwanted dust from the sensor. Plus, stubborn particles can be removed automatically in post-production with Dust Delete Data and Canon’s included Digital Photo Professional software.

The 50D is incredibly fast thanks to the DIGIC 4 processor - it allows for up to 6.3 fps continuous shooting, in bursts of up to 90 JPEG images (with a UDMA CF card). Furthermore, Canon’s wide area AF system uses 9 individual cross type sensors, so stunning action sequences can be captured - even in low-light conditions - making the EOS 50D particularly suited to sports and wildlife shooting. The DIGIC 4 processor also delivers 14-bit image processing, for smooth gradation and natural-looking colors - as well as ensuring ultra-fast startup times and near-instant image review after shooting.

The 3.0″ Clear View VGA LCD (920,000 pixels) provides an extra-large and wide angle-of-view image review, with plenty of clarity for accurate focus checks in playback. By switching to Live View mode - which displays a real-time image on the LCD - photographers can enjoy simplified shooting from awkward angles, or connect to a PC for remote shooting. In addition, the Live Mode offers three ways to auto focus: Quick AF, Live AF, and Face Detection Live AF, which optimizes focus based on faces detected in the frame - for fast, spontaneous portraiture. The camera even offers HDMI output for viewing images on an HDTV - directly from the camera.

Even with all of these high powered features, the EOS 50D features Canon’s renowned intuitive EOS menu system, along with a Quick Control screen, for instant access to the most commonly-changed settings. There is also a Creative Auto mode that offers automatic focus and exposure - while still allowing the user to add creative ‘tweaks’ to settings such as background sharpness. Altogether the Canon EOS 50D is an excellent product for advanced amateur photographers and entry-level professionals.

Today I was trying a program called Wordle. It does a cool stuff when you want to organize a few words together. Check it out!!!

Fun… no?

A lot of people ask me about Photowalk and what they should bring with them, what kind of clothes to wear and etc.

There are few things that you can do to make your Photowalk Experience 100% stress free.

If you are coming to our Photowalk on August 23, 2008 ( Saturday - 9:00 am) would be good if you could read this new article that I wrote and just got published at E-ZIME (Click Here).

I hope that you enjoy the article, and if you live here in South Florida you could even come to our Fort Lauderdale Photowalk.

I will see you there!!!