Welcome to my blog | Orlando Wedding Photography
I am an Orlando Wedding Photographer and very passionate about photography. I want to share and be a resource to other photographers and clients, as well as learn from you. I also want to be a resource to couples planning a wedding, engagement photos, or portraits. I hope to reference interesting and resourceful articles and share experiences as well as contributions from other photographers and professionals involved in weddings, planning, etc. So stay tuned for posts, that I hope you will find informative, helpful, and interesting. Please don't hesitate to share your thoughts and experiences. Thanks for taking the time to view my blog.
Oviedo Wedding and Portrait Photographer | Corey & Teri Shoot with Motorcycle
I recently had an amazing photo session with Corey & Teri and Corey's motorcycle. I wanted to get some dramatic lighting shots and then some nice shots of Corey & Teri outside. The day was cloudy with sun in and out, which can be challenging. I wanted to catch some of the drama in the sky. Corey & Teri were a great couple to work with. Very easy going and relaxed. I had a truly enjoyable time photographing this great couple. Take a look!
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Oviedo Wedding Photographer | Capturing the Details
As a wedding & portrait photographer, capturing detail is critical. At every wedding event there are details of the wedding that have meaning and emotion to the bride, groom and/or family. Having knowledge of the emotional value that the details carry is extremely important and of course capturing those details in images is just as important. In many cases these detail images are captured using a technique called Macro photography. Macro Photography is extremely close-up photography, usually of very small subjects, in which the size of the subject in the photograph is equal to or greater than the life size of the object on the image.
An extension tube fits between the camera body and the lens to increase focal length that increases image size. I recently obtained a new extension tube as well as a close up lens filter kit.
I am a huge believer in practice, practice, practice! I am sure you remember the movie "Karate Kid" with "Pat" Morita and Ralph Macchio. Among other things, the movie professed practice & training to move towards perfection. I try to "practice" as much photography as possible, but not sure I achieve that goal, but I did want to practice my Macro photography with my new equipment. So here are a few images:
So, I hope you enjoy the images, and please share your thoughts in the comments section. Don't forget to check out my website at www.markfreyphotography.com as well as "Like" my Facebook page at www.facebook.com/markfreyphotography.
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Oviedo Wedding & Portrait Photographer attends Car Show
A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the 8th Annual Central Florida Law Enforcement Car Show held at the Oviedo Mall. It was very well attended and lots of exotic muscle cars were on display. The Oviedo Photography Club, of which I am a member, was also present doing free portraits for the benefit of the Optamist Club. I had a great time taking some photographs of the amazing cars as well as volunteering time shooting portraits, along with other extremely talented members of the club.
The Oviedo Photo Club is a mix of professional, amateur, and photo enthusiasts. These very talented photographers volunteer time to photograph Oviedo events as well as attend field trips to expand our photographic experiences. I urge you to check out the website at www.OviedoPhotoClub.com to browse the images. If you are interested in attending a meeting, go to the website and read all about it.
The two images below were taken by club members.
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Oviedo Wedding/Portrait Photographer; I'm Back
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great holiday and wish you all a happy healthy New Year!
I'm back after a 3-month hiatus. I have been busy with designing a brand new website and investigating hosting options for the site as well as designing a new blog site. I hope you will check it out at www.markfreyphotography.com.
Linda and I were on vacation during the holiday visiting family (inlaws and my son’s family) in Georgia,
Our Granddaughter, Jada
then flew to Indianapolis, Indiana visiting my daughter. Our two youngest grandsons flew out to Indianapolis to meet us and spend time with their Aunt and us. It was the first time they flew and also the first time they saw (and played in) snow. The day after Christmas, Indianapolis had a blizzard with accumulation of approximately 7-9 inches. Wow, that was fun! That morning, during the heaviest snowfall, my daughter & I ventured out to the local department store to get a sled. As we were driving to the store I had second thoughts about it. We could barely see 3 feet in front of us, and the streets had not been plowed at that point. My daughter has developed a keen skill for driving in snow, even though she grew up in Florida.
Now, I haven’t been out sledding since high school. What a great time, but cold!!
During my time away from blogging, I also did a few photo shoots of infants; a handsome 3 month old boy and a georgous 1 week old girl. I really enjoyed these photo shoots and look forward to doing more.
So, hopefully, I will be posting a blog at least twice a month and I ask that you check out my website as well as "Like" my Facebook page at www.facebook.com/markfreyphotography.
Thanks for taking the time, and I appreciate your support and referring your friends & family!
A Photographer's Digital Darkroom
I thought it was a beautiful morning and a great way to start the week!
Last week I had UVerse internet installed (along with TV & Phone) and the technician who installed the system commented on all the wires in my office (my digital darkroom). He said that if I wanted some extra money I could sell all the wire for scrap copper, as he was installing a new wire, a dedicated data line for the new internet system. So, I was motivated to revamp all those wires and organize my photo editing system. Here is a quick photo of the wires and my editing set-up before revamp.
Wow, what a task! All those wires and plugs. It was a maze of wires.
I have a 27" IMac with a second monitor ( a 22" LCD) hooked up, a Wacom tablet & pen, and two G Drives for back up. One is 2 gigabytes and the other is 4 gigabytes. I also have a MacBook Pro for location & tethered for Shoots. I synchronize the two computers to keep Lightroom 4 current and up to date on both computers with all my edits and photos. I also use Photoshop CS5, as well as various plug-ins such as OnOne's Perfect Suite 6 and Nik's Complete Collection. In addition I use HDR Soft's Photomatix and Nik's HDR Efex Pro 2 for HDR processing & tone mapping. Let me side track a little and talk about how great the upgrade to Lightroom 4 is. I love it! The Highlights, Shadows, Whites & Black sliders are great. You adjust the exposure so the min parts of image is exposed correctly and then adjust Highlights to adjust blown out areas or Shadows etc. I am amazed at how it brings back detail in those blown out areas, so much more effectively then Lightroom 3 did. The Clarity slider is also great with so much less distortion as you increase clarity.
So anyway, after a good day of reorganizing and re arranging all the wires plugs and extension cords etc., I was able to get back to work! Here is a photo of the work station with less wires/cords!
Next week I'll talk a little about some of the plug-ins and what they can do to save time. Also in a few weeks I'll write about my backup process. Talk yo you then. In mean time if you have suggestions about back-up or plug-ins, don't hesitate to comment. Have a great week!