Wedding Photography Mistakes To Avoid

There are a lot of wedding photography mistakes that you could be making at a shoot.  Fortunately, you can avoid them by knowing what the most common are.  Learning from the mistakes of others is a great way to overcome issues before they directly impact your wedding photography business. 

Not Having A Good Contract

When you book a client, you need to have a good contract which is signed by you and the couple.  Not having a contract can cause a lot of problems later on which you want to avoid.  Fortunately, there is a range of contract templates that you can get online. 

While you can use these templates, you need to ensure certain information is included in the contract.  You need to include the number of pictures that are going to be provided as well as the cost of the service.  The location, date and time of the wedding will also need to be included in the contract. 

Poses Not Finalized

A lot of people assume that there are random poses for the bride and groom.  This is actually not true and you should be deciding on poses ahead of time.  This will avoid any disagreements over the images or conflict after the wedding.  

To ensure that you have the poses finalized, you need to set up a meeting with the bride and groom to talk this over.  You should ask them about what they want and be clear about the poses that you think will work for the wedding.  You should also talk about poses for the bride and groom individually as well as together. 

Going Without An Assistant

There are a lot of new wedding photographers who go to weddings on their own and this can be a nightmare.  It is very hard to do this on your own as you have to handle the lights, the camera, and other matters.  Hiring an assistant for the day can help you lower your overall costs or you could ask a friend who is willing to help you. 

There are many wedding photographers who exchange services with other wedding photographers.  You can help as an assistant for their wedding shoot and they will do the same for you.  This will ensure that you are working with someone who knows what to do and could offer some suggestions.  

Listening To Everyone

As a wedding photographer, you will be inundated with advice from the wedding party and the guests about which photos to take and what should be in the shot.  You need to avoid listening to everyone as you are the professional.  You need to stick to your perspective and the agreement that you made with the client. 

When you listen to everyone, you will miss pictures from your schedule and you cannot afford to do this.  You should stay focused on what you are doing and avoid any random suggestions from the crowd.  Having a checklist of the shots you need to get will be helpful in ensuring that you get all of the photos that are outlined in the contract and were agreed upon.

Host A Sizzling End Of The Summer BBQ Party The Right Way

Have you been waiting all summer to host a BBQ party? If so, the time is now to plan your last event of the season. There is no reason to procrastinate any longer when planning and hosting a BBQ party is such as simple process. If you are interested in hosting a BBQ party keep the following tips in mind!

1. THE EVITE-Decide early on who you are going to invite to your party. This is important for a number of different reasons. Not only will your guest list dictate when and where you have your party, but it will do the same for the food that you offer. For most people, this is the logical first step for planning a summer BBQ party. To save money on invitations, consider using online invitations; nowadays, evite is a great way to invite your guests to any gathering! This is also a great way to keep track of everyone that is coming. Many online sites will keep an accurate up t date list of people attending. This will also save you money on postage!

2. THE MENU- Keep it simple but exciting! As you can imagine, there are many food and beverage options for a party of this magnitude. You can offer everything from barbeque chicken to barbeque ribs. Remember that some guests may not like barbeque, so you may want to include some more mainstream menu items as well. The internet is the perfect place to browse for lots of free summertime recipes. If you are going to tackle a new recipe, make sure you try it in advance. Remember, you can get as creative as you want when it comes to your food offerings.

3. ADDING A SPECIAL TOUCH- For a special touch, take the time to plan and/or purchase specialty items such as Lolita martini glasses or top of the line glassware. There are many types of different special items available for parties of all sorts. From

As you can imagine, there are many other steps that may sneak in between these ones. Obviously, you will have to make time to shop for everything you need, send out invitations or make phone calls, and much more. It does not really matter what order you complete the steps as long as you do so efficiently. Obviously, you do not want to forget about something as important as the food you will serve. This is one step that you probably cannot make up for at the last minute!

A summer BBQ party can be tons of fun; especially if done right. When you plan your party with success, the actual hosting process will be the fun part. Being prepared is the key to avoid the last min. run around. This is when you can sit back, relax, and listen to the compliments roll in!
Having a BBQ party can be relaxing if you plan appropriately. Taking the time to complete your plans and purchase items ahead of time will help tremendously. Don’t let autumn hit without saying goodbye to the summer with a huge summer bash!

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Where to buy bubble wrap

Bubble wrap can be purchased or ordered in office and packaging supply stores. It often comes in the form of sheets, bags or rolls. Based on your specific needs, you can find bubble wrap in varying thicknesses, which is in reference to the height of the bubble. The thickness of bubble wrap is usually found between the range 3/16 inch and 1 inch. The standard sizes are 1/8 inch, 3/16 inch, 5/16 inch, and ½ inch.  Not only can you find different sizes in regard to thickness, but you can also find bubble wrap in which the diameter of the bubbles itself are of different sizes.

Ugly Christmas Sweater Party

As the holidays get closer I get really excited over the impending barrage of parties.  My Halloween bashes are already scheduled and I'll be making my usual rounds for Thanksgiving (my family, the in-laws, followed by 2 weeks of working off the carbs).  But I really can't wait for Christmas.  Why?  Because I just finished reading Rock Your Ugly Christmas Sweater by Anne Marie Blackman and after some research got some great ideas on ugly sweater party ideas.  While I haven't decided on a sweater yet I'll probably go with the Rudolph head on a mantle sweater from the same site.  I'll try and get some pictures going after this year's slaw of xmas parties!

Halloween Party Ideas

It's that time of the year again.  It's not so annoyingly hot and we get a few fun holidays to enjoy.  I may be a bit weird in saying this, but Halloween is actually my favorite.  It's still in many ways a Holiday celebrated for the mere sake of celebrating a holiday. It's also the start of the holiday party season!

Since childhood, I have been to countless Halloween parties.  Starting with the standard neighborhood parties,  my parent's work Halloween parties, then the memorable school-based parties, then the fuzzy alcohol-filled college parties (which would probably be memorable if I could remember them!), to the modern adult parties (work, friends, block parties, etc).

Some of the more popular parties include:

Adult Parties

• TV/movie-theme based costume parties
• Pimp n Hoe Parties
• Work Parties
• Block Parties

Family Friendly Parties/Activities

• Trick or Treating
• Theme park events
• School-based parties
• Pumpkin-carving parties

Whatever you choose to do this Halloween, be safe and be grateful that it's one of the few holidays that gets better with age!

How to Make Valentine Boxes in no Time

This is a fun and easy craft that you can do by yourself or even with your kids.  All it takes is a little bit of time, some scissors, a small box, some colorful paper, glue, markers, and some other items to use for decorations.  You can use things like crepe paper, stickers, lace, foil, paper doilies or whatever else you can think of.

When you have all of your supplies together you are ready to begin.  Now that you know what you are working with, take a minute to picture in your mind what you would like the finished product to look like.

Getting Started

Now most Valentine’s boxes are totally covered in something before the real fun starts.  SO that is what you will do

How to Make Decorative Shadow Boxes

There are all different types of shadow boxes.  These are a great way to decorate and do it with a personal touch.  You can put nearly anything that you want to put into them.  You can do them as a way to frame memories or to highlight things that you would like to do. 

For the purpose of this article, I will tell you how to make a basic shadow box and then you put whatever you want to into it when you finish making the box.

Step 1

The first thing that you will need to do is to gather the materials that you will need.  For this project you will need a wood slat (length will vary according to how big or small you want the box to be), a small piece of smooth plywood to use as the back of the box, a saw, a sander, wood glue, 3 small hinges, a pane of glass and some paint or varnish.

Step 2

Now that you have everything you need