ellis-photo.com Blog » wedding http://ellis-photo.com/blog The latest and greatest news and photos... Thu, 28 May 2009 19:06:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Wedding photography booking blues? http://ellis-photo.com/blog/2009/04/09/wedding-photography-booking-blues/ http://ellis-photo.com/blog/2009/04/09/wedding-photography-booking-blues/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:09:33 +0000 Administrator http://ellis-photo.com/blog/2009/04/09/wedding-photography-booking-blues/ Hey brides, is picking out a photographer daunting and confusing? Try this forum out: http://forum.wedfog.com It’s just for you with helpful articles to make sense of the madness. Some of the top professional photographers have written articles explaining many things about booking, and common questions. Also forum is open to brides to discuss things. I also think only a few photographers are allowed to even post on there so you’re not going to get hounded or sold to.



The main and pretty site is here: http://wedding-photographers-directory.com/



Another cool thing about this site is, it’s also on Twitter. You can be notified when new and interesting articles pop up: http://twitter.com/WedFog



I hope this helps out!

]]> http://ellis-photo.com/blog/2009/04/09/wedding-photography-booking-blues/feed/ 0 Flush Mount Album http://ellis-photo.com/blog/2008/12/08/flush-mount-album/ http://ellis-photo.com/blog/2008/12/08/flush-mount-album/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:25:29 +0000 Administrator http://ellis-photo.com/blog/2008/12/08/flush-mount-album/ I have a new flush mount in and wanted to share it with you. Flush mount albums are books designed and published just for you using photos from your sessions/events. The photos are mounted directly on the pages flush to the edges of the mount. Similar to a baby board book. These books are completely customizable from the covers, pages, page sizes, theme. You name it and it probably can be done.



This one is 12inX12in. When you open the pages up prints are 12X24″. This is one amazing coffee table book.



Here is the cover. This one is a canvas print and as you can see has custom text on it. Other cover options available are leathers, wood, metal, printed metal, plexi-glass and various fabrics. This is pretty solid as well. I was surprised on how heavy it is.
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Detail of front. You can see the canvas texture. Canvas covers can come with a metallic sheen too.
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When you open the book up this particular line has full panoramic pages. Meaning the image is not cut at all down the middle seam. Some flush mounts the spread of the two pages is cut and there is usually at least a millimeter of space between the two sides. On this one you can see there is a seam where the fold is but there is no actual cut line. Also, each page is graphically designed and you can go as fancy and plain as you want. I prefer a more plain page as not to distract from the images or be too busy. The image on this page is one full image the smaller images were not mounted separately. These albums have a scrapbook feel with the image collages but without being “scrapped” together.
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Close up of seam. Look how flat this thing can lay!
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Corner and page detail:
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Detail of spine. This one is square but you can have a rounded spine.
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Backside of book:
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I have another book coming in soon and hope to share more images and details of this amazing product. Contact me for more details and information if you are interested. I’m going to redo my packages soon and include this line into the everyday package.



I hope everyone is keeping warm with all this cold! I almost drove into a ditch when the first real snow storm hit a few days ago. You think being from Montana I’d be a pro but ice is ice I suppose and it caught me off guard.

]]> http://ellis-photo.com/blog/2008/12/08/flush-mount-album/feed/ 0 Congratulations Chris and Chad! http://ellis-photo.com/blog/2008/09/02/congratulations-chris-and-chad/ http://ellis-photo.com/blog/2008/09/02/congratulations-chris-and-chad/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:47:01 +0000 Administrator http://ellis-photo.com/blog/2008/09/02/congratulations-chris-and-chad/ Chris and Chad got married this past July right after I got back from vacation. They had a lovely ceremony out in Ottawa, Ohio.














They had a cocktail hour at a local bar and as per requested by their party they had to get up on the bar.



Chris and Chad’s colors were black and white and made for a lovely classic look. I thought the hanging lights really added to the room.



The first dance.
http://ellis-photo.com/blog/2008/06/15/congratulations-nick-and-erin/ Nick and Erin tied the knot yesterday. They got married at Put in Bay on Lake Erie and the day couldn’t have been lovelier. With all the rain we had on Friday I was nervous but the sun pulled through.



With such a gorgeous day I picked a few photos from our portrait session to share as the sneak peak.



The Bride and Groom had a cute yellow bug to chauffeur them around on the island to the portrait destinations.


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Stay tuned to see more of these photos in the galleries. I will soon be adding a few of this years weddings as features.

]]> http://ellis-photo.com/blog/2008/06/15/congratulations-nick-and-erin/feed/ 0 Congratulations Mark and Tara! http://ellis-photo.com/blog/2008/06/08/congratulations-mark-and-tara/ http://ellis-photo.com/blog/2008/06/08/congratulations-mark-and-tara/#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:23:04 +0000 Administrator http://ellis-photo.com/blog/2008/06/08/congratulations-mark-and-tara/ This weekend Mark and Tara got married. Their wedding was held at Wildwood Metropark (http://www.metroparkstoledo.com/metroparks/wildwood/) and the reception was at the UAW hall.



Mark and Tara are a really fun couple. They can be silly and know how to have some fun. Here are a few quick grabs from their day:



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