One of the weddings I photographed earlier this year, Alison & Richard, has been published in the latest issue of Wedding In Houston! This is my first Real Wedding feature with Weddings In Houston. It was really cool seeing my work printed in a magazine and Allison & Richard were pretty ecstatic about it too!
While I was flipping through the magazine I noticed that a lot of the images that I've taken over the past few years were featured as well. Not wedding features but just an image here and there that I've provided for other wedding vendors that they've used for their ads. Pretty sweet!
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It's about that time for me to get some help around here so I'm looking to hire a studio manager! If you or anyone you know is interested, please send me an email here and let me know why you would be a great addition to the studio. Please also include a resume with at least 2 references.
Applicants must be personable and professional as he/she will be taking on all the day to day tasks of running a studio. Other responsibilities will include:
-responding to emails & answering phone (must know how to use a mac and mail program)
-uploading proofs
-backing up files
-sending contracts
-fulfilling print orders
-burning & mailing dvd's
-scheduling shoots
I'll pretty much start you off with these task and gradually add on more once you get the swing of things. This is a part time position, preferably Tuesday-Friday from 11-5. Looking forward to hearing from you!
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I'm still recovering from WPPI in Vegas last week! Soon as I got back on Thursday I was playing catch up around the office and then I shot a stunning wedding at Hotel Zaza that Saturday. Combine that with the 2 weddings I have this weekend and I'll have a few crazy weeks ahead of me.
With that being said, it was really cool meeting so many new photographers from around the WORLD and connecting with my local Houston network as well. This year was the most beneficial to my business by far and I'm excited to implement some of the tips I picked up from the 3 classes I went to!
Here's an image that I took while in Vegas last week. The location was about 30 minutes off the main strip, I'm really hoping I get a chance to shoot out here again! If any of my couples would like to do a destination engagement shoot in the desert, I'm down!!
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One of the things I'm definitely going to do this year is to try and make this blog more personable. Lately I've only been sharing weddings and portrait shoots, but so much more has been going on in my life and business right now. I'm getting married in less than two months (Costa Rica baby!!), bought some cool gear to play with, further decorated my studio (still haven't posted pics yet and it's been 8 months), hired an associate photographer, getting ready for WPPI and tons of other stuff!
Because I don't always have time to prepare pictures for blog post, there are going to be a lot more post without images or just one or two at the most. I figure it's better to keep this place updated regularly than to have long gaps between blog post. So I'm opening myself up for questions...if my brides have anything they'd like to ask me or have me share, feel free to leave a comment and I'll talk about it here. That goes for photographers as well! I know I don't always respond to all the emails I get from you guys but I'm going to try to get better at answering those questions here.
With that said, check out these shoes that I'm planning on buying for the wedding! I designed them on converse.com and I think they look pretty sweet! I still might go with a nice pair of brown dress shoes but I can't help but think about how fun these would be ;) What do you think?
Shannon - Rendezvous Events says:
Akil, these are definitely you. I can't imagine you going the traditional route. LOL! Congratulations to you and Alex. Can't wait to see the photos from your wedding!
(03.03.10 @ 10:43 AM)
mindy@STUDIO 6.23 says:
um, love the converse..... must wear those. or at least they get my vote! :) so fabulous meeting you at WPPI.... can't WAIT to see the pictures from your wedding. be sure to enjoy your day to the fullest! cheers. :)
(03.23.10 @ 12:41 AM)
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I know I've gone through a dry spell of blogging lately. I'm going to try to be better at keeping my blog updated though! I'm going to create a series of post geared at showing brides different products and services I offer and give them a little insight on how we do things around here. First up...Album Designs!
Currently all of our albums are custom designed In-house. We try to keep the layouts on these as simple and modern as possible, choosing to highlight the images over lots of clutter and faded backgrounds that may look dated in a few years. My thought is that your album should look and feel timeless! That's why we keep the designs as simple and elegant as possible in a way that uniquely tells your story!
Check out a design below from Shelly & Paul's wedding below. They had an amazing event at Hotel Derek!
Caroline Anne says:
Love the simplistic design of this album - and good photos in it ;)
(06.21.10 @ 09:45 PM)
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Congrats sir! More pub to come I'm sure. :)
(08.26.10 @ 09:41 PM)Well your work is pretty amazing! I'm glad I've had some brides who have chosen you as their wedding photographer. Congratulations!
(08.30.10 @ 03:42 PM)bajaammmmm looks great. Well deserved. See you this weekend....
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