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MV Photography July Catch Up

marcel — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:06:33 +0000

Hi everyone, it has been a while since my last post, so I thought I tell you all what’s been going on.

The new pricing guide has received much praise from new clients and friends. It details everything you need to know about MV Photography and the range of beautiful printed products available.
February and March next year is starting to look like a busy period for me, so if there are any couples looking to get married around this period it is best to give me a call soon to book your spot.
Being the wintery non wedding season it has been time to sort out all the paperwork and business materials, so coming over the next few months will be a Photo Book sample, a beautiful new brochure and new business cards.
I am still taking registrations of interest for basic Digital SLR training, so if anyone is interested please shoot me an email as the more people I can get the faster the training will come and the cheaper it will be for everyone.
I’m in discussions with some wedding photographer contacts to present some training at a business level (namely Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom) skills) to be held at a studio in Malvern, so that should be interesting.
I myself will be taking in a few seminars and workshops when I can as they come thick and fast in winter.
I have registered for the 2010 Annual Photo Walk being held in St Kilda on Saturday 24th of July. It’s always fun to catch up with other photography enthusiasts and just take pictures of stuff we would normally pass by. Head over to Scott Kelby’s blog for information if you want to join me.
My Lowepro CompuTrekka Plus AW photo backpack is for sale as I don’t really use it that much (it looks as good as new) and I’m going to invest in a big road case to carry all my gear to wedding photography jobs. Please email me or call me for details and a price (full review and pictures coming soon).
Below is an image I retouched to show a potential client if I could do a particular style that she saw on the internet, so I was happy to demonstrate this to her. Soon there will be a full blog post on the step by step on what I did to achieve this look in the photo.

From the Archives: Virgin River, Zion National Park

marcel — Sat, 01 May 2010 01:58:22 +0000

Hi all, I have been working behind the scenes on some business related stuff and redesigning my business card and planning a wedding brochure. Today is one of my favourite images from our trip to the USA. It was taken in the middle of the day along the Virgin River in Zion National Park, Utah. The walk was easy from the bus’s drop off point, but required some rock leaping to get this close. This is available as a limited edition print, so email me at marcel@mvphotography.com.au to discuss mounting options, pricing and delivery. Enjoy.

New Photo Added to Flickr – East Grand Canyon

marcel — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:25:00 +0000

This one is from the 2008 USA holiday archives.

Leaving the Grand Canyon out to the east you are led passed a walking track to look out over the eastern most reaches of the canyon, still extending up to a 1000 foot depth.

It was still early morning as we rose for a sunrise photo shoot on the South Rim. The light got more interesting as the morning went on, resulting in spots of sunlight on the surrounding hills. The view you see here is when you are returning from the lookout. The hut you see there is an abandoned Indian Hut, which are quite numerous on this side of the Canyon. What was sad there was also an abandoned wreck of a ’69 Camaro there too.

I took an auto bracketed exposure of this scene as there was quite a bit of contrast from the rising sun. In post I did the usual RAW adjustments, but warming it up a bit and boosting the blacks. In Photoshop, I applied a series of adjustment layers to increase the drama of the light.

The larger version can be found here.

New Photo Added to Flickr – Painting The Flat Iron

marcel — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:26:00 +0000

Hi all, welcome to another week. Here is a new picture from the USA holiday archives I just posted on Flickr. The larger version can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcelvanderhorst/3693181921/sizes/o/