Been busy!
by rvrphoto on Aug.03, 2011, under Uncategorized
Just a quick note to let you all know that I have been busy lately and working hard! Too busy to keep the blog and website up to date. Not a bad thing!
I have been working on moving everything over to a new server, and had a couple of hiccups during the process. The main issue I had was with my blog. Luckily, I had exported all my posts and data. I tried many different approaches to resolve the issue, and ended up just installing WordPress from scratch and the importing my stuff back in. Success!
I will start updating both the website and blog over the next few weeks as time allows. So stay tuned and come back!
Best regards,
Richard
High Dynamic Range Images from RVR PHOTOGRAPHY
by RVR on Jan.13, 2011, under General, Photography Tips, Picture of the day, Technical
Happy New Year!
It has been a long cold winter so far. We had some great portrait sessions, but I also had some time to look at some old images and try some new techniques. High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography has been around for a while and I played with it some several years ago. Over the last few months, I took some old images and played with HDR some more. I really like the look it gives images. What is HDR? Well, when you take a picture with a digital camera, you expose for the lights or the shadows. The result is that you loose details at the other end of the of the range that the digital sensor can capture. HDR allows you to capture the same images several times, each at a different exposure setting. You use the same aperture setting for all the images and vary your time to expose correctly, over expose and under expose. The software then merges the selected images into one image that shows both the highlights and the shadows. You can also adjust tonal ranges and get some surreal looking images. Of course that is never enough, I like to then edit each image to highlight certain things and make the image look more like what I had in mind when I took it. I always thing ahead of the possibilities for an image when I capture it. The interesting thing about this series of HDR images, is that I did not capture them using the HDR process! These images were actually one image that I replicated and processed at different exposure values. One of the many reasons I always shoot in RAW is that as long as the image is not over exposed, I can bring out details from the shadows.
I like the way these turned out and hope you enjoy them as well.
Thanks, have a Happy New Year and call us if you need portraits, have a wedding or a question…
Richard
RVR PHOTOGRAPHY Holiday Card Collection
by RVR on Nov.10, 2010, under General
You still have time to order Holiday Cards!
Hope all is going well with you. You know we capture great portraits! We have been busy and just finished up designing our 2010 Holiday Card Collection and I wanted to extend our current Holiday Card Promotion to all of our great clients. We are offering an in-studio twenty-minute session, 24 5×7 cards and envelopes and online hosting of images. These sessions with cards normally run $140, but if you book a session prior to November 24, 2010 and order your cards before the 27th, you can save $70! The price of the session and cards is $70 from now through November 24th. After that you can still book a session, but prices return to normal. So hurry, give us a call at 913-677-0025 to book your session before this offer expires!
Thanks and we hope to hear from you soon!
Richard and Vanessa
913-677-0025
KC Wedding Photography from RVR PHOTOGRAPHY
by RVR on Oct.22, 2010, under General, news, Photography Tips, Picture of the day, Recent Weddings - Engagements, wedding day tips
KC Wedding Photography in KC
Congratulations to Cassie and Chad! They were married on May 14th and were a fun couple to work with! We visited several KC hot spots for images and had a blast. This is something that you really want to think about when planning your day. The more time you allow for images, the more choices you will have to fill your album with variety. RVR PHOTOGRAPHY does not set a limit on locations on your wedding day. Here are a few of our favorite images from Cassie Jo and Chad’s wedding:
We also currently include an engagement session with all our packages! This helps you get comfortable with us and prepares you for your wedding day. When you know your photographer and can relax in front of the camera, your images will look 100% better. You can look on our blog and see Cassie and Chad’s engagement session or click here to view it.
We capture moments in time and stitch them together to tell the story of your life!
Call us at 913-677-0025 or contact us here!
See you soon!
Richard
RVR PHOTOGRAPHY – Leon and Michelle's Wedding
by RVR on Oct.21, 2010, under Recent Weddings - Engagements
RVR PHOTOGRAPHY / Dixon Wedding
RVR PHOTOGRAPHY wants to congratulate Leon and Michelle on their awesome wedding! A great time was had by all that witnessed this couple coming together and counting their blessings.
Thank you both for letting us capture your blessed event!
Richard and Vanessa
If you are getting married in the Kansas City area and want great images and memories from your engagement and wedding, call RVR PHOTOGRAPHY at 913-677-0025 or drop us a line here!
