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

If you are planning a wedding and would like some pointers from a Kansas City bride, check out Katie’s blog, “Sharing Closet Space” and hear what Katie thinks!  We are looking forward to capturing your day and telling your story!  You and Brandon were a lot of fun at your engagement session!

Stay tuned, we will be back before you know it!

Thanks,

Richard and Vanessa

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

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 27^th, you can save $70!  The price of the session and cards is $70 from now through November 24^th.  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

richard@rvrphotography.com

We would like to take a quick moment to congratulate Cathy and Chris and thank them for allowing us to capture their special day!  We went to Nevada, MO to make these great images.  What an awesome little church!  We had a great time spending the day with Cathy and Chris and their gracious family and friends.

Getting married? RVR PHOTOGRAPHY offers complete wedding photography packages that include an engagement session, album and most importantly, personal attention to our brides and grooms from start to finish! Call us at 913-677-0025 or drop us a line here!

Thanks and come back soon!

Richard and Vanessa

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 congratulates Janet and Sean on their wedding!  We had a great time capturing the day for this awesome couple!  Not too many weddings where the groom grabs the microphone and gets up on stage with the band.  Rock on Sean!  Hope you guys had a great time in Maui!

Getting married?  RVR PHOTOGRAPHY offers complete wedding photography packages that include an engagement session, album and most importantly, personal attention to our brides and grooms from start to finish!  Call us at 913-677-0025 or drop us a line here!

Thanks,

Richard and Vanessa

You don’t need to be getting married to get great portraits!  Yes RVR PHOTOGRAPHY captures weddings and great engagement sessions, but we also do portrait photography for couples as well.  Here is a recent session with Matt and Sara, a couple that is just in love and happy to be together.  You can tell by their faces that they enjoy each other and are very happy together.  We really enjoyed having them in the studio and look forward to another session with them.  I think you will all enjoy their images and agree that they are a great looking pair and sweet as apple pie!  Oh, and the artwork on Sara’s back was done by Weird Harold Simmons!  Nice…

No matter what the time of year, or the occasion, we would love to get you and your significant other in the studio for some great portraits!  Just give us a call at 913-677-0025 or drop us a line here!  We offer Kansas City portrait photography for those of you that want personal attention and great images!

Thanks and have a great weekend!

Richard

RVR PHOTOGRAPHY congratulates Roger and Michelle on their engagement!  Here are some images from their session at the park.  We had a great time and are looking froward to capturing your wedding day!

Thanks,

Richard and Vanessa

We capture moments in time and tell stories!  If you are looking for a Kansas City wedding or portrait photographer, give us a call at 913-677-0025 or drop us a line here!

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!