Marissa and I wanted to give a shout out to our friends over at Collages.net. Our studio has been utilizing their services for many years now; among which include online event hosting, reprints, gallery wraps, albums and much, much more. We’re so grateful to have found them at the early stages of our studio’s growth as it’s made our business run so much smoother internally and for our clients as well.

We especially like the features and functionality that come along with their premium event hosting. Once logged online, our clients have the option to view their images in a full-screen slideshow fashion within an interface that not only is extremely user-friendly, but is also very professional looking and easy on the eyes. There’s also social media links to facebook along with a shared folder option for clients choosing their favorite images which they can then also easily order reprints with a few simple clicks. They also have an outstanding reprint lab and their customer service has been the absolute best in the industry that we’ve found thus far. They actually listen to the studios they work with, take feedback, and implement anything they can to raise the standard. Collages.net also helps your studio with marketing tips and ways to enhance the image of your studio.

We heard through the grapevine that Collages.net will be making a big announcement come this April so be sure to check in with them as I have a feeling it will be a huge incentive for photographers who may be looking for a one stop shop for all their needs.

We want to personally thank Kevin, Abbey, and Deirdre for showcasing our images over the years, we’re truly honored! If you’re a photographer visiting our blog, be sure to check them out, you won’t be sorry!

VANESSA & GEORGE’S ENGAGEMENT SESSION

*Vanessa, George, Family, Friends, and Vendors feel free to right click and save images for online use such as myspace, facebook, etc. NOTE: Copyright terms state that “Bouchér” watermark must remain on image. Images are low-res, not for print use, and are electronically embedded with copyright law protection.

The processing I did on these shots was fun as I’ve been utilizing a lot more local adjustments in Lightroom along with a WACOM pen and tablet. I’m also speeding through shoots much faster now that I’m using DQ Studios Quikeys keyboard unit and Lightroom software module.

LAUREN & ALDEN’S ENGAGEMENT SESSION

*Lauren, Alden, Family, Friends, and Vendors feel free to right click and save images for online use such as myspace, facebook, etc. NOTE: Copyright terms state that “Bouchér” watermark must remain on image. Images are low-res, not for print use, and are electronically embedded with copyright law protection.

Anyway we saw some amazing views of downtown San Diego during the reception and were again reminded of what a beautiful city we live in. I often wonder how people that don’t live in San Diego get out of bed every morning ;p. Maybe their secret is that they don’t have to deal with the ridiculous cost of living here, hehe.

An & Matt were one of the kindest, most gentle couples we’ve ever met. Truly, you two are one of a kind and we’re honored to have documented your big day. Nice exit by the way…come right off a yacht with hundreds of people holding sparklers, leading you to a white horse and carriage. WOW.

AN & MATT’S ENGAGEMENT SESSION

*An, Matt, Family, Friends, and Vendors feel free to right click and save images for online use such as myspace, facebook, etc. NOTE: Copyright terms state that “Bouchér” watermark must remain on image. Images are low-res, not for print use, and are electronically embedded with copyright law protection.

99% of our processing is done in Lightroom with a bunch of custom settings that I’ve built up over the years. A lot of my favorite presets were ones that I found free online and then tweaked to my liking. I find that you just have to identify which ones will work with a particular shot’s tones. And often times most presets don’t look good at all unless you know what to tweak in the blacks, temp slider, etc. You kind of have to see the end product in your mind ahead of time. This is why it’s so important to shoot in manual mode as much as you can so that your exposures are near perfect at capture so that you have more data and options later to work with in RAW.

These two had all sorts of ideas so we ran with it and just made small adjustments here and there to keep from disrupting their element. Couples seem to do their own thing just fine and it comes out looking so much more natural. I think it’s a matter of them being comfortable around you as a photographer initially, then encouraging them along the way so that they never second guess anything. Way to rock this e-shoot you two, can’t wait for the wedding later this year!

*Cie, Chris, Family, Friends, and Vendors feel free to right click and save images for online use such as myspace, facebook, etc. NOTE: Copyright terms state that “Bouchér” watermark must remain on image. Images are low-res, not for print use, and are electronically embedded with copyright law protection.

Here’s a few of our favorite images from Heather & Justin’s wedding at the El Cortez Hotel & Admiral Kidd Club. We were a bit pressed for time earlier on in the day and still needed more shots of Heather & Justin together- so we acted fast and used our video light inside the reception area seconds before the guests entered to get the shot with the purple uplight background and shadows of the couple on the wall. Turned out to be our favorite shot of the day! I believe it was shot at 3200 ISO which is what I love about the Canon 5D Mark II, it just does so well in low light with the right lens. If we have any photographer’s visiting our blog out there please do comment and let us know if you have any questions about our shots

HEATHER & JUSTIN’S ENGAGEMENT SESSION

*Heather, Justin, Family, Friends, and Vendors feel free to right click and save images for online use such as myspace, facebook, etc. NOTE: Copyright terms state that “Bouchér” watermark must remain on image. Images are low-res, not for print use, and are electronically embedded with copyright law protection.

*Kim, Patrick, Family, Friends, and Vendors feel free to right click and save images for online use such as myspace, facebook, etc. NOTE: Copyright terms state that “Bouchér” watermark must remain on image. Images are low-res, not for print use, and are electronically embedded with copyright law protection.

*Stephanie, Devon, Family, Friends, and Vendors feel free to right click and save images for online use such as myspace, facebook, etc. NOTE: Copyright terms state that “Bouchér” watermark must remain on image. Images are low-res, not for print use, and are electronically embedded with copyright law protection.

*Irina, Andrei, Family, Friends, and Vendors feel free to right click and save images for online use such as myspace, facebook, etc. NOTE: Copyright terms state that “Bouchér” watermark must remain on image. Images are low-res, not for print use, and are electronically embedded with copyright law protection.

*An, Matt, Family, Friends, and Vendors feel free to right click and save images for online use such as myspace, facebook, etc. NOTE: Copyright terms state that “Bouchér” watermark must remain on image. Images are low-res, not for print use, and are electronically embedded with copyright law protection.