Photo Stations

Starting very soon Ashley and I are going to be offering photo stations for your wedding. Thinking about having a photo booth? This is an awesome alternative to photo booths...kind of...it's really just different. Here's how it works...


Ashley and I will bring in a studio like setup. Camera, lighting, remote trigger, and TV to view the photos on as they are taken. We will setup all the gear in an area at your reception. Then leave your guests all to themselves. Guests will be able to head over to the station and take their own fun photos. With the remote trigger for the camera you won't have someone there just snapping photos of them as they walk up to the station. Instead your guests get to take their own photos, as many as they'd like. They can then view them one by one as they are taken on the TV next to the camera. Then after the wedding we turn all the photos over to you on disc.


As we said we are still working out the details of pricing and logistics. HOWEVER, if you are a current bride or groom for a 2010 wedding and are interested in having a photo station at your wedding for FREE....shoot me an email. Steve@myfrozenmoment.com. We won't be doing all of them, but will likely select a few names out of hat if they are interested.



This photo has nothing to do with the above post....but I try to put a photo on every post. These are a few photos from before photo shoots last year as Ashley and I were messing around.

Calen

On Sunday I shot 6 month photos for little Calen. He was great to have in studio. Calen couldn't stop smiling and was a breeze to take photos of. Mom and Dad wanted to get some shots with Calen in jeans, but unfortunately forgot the jeans....luckily we have two young boys and 6-month jeans were dug out of a rubber-maid in no time. Below are a few of my favorites.

Jolie

Last Friday I photographed little Jolie. She was exactly two weeks old on the day of the shoot. She was also WIDE awake. Typically we can get a newborn to sleep for at least a little bit so we can capture them in their natural sleeping habitat. Not this time. The shoot did require a little improvisation....aka....pacifier. It's hard not to take great photos of newborns. Everything is a new experience to them. Every moment something new. Beautiful. Below are a few of my favorites.

We need you...

Ashley and I are looking for an understudy....an intern...a second shooter...a colleague...you get the point. Ashley and I continue to grow as Nuzum Photo. Shooting 25 weddings in 2008, 36 in 2009, and scheduled to shoot 27 weddings this year. That's 88 weddings in the last three years. A rocket start to Nuzum Photo. This doesn't include any of the other kid, family, newborn, senior, sports, or any other shoots. Point.....we're busy.


What that means is we are looking for someone to help out this upcoming summer. Help will mostly be on weekends and predominately shooting with us at weddings. The time frame will be heavily from July on, but will have some early work as well. We are looking for someone that is willing to learn, listen, and work by our side. You have to buy into what Ashley and I do and how we do it. Believe me, it is a HUGE step for us to let anyone step into our little bubble. We love to have our hands around anything that has the name Nuzum on it.


The perfect candidate would be someone looking to get into wedding photography and willing to work as an understudy. The position will be unpaid. This would be great for someone looking to build their portfolio and get some experience working along side us. There are a lot of details to discuss that I won't get into here. But here comes the info you want. Please send an email to Intern@myfrozenmoment.com that has your name, email, phone number, and a link to some of your work. We've had many people contact us regarding a similar position in the past, but the help just wasn't needed yet. Well, today is the day. Look forward to hearing from you.



-Steve and Ashley Nuzum

Tiffany and Kevin

Last night Ashley and I had a fun and interesting engagement shoot with Tiffany and Kevin. With time of the most importance this was the ONE day that we could get the shots in as they are getting married tomorrow! These two were fun and up for whatever stupid idea we had at the time. We probably circled the botanical center 5 times. Luckily the skies were overcast as shooting inside the botanical center when it's sunny can be a challenge with hot spots. After making our laps and hanging out with the giant purple chair for a while we headed outside for a few quick shots. The temp gauge said 42, but it felt like 22....or just 2. Great time and looking forward to this weekend. Check out some of our favorites below!

Old Fashioned Photos

This is the first in a recurring set of blog posts where I'll be exploring out of date, old fashioned, and usually, just ugly photos. I'll be exploring what is trendy in photography today, mistakes new photographers make, and techniques that some photographers just can't let go of. This could get interesting.....



Today's first out of date technique is the Oval Office. It is a framing technique used to draw attention directly to the subject of the photo. It is out of date and makes your photos look like they are right out of the 70's. Newer techniques achieve a more subtle drawing of attention to the face. Some white vignette is acceptable, but over done is just plain ugly.



Below you see three different photos. All three of these are edits of the same photo. The photo was shot at IKONIX Studio with our Canon EOS 7D with our EF24-70 lens at 70mm, 1/200 at f/5.6. The edit on the left shows the extreme white vignette edit. Gives me the shivers. The second shows a lighter and less obtrusive edit. The third shows an edit we would do today to still draw attention to the subject, but not overwhelm it.





Stay tuned as next time I tackle.....dun dun dun.....selective color.

Jack

You have got to love the kids that come in to the studio and want to just go go go. That was definitely Jack. Once I mentioned doing a photo sicking his tongue out he was hooked on it, along with many other versions of his own made up funny faces. He loved having me take one and then running back to check it out on the camera. So here is Jack and a few of his funny faces.

Jennifer and Justin

On Sunday, Ashley and I got out for a chilly but fun engagement session with Jennifer and Justin. We did all we could to have a good time despite the cold temps. They said they were up for anything, which they probably quickly regretted as it lead to a snow fight and climbing through the snow to a bench in the middle of nowhere. Below are a few of our favorite shots.

Catch us in Juice Magazine

Ashley and I were asked to take part in Juice Magazine's photo issue on newsstands today. We listed out our top 5 locations to take wedding and engagement photos. You can see our list below and check out the article on Juice's website here. We had a fun time putting the list together and taking part. Thanks to Juice for letting us help out.

Caleb

Ashley has photographed little Caleb several times now. Each time he gets more and more comfortable with the whole photo shoot idea. This time he really came out of his shell and had a great time. You can check out the photos below.

Teagan and CJ

Teagan just hit the one-year milestone and her big brother CJ just turned 6 years old. These two are great to photograph. Happy belated birthdays Teagan and and CJ.

Oliver

This week I had the GREAT opportunity to photograph little Oliver. Barely a week old now and such a handsome little guy. Oliver is the son of Shea and Denny with whom we have worked with a couple times since their wedding last year. You can check out those blog post here and here. Below are some of my favorite shots from the shoot.