The B. Family

Jan 24, 2011 | sf bay area photographer, sf bay area photography

I haven’t even had the chance to post pics from the B family’s holiday session way back in November, but I couldn’t wait on these. (I promise to catch up and post more pics from all of my holiday sessions!) I love the maternity and newborn photos the most. This little guy is as sweet as can be and he kept smiling! It’s rare that I catch a smile or two in slumber, so I was pumped! I SMILE WHEN I THINK OF MOMMY, DADDY AND BIG BROTHER! 🙂  PROUD BIG BROTHER!!!  ...

Digital Files

Jan 19, 2011 | Uncategorized

Hi everyone! Saw this GREAT article today on the web! As you know, I offer digital negatives to my clients. I thought I would share this article because it explains why many photographers do NOT offer digital negatives. I SO get that, but I really prefer to offer them. I post this so you can appreciate my willingness to do so because it is kind of a BIG deal, BUT at the same time I wouldn’t have it any other way. This is the digital age! ~Heather Should you sell digital files? More and more photographers are selling digital files, either in addition to prints, or instead of them. I’m not sure what happened first in this chicken-and-egg scenario – whether photographers began promoting digital files to gain market share; or customer demand forced photographers to begin to provide digital files. Either way, it is now a common aspect of the industry. To the emerging photographer in their portfolio-building phase, the provision of digital files to their clients seems like a necessary and sensible thing to do; and in this digital age, members of the public embrace it. From my observations, it’s apparent that many of these images are being sold too cheaply for the market to sustain. Much has already been written elsewhere about the importance of photographers placing a true value on their work (for skill, time, expenses, etc), so I won’t repeat that here. Instead I will discuss the technical risks and strategies for selling digital images. The truth is, releasing your photos in digital form is fraught with danger. A digital photo isn’t just a...