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<p >The question: Paper or Vinyl? Our white paper roll is nearly done so time for a replacement. Should we replace with vinyl or paper?</p>

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<p >We are a wedding and pet portrait studio in Chicago Illinois. Our studio currently has multiple backdrops which we sue with our in studio portraiture. In muslin we have pink, brown, blue and black. In paper rolls we have black, grey, red. We have found that the paper works really well for our portraits (<a href="http://www.plumtreestudio.com/blog/photography-studio-bridgeport-chicago-60608-photographer-available">see blog</a>). I have read online that the vinyl can be too heavy and sometimes we only have one photographer at the studio. We do a lot of family portraits, kids portraits, and pets. We have usually done the pet portraits on the muslin backdrops since the paws/nails would cut through the paper. Would the vinyl help with this? We love the look on the white background, just need to figure out… paper or vinyl. </p>

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<p >To see samples of the type of work we do you can visit the main site. It will give you an idea or our clients and style of photography. <a href="http://www.plumtreestudio.com/recent-events/portraits">Main site</a>: <a href="http://www.plumtreestudio.com/">http://www.plumtreestudio.com</a> </p>

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<p >Thanks! </p>

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<p >Agnes </p>

<p>Greetings!<br>

I recently photographed the premiere of a movie --- <a href="http://www.plumtreestudio.com/blog/missy-and-maxinator-premiere-screening-january-5-2009">http://www.plumtreestudio.com/blog/missy-and-maxinator-premiere-screening-january-5-2009</a> <br>

Then I composed a collection of those images into one image. The director and actors loved it!<br>

Cheers,<br>

Agnes<br>

Plum Tree Studio<br>

<a href="http://www.plumtreestudio.com/blog/missy-and-maxinator-premiere-screening-january-5-2009">http://www.plumtreestudio.com/</a> </p>

Great advice... We did the pink jeep tours already (once each year we have gone). And we loved it both times. This time we want to go without a guide in a more "photography" timed haze. Rather than rush rush rush to each spot, we are looking to relax and spend time at the quality spots to get things right. We do love the pink jeep tours and their fabulous tour guides, but we're looking for something on a car road/trail but outside of civilization.

These are great suggestions! Keep em coming all! :)

We'll be there for three full days... so plenty of time to explore the scenery.

Greetings!

Our photographers from Plum Tree Studio Photography (myself included) are leaving soon for a week long adventure

through Arizona. Specifically, Sedona Arizona. I am curious to read if any professional photographers recommend

any good spots to photograph from or specifc things photography ?

Take a look at the "travel section" of our web site (http://www.plumtreestudio.com/gallery/travel) and you will notice

we have already done extensive travel across the globe and in Sedona. In fact, the "stock" section already has items

from downtown Sedona. We are looking to add to our travel portfolio and along the way capture some great

memories for Plum Tree Studio. We have already explored option online through local tourist sites, but really we are

looking for something personal from you or a good site you can point us to! Many thanks!

We will be armed with: 1) A Garmin Nuvi navigation system 2) A Canon 5d, fish eye, wide angle, 70-200mm lens, a

50mm prime lense, a 24 to 70mm lens, filters, hoods, canon 580 flashes, tripod 3) A Tamrac camera back pack 4)

Hiking shoes, water bottles and snacks 5) A rental SUV 6) Positive energy, love of natura and life, and a passion for

photography

That being said, we are looking for recommendations for:

1) Specific hiking or driving trails with great views

2) Specific mountains or items of interest

3) Specific hints on times of the day for the best "action"

4) Specific ideas for area's to stop and visit on the way from Phoenix to Sedona

5) Anything else you can suggest

If you want to specifically contact me with maps or items of interest, just drop me a line here or with the web

site "contact us" link.

Thanks so much in advance!

Agnes

All,

Thanks for the rapid responses. I will try to address your queries...

1. Yes I did mean to say 800 for a family portrait! That was because I was using a Rebel XT (e.g. about 50% didn't turn out so I took doubles and triples). Now that I have upgraded to the Canon 5D nearly 95% of my images are exposed well and in focus.

2. My editing process was all in digital and I will not go back to print. Given the cost of print and the cost of new equipment, I am now in the new century of technology. There is no going back from digital for me! :)

3. Great suggestions for matching one for one the time at wedding to time at editing. What I was finding is that I was getting caught in the trap of "this one or this one this one or this one" and so on. Picking the best 400-600 for the couple really limited me to "do I love the photo" and it really helped.

4. I decided to start using Lightroom instead of ACDsee (my first love of digital editing). There was some manipulation of color issues in ACDSee resulting in non-true colors. That is another topic for another forum so I won't get into the rationale for which program to use. I did find that Lightroom allows for quick editing and allows the pick and rating of each photo.

5. Recently, I worked with models to practice my lighting, posing, and set up. Overall I had some great results. As always I am open to critique and will also submit for critique. You can view the new images posted on the blog via my site. I won't push the advertisement in this venue so feel free to visit at your leisure.

6. Though hiring someone to do my editing would be a dream come true, I am not in a revenue stream where I can afford this luxury. One could argue that outsourcing this service would allow me more time for weddings and on site jobs. I won't argue back. Let's just leave it at "not enough milk in the cat bowl charlie" :)

Hopefully I responded to most of your suggestions.

Again, many thanks to everyone who took the time to write a response.

Cheers!!!<div></div>

Hello,

I have been in the business for over a decade (part time or as second shooter).

This year I branhced out on my own as the lead photographer and photojournalist.

Already I have an assistant going with me to weddings and portrait shoots. I do all

of the editing on my own. Hence my query.

Having recently done a few weddings on my own, which took quite too long to edit

through. For example one families portrait session editing took me about 24 full

hours. Does that seem high or normal? If you want to view the pictures for quality,

they are under the portraits section of www dot plumtreestudio dot com

My main questions is... using two camera's at once and many multiple disks...

How long "should" efficient post production work take? START - From the moment

you have already downloaded all of the images into folders... to FINISH - When

you pull out that complete CD. I am trying to gauge an estimate of how long the

actual editing, cropping, adjusting, coloring, etc would take for a family portrait

shoot (3 people, 800 photos) and also for a wedding (150 guests, 2000 photos)

Additional steps of course, are posting online, book editing and proofing, but that

is for another post.

Thanks!

Cheers,

Agnes