Monday, March 30, 2009

Lil' Trinity portrait session






"Trinity's images are beautiful, nice work Rosie. Thank you sooooo much!!! We will definitely be using you next time, say 3 months or sooner, I will let you know. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!" - E. Pagliaro from West Palm Beach, Florida

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Simply... yummy!


After shopping and testing around for many months I found the perfect printed product.
Premium quality, affordable... simply yummy!
Check out the NEW albums I'll start offering in April '09.
Fully customized from $125.00 (10 pages)
Questions?
letmegrowstudio@yahoo.com

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

What am I up to this week?

Believe it or not, I'm still around... after a M.I.A. "bad cold" week :(

- I've just enabled a CALENDAR @ my website so everybody can see when I'm available, when I'm not and... plan ahead! Appointments are offered daily but the majority of them are on Saturdays and Sundays. As always, I'm "on call" for newborns :)

- Feel free to check out Q&A new section: get the answers of some basic pre-session/event questions and then some...

http://www.letmegrowstudio.net

- I'm getting some new photog gear this upcoming week and I can't wait to start another month full of projects.

Ta-ta for now, R

Monday, March 16, 2009

NEW props are here!

I have a newborn session coming up so I decided to go prop-shopping during the weekend and this is what I found :)




Did I tell you I can't wait to capture lil' Avery?
Later, Rosie

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

News from South Florida

Weather is simply perfect to do everything else but working inside LOL but, I'm a workaholic so... whoever is out there... enjoy it for me too!
I have two, well... actually 3 projects coming up:

- A law firm in Downtown Miami needs to add some partners photos to their website so... this is the part where I do my thing and... shot people :)

- Elisha P. from WPB just contacted me to do some portfolio work of her lil' one.
"We are getting her into modeling and/or acting.
We would have to have professional photos taken of Trinity..."

- The 3rd project doesn't have a set date cause' is a newborn session and mom Natalie will be due at the end of the month so... as soon as the baby arrives I will be taking pics of her during the 1st week of her life here among us :) I can't wait!!!

if you are curious about what I'm up to post-production wise, feel free to visit:
http://photographypostproduction.blogspot.com

Ta-ta for now,
R

Monday, March 9, 2009

PPP - The blog

I've just launched PPP - The blog, which features everything about my post-production services, current projects for others, album design jobs and related news.
http://photographypostproduction.blogspot.com
Feel free to bookmark it!
Rosie :)

Post-production Referral Program
Get $25.00 credit (to be used on your next wedding post-production job) when you refer fellow photographers to use my wedding post-production services.
Your referral reward will be credited right after your friend's wedding post-production package is paid in full.

Sunday, March 8, 2009

We are just missing your lil' one...


My personal assistant (my 11yrs. old boy) and I went props-shopping during the weekend.
I can't wait to put together many more setups for you.
Enjoy the sneak peek...


All packages include FREE High Resolution downloads of all your photos (available for 30 days) via a private gallery created just for you.
This new feature will avoid printing of images that aren’t going to be framed.
I take over 200 captures on each portrait session and I provide approx. 75 great edited FINAL images.
High-quality Kodak Endura paper prints are available and they start at $5.00

Maternity / Newborn / Individual / Family / Boudoir (up to 4 people)
$200.00 per session

For more information visit:
www.letmegrowstudio.net > Portraits > Details

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Album design is here!

A fellow photographer asked me not long ago how many hours per day I spend in front of the computer... my answer was, as many as I can: brainstorming, working for others, educating myself... I 'never know enough' is my mentality :)
I love taking pictures but graphic design and editing are my passion.
As per customers request I'm starting to offer album design for pros and regulars.



These are some Q&A related to my new service:

- What kind of album designs do you offer?
I can design pages for an album for any occasion: maternity, newborn, family reunion, graduation, engagement, wedding, you name it.
I DO NOT use templates. Each album is created from scratch.

- Can you explain the process from the beginning to complexion?
Sure! Get in touch with me and let me know what kind of event you've covered and want to put together in an album.
We will go over theme, style, colors and all the necessary details (# of images, pages size, # of pages, timeframe, etc.) so I understand exactly what you would like to get accomplished, designwise.
After we agree on all the specs mentioned above I will put together a simple contract stating what I will be doing for you to make sure we both are on the same page.
You will be able to send me your images on a CD along with payment (check) by mail and as soon as I get them I will draft a couple of pages and at this stage, your input will be more than necessary for me to make any adjustments, or not.
Once the album is completed I will upload the entire project into a private gallery for you to review every single page. Files will be mailed in a CD via mail and delivered as Jpg.

- How many images can you fit in an album?
Well, after designing many of them I created a simple chart that will help you to have a better idea of how many images I can arrange in an album to make it look ideal.
40 sides/pages = 20 spreads: approx. 90 images
20 sides/pages = 10 spreads: approx. 45 images
*10 sides/pages = 5 spreads: approx. 15 images
I offer the following sizes: 5x5, 5x7, 8x10, 10x10, 8x12. Portrait and landscaping.

- How much do you charge per album?
Photographers
I charge $8.50 per side/page. Min. 20 sides/pages = 10 spreads.
CD with your album design will be shipped to you FREE of charge (US territory only).

Regular customers
Complete printed albums start at *$125.00 with US first class shipping charges included (US territory only).

- I have too many images and not sure which ones to use. Can you help me with that?
You can pick the ones you "must have" in the album and leave the rest of the selection up to me or I can do the entire sorting based on my taste, your choice.

- What kind of files do you work with?
Please send Jpg 300 ppi (standard requirements).
Color profile can be Adobe RGB or sRGB. I recommend to check with the lab that will be printing your album.
Your images should be sent to me fully edited, color-corrected and organized in event order sequence.
If you need me to do any work on them, please contact me for more details or refer to my post-production services.
Currently, I work with many of the well-known album companies available in the market. As long as you provide me with a link to their layout specs and I don't have to use their software, I can do it :)
If you don't have a printing lab I'd be happy to recommend you one of mine, based on your budget and preferences.

- How long will it take you to complete my album design?
I can start working on your project as soon as I get your images and check has cleared.
It will take me approx. 7 days to complete the album (review of the drafted pages included).

- I'm not a photographer and I've got married a couple of years ago. Unfortunately, I've forgot to order a wedding album right away but still have all the images on a CD. Can you put together a coffee table of my 'special day' for me?
Sure. I can design and order the perfect album for you.
At the time of sending me your photos, you will be confirming that you've got permission from the copyright party.


Stay tuned... more info and samples coming soon.

http://www.photographypostproduction.com > Album Design
letmegrowstudio@yahoo.com
Rosie :)

Monday, March 2, 2009

Sunday, March 1, 2009

What am I up to?


I finally finished editing Veronica Q Boudoir session and... so proud of it!


"Rosie- I have to thank you for making this a memorable experience. Your ideas and attitude set me at ease. Never posing something that would make me feel uncomfortable. Nonetheless I did something I never thought I would do I did all because of you! Thank you again!!" - VQL from South Florida