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This month the Gallery will display my retail side of the business.
Images on display will be the "best of" weddings, family portraits, senior portraits and maternity portraits.
If you have a chance come in and take a look. Our hours are from 10 to 4:30 Monday thru Friday . If you do come think about setting up a session. As a Fall special we are offering 25% off on all sittings (except Senior Portraits, sorry you had your chance in August),booked before September 21.
On your way into the studio please note the newly painted door and faux flagstone artfully done by Jill and Sherry of FauxPink.
If you would like more information or a price list send us an e-mail and we will be happy to send you our prices.
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"The Jump" is one of the photographs that will be on sale and display in October's exhibit "Stickerville"
September is looking busy with Senior Portrait bookings. Seniors, wisely took advantage of the 25% discount.
A new client, TeamPeople, based in Washington D.C. hired me for a corporate shoot in Missoula this month.
The Every Woman Matters
exhibit comes back to Missoula this month for the Montana Public Health Association annual conference.
In addition to the photos shoots I will printing for the "Stickerville" exhibit, If my printer cooperates.
Of course it could all change with a phone call.
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Established in 1982 Begleiter Photography is a full service Photography Studio serving Commercial and Consumer Clients. Specializing in Architectural, Advertising, Editorial, Portraits and Weddings.
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Dear Friends,
 Welcome Fall and farewell to Summer. For me the summer was a nice mix of work, creative projects and family time.
The image above was taken at the Western Montana State Fair and marks the end of summer in Missoula.
I will explain how I took the photo in my Photo Tips section below along with other photo advice.
One advantage of being my own boss is I can change my mind about scheduling exhibits. That is exactly what I did for the September Stickerville photo exhibit. It has been moved to October's First Friday. One important lesson I learned, and the reason for the delay, is to maintain my ink jet printer by cleaning the ink heads on a regular basis.
Finally there are two new galleries on my website, Seniors and Maternity. Check them out when you can .
I am happy to announce that you can now access my previous newsletters by clicking on the link
in the "About... box below.
Thanks for taking the time to read this letter, and as always I look forward to your comments.
Sincerely, Steven
Remember to click on the links for more info.
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September Photo Tips:
1) Circling In For The Right Shot.
The photograph of the fair was
shot putting my camera on the Program mode,
setting my shutter at 8th of second and aperture
at f8. I waited till the Ferris wheel seat I
was in was in the right position, stabilized my elbows on the bar (forming a
triangle), held my breath and shot. The advantage of shooting from the Ferris
wheel, besides perspective, is you the amount of tries you have to take the right
shot. Not to mention the fun you have on the ride.
2) Raw or Jpeg?
For those not familiar with the Raw
format probably should not use it. The Raw format is similar to what use
to be the unprocessed negative. In Raw format you have more flexibility to
control the exposure and color than in the Jpeg format after you import the
file into the computer. Raw format
uses much more memory than Hi-Res jpeg ( fewer shots on your Flash Card) and
you need to have the software plug-in to process the format (varies from camera
to camera and can be downloaded via the Web. The Raw format with yield a higher resolution
image ( make larger prints with less noise) and give you more control of the
final output. I usually shoot in raw for my fine art and personal work, or for
demanding clients.
3) Getting The Right Color.
Digital photography has made it
lot easier for you to achieve the right color balance.
Most of you probably place your
camera on automatic and shoot and let the camera do all the thinking. In terms
of color balance you do have choices. Placing your camera in the Program mode and setting your color balance on AWB
(average white balance) will produce a pretty close color rendition. Shooting
under tungsten light ( the light bulb) set your balance to the tungsten mode (
the icon is a light bulb) , under fluorescent ligh (office light) set the light balance to fluorescent icon ( usually the long rectangle with squiggly lines around
it). For those of you more adventurous and controlling read your manual and
learn how to use Custom White Balance. It takes about 2 minutes to read and
will produce the best color balance in the entire universe.
Enjoy the fall and got out and
take a lot of colorful photos.
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Save 25% on all Session Fees, (except Senior Portraits) when booked before September 21st.
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Offer Expires: Sept 21s, 2009
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