Here’s Catey’s mom’s album…. yep, your parents want to relive your day with their family & friends too!!

RedTree 10×10 fabric album

Almond Cover

Name Debossing

15 Spreads

**Note**     The 2 mini albums are KISS Mini Albums, which we no longer carry. 

Let’s chat goals….

April-

1. Finish editing a baby shoot DONE!

2. Finish editing Jake & Katie’s wedding DONE!

4. Cut the grass on our beach lot (ok, so this is on Jeremy’s to-do list… but we’re heading there on Saturday afternoon, and spending Easter Sunday at the beach!) DONE!

5. Complete some events and projects for work DONE!

6. Order a new sample album from RedTree (cannot wait to get this!!) Eh… decided to hold off for now :-/

7. Complete quarterly taxes… ugh. DONE! Eh.

….. Not too shabby for a busy month! OK…. now for May!

1. Photography, edit & blog Ashley & Justin’s wedding

2. Enjoy Memorial Day weekend with no shoots or obligations!

3. Do some family sessions

4. Complete album orders

5. Finalize the beach house plan :-)

6. Start narrowing down builders (we have one we like, but want to do more research)

Some Instagrams from April…. (the house is the front elevation of our beach house!)

If you are wondering what a medium format camera is…. well, the main difference…. it takes 120 or 220 film…  it is 4x the size of standard 35mm film…. thus it makes higher quality images, with finer grain and larger prints can be made from it.

Many of the photographers I highly admire shoot these kinds of cameras…. Jonathan Canlas, Jose Villa, Caroline Tran….  If you crack open a Martha Stewart Weddings magazine…. a lot of the weddings featured in there are actually shot on film (a tip, I bet you didn’t know!).

So why film? We own really nice digital equipment… why spend the money to buy “outdated” technology? One word….. color.

The color just cannot be matched (even though VSCO has come close- and we use it-… it just isn’t quite the same). You just can’t replicate the tangible quality film has, the excitement it creates when sending it off for professional development, the thrill of getting an email saying the scans area ready for download and the fact that it slows you down and forces you to be more deliberate with your images.

Without further adieu, I introduce you to our Bronica! We cannot wait to use it this weekend at our next wedding!! (a big thanks to Seth with Feather & Stone  for recommending this camera!)

Jeremy & I had the privilege to kick off our 2012 wedding season with a bang! Katie & Jake had booked us nearly a year in advance, and we had been anticipating this first wedding of the season for a few months. I can’t say enough good things about Asbury Park Grove, where they were married. It’s a small, simple venue…. but it has everything you need. It’s in a convenient location, has stunning landscaping and FABULOUS food! Another important thing…. the people there made sure to keep us in the loop, and made sure we were taken care of… which we can’t always say about venues. It makes our day go so much smoother, a good coordinator/wedding planner is PRICELESS!

To see all photos and to order prints from Katie & Jake’s wedding click here!

I’m here with some very exciting news…. I’m hosting 2 more Camera 101 classes this year!!!!

On March 31st I hosted the first class for 3 lovely ladies. They showed up with their cameras, eager and excited to learn how to take better photographs. Our syllabus lead us through the camera mechanics in the morning, some more intense lighting concepts later and even a little practice :-)

Unfortunately, I was a bad photographer and didn’t take a single picture during the class :-( I’ll do better next time, promise!

So…. if you want to learn about using your camera on M instead of P or Auto…. this class is perfect for you!

Here’s what Katherine had to say about the class…

” Camera 101 was an informative introduction to my SLR camera. I was afraid to use anything but the “Auto” setting until I learned about what all those confusing terms meant – now I am much more comfortable using the Manual function and experimenting with the pictures I’m taking. Jessica was a great teacher, her explanations were clear and she has a lot of patience. Would definitely recommend this to anyone who just got a “fancy pants” camera that they would like to get to know better :) “

Wanna come?? We have TWO new dates open…. here’s the info….

Where: My office in downtown Davidson

When: July 29 OR October 7, 1230PM-430PM

Perks: Snacks & Goody bag provided!

Price: $145

Who: Limited to 4 people in each class!

Email me at info@jjhortonphotography.com to sign up!