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Contents: 6|Prints-Albums-Digitals
1|Contents&Mission
2|ImportantQuestionstoconsider 7|ShouldIhaveanunpluggedwedding?
3|5TipsForBetterEngagementPhotos 8|NighttimeCreatives
5|AllaboutBridals 9|IdeasfortheGrandExit

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WhyDoINEEDtwowedding Whyisitimportanttomeetyourwedding

photographers? photographerbeforehand?
Havetwoweddingphotographersallowsyoutoseeeach Everyonehasadifferentpersonality,andeverybusinessis
reactionduringafirstlook,thegroomsreactionwhenthe structureddifferently.Bymeetingwithyourphotographer
bridearrivesattheendoftheaisle,bothbridalpartiesat beforehand,youcanaskanyweddingrelatedquestionsthat
thesametimeduringfamilyphotos,andphotograph cometomind,andseeifit’slikechattingwithafriendover
inmulitpleplacesatthevenue,gainingmorecoverage. coffee,orlikespeakingwithsomeonetheD.M.V.

WhyshouldIhaveanengagementsession Whyisitimportantforthewedding

withmyweddingphotographer? photographertomakeatimeline?
Inadditiontosavethedates,and#instalove,weutilize Experiencedweddingphotographerswillhavephotographed
engagementsessionsasacouchingtooltoshowyouhow atleastahundredweddings.Havingbeeninvolvedwith
tolookgoodinphotoswhileteachingtheinsandoutsof somanybigdays,we’vehadthechancetounderstandthe
posing.Theseskillscarrywellbeyondyourweddingday. flowoftheweddingday,andcanhelporganizeyourbigday
Pluswegettoworktogetherbeforeyourbigday! tomakethemostofeverymoment.

WhyshouldIhirea“lightshaping” WhywouldInotchoosean

ratherthana“naturallight”photographer? “unlimitedtime”photographer?
Lightshapingphotographersunderstandtheimporanceof Ifsomeoneisofferingunlimitedtime,eithertheyortheir
morphingtheirskillsintocreatingthebestphotographfor bossdoesnotvaluetheirtime.Typically,thismeansthey
thatmoment.Understandinghowtobalancetheambient areportfoliobuildingorweresimplyjusthiredto
lightingwithexternallightingiskeytocreatingbeautiful photographaweddingthoughyoursmayonlybetheir
imagery,ESPECIALLYinlowlightreceptions/ceremonies. first,second,orthirdweddingandmaybetheirlast.

Whydoesitmakeadifferencetohavethe Whyisitsoimportanttohavealotof

photographersnameinthebusiness? experiencephotographingweddings?
Therearereallytotypesofweddingphotographybusinesses; Evenafterphotographinghundredsofweddings,mywife
thosefocusedonservice,andthosefocusedonsales.Having andIstillhavetakeawaysandnewtechniqueswithevery
theownersnamecarriesmoreweightontheownertodeliver wedding.Weddingsareaonetimeeventandoccurin
ahigh-qualityproductratherthanfocusingoncreatingas theblinkofaneye.Experiencehelpsguidethephotographer
manysalesaspossible. intomakingtherightchoiceswithineachsituation.

HowcanIfindthebestfitwhenlooking Whenevaluatingdifferentportfolioswhat

foraweddingphotographer? aresomekeythingstolookfor?
Checktheirimageportfolio,Checkreviews,ALLofthe Detailsareeasy!Lookforthehardphotos;nighttimeshots,
reviews,digdeep!Followyourfavoritesonsocialmedia. dancingphotoswiththelightsoff,etc.Howtrueisthecolor?
MeetwithYOURphotographertocompareyourbudgetto It’smucheasiertoshootfirstandeditlatertogetacertain
theirpackages,andmakesureyouliketheirpersonality! look.LastlylookforasmanyFULLgalleriesaspossible.

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5TIPS

forAmazing
Engagement

Photos

MakingtheMostofYourEngagementSession

Whenweworktogether,amazingthingscancomeoutofyourengagementsession.
Fromselectinglocations,outfits,andposingstyle,yourphotographer(s)needtobeavailable
forquestionseverystepoftheway.Wealsocouchourcouplesonhowtoposeatthestartof

theengagementsessiontobringgreatsuccessfortheirupcomingphotos.Afterall,most
couplesaregoingtohaveengagementphotostakenanyway,theymightaswellbeamazing!
Thefollowingareverybriefsummariesofour5mainengagementtips.Forthefullarticle

withdiagrams,sampleimages,andmore,you’llwanttovisitourhomepagelistedbelow!

SEETHEFULLGUIDEAT:

photosbytabor.com/project/5-tips-tulsa-engagement-photography/

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Tip#1|Location,Location,Location

Whendecidingonaengagementphotographylocations,lookfor
somethingthatisfamiliartoyou.Thiscanbeaplacethatyoumetyour
fiancé,holdssentimentinyourlife,whereyouwenttocollege,etc.When
youareinalocationthatisfamiliartoyou,thereisan innatesenseof
comfortandconfidencethatgoesalongwithit.Weseeourclientswalk
betweenlocationsliketheyowntheplace.Ifothercouplesarethere
havingengagementphotoscapturedthereaswell,itisstilleasytonail
posing,becausethereislessattentiongiventothe“audience”aroundus.

Tip#2|FindSomethingPinteresting

WelovePinterestandutilizePinteresttohelplearnyourstyle!Toooften
companiesuseInstagram-stylefilterstodetermineyour“personal”style,
butsinceanyonecanfilteranimage,weneedtodigalittledeeper.Tofind
yourstyleitisbesttofocuson3things;lighting,posing/composition,and
lenschoice.Simplypinyourfavoriteengagementphotos,andthenlook
forthemes.Overall,howbrightisyourboard?Howmuchcontrastis
therebetweenthebrightestwhiteandthedarkestshadows?Howmuch
roomisgiventoscenery?Arethecouplescameraaware?Centered?
Theseareafewexamplesofwhatyourstyletrulyis.

Tip#3|ComfortisKey

Therearetwoprimaryareaswherecomfortisimportant;comfortin
clothing&comfortinyourphotographer.Iftheclothingyouarewearing
isuncomfortable,thatdiscomfortwillshowinyourphotosthroughyour
bodylanguage.Onthecontrary,outfitchoicesthatarecomfortableand
stylishleadtoaconfidencethatshowsthroughintoyourphotos.With
bothclothingandchoiceofphotographers,yourinstinctsareoftenthe
rightchoice.Withoutdoingyourresearch,thereisachance,though
remote,thatyouwillwindupwithsomeonewhoisdevoted,anddeeply
knowledgeableinphotography,butit’sbestnottotaketherisk.

Tip#4|DressForSuccess

Remeberthe3C’s:Comfort,Confidence,andColor.We’vecoveredthe
importanceofcomfort,butjustasimportantisconfidence.Thinkof
someonewhocouldslaytherunwaywhilewearingapotatosack.Comfy?
No.Confident?Yes!Staywithoutfitsthatyoufeelgreatwearing.Coloris
thelastkeypointinselectingyourapparel.Wehaveagreatdiagramon
ourwebsite:http://photosbytabor.comthatbreaksdowntheartof
selectingcolors.SeldomdoIrecommendmatchingeachotherexactly,
unlessofcourseit’ssomethingyoualldoanyway,inwhichcase,rockthat
potatosack!;-)

Tip#5|Communication,Vision,&Trust

Overall,theplanningprocessisbasedoncommunicatingthetwokey
stepsofvisionandtrust.Ifyouhaveastrongvisionforyourengagement
session,definitelyconveythattoyourengagementphotographer.
Sometimesthephotographeryouwantmaynotbethebestforyourvision
andthat’sokay!Thislandsusatourlaststep,trust.Thereareanumber
ofreasonswhyyouchosethephotographeryouhaveinmind,andnowis
thetimetotrustyourinstinctandallowthephotographertousetheir
talentsandequipmenttocreateimagesyouknowyouwilllove!Ifyou

haveanyquestionsfeelfreetoreachoutonmycell,(918)902-5663. 4

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AllAboutBridals

BridalsareanincrediblewaytocaptivateTHISmomentinyourlife.Thesephotographs
willbetreasuredbygenerationstocome,andyet,thereisoftensomeconfusionastowhatabridal
sessionis,andwhyyoushouldconsideraddingittoyourweddingpackage(ifitisn’talreadyincluded).
Bridalscomein4maintypes;pre-wedding,post-wedding,Hollywood/celebrity,andstudio.Ofthese
pre-weddingiscurrentlythemostcommon,planontakingyourbridals~2weeksbeforeyourwedding.

Ifyouwouldliketohaveaprintmadefromyourbridalsession,besuretocheckwithyour
photographertomakesuretheprintwillmakeitinontimebeforescheduling.Post-weddingbridalsare

greatifyouareconcernedaboutanydebristhatmaycomeincontactwithyourdress.Hollywood
bridalsarealltherageonthecoast,andareslowlygainingtractioninthemidwest--thisiswhereyou
photographthebrideandgroomtogetheraftertheweddingday.Finally,studiosimplytakesplacewithin

aphotographicstudio,andoffermorepredictableconditionsregardlessofweatherortimeofday.

SeetheFullarticlewiththe5W’s,samplephotos,andmoreatphotosbytabor.com/project/tulsa-bridal-photography/

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AHelpfulGuidetoWhat’sImportant*
Prints

Lookforexamplesofthevariousprintmaterialsoffered.It’simportanttosee,touch,andfeelthevariousmaterialsthat
areavailablethroughyourphotographer.Alsolookforbundlesofprintsofferedfromyourphotographer.Ifyouwould
ratherprintonyourown,makesureyoureceivea“full-size&high-resolution”printrelease.Also,ifyouchoosetoprint
yourown,youdonotwantthelabtocolorcorrectforyou,especiallytheinexpensivelabs,theycanoftengetcarriedaway
withtheircolor‘correction’.

PRINTS

DIGITALS ALBUMS
*FunFact:
Digitals AtTaborWarrenPhotography
youhavethefreedom toprint
Wehearphotographersconstantlysayingnottogive byyourselforwithus,most
outthedigitals,butIbelieveweliveinadigitalworld, ofourclientsreceivealbums,
andyou’vealreadypaidforthem.Soapboxaside,ifyou andallofthem receivedigitals!
findaphotographerwhowillprovidedigitals,makesure
thatyoureceivethe“high-resolutionfiles”,andthatthey Albums
are“full-size”files.Youwillalsowanttoensureyouare
granteda“full-size”printrelease. Albums(shouldbe)theheirloomproductthatyoupass
downforgenerationstosee.Totestthedurabilityand
buildqualityofanalbum,(oranybookreally),putthe
spinetothelowerpartofyourribs,holdthefrontcover
inonehandandtherearcoverintheother,andpull
oneside,whilepushingtheotherside.Heirloomquality
albumsdonotseparateatthespineandwilllast.

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Forclarification,an“unpluggedwedding”isaweddinginwhichtheweddingguestsrefrainfrom
photographingontheirown.RatherthanpullingouttheirDSLR,point-and-shoot,orevenacell
phonecamerawhenanimportantmomentisabouttotakeplace,theweddingguestssimplyenjoy

themomentandrelyontheweddingphotographertocapturetheweddingday.

PLUGGEDWEDDINGS UNPLUGGEDWEDDINGS
Ilovinglyrefertosomeweddingceremonies Morepressureonyourphotographertoget

as“snap-happy”ceremonies. theshot,lesspressuretofindtheshot.

#Worthit! #Worthit?
Itcanbefunlookingbackonyour ThoughIthoroughlyenjoyInstagram,Ialso
Instagramandseeingyourweddingday recognizethatonedayitwillgothewayof
throughthelensofsomanyothers.
AIM,Xanga,andMyspace.

“Yougetacamera!Yougetacamera! TheReal-LifeBenefitstoHavingan
Yougetacamera!” UpluggedWedding

We’veseenseveraltimeswherethe LessworryofafirstkissWAYoverexpose
brideandgroomwillprovidesimple becauseaguestusedtheirflashwhenthechurch
disposableorPolaroidcamerasfortheir didnotallowforexternallight.
gueststoplayandphotographwith Nothavingcountlessscreensandevenpeople
duringthereception.I’veneverseenthe popupinfrontofustocapturethemoment
outcomeofthedisposablecameras,but thatwewerepaidtoprofessionallyphotograph.
I’msureitcouldbeaninterestedexperience Thefirstimagesofyourwedding,theones
gettingthosedeveloped. everyonesees,arelegitandnotfromaphone.
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Nighttimecreativestakeplacewhenthesunhasset,andexternallightisrequiredtobringthemagicof 8
yournighttolife.Nighttimecreativesrequireamuchdeeperunderstandingoflightshapingand
consequentlyarefarlesscommon.Toseeyourphotographersabilities,lookatthenighttimecreatives.. Page 8

NighttimeCreatives

Bubbles|$0.15-1.25/gueset Confetti|$0.50-1.50/guest
Checkreviewstomakesurethebubbleswork, Factor~8oz/guest.Ifatnight,uselight
and/orreflective,ifduringtheday,usedark
andbuyinbulkwhenpossible.Also“glow
inthedark”bubblesphotographthesame. colors.Lastly,quantity>prettyshapes.

FiberOpticWands|$2.50/guest GlowSticks|$0.06-0.60/guest
ThebestplaceIfoundforfiberopticwands Factor~8oz/guest.Ifatnight,uselight
wasAmazon.Whenordering,however,be and/orreflective,ifduringtheday,usedark
certainthatyouarebuyingbulk,notsingles.
9 colors.Lastly,quantity>prettyshapes.

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HorseandCarriage|$Variable Lavender|$0.75-1.50/guest
CheckoutAvaK’sCarriageServiceoutof Smellsamazing,tastesterrible.Considerbuying
Sapulpa.Theyareveryreasonablypriced,and
bythepoundandstuffingyourownsatchels,
theirownersandstaffarefriendlytoo! (about16satchelsperpoundoflavendar).

Popcorn|$0.05-0.10/guest RibbonStreamers|$0.50-1.25/guest
Whodoesn’tlikepopcorn?Seriously,popcorn D.i.y.cancutcost,bulkbuyingcansavetime.
isaffordable,delicious,andfuntophotograph. Everyonebecomesakidagainwithribbon
streamers,andtheyareacceptedeverywhere.
Alwaysafunchoiceatthegrandexit.

RosePetals|$0.50-3.50/guest Sparklers|$0.75-1.00/guest
Forfragrantoptions,shopwithyourlocal Manyvenuesdonotallowspaklerssobesureto
florist.Forbudgetfirstoptions,lookatrealvs. check.Alsobutanelightersworkwell,butthebest
fake,rosevsother,andfreshvs.freezedried. waytolightasparkleriswithanothersparkler.
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