{"id":101,"date":"2011-07-10T00:23:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-10T00:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dujourblog.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/10\/sweet-baby-j-and-choosing-your-photographer-northern-virginia-newborn-photographer-fairfax-newborn-photographer\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T13:14:16","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T13:14:16","slug":"sweet-baby-j-and-choosing-your-photographer-northern-virginia-newborn-photographer-fairfax-newborn-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dujourblog.com\/blog\/newborns\/sweet-baby-j-and-choosing-your-photographer-northern-virginia-newborn-photographer-fairfax-newborn-photographer\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Baby &quot;J&quot; and Choosing Your Photographer: Northern Virginia Newborn Photographer, Fairfax Newborn Photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"<style> <!--  \/* Font Definitions *\/ @font-face  {font-family:Cambria;  panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;  mso-font-charset:0;  mso-generic-font-family:auto;  mso-font-pitch:variable; 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 mso-list-type:hybrid;  mso-list-template-ids:-1098471956 67698703 67698713 67698715 67698703 67698713 67698715 67698703 67698713 67698715;} @list l0:level1  {mso-level-tab-stop:none;  mso-level-number-position:left;  text-indent:-.25in;} ol  {margin-bottom:0in;} ul  {margin-bottom:0in;} --> <\/style>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">This post is going to be a little long just because I wanted to explain more about the photography side of my business.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  <\/span>And since I happen to be blogging a recent newborn session, I thought it would be a good time to discuss picking a great photographer and some misnomers associated with that decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin\"><span style=\"mso-list:Ignore\">1.<span style=\"font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;\">     <\/span><\/span><\/span>Choose a photographer that is running a legitimate business.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  <\/span>How do you know that?<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  <\/span>Most business you can do a search on the state corporation commission web site and find out who is licensed and who is not.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  <\/span>Why is this important?<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  <\/span>Because if something doesn\u2019t go as planned you have no recourse.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  <\/span>Also, it\u2019s just comforting to know that everything is legit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin\"><span style=\"mso-list:Ignore\">2.<span style=\"font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;\">     <\/span><\/span><\/span>Are the photographs you see from them technically correct?<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  <\/span>Do they over-expose their images or conversely under-expose their images?<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  <\/span>Are their images sharp and in focus?<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  <\/span>Now sometimes I see photographers that over or under expose their images for an artistic affect and in some instances it\u2019s merited, but as a general rule, the photos they produce should be technically spot on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin\"><span style=\"mso-list:Ignore\">3.<span style=\"font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;\">     <\/span><\/span><\/span>Look at the portfolio of the photographer.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  <\/span>Are the subjects comfortable looking and relaxed.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  <\/span>For newborns, do they look like they are safe and not put in precarious positions.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin\"><span style=\"mso-list:Ignore\">4.<span style=\"font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;\">     <\/span><\/span><\/span>Look at the feedback given to the photographer.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  <\/span>For myself I have a facebook page and plenty of raves I need to put together in one place.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  <\/span>Ask for references.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin\"><span style=\"mso-list:Ignore\">5.<span style=\"font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;\">     <\/span><\/span><\/span>The last and final point is price.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  <\/span>Often times in this very competitive business there is a temptation to assume that the higher priced you are, the better you are.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  <\/span>That is simply not true.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  <\/span>Buyer beware.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  <\/span>Just because the prices are high doesn\u2019t mean the quality is better than the more affordable photographer you just found.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  <\/span>Often times a photographer new to the area, like myself, keeps his or her pricing low or moderate to build up sufficient clientele or gain notoriety.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  <\/span>As well known wedding photographer Teri Bloom, so aptly put it: \u201cI find some photographers start to get an attitude about themselves. Very often, their pricing is more about their ego than about the quality of their work. Buyer beware, pricing doesn\u2019t have a thing to do with talent or experience!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">I hope you found this post helpful and if anything, it will open your mind to the possibilities of custom photography.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  <\/span>  Think about this; often times that $2000 purse you&#8217;ve always wanted is made in the same 3rd world factory as the $20 Target knock off.  So quality and pricing are not necessarily synonymous.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fileden.com\/files\/2010\/4\/8\/2821593\/\/virginia-newborn-photographer-best-newborn-photographer-www.photographydujour.com-little-moon-photography-best-for-newborns-photographydujour.com-3998.jpg\" width=\"950px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fileden.com\/files\/2010\/4\/8\/2821593\/\/northern-virginia-newborn-photographer-photographydujour.com-baby-photographer-virginia-baby-photographer-commercial-photographer-0021.jpg\" width=\"950px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fileden.com\/files\/2010\/4\/8\/2821593\/\/northern-virginia-newborn-photographer-d.c.-newborn-photographer-www.photographydujour.com-loudoun-photographer-7754.jpg\" width=\"950px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fileden.com\/files\/2010\/4\/8\/2821593\/\/fairfax-newborn-photographer-www.photographydujour.com-loudoun-newborn-photographer-ashburn-newborn-photographer-99321.jpg\" width=\"950px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fileden.com\/files\/2010\/4\/8\/2821593\/\/d.c.newborn-photographer-www.photographydujour.com-loudoun-photographer-ashburn-newborn-photographer-www.photographydujour.com-00093.jpg\" width=\"950px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post is going to be a little long just because I wanted to explain more about the photography side of my business. 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