Shawn Stom's Blog (7)

With all the technology on hand shouldn’t wedding planning be easier? Why must brides possess a love/hate relationship with this exasperating activity. After all, this is what brides have looked forward to their whole life. We all know about the sits like Pinterest, Wedding Wire, and The Knot that aid in such planning. We also know that we can access all of these useful sites from our mobile smartphones at anytime and anywhere. The mobile smartphone has become the planning center…

As a wedding photographer, I love looking at other peoples work. It inspires me to stay up to date on different styles and trends that brides are loving. There has been one that I have seen over and over again and that is the warm vintage fade look. You have seem them before. It has the vintage color feel with a slight haze on the photograph. Not only have I seen photographers use this style of editing a lot, I have seen brides comment on these pictures saying that they really love this…

When I am meeting with a bride, I get asked all sorts of questions. But a common one I tend to hear the most is, “What style of photography would you say you do?” My response is simply “Modern/Photo Journalistic.” Some of you knows exactly what that means, but some of you are still curious. Yes you understand modern photography, but where does photo journalism come into play? You also might be thinking, that sounds like what a news photographer does. Let me ask you this, what is the soul…

Weddings have many traditions. Whether its cakes, dress, or something old, borrowed, and blue, we always find our selves struggling to keep up with the new trends. Wedding videography is by no means something. People have been having their weddings video taped for many years. So what exactly is changing about it?

Wedding video used to consist (and in some cases still does) of maybe one or two cameras just recording the ceremony and slapping it together on a DVD and presenting it to…

Since January 1st of this year I have debated on if I should do one of those reviews where you show of your pictures for the year. At first I was hesitant, but the more I thought about it, any photographer should be proud of their work and be willing to showcase it. More importantly, they should take this an a opportunity to say a special thank you. To all of the people that made all of these photo sessions possible, this is my salute to you.

2012 was a defining year for Shawn Stom…

We have all been there. Those awkward situations where your stuck in a social situation with someone knowing nothing about them. What do you say? How do you act? What do they like to talk about? The answers to those questions to those answers could be quite helpful in those situations. Nonetheless, with out that great piece of knowledge, you find yourself forming the awkward turtle with your hands in silence. How do you think that situation would play out on your…

You can’t fool yourself and say that wedding planning is not stressful. You have a cake to pick out, dresses to see, appointments to make, and of course finding that perfect wedding photographer to compliment your big day. But just like every other wedding service, there are so many questions to ask. Where do you begin? Which ones are the most important? As a wedding photographer myself, I know that you might not be able to think of everything. But there are key…