Braun Family Portraits

I do not usually shoot family portraits or babies, but friends of ours had a baby and I offered to take a few casual pictures at their house. Taylor is almost one month. I also did a little more photoshop finessing with some new filters and effects- so I would love to hear feedback.







-Josh

Vic & Maline | Jennifer & Brian

Some pictures from two recent weddings, Maline & Vic first and Jennifer and Brian second.

































Josh

Walt Disney Hall Abstract

My Favorite building in LA in the Walt Disney Concert Hall. It is downtown on Broadway, I had some spare time before a shoot downtown so I decided to shoot the Concert Hall again but to try to capture it in a unique more abstract way. See more here.

New Magazine Albums

I have a New Improved Magazine Album:
Quality and Craftsmanship

• This isn’t a book that’s cranked out on a machine with a thousand others, Your book is hand-crafted with the painstaking attention to detail.
  
• Your images will be printed and inspected by a certified technician.
  
• Pages are Fuji Crystal Archive™ Album photo paper, a professional quality archival paper with excellent resistance to fading.
• Leporello bindings ensure the books lie flat for double-page spreads and panoramas.
• Custom covers are laminated for durability and superior longevity.
• 26 Side or 50 Side

Pricing:
8x8" albums begin at $120, 12x12" begin at $175 for standard design.

-Josh

Save The Date Video Invitations

Invitations can be expensive; and it is hard to convey your love for each other in one image and some text. My new Save the Date videos are a innovative way to communicate your love to family and friends. For the month of November these videos are included with my popular storyteller package. Afterwards they can be added to any engagement session for only $300. This price includes a custom email that can be sent to your list of invites. Together the video and the email make for a multimedia invitation or save the date. You can also include a link to an evite where you can track your RSVP's online.

Click here for the video in full 720P HD.

- Josh

Becky & Stuart, New Video Highlight

Becky & Stuart were married this July in Camarillo, see the highlight video in 720P HD here. Please allow several minutes or more for download depending on your connection. Or view the web size below. Your wedding video can be delivered in full high definition on Bluray disc for only $350 more. Bluray is much higher quality than what is possible online. Learn more on my video website.

Becky & Stuart Wed: The Highlight from Joshua Kline on Vimeo.

www.jklineproductions.com

The Best Camera

A new website with a simple concept, the best camera is the one you have with you! Check out my site on thebestcamera.com. The website is entirely photos shot on the iPhone. The iPhone is radically simple camera and you can make great images with it. I am challenging myself to post a photo a day on the site. These are my shots so far.

The Cinematic Love Story

The following is a short film made for a wedding client by a talented team in Romania, yes Romania! Kudos to Lifeemotions. This is exactly the kind of love stories I would like to start offering to my clients. We will find a fun location and tell a little story with the two of you. The short film can then be used online as part of the invitation or shown at your reception.

For a limited time I am offering this service for clients who book the storyteller package plus a video package of any kind for half price $500. Normal price will be $1000, and include a engagement photo/video session as well as the development of a concept.

Владимир и Светлана. 20.06.09 from LifeEmotions.ru on Vimeo.

Josh
Joshua Kline Productions
www.jklineproductions.com
626-676-4458

Video Vignettes

Around this time last year Canon and Nikon came out with the first generation of hybrid professional still cameras that also capture HD video in stunningly high quality. The cameras were great but still had some usability issues. This week Canon announced its' second generation hybrid the 7D. The 7D is the perfect camera for the multimedia services that I want to give my clients. I expect to get my 7D by the beginning of October at the latest, and I will use it to offer video vignettes with any photography service.

Video vignettes will be key moments from your wedding captured on HD video. The vows, kiss, first dance, Father/Daughter, cake cutting and other highlights will be captured and edited together to make a short highlight video. I expect to deliver 1 to 4 minutes of video for every 1 hour I am at a wedding. For a limited time I am offering this service for free to anyone who books my storyteller package for $2495. This means that you will get two photographers including myself, beautiful photos on disc, an engagement session with sign in frame, custom prints, a huge 12 by 15" album, and a beautiful HD highlight video on DVD-R (for the computer). Your photos and video will also be available online for viewing. All of this for a great value. You can also add a Bluray HD DVD for $300. Bluray is the only way to see your HD content on your HD television. If you want a standard definition DVD as well it will be available for $150. If you do not want to book my storyteller package you may add this service for $400 to any other photo package.

The quality of video these camera produce is stunning and very natural. See a short film shot entirely on the first generation Canon camera: "Reverie"

This service is not intended to replace my traditional videography services. In fact I still recommend you consider booking my videography service in addition to this service. A dedicated videographer will document your entire day and shoot hours of video. These new cameras are best suited for capture short clips of no more than several minutes at a time. We are utilizing the camera for what we think are its' strength and offering traditional videography as well. If you are happy with a highlight video that captures a few key moments from your day than the video vignettes is a perfect fit for you. If you want a long video that includes your entire ceremony than traditional videography is the right fit- and please also consider the vignettes as a beautiful add on.


Josh
Joshua Kline Productions
www.jklineproductions.com
626-676-4458

Tanya & John

Josh
Joshua Kline Productions
www.jklineproductions.com
626-676-4458

David & Liz

David and Liz were married in LA at a beautiful church. Here are a few of my favorite shots.


Josh
Joshua Kline Productions
www.jklineproductions.com
626-676-4458

Storyteller Package Reduced to $2495 for 2 Weeks

My Storyteller package was created to give you all the best most popular photography services for a great price. Normally these services would cost over $3200, in the package the cost is $2695. For the next weeks in conjunction with the Premier Bridal show the Storyteller package is only $2495. Add video for only $1050.

Details:
S T O R Y T E L L E R P A C K A G E
Engagement Session: Photo Shoot at your special location before the wedding day.
Sign-in Frame: 12"x14" matted & framed 8x10" for guests to sign at the reception.
Unlimited Wedding Day Coverage by Josh & 2nd Photographer.
Album: 1- 60 Side Leather Press Printed 11.5" by 15" -or- $200 album credit
Custom Prints: 1- 10"x17", 6- 8x10", 4- 5x7", 50- 4x6"

As Always:
Disc with all your full resolution color corrected photos
Online Gallery to share with family & friends

Now: $2495 (Expires 9-7-09)

Add On Video:
1- Videographer for 8 Hours
DVD with menu: Fully Authored DVD of Basic Edit

Now $1050 to add on
Bluray HD DVD: add $400
Highlight Edit with online posting: $200

Josh
Joshua Kline Productions
www.jklineproductions.com
626-676-4458

Style Without Substance

I spend a lot of time looking at other photographers work, and I am inspired by many of them; there are so many great wedding photographers working today. I also see a lot of work that I feel is style without substance. By that I mean images with style and beauty but that do not serve to tell the story. As an artist I want to capture beautiful and unique images, but as a wedding photographer I must never forget that my number one job is to document your wedding. I think many great photographers forget this from time to time. I see some great unique photos on websites that look stunning but do not really capture the moment. Sometimes I will look through slide shows and see lots of stunning images that do not really capture the story of the couple and the day. I wonder how many great moments went undocumented while the photographer looked for unique angles or eclectic compositions. I never take more than a few seconds to take an image when a story is unfolding. I am always watching for moments that are a part of the story. Capturing those moments as beautifully and diversely as I can is my philosophy on wedding photography. I am a documentarian first and foremost and any art that I create is in service of the storytelling.

So I encourage you, look at a series of images from a wedding; do you see the story unfold? Do the images take you to a time and place and capture the moments and emotions that happened on that date and place? Are the images personal and custom to that family? Are they diverse and broad capturing a range of emotions and expressions? Do you see unique people and get a feel for who they are? When you look at a photographers' work ask yourself these questions and you will get a good idea of how your story will be told.

Josh
Joshua Kline Productions
www.jklineproductions.com
626-676-4458

New HD Video: Moments

This is a video from Andrew & Lelian's wedding. This is NOT a highlight video, I just wanted to take a couple key moments that helped tell part of Andrew & Lelian's wedding and showcased HD video clips. This is a websized clip, for a 720p HD clip go here.



Josh
Joshua Kline Productions
www.jklineproductions.com
626-676-4458

Becky & Stuart

Becky and Stu were married at the Spanish Hills Country Club in Camarillo, congratulations to the couple on a beautiful wedding! See more images here.