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
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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.

Change of Perspective aka MOVE!

When I shoot a wedding I end the day with aching feet and back. Shooting a wedding is almost a sport for me! I see some photographers who are great technically and get in the right spot but they shoot everything standing up from exactly the same vantage point. This leads to technically good shots but missing some of the dynamic angels that can add some much life to a photo. When I shoot an event I shoot over my head and on the floor and everywhere in between. I took some photos of my second photographer Darvin at Sundays wedding to illustrate my point. Here are some of the pictures with unique perspectives from the same wedding:

Jasara & Charles Engagement

Jasara is a musician and Charles a Marine, I shot them at a small park near their home in the early morning. I used a lot of natural backlighting of the rising morning sun for this shoot.

Tanya & John are getting married later this year, I shot their engagement in the early morning at the Manhattan Beach Pier. I try to shoot engagements in the early morning or right before sunset when the light is most beautiful. It may be tough waking up at 4am but it is worth it for the light.

LA84 & Nike Events

PLANET PROGRESS - Running on Shoes: Nike & LA84 Foundation from iNDIGO PROjECT on Vimeo.

I love working with Nike- it is always fresh and new and fun. First it was an in store (Niketown LA) with Trevor Ariza- starting forward for the world champ LA Lakers. Then on Fathers Day (My 1st Father's day as a Dad!) we did the dedication of the brand new P Rod skatepark in Pacoima. The Nike Skateboarding team did a demonstration and then they let the skaters lose. It was crazy & chaotic the perfect opening for a skatepark.

See much more on ESPN: http://espn.go.com/action/skateboarding/blog?post=4278543

I provided the audio visual for both events through my event company JKP Events. I also took a couple pics. Please note these are quick snapshots some with my Iphone.

Custom Prints Demystified

What is a custom print, why do you need a custom print?

I deliver all of my images ready to print on the disc- always. They have been color corrected and adjusted for optimal exposure, contrast and sharpness. On top of that I always include at least 20 custom black & whites and extra touches like vignettes. So you can make your own prints.

A Custom print goes a step further. I touch up blemishes and smooth out skin (air brushing), I brighten eyes and whiten teeth. I can also do custom color effects like sepia or selective colors.

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

Photo Processing Demystified

Without Processing/ Processed



The most important part of making a great photograph happens when the photo is taken. The post production (Processing) of the photo is very important also. Good post processing of a photo can make a good photo great and sometimes even a poor photo can be made great.

Many photographers, especially those in my price range do not process their photos. They take the photo as a jpeg in the camera and put it on a disc and are done. I always process my photos- for every hour of shooting I spend on average 45-60 minutes on the computer. A JPEG is a processed photo, the camera captures much more information than is present in the JPEG. If a photographer shots JPEG they are relying on the settings they have entered into the camera. The photo is taken and the processor (the computer in the camera) makes the JPEG. All the other information is discarded. I shoot in a raw format that preserves all the other information so that I may control the creation of the JPEG later. Maybe one photo needs different settings than another. A shot of the brides face should have less sharpness than the details of a flower for instance. I also have much more latitude in the photo to adjust the exposure and color to get the photo right. Note the picture on the top, the color picked by the camera was a little too blue so I warmed the color and added some additional contrast to make the image pop.


I also always provide some extra special color and black and white images. A standard black and white that you get at the photo lab just removes all the color information. A custom black and white adjusts all the color channels individually to control contrast. I also adjust the exposure and total contrast and brightness. See the difference for yourself:


Standard/ Custom

Here you see the same photo in three styles: Antique Sepia, B&W and Sepia.


This was a high contrast shot with strong backlighting. In order to make the image pop I oversaturated (pushed the colors) and went with strong contrast.


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

Terri Lyne Carrington: More To Say

About two years ago I documented the recording of Terri Lyne Carrington's album: More to Say. The album has finally been released. I videotaped and photographed the recording of the album in a Los Angeles recording studio. You can see the video here. One advantage that I offer my clients is the ability to shoot video and still photography. On this project I was able to effectively document the album recording process through photos and video saving the producers thousands of dollars.

About 50% of the video and photos are mine, I did not edit the video. Some of my photos are in the liner notes but the cover is not mine. It was a very interesting and fun project for me seeing behind the scenes and I was very impressed by the skill and professionalism of the musicians.

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