Moczo Family Holiday Portraits

Let me just start off by saying that Nathanial Moczo is growing way too quickly! Ive been photographing the Moczo family and Nathanial since he was still inside Emily's belly! He's such a little firecracker, loves to dance, a little lovebug and so curious to know everything! Yesterday I set up the studio and Nathanial just wasn't having it. He wanted to run around and play with his trucks and dance to his favourite television shows. Even so, we managed to get some pretty cute shots and show off his spunk and his curiousness!


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Yours truly,
Lady Red

Re-visiting Chris Bellamy

Last weekend the weather in Wilmington was horrific! There were reports of flooding and the rain was refusing to let up. So, as luck would have it, I had a 4 day weekend from school so I packed my car, gave Chris a call, and told him I was coming to Greensboro! So after what felt like an eternity of driving, I made it safely there where the sun was shining! Although Chris and I had just had a photoshoot here in Wilmington, we decided it would be crazy to pass up the beautiful downtown Greensboro so before I left to go home, we made our way downtown to take some photographs and enjoy Fall finally making it's appearance in North Carolina!

As always, to view these images in larger size, or to view more similar photos please visit my Flickr account.

Yours truly,
Lady Red

You get what you pay for, that's for sure!

Recently a friend of mine at Coopet Photography posted a link to this blog in which a photographer explained her thoughts on the common saying "Your Camera Takes Really Nice Pictures!". Upon reading this blog, I couldn't help but agree with what she was saying and that's when it hit me, although I'm just starting out in the art of photography, it's insulting to anyone who is trying their best to learn the art. It can come off as a compliment to some as to an extent the phrase is correct, yes a professional, high grade camera can do great work, but it's so much more than that. I feel as if a lot of clients will often ask about the price of session and feel uncomfortable with what they are quoted, based on the fact they're not so sure what all goes into what I'm doing.

Let's start off by putting it this way: It is not just the camera & the equipment that makes someone a photographer. If this was true, just anyone could pick up a camera, snap a shot, and call it fabulous. As pointed out in the blog article, it takes a trained eye to spot certain differences. Even the best photographers have to start off somewhere and it's true, not every picture will come out perfect, it's what you do with that image! After every photoshoot, it doesn't end with the photographer packing up, going home, and instantly uploading your images and everything's perfect. No, it's more than that. With every image that's uploading, comes a long way of making sure the image given to you is perfect. This includes colouring, enhancing your image, removing any spots, removing anything from the background that just doesn't belong, even making sure that if your eyes happen to be closed on what has potential to be a great photograph, we can fix that for you!

Provided are 3 of my images from previous photoshoots that each have different editing provided. Including fixing the lighting, removing people from the background, even a studio photoshoot that didn't provide enough backdrop. Check it out:So you see, you're not just paying for the time it takes for the images to be captured, picking the best location and lighting, and picking out the best poses, you're paying for what comes next. Would you prefer to pay for the before or after image?

The reality of it is, you get what you pay for! A photographer is here to help you capture that special moment and preserve it for all of eternity. Why hold on to something mediocre, when you could hold on to something spectacular?

As always, to view these images in larger size, or to view more similar photos please visit my Flickr account.

Yours truly,
Lady Red

Win a FREE Photoshoot!

Everyone loves free, right? Well if you've been wanting a photoshoot now's your chance to schedule one for FREE!!! Want to know how? Read on!

STEP ONE:

Refer your friends to Lady Red Images! Have them simply fan our Facebook Fan Page!

STEP TWO:

Have your friend(s) book a photoshoot!

STEP THREE:

Win a free photoshoot of your own!!!

RULES:

1) Friends must book a photoshoot by July 31, 2010 for you to win the free shoot. Their scheduled shoot does not have to be in July, but they must book the shoot before you win yours.

2) Free photoshoots will not be rewarded until your friend has had the shoot they booked. If your friends book a shoot but decide to cancel, you will lose your free photoshoot.

3) Free photoshoot must take place in Wilmington, NC.

4) All winners will be required to sign a photoshoot contract. There is no limit on the amount of people who can win a free shoot, however, if you refer more than one friend who ends up booking a shoot, you will only be eligible for one free photoshoot. Any photoshoot you would like based on how many friends you referred, will be given at half price.

What are you waiting for?
Win your free photoshoot today!

Nathanial Moczo- Father's Day Theme

This photoshoot is special to Lady Red Images! This will be the first theme photoshoot that I have done, in honour of Father's Day! I have shot with Emily & her son Nathanial Moczo on numerous occasions and this time we chose a Yankees theme for Daddy's favourite sports team! Emily & I met at Ogden Park here in Wilmington on probably one of the hottest days we've had this summer! Despite the heat, Nathanial was a champ and ran around the baseball field in shear delight and didn't even mind that I was snapping away with my camera! We spent most of the shoot in the dugout chugging back water, but he continued to be a huge sport, literally! We were able to get quite a few fun & playful shots and it was very hard to narrow them down to a few favourites to share, but these are my personal favourites!
As always, to view these images in larger size, or to view more similar photos please visit my Flickr account.

Yours truly,
Lady Red

Nichole Hale

Nichole is a good friend of mine whom I met while working at a local animal hospital here in Wilmington. Although upon my leaving, Nichole and I made sure to stay in touch and we quickly became close friends. Luckily, not only is Nichole a great person, she loves the camera just as much as I do! I jokingly call her my "Photo Taking Soulmate". We often try to get together when we can and take our cameras out to random locations around town and see what we can get into. Today we decided to meet in downtown Wilmington and walk around. We ended the day getting stuck in the dirt trying to find a railroad, which quickly became an adventure, but we started off downtown at the library parking deck to get some random shots of the city, and for an impromptu photoshoot of Nichole!As always, to view these images in larger size, or to view more similar photos please visit my Flickr account.

Yours truly,
Lady Red