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Make no mistake, my work is unique! I have a style of my own and it is somewhat unconventional. My clients are usually looking for something fresh, stylish and more contemporary than what many “traditional” photographers offer.

That being said, there are some things you may notice when looking at my work that is different from what you might be accustomed to…

“Tight Crops” – This means super close close-ups where often the face fills most of the frame of the image. These images are about the eyes, and often the top of the head is not included in the image. I meant to do that!

“Not-So-Smiley”- So many of us have been brought up to believe that a smile is a requirement to make a great photo. So not true! I love a pensive look as much as a big grin. I meant to do that!

“Let’s Be Negative” – Negative space is when the subject is placed off to the side of an image and the rest of the image is empty—this is done for artistic impact. I meant to do that!

“Left of Center”- The most boring position for a subject in a photograph is smack dab in the middle! I know, I know, not what you always thought, right? Trust me! There is a little something in design called the Rule of Thirds that we photographers often employ to enhance visual interest.

The rule states that an image can be divided into nine equal parts by two equally spaced horizontal lines and two equally spaced vertical lines (like a tic-tac-toe board). The four points formed by the intersections of these lines can be used to align features in the photograph. Aligning a photograph with these points creates more tension, energy and interest in the photo than simply centering the feature would.

Hunh? Trust me, your child does not need to be right in the center of an image for it to be a good portrait! I meant to do that!

“The Light in the Eyes” The hallmark of good portrait photography is good lighting, and the hallmark of good lighting is something called a “catchlight,” – a reflection of light in the eyes. I love big catchlights! I purposely position my lights for the best and largest catchlights, especially for close-ups. Flip through any parenting or glamour magazine and look at the eyes—what do you see? Big bright catchlights! A lack of catchlights leaves the eyes looking flat, dull and lifeless. I meant to do that!
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This was well written by a fellow photographer and with her permission I was able to post it to my site.  It is how I, and many photographers feel.  It’s not just photos we take but art, a moment in time captured forever.

If you look at my work and like what you see in my galleries than you will love the images I capture for you.  This is my style, my art.

Thanks

We are looking to build our maternity portfolio. If you or anybody you know is expecting call us today.

This is a great way to put this most special time into memories that will last a lifetime.

All models will receive free sessions and free gifts for their time.

Since I switched over I deleted the old blog because I thought everything was saved on the new one.

WRONG!

All the images disappeared so now I’ll have to fix all the images. This may take awhile and I’m not going to do all of them but I’ll get to as many as I can.

Thanks and check back soon.

UPDATE:

Well I fixed almost everything.  There are some that I just deleted but we should be good now.  So far I’m happy with the way the new one looks and I’m getting used to the different format on posting.

Client Referral Program

We wanted to do something special for our clients who speak highly of us and refer Doyea Photography to friends and family.

For every friend or family member that you get to book a session with us you will receive a $25 print credit.

For the friend or family member that books with us they will receive a complimentary 8×10 from their first session.

How it works - It’s pretty simple. After your session you will receive referral cards to hand out to your friends and family members. You may have as many as you like. If you run out contact us and we’ll get you more.

Now your friend or family member books a session with us. You receive your credit and they receive a complementary 8×10 from their session.

Added Bonus - For the client who promotes the most before October 1^st there will be an additional bonus. That bonus will be an additional $100 print credit.

Policies -
Credit will only be given when new clients book.

When the person you gave the card to brings in their card and books their session your account will be credited for your future session.

Credits are good for future sessions only. Not good for past sessions.

There is a max of $100 credit that can be used on each future session; however you will bank the rest for other future sessions. The bonus may be used in addition to other credits. That means you’ll be able to save $200 of one order.

We wanted to do Seniors a little different.

Senior Rep & Senior Referral Program

Senior Reps -
For those lucky enough to contact us first you will become senior reps. We only accept a few from each school so don’t wait to call.

What being a rep means is that you come in and get images taken and than go out and promote Doyea Photography.

For every friend you get to book with us you will receive a $25 in studio credit. This credit can be used for you’re full session, prints, wallets, collages, announcements, dry erase boards, and memory books. Your friend will also receive a $25 in studio credit for their own session, prints and/or gifts.

For the one Rep who promotes the most before October 1^st there will be an additional bonus prize. That prize is an additional $100 studio credit.

Senior Referral Program -
For those seniors that are not Reps we want to offer something for you as well. For every friend you get to book with us you will receive a $15 studio credit to be put towards prints, wallets, collages, announcements, dry erase boards, and memory books. For the friend that books with us they will receive the same.

For the senior (Reps not include) who promotes the most before October 1^st there will be an additional bonus prize. That prize will be an additional $50 studio credit.

We know that copyright is confusing so we wanted to post our copyright reminder that we give out to every client.  After reading it if you have any questions please contact us.  I am more than happy to help you better understand copyright.

The “Copyright Law” is a federal law that is designed to protect the income of artists, composers, writers, and photographers. It says that the creator of a work (a photograph, etc.) owns the exclusive rights to make and sell copies of that work. This means that only the photographer who took your portraits can make additional copies for you. 

Did you know that the following actions constitute copyright infringement?

•      Scanning images for electronic distribution: emailing, printing,or desktop wallpaper.
•      Printing or downloading images from a photographer’s website or image gallery
•      Copying and printing a photograph using a self-service Kodak™ picture maker,

Why can’t I make my own copies?
Many people think that because they have purchased a photograph they have the right to make additional copies.  That’s simply not true. If you like a photograph so much that you need additional copies, then the photographer must have done a great job and deserves to be paid for that job. The copyright laws exist to insure that photographers and other artists get paid for their creativity. If you came to a photography studio, had a portrait taken, only purchased a small print, then had illegal copies made elsewhere, one of two things would happen: The photographer would soon go out of business, or, the price of that small print would have to go way up so that the photographer could make a living. That’s not fair to the other clients of the studio.

What are the penalties for copyright violations?
Copyright infringement is a felony and is punishable by civil and criminal penalties. The law also specifies damages at $150,000 per infringement.

But extra copies cost more.
Yes they do!  Stealing is always cheaper than buying the product.  Don’t compromise the quality of a professional product by having discount copies made. Doing so damages the reputation of your photographer when you display this less-than-ideal replica as “their” work.  Your professional photographer invests in continuing education, state of the art equipment, and has your portraits printed by some of the finest portrait finishers in the country. They deserves to be paid for this investment.

I wanted to show off my new drops to all the upcoming Seniors. I can’t wait to start using these.

Here’s Chewy at 10 1/2 weeks. I love what his ears are doing.

Here are the more traditional engagement portraits of Michelle and Taylor. Once the snow melts we are going to head out and get some fun non-traditional images. I am really looking forward to that as they are a pretty special couple to me. Michelle is actually one of my cousins on my moms side and I’m so happy that they asked me to be the photographer for their upcoming wedding in June.

I had a session this afternoon with a couple Souix Fans.