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Vanessa Sr Pic
WHY I CHOOSE TO PRINT
When I was a senior in high school I didn’t get senior pictures. Actually I did, but since I was paying for this myself, I couldn’t afford much. I had them taken as required by the school/studio. A few poses were chosen and purchased in the 4x6 size. I made copies of the 4x6 prints, which resulted in very dark and over saturated pictures. Oh my… how wrong was I back then.
When Danielle, my eldest became a senior I knew she was going to have the senior pictures I never had. You know what I’m talking about. We all want our kids to have what we didn’t. The session was set up and we carefully picked the outfits that would represent who she was. A few weeks later and several hundred dollars and I have a beautiful senior portrait on my wall.
When it came time for Kiley, my youngest to have her senior pictures taken we did the studio session for yearbook purposes. But we also wanted something different. Not your typical studio look and feel. We wanted the on location look and feel. She was a soccer player and we wanted to incorporate that into her pictures. We hired a photographer, had the session and a couple weeks later we had the CD in hand with her senior pictures. We were so excited to finally have her senior pictures and get them hung on the wall next to her sister’s portrait. At the time, I thought this was the easiest and cheapest way to go. Easiest because I would not have to sit down with someone to pick and choose. I could do that from the comfort of my own home on my own time. I wasn’t accountable to anyone.
Many of you know what it’s like when you have a senior in the house. There are so many activities and functions and things on the calendar, this in addition to everyday life. You get busy and don’t have time for anything else..much less decide which picture you like the best and what size and who gets what and where to print. Graduation came and went as did summer then college. Needless to say, I didn’t print any of her senior pictures. To this day I still do not have any of her pictures on the wall. Sad but very true. It’s not because I didn’t like them. Time just got away from me. I wasn’t held accountable. You know what they say out of sight out of mind. The CD was put away and I forgot about it. Uber fail on my part. In fact I went and searched out the CD for this blog and I’ll be printing some out. Soon I’ll have both sisters’ senior portraits on my wall.
When I opened my business I knew immediately what I wanted my business model to be. I wanted to be a full service photographer for my clients. I want to ease the stress and for them to have a great experience from beginning to end. I mean really…who needs or wants more stress in their life. I want to help them pick their favorites images and sizes and know when they return from the lab the color is the same color as the pictures in their gallery. Not the dark or overly saturated ugliness. All my clients have to do is hang the pictures in their home. Easy peasy no stress, just pure excitement, joy and happiness. Your memories deserve prints.
If you would like a stress free fun session contact me at www.vanessawellsimages.com and we’ll get you on the books.
Photo credit would go to the studio, but I don't remember who the studio was or if they are still in business.
I attended the Bedford 2.8 Fotocon convention and had the opportunity to learn a little about "macro" shooting. I've always been intimated by that, so I must say it was fun to learn something new. There were some vintage camera's there and I was able to shoot them. My favorite was the Argus C3, which they have coined "The Brick". Macro gives you the ability to get extreme close-upphotography, usually of very small subjects, in which the size of the subject in the photograph is greater than life size. I will definitely explore this option more.
Hi! My name is Vanessa Wells, owner, photographer, pencil pusher and janitor of Vanessa Wells Images. I am an avid OU fan who loves college football and an occasional pro game on the weekend when I’m not out creating fantastic images for my clients or helping other photographers do the same. I love a good laugh, music, hanging out with friends, family, spoiling my granddaughter and meeting new people. It can be said that I used to never step out of my comfort zone. Now, I’ve been know to just jump right off of the cliff. I’m always learning something new everyday whether through trial and error, seminars, reading or tossing ideas around with other photographers. One of my favorite quotes “Fear is Good. You can not have courage without a little bit of fear. Embrace it, Own it and Destroy it!”
I always wondered what I would do when my kids were raised and creating their own path in this crazy world called life. They say you find yourself in your 40’s…That is so true…I have finally found my passion and calling. Relatively new to the photography industry as a whole, you would always find me with a camera in my hand. I have taken pictures for years at family functions and my girls sporting events. When my girls decided to retire from sports, I was not ready to hang up my camera strap. That is when I decided to take my photography hobby to the next level.
Call me so we can make beautiful images together of your family. Images for your future generations to enjoy and cherish.
Member of Professional Photographers of America “PPA” and Professional Photographers of Oklahoma“PPOK”
