Photography has always been a passion for Maria. In additional to digital format photography, she is also educated in the art of developing black and white film.  The experience enhanced her overall view of photography as an art.  Not only does she approach photography from an artist’s perspective, understanding of the beauty of good composition, she is adept at manipulating the settings of her camera to achieve different desired effects.  There is so much to photography besides pointing the camera and taking the picture. 

Before she even begins to take pictures, she has met or spoken with her client to get a feel for their interests and their style.  She has taken into consideration the location of the session or ceremony and has visually mapped out the lighting and the setting.  While she is working, her mind is at work creating visual compositions and she strives to incorporate completely unique photos and compositions in addition to the more traditional and journalistic styles of photography.

She considers her work a labor of love and the memories that she creates is as special to Maria as it is to her clients.  Please take a moment to visit her website and view the galleries of her work.

website: www.mariasharron.com
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarmi/
contact:
photos@mariasharron.com
440-915-3150
Serving Northeast Ohio

by Guest bloggers Gary Latimer (www.shoreshotphoto.com) and Maria Sharron (www.mariasharron.com)

1. Experience:  With photography, there is no substitute for experience.  Photography is more than picking up any camera, pointing, aiming and shooting!  Hours upon hours, years upon years go into the training, trial-and-error and perfection of photographic art!  A photographer who has limited experience may be able to capture images in one particular setting, however, a photographer with true experience will be able to evaluate nearly any scenario and be able to properly expose and/or light the subject or setting. Continue Reading »

Northern California wedding photographer and award winning photojournalist John Decker is known for his ability to capture the special moments of a wedding day. His images are genuine, natural and contain no artificial additives.

If you are planning a Northern California wedding in San Francisco, Napa, Sonoma, Marin, Monterey, Lake Tahoe or elsewhere in Northern California then you have come to the right place. Travel to destinations for Northern California wedding photography is included in all of John’s wedding packages of eight hours and above.

John is passionate about his photography and has been working as a professional photographer and photojournalist for over 20 years. Most recently he was the personal photographer for California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver. He has been a staff member of some of the most prestigious news organizations in the country including The Sacramento Bee, The New York Times, The Detroit Free Press and The Record of Bergen County, NJ. John doesn’t just take photographs in a photojournalistic style, he is a photojournalist with years of experience, training and education. Visit JohnDeckerPhotography.com to see some of the award winning photojournalism that John has produced over the years.

Don’t take a chance with some unknown or untested photographer, hire an experienced professional for your Northern California wedding photography needs. Remember, your wedding happens only once, there are no re-shoots. When the wedding is over, the flowers are dead, the food has been eaten, the caterer is off to another event and the venue is hosting another party. If you hire John, your wedding photos will be there to remember this special day for years and generations to come.

website: http://www.northern-california-wedding-photographer.com
photojournalism work: http://www.johndeckerphoto
contact:
me@johndeckerphotography.com
916-616-0110
Service area is throughout Northern California
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I get a lot of questions about the “average” cost of different wedding vendors so I decided to do a little bit of research. I chose 5 major US cities and looked up 3 of each of these vendors for each city. Based on the prices given on their websites, here are the average costs of these wedding vendors: Continue Reading »