Cathy and Don's Wedding at the Royal Ambassador

Here are some teasers from Cathy and Don's wedding from July 29th,
Congrats you two!!
Enjoy!

QR Codes... What fun!

This is really a lot of fun and great advertising.
Read to the bottom to see really cool ones.

You may have seen this before.

 or they can look like this 

This is a QR or quick response code. 

The QR above is Wedding Stories URL The one on the right it a URL to Your Eye on Photo

They were originally invented by in 1994 Denso Wave  for use in the automotive industry. Denso has since released the patent and we are now all able to use QR Codes thanks to them. You can read more about them here

One needs a reader or scanner to decode it . There are apps widely available for smart phones and tablets that allow you to read the codes. These QR codes can be a coupon, a message or a link to a web site. They are now seen everywhere and are great to link your written material with your internet business. For example: In a magazine add you can add a QR at the bottom of the add to be scanned as a coupon. Or the Qr can contain all the information you would normally find on a business card. 

But wait... how does one get one of those??? There are many places where you can find help. To know more about QR codes, to generate your own, and to find a lot of resources. This is a good place to start. QR Stuff 

These codes have only been around a short time and are already undergoing a transformation. As you can see with the code at the top of the page. They can look pretty plain. There are graphic design companies that now specialize in personalizing your codes. I have seen a few on line but this one inspired me the most Be Q rious Custom qr code design. 

I have only starting seriously looking into those last week and here is my latest creation

 

Tattle Tales URL

 

      Your Eye on Photo URL

It was a lot of fun to do. Try scanning these with your smart phone. See where they take you. 

There are hints below each one. 

Going to work on one for Wedding Stories by Desiree

Aren't we lucky to be around in this age?  Just love all this new stuff :)

See you next time, 

Désirée

Newsletter is out

Hello, a few quick notes
NEWSLETTER
The October newsletter is out. if you would like to subscribe to it please drop me a line here
NOVEMBER
November has gotten pretty full already. it is true that going away for a Mexico wedding makes the month that much shorter but still. There is a snow fairy week end November 17 to 19 and a bunch of new products to get for clients.
We did not get as many Dancers as expected so we shortened the week end. That is next week end.
FAMILY PHOTOS AND GREETING CARDS
We have put a week end aside specifically for family photos. We can do them on location here in beautiful Caledon. We already have a couple of location picked out. If you were thinking of greeting cards, please book your session soon to avoid dessapointment.
If you have already had  a family photo session this year with us, we will gladly order greeting cards for you. Just give us a call 905-584-1999


Wedding News
The new Wedding web site has been launched. We will add more work shortly. here is the link for a visit www.weddingstoriesbydesiree.com

Fashion Edition

Wedding Stories are great. Everyone holds a piece of the story. It might take a long time before the whole day is pieced together. The photography is so important if only to help with the missing pieces.

there is some of the photography that is hard to do on the day of the wedding. Even though I sometimes see the bride that wants to get that GREAT shot done, she is worried about her dress. Especially if it's a chiffon dress... There is no time to wash the dress and certainly no time to mend the dress. And besides, you want to make your entrance and show off your dress...

Here is an example of Fashion Edition shots done on a day other than the wedding day.
If you get the urge... You can get a Fashion Edtition shoot done anytime after your wedding day.  Whether the day after or weeks after your wedding day.

The point of this shoot is not to "trash"  your dress. But think about it, what are you going to do with your dress? Wouldn't you love to see yourself in a fashion type image wearing your fabulous dress? How about lying on the ground or climb a tree or lie down in the woods or even go for a dip with your gorgeous dress on?  the dress might even survive unscathed since the point is not to give it a rough treatment on purpose. 

These are some images we got when the bride had no time constrictions.

New Year, New Goals

In the past, Like many people, I felt compelled to re-start my life at the beginning of every year. I made resolutions aimed at cleaning up every area of my life. But this system does not quite work,  does it? It's a get-results-quick scheme...  Two years ago, I realized what does work. "Slow and Consistant" as much as one can handle on a regular basis is more solid than "Quick and Crammed". It's less of a shock for the system, the body, the mind and the emotional balance.  Therefore, there are more chances to keep it up.

So, instead of drastic resolutions, Gentle moving Goals is what has panned out for me. I write down Goals and break them down into little steps that I can take to make it happen. Breaking down one big project into small little projects seems to make goals more attainable and maybe less abstract. The efforts are more consistant and become part of my life. If the goal invloves a habit change, I change only one at the time. It's easier to keep it up.

So far, I have accomplished so much including moving the photo studio out of the house and into a comercial space.  When I look back at my notes, I see how I have progressed. I re-visit my "Goals book" every few months.  This allows me to fine tune some goals and is often a pleasant reminder of my accomplishments.

There is another fun thing to do that I learned at a workshop last year. Write yourself a letter describing where you see yourself in a year form now. Put your letter in a self addressed and stamped envelope and give it to a friend you trust and ask them to mail it to you in one year. I can not wait to receive my letter. it's due in a few months.

Despite all this reasoning, the new year still prompts me to take on new goals. My goals this year include

• Get all my new web sites up and running (already started, one day a week)
• Add  8 to 10 new Tattle Tales   
• Have new and exciting products for my Tattle Tales  and Wedding clients.  Hint: Great images illustrate great tales, great tales make great books

This does not mean everything will be done in the first month of the year, though. Remember, my slow and consistant philosophy... 

Keep an eye on this ost and see the progress.

I wish everyone, a happy, successful and profitable year in 2011 !

Desiree

A couple of images from a recent engagement photo shoot

Just before all the leaves were gone !
Congratulations you two! Looking forward to your wedding next year.

Jake & Catherine Sneak Peeks

Here are some " Teasers" from Jake and Catherine's wedding. The whole collection will be available in their on line gallery on November 6th as promissed.