David Wittig Photography

iPad - the Ultimate Proofing Solution - now standard at DWP

 

 
We're excited to finally be able to announce that we will be offering what we believe is the ultimate wedding photo proofing solution - the Apple iPad - standard for all of our new clients. To my knowledge we are the first studio in the country to offer this. 

For over a year now I've been following the rumors suggesting that it was being developed, knowing that this would be the ideal medium to have our clients view and select their wedding photos. The high resolution full-color display combined with the ability to instantly load photos and quickly zoom to examine details, encased in a sleek, durable, and viable-everywhere case is exactly how we want you to be able to view your photos.  

Online proofing is great in some respects, primarily because it allows you to easily show your pictures to a large number of people often separated by significant distances. However, as Nancy and I found out after our own wedding it can be quite tiresome and slow to look at 700+ photos on a website - even if you have a very fast computer and a blazing internet connection. It's even worse if you don't have those two elements. We naturally offered other proofing methods as well, but they each had their own drawbacks. Loose-leaf prints are nice, but a mess once the several hundred prints get out of order of covered in finger prints. To remedy these shortcomings we offered proof books but these could be bulky, and the photos often too small to really see all the detail you wanted. We think the Apple iPad overcomes all of these problems while remaining highly portable, sharable (if you can ply it out of your husband's hands), and a stunning way to view photos. Of course it will be yours to keep so you can use it as a digital photo frame (as well as all the other wonderful things it can do).

We hope that as time goes on more and more studios will make this the standard way to proof your wedding photography. It's time to say goodbye to those tiny, loose-leaf prints!

Lizzie + Mangesh | DWP Photobooth

Dave and I are excited to offer a new creative way to make sure you get fun pictures of all your guests. Our photobooth isn't a traditional photobooth with the curtain and the mini instant print outs, but rather a light set up where guests can come take a break from dancing and strike a pose. This is advantageous because it lets groups assemble themselves, and really helps avoid the stress of doing too many group shots after the wedding.  This was very successful at Lizzie and Mangesh's wedding, and we got some great shots of their guests as a result.

Here's a few of our favorites from the DWP photobooth at their wedding.

New David Wittig Photography weddings site goes Live!

After months of work, we're very excited to have launched our new wedding photography website. Be sure to click on the "full screen" option for the full effect.

We were fortunate enough to have the site developed by Andrew Hargreaves, an incredible designer, who's work and resume blew us away. Not only has he worked for Apple and Adobe, but he has recently developed the industry's best photographic gallery tool: http://www.fotagraft.com

We wanted a site that let our images speak for themselves, unencumbered by gimmicky animation, yet one that balanced elegance with usability. Andrew did a masterful job at achieving that balance. We wanted a site that was all about our images and the less it looked like a traditional website, the better. 

If the technical details bore you, stop here and go enjoy our new website, otherwise read on to learn what makes this site tick...

A few days ago, I claimed that this would be one of the most innovative wedding photography sites, and I feel that claim needs some explanation as much of what makes it truly innovative is beneath the surface and may not be immediately apparent.  

The first element is that it can operate outside of a browser and full screen, appearing to be like a screen-saver or standalone application. This element of Andrew's development amazed us and fit our vision of a site where the user was so immersed in the photographs they forgot they were viewing them on a website. 

The second element is even further beneath the surface, but no less amazing. We've all been on websites that take so long to load that navigating it becomes a test of one's patience. Andrew has done a remarkable job of optimizing the code and efficiently using bandwidth so that the site moves along with almost no delay. Furthermore, by working closely with Andrew we were also able to optimize the images so that they would load quickly. 

The last innovative element is some excllent scaling technology that allows our photographs to expand to nearly twice their size without suffering the terrible loss of quality that typically accompanies this operation. 

Anyway, enjoy the site!

Sneak Peak #2: the new weddings website

We are thrilled to be on the verge of launching our new wedding photography site and wanted to share one more sneak peak. More details to come!

Sneak Peak #1: the new weddings website

For several months we have been working with an amazing web designer on what we believe to be one of the cleanest and most innovative wedding portfolio websites in the industry. We are very close to going live, so here is the first sneak peak. More will be revealed tomorrow... 

David Wittig Photography on Facebook

We now have an official page on facebook!  We will be adding photos from weddings and sessions to this page; we will also be updating it with our latest news and videos. 

Clients, friends, fans join here.

Not on facebook? join here

Introducing Film Grain...

Admittedly this post's tittle is a little lot ridiculous, film grain is as old as photography itself. That said, ever since I stopped shooting film circa 2004, I've been looking for a realistic way to bring the look of film in to photographs captured digitally. I'm not one to wax nostalgically about the days of film (I love my digital equipment), but there is an undeniable beauty and a unique ethos to the way film renders an image. Over the years I've tried many products that claimed to do that, but I never found one that satisfied me - until now. Not only does this software superimpose real (scanned) film grain into the image but it also mimics each films' tonal curve and response to color. Technical jargon aside, the result is strikingly realistic. Unfortunately the process is rather time consuming so we will only be adding film grain to a handful of black & white images which would communicate their atmosphere more effectively with some grain. This will allow us to better accomplish our vision for certain images, while still allowing us the versatility of capturing the images digitally.

Here are a few samples:

This image was inspired by the art of Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison

Introducing the NYC Book

We are very excited to have received our first Couture NYC sample book.  We examined every album option in our search for a unique and timeless album and settled on this bindery. Each book is custom printed and hand-bound and comes with it's own linen slip case.  Each book full-bleed photographic front and back cover and has the couple's names printed on the spine. Our sample is a 10x13, but this book is also available in 8x10. Also be sure to check out our Tuscany Album. We'll be posting some more pictures of our new albums soon!

Here are a few photos of it:

Thanks to Chad of Husar Photography for his help in making these images.

-Nancy

Introducing the Pillowbook session

We wanted to offer a luxurious and sensual shoot for our clients, so we are very excited to announce our Pillowbook sessions!   Each session will include:

- a session at a luxury boutique hotel:
- make-up by professional make-up artist
- a bottle of '88  Veuve Clicquot Gold Label Reserve
- an 8x10" Couture velvet covered "pillowbook" with a selection of the best images from the session

Photographers often refer to this type of photography as a "boudoir session". We didn't think that would be a proper description of what we are doing, so we are calling these the Pillowbook sessions. The tradition of the pillowbook originates in Japan during the 11th century as a book of poetry and thoughts kept by one's bedside. With this as our inspiration we seek to create a book of visual poetry celebrtaing your beauty and love.

The Pillowbook session is as much for you as it is for your other half.  It’s about feeling sexy, sensual, strong, and beautiful. It is about celebrating the beauty of every woman, and having a fabulous time while we do that.

I just shot one of these last week at the very hip Hotel Allegro, and we had so much fun!  Due to the private nature of this shoot I can only show you a few of my favorites that we got special permission to publish.

-Nancy

 

The Large Prints Collection

Today we are introducing our Large Prints Collection! Its hard to put into words how cool it is to see a photograph printed on such a large scale. Additionally, they come ready to hang so there is no need for expensive custom framing which would add another $300-400+ to the cost of the print. These are available in the following sizes:

30x40" $800
20x40" $650
30x30" $650
20x30" $500
20x24" $450
16x20" $300

They are printed on either canvas or fine art paper by one of the premier digital labs in the world. To launch this new product, we have secured an introductory promotion with the lab and can for offer 30% off your large print order until July 18.

Please email us if you would like to purchase one, or if you have any questions about them.

Be sure to check back on our blog soon; we have some very exciting announcements coming up!!

-Nancy