I’m writing this tonight, not only to address the distinguished men and women reading my blog, but to speak frankly to all our clients and friends from the past, the present and the future. I know that for many of you reading this now, the state of wedding photography is a great concern of yours. If you aren’t personally affected by this, you probably know a friend, a neighbor or a family member that may by thinking, “who is going to take my picture?”. Maybe you have a friend, recently married, and you’ve heard them say “I should have hired a professional photographer” or “Uncle Harry shot our wedding……now we don’t speak to Uncle Harry” The impact of wedding photography is real my friends, and it’s everywhere.
But, while wedding photography may be weakened by the so called “budget” photographers and the Uncle Harry’s” out there and your confidence shaken by the state of Cleveland wedding photography, I assure this: There are many talented and competent photographers in Ohio and my hometown of Cleveland. We will have unparalleled knowledge of our equipment, run our businesses with integrity and capture your day creatively, beautifully and with passion.
While we at Thomas Wodzisz Photography, will uphold all the above mentioned. Our enjoyment in building lasting relationships with our clients who we consider our friends now and the passion we have for capturing beautiful imagery drives us to move ahead, building an even stronger business to strengthen our services, our products, further educating ourselves in the craft of wedding photography.
First I’d like to say that 2009 was a spectacular year for our studio. It was our first year and frankly, we did not know what to expect. Our expectation was to just get out there, shoot a few weddings around Cleveland and give our clients the best we have. Well, what we didn’t expect was the tremendous clients we’d get. Each and every client in 2009 has a special place in our heart. Each one took a leap of faith in a new studio. You guys ROCK! Another integral part of our success often overlooked, but extremely valued, is our assistant Robert Kaminoski. His help and knowledge of lighting equipment is invaluable to our service. He’s always thinking one step ahead and on top of it all, he’s shooting and capturing some pretty sweet shots of his own. He and his wife Connie, have started a photography business this year and will be shooting a few weddings of their own. They’re much in the same place we were last year, and they will be rocking it this year. Check them out at Kaminoski.com. They’re a fun couple that will have a great future in this……besides, Connie is my sister..Love ya Sis!
2010 is proving to be another stellar year. We’ve already shot our first wedding this year, and we only have a couple of available dates left. Our service that our clients have grown to love, will remain the same throughout this year. 2010 will be our “make it simpler” year. Our package and pricing is the simplest out there and we are going to be make it even simpler. We will be refining our product line this year, providing the finest quality prints, canvas wraps, fine art prints on canvas and fibre papers. 2010 will have us working on a new service and product line. Something that is not available anywhere Cleveland……and I’m not telling. Well not just yet. All I can say is that it’s going to be unique, artsy and beautiful. We’re really excited about our idea and hope to start offering it for our 2011 and mostly our 2012 couples. 2010 will also be our “let’s get even better” year. We’ll be attending seminars and classes with world renowned wedding photographers……I can’t wait to start asking them a million questions. Oh man, they are going to love me…..or hate me…we’ll see. I can’t wait to work with Yervant, Anothony Vasquez and David Beckstead. These are just few of my favorite photographers and they are always inspiring me to take things to the next level.
Well guys, that’s it. The state of the studio is solid and growing. 2010 is going to rock :)
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