Safe-but not at home

A while back I heard of a photographer's studio burning down, it was in the days of film and all his negatives were lost. I ran into one of his customers and their album could not be completed, how sad.
With the advent of digital imaging we can create multiple back-ups of images and store them off site, in multiple locations.


I use a service called Mozy Home. Every day it synchronizes a back up of the images on my computer to their server in Utah. It does this automatically so I can't forget. In addition we back up our images to DVDs and portable hard drives. Our clients images, many of which are once in a lifetime pics are safe, but not only at home.

NILMDTS

For a few years now I have volunteered for a worthy organization called, Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, Click on the link to see their website.

I don't publicize it much because I feel it is a service to families and not something to advertise . I thought I would share yesterday's experience because it really touched me.

Yesterday was my birthday and I got a call to go to Metro General Hospital to photograph fraternal twins that were still born. A little boy and girl that were a just over 20 weeks in the womb. I felt very somber that I could observe my birthday, a day that celebrates my birth by being of service to a family that might find it difficult to celebrate little Trevon and Mkyla's birthday every year.

I am blessed that the pictures I take can help people remember significant events in their lives

Who Do You Associate With?

Keeping up with a changing industry, to provide clients with the latest products and imaging technology is darn right difficult in today's marketplace.

If it's hard for me, how do my clients know whats available for their photographic needs?

Try these letters:

• PPA
• WPPI
• NAPP
• SONOPP

These are professional associations that provide me with the latest information about products, techniques,marketplace news, marketing plus a whole range of services that will ultimately benefit my clients,

Check them out: Click on the logo !!

YOUTUBE

Just loaded a video of Phil and Kristin's Album to youtube. One of my favorite albums of 2008. Kristin and Phil were awesome, their album reflects the fun we had together. Click on the picture to see a very athletic bridal party

check it out here: ( make sure you watch it in the high quality mode)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxUwbQainlM

20 Years Behind Us and Moving Forward at the Speed of Light

It's hard to believe that Mark Rychel, Photographers is celebrating it's 20th year in business.
What that means to our customers is stability. We've noticed with the advent of affordable digital cameras that a lot of newbies are trying to be photographers. that's cool, competition makes everyone better. We've also heard horror stories of images being lost, images not being delivered in a timely manner, plus other issues.
Knock on wood - we have never failed to deliver our images to our clients over the last 20 years,

Why, we use the finest professional equipment. Our two main cameras the Nikon D3 and Nikon D700 are specifically suited to what we do. The ability to capture images in low light without flash provides an unobtrusive way to provide our clients with spectacular memories.

We also have the majority of lenses available for Nikon cameras, this allows us to create special images, whether it 's isolating our subjects with a telephoto or using extreme wide angles or fisheye lenses to capture an entire room or the fun on the dance floor.

Experience + Innovation + Investment in Equipment+Integrity

makes what we do -RIGHT FOR YOU !!

New for YOU

What's New? A lot here at Mark Rychel, Photographers! We continue to strive be on the cutting edge of technology to provide the best images possible for our clients. We have recently invested in the new software suite Adobe Creative Design Suite CS4 which will aloow us to produce more creative images in a shorter period of time. check it out here: www.adobe.com.
How about this image:
We feel that the combination of experience, (next year is the 2oth anniversary of our studio), commitment to excellent images and the willing ness to invest in technology will benefit our clients both in their ability to view there images creatively whether in an album, DVD presentation or on line.

Email us at mark@rychel.com. or give us a call at 440-729-2272.

Next: Great camera's take Great pictures.

Seeing Your Portrait Art in your home-BEFORE YOU BUY

A new service offered by Mark Rychel, Photographers is IN HOME PROJECTION. Recently we did family portraits for the King Family at their home. We photographed a number of family groups, the entire family, individual families, grand children as well as 3 generations of Kenny Kings. One of the pictures recreated an exact picture of the grand kids on the front porch steps of their home, that was taken 10 years earlier. We duplicated the kids' exact expressions. The new portrait hangs right next to the original in Mary Ann and Kenny's study.
Soon after we took the pictures, we brought our projection equipment into the King home and projected the pictures on the walls of Kenny and Mary Ann's home, in the exact size that they would be printed. At first we thought the large family picture would be best above the fireplace, but that location was too high to see all the family members. Then a spot by the front door caught our eye. It was perfect, as neighbors, family, and guests walk in the front door they are greeted by the entire King family, in portrait form. The 20" by 40" wrapped canvas portrait works perfectly on the right hand entrance wall in the King home. Projecting the portraits on the wall allowed Kenny and Mary Ann to create a warmth to their foyer that reflectd their dedication and enthusiasm for their beautiful family. By the way- That is the former Euclid Beach rocket in the family picture.

Comfort your way

How many ways can you view your images? Our Office theater area allows you to see your images on a 60" big screen in true comfort. Whether you want to see a slide show or each individual image cropped to your specifications right in front of you, the choice is yours. Want to view your album before it's printed. No problem. Enjoy a beverage as your relive your wedding complete with background music in Dolby 7.1 stereo through a Bose speaker system.

Our goal is to give you choices to make your wedding, portrait s or events easy for you to see. We have the technology to project your images, upload to a custom website or view your images in a proof magazine or traditional proof book. How about a cd you can put in your computer and relive your wedding whenever you want.
This isn't Burger King but you can still have it "YOUR WAY". Most of our Clients say "I'm lovin IT"

The Gallery and Camera Room

After years of doing location portraits, we added a studio to our home. The studio consists of a gallery with private entry that leads to the camera room. "The Gallery" features current portraits of high school seniors from various local schools including West Geauga, Chardon, Aurora and Solon. In addition to senior portraits, several family pictures are displayed both on canvas and in custom matted frames. Several bridal portraits are also featured, one is a 20" x 40 " canvas portrait of a bridal party taken at the Botanical Gardens at University Circle. Our "Gallery Wrap Canvas" prints are mounted on wooden frames and need no other frame. They have been very popular and can even have brush strokes to resemble a painting. They can be made any size and one picture can even be segmented into multiple pictures for a unique effect to compliment your decor on large walls.
The camera room provides clients with a comfortable venue to relax as they pose for their portraits. Various backgrounds are available to compliment clothing choices and totally white "high key"full length backgrounds are also available. The studio lights are the most current technology and vary the lighting to produce portraits that compliment our clients. In addition to the lighting technology, state of the art cameras are used to capture images directly into a computer so that you can view those beautiful smiles immediately!

Next: The Multi-Media Presentation Theater

Here we go!!

2008 is a big year at Rychel, Photographers. We are having a Grand Opening of our new studio.
The new studio features a Portrait Gallery and shooting room, (don't worry, we use camera's not guns). Located on 7.5 acres, which becomes a Portrait Park for environmental portraits. Our clients can have the best of both worlds, indoor studio accommodations and a portrait park featuring natural settings with great lighting opportunities. Check These OUT


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