For the past 16 years, Tricia Koning has worked as a professional photographer in the Chicago area. Tricia’s unique and photojournalistic approach to wedding photography has taken her to almost every venue in Chicago, as well as New Orleans, Ann Arbor, Barbados, Amelia Island, and San Fransisco to document her clients’ wedding. She has a strong ability to remain fresh and unobtrusive while photographing people’s most personal and meaningful day. Her photographs have been published in many bridal magazines including Chicago Wedding, Modern Bride, national and local Wedding Bells.
Her style of photography is based on photojournalism. She documents the day in an artistic and unobtrusive manner. There is so much to experience and photograph during the wedding day, and Tricia is able to capture the bride getting ready, the ceremony, the reception and celebration, and all of the in-between moments with the same energy and originality that produces her unique quality photographs.
Depending up your schedule and preferences, the formal photographs can be planned for either before or after the ceremony. She and her assistant tries to get all the posed shots done in a timely manner. In addition to taking the posed photographs, Tricia also enjoys this time to find more candids moments and artistic angles during this time. We love to take photos on location ... in and around your hotel, church, or reception venue, or near the many great backdrops in the city of Chicago.
The packages are inclusive of Tricia and an 2nd photographer who can split up to cover the bride and the groom in their different locations before the ceremony. The packages also include a proof book, which is a magazine style proof book with the images printed 6 up on a page. A high resolution cd or dvd is included with the edited, and color corrected images in jpeg format. It doesn't stop there! The packages include your choice of beautiful matted or contemporary magazine style album. Our Coffee Table style albums represent the ultimate in quality and technology. The final product is one that is designed based on your preferences and personal style. Tricia designs the album with your input & final approval.
Tricia often shoots infrared during the summer and fall months whenever possible. These unique images are often selected by her clients to become their fine art photographs hanging in their homes.
Even after the wedding day, Tricia continues to offer her clients professionalism and personal advice on print orders and wedding albums. The couple and their families can choose from a wide range of leather bound album options. She and her studio manager will help custom design your album after you’ve selected your favorite 50-125 images from the wedding day. She offers the traditional matted leather bound albums and now the digital designed albums called Digital design or magazine style from Zookbooks, collages.net, and the Graphi albums from Italy. These new innovative coffee table, magazine style album are designed in-house and then posted on a web site for you to review and add your comments.
For those clients who would prefer a la carte services, please inquire for availability and rates.
FREQUENT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS:
Q: Do you shoot film or digital?
A: The latest generation of professional digital cameras is amazing. A high resolution dvd is included for your own printing. Occasionally Tricia will shoot a roll of infrared film during the summer months.
Q: Do we get real proofs or just contact sheets?
A: You have a choice of a set of 3.5x5 or 4x6 photos, or a magazine style proof book with 6 up on a page. The packages also in a cd or dvd of the high resolution images. From that DVD you can make as many reprints as you would like on your own. Or you may also choose to have our studio make the reprints for you.
Q: I'm not a professional photographer. Will I be able to make good quality prints on my own?
A: You need no experience in digital photography to make quality reprints. You can either pick out which photographs you want reprinted and burn them to a new CD to give to your lab, or you can call, fax, or email our studio and we can reorder reprints for you.
Q; Can I still order prints from the studio? Yes, of course.
A: The biggest advantage ordering reprints from us is that we retouch, color balance all reprints to provide the best quality for each image. We take care of shiny foreheads, blemishes, minimize glare on glasses, and offer "head swaps" if someone has their eyes closed in a group photo.
Artistic filters and retouching can make the huge difference to create a final beautiful image to hang in your home.
Q: Do you offer the images online?
A: Yes. All of our weddings are posted online for you to order prints and have them shipped directly to you. We use a hosting site called collages.net. You can view a slide show or individual prints & your families can order their own prints.
Q: I've heard that digital prints don't last as long as prints from film?
A: We only use a professional photography lab, and we do not print with ink jet, as this is not archival.
Q: How many photographs do you typically take at a wedding?
A: Tricia & her assistant typically take over 2000 images at a wedding, and then later, we edit this to the best 500-800 final photos. They often say, ”You took too many good photographs”. I respond that’s a good problem to have.
Q: Are there time or film limits?
A: Our packages are based on 6, 8, 9, 10 or 12 hours of time. Additional hours or specialized packages are always available.
Q: What if your camera breaks?
A: Every piece of equipment has at least one back-up.
Q: Do you bring an assistant?
A: I do bring a second photographer, except for weddings with a very small guest list.
Q: Do I get to keep my proofs?
A: Of course. The proofs are part of the package. No minimum order is required to keep them.
Q: What if you are sick and unable to come to the wedding?
A: In the rare event of extreme illness, a photographer with similar style and abilities would be contracted to shoot the wedding. In my 15 years of photographing, this has not happened yet (knock on wood), but I am part of a wide network of photographers to call upon in an emergency.
Q: Are the negatives for sale?
A: We shoot digitally and every package includes the edited and color corrected high-resolution digital files.
Q: How is the album designed?
When you have had a chance to review all of the photographs from your wedding day, we plan a 1 hour meeting to select your choice of album & arrange the order of the photographs. We discuss your preferences, your favorites & then Tricia designs the album with you having the final approval via email before it goes to the bookbinder or album company. You can also do this on the web site, and create of list of "favorites" and email me this list.
Q: Do you shoot table shots?
A: I do photograph tables if specifically requested by bride & groom or parents of the bride & groom. If requested, we can do tables of extended family members & special groups of friends. We photograph many candids of the guest during cocktails, dinner & dancing & these are always more interesting.
Q: Where can I find pricing information?
A: Please fill out our Information Request Form and we will reply promptly with our package pricing and details. |
