From bludomain to SmugMug Pro – the Davis Studio

Apr, 29, 2012
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The Davis Studio from Virginia Beach specializes in portrait, wedding, dog photography.

Melissa from the The Davis Studio writes to us…

“Photography is so much more than just putting pictures on paper or creating digital images. We take photographs because we want to celebrate stories. We want to remember moments in vivid detail. Through photography we can continue to revisit moments of great joy, or to remember just how small our children were, or the love for a wonderfully loyal family dog. Photography creates a legacy of our lives. I love looking through photographs of my parents and grandparents when they were young — to see a world so utterly different than my own, and to hear the stories associated with those photographs.”

Melissa’s favorite type of photography – “It is so hard to narrow this down. I am a life style photographer, because I love photographing people’s lives — everything from weddings, to newborns, the annual family portraits, or a photography session “just because.” I know a lot of photographers specialize in one specific area of photography and there is a lot of wisdom in that. Personally, I have found that enjoying a variety of photographic opportunities keeps me fresh and growing in my photographic skills.”

For photography tips and tricks, Melissa recommends “If you are photographing children or your dog, get down low. So often we take photographs of children and dogs from above, looking down on them. While you can get good images this way, they often some out feeling very normal — because its an angle adults always use. Try getting down on their level and looking into their eyes from their level (or below). I spend a lot of my time photographing dogs and children kneeling or, often, laying flat on the ground. Usually, the best photographs are ones taken from a different level (or angle) than how we always see things.”

Melissa comments about her SmugMug site – “I absolutely LOVE it. Before switching with SmugMug my site was hosted by bludomain with one of their templates. It looked fine, but the online shopping experience was frustrating at best for my clients. I also couldn’t upload high resolution images to the site for display. So after much research I switched to SmugMug pro. I chose to use Jerry and the folks at jR Customization because I appreciated the sleek, clean professional look of many of the custom SmugMug websites they had created. They were very easy to work with, provided great feedback, and I couldn’t be happier with the final product! My clients love it too. It provides a far more enjoyable experience than my previous site afforded them.”

Visit The Davis Studio at The Davis Studio to view Melissa’s wonderful art…