Christina Sloan: an international portrait and wedding photographer based in Omaha, NE » Christina is a fun, spunky, fabulous photographer who creates art with her camera for the most amazing clients on the planet!

Whether the wedding is a beach-front fete in need of an international photographer or a black-tie affair sporting this fabulous Omaha photographer in Los Angelos, New York City, Chicago, Austin, Denver or Seattle… every couple wants their wedding photography to be picture perfect.  Now, more than ever, there are countless ways to chronicle your big day in stellar wedding photographs.  Here are some of the biggest trends in wedding photography today.

The Digital Photography Revolution

Thanks to digital cameras, the days of flashcubes and dark rooms have given way to higher quality images that are faster to produce; however not necessarily less expensive.

This wedding photographer can click her shutter almost 8000 times without having to reload film or intrude on the moment.

Forget having to wait agonizing months to finally see your ceremony negatives. Within a few weeks, this incredible Omaha Wedding Photographer and her team can post event pictures online for easy viewing.  Friends and family of the bride and groom can also browse through the photos and order prints of their favorites.   Not to mention digital pictures are a snap to store on a DVD or computer and can be printed over and over again.

The Heart of the Story

Though is isn’t new, in recent years photojournalism has become wildly popular amongst newlyweds. Instead of clicking the shutter to staged shots — and those inevitable forced smiles — photojournalistic photographers focus on telling the story of your special day as it unfolds. From the pre-ceremony preparations to the last dance, this international photogrpaher captures the events with images that elicits the unique emotions of the wedding experience.  Whether it’s the bride’s heartfelt hug with her grandpa or the best man‘s dance with the flower girl, this style catches the spontaneous and touching moments in an artistic and unobtrusive way.

Though Sloan Images doesn’t even want to boast an all photo-journalistic style, it is something you will see many, many times in your wedding gallery.

In Vogue

Some couples are opting to have wedding photography taken in a style inspired by the pages of fashion magazines like InStyle or Vogue. This type of wedding photography plays up the glamour and romance of the day. Images of the bride and groom are shot in an artistic manner and later edited to get a high-fashion look.  Non-movie star couples can look like celebrities too with special photography techniques both behind the camera and in the editing room.  General Sloan has and continues to produce fine art images that emulate and evoke a hi-fashion, magazine style appearance — it inevitably is the Sloan Style.

Options, Options, Options

The possibilities are practically endless to soon-to-wed couples today.  If you can’t decide between black and white photos or color? Do both.  Traditional wedding photography or photo-journalistic style?  Try a combination of the two.  Don’t want to miss the reception while you’re posing for pictures?  Wedding party images can be created before or after the ceremony so you can enjoy it.  General Sloan really does provide the best the wedding industry has to offer:  options, artistry, and flexibility.

Have It Your Way

The one trend that never goes out of style is being true to yourself.  Because you only get one chance to take pictures of your ceremony, make sure your wedding photographer has a good sense of what you have in mind.  Be sure to discuss the possibilities and communicate your likes and dislikes clearly.  Knowing that the Sloan style is what your REALLY want when you book your wedding photography is essential.  Then you KNOW your images will turn out the way you want and you can sit back and enjoy your wedding!

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Let’s be upfront here… I didn’t write all of  this article… it has been re posted in part from an article posted at Bella Pictures.

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I had no idea the fashion industry was running low on adult female models until I received my recent Victoria Secret swimsuit catalog.  What a sorry situation this has turned out to be; using thirteen year old girls to imposter grown women.  Obviously their Photoshop technicians lack experience in age amplification; the addition of hips, breasts, a broader face, smile lines, sophistication behind the eyes.  If the market is going to ask me to imagine myself lounging around the pool in a suit being modeled on the shapeless body of a middle schooler, well New York…we have a problem.

I’m trying to put myself under the delusional buyer misconception that this swimsuit will magically transform my body into the type 4% of the female population struts in, verses the shape 96% of women live with, but all I’m getting are flashbacks of middle school.  Surely the fashion gurus are not selling me some sick ideal of a 7^th grade body; the acne, arms longer than trunks, clumsy adult feet on knobby legs, belts cinched around a non-existent waistline, girls towering like leaning skyscrapers over the boys. The only person I know who enjoyed that year was the one who spent most of it in a coma.  No, I don’t desire a retro look that screams “I have acne, braces, and smelly feet; pick one and torment me over it.”

When did attractive, adult, photographic women become an endangered species?  This poor girl’s attempting to sell a swimsuit designed for a woman with Pamela Anderson curves and a Sophia Loren confidence. My father used to say, “You’re not a woman until you’ve experienced enough life to know who you’ve got residing in your gut. That’s when you go from living in your skin to standing in it. The day you fall in love with your own life is the day you become a woman.” This level of self-awareness puts a look in a woman’s eyes that can not be photoshopped, taught or feigned. It also happens to be the sexiest marketing tool out there.

I wouldn’t buy this slashed black suit out of fear that my fellow pool goers will mistake me for Miley Cyrus.  I want a suit to compliment the heart break, success, frustration and joy my body has carried me through. Firm legs that have taken me down many long roads, sloping hips that have bred two lives, and sun freckled skin from days spent playing in the outdoors. I’ve earned every part of my appearance and I’m ready to see my future wardrobe marketed by models who have also earned theirs. “Forever 21” has dealt enough pressure on the female population to make “Almost 14” down right ludicrous.

Instead of staging a talent search on every playground in America, it’s time for the industry to feature women who have well-aged self-confidence blooming in their eyes. Women who have brought success to every level of their lives while amplifying their outer beauty. Frankly New York, I’d rather purchase from Barbie’s closet; a woman who has experienced more than your average 51 year old.  Skipper, she’s very cute, but she’s got a long way to go before she stands in her own skin.

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