Photoshop World blog posts coming soon

Hi everyone, just wanted to let you know that we will be trying very hard to get up as many blog posts as we can during the next week at Photoshop world. We are taking lots of photos and video, so keep checking back often. ~chris

Photoshop World or Bust

Hey everyone! Chris and I are on our way down to Photoshop World 2008 in Orlando Florida. We are blogging our experience to show you guys what we're up to. Check out the trip thus far:

The Wedding...Continued.

The exciting conclusion...

The Blizzard Wedding

Hello everyone! We thought it would be cool to post some video taken from our first wedding of the season. It was quite a challenge due to the blizzard which happened to fall on the big day. Check it out!

Showit Web

Steve and I have been looking at flash slideshow software for quite a while, and have come across Showit Web created by David Jay. Because we already have SlideShow Pro, there were a lot of questions that needed to be asked before we made the decision to add an additional piece of slideshow software to our arsenal. The most common was: "Why do we need another application?"

Showit Web added a missing piece that we couldn't have with SlideShow Pro, music. With Showit Web, we are able to add music and sync the picture transitions to the beat, or any sort of timing. We can use the license free music included, or we can add our own and time-sync it ourselves. Probably the other biggest selling point for us was the ease of use. With Showit Web, we are able to produce an awesome show in a very small amount of time. Attached is an example of what I did in 5 minutes with basement remodeling photographs that I have.

(please keep the laughing to a minimum these photos are unedited)

KaufmanKramer.com Gets a Facelift

Chris and I finished the new web site design this past weekend and I thought that it would be cool to note some of the changes.

Old Site

New Site


Our new site design incorporates a much larger design space then our previous site design. We've simplified the navigation and made a clear distinction as to where to find our portfolios, client feedback, and services.

We were also able to relaunch our portfolio with an additional 11 albums that showcase our new theme, "Share your Story".

Here are some shots from our new albums:

Artistic and Architecture additions:





Some of the new additions and retouches to our couples:








Hope you like the new look, and we look forward to posting more in the next few weeks!

A Quick Look at HDR

Chris and I were working on some new portfolio additions this past weekend and we got started on a conversation about how specific photographers have a certain "look". Being a young company, we really had to think about how to describe what Kaufman Kramer photography's look is and what we want it to become. One area of photography that has been of great interest to Chris and myself is High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography. (A look we go for often) The concept of HDR is when we combine multiple exposures of the same photograph in order to bring out not only the midtones, but the highlights and shadows as well. I found this cool video online that shows a bunch of before and after HDR images. I think it does a good job of illustrating the concept.


Notice the detail recovery and how stylized an image can become once everything is properly exposed. Very cool stuff.