TIME TO START PLANNING YOUR WEDDING

AND YOU NEED A 'GOOD' PHOTOGRAPHER...

Wedding photography 12 yearsD.V.D.  copy as much as you want.

It is time to start planning a wedding! Call Tara to put together the wedding of your dreams!

My Nephue has autisim, never looks right at you. This is why this picture is so valuable to me and my family.

A super cool Wedding Band... Tiger Lilly

Fire walker!

Don't 'walk-JUMP!!!

 please feel free to "Google my name and or my web site to see I've been here a while now.

Tara Jerich

 WeddingPhotosHouston.com

936-697-2831

And Artist...

My first 'face' a pencle drawing! What do you think?

 When the child has one green eye

 and one brown I need a close up!

Business portrait

Engagement sitting

Don't be stressed

call me I really can help.

I like to take a more natural approach 

I like to take a more natural approach to wedding photography.
While I enjoy capturing the less directed moments, it is no secret that even the most organized wedding needs some direction when it comes to getting the most out of your wedding and your wedding schedule. So what exactly does a great wedding day photographer's schedule look like? That answer is as different as the dress that each bride wears! But having a general idea will help the photographer and the tips I will offer will definitely help each bride and groom to get the right schedule just right for them and their big day!

Natural light, studio photography and photographers lighting.

it creates a uniqueness like no other, and makes everything a bit better! Natural lighting is not only flattering, it's all around fabulous! And for the most important day of your life incorporate as much day light as you can into your schedule especially for photos. Please note: when the sun is high in the sky the shadows are not your friend!!! So can you still have a candlelight dinner reception or a sunset ceremony? Totally! Just make sure we work together to create a schedule that allows plenty of time to capture your important photos.
Wedding Photographer in Houston, The Woodlands, Spring, Texas and Conroe.
Houston Wedding Photographers
are very gifted, talented and experienced.

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Photography and Houston Weddings:
it is very important that your choice of a photographer be the best one for what you are wanting to achieve.
Fashion Photography
Family Portraits
Pet Portraits
Graduation
Anniversary
Save the Date
Engagement
Baby Announcements
Christmas Cards
Family Reunions
Bride's portrait

The Brides sitting

This is one or the best things to do, in fact I say it is a MUST HAVE!!! This is so important I have given sittings away to brides who just didn't have the money.
Did you get yours? Call Tara it is not too late.

Portrait photography or portraiture is photography of a person or group of people that displays the expression, personality, and mood of the subject. Like other types of portraiture, the focus of the photograph is usually the person's face, although the entire body and the background may be included

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States of America, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of Houston and Bay Town, the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. with over 6 million people.

Houston was founded in 1836 on land near the banks of Buffalo Bayou. It was incorporated as a city on June 5, 1837, and named after then-President of the Republic of Texas—former General Sam Houston who had commanded and won at the Battle of San Jacinto, which took place east of where the city was established. The burgeoning port and railroad industry, combined with oil discovery in 1901, has induced continual surges in the city's population. In the mid-twentieth century, Houston became the home of the Texas Med center the world's largest concentration of healthcare and research institutions

Rated as a global city, Houston's economy has a broad industrial base in energy, manufacturing, aeronautics, and transportation. It is also leading in health care sectors and building oilfield equipment; only New York City is home to more Fortune 500 headquarters. The Port of Houston ranks first in the United States in international waterborne tonnage handled and second in total cargo tonnage handled. The city has a population from various ethnic and religious backgrounds and a large and growing international community. It is home to many cultural institutions and exhibits, which attract more than 7 million visitors a year.

Portrait Packages
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Silver

includes 3 hours coverage

and copy release D.V.D.

Gold

includes 4 hours coverage

Bridal sitting

copy release D.V.D.

Royal

includes 6 hours coverage

Engagement sitting

Bridal sitting

copy release D.V.D.

From $500 to $1,200

over the phone for best results.

Just some of the photography I shoot:
Pictorial Composition
Architectural
Commercial
graduation announcements
Senior portraits
Documentary weddings 
wedding Photojournalism 
Senior Portrait
fine art
Still life bridal 
focal photography
Multiple exposure
Vignetting
Rule of thirds
Geometry and symmetry 
Visual arts
Shutter speeds
silhouette
wedding photography
candid wedding receptions
portraiture constructs
wedding paparazzi
contemporary wedding
Modern bridal photography
wedding photo montage

Lighting for portraiture

 
Three-point lighting
Key light
Fill light
Back light
Kicker
Butterfly lighting
Accessory lights
Background lights
Other lighting equipment
Windowlight portraiture

History Portrait photographs

History Portrait photographs have been made since virtually the invention of the camera.  The style of these early works reflected the technical challenges associated with long exposure times and the painterly aesthetic of the time. Subjects were generally seated against plain backgrounds and lit with the soft light of an overhead window and whatever else could be reflected with mirrors. Advances in photographic equipment and techniques developed, and gave photographers the ability to capture images with shorter exposure times the making of portraits outside the studio.

Lighting for portraiture
Winter portrait of a 10-month old baby girl When portrait photographs are composed and captured in a studio, the professional photographer has control over the lighting of the composition of the subject and can adjust direction and intensity. There are many ways to light a subject's face, but there are several common lighting plans which are easy enough to describe.

One of the most basic lighting plans is called three-point lighting. This plan uses three and sometimes four lights to fully model bring out details and the three dimensionality of the subject's features. The three main lights used in this light plan are as follows:

Key light

Key light, also called a main light, the key light is usually placed to one side of the subject's face, between 30 and 60 degrees off center a bit higher than eye level. The key light is the brightest light in the lighting plan.

Rembrandt lighting

The purpose of these two lights is to mimic the natural light created by placing a subject in a room near a window. The daylight falling on the subject through the window is the Key light and the Fill light is reflected light coming from the walls of the room. This type of lighting can be found in the works of hundreds of classical painters and early photographers and is often called Rembrandt lighting.

The "fourth light" in three point lighting, a kicker is a small light, often made directional or limited in coverage through the use of a snoot, umbrella, or softbox that adds a bright edge light on the fill light side of the subject's face, usually just enough to establish the jaw line or edge of an ear. The kicker should thus be a bit brighter than the fill light, but not so bright it over fills the off side of the face; the placement and brightness of a kicker is a matter of taste and technique. Many portraitists choose not to use a kicker and settle for the three main lights of the standard plans. It may also be considered an acccessory light.

Butterfly lighting

Butterfly lighting uses only two lights. The Key light is placed directly in front of the subject, often above the camera or slightly to one side, and a bit higher than is common for a three-point lighting plan. The second light is a rim light. Often a reflector is placed below the subject's face to provide fill light and soften shadows.

This lighting can be recognized by the strong light falling on the forehead, the bridge of the nose and the upper cheeks, and by the distinct shadow below the nose which often looks rather like a butterfly and thus provides the name for this lighting plan. Butterfly lighting was a favourite of famed Hollywood portraitist George Hurrell which is why this style of lighting is often called Paramount lighting.

Background lights

Background lights Not so much a part of the portrait lighting plan, but rather designed to provide illumination for the background behind a subject, background lights can pick out details in the background, provide a halo effect by illuminating a portion of a backdrop behind the subject's head, or turn the background pure white by filling it with light.

Other lighting equipment

Other lighting equipment Most lights used in modern photography use flash of some sort. The lighting for portraiture is typically diffused by bouncing it from the inside of an umbrella, or by using a soft box. A soft box is a fabric box, encasing a photo strobe head, one side of which is made of translucent fabric. This provides a softer lighting for portrait work and is often considered more appealing than the harsh light often cast by open strobes. Hair and background lights are usually not diffused. It is more important to control light spillage to other areas of the subject. Snoots, barn doors and flags or gobos help focus the lights exactly where the photographer wants them. Background lights are sometimes used with color gels placed in front of the light to create coloured backgrounds.

Window light used to create soft light

Window light used to create soft light to the portrait Windows as a source of light for portraits have been used for decades before artificial sources of light were discovered. According to Arthur Hammond, amateur and professional photographers need only two things to light a portrait: a window and a reflector. Although window light limits options in portrait photography compared to artificial lights it gives ample room for experimentation for the amateur photographers. A white reflector placed to reflect light into the darker side of the subject's face, will even the contrast. Shutter speeds may be slower than normal, requiring the use of a tripod, but the lighting will be beautifully soft and rich.

While using window light

While using window light, the positioning of a camera can be changed to give the desired effects. Such as positioning the camera behind the subject can produce a silhouette of the individual while being adjacent to the subject give a combination of shadows and soft light. And facing the subject from the same point of light source will produce high key effects with least shadows.

This photographer is dedicated. With her practical views, her ingenuity and tireless energy that binds weddings and wedding communities together.

 This series of portraits began in Houston, Spring and The Woodlands has been a fantastic opportunity in my life. While still preserving the traditions of weddings, you can be sure with this documentary wedding photographer.

Tara is a freelance documentary wedding photographer based in The Woodlands area.

Automatic Exposure

 Three kinds are available: programmed auto exposure, aperture-priority auto exposure and shutter-priority auto exposure.

AE Lock

Used to hold an automatically controlled shutter speed and/or lens aperture, in case you need to recompose your picture but want to retain an previous exposure reading.

AF-I Nikon

Lens with built-in autofocus drive motor. CPU is also built in. AF-I Nikko lenses send information on distance to the camera body and are classified as D-type AF Nikko lenses.

AI Nikon

Automatic index; Nikon's system for telling the camera's exposure meter what the lens' maximum aperture is.

AI/S Nikon

Automatic index/Shutter; Nikon's lens mount permitting automatic operation in shutter-priority and program auto-exposure systems.

Aperture

The variable opening produced by the iris-diaphragm through which light passes to the film plane. Measured in f/stops.

Aperture Priority

Auto exposure systems wherein the photographer selects the aperture and the camera selects the appropriate shutter speed.

APO

Apochromatic; a type of lens which focuses different wavelengths of light on the film plane for improved image sharpness. Especially useful in telephoto lenses. Chromatic aberration is corrected.

ASA

American Standards Association;  ISO.

B Bulb

At the B setting, the shutter remains open as long as the shutter release button remains fully depressed.

Bracketing

Take a series of pictures at different exposures.

Coating

A layer or multiple layers of thin anti-reflective materials applied to the surface of lens elements to reduce light reflection (flare) and increase the amount of transmitted light.

Close-Up

The general term for pictures taken at relatively close distances, from 1/10 life-size 1:10 to life-size 1:1.

Depth of Field

The range of acceptably sharp focus in front of and behind the distance the lens is focused on.

Diaphragm

A series of metal "blades" that can be manipulated to form a larger or smaller opening through which the light is admitted.

Digital Imaging

The new evolution of the art of photography where images are scanned into an electronic format and then processed with software such Photoshop.

DX-Coding

Code printed on film cartridges providing most new cameras with film speed information.

Element

One piece of glass comprising the internal optics of a lens.

EOS Canon

Electronic Optical System; Canon's current line of autofocus cameras and accessories.

E-TTL Canon

Evaluative, through-the-lens flash metering.

EV

Exposure Value; is a number that represents available combinations of shutter speed and aperture offering the same exposure effect when scene brightness remains the same. Each EV number can be applied to various shutter speed and aperture combinations.

Exposure

light striking a sensitized material film or paper emulsion.

Fill-Flash

Exposure consisting of a combination of flash and "available light" balanced to produce a pleasing mix of the two.

Fisheye

An ultra wide angle lens which purposely introduces barrel distortion so straight lines near the edges of the frame appear to curve out.

Flare

Image degradation caused by stray light which passes through the lens but is not focused to form the primary image. Often caused by light bouncing off internal air-to-glass surfaces.

Focal Length

The distance from the optical center of a lens to the image plane when the lens is focused to infinity.

Golden Rectangle

An image ratio width vs. the height that makes the most pleasing, balanced impression on the viewer. Panoramic are long and skinny; square negatives often make it hard for the viewer to recognize the central focus of a composition. A 35mm format is pretty close to a golden rectangle.

Group

Two or more elements cemented together within a lens. Lenses are described as having a certain number of elements in a certain smaller number of groups.

Hot Shoe

A mounting device, usually built onto the top of a camera, that enables a flash unit, or speedlight, to be mounted on and triggered by the camera.

ISO

International Standards Organization; the number represents the film's sensitivity to light. A higher ISO number indicates the film is more sensitive and requires less light for a proper exposure.

Macro Focusing

Macro focusing, applied to zoom lenses, moves the lens group(s), enabling the lens to focus closer than the normal focusing distance from close-up shooting.

Photography

from the Greek the means "painting or writing with light."