This is a mixed media slideshow containing some video clips we captured with this senior session... Hope you enjoy! We are going to be doing a lot of this stuff!!!

Hagerstown Magazine Cover May/June

My photography is featured on the cover story of this months Hagerstown Magazine. Here is the new Cover that came out today!

Breeana Marie

This senior season is going to be very exciting. I have a fresh new outlook and I hope to capture some very cool stuff with this years batch of seniors. Here is our latest. Hair and makeup is by my wonderful girlfriend Tyra Lynn

...its been a while

I haven't posted in a while now but finally i have a new post to share to "whoever" is watching. I have been experimenting with shooting a bit of video and I wanted to share my first video editing project. This is a combination of video and still photographer of a High School Senior Session I recently shot. It was fun experimenting with something new.....

Valentine Special!!

Turner Photography is offering a Valentines special to our new and current customers. If you order a gift Certificate for either prints or services you will receive FREE MONEY!

Buy purchasing a gift certificate from $25 to $100 dollars will earn you additional value. Please call the studio TODAY for details.

Following Widget

I would like to know who is following our studio on our new blog. Who enjoys reading our blog, who wants to stay up to date with our new post. You can do those things by clicking on the Following link. By following our blog you let me know that you are a fan of what we post and you encourage us to strive to be your photographer of choice. On our blog we will post current clients pictures that can be shred with your friends. We will also post upcoming events and happenings at our studio along with specials and sales. We will also post interesting facts and articles that are pertinent to the industry and of course important to the client. Please take a look and follow, follow, follow......

Jamie Turner

Should I give up my Images on CD or DVD

This is a very good article that I found...I would love it if my potential couples would take the time to be informed on this issue.......

Should a Professional Photographer Give Away Their Copyright?

Certain unique situations a client will call for the transfer of copyright / ownership of the photographers work. In these cases the professional is amply compensated, many times monetarily, for the sale of their copyright. I will cover these situations in a future discussion but for now; let’s look at the majority of commissioned photographic projects:

I hear this all the time … (voice of client)

• I want ownership / copyright to all my photos
• I want to be able to make my own prints
• I want a CD or DVD with all original photos

DO YOU REALLY? … ARE YOU SURE? … NO NO.. ARE YOU REALLY SURE?

Let me ask you something:

Q: Would a photographer or any other creative that was truly passionate about the work they do for you, your organization, product or event, be inclined to give away ownership to their creative work?

… So, just who the heck are these people that are willing to give away their copyright at a drop of a hat?

In the industry many professionals call them Warriors / “Weekend Warrior” to be exact. These are the individuals that have contaminated the photographic market place with mundane, mediocre and at times just plain crap photography. These individuals have no vested interested in their photographs nor the client’s vision. They simply shoot, get a check and drop a CD in the mail and it’s back to the 9-5 on Monday morning. The result? … Well, I think you can figure it out.

I touched on this topic indirectly in an earlier discussion entitled “ Do I Need A Professional Photographer? “.

I don’t know about you but when I hire a creative for a project I expected 110%; Mediocrity is not an option and if you wish to be “ MEDIOCRE “ you can do it somewhere else on some else’s dime not mine!

When a photographer is aloud to let their inner creative out the results can be truly magical. This magic translates to the client as increased sales, a beautiful wedding album, an acting job, a modeling opportunity, more guests at their next event and so on and so forth!

Please DO NOT insult the creative professional by asking them to discount their artistry or request that they turn over ownership to their work. If you cannot afford a professional, simply look elsewhere to someone that is more inline with you or your organizations budgetary constraints. Hiring a part-time photographer, “Weekend Warrior”, instead of a professional may be completely adequate if quality is less of an issue then quantity and or price.There is a place for everyone in the industry and it remains the client’s responsibility to educate themselves as to whom they need to hire and just WHY they need to hire them.

A professional photographer’s passion for what they create should run through every vein in their body and you should know it and feel it when speaking to them about your project. The world runs around money but to many professional photographers and creatives alike, their artistry, is equally as important and at times ever more. Find one, give them respect and reap the rewards of their passion.

Bottom-line: If a photographer or creative is eager to give away his or her ownership to their work, chances are, your project is not that important to them. Today more than ever mediocre is just not good enough.