The Babe 10-01-07

I have an absolutely wonderful dog, her name is Babe and we adopted her when she was a 9 week old puppy. We adopted her from a wonderful organization called The Animal Defense League. If you live in San Antonio and are looking for a dog or cat, I strongly recommend looking here! The ADL is the largest non-profit, no-kill shelter in the Southwest and I think thats a good thing. When you consider the fact that the San Antonio Animal Control euthanized 32,799 pets in 2006 while only adopting out 2,389 you can see how an operation like the ADL is needed and valuable.

Anyway, I’ll step off of my soapbox now. Babe has now gotten old enough and calm enough that she will sit for pictures without being exhausted! Previously one of my favorite techniques for photographing her was just to tire her out enough that she would lay down, which is pretty effective. However, it leads to her having her big tongue dangling out for every picture. The tongue wagging is cute for a few shots but you can’t have them ALL that way! This time however we had a major breakthrough, I got her to sit for some photos involving lights, umbrellas, reflectors, the whole works. The trick was simple…small pieces of hot dogs. Babe will do just about anything for food! Some of her “head shots” are below.

It Begins! 9-27-07

Welcome to the new Shutter Snap Studios blog! Shutter Snap Studios offers wedding, portrait, event, and commercial photography to San Antonio and the surrounding areas. My name is Nathan Kerr and I am assisted in all ways by my wife Joanna. If you’re REALLY lucky she might even write a blog entry from time to time! That’s a good thing, since she has better English skills than myself. I do the majority of the photography with Joanna helping out and offering a second angle during key moments of weddings and events. Joanna mostly handles paperwork, scheduling, and managing me. Without her I’d just sit around all day taking and editing pictures. I’d never remember to check my e-mail or look at a calendar, so she is truly indispensable!

My goal with this blog is to not just offer a place for our customers to find out about us and what we are up to. I will also discuss photography tricks and techniques as well as the occasional nifty link to random websites that I find interesting. I hope you enjoy our blog, I’m looking forward to expanding photography on the internet just a little bit further!

I leave you with some images from a recent wedding we photographed for a very delightful couple. Juan and Sarah were married at the Southwest School of Arts and Crafts where they also held their reception. It is a beautiful venue and we very much enjoyed their wedding! Their wedding was very relaxed and non-traditional; the shot glasses for the toast read “Juan and Sarah, taking a shot at marriage!”