Matt and Candice

Very fun couple who are gonna have a grand event at the Reunion Resort in Orlando. This place is gorgeous and Marian and I have a great plan in place to provide some amazing photography. The reception is going to be a hoot. Check back to see their wedding photos. Did I mention it was about a 100 degrees when we did this shoot?

Lyzette and Salvatore

Marian and I shot this wedding a couple weeks ago at the International Resort and Spa in Orlando. The couple recently dealt with some health issues that caused them to have a small wedding a year ago. This was the celebration they had in mind from the start and I was so glad to be a part of it. I was the photographer for Lyzette's son Louis Lorentz and Kim's wedding and her niece Ada and Nick's. They made us feel like part of the family and I think we captured the story of the day. There will be a multimedia piece coming soon. Enjoy!

Where's Rob?

Wow, time has been flying by. We have been making huge strides in Rob Witzel Photography. Here are just a few items. Been getting an amazing amount of leads and consultation requests. Spent a few days with Smart Marketing in Naples and have a true marketing strategy in place. Completely restructured my office and organization thanks to my wife Marian. Am now working with the best wedding consultants in town. The list goes on and on. I promise to elaborate and post some new images from recent events ASAP.

Rob

Jordan and Lauren were the perfect couple on top of being gracious and outgoing. What better couple than a pair of teachers that you wish you had back in school who live on a cattle farm and and have large and loving families. I could post hundreds from this one but enjoy these and I assure you the rest are great. Multimedia is on deck and I have a couple posts in my head that I need to hammer on the keyboard as soon as I can.

Multimedia Part 2- Travis and Jess

This is our second multimedia piece and I can say it fits the couple's personality to a tee. Kudos to my wife Marian who put this together without attending the event. I hope you agree she did a great job. Let us know what you think.

Weddings Take Time

I often hear the phrase "wedding photographers charge so much for just a few hours of work." While I agree the prices around the country have gotten way out of hand I do take issue with the fact I spend only a few hours with my clients.

For example: At a recent wedding I was booked for all day coverage but there is so much more.

Take a look-

Pre Wedding Emails- 3 hours.
Consultation- 2 hours
Producing Contract- 1 hour
Engagement Session- 2 hours
Engagement Production- 4 hours
Final Consultation- 1 hour
Wedding Day- 11 hours
Wedding Processing- 16 hours
Album Design- 6 hours
Multimedia Production- 8 hours

That is a total of 54 hours and a VERY conservative estimate. Don't get me wrong as I enjoy every second of it. Just wanted people to know the leg work that it takes to do things the right way.

Multimedia is Here

Check out this audio slideshow from Chris and Stephanie Vail's wedding from March of this year. I see this storytelling tool as part of the future for wedding photojournalists. In the journalism world we are working hard to make multimedia the third rail if you will, along with words and photography. As you can see this is a very personal and touching way to tell the story of a couple's big day. Let me know what you think as this is just the first of many projects to come. Don't mind the low resolution as that will change once I get the video player on the main website.