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Maximizing Your Wedding Photography Sessions

February 22, 2014 by Josh Baker

Our goal for your wedding day related photography is to have an unique engagement session, a bridal portrait session with meaning, and fun filled day of wedding photographs. Let’s talk about the approach to maximizing your Wedding related photography sessions.

Engagements are up first because I think they are the building blocks to a successful wedding day. A good engagement session will not only produce fantastic photos of you and your soon to be spouse but will also accomplish the task of building a working relationship with your photographer. The importance of the working relationship can not be overstated because communication of ideas is at the root of successful wedding day photos. Our conversation really starts with the pre-session interview where we find out more about your hobbies and interests as a couple. We take those ideas and spin them into themes for your engagement session so they are more than just “pretty couple in a field” type photographs.

Success! Indy Schwant and Dana the Lounge Singer together!

3 more guidelines to help plan your engagement session
– Allot 45 minutes to 1 hour per location/outfit change
– Start formal in appearance and work towards casualness
– Beware of “Death by Pinterest”. Pinterest is great for setting the mood and inspiration but don’t overwhelm your photographer with a Pinterest Greatest Hits.

We love shooting bridal portraits outside of the wedding day for several reasons. First, they allow the wedding day to be less stressful. Second, bridal portraits are a great time to give your hair & makeup and florals a photographic test before the wedding day. And thirdly, we can do them in a place that has meaning to you to create a timeless treasure. A Bridal portrait session is also a great chance for your maid of honor or bridal party to help out with your dress and bouquet and support you.

Camp Lucy Bridal Portraits

And for the grand finale let’s talk through ways to maximize your photographic time on Your Wedding Day. First, include the photographer in the wedding day timeline discussion. We might need more or less time for certain shots and can give you suggestions when planning the day. This is a great example of where the working relationship with the photographer plays a huge role! Second, Stay in the Moment on your wedding day. Never feel like you have to pose or smile for the camera. Let everything come naturally and we will get the natural smiles and reactions of the day. Lastly, for family portraits, whittle down the list to your top ten combinations. That let’s us know which ones are most important and we will get them done first. We usually have time for more but it’s a great starting point for family portraits.

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Bonus Tip: Emote through your eyes during the first dance and reduce talking. It will lead to amazing photographs without you looking like a guppy.

So that’s it! The AzulOx way to making your Wedding Photography sessions the best they can be!

Josh Baker, award winning Austin area wedding photographer.
Josh Baker

Josh loves a good adventure and some of his favorite wedding and engagement shoots have involved “getting crazy” or going somewhere special to the couple.

Josh is a Texas native and long time Pflugerville resident. He started his photography business in 2009 and has never looked back. His photo business even allowed him to be daddy-day-care before his two sons reached school age. Over the years his business has expanded to include just about every type of photography including automotive, editorial portraits, corporate events, sports and food. Through it all, he has continued to love wedding photography for genuine moment, the fast pace and the diversity of subjects it offers. Josh is a co-founder of North Austin Pfoutographic Society and a resident instructor at Precision Camera & Video in Austin, Tx.

http://www.azulox.com

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2013 Official Lysts on the Lake Photo Package

September 30, 2013 by Josh Baker

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We will be covering all of the Jousting Groups plus the Chivalric Equitation obstacle course and Melee a’Cheval. We will also be available for stylized portrait sessions on Thursday and Friday.

Portrait Availability (Will be Updated):
Thursday: 9:00 – 9:30
Thursday: 12:00 – 12:30
Thursday: 12:30 – 1:00
Thursday: 1:00 – 1:30

Friday: 9:00 – 9:30
Friday: 12:00 – 12:30
Friday: 12:30 – 1:00
Friday: 1:00 – 1:30
Friday: 6:00 – 6:30
Friday: 6:30 – 7:00

$150 – Unlimited Digital Downloads from our 2013 Lysts Galleries
$200 – Unlimited Digital Downloads + 30 Minute Portrait Session

Use the PayPal button below to make your choice. First come, first serve on the scheduling of the Portrait Sessions.


Select Quantity



For reference, here are our last 2 Lysts on the Lake Galleries:
2011 Lysts on the Lake Photos
2012 Lysts on the Lake Photos

Josh Baker, award winning Austin area wedding photographer.
Josh Baker

Josh loves a good adventure and some of his favorite wedding and engagement shoots have involved “getting crazy” or going somewhere special to the couple.

Josh is a Texas native and long time Pflugerville resident. He started his photography business in 2009 and has never looked back. His photo business even allowed him to be daddy-day-care before his two sons reached school age. Over the years his business has expanded to include just about every type of photography including automotive, editorial portraits, corporate events, sports and food. Through it all, he has continued to love wedding photography for genuine moment, the fast pace and the diversity of subjects it offers. Josh is a co-founder of North Austin Pfoutographic Society and a resident instructor at Precision Camera & Video in Austin, Tx.

http://www.azulox.com

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Precision Tune Pflugerville: Commercial

April 17, 2013 by Josh Baker

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We love being the go to photographers in our mid sized community of Pflugerville, just outside of Austin, Texas. We have developed good business relationships with other small businesses in Pflugerville through our hard working Chamber of Commerce. One of those contacts is Jason from Precision Tune Auto Care. A hardworking standup community guy and a great place to take your vehicle for repair, we have been doing so for the last 4 years. It is really a pleasure to turn our cameras and lights on regular guys working hard everyday, especially those not used to the spotlight. Jason’s staff at Precision Tune gave us full reign over shooting and lighting and we did our best to make sure they looked like the super mechanic’s that they are. We were inspired in our group shot to go after a Pawn Stars look and pay homage to an inspiring photographer of mine, Joey L.

For those interested in lighting and such, the team shot above was four lights working against an underexposed sky. A big octabox was the key light boomed above my head. A hard light to the right was illuminating the company logo. A bare speedlight was behind the group to provide edge, and a yellow gelled speedlight was in the office to lighten it up as well. We processed in LR4 with lots of clarity. Clarity is great for tough guys, not so much for babies or brides. No bride wants to look like Clint Eastwood on her big day.

These photographs are a good sample of how we can provide a good image library for your small business. Contact us so that we can help you look your best.

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Josh Baker, award winning Austin area wedding photographer.
Josh Baker

Josh loves a good adventure and some of his favorite wedding and engagement shoots have involved “getting crazy” or going somewhere special to the couple.

Josh is a Texas native and long time Pflugerville resident. He started his photography business in 2009 and has never looked back. His photo business even allowed him to be daddy-day-care before his two sons reached school age. Over the years his business has expanded to include just about every type of photography including automotive, editorial portraits, corporate events, sports and food. Through it all, he has continued to love wedding photography for genuine moment, the fast pace and the diversity of subjects it offers. Josh is a co-founder of North Austin Pfoutographic Society and a resident instructor at Precision Camera & Video in Austin, Tx.

http://www.azulox.com

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: auto, center, commercial, pawn stars, pflugerville, precision tune, texas

2012 Lysts on the Lake Photo Package

April 12, 2012 by Josh Baker

The Lysts on the Lake 2012 is getting underway soon so don’t miss your chance to save money on this year’s digital photo packages! New for 2012 includes the option of purchasing a team photo package. See last year’s photos here

The prices for this year after May 13th:
Individual $150 – 20 Digital Downloads
Team $450 – 100 Digital Downloads

If you purchase a package before May 13th, 2012 you will receive an early bird discount.
Individual $125 – 20 Digital Downloads -Save $25!
Team $400 – 100 Digital Downloads -Save $50!

To take advantage of the early bird discount
Use the paypal button below and select either Individual or Team. After the purchase, you will receive a code to use during checkout


Select Quantity




Josh Baker, award winning Austin area wedding photographer.
Josh Baker

Josh loves a good adventure and some of his favorite wedding and engagement shoots have involved “getting crazy” or going somewhere special to the couple.

Josh is a Texas native and long time Pflugerville resident. He started his photography business in 2009 and has never looked back. His photo business even allowed him to be daddy-day-care before his two sons reached school age. Over the years his business has expanded to include just about every type of photography including automotive, editorial portraits, corporate events, sports and food. Through it all, he has continued to love wedding photography for genuine moment, the fast pace and the diversity of subjects it offers. Josh is a co-founder of North Austin Pfoutographic Society and a resident instructor at Precision Camera & Video in Austin, Tx.

http://www.azulox.com

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California Travels

July 6, 2011 by Josh Baker

Golden Golden Gate Bridge

Took the family out to San Jose to visit the newest addition of our brood. Spent a week in San Jose with day trips to Santa Cruz and San Francisco. The low humidity and lower temperatures made for an excellent summer getaway for these Texans. Didn’t spend a whole lot of time making pictures outside of babies doing cute things. But we did manage a few.
[Read more…] about California Travels

Josh Baker, award winning Austin area wedding photographer.
Josh Baker

Josh loves a good adventure and some of his favorite wedding and engagement shoots have involved “getting crazy” or going somewhere special to the couple.

Josh is a Texas native and long time Pflugerville resident. He started his photography business in 2009 and has never looked back. His photo business even allowed him to be daddy-day-care before his two sons reached school age. Over the years his business has expanded to include just about every type of photography including automotive, editorial portraits, corporate events, sports and food. Through it all, he has continued to love wedding photography for genuine moment, the fast pace and the diversity of subjects it offers. Josh is a co-founder of North Austin Pfoutographic Society and a resident instructor at Precision Camera & Video in Austin, Tx.

http://www.azulox.com

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Lysts on the Lake – Wrap-up

May 12, 2011 by Josh Baker


Lysts on the Lake was a huge photographic success. We worked some long hours to bring you all the action from Thursday through Sunday. Remember to check the Facebook page for up to the minute updates. From early morning jousting lessons of an astronaut to late night dinners, with wooden tip blasting, dagger fighting, and a fun band that kept the beat to the action.

Hit Continue to see all the cool action!
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Josh Baker, award winning Austin area wedding photographer.
Josh Baker

Josh loves a good adventure and some of his favorite wedding and engagement shoots have involved “getting crazy” or going somewhere special to the couple.

Josh is a Texas native and long time Pflugerville resident. He started his photography business in 2009 and has never looked back. His photo business even allowed him to be daddy-day-care before his two sons reached school age. Over the years his business has expanded to include just about every type of photography including automotive, editorial portraits, corporate events, sports and food. Through it all, he has continued to love wedding photography for genuine moment, the fast pace and the diversity of subjects it offers. Josh is a co-founder of North Austin Pfoutographic Society and a resident instructor at Precision Camera & Video in Austin, Tx.

http://www.azulox.com

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Lysts on the Lake – Thursday Practice

April 28, 2011 by Josh Baker

Not a measuring pass

Thursday saw the last day of practice for the jousters in the upcoming Lysts on the Lake. 23 competitors from across North America will be competing in Austin in several mounted disciplines, foremost being the joust. This is a real competition with balsa wood tips, battered shields and blood drawn even in the practice passes.
[Read more…] about Lysts on the Lake – Thursday Practice

Josh Baker, award winning Austin area wedding photographer.
Josh Baker

Josh loves a good adventure and some of his favorite wedding and engagement shoots have involved “getting crazy” or going somewhere special to the couple.

Josh is a Texas native and long time Pflugerville resident. He started his photography business in 2009 and has never looked back. His photo business even allowed him to be daddy-day-care before his two sons reached school age. Over the years his business has expanded to include just about every type of photography including automotive, editorial portraits, corporate events, sports and food. Through it all, he has continued to love wedding photography for genuine moment, the fast pace and the diversity of subjects it offers. Josh is a co-founder of North Austin Pfoutographic Society and a resident instructor at Precision Camera & Video in Austin, Tx.

http://www.azulox.com

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Texas Independence Day – 2nd Annual 18.36% Off Sale

March 1, 2011 by Josh Baker


In Celebration of Texas Independence Day March 2nd, AzulOx Photography is proud to offer 18.36% off of their packages and sessions.

The awesome deal expires at 11:59pm on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2011.

Call us, text us, tweet us, FB message us, blog comment us with the phrase “Remember the Alamo” to get your discount.

Sessions must be scheduled between now and the end of April 30th, 2011.

Now Drink some Lone Star and eat your Tex-Mex like a true Texican with the savings you earned Today!

Josh Baker, award winning Austin area wedding photographer.
Josh Baker

Josh loves a good adventure and some of his favorite wedding and engagement shoots have involved “getting crazy” or going somewhere special to the couple.

Josh is a Texas native and long time Pflugerville resident. He started his photography business in 2009 and has never looked back. His photo business even allowed him to be daddy-day-care before his two sons reached school age. Over the years his business has expanded to include just about every type of photography including automotive, editorial portraits, corporate events, sports and food. Through it all, he has continued to love wedding photography for genuine moment, the fast pace and the diversity of subjects it offers. Josh is a co-founder of North Austin Pfoutographic Society and a resident instructor at Precision Camera & Video in Austin, Tx.

http://www.azulox.com

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We are Austin wedding photographers and Austin wedding videographers. We offer professional photography for weddings and seniors. We love crazy adventure engagements and bridal sessions that are out of the ordinary.

From the surprise of engagement through the excitement of your wedding day, we deliver images and video that stands the test of time, and offer a glimpse into the lives of our subjects both as individuals and as a couple. AzulOx preserves your special moments on both film and video, allowing you to bring your memories life over and over again.

We routinely photograph and video Austin weddings, Georgetown weddings, Round Rock weddings, Temple weddings, Driftwood weddings, Kyle weddings, and Dripping Springs weddings. We can travel nation and world wide for destination weddings. We have recently visited Los Angeles, New Orleans, Port Aransas, India and Denver for weddings.

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