FAQ's

- I shoot 100% digital.

- I use the highest quality Canon professional digital cameras and a wide array of Canon lenses.

- Yes I bring back up equipment to every shoot. I pack back up equipment for our back up equipment.

- For those who think they can just rent a camera and do what I do, my most recent tally from a local rental is that it would cost over $800 to rent what in my wedding gear bag for the day.   Factoring that in my fees seem almost bargain basement.

- I’ve been active in photography over twenty plus years.  Doing it semi-professionally over ten years.  Running my own business over two years.

- I deliver a balanced mixture of family, candid-photojournalist, detail and bride and groom photographs.

- Yes, I photograph in color and images can be altered to my signature black and white and sepia looks.

- I’ve been shooting commercially for years but recently have found the creative outlet of wedding photography to be my greatest love artistically.

- I select images from every session, both weddings and portraits, to further modify and create unique artwork from.

- I will only shoot one wedding a day. You get the full attention of me and my team before, during and after your wedding.

- The same goes for portrait sessions.  I only schedule one session a day.

- Yes I accept credit cards… go ahead, and rack up those bonus points, cash back bonuses and frequent flyer miles!!

-The studio is not a storefront studio, it’s staffed by appointment only.  It’s just south of downtown with easy access from I-25, Speer, and Alameda.  There is ample free parking.

-The studio space is leased from a church – no Sunday morning portraits sessions in studio.

- I absolutely consider pets part of the family.

Other photography professionals I love and am inspired by…

Denis Reggie - The father of wedding photojournalism as a style.

Joe Buissink – Wedding photojournalism meets fine art

Jeff Ascough – English wedding photographer based in Lancashire.

Dain Linder of Photography by Dain.  A great friend and wedding photographer who helped re-ignite my love of wedding photography.   Often as not he’s my second photographer and I often am his second on his weddings.

Anna Jarske – The wonderful thing about the internet is making friends the world over, Anna is such a friend.   Located in Helsinki Finland, Anna is a remarkable photographer and her blog an inspiration to me.  Anna Jarske – Helsinki Finland Wedding Photographer

Becker.  Sharing the same birthday (although I did have it many years before he did) isn’t the only thing I like about this guy.  His dedication to teaching and sharing information opens new doors to so many wedding photographers.

Jasmine Star – walking away from a full law scholarship to follow her dream of wedding photographer.   Shooting to the very top of the industry in just a few short years this lady is a striking example of determination and branding.

Parker J Pfister – photography isn’t his career, it’s his life.

Tim Will Photography – his vintage style has been a huge inspiration in my own work.

Other “Hayes” Photographers

For some reason I find other Hayes photography sites all over the place, here’s one or two of my favorite “no relation” sites

Emily Hayes  Washington DC Wedding Photographer

http://hayesphotography.blogspot.com/

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