enter [ BK ] flash enter [ BK ] blog enter [ BK ] HTML     call us at 416.908.72.07 e-mail us: visit@karolinbalash.com For PRICE go to price list on web site please disable any popup blockers minimum recommended screen resolution: 1024 x 768 px. this site requires Flash Player 8 or later. GET FLASH PLAYER 8 Holiday special – Boudoir sessions/ boudoir marathon on November 30 and January 17 Call to book: 416.908.72.07 Boudoir photography is incredibly popular nowadays. Photos from Boudoir sessions can be used as gift for HIM for the Holidays ( Christmas, Valentines day or your anniversary, his birthday.) So hurry up make a Christmas present for him and indulge yourself! Call to book: 416.908.72.07 For more info see blog: http://www.karolinbalash.com/blog/ Congratulations! You decided to tie a knot with your second half. The wedding day is approaching and you are looking for a professional Toronto wedding photographer to document your wedding day! There are hundreds of wedding photographers in Toronto and GTA area, so which one to choose? When choosing wedding photographer in Toronto GTA there are a couple of things for you to consider: -The personality of your wedding photographer -The creativity and talent -The style -The experience and professionalism We are absolutely sure we are the best choice for your wedding! We are very easy going, flexible, professional, with sense of humor. Our style is romantic photojournalism with a hint of fashion touch, mixed with traditional formal photography and seasoned with candid style. At the end of the day you get it all: the desired portraits with parents and the true emotion of your wedding. We are considerate artists who understands that our art should serve your needs. The personality of your wedding photographer is one of the key factors for choosing the right photographer for you. Your wedding day is the most beautiful day in your life; however it is also one of the longest days and the most stressful ones. With your wedding photographer you will spend this the most desired, longest and stressful day of your life. Every time, even years after your wedding, when memories of your wedding day will visit you again you will undeniably recall your wedding photographer. Wedding photographer is the vendor with whom you will spend more time than with any other: engagement session, rehearsal dinner, all wedding day from morning till late evening or even every early next morning, choosing the photographs after the wedding and mounting the album. This is also the person to whom you entrust your look! If you can trust your wedding photographer fully, and relax in his/her presence then that will transform into best photographs. Remember, all your wedding day you will look at the camera, all your wedding day you will see your wedding photographer behind this camera, and if you don’t like him/her that will pretty much influence your facial expression! No matter how good your wedding photographs turned out if your experience with photographer him/herself were bad, the enjoyment of your photographs won’t be the same. Hence, choose the photographer who can be part of your wedding day, somebody sensitive, polite, attentive to YOUR ideas and your personality! The creativity and talent of your wedding photographer Your wedding photographer MUST be creative! Wedding photography is highly specialized area. A wedding photographer during one wedding photographs almost in all possible (and sometimes impossible) conditions: indoors, outdoors, in rain and in snow, in places where there is only shadows and in parks where there is no shadow at all but only burning sun, in – 20C, and 40C…you name it. In addition to the said, wedding photographer must react fast and his/her camera should be always ready. Emotions cannot be repeated; they should be captured as they happen! Any experienced photographer can achieve technically good results, but only talented and creative photographer can see how unique you are and transfer it into images. Wedding photography is not just a regular service that you buy; it is a form of art. When you choose your wedding photographer you cannot insure that the very same photographs like you saw at somebody’s else’s wedding will be taken, because every wedding is different, every bride is special, every groom is unique, the weather, the veil, the mood, every thing is just yours and the photographs will feature just YOUR special day!!! Only the creativity and talent of your wedding photographer can insure that your wedding won’t be repeated in images wedding after wedding after wedding! The style of your wedding photographer There are a couple of popular styles that exist today in the world of wedding photography, they all have their advantages and disadvantages: · Photojournalistic wedding photography or documentary photography – is defined by dictionary as telling a story with photos (with no involvement and control from the photographer). Today it is one of the most popular styles. Advantages: natural looking moments, true emotions, real moments captured, and real memories. Disadvantages: totally unpredictable results, you won’t know beforehand if something will be photographed or maybe not at all, you might not look your best in every image, you parents might be upset, because they won’t have a “nice” picture of yours to hang on their wall, maybe you will be upset because of the same reason also! (Especially if your dress cost thousands of dollars, your bucket is awesome, you had expensive jewelry that your grandmother presented you before the wedding, you spent 3 hours on your hair stylist from 4am till 7am…..) Well, just think about it! · Traditional wedding photography – is formal photography where people are posed and look toward the camera. That style needs active involvement of the photographer with pre-planned ideas. Advantages: you can predict the results, and with talented and creative photographer you can have unrepeated results. You can be absolutely sure you will have a gorgeous portrait from your wedding day. Disadvantages: time consuming, if your photographer is not creative you will end up with the same photographs dozens of other couples have. Many wedding professional photographers offer only one specific style. After working for years as wedding photographer we can offer a combination of styles. We love to capture moments as they happen without interfering, however we do understand your need to have the formal photographs of your bridal party, guests, friends and most importantly family! Candid shots can capture the beauty of the real emotions during your wedding day: the joy, the sadness, the laughter, the tear, catches you in the heat of the dance or at the awe of your religious ceremony. On the other hand any bride will be thrilled to have photographs that will feature how beautiful she is (and I was a bride myself, so I know exactly how it feels!). The gown, the veil, the special make up, the stunning hair, the amazing atmosphere of the day that will make you feel like a Quinn, all that should be captured in a couple of tasteful poses, doesn’t it? We think you deserve this attention! At the same time your wedding photographer should be attentive to your personality. Some of my brides are very fashion oriented, who want to feel like a model, others are shy, some want be strong and sexy on their wedding pictures, others feminine and fragile. In short every bride has her unique personality and look. We can make your wedding portrayal just the way you dream about it. The experience and professionalism As we mentioned above wedding photography is highly specialized field. Therefore we truly believe your wedding photographer must have vast wedding experience. However, we also truly believe that new places and ideas can trigger your photographer’s imagination to create even better results. Some couples ask us if we photographed in a specific location. Sometimes the answer is “yes”, sometime –“no”. Should you be afraid of negative answer? Absolutely not! Look at the portfolio of your wedding photographer. Do you like what you see? Do you like her personality? Do you find other brides she photographed attractive? If yes, you can fly to the moon and photograph your wedding there and you will love your photographs. Good results come not only from experience, but are influenced by trustful relationships, the positive attitude of your photographer to your ideas and your personality, and of coarse from the talent, creativity and technical skills of your wedding photographer Wedding consultation Wedding photographer is one of the key vendors who can give you necessary consultations before your wedding day. Should you use it? From our point of view, most definitely you should! Before the wedding day your photographer can give you actually enough information to make your wedding day much less stressful! At the wedding consultation we first will browse through my extensive portfolio. If any questions, comments or special requests concerning photography style or specific photographs will come up we will discuss them at the consultation. Foe example, if you like some specific pose or idea that you would love me to repeat at your wedding, or you want to ensure that we will have enough time to photograph your family traditional, posed images, or maybe you want to request only and only photojournalistic style with no posed pictures at all, that’s the right time to do so. All requests should be submitted in writing, so they won’t be forgotten or overlooked!!! Also at the consultation we will discuss all the locations at which we will photograph during your wedding day. Together we will plan the location list in such a way so your precious wedding day won’t be spent in driving between locations, but instead will be relaxing, fun and enjoyable. Wedding photography budget, prices and investment! There are things that you can classify as your wedding expenses and there are other things that you can classify as your wedding investment. Of coarse it is your decision how to classify things, but from our point of view anything you use only once in your life is expenses, anything you use for lifetime and pass as inheritance to your children is an investment. The wedding gown you will be wearing only once, by the time you daughter will grow up, the fashion will change, and the fabric will loose its color, you wedding bucket will wilt before the wedding day is over, your limousine will be remembered only if it is photographed (if at all), your food at the reception will be digested and… well…, so what will be left of your wedding day? Only your wedding ring and memories! The photographs of your wedding day will present your memories. Everything you remember from your wedding and everything you didn’t notice will be on your pictures. How your dad cried, and how your mom laughed, how your grandparents rocked on the dancing floor, and the funny, sunny-shiny faces of your flower-girl and your ring-boy that’s the true value of your wedding memories. Would you love to inquire about our price-list e-mail us: visit@karolinbalash.com If you would love to give us YOUR quote write it here: visit@karolinbalash.com Frequently Asked Questions about KAROLIN BALASH TORONTO WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY: Q: Is there a traveling fee for weddings located in GTA (Greater Toronto Area)? A: NO. Q: Is there a traveling fee for weddings located in Ontario, outside of GTA (Greater Toronto Area)? A: For weddings located in Ontario, outside of GTA (Greater Toronto Area) please, contact us for a quote. Q: Is there a traveling fee for weddings located outside of Ontario? A: For weddings located in Canada, outside of Ontario or worldwide please, contact us for a quote. Q: For your wedding photography services, do you charge per hour or per location? A: For our wedding photography services we charge per hour. It starts from the moment we show up at your first location and it ends at the moment we leave the wedding event. The coverage is always consecutive. Q: What is included in the price? A: See wedding price list Q: What type of media do you use as a carrier of the digital negatives? A: We offer CD or DVD. Q: What is the pixel size of the digital negatives? A: 4256x2848px. Q: To what size the images can be enlarged with good photo quality? A: The images can be enlarged up to 48x120' with good photo quality. Q: What is the size of the printed proofs and are they unmarked? A: The proofs are unmarked and printed at size can be 4x6' or they can be imprinted into digital proof abloom where every photograph is 2X3’. The choice is yours. Some brides prefer digital index book, that way you can insure your photographs won’t be lost, they always stay at the particular order they were taken, and it is easier to order prints from this book. Other brides love regular photographs 4X6’, because they can give them away or send to the family or friends who live abroad, or just keep a favorite photograph on the office desk. Q : What are digital proofs and what can we use them for? A : The digital proofs are all the images placed on a DVD at size 400x600px. You receive them approximately 8-12 weeks after the wedding. This is the first time that you see how your wedding photographs look like. You can use them to select images for enlargements, photo thank you cards or wedding photo albums. You can also use them for web applications because of their convenient small size. Q: How long does it take for the final product to be ready? A: The printed proofs and the negatives are ready approximately within 8- 12 weeks after the wedding. The enlargements and the photo thank you cards are ready approximately 8-12 weeks after the order is placed. The wedding photo albums are ready approximately a 12-16 after the order is placed. The wedding story albums are ready in 4 to 6 months after the order is placed. Q: How many photographs do you take at a wedding? A: We take 40-50 images per shooting hour. For example, for a 6 hours wedding, We will take between 240 and 300 photos. Please, exclude your traveling time. For example: wedding coverage from 9 am – 11 pm, travel time between locations 3 hours. You have 14 hours of consecutive coverage in your contract, 3h allocated for traveling not for shooting, so you should expect 440-550 photos. Q: What does it mean postproduction work in the digital darkroom? A: It means that every digital photograph will be hand opened in Adobe Photoshop software, personally color corrected, individually resized, sharpened, contrast adjusted. Q: Do you retouch the wedding photographs? A: All photographs that are ordered for enlargement or the ones that are part of the wedding albums are fully retouched. Q: Does the price include B&W wedding photographs? A: Yes, it includes B&W and sepia wedding photographs unless otherwise specified by you. Q: How would you describe your wedding photography style? A: Over the years we developed our own unique style that combines photojournalistic approach with posed portraiture, traditional family pictures with candid. Q: Do you take posed photographs? A: Yes Q: Do you work with an assistant? A: Yes. we work with an assistants. Q: What is you assistant’s responsibility? Does he take wedding pictures also? A: The role of assistant is to assist = help, he is responsible for driving, for the equipment, for the lighting, and for reloading digital files from memory cards into laptop and burning backup CDs while I am actually shooting. He does not take wedding pictures. Q: Can we have second photographer at our wedding? And how much that will cost? A: Yes, you can have second photographer at your wedding. It cost 500$ per 8hours. $ per 100 every additional hour Q: Do you require a deposit and if so, how much? A: Yes, we require a deposit of 1/3 of your wedding package. Q: Do you accept credit cards? A: No, we don't. Q: Can we pay with a personal check, bank draft or money order? A: Yes, you can. Q: How long have you worked as a Toronto wedding photographer? A: We have worked for 6 years as a Toronto wedding photographer. Q: For how long are you actually in photography industry? A: We work in photography for 12 years. Engagement session Engagement session usually takes 1 or 2 hours. It is fun time that we all can enjoy and create wonderful images in relaxed atmosphere. You will choose the location of your preference. It can be park, downtown, architectural composition. It can be a combination of close located sites. We can schedule the engagement even during the weekday. The days during summer are long enough and we can enjoy nice pre sunset lighting and breeze! We don’t give any particular advice on what you should wear, but generally your cloth style and color palette of your cloth should be matching. Majority of couples prefer nice looking pair of jeans and white or black shirts. You can also have pictures in two different styles: one casual, and another… let’s say romantic. You just change your cloth and we’ll keep on shooting. Frequently Asked Questions about the KAROLIN BALASH PHOTOGRAPHY GTA Engagement session: Q: How long lasts the Engagements session? A: Approximately 2 hours Q: Can we do that during weekday? A: Yes, we can. Q: Can we do that during weekend? A: If we are not booked for the wedding (which happens rarely) we can. Q: What happens if the weather is bad? A: If the weather is bad, like rainy, snowy, too windy and the bride to be has long hair … we will reschedule the engagement session at NO extra charge. Q: What happens if I’m sick? A: We will reschedule our engagement session at NO extra charge to another day, convenient to all of us. Q: What should we wear? A; For your engagement session you should wear something that fits your personality you feel really comfortable in. Photography equipment Quality photography equipment is vital for quality photography images. We use only the best photo equipment available on the market. All this equipment allows high performance in any light conditions, which is extremely important for wedding photography. 3 Cameras: Canon 20Dx2 , Canon 30D Lenses: 1 Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM 1 Canon EF 16-35 f/2.8L USM 1 Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM 1 Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM Flashes: 2 Speedlite 580EX 2 Elinchrome flash system We also use tripods, monopods, reflectors, light meter, multiple memory cards, laptop to back-up the memory cards during your wedding. Venues we worked at: Wedding at Liberty Grand Toronto, Wedding at Distillery District Toronto, Wedding at Bellagio Banquet Hall in Vaughan, Wedding at Old Mill Toronto, Wedding at Casa Loma Toronto, Wedding at Fantasy Farm Toronto, Wedding at Park Hyatt Hotel ( Toronto ), Wedding at Heart House ( U of T ) Toronto, Wedding at Delta Hotel – Toronto, Wedding at Black Creek Pioneer Village Toronto, North YorkSpirale Banquet Hall Toronto, Wedding at Le Park, Wedding at Doctor’s House Kleinburg 21 Nashville Road,Kleinburg, ON905.893.1615, Wedding at Shouldice Clinic Thornhill, Wedding at Arcadian Court Toronto, Located today in the Bay, Queen Street in the heart of downtown Toronto, the Arcadian Court opened on March 11, 1929. The Arcadian Court has always been a place for special events. Wedding at The Toronto Hunt Scarborough, Wedding at La Maquett Toronto, Wedding at Kleinburg Golf Club , Wedding at Royal Ambassador, Wedding at Sutton Hotel – Toronto, Wedding at Kortright Center, Wedding at West Harbor Castle Tornoto, Wedding at Mississauga Conventional Center, Wedding at Estate of Sunnybrook: McLean House, Vaughan estate, Wedding at Albion Hill Conservatory, Wedding at Novotel – North York, Wedding at The Venetian, Wedding at Meron Toronto, North York, Wedding at Strates Banquet hall, Wedding at Osgood Hall Toronto, Wedding at Old Tenary Mall Newmarket, Wedding at Holiday Inn Toronto, Wedding at Holiday Inn Markham, Wedding at Delta Chelsea Hotel Toronto, Wedding at Julius Roman Empire Banquette Hall, Wedding at The Hilton Garden Inn, Wedding at Toscana Banquet Hall, Wedding at Crystal Fountain Markham, Wedding at Caledon INN , Wedding at Royal York Hotel Toronto, Wedding at Deer Creek, Ajax Parks we worked at: Photography at Kortright Center, Photography at Albion Hill Conservatory, Photography at Guildwood Inn Scarborough, Photography at Rosetta McLean Gardens, Photography at Queen’s park, Photography at High park Toronto, Photography at Edward Gardens Toronto, Photography at Sky walk Toronto, Photography at Yorkville Toronto, Photography at Unionville Markham, Photography at Black Creek Pioneer Village, Photography at Shouldice Clinic Vaughan, Thornhill, Photography at Kleinburg Main Street, Photography at Mirvish Village Toronto U of T, Photography at St. James Garden Toronto, Photography at James Garden Toronto, Photography at St. Lawrence Market Toronto, Photography at Distillery District Toronto , Photography at Harbor Front, Photography at Music Garden, Photography at Mississauga City Hall, Photography at Korea Garden Mississauga, Photography at Rhododendron Garden Mississauga, Photography at Union Station Toronto, Photography at Port Credit Mississauga, Photography at Adamson Estate Mississauga, Photography at Centennial Garden Etobicoke, Photography at Allen Garden Toronto, Photography at Brick works Toronto, Photography at Gairloch Gardens Oakville, Photography at Alexander Muir Garden, Photography at Centennial conservatory Etobicoke, Photography at Too Good Pond Areas of coverage: Mississauga wedding photography, Ajax wedding photography, Georgina wedding photography, Newmarket wedding photography,Oakville wedding photography,Township of Scugog wedding photography, Burlington wedding photography, Barrie wedding photography, Scarborough wedding photography, Hamilton wedding photography, Whitby wedding photography, Niagara Falls wedding photography, Niagara on the Lake wedding photography, Markham wedding photography, St. Catherines wedding photography, King city wedding photography, London wedding photography, Vaughan wedding photography, Peterborough wedding photography, Maple wedding photography, Ontario wedding photography, Richmond Hill wedding photography, New York wedding photography, Thornhill wedding photography, Oshawa wedding photography, Durham region wedding photography, Brampton wedding photography, Caledon wedding photography, Milton wedding photography, Halton Hills wedding photography, Clarington wedding photography, Engagement photography, Studio photography Bachelorette photography, wedding planning, bachelorette party planning Toronto, wedding photography, wedding gifts and wedding planning Mississauga, Thornhill wedding planning, Ajax wedding planning, Ontario wedding planning   please disable any popup blockers minimum recommended screen resolution: 1024 x 768 px. this site requires Flash Player 8 or later. 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