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Angel Canary Photography provides Indianapolis Wedding Photography that is modern and fun, Indianapolis wedding photographs that capture every detail and emotion. The best of modern, vintage, whimsy, fun, DIY - eclectic weddings - we love to photograph it all! Photographing all things love and those modernly wed in Indianapolis and around the country - then blogging about it.
To flash or not to flash? That’s a question that never has a clear answer. Yesterday we were preparing to photograph the family formals in front of the requested place, a pond that was in front of the ceremony site. There was only one direction to shoot this scene, which is the direction shown. We...
There are always certain seasons of the year that couples book their weddings the most. Of course, they are usually centered around the holidays and summer. One of the most important pieces of advice that I can give a couple is to book their wedding photographer ASAP. If the couple wants to use engagement session...
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I have been cleaning and remodeling the studio and the house, and I came across my little stack of wedding necessities that I had taken out of my bag for the off season and thought that I would share. I carry my Michelle Moore bag (mine is the Libby Bag) and I always always always...
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DIY (do it yourself) – I’m a huge fan of it! As a child that had very little and I had to be really creative. All of my friends had these huge fancy barbie doll houses – you remember, the cool pink ones with the gold elevator! I would take my folders and tape and...
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Emails come my way often and the main question that I’m asked is “what is your favorite lens” or “if you could only choose one lens, which one would it be.” That’s a hard, yet easy question to answer. I only shoot with prime lenses and I use four. They are all Canon and consist...
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Thanks for sharing 
I have my eye set on a 85mm 1.4 but in the meantime was looking into a 35 or 50 to spend a lot less lol I think I’ll grab a 35 ASAP! I think primes will make me work harder, and I’m always up for a challenge
Agreed! The 35 1.4 is my absolute fave lens too. So sharp and just about as wide as you can go without much distortion. My husband and I fight over it, so I think it’s about time to get a second one. 
I’m fairly confident that most photographers are processing at least some of their files in Lightroom or Aperture, for the most part. I personally use Lightroom 3 but I also use CS4 as well. Well, a lot of photographers that are starting out and some that have been around are learning their way around LR...
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The first time that I saw them I laughed, out loud, in the store. I pondered the idea of a 12 hour day outside during a heat wave with no relief, then I grabbed a handful of them. As tacky as they are, and as cheap as they are – I thought – what would...
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Shoes + bags! Oh my, just those words – shoes and bags – makes me smile! However this is a post about work shoes and bags.I get asked what shoes and bags we use ALL of the time so I thought I would blog it. As wedding photographers, we always try to dress professionally, but...
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Great photos on the Kelly Boy, which is the closest to the actual bag in real life. I just got one myself, and all I can say is WOW! Cheers.
We FINALLY named the new studio (it felt weird just calling it by my name then adding photography at the end of it) – the Pink Label studio and the business is registered under Pink Label Inc. – Yay! So to start us off, we’ve produced our first magazine for our clients for spring 2011!...
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This post is for wedding and portrait photographers and families of brides and grooms to be. What can this do for you? From the moment that I began photographing wedding family formals and wedding party formals, I took notice to something about the “little guys.” Something that is not always an absolute, but nine times...
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Such a great idea.
It was a tremendous honor to have been asked to be a guest speaker by Katie Whitcomb at a PUG in South Bend, Indiana. For those of you don’t know what a PUG is, it’s Pictage User Groups (PUGs) that are local groups of professional photographers helping other professional photographers. Everyone was extraordinarily nice and I...
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Thank you for coming! It was so nice to finally meet you and get to know you better. Ready to go tailgating?
Thank you for coming and sharing your story with us! It was great meeting you!
Hi Angel. Thanks for coming to South Bend last week. You really provided some great information! I wanted to apologize for leaving early, I had to pick up my kids. I also want to try and redeem myself if it looked like I was tired! I am in the early stages of pregnancy and I am ALWAYS tired… so I apologize! I purchased the Gary Fong light dome based on your reccomendation because I have a real problem with shadows in my pictures. Do you feel this product really helps? Can you email me also and just let me know during which part of the wedding do you use the dome? Thanks again for your time and information.
Oh Monica, you are fine! I know some people moved around after the break so I didn’t really notice.
I use it during the formals.
I thought I would quickly share with all of my photographer friends and everyone my new love – the Off brand Clip On. It’s a mosquito repellent, that you simply can clip on (no spray.) I bought four of these and I have been clipping them onto my shootsac and my clients clip them onto them (or...
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Super great tip : )
Thank you!
I am definitely going to have to try it out! Thanks Angel.
Hi Angel! Its me Dixie from Texas! I so appreciate you posting this, I am covered in bites, and I found these in our Walmart this morning. Thank you! Also some advice. Dont wear dark colors! They are attracted to black and navy, etc. Wear White helps too! The only thing is each insert only lasts 12 hours and you have to buy new ones, but hey, they work! Love your photography and your blog, You are awesome. happy 4th of July!
This weekend was filled with every emotion humanly possible, but mostly joy. I learned to appreciate my TomTom while driving for hours on country dirt and gravel roads in another state (my poor little Eclipse) because if I didn’t have it, I’d still be driving in circles {thank you Ohio, for NOT posting detour signs, it...
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Yes, they are adorable… but you’re freaking me out about the cameras! I always have a back up in my bag, but not ON me. Hmmm…
Haha! You sound JUST like Steven, until now of course
You and Steven deserve the highest praise. You make a wonderful team.
My previous post stated how much I love Lightroom, and well, pretty much can’t live without it. But I do like to pick about 50 photos that I really, really like from a wedding or engagement session and really create with my TRA actions. I am super excited to have one of my recipes on...
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Love the recipes with TRA!! Thanks so much. I get into the habit of using the same ones over and over, so seeing them used in a different way is great! Thanks for the tips:)
I LOVE my TRA actions. Couldn’t live without them
Thanks Angel – I love TRA too…but am guilty of using some of my FAVS all the time!!!! Great to view some new recipes, thanks for the encouragement and inspiration!
Cheri
I am a HUGE fan of Lightroom. As a matter of fact, Lightroom is the only reason that I am able to give my clients tons of edited photos, in a timely manner. Don’t get me wrong, I love CS4, but I don’t edit all of my photos with it, just the ones I really...
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So glad I saw this pop up on facebook tonight. I love the way these presets look!
These are really great Angel! I may just have to add them to my preset collections!
Thank you Don’t forget to tweak them if you shoot differently, then save a copy and rename it. I’m sure that’s easier than just shooting just like me and my sooc exposures
Lookin’ GOOD, Angel!!!
One thing to consider.. How the preset works on each photo quite much depends on what equipment you use. For example, preset made for Canon cameras won’t work too well by default for photos shot with Nikon cameras.. I noticed that when I migrated from Canon to Nikon.
Very interesting site, but you must improve your logo graphics.
Hi Angel – I love the look of your presets, are they no longer available for download?
You remember the song, “if you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands” and then as a child, wearing a smile, you would clap your hands with enthusiasm along with the song, clap clap? Well the lyrics to that song is what was stuck in my head all day yesterday as I pondered how...
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Just wanted to share to my non-FB people, Amanda sent me this and it made my day “Angel, you’re an amazing photographer and I can’t wait to find another excuse to have you take pictures of us………hopefully we’ll be adding another member to our family soon and we’ll be able to have you take pictures then. You are Definitely on my recommendation list. = D”
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