Contact Information and About Myself
Ryan Smith Photography of Myrtle Beach
Wedding
Gallery
Family Gallery
Engagement GalleryContact Information:
Phone: 843-252-0492
Please note:
Because of how busy I am during the summer months, and the fact that
I answer all questions personally, I'm only scheduling appointments
and answering questions about availability through e-mail. If
you are currently a client or have a question that can't be answered
by e-mail please feel free to give me a call. Thanks for understanding.
Email:
ryansmith@myrtlebeachphotography.orgAlso, I'm trying to build followers of my Facebook Fan Page. If you could visit it here and "like it", that would be great. You can also stay up to date on my updates.
Contact Form:
This time of the year I'm very overloaded with work, please take a look at my prices and information on the website before writing so I can reply to you quickly. The wedding and portrait q&a pages answer most of the questions I receive. Thanks.
If you have any problems with this form please e-mail directly at ryansmith@myrtlebeachphotography.org
About Myself
If you want to check out my blog for thoughts on my recent shots visit here. I've also got buttons to some social networks I'm a part of at the top of the page.
I'm 34 years old and I started out as a hobbyist doing things like nature photography and slowly worked my way into doing portrait and wedding photography full time. I'm proud of the fact, like many great photographers, I just had a passion for the subject and taught myself through books, podcasts, and other resources. I very much enjoy photography and do it as my hobby as well as professionally. I'm experienced using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom so I do the post processing and touch up as well. I also do all the work on the website myself.
I don't know how artistic I am, but I seem to have a good ability to get clients relaxed and having fun, which I find is when I get the best shots. I also seem to have a good eye for light. I don't spend so much time on setting up a perfect shot as trying to catch just the right look or expression. I keep having clients tell me how much they like my work, so I must be doing something right. Of course I do set up poses, but I really like candid and fun shots enjoying the beach and the outdoors. I'm very open to suggestions, anything a client wants to try I'm generally happy to do. I think being a good photographer is not so much about some amazing talent as it is just working hard and trying your best to make a client happy.
About Ryan Smith Photography as a Business
Everything that gets done in the business I do myself. I just prefer keeping things small, taking on the amount of work that I can handle, and not having the stress of getting big and having to worry about employees and all that comes with that. The one thing I don't do myself is the actual printing, the high end printing service I use is faster and better than any type of equipment I could have myself.
I carry general liability insurance through Auto Owners, Indemnity Coverage through the PPA, and equipment insurance through the PPA as well.
Equipment
I use top of the line equipment including a Nikon D700 with the FX full frame sensor (amazing low light performance) and Nikon D300. My main two lenses are Nikon's top of the line 70-200 2.8VR and 24-70 2.8 both ED glass. These lenses are about $2000 each, but they are worth every penny. Other lenses are a Nikon 50mm f1.4 Prime, Sigma 28mm 1.8 Prime, and Tamron 10-24mm for super wide angle shots. I also use the Nikon Creative Lighting System with the new SB-900 and SB-600 Speedlights.
Something I'm proud of is this website that I built myself. I know this might not directly relate to photography, but it shows I don't like to do things half way. I believe one reason my site is ranking so well on Google is that it is very clean, usable, and even the code is very clean and correct. I hope you find the site to be nice to use as well.
I'm a proud member of the Professional
Photographers of America Association.
My Computer and Photo Processing Hardware:
In case you are curious about how the images are processed and protected. I use a special Dell IPS LCD (much more accurate than your typical LCD) that I keep color calibrated with a Spyder 3 to make sure what I see is what you will get from your prints. I protect your images with a Data Robotics Drobo for redundancy as well as an external backup drive and an off site backup just in case. My PC is a custom built Intel Core I5-750 Quad Processor running Windows 7 with 8GB of memory and multiple terabytes of storage, you can tell I can't stand a slow computer. I use Adobe Photoshop CS5 as well as Adobe Lightroom. In other words, I'm very up to date and take great care and protection of your images.
I do all my work out of my home office. With the transition of photography into a fully digital process, I can do all processing using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop without a studio location.
Ryan Smith Photography Myrtle Beach is a registered and licensed retail business in the state of SC and I charge and pay all state sales taxes.
