Graffiti Collage Photography Art

We wanted to e-mail you and let you know about a service that we are now offering. Starting at $55, we can turn any photograph (whether we've taken it or not) into a work of art. We call it "graffiti art" and it's the coolest thing you can hang on your wall.

One of our happy customers said......

"I did get the picture on Friday just like you said. WOW, does it look beautiful in person. I love the metallic paper it was printed on, looks great. Nick was surprised and thought it was a lovely gift, everyone in the family thought it was just amazing as well.
Thanks again for all your hard work and we just love it!!"

We hope you'll love it too. Call for 425.577.3936 for details.

Engagement Portrait Session Video 2

 Here is another video of an engagement portrait session we took during the winter of 2006.

Facts About Our Wedding Photography part 1

Brides and grooms have a lot on their minds when choosing a wedding photographer. Here are some facts about our photography services.

1. We only photograph 25 weddings a year at the most and usually only one per weekend. Since it’s just myself and my husband, we believe in focusing on you and your day. If we took on too many weddings, the quality level of service that we provide, would be brought down.

2. We arrive when and where you need us to be there. Since our packages are based on hourly rates, we like to sit down and discuss your plans for your wedding day and how events will unfold. This will give us the best judgement on what time to start photographing and when to stop.

3. We mainly use digital these days, because it lends so many more options. With digital we can post your wedding pictures on-line for your guests and any out of town family to view. It is more time efficient browsing through files, rather than negatives, thus a quicker turn around time for your prints. When enlarging, the quality and clarity is remarkable. Don’t get us wrong, we love film and still use it whenever requested. Sometimes, brides and grooms will just ask us to shoot a roll of black and white, when taking their portraits. Black and white film is quite special!

4. We always ask that you give us 6-8 weeks to process your pictures. Michael and I go through each picture individually, crop, eliminate blinkers, change color to black and white and add effects. Since there are two of us documenting your wedding, there are usually duplicates. We always double up on the extra important pictures, such as the family and bridal party shots, special traditions and ceremony. We choose the best images to select for your collection of prints. Not to worry though, you will receive all originals on disk after your wedding.

Our Newly Redesigned Site

Hope you like the new digs! After many years, we decided it was time for a major overhaul. So we're still in the Beta testing process, you might encounter some bugs (like the crazy graphic on the wedding packages page, we're working on it.) So be patient, and if you see anything that links the wrong way or doesn't go where it needs to go, shoot us an e-mail.

Also, we will be adding several dozen new photos this weekend. So check back as we make updates during the month of March.

The Ultimate Bride Resource Guides

Anti-Bride Guide: Tying the Knot Outside of the Box
by Carolyn Gerin and Stephanie Rosenbaum

Yeah, you know the whole idea stresses you out. So here's a good little book about doing things your way. It's a handy planner and resource guide that will keep you on track with tabbed chapters and pockets for stuffing brochures and clippings. I used it, and it was a real gem. There's also lots of tips that you wouldn't even think about until it's too late. Carolyn and Stephanie have additional titles as well...

Anti-Bride Wedding Planner: Hip Tools and Tips for Getting Hitched
Anti-Bride Etiquette Guide: The Rules - And How to Bend Them

A must have for anybody planning a wedding.

Grab The Anti-Bride Guide on Amazon

RAINN continues to help victims.

We were happy to have RAINN utilize our photography talents for their recent on-line campaigns, especially for their myspace account. The photograph of a woman holding an umbrella, sheltering herself from harsh words, has made a huge impact on some people.

View the RAINN Myspace Page by clicking here. Be sure to send them a donation.

Some of the comments posted about our photograph...

"wonderful. this has the power to open up people's eyes and let them become aware to what's going on"

"These words should be made into an umbrella for your gift store... and in the CIRCLE in the center of it, should be the words "HOPE, STRENGTH, COURAGE= SURVIVOR... BECAUSE OF RAINN.ORG" .............. just a thought.... as I NEED a new umbrella, but wanted one that made an IMPACT and had HOPED you all had one listed in your RAINN store!!! =)"

"I just read this in its entirety..and..wow. Thank you for all that you do."

"I had seen this picture on all the RAINN sites (website, Myspace, Facebook), but I just now actually read all the words on it. I like this a lot."

-we are very honored to be a small part of such a wonderful organization.

Question for Michael #1

Q: I'm just starting out in photography. How do you create all of that texture work on your pictures?


A: Lots of layers and experimentation in Adobe Photoshop. Sometimes I'll have 16 separate layers by the time I'm ready to flatten the image.

I'd suggest grabbing a photo disk of patterns or textures, you can also purchase some on istockphoto.com for cheap. from there you just add each texture or pattern, one at a time, experiment with the opacity and such (dissolve, darken, lighten). Knowing what to remove using different erasers helps, too. The layers will begin to mesh and create interesting patters within themselves.

Eventually you'll get the hang of it. Sometimes it helps to look at other collage pieces, just to get an idea of how shapes, colors and textures will play together. There really is no science to the process, which is what makes it so unique.

Hope that helps!

- Michael Foster

Life is a Series of Surprises...

We never really intended to be wedding photographers, we just kinda fell into it.

My husband and I were married in 2002, in a historic movie Theater in St. Charles, Illinois. While in the process of planning our wedding, so many people were estatic hearing about our wedding ideas... that a couple brides to be, eagerly asked us to document their wedding. At the time, I was a freelance photographer for several local newspapers, along with working at a local photography studio. Michael was working for a design firm as an art director. At the time Boojazz was a website featuring our photography, artwork and Michael's design, with no real direction other than , "Hey! Look at us! Here we are!"

We photographed a handful of weddings that year. The couples were very happy with their photographs and we realized that we were really good at it. With a little more training and experience... the following year we doubled our bookings. In 2004, we were working at Boojazz fulltime. We never had to advertise, word of mouth spread fast and that year we again doubled the business and booked over twenty weddings.

We set ourselves out to be the opposite of many photography studios, the cynical ones looking for a crazy big paycheck with no personal service. In Chicago we made a great name for ourselves, and we're excited about the possibilities here in Seattle.

Jaime Foster
Boojazz Studios
425.577.3936