Who is Discovery Bay Studios?

A home based wedding photography business owned and operated by Stacey and Kelly Chance. We are a husband and wife photography team who use the latest technology and trends to capture beautiful wedding images.

Our biggest thrill is hearing couples rave about their new wedding photos. Knowing that we've helped capture life’s most important memories for a loving couple can’t be matched. Our sincere hope is that you will cherish your photos forever.

What is your photography style?

We are photojournalistic style photographers, but use some traditional methods as necessary. Traditional photography is giving way to the unobtrusive photojournalistic style usually preferred by today’s younger couples. We enjoy capturing the wedding day as it unfolds, but if we see an instance where we may be of some help we don’t hesitate to politely offer suggestions.

Who will shoot the wedding?

Stacey and Kelly will personally shoot your wedding. We work as a team to get different points of view. You get two photographers for the price of one! This helps with redundancy. In the event of equipment malfunction the other shooter is always ready.

When the situation calls for it, Kelly is great at arranging poses. This frees up Stacey to get creative with specialty lenses and camera settings. We get all of the safe shots and then push the envelope to get you wedding shots that you will see nowhere else.

Should you make a list of photos you would like on your wedding?

As far as a list of pictures, we don't really do too well working from a list. I know many websites recommend brides make a list for their photographer. Kelly and I do our best to cover and capture as much as possible during the day, but we have found that time looking down at lists cause us to miss important moments.

But if you need a list to make sure we get all of the different combinations of group/family shots we recommend a good friend or family member help us organize this.

What makes our PhotoFusion videos so special?

We take great pride in producing top quality, cutting edge photo/fusion videos. Many couples are turning to video as a way to share their wedding photographs over the traditional printed album. Our videos can be electronically shared for your convenience and have a more powerful visual and emotional impact. We also provide a HD video file as well as an iPhone version of your fusion video.

We start off with selecting the very best images and video clips which are matched to the song in content, pacing and motion using the “Ken Burns” effect. The video we create for you is guaranteed to bring tears to your eyes or at the very least evoke goose bumps! When you see your beautiful images arranged together with music it becomes a powerful presentation. Many couples show their engagement video we craft for them at their weddings.

Our fusion videos have recently been spolighted on the Photodex website. Photodex makes the video editing software ProShow. See our work on the PhotoDex website

What is the normal process for hiring you?

Often we meet with clients at a mutually agreed local Starbucks. This gives everyone a chance to know each other and also discuss your wedding. We can also go over our contract (Sample wedding photography agreement) and answer any questions.

Then, if you like, we can shoot an engagement photo for you right there for free! Many couples find this photo useful in their "Save the Date" invitations.

Our meetings are fun, informative and there's no obligation :-)

How will you make it easy for friends and family to order prints?

Although you are supplied with all of your images on discs, you may want your friends and family to be able to see your wedding photos online.

Normally within two weeks of your wedding select images are posted to an online photo album/gallery. Your music video slideshow is often posted right there too. We will email you the link so you can share with friends and family. This makes it easy for everyone who attended the wedding to view and/or order their own prints without bothering you.

How do you offer a high quality product at reasonable prices?

We don’t have a large advertising budget. Most of our business comes from client referrals. We work hard to please our clients so they tell their friends!

As with most industries today, technology is changing the photography industry. We pride ourselves in staying on the leading edge of photography trends. Much of the transaction and communication process is done through email and our website. We invest in the latest digital camera equipment with specialty lenses best suited for wedding photography.

We concentrate on what we do best, getting spectacular images and then enhancing them even more using the latest software. The efficiency of delivering your images online and on discs makes things simpler and less expensive.

We can help you with prints if you don’t have the desire or time. But since you own all of the original images it can be more convenient and less expensive for you to order prints online or through a retailer such as Costco.

Do you have photography insurance?

Yes. We have liability and errors and omissions insurance through The Harford Insurance Company. Policy number:59 SBN PA6250. Phone number: (866) 467-8730

Why can’t I just have “Uncle Charlie” shoot my wedding to save money?

Using a friend or family member to take pictures at your expensive wedding may not be such a good idea. $10,000 is considered the minimum amount of camera equipment required to properly shoot a wedding. “Uncle Charlie” may have good intentions and a nice new camera, but here are a few points to consider before risking your precious wedding memories and inconveniencing “Uncle Charlie”.

• Does he have professional wedding specific camera equipment capable of quality photographs in all lighting conditions?
• Does he have backup cameras, lenses, batteries, memory, etc?
• Does he know all of the “must have” shots that are required during the wedding day?
• Does he know the best angles, positions, and how to anticipate each important event?
• Does he know how to pose large groups?
• Does he know how to create romantic couple portraits?
• When the going gets tough during a long day of shooting will he be committed to getting you the best shots possible? Or maybe it’s just time for a drink?
• Will he add a professional presence to your wedding and will he know when to offer experienced advice when things don’t go so smoothly?
• Does he know Photoshop and which effects are best suited to particular images?
• Is he willing to spend hours and hours poring over hundreds or thousands of images and then deliver the images in a convenient presentation for you?
• Are you willing to accept snapshots of your expensive wedding versus professionally crafted photographs with a style of their own?

And finally, for you to ask “Uncle Charlie” to take on such a monumental chore he must be considered very close to you. If he is so close, doesn’t he deserve to relax as a guest during your wedding and enjoy the celebration? Please avoid headaches and disappointment by properly budgeting your wedding to allow for professional photographers.

What are your prices?

You can view our prices here.

Where can I read testimonials submitted from your clients?

You can view our clients' testimonials here.

Where can I see some of your recent work?

Check out our Facebook page here and "Like" us.

What about sales tax?

California State Board of Equalization Document