Services

Alvis Photography & Video offers the following menu of photographic and video services, which are available in the San Francisco Bay Area and nationwide. If you don’t see a particular service you’d like to have, please contact us. We’re happy to fulfill your special requests.

Photography

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Essential Photographic Services

The following essential photographic services are included for every special occasion.

  • Service Coordinator for all event components

  • Complementary pre-event consultation with the Service Coordinator

  • Equipment assembly/disassembly/setup/prep/tune-up

  • Total shooting time on the Event day

  • Unlimited number of pictures taken

  • Editing of ALL digital images

  • Conversion of digital images from RAW to JPEG format

  • Electronic delivery of processed images (via Drop Box or We Transfer tool)

  • Unlimited print rights transfer (no watermarks)

All photo images will be taken in RAW format (the highest resolution mode) to achieve maximum quality.

 

Optional Add-on Photographic Services

Any of the following optional services are available for your special event.

Wedding Art Book – Your Wedding Album is available in a variety of sizes, number of pages and images.

  • In-depth editing of images selected for the Wedding Album.

  • Custom Album Design – A Wide Variety of Design Styles Available

  • Personalized Inscription (on the cover)

  • Digital Laser Album with Multi-Layered Printing and Binding

  • Sleeve or Stand Box Holder (for album storage)

  • Parent Album Available Upon Request

Engagement Photo Session 2 hours shooting time; 1-2 locations. Can be combined with Engagement Video Session.

Slideshow Presentation – Up to 25 edit-ready pictures with voice-over, title and music of your choice.     

Big Screen Presentation – A slideshow with up to 25 edit-ready pictures with voice-over, title and music of your choice (available to present at the wedding reception).

Second Cameraman – My long-time associate offers over 20 years of experience in wedding and special event photography.

Next-day Delivery – 20 edited, ready-to-use pictures available within 24 hours of your event.

Portraits on Canvas – Various sizes, starting with 11x14. Clients should select their own frames.

Final Product – Recording of photo product on USB drive or CD with label and picture.

 

Technical Equipment (Photo)

Cameras – All cameras are high-end, new-generation professional Digital SLR full-frame cameras (36 x 24 mm CMOS sensor) that deliver superior image quality and that enable nearly unlimited photographic possibilities.

Lenses/Filters – An array of lenses from Fisheye to Super-zoom are available to cover all possible scenarios. A broad array of filters are also available to achieve special effects.

Flash-lighting System – We use FP FlashPoint, which is a computerized flash-lighting system.

External Lighting System (for dark interiors) – Includes remote controls and Wi-Fi signal transmitters.

Video

 
 

Essential Video Services

The following essential video services are included for every special occasion.

  • Service Coordinator for all event components

  • Complementary pre-event consultation with the Service Coordinator

  • Equipment assembly/disassembly/setup/prep/tune-up

  • Total shooting time.

  • Unlimited Video footage.

  • Shooting in HD video format

  • Finished product: Raw footage with title

  • Electronic delivery of all footage (via Drop Box or We Transfer tool)

  • Unlimited print rights transfer (no watermarks)

All video is shot in HDTV format to achieve maximum quality and recorded on Blu-ray discs.

 

Optional Add-on Video Services

Any of the following optional services are available for your special event.

Wedding Movie (Documentary) – Up to 1.5 hours, including the following features:

  • Timeline set up in raw video footage for selection purposes.

  • Advanced video editing with numerous features and special effects

  • Picture-in-picture display

  • Music of your choice

  • Multi-layering montage

  • Synchronized audio dubbing, sound mixing and syncing with content

Engagement Video Session 2 hours shooting time; 1-2 locations. Can be combined with Engagement Photo Session.

Wedding Highlights – Up to 20 minutes of highlights of your wedding day.

Wedding Highlights Clip – Up to 3 minutes of your wedding day to place on FaceBook or any other social media)

Big Screen Presentation – A slideshow with up to 25 edit-ready pictures with voice-over, title and music of your choice (available to present at the wedding reception).

Second Cameraman – My video associate offers over 20 years of experience in wedding and special event videography.

Guest Interviews Recording – complementary when ordering full-length documentary/movie

Final Product – Recording of video product on DVD or Blu-ray disk with label and picture.

 

Technical Equipment (Video)

Cameras – Professional Hi-Definition-quality digital video equipment (Blu-Ray HDTV technology).

Lighting Systems – Professional lighting and wireless microphones with all necessary accessories.

External Lighting System (for dark interiors) – Includes remote controls and Wi-Fi signal transmitters .

Audio/Visual Processing – In-house, high-end professional equipment for processing/montage, including a sound mixing system and a library of special effects. 

Back-up Equipment

We always provide a complete back-up system to ensure against the unlikely failure of any of our equipment during an event.