Blog - William Bay

Grace Ormonde Submission and the Odds of Getting Published

I just sent off a beautiful wedding I shot in October off to the always sexy and glamorous Grace Ormonde – Wedding Style for review and possible acceptance for the Fall issue!!! I found out the submission requirements a couple weeks ago and have been frantically preparing it for the March 1st deadline. And, I…
In at the Driskill

These past few weeks have really been busy. I’ve been working my butt off trying to meet with wedding coordinators and wedding locations, all in an effort to get my name out there and become more and more well know in Austin. Well, I finally cracked one that I had been trying for months. I…
I Was Kicked Out Of The Tribeza Bridal Show!

It’s amazing that in this day and age of openness and businesses helping other like businesses grow, that there still exists an underlying current of jealousy, and pettiness. I was asked by my good friend, Carissa Hoop at Flora & Fauna, to take pictures of her floral arrangements at the Tribeza Bridal Show at the…
A teaser for upcoming design changes

I can’t wait to unveil the new design for the William Bay – Photographic Arts. It is going to be a super sexy looking website which will put more emphasis on the photographs and providing a richer experience for viewers. I’m putting together all the best Wedding, Portrait and Fine Art Photographs in large slideshows…
Progress in Haiti

I had mentioned a couple weeks back about my dear friend Tammy and her water project in Haiti. She is currently there in Haiti attending the ground breaking for the project and overseeing the first phase of construction. And as serendipity pops it’s head up from time to time, she found herself in a position…
Important Pricing Change

Hello all, I wanted to announce an important new change to my wedding photography pricing structure. As well as a change in the philosophic thinking of what a final product really is for a couple getting married. From now on every couple will receive an album when getting married. This of course raises my prices.…
Help Tammy Help Haiti

I’ve had the good fortune to meet some pretty amazing people through volunteering in Thailand. And a lot of times you tend to lose touch with most of them. It’s often a shame because they are such good people, and they have made quite an impact in your life. I’ve had the good fortune, though,…
Together at last… Super 8mm & Wedding Photography

Well, I have been going on and on about the new Super 8mm cameras I’ve been playing with. I’ve even put some test footage of the dogs up. And now it’s time to unveil the results from the last wedding I did. For the technical people out there: Still cameras used: Nikon D300, Fuji S2…
New Sample Albums In!!!

I sent off for my Leather Craftsmen sample albums a month ago and have been eagerly waiting for them to come. Well they just got in the other day and I’ve had a chance to take some pictures of them today. The first one is my Portrait examples book, a 700 Series with Rustic Brown…
Marlene & Brian’s Wedding

Marlene and Brian were married on October 12th at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden here in Austin. Umlauf had recently installed a new and very lovely ceremony area at their facility, and I was fortunate to be one of the first photographers to shoot there. The wedding coordinator was Carissa over at Flora & Fauna. She…