Bet you didn't know this...

That we're one of the only places you can go where you have the option of making your decision at home. So not only do you get image so beautiful you might have to change your phone number, but there's no pressure...take them home, make your decision. If you want to save a little on gas, you can even phone the order in and have it shipped to you when it's done...we'll miss your smiling face but we understand.

Bet you didn't know we offer interest free payment plans for those who need or want to spread the cost out over the next few months. There's no reason to settle for something ordinary... get what you want and make it affordable. All ya gotta do is ask, we're here to help.

Finally...you probably already knew this but just in case...you can get free images for your My Space page, licensed, authorized and yours free. Just ask us how.

Marching Band Is A Sport

I spent my summers getting ready for football season and until recently, playing 2 on 2 beach volleyball. It wasn't until our daughters became involved in marching band that I came to realize that marching band is a sport...and a very tough one at that. Consider this...you have to play an instrument (and play it well because the crowd and judges are listening), while maneuvering through a complexly choreographed field routine. So with band camp about to start (it's kinda like Hell Week but longer), my hats off to all of you who make it look so easy. I mark my tribute with this sports poster of Tom from the WCHS Drumline.

SOLD OUT...

...happens every year, our before school sessions just sold out. That being said, Mary and I have spent the better part of the morning digging through the calendar to find places where we could put an extra session without crowding the people who are already booked on those days. The good news is we did come up with a few (the operative word here being a few). Some of them are spots where we were starting later because of a location session, sometimes they're spots where someone had to move because of vacation or someone got sick, etc. To make it an even better reason to call, here's a little bonus for those who are willing to take the next available session...$50. Use it toward your session fee, session upgrades (when the time slot permits) or toward your portrait order. Your choice, all ya gotta do is say you want the next session and you're golden. You can get all the details on our main website by clicking here.

More Fun Stuff...

More fun stuff...I'm a big fan of people who have the talent AND discipline to be a musician. Couple that with what we call the Rock Star Experience and it's not hard to get really inspired by people who bring in something they're really passionate about...in this case his guitar.

Summer Time...

...and it's hot when the air conditioner goes out at the studio. Fortunately we have wonderful clients who are very understanding. So on top of making us look good, they bring in cool ideas and we get to play with. A magazine add (and a beautiful subject) were the inspiration for this image so despite...or maybe because of the warm environment and fans blowing all over the place...we had a great time creating the image and loved the way it turned out.

Cool New Ideas Inspired By You

I've always said that some of our best ideas walk in the front door. That's why I love personalizing the session to the person I' m photographing. Here's a some cools stuff inspired by the incredible people we have the privilege of working for. This particular image was a mix of her wanting to do something with bubbles and her art work (She's really a wonderful artist). Hoping to get this one to the mall display in the near future because the web just doesn't do it justice...inside each of the bubbles are images she's done...if you look really really close, you can see magic exploding off the tip of the brush as she paints the passing bubbles. Now here's the really fun part...this is just one of the really cool images from her session...you should see the one where a real garden fairy is landing on her hand....hope to have that one on our website in the next week or so....again, she was the inspiration, we were just the facilitators. Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you...that was so much fun!

$25 Gift Card is yours free...

Some people like paying full price for everything but most people would rather pay a little less...providing they're getting the same thing as the ones paying full price. Case in point, you can book a session anytime and pay full price (hey we have bills to pay too). Or you can do the smart thing and contact one of our spokes models for a free $25 gift card. That would be free as in costs you nothing, they just send it to you and you can spend it here just like it was cash. So...full price or $25 less? It's up to you but I'm betting you'll click this link: I want a $25 gift card

Summer Fun

O.K. so down to what's important here...and that'd be you and your friends. We've had a great summer so far and I wanted to take a little space to say thanks to some people who've really made us look good...like Katie here who was so much fun to work with we didn't want the session to end. Thanks Katie!

Time Flies...

Wow...can you believe that summer is half over? Yeah it's that 4th of July thing that marks the half way point. It’s been crazy around here photographing seniors since the middle of May…okay so that’s my excuse for taking so long to get our blog going but with a few days off over the 4^th, it’s finally happening. So what will you find here? A lot of familiar faces, after all this blog is about you…the class of 2009…fun little tidbits of my usual nonsense and some general goings on about the studio and the people who make it click (no pun intended). For example you’ll be seeing the first senior posts in the next day or so along with some pretty cool fireworks shots

Mary and I had the opportunity to work on a professional pyrotechnic team and put on a fireworks show for a little town along the St. Johns river in Florida as part of our summer tour dates. Some cool beach pictures and what the heck for those of you who make this a regular stopping place, I’ll even be posting up some cool special offers you can use or pass along to your friends…what are friends for right?

Anyway…welcome and we’ll see ya tomorrow!