Empty Cases - Moscow / Scranton Photographer

Rob asked us to come shoot his band this summer. They graduated this year and are going off to different colleges. We found a date that we were available and took a trip down to the Vintage Theater in Scranton. I had never been in there. Even though we were the oldest people in there, haha, it was pretty cool. We sat and drank cappuccino while we listened to the bands. Good luck to the guys in college!

New Products

Every once in a while, our awesome lab comes up with some new products. This time, we came up with it on our own. Almost. A friend and fellow photographer was making these necklaces for some friends of hers. At the time, we were getting ready for a bridal show, and looking for something to help us stand out and be different from the rest of the photographers there.

We went to visit our friends down at Central Park Flowers in Olyphant, told them of our idea, and let them take it from there. The tree was perfect for what we needed! And it worked! the brides were all stopping to look at the tree. They were all asking how much the necklaces are and how do they get them.

After we got home, I didn't give it much thought. It sat in the studio on a display table. Then, moms started asking for them. We decided to add them to our product line.

There are a few different sizes to choose from. Prices on these range from $20-$40, and can be easily made as magnets as well. We are also adding the bamboo necklaces into the collection. For the month of August, we are giving away 1 free necklace with each paid session's order.

Give us some feedback. Let us know what you think of these necklaces!

Country lanes Photobooth

Last month we also visited Country Lanes Bowling Alley in Elmhurst, for Photobooth Friday. If you are looking for something to do this summer, check them out! Their pizza is awesome!! I couldn't tell you the last time I bowled. Other than the Wii. Just like I remembered, I sucked. haha. Ed and the kids beat me. But, we had a great time!

Bark for Life

Since I posted about being at the Bark for Life, I guess I should blog about the walk. This walk benefits the American Cancer Society and takes place at Nay Aug Park, in May.

This was their second walk, and the dogs doubled this year to over 200! Not only is there a walk, but they have dogs performing obstacle courses, dancing, and doing tricks. There are quite a few vendors there such as kennels, groomers, trainers, as well as us, photographers.

Although it rained while we were there, it did not lessen the crowd. They had a great turnout and raised a lot of money for a great cause!

Thanks to everyone who participated. We all have a story about cancer. Hopefully one day there won't be any more.

Furry friends

While at the Bark for Life last month, we found a great little couch/ pet bed that we had to have. We started talking to the owner and one thing led to another. We decided that we would get some large prints of pets, on the bed that she sells, and hang them in her boutique.

In turn, we sent out a request to all of our facebook fans. Free pet sessions so we can get some prints to hang.

This turned out to be a lot of fun. Especially for me since I got to watch all these dogs drag Ed all over the place. haha.

These images are products of these shoots. We'd like to thank Amy, Sandy, Judy, Gina, and Liz for bringing your furry friends over to help us out.

Spring is in the Air

What a big difference a week or two makes! We went from 2 feet of snow to 50 degree weather! Yay! I love springtime. Everything is new again. Birds are chirping, flowers start pushing up from their long winter nap.

We've been busy in the studio doing Easter/Mother's Day photos.

This little guy came up to get Mother's Day photos for the paper. We couldn't resist adding the chicks and bunnies to the images to do some Easter as well. He loved pretending that the chicks were nibbling on his toes!

Here are some of our favorites from the shoot.

Class of 2011!

We are now accepting applications for our Senior Rep Program!

If you are accepted as a senior representative, you will receive a free mini senior portrait session in the spring of your high school junior year to be used for images on your Senior Rep card to hand out to your referrals. You will receive a $10 Visa gift card with every referral you send us. ½ off high school senior portrait session fee with 4 referrals. Receive a 5x5 Brag Book of your high school senior pictures at 6 referrals, or upgrade to a 10x10 brag book of your high school senior pictures at 10 referrals. You will also be one of the high school seniors showcased on our website, in a video on our senior picture video page, on our Facebook page and in our marketing for your area.

A $200 Visa gift card will be given to the high school student that sends us the most referrals. Referrals will be totaled on June 1st of your senior

Please let us know if you would like an application to become a Senior Rep. We only choose a few from each school, so apply early!

Visit our website to fill out your application!

Babies and toddlers

Feb 14th ended our annual babies and toddlers contest. This year, the winner received a year's worth of free sessions! They could come back as many times as they want and we will waive the session fee. This is our winner. I just love his eyes!

O-HI-O!

Last month we took a trip to Ohio for the weekend. This was a meetup with some friends we've met through our lab. We have meetups in different cities and states every once in a while. This gives us an opportunity to brainstorm, learn new techniques, improve our skills, and meet a lot of great photographers!

This meetup's schedule was packed full. Most of us arrived on Friday. We went out to dinner for a meet and greet, then went back to our friend Marti's studio to share samples of books, collages and other examples of our work. This was great. We were able to see vendor's products without having to purchase them.

Saturday we got off to an early start. We had the opportunity to eat breakfast at an amish home. There were also some photo ops at the property. We then met at Marti's studio for some classes on babies and toddlers. This is Marti's specialty, and she does it well! What a cute bunch of models she had there!

Next was a class on pet photography, by Ashley and Matt. They showed us how they wrangle the pets in their studio.

We broke for a little bit of lunch, then it was off to one of the local churches for some wedding photography. We had 2 models, Joy who was local, and Siri, who was a fellow photographer who graciously volunteered to model for us.

Back to Kara's studio for some studio/senior setups. We broke for dinner, took our group photo and left for home. Whew! Tired yet? We sure were. We had to drive all night since we were vendors at a prom show here at home, the next day.

It was nice to see old friends, and make some new ones! I always have a blast and learn so much at these meetups. I can't wait for my next one!

Of course, I have to leave you with some of my favorite images of the weekend.