Kristy and Alysa's Turn

Kristy and Alysa are next on the blog! They are also girls from the dance studio who came to do some crazy mask posing. These two are usually pretty quiet around us when we come to the studio to do their candids and their posed photos. Kristy likes to hide from the camera, so we thought we'd drag her out front and center.
I think they did an awesome job. They both gave us that attitude that I know they both have in there! Thanks for coming over and helping us out girls!

Senior Rep - Kim

Kim is our latest senior rep from Wallenpaupack High School. She is our only rep from Paupack right now, so we do still have room for more!

I've known Kim a few years from soccer. She even missed a World Cup game to come over. But, we had it playing on the big screen for her mom.

I had an idea of what we wanted to do with her before we got her here. We did a few indoor shots, then moved outside to do some lazy outdoor summer shots. I love the feel of these field images! Kim did a great job!

If you go to Wallenpaupack, look for Kim to get a rep card from her. You will receive 16 free wallets with your order!

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!

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.

Rock the Frock - Ashley

Ashley answered our casting call for the Rock the Frock sessions. She came to visit us from Hazelton. Not only is she cute, but she's a fireman too!

We did quite a few shots indoors, then moved to the train station in Moscow for some outdoor shots. Like all the rest that we did, it was COLD. We have had the most awesome models for these Rock the Frock shoots.

Ashley will hopefully be coming back in the spring to do some more work for us.

Here are some of our favorite shots of her.

Another Senior

This is Rich. We went to his house to do his family's photos as well as his senior photos. They have Border Collies, and puppies! The dogs and puppies ended up being so much easier than I thought they would be to shoot. Whew! Here are some of our favorites from the shoot.

Another Senior

This is Maria. She is a senior at Dunmore High School. We have known her family for a while now. Instead of taking the summer off like most kids her age, Maria spent the summer in boot camp.

We did a few indoor shots, but she really loosened up when we got outside. I think she did a great job modeling! Any of you last minute seniors who go to Dunmore, be sure to get a card off Maria. You'll receive 16 free wallets!

Caitie from Crestwood

I wanted to share some photos from a shoot we had last week. This is Caitie. She is a senior at Crestwood High. Very sweet girl. We were happy to have her, and honored that she drove almost an hour to get to us! Caitie had seen some shots of my daughter that we had done in her soccer uniform at night, and wanted that style. We LOVE different. So, that was right up our alley. Caitie is also a rep for us, so if you see her, ask her for a card. You will get 16 free wallets and she will earn some cash back.

Here are a few images from her session;

Designing Fools

Seniors of 2010. Do you know one? Are you one? Call this week to book a session, bring your friend with you. You will get both sessions for the price of one! Offer expires Aug 9.

This week we are working on getting all of our marketing materials together. Our lab came out with some really great new items, so we are trying to decide which one to sell, which ones to use for marketing. This all means designing. Designing flyers, websites, business cards, samples, booklets etc. A person can only be so creative! But, this all means samples will be coming in. I LOVE getting samples from our lab! It feels like Christmas! So, back to designing so I have more packages!

Random Thoughts

Yesterday we messed around with some different lighting techniques. Since my daughter, wasn't home, I got to be the guinea pig. Thus, the photo on this page.

Today was a beautiful day. Actually, its been a beautiful week. We've actually had more than 2 with no rain. Shhhh! Let's hope it stays that way for tomorrow. Little Miss M is coming for her 5 year photos. She is such a ham and we always have fun with her.

I made some contacts for some different events. We will be doing a Poker Run for the Tobyhanna Army Depot. We LOVE Poker Runs! This one is on August 16. More details to follow.

Any senior who calls this week to book a session will receive $50 off their print order.

Sept 13 is our open house as I posted earlier. Make sure you bring a friend!

Those are my thoughts for now. The sun is going down, dinner is almost ready, and my daughter will be home from soccer practice, so that's it for now.