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Senior Promo Begins!

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:59:03 -0600

We're excited to announce our 2010 Senior Referral Promotion! See the image below for details, click and it'll open up a bit bigger.

That's the gist, but of course more details are just a phone call or an email away! Signing up is easy and can all be done online. Please pass on to students and, of course, parents. Hope to hear from you soon!!

And, here's the front of the 6x9 postcard, again:

big. announcement. 3.8.2010.

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:08:16 -0600

Ariana + Patrick

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:23:15 -0600

I just realized that I still haven't blogged this shoot. Woops. Dang it.

Anyway, goes without saying that it was an honor to travel with Ariana and Patrick to photograph their big day. Can't say enough for how great they were, as well as their families, in making me feel welcome. Great time, and I truly appreciate your hospitality as well as the opportunity.

Two things below...first, just a few highlighted pics from the day. Second, the slideshow we showed last week at the state side reception.

Isabella Alepra

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:08:54 -0600

We had miss Isabella in the studio today. Seriously, so many cute kids in this world. So honored to be a part of Isabella's first year, as well as her brother's first year. Great family!!

Drew Megginson

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:47:38 -0600

Meet Drew Megginson. Obviously, he's the man.

Megan + Roley

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:09:54 -0600

Really enjoyed Megan and Roley's wedding a couple weeks ago. Great couple, fun to be with, and easy to photograph. I was disappointed to see that Roley cut his mohawk for the wedding, but oh well, he's a nice young man and dressed the part :) Best wishes to you two!!

Trager + Frosty

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:10:23 -0600

Well, we got just enough snow and I had a great Saturday off. Trager and I headed out in the afternoon, and it took all of 10 minutes until I could no longer resist going in to fetch the camera and a big light. Seriously though, this kid is cute.

And yes, this is the real sky from today. Gotta love when that happens.

(Strobists: Sun is used for kicker on left. Flash on right. ISO 100. 1/200th f20.)

btw, double click on image to launch a full screen slideshow.

ShootDotEdit + Ask Dane: Today!

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:47:19 -0600

If you're a photog, make sure and check out today's episode of Ask Dane. Someone who I truly respect in our industry, Garrett Delph, will be on and the topic will be all things post production. Garrett is the owner of ShootDotEdit, the leading post production partner for wedding and portrait photographers. Even more, Garrett has become a friend and someone I trust to help me grow my business.

I truly believe that post production partnerships are the way of the future for photographers. Well, at least any photographer who will build a sustainable and growing business. Long term success will require one to move from a technician / skilled worker to a business owner / entrepreneur. As soon as you can remove yourself as the bottleneck to your company's growth, you'll be on your way to accomplishing your dream.

For me, I've chosen ShootDotEdit for my culling and raw conversion of weddings. I still get to put my own "touch" on all final edits and all that. And believe me, Garrett will attest first hand the struggles I went through to 'give up control.' But who are we fooling folks, culling and raw conversions are just the base of the process. A process that many will easily hire in house employees to do. But with SDE you get a team editing for you.

Bottom line is that you'll HAVE to make a decision at a certain point in your business on what to give up. You'll have to do something to get your life back. Do you want to outsource customer service, shooting, editing, book design, accounting, sales, etc etc? For me, I'd rather keep all things involving relationships with my clients in house. The other stuff can be done in India for all I care, as long as it meets my exact needs and specs.

If you're a photog wanting to get your life back, ShootDotEdit is the first places you should look. And for what it's worth, ShootQ is the next place. Then start looking for an office manager.

Lastly, thanks to Dane Sanders for leading our industry with a spirit of grace and abundance.

Will you take a pic of my phone?

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:15:00 -0600

Ever wondered what it takes to photograph, say, an iPhone, for a magazine? Then check out this video. Amazing the work that goes into it. I mean, can you believe this set up all for a couple phones?

Cover creation from Peter Belanger on Vimeo.

Here's what Peter said about the shoot: After working on the latest cover for Macworld Magazine I wanted to show what is involved in making a cover. I focused on the three main areas: the photography, photoshop and design. I chose a time lapse format to convey lots of information in a small amount of time. The only drawback of time lapse is that since half a day goes by in 30 seconds, the whole process seam so easy! Lots of details were left out of the design process (like the cover meetings and rounds of layout options). I began to photograph the design process after the layouts had already been narrowed down to just three cover designs.

Trager Dean

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:11:53 -0600

Well, I was going to post just one pic of Trager, but then got a little carried away.

Lighting tutorial coming to the blog soon. As an appetizer, know that the shots of Trager jumping on the bed are actually taken at night. Yep. It was pitch black outside. More on that later. For now, some every day life pics of Trager.

Welcome Kerbi Sue

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:11:14 -0600

I've been waiting for my new blog to go live for a month to be able to do this! I wanted it to be the first post of the new blog, of course.

It's with overwhelming joy that Julie and I introduce you to our new daughter: Kerbi Sue.

Kerbi Sue

December 28th, 2009

12:37 pm

7 lbs 15 oz

21"

Here's some pics ranging from a few days old getting home with big bro Trager smiling on to a few weeks old. Many more pics to come, of course. But this at least gets her introduced.