Jessica, Monaca 2010

Ahh, fall colors! They make great setting for outdoor pictures but it can be tough to time it just right. Last week was cold and wet and now with the rain yesterday and today and now I hear the wind a howling the leaves are dropping like crazy! The distant hillsides are beautiful but that’s not always a good indication of what works for portraits.

Jessica came in recently and while most people thought things were too green it was almost perfect for her session.

And of course we were in the studio too.

I’ll have more Fall Foliage images next week.

Hillary, South Side 2010

Hillary opted for a split session, split between the Studio on Wednesday and her farm on Friday. This allowed her to change her hair as well has get the studio shots  she wanted and some with her horse, Breeze.

Carrie, Center ‘10

I guess it’s the last year for diplomas to read “Center HS ” and that’s going to be a great thing to look back in the future – well, that and all the good times one has in HS!

Sam, Carlynton ‘10

goodbye summer, hello fall

Summer is over, boo hoo. Fall is here – Hooray!

That means tis the time for the leaves to change and time for Fall Pictures!  That means we’ve started booking for our Fall Family Portraits in the Park and for those seniors that want some really colorful fall pictures there’s no time left to procrastinate! Book now! Our schedule is filling up FAST!

Today’s picture is of Kourtney of Monaca HS, Class of 2010, from out Preque Isle Signature Session in August.

Sara, South Side ‘10

Sara came by for her senior photos and we talked and chatted and had a good ol’ time.

She brought her prom dress, her pickup (it was Grandpa’s), her guitar (and flute and keyboard too) and lots of outfits too. She even brought a hat to play with!

So here’s a few of my favorites from the session -there are many more! It’s just as hard for me to choose as it is for Sara and her parents.

now you can sign your own wallets

It’s an age old question: Do you want your name and/or year on your wallets? And today it’s tougher than ever because we can use any font in any color, and add special effects.

Well, the choice just got easier – maybe. How about we put YOUR signature on your wallets? Yep, you read that right. You can sign your name once, put your year or not -anything at all – and we’ll do the work of putting it on your wallets!

OK, so maybe it’s not easier after all – I mean, there is a choice of colors and effects, and of course, where on the wallet to put it.

Here’s a couple of examples:

And it costs the same as as it always has to put your name on your wallets – Absolutely Nothing! It’s just another one of the things we do for our clients.

Back to skool, for me too

It’s September and in case you didn’t notice, school is back in session across the land. My daughter Evie is now in Kindergarten and if you ask her the best part of the day she’ll tell you it’s riding the bus. She’s really excited about school and really wants to learn to read. See, video games are not all bad – if you can’t read they’re hard to play so they’re a great motivator.

William is entering third grade and has a male teacher, one that is very strict on homework. It was the third day of school and Jill had to work late so I was homework monitor and well, apparently I’m not gonna pass third grade. Seems there is a RED folder for homework this year, where as GREEN was last year’s color. So me, now knowing what’s what, put the homework in the GREEN folder…  See, when homework isn’t turned in there a form to fill out (by the student) that is signed by the parents. First one is green. Then yellow. Then red. Then a parent-teacher conference is called.  Oh, goody. Day 3 and we’ve got a green form. Crap.

I too went to school but school for adults is different. No tests and no grades! I spent a Day with Bill (Penberthy) an award winning photographer at his beautiful studio along with a dozen or so fellow Triangle Photographer’s Association members.  It’s a;lways great to get together and exchange ideas, see what’s new gear and product wise and learn new techniques. This class was a bit of everything but focused mostly on Seniors.  Bill’s been in his studio for 25 years and has a beautiful outdoor portrait area. I’m still working on mine but it got me really excited for what’s to come here over the next few years!

Few photographers like to be in front of the camera, but at all these events we concede to at least a class photo, presented here for your, um, enjoyment, or curiosity perhaps.

Alysa, Freedom ‘10

Alysa came in just before the Hookstown Fair for her session and here’s a sneak peek at some of what we did.  It was a mix of studio and location at my ’super secret’  location. While there we ran into Sarah Burgess, the former American Idol contestant. You can check out her senior pics here at the studio next time you’re in!

lots of pics!

I shot thousands of photos over the past week – The Hookstown Fair, a couple of senior portraits, some rep shots, a wedding and a maternity session, plus I’ve got some personal photos from a trip to the zoo, baseball shots of my son, canoeing and some from a day sailing on Lake Erie. So if anyone is looking for me I’ll be right here chained to the computer.

Jess is out of rep cards so I had to do something about that and came across this shot from our Pittsburgh Session. I thought I’d share it with you folks till I can get caught up and post some from the past week.

I like that hat – Here’s Kourtney wearing it on the beach at our Erie shoot.

Now’s the perfect time to book your senior session! Call us anytime at 724-234-2893!