Alyse 1 Year Portraits

Another catch up portrait. Took this earlier this year and while we had lots and lots of great portraits to choose from, this one definitely stands out. Mom definitely bought more of this pose than any of the others. Just thought I'd share it.

Landis Grandparent's Day

Had a blast tonight at Landis' Grandparent's Day. Photographed around 80 groups and everyone did really great, only had about 3 groups that took more than 1 shot to nail it. It got super busy there in the middle, but unless we do tickets with prearranged times I just don't see how we can keep everyone from jumping up and getting in line at the same time. No one had to wait more than 2 minutes though, and we actually got everyone done 15 minutes before the event ended. I literally have never seen that happen before, so that's a major victory. See everyone next year!

Awesome source for photo posters!

Just got in my first samples of some posters from PhotoOnline Roller Banners . The print quality is awesome and I love the heavy duty paper they are printed on. These are really excellent samples of my work, any business needing a new tool for promoting themselves should really check out Poster Printing UK and consider printing up some of their promotional posters, it's well worth it. They sell the stands too which is something I'm thinking about trying for my booth this year at shows. They even have design services to help make each poster the best that it can be.

Kyle Ayers Senior Portraits - Logansport High School Class of 2011

Had a great studio only session for Kyle's senior portraits last week. We got some really great shots. This super dark black and white one is my favorite. I love how he is just popping right out of the shadows. I posted more in my gallery and on facebook, so if you want to see more check it out.

Been swamped!

I'm so far behind on blogging I don't really know where to begin. I've had a super busy winter season so far. Definitely my most busy ever. Have had lots of kids, plenty of families, a couple of offices, and have some events coming up really soon. This is a shot of the Gellinger children from last week. We had a really good time and they all did really well. I'm probably not going to get fully caught up on posting the images I've missed, but I'm definitely not going to let myself get that far behind again, so stay tuned for lots more great portraits.

Great start to 2011

Usually January means pack up the camera, it's not going to be needed for about 2 more months, but this month has been great. Lots of babies and children, an entire office staff, and a couple of large family portraits including the Shidlers. We had a blast Saturday photographing them and everyone was excited because apparently this is their first family portrait in a very very long time. I love when I'm able to provide portraits for people that have put it off for such a long time. It reminds them how important portraits really are, and that's a cool thing to be a part of. If this sounds like your situation, give us a call today and schedule a session, we did a full family, 3 smaller family poses, all of the kids, the kids seperately, just the grandparents, the grandparents with their kids, and probably a few others I'm forgetting in exactly one hour. It's completely painless I promise.

Yael and Andy

Congratulations to Yael and Andy, their wedding was truly a joy to be a part of. Everyone there had a wonderful time and I wish them the very very best for their life together!

Satchel Gray - Lewis Cass Junior/Senior High, Class of 2011

I'm really neglecting my blog now that I'm using FB for news and updates. I feel horrible since I've been a regular blogger for 4 years. I hate to treat my blog this way, but FB really seems to be the internet hot spot now, and you have to go where the people are. So here is a catch up post. Satchel's portraits were several weeks ago, but I wanted to post one here for everyone in the blogosphere to enjoy. His portraits came out great, and we had a good time down town making them. It was a spot I've used a couple of times in the past, but I tried all new poses and, of course, Satchel brought something new to each shot, so each shot came out really unique and cool. Overall it was a great photoshoot.

Rebecca Rombold - Logansport High School Class of 2011

Great 2 part session with Rebecca this week. We did a really fast session at France Park right before her shift at work and got some really cool shots. I love this shot, the lighting on her face is so perfect and the desaturated effect really works with her expression. Then in the studio we did another 3 outfits and got lots of really great shots. She even brought her snake, which wasn't really that easy to get in the perfect pose. It was so wriggly, I think out of the 15 shots I took of it, only 3 or 4 actually had the snakes head in the shot. I posted my favorite snake shot up on FB so you can check that out if you want. If you want to see more from Rebecca's shoots just check out my gallery or FB.

It looks like the senior season is winding down. My schedule is finally starting to lighten up, so if you are still needing senior portraits give me a call, we should be able to fit you in within a week, and if you're not wanting to brave the cold weather we can just do a studio only senior session starting at $15.

Misty Gearhart, Caston High School Class of 2011

We had a really good session out at France Park for Misty's senior portraits. We did shots all up and down the waterfall, then we wandered out to the lake, and finally climbed up the cliffs for some cool shots. The water out there is really green and eerie, it made for some interesting backdrops. Then we came back to the studio and did some casual shots as well as shots in her volleyball uniform. I'm currently working on a montage for her, as soon as I get it finished I'll upload it here. Still very booked up, 2 weeks is about the earliest I can schedule anything, but the weather is just about perfect right now, and the leaves will be changing soon so there is plenty of time to get your senior portraits done.

Had a lot of fun with Brent last week for his senior portraits. He had a really good sense of humor and we both hammed up a bit. We left plenty of time to make some great portraits. This one of him sitting in the wheel of his dad's John Deere tractor is my favorite. I saw the wheel right off the bat and I hoped it would work for a good posing tool and I just couldn't be happier with this shot. One of my best senior portraits this year. Check out my gallery for more of Brent's portraits.

Alicia Gaby - Logansport High School Class of 2011

We had a lot of fun in the studio and down at Little Turtle Waterway last night doing Alicia's senior portraits. We tried some fun new things including laying down on a picnic table, and we got tons of awesome portraits. It was a gorgeous night too, a nice cool breeze was blowing and the sun was up, but wasn't really making it hot, so we all stayed very comfortable as we were shooting. It's uncomfortable for me when it's hot, but it's tragedy when the subject of my portraits is sweating, so I'm happy to bid farewell to that hot streak. There's more samples of Alicia's portraits on my Facebook page check it out if you want to see more.

Senior Portrait Tips

Here are some tips for ensuring your high school graduation portraits turn out amazing!

1. Bring examples of things you'd like to try in your portraits. Magazine clippings, year books, catalogues or anything else with examples of poses, styles, or effects. We can combine these ideas with our own and create a truly unique portrait that captures your personal style.

2. Give your hair time to grown in after a cut. Don't get a fresh cut the day before your portrait session, a minimum of 5 days is needed for the cut to look natural.

3. Makeup should be applied normally. Use a mirror as a guide, if it looks good in the mirror it will look fine on film.

4. Ask your optometrist to remove the lenses from your glasses if possible. Reflections are very common on glasses and can be very time consuming to remove. Avoiding this problem is the best way to ensure a great portrait.

5. Simple, solid outfits work best, especially in the studio. More formal attire is also very common in the studio. Outdoor poses work well with jeans or khakis and simple solid shirts, especially muted colors. Blue, green, tan, and many more work better than glaringly bright colors such as white, yellow or red.

Follow these tips and make sure to get a good night's rest and your graduation portraits will be something you'll be proud of for years to come.

Tanner Prentice - Logansport High School Class of 2011

We had a really good session for Tanner's casual session. We'd already gotten a ton of portraits done at the ball diamond in his uniform, so these were the more fun shots that showed off his every day personality. It was really a great session, a little warm, but nothing we couldn't handle. We hit a brand new location that I've never used before and got some really unique shots. I'm working on adding some personal shots of his baseball career to his slideshow now, plus his mom told me she wants to incorporate some shots she hasn't even taken yet that will showcase his senior year of high school. I don't know about you, but I love that idea, this is going to be an awesome keepsake.

Kasey Fenstermaker - Logansport High School Class of 2011

We had a really nice portrait session yesterday for Kasey's senior portraits. We did 2 outfits outdoors and 2 more at the studio. We got a really amazing amount of variety, which is always great, and every portrait turned out really well. I strive to make it as hard as possible to decide which portraits to order by making every shot amazing, and I have to say Kasey and her mom have got their work cut out for them, they have 200 really great portraits to choose from. I uploaded my favorites to Facebook and my gallery, check them out if you want to see more.

School is back in but now is the perfect time to get senior portraits made. It's cooling off, the leaves will be changing, and you can't exactly go to the beach anyway, so call today to schedule your session, 722-3333. Check out my gallery for all of my latest seniors, tons of new stuff added every week.

Nia's Senior Portraits LHS Class of 2011

Had a great time with Nia last week doing her senior portraits. She is training to be a neo-natal nurse, and wanted to have a few shots taken in her scrubs. I thought they turned out really nice, almost look like professional headshots. We did a nice formal outfit in the studio, and then a couple of casual outfits out and about Logansport. We were out until about 9pm, and the light was becoming really really scarce at that point. We got some really great stuff though, it was a fun photo shoot.

Sweet Family Portrait

Had a great time photographing the Sweet family last night. We sort of rushed in, got the shots, and rushed out, due to the heat. It was pretty stifling, but luckily film usually doesn't show how hot or cold it was, so their portraits turned out amazing. We did three different poses, and they were all good, but this one is my favorite from the set.

Availability Update

I regret to inform everyone that my next 2 weeks are fully booked. I do not have a single opening for a portrait of any kind. I will be manning my booth at the Cass County 4H Fair though every evening the week of July 12th, so I'd love to talk to you. My schedule opens back up the week of the 26th. Sorry for any inconvenience this might cause, and I hope I can help you with your portrait needs sometime after that.

LeAnn Hileman - Logansport High School Class of 2011

Had a really nice portrait session this week with LeAnn. She is my first 2011 graduate and we really kicked the season off with a bang. We got a ton of really beautiful portraits at the new fountain downtown, then we moved around and got some urban shots in an alley off of Broadway. We finished up with some sports themed shots back at the studio. It was a very productive day, if not a really late one, I think we finished up around 9:30pm. Luckily it was not a school night...

Fun session with Elyse

Had a nice session with Elyse last night. Got some really cute shots. I think our next session together is going to be great, she's almost sitting up now, so next time we'll definitely be able ditch the posing seats and other things that block her outfits from the camera. I think she'll be much more willing to offer up the smiles too if we don't confine her to some silly baby holding device.