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Spring Promo – In Home Lifestyle Sessions

vard — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:47:17 +0000

Running another quick promo for April & May before the busy season hits again.

In Home Lifestyle sessions are a unique way to capture you and/or your family in a natural and comfortable setting. Get creative and make a memory you can be excited about. Please call the studio at 570-752-4119 for appointment availability. You can choose between our standard folio ($100) or the larger deluxe folio ($150) – both $100 off the regular studio price. All shoots also include a web gallery for online proofing and print ordering.

We have about 15 slots open in all of April and May for this Spring Promo…Call ASAP for best availability.

Thank you & have a great one!

February Mini Shoot Promo

vard — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:16:46 +0000

Tis the season when shooting has slowed to a manageable pace and I am finally catching/finishing up on last season’s edit work. I’ve got a bit left, but there’s definitely a light at the end of the tunnel. So, as life slows down just a bit I finally have time to run a promo that I’ve been wanting to for some time. The February Mini Shoot – designed around the idea that life is always more fun with more than one person. $50 for a two people, be it a couple or just friends.

Details:

1 outfit
Studio or Location
Online Proofing
Piles of Fun

…and you can add friends for $20/person. This will run the entire month of Feb, but book ASAP for better shooting slots. Drop us a line in the studio (570-752-4119) to book a Mini Shoot or if you have any questions about the promo.

Thanks for reading and we’ll see you on the flip side of the lens!

It’s “Take The Family To Work Day”!

vard — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 11:48:58 +0000

As often as possible we try to keep our little crew of ladies with us…if we can take them on a job, we do it. They’ve had some crazy cool experiences and we’re pretty sure that’s a good thing! For sure it can add to the logistics and whatnot that go into planning a shoot, particularly a location shoot with a few hours of driving in between, but it’s totally worth it. I’m hoping they learn something about the balance between work and play…and perhaps realize that if you can make your play your work, you’re doing pretty well…

This past weekend we cruised down to Ocean City, Maryland to do some family portraits. We put in the time Sunday evening and Monday morning getting what we needed for ‘work’, then took some time to hang out and enjoy a little of what going to the beach has to offer. Watching Jazzy & Nora playing tag with the surf will never get old; and when the weather turned a little south we ran inside to do some underwater shooting in the hotel pool. I love documenting the girls being girls…it’s what being a parent is all about!

…Jazzy also wanted me to make sure I mentioned that they were catching jellyfish too. Sadly, I don’t think I got any shots of them as they were doing this while I was working with the family we were there to shoot. Regardless, I can confirm that she actually did catch some…and yes, I think she’s crazy!

Love you girls!

Seniors; Done More Fun

vard — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 11:11:41 +0000

Senior/Graduation images are some of my favorite stuff to shoot. I love working with people who really enjoy working hard for their images, and seniors always seem to go that extra mile. A tip of the hat to all of these fun and energetic students…thanks for making these awesome!

Rock on!

The Love – A Short Story

vard — Mon, 30 May 2011 14:54:49 +0000

For the first couple of days here in Minnesota I had a chance to catch up with a guy I graduated high school with back in ’93. Hanging with Donny and his wife Heidi gave me a great opportunity to try my hand at another short story done in still frame. I called in Megan, a model I worked with my last time here in MN, to be our villain and we spent a few hours having a great time telling this story. Everyone did a killer job doing what we needed to get this done. I gotta raise a morning beer to each of them for their efforts, ideas, hospitality and friendship! Thanks guys!

Rock on!

Short Story Stills – New Blog Section

vard — Sat, 28 May 2011 23:32:31 +0000

I’m spending a week in Minnesota clearing my head and preparing for life in the busy season back home in Pennsylvania. It’s a great place to sit back and refocus (photo pun #1) on where I want to go with my photography. It gives me the chance to review what I’m doing through a new lens (#2) of clarity. So, I thought it would be a nice opportunity to shoot (#3) some new project stuff up on the blog.

The ‘Short Story Stills’ section is something I’ve been working on for a few weeks now. Each entry is a new series of images that I’m using to stretch myself creatively, both behind the camera and from a production/direction perspective. In 20 images or less I’m trying to tell stories that have a beginning, middle and end. And everything is fair game; they can be complex, sexy, funny, adventurous…you name it…if the story can be thought out effectively, I’m going to try to shoot it.

Here’s a few stills from the first three shoots in the series. Each idea is a collaboration. The basic concepts for each shoot are planned out ahead of time, but are also completely malleable during execution. Everyone has a voice; photographer, models, makeup artists and any production assistants we have on hand…the more input, the better chance we have of making something awesome.

Gotta tip the hat to Chantel, Beth & Casey for being on the business side of the lens for these first sets. A major thank you to Daniel Oz and Chelsea for the backside production on shoot’s two and three…and of course Connie for helping make these ideas realities LONG before I ever pick up a camera. With all sincerity, everyone of you have been crucial to the success of these shoots and I appreciate your help in a way I’ll never be able to explain.

Thanks for checking them out! Hit the link in this post or at the top of the page to see each story in its entirety. And, if you feel so inclined, share them with your friends and cell mates.

Now, time for me to get back to my brats, sauerkraut, cheese curds & funny speaking friends.

Peace, eh! Yah-sure, ya-betchya!

Movers & Shakers – Raeesa Khan

vard — Tue, 24 May 2011 00:33:50 +0000

Just posted the latest article in the Movers & Shakers series. Thank you to Raeesa Khan for being part of this growing and enlighting series.

Rock on and thanks for reading! Please share this if you enjoy it. :D

Pakistan’s Cave – A Film by Raeesa Khan

vard — Wed, 18 May 2011 03:56:12 +0000

Posting a quick note about 2 upcoming items. We’re having a movie showing in the studio next Tuesday evening, May 24th, at 6pm. Raeesa Khan’s “Pakistan’s Cave” reviews the country’s need for education reform as told from the first hand accounts of her father and his brother. There will be a Q&A session with Raeesa and her father directly following the showing. Hope you can make it.

And, I’ll be posting the second article in the ‘Movers & Shakers’ (formerly Artist Articles) series at some point tomorrow. Please check back and give that a read if you get a chance. Thanks again…and have a great one!

Rock on…

Shooting With Stesha

vard — Sat, 07 May 2011 18:36:46 +0000

When Chris Bishop agreed to do a custom graffiti job for the studio he asked If I would mind letting his roommate Stesha follow me around on a shoot. Fair trade, I thought (NOT, I owe him MUCH more!). But I wanted to make it more useful to her than just having her watch me work. Seriously, it’s boring…It’s when I’m not working that the fun happens. She told me she was into shooting stuff with movement…namely, skaters. So we gathered up a few willing early risers and had a little shoot-a-round to work on some cool images and to learn a few things while we were at it. These are out of my camera, but make sure to check out Stesha’s shots as well. She was ON today!

We had a blast and I’m sure she walked away more confident and ready to really rock her friends out with a camera. And props to Chris and Eli for getting up early and being patient while we worked out the technical stuff. Thanks guys! (Chris, as soon as I can find your page, I’ll link this to you…thanks man!)

Rock on!

Artist Articles (Now Called Movers & Shakers) – New Blog Section

vard — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:22:54 +0000

Just posting a quick note so it’s seen here on the front page. I’m starting a new series of posts called Artist Articles (I might change the name, but that’s it for now)(These are now called Movers & Shakers), that explore some of the people that I find awesome. Inspirational individuals with stories that need to be told. Check out Chris Bishop, the first in an ongoing series of profiles meant to make life more colorful! Thanks for reading…