Spring Special

From now, until the end of April, 2010 we are offering the following specials:

20% off sessions fees (session must take place before 4/30)
15% off any wall portrait (11x14 and larger)
20% off any canvas gallery wrap
2 free 8x10 images of any 16x20 wall portrait (great for gifts)

Call today to book your session! (480) 247-0885

Corporate/Business Headshot Special

Until the end of February, we are running a discounted special for our Corporate/Business headshot program. This is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to update their portrait image used for business cards, websites, and other promotional material.

Our in-studio special includes:

• 50% off our session fee
• Up to 30 minutes for each session
• Up to 5 digital images for your professional use
• Professional retouching

We are also offering location specials for those clients who need us to perform this service at their location. These location specials are fantastic for our busy clients who need multiple images for corporate officers, board of directors, or staff. Please call for details and customized pricing for location shoots.

Rob

Here is an image from a really great session this evening. This gentleman's name is Rob and he is starting out on a new career as a realtor. I was honored to be both referred by a previous client, and to be able to provide some very warm and professional images. Doesn't he just look like the kind of guy who can sell you a house? I think so.

Best of luck in your new career, Rob. I'm sure you are going to do very well.

Thomas family

How can you not love a smile like that! I photographed this family today for a Christmas session. These three boys were just wonderful to shoot, and the little one had the most incredible smile. His either didn't smile, or he would giggle beyond belief. Each time he did that, I was awestruck. What a happy boy!

Only one for now. I'm going to end up editing for days, but I'll share more of the session later.

Family Session

This is the 3rd year I've taken Christmas portraits for these kids (last year was an all black and White session). It's amazing how over the years I can look at the images and track how they went from just cute kids to be stunningly gorgeous young adults. I guess they have some good genes in this family.

Trackday

A group of fellow photographers decided to get together today to work on motorsport photography. Firebird Raceway, a local track, was having a motorcycle trackday in preparation for a race event tomorrow. It seemed like a great opportunity for all of us.

It turns out that I already knew quite a few of the riders. I've taken several pictures for some in the group for various calendars, and for some other events. Overall, it turned out to be a great day, as I got to spend some time practicing some techniques I rarely get to use as well as hanging out with a great group of people. I enjoyed it so much, that I'll be going back tomorrow with my son to watch the races.

Moving!

Well, sorta.

I've been searching for a larger home for my growing family for some time now. Unfortunately, it seemed that with our current economic conditions the only homes available are short-sale or foreclosures. There are some beautiful homes available, but the short-sales and foreclosures have driven the prices down so low that investors are fighting for them (ala the days of 2004-2006). The normal homebuyer is pushed out. On top of all that, it seems that any house for sale that isn't under financial hardship is not moving at all unless the asking price is ridiculously low.

So, as of last week, my wife and I decided to bide our time, and maybe pick up a second home and keep our current one. Well, yesterday we got lucky. Brandford homes opened a new development in Mesa/Gilbert area and their introductory prices were insane. We couldn't pass it up. So, now we just purchased an Estate lot, with a 5 bedroom, 4 bath house. The price is so good that we can still keep our current home until home prices return to some sort of sanity.

So, I'll be using our current home exclusively as a studio space after the new home is ready for move-in. This is going to be awesome!