Studio Update

We are working on our new studio space and hoping to complete the move sometime this fall. Our studio will then be in the lower level of our home. We have already set up a temporary office and complete most of our post-production there. So, appointments are more important than ever because we are not in the studio as often. Our clients are very important to us, so if you would like to come in please just give us a call so we can set something up! We're very excited about the move. We'll keep you posted...

A New Look

I have been on the lookout for some time now for some unique furniture that would fit the style of our studio.  I wanted something funky, fun and modern.  Something with classic lines and bright, bold colors.  Well, how about orange leather furniture?  Yes, that's right.  We found a killer deal on this awesome set and couldn't pass it up!  It looks so cool in our studio and matches our color scheme perfectly.  And the best part: we now have so much more seating in the front and a place to look through books and chat comfortably.  We moved the backgrounds and lights to the back room which gives us a ton more space to shoot in.  So the next time you're in the area stop in and check it out!

Thank You!

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we would like to say a huge THANK YOU to all of our wonderful clients!  We have had a fantastic year and have had the opportunity to photograph some really amazing folks.  We have a pretty cool job but what makes it all worthwhile is the people.  To photograph a four-year-old and then have her mom tell us that she played "photographer" for a week following, posing everything from her dolls to their cat, really touches our hearts.  The wonderful letters and e-mails that we receive from newlyweds expressing their gratitude for their wedding photos mean so much to us.  We get inspired so much from the people we work with.  Thanks so much for that!  We appreciate your confidence in us and entrusting us with your most important memories!  May you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and many reasons to be thankful.

Not Moving (yet)!

Okay, I've kinda been slacking on my blogging duties lately.  September proved to be quite a busy month for us as we expected.  Photographing seven weddings in one month always keeps us on our toes!  So, for those of you checking the blog regularly, we apologize for the lack of new photos!  By the way, we always love to hear feedback from our clients so if you have any comments to add please do so anytime. 

We have great news...our studio is staying put!  We're still going to be at our Miller Rd. address for the time being.  We are building our home and have an anticipated move date of February 2009.  At that time we will be moving the studio into our new space, giving us much more room.  We're hoping to operate out of our current studio until we make our "big move" but nothing is carved in stone yet.  We'll let everyone know if anything changes!

Man's Best Friend

Many of our clients know that we are huge dog lovers and some have even met our furry kids.  We have two dogs: Buddha, a 4 year old shar pei, and Mac, a bullmastiff that is just over 6 months old.  As I mentioned in a previous post, Mike and I took a trip to Higgins Lake the day after Labor Day and we couldn't resist taking our camera along.  We had so much fun, maybe there's a new avenue of our business in the future?? :-)

Mac was born in February and was introduced to the beach several times this summer.  There are so many great things about the beach!  

The sticks taste great... 

The water tastes great...

Shaking is so much more fun in the water!

Swimming is a blast (especially when there is a Frisbee involved)!

Buddha doesn't share Mac's love of the water but he does like working on his tan!

This guy looks good without even trying!

A little dip to cool off...

Even though Mac is already bigger than Buddha, he weighs somewhere around 80 lbs. compared to Buddha's 50, seniority rules when it comes to wrestling matches!

Some dog breeds have a bad reputation and that is part of what encouraged us to choose the dogs that we did.  Both breeds have kind of a bad rap, which is completely undeserved.  Their best buddy is a pitbull, another misunderstood breed.  We hope that more people will give these dogs a chance and learn not to fear them.

just a personal note...

Mike and I took off yesterday and headed up north for what will probably be our last beach day of the summer. We had a busy Labor Day weekend, photographing Leah & Jason's wedding on Saturday and then a day at the office and a photo session on Monday. I have to admit though, working with Leah and Jason didn't really feel like "working" at all! What a great couple! The session on Monday was for an adorable one year old little guy. We photographed his parent's wedding a couple years ago and since we just love to see our clients' families grow we couldn't pass up the opportunity! We'll be posting photos soon from both sessions.

We decided on somewhat of a whim to take a much needed day off and head to my family's cabin at Higgins Lake Monday night. On Tuesday we took advantage of the gorgeous day and took our dogs to the beach, went for a bike ride and went swimming. We got some great photos of our pooches splashing around in the water, I'll post some of these too soon. Now, we're back, feeling refreshed and ready for September which is shaping up to be our busiest month of the year. We hope you all had a wonderful long weekend!