Class of 2012

It seems like we've had seniors pouring into the studio over the last couple of weeks for Senior Portraits. Here are some of your classmates we have featured on Facebook . . . did you know that our studio can produce images for you to use on your Facebook account? You betcha'!

Check out these awesome seniors, friend us on Facebook and call the studio if you still have not scheduled your portrait session. Only a month left before September!

Contact the studio at (603) 626.7300 for more information and good luck Class of 2012!

Cross-country portrait sessions? You bet!

Do your out-of-town family and friends covet your portraiture? We often hear a version of this from our clients: "My sister loves my pictures but she and her husband live in Chicago." Something like that.

Well, there is a chance they can catch Jeff during one of his trips this year! Jeff will be making stops in a few cities across the country over the next few months . . . this could be a lucky break for your family or friends who want lovely images of themselves too!

Minneapolis

Sacramento

San Diego

Washington, D.C.

Phoenix

Houston

Dallas

If your loved ones are in any of these cities and want to schedule a session, call us to discuss coordinating schedules and reserving a time . . . we hope we can help you out!

(603) 626.7300

The portraits featured are all sessions on-location, outside of NH . . . pretty neat, huh?

A fresh Bebe Collection session.

Our days have been filled with high school senior portraits these last few weeks . . . but yesterday, the studio kicked right back into "baby mode" to welcome this little cutie and her mom for a Bebe portrait session.

This tiny one was so adorable and easy-going, we contemplated asking her mom to stick around the studio all day long. Who could resist that sweet expression?

For more information on our Bebe Collection, visit our website or call us at (603) 626.7300.

Update: Benefit for NHPCC

Before we left for vacation, the studio and Chill Day Spa hosted an event to benefit the NHPCC . . . Jeff created business portraits for donors after they were primped and pampered by the Chill staff. Here are some of the results!

Jeff and Chill's owner, Chrissy (pictured with her daughter, below), presented six-hundred dollars to the NHPCC while at Chill Salon a few days after the event.

A special thank you to Crispie Sweets and Cotton for providing delicious treats for the night and, of course, we appreciate all of the folks who came out to join us in support of the cause!

Congrats to Parable Magazine!

We wish an enthusiastic congratulations to everyone at Parable Magazine for the 4 awards they took home from the 2011 Catholic Press Awards for U.S. and Canada.

Best personality profile freelance – 2^nd Place: Parable, “The Sculpting of a Life” by Gary Bouchard

Best column, Spiritual Life Freelance – 2^nd Place: Parable, “Spiritual Fitness” by Sr. Mary Rose Reddy

Best essay – 2^nd Place: Parable, “Don’t wait too long for renewal” by Bishop John McCormack

Best essay – 3^rd Place: Parable, “How can the words of the Mass be changed?” by Rev. Michael Kerper

Jeff was please to contribute his photography to the profile of Sylvia Nicolas in "The Sculpting of a Life." Here are few more images from Jeff's session with Sylvia . . . we're so grateful Jeff could play a role in the production of the piece.

There is a neat video spot on Parable's site that we encourage you to watch too- what a story!

Congrats again to Parable Magazine; we're so proud of the work you do!

You've been asking about Beach Portrait Day . . . here it is!

Join us on September 17th for our annual Beach Portrait Day!

Session fees are only $100 (from $195) and appointments are already going fast, so call us at 603.626.7300 to reserve your time. This is an ideal opportunity to be photographed with your children, siblings, your sweetheart and even your pets!

We can't wait to see you there!

(Session fees must be paid at the time of scheduling. A minimum purchase of $300 per session is required.)

PPA degree ribbons and medallions.

As a professional in the photography business who isn't a photographer, the world of the Professional Photographers of America is one of mysteries- namely, degrees and merits. If I were to accompany Jeff and Carolle to a PPA convention, the ribbons and medallions decorating photographers would spell a litany of awards and years of hard work to a trained eye . . . but not to me.

According to Jeff, I'm not the only one out there wondering. Shortly after returning from the PPA National Convention in San Antonio a few months ago, Jeff set out to complete a project that described the degrees to folks like myself and photographers new to the world of PPA.

Jeff's work can be found on the PPA website (where I snagged all these images) . . . we encourage you to check it out and read into the award world of professional photographers.

~Abby

Capturing the unexpected moments of a wedding.

Just before vacation, I was browsing through a wedding from last summer for a studio project. I laughed out loud when I discovered a moment captured by Jeff and Carolle- a tiny flower girl sprawled on the floor of the aisle, smack dab in the middle of the ring ceremony.

I thought back to a story I heard once from a pastor: while presiding over a wedding in which his 4-year old was the ring bearer, he witnessed his son slowly crumble from standing upright with the groomsmen to using the ring pillow as a seat cushion. And then to resting his little head on the altar. Whoops. I began thinking, we all look for specific wedding moments- the groom's expression at the first sight of his bride, the kiss, the cutting of the cake. But what about the other moments, the unexpected, spur of the moment events that occur throughout the day? Thus began my quest through our wedding archives!

My findings were fantastic. Our clients are obviously full of personality and unafraid to show their senses of humor. All of the snippets, easily overlooked by guests or the wedding party, are now captured forever in lovely photographs. Can you imagine missing these? Here's a look at some fun moments from the last few years.

I, for one, am really stoked to check out the weddings from this season to see what little glimpses Jeff and Carolle catch this year.

~Abby