Blast from the past

It's always fun when someone who doesn't know I'm doing photography comes in and realizes they know me from something else. Here is Courtney, who once upon a time played soccer and basketball on teams that I coached when my children were in the Rec Leagues. I thought the name sounded familiar when I fielded the call, and it was confirmed when she walked through the door. She's a lot taller now, but is still the same sweet girl she was when she was chasing the ball.

She already had her pictures done at the contract photographers, but mom didn't like them. Good call, mom! After enjoying the Studio Mark Emile senior portrait experience, Courtney ended up with plenty of choices she liked, and mom did too. This is the second Courtney I've coached that we've photographed this year. :) Life is good.

A guy for a change!

We get tons of girls here for senior portraits, but not so many guys. So we have lots of girls to show, but far fewer guys. I've even heard some people wonder if we are girls-only. Um, no! It's just that more guys are content to do what everyone else is doing and go where everyone else is going. But occasionally we get a guy who's not just "doing them for mom" or following the path of least resistance. And we ROCK them.

If you want a senior portrait experience that is going to blow you away, we are the studio for you. Exhibit A: Nick

Any questions?

They are getting into it!

This is Carla, one of our recent seniors. She's a BG girl, which, if you are from my vintage, seems a bit strange. (I attended Bishop Guertin before it went co-ed. Sadly. {sniff})

She opted for the dual sessions, on back to back days, if memory serves, and it was such a treat to photograph her. What a charming young lady- and game for some fun stuff, too. Don't want to show too much, because I am holding back some gems, but these are some that caught my eye from her sessions. I can't wait for her premier! I'm afraid we have too many images, but there were so many good ones!

Here's a taste:

Sometimes, they get it

We photograph a fair number of seniors here at Studio Mark Emile, and we get a range of kids from those who are doing it just because their mom wants them to to those who are willing and able to fully embrace the Studio Mark Emile senior portrait experience. Jana is a prime example of the latter. She brought clothes, she brought props, and best of all, she brought a sense of adventure and a "can do" attitude. We had a blast!

This is what it's all about, guys and girls. Having fun and creating interesting images that capture you.

We are getting into the last month of summer break. You really ought to get your sessions booked now. Call the studio at 886.0957 and reserve your spot!

LOL- I couldn't resist, and Jana played right along :)

Dog Day

We had our dog day at America's Pets last Saturday, and had a great time photographing all manner of dogs. And all shapes and sizes! A few people missed out on this event, but all is not lost, you can call the studio and book an appointment for your pet for a full pet session, or you can wait until fall when we have a similar event prior to Christmas, also at America's Pets.

Note that while all of the animals were photographed on dog day were of the canine variety, we are happy to photograph most anything. Snakes, lizards, cats, birds. Aren't sure if your pet is too "out there"? Give us a call at the studio. 603.886.0957

Maria

Maria came into the studio this afternoon, for her studio session. She was so fun! We had a blast. She was game for all sorts of stuff, and I am looking forward to next week's session! It promises to be very different! Here are a few of today's shots:

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

Yesterday, when hanging the "open" flag, I spied a tiny green spider on the flagpole holder. I showed it to my wife and she suggested I get a shot of it. Why not? So I dragged the tripod and got the macro lens and extension tube and got this teeny little spider as big as I could. For reference, that top lip is 1/4". Kinda cute, isn't he (she?)

A total of 4 exposures were required to get this much depth of field.

The spider has been identified as a little green orb weaver spider, araneus cingulatus.

Time is running out!

On our 25% off Senior session fee special. The sale ends TOMORROW, July 15th. Seriously, if you want to save some ca$h, this is a good way to do it, but don't delay. Call the studio at 886-0957. Leave a message if you get the machine and we will still honor the discount, so long as it comes in by tomorrow at midnight.

Senior portraits in the news!

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090710/HOME/307109955/-1/style

Click on the above link for the electronic version of today's article by Michelle Collins in the Nashua Telegraph on creative senior portraits. Three of our current spokesmodels made the paper with images from our sessions. See pages 7 and 8 in today's paper. Congrats to you!

Here are some of the other shots we provided, which were not chosen to run but which received favorable reviews by the reporter:

Check out tomorrow's paper!

Studio Mark Emile seniors from 2009 and 2010: read the Nashua Telegraph on Friday. Maybe your picture will be in the paper! A reporter is doing an article on modern senior portraits, and yours truly was interviewed after the reporter went by our Main St studio. I sent her some photos: maybe one is yours! Tell your friends to look for you.

Front Row Seat for the Fireworks

Dad owns a building right behind where the fireworks are set off in Nashua each Independence Day. This year I went up on the roof with my tripod to photograph the festivities. It was awesome. A really fantastic show was enjoyed by all in the clear, beautiful night. Here are a few of my faves.

One year ago today

Do you know what you were doing a year ago today? We know what we were doing. We were feverishly preparing to rip the paper down and reveal the studio to the public for the first time. It was close to midnight by the time we were done, but what a satisfying feeling.

We've come a long way in the last year. And have much farther still to go to become THE studio everyone wants to go to. Rest assured we have not lost a bit of fire. We continually challenge ourselves to be MORE creative, MORE fun, and a better experience for you. We have some really interesting ideas on tap for the right subjects. And as always, we remain open to your ideas. We LOVE doing things a little bit differently, and being "outside of the box". Stay tuned over the coming weeks for more examples!