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Monthly Archives: July 2008

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Sr. 2009 Portrait Booking Special Reminder

July 25, 2008 – 10:20 am

July is almost over and I wanted to remind those of you who are interested in taking advantage of our July booking special (48 complimentary wallets), that the month is almost over. Spots are filling up, but we still have space available on our calendar.

If you’d like a promo card that will offer you an extension on our booking promo, drop by the studio or send us an email with your name and mailing address and we’ll get one to you. You can contact our studio straight from the blog….. click here to email us now, or give us a call at 425-7671 locally or toll free at 866-787-3883 to schedule your appointment.

By jb | Posted in announcements, portraits, sales and specials, senior portraits | Tagged 115, 119, 125 | Comments (0)

There’s always a starting point.

July 24, 2008 – 1:21 pm

I guess there’s always a point where you start. After a lifetime of using film, I bought a digital camera from Wal-Mart. An inexpensive p&s,,, with a whopping 640×480 resolution in December or 2000…. and it was so fun. Being able to just play without worrying about wasting film was so cool… and new. Anyway, I was going through some cases of archived discs today and I ran across a disc from the Spring of 2001 and popped it into the dvd drive. After looking through some of the photos, I thought I’d share a couple of my earliest digital photos. They are of Erin and Conner, seven years younger. Man, it nearly killed me looking at these. As I browsed the galleries I had to face how much they’ve grown and how much they’ve changed…. and how close they are getting to moving on to a different stage of life.

Ok, …. I’ve got to stop thinking about that.

I know the pics are a bit grainy, but that’s what I get from early digital technology and enlarging the photo for posting on here…. and that’s ok.

A place to talk to God.

By jb | Posted in blairzoo, nothing in particular | Tagged 51 | Comments (0)

Why do I own a guitar?

July 22, 2008 – 3:19 pm

Well, two actually…. and a banjo. I’m really not sure why I own them. I cannot play any of them… at all. I’d bet it’s safe to say that all three of them have at least 99% of the music still in them, because it’s sure that I’ve gotten very little music out of them. So today, while sitting in the studio, looking at my Ibanez hanging on my office wall I wondered why I still have it. It looks pretty. It collects dust quite well. As a matter of fact, I’d say it is quite accomplished at collecting dust.

No real point to this,,, but there are lots of things that I’ve blogged about that have no actual merit or meaning. This is one of those times.

If anybody knows why I ever thought I could learn to play an instrument,,, please tell me.

macro shot of guitar tuning peg

macro shot of guitar string

By jb | Posted in nothing in particular | Tagged 137, 59, 60 | Comments (2)

Ty & Cari… July 21, 2007

July 21, 2008 – 10:16 am

Today I figured it would be a good time to start a new category on our blog….. anniversaries.

One year ago today Trisha and I spent a hot Saturday afternoon shooting Ty and Cari’s wedding…. and then for the next several months, they’d just pop into the studio from time to time to say hi. Here’s a couple of frames from an impromptu session Cari and I shot when she stopped by last winter.

impromptu portrait session

Let’s also revisit a couple of their engagement photos and a couple of my favorites from the wedding.

engagement photo

July Wedding photo

Happy anniversary guys.

By jb | Posted in wedding anniversaries, wedding favorites | Tagged 143, 146, 22, 96 | Comments (2)

b2 seniors… it’s live

July 17, 2008 – 2:21 pm

It’s time to give our seniors their own showcase. So, who’s going to be the first of 2009 to make it to the galleries of b2seniors.com?

By jb | Posted in portraits, senior portraits | Tagged 115, 120, 126 | Comments (0)

Conlan and Luke

July 15, 2008 – 3:30 pm

One of our friends (actually she’s been friends with my wife since they were in the 5th grade) brought her boys by the studio when they were in visiting a few weeks ago. Here are a couple quick selections from their session.
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kids portrait

By jb | Posted in family portraits, portraits | Tagged 33, 34, 66 | Comments (0)