What a Great Family!

We have been working with the Klass family since the boys were toddlers and four year old Abby was just a baby. With a job relocation, the family moved about two hours away and hadn't had any luck finding a new photographer closer to their new home. After several attempts at new studios failed, Dad said, "Just call Mark and we'll make the drive down."

We were glad to see everyone, especially the newest family member of only nine months! We had lots of fun and Garrett the youngest son happily reminded Mark about the time that Mark 'ripped' his face off... Let us explain. In Photoshop, Mark did a head swap of Garrett. He was blinking in one photograph so we borrowed his face from another photograph to make sure his eyes were open. Mark had showed this to Garrett, and now he tells everyone that he had his faced ripped off. Got to love kids and the stories they tell!

It was wonderful seeing everyone! We plan on visiting them in their new home later this year on one of our many trips to northern Ohio this summer and fall.

Happy New Years!

We have lots of great things in store for 2009, which we'll get you up to speed on soon. However, New Years brings on a lot on new promises and resolutions and I thought that I would share one of mine with you.

Life has a tendency to get overly complicated and my resolution this year is to simplify. It is amazing what a conscious effort it takes to do something that seems like it should be so simple. I know a lot of other people probably feel the same way.

Mark is a big movie buff and one of his favorite movies is Field of Dreams. One of the lines from the movie says, "You fail to recognize the most significant moments of your life as they are happening." With that in mind, I hope that we all can slow down just a little to savour all the beautiful people and moments in our lives. Whether they are big or small, each of these moments are apart of our own unique journeys.

So here's to enjoying the journey a little more this year! Happy New Years!

Holiday Hours

Well, we made it through! Working 16 hour days, 6 days a week for the last six weeks, 4,125 holiday cards, 11,840 square inches of canvas prints, 1,082 album pages and what seems like miles and miles of photographic paper...we've made it to Christmas!

Monday, December 22nd 9am to 2pm*

Tuesday, Decemeber 23rd 9am to 6pm*

Wednesday, December 24th 9am to Noon

Thursday, December 25th Closed

Friday, December 26th By Appointment Only

Saturday, December 27th Closed for a Wedding

Sunday, December 28th thru January 2nd By Appointment Only

Much like Santa, who gets exhausted from his efforts, we will be taking a little time the week after Christmas to spend with family...poor Charlie has almost been an orphan this month.

*If you have orders that still need to be picked up, but don't think you can make it into the studio during the hours posted above, please let us know. We will find a way to get your order to you any way we can :)

PS. This is Charlie's card from last December...what a difference a year makes!

Double-Your-Dollar Sale Almost Here!

Hopefully everyone has recouped from the Thanksgiving weekend! The Christmas season is officially here and to celebrate we are having our annual Double-Your-Dollar Gift Certificate Sale!

December 3rd and 4th only, we will double whatever you spend on a Gift Certificate! In other words if you spend $100, we give you a Gift Certificate for $200. Portrait Gift Certificates make a perfect gift...especially for those people who have it all! When you give the gift of portraiture, you are giving a one of a kind gift that they will be able to treasure forever.

Pop into the studio or order by phone this Wednesday and Thursday. Gift Certificates come elegantly packaged so they are ready for giving! Call 937.748.8445!

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