Holiday Photo Tip:

Keith gets asked this question all the time – how do I take a good picture of my Christmas tree? My Hanukkah lights?  My house/exterior decorations?

·     For inside shots: turn out ambient lighting (the tree/lights will be glowing – for a prettier effect)

·     Turn off flash (the flash will overpower the lights from the tree)

·     Tripod (or a means of keeping your camera from moving and the picture from being blurry)

·     Set camera to tungsten or keep on auto color (default setting)

·     If using film – use a fast film (800 or higher) – to capture more light

·     If using digital – set the ISO at 400 and use the tripod (if you do not get desired results, play around with the ISO, without getting technical, consumer digital cameras do not work as well at high ISOs)

·     For exterior shots, treat your house like it is the Christmas tree – follow the above suggestions but turn the inside lights on – if you have dimmers, put them at half way

·     For exterior shots:  best time to shoot is right after the sun goes down before it gets too dark

We are now scheduling our Fall portrait sessions perfect for photo holiday cards and gift giving.  The Fall is a popular time for portrait sessions and it is never too early to schedule your session.   Thank you everyone that has already booked their sessions!  Weekends are filling up quickly, but there are still dates available!

The deadline for holiday portrait sessions is December 4th! All portrait sessions must be scheduled to take place before that date to allow time for editing the pictures and getting them to you for holiday gift giving.  If you plan on ordering custom photo cards we recommend scheduling a session before Thanksgiving.

To book your holiday session you will need to pay the $125 non-refundable session fee to hold the date and time of your session (transferable to another date if you need to reschedule due to weather or illness).

Please ask about our custom card options – we have partnered with Celebrations in Paper to bring you the most amazing holiday card selection!  Stay tuned, we will be featuring a post with all the cards, they are gorgeous!

THE BIG NEWS:  any past client that books a session will receive an additional print credit of $50 that can be used towards ANY print or product we offer!

Ready to book your portrait session?

Please send us an email or give us a call at 480.947.0460!

$125 price includes:

*15 minute on location session for up to four people (near our studio in Old Town Scottsdale)

*10-15 beautifully crafted images displayed in an online gallery includes (1) 5×7 (value $45)

*5% of all sales are donated to Free Arts AZ

Here are our Holiday Cards 2008!  Our goal in designing these cards was to feature the photograph rather than the graphics.  We wanted the photograph to jump out at you and not get lost like so many pictures do in an over designed card.   FYI – these cards are included in the holiday mini session package and also available with regular portrait sessions.  We always encourage comments and feedback!!  Thanks to Becky at Glyphics Design in Scottsdale for a great interpretation of what we asked!