Yeah, I Really Need to Update...

...the website!

These are some images from a session yesterday, what a little cutie patootie!!

These are her 3 year pictures which got me thinking. I took her 2 year pictures about a year ago and still haven't posted any examples on the website yet...I REALLY need to update the website!!!!!

Here are some pics from yesterdays session (and I promise to make work of updating the website soon):



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She's like a little super model in training! I just pretty much let her do her thing and captured images along the way. Like this last picture, she picked the flower (well, it was actually a weed flower, clover I think) all on her own with absolutely no direction from her mother or myself. Kids, what a riot!

Rock On,
mb

www.clickphotographic.com
"CLICK photographic, Our images Only Look Expensive"

Not Playin' Favorites,..

...just had to post this one quick.

I always feel guilty when I post an image from one of the latest sessions but haven't posted any from the previous sessions earlier that day or a day or two before. It all depends on how busy I was after the session. Really, I'm not playing favorites!

After shooting 3 or 4 sessions in a row and getting home at 7pm, I'm scramblin' to get the images online for previewing. I love it when I have a clear afternoon and time to get home, post the images and then play around with a few of my faves.

Here's one I'm really diggin' and had the time to tweak a little:



Hope to have time to post more from this session and some of our previous sessions Friday. I also need to update the website soon, hopefully I'll see a bit of a slow time the week after the 4th of July but it's not looking too likely.

Side Notes:
1. If you're looking to book your senior session in August or September give us a call soon. I know a lot of you are waiting on that tan... We typically get hammered with calls mid to late July and all the premium times go fast! Compared to last year, we've had more senior sessions in June of '08 than August of '07 so It's gonna be busy!!

2. Want your name on your wallets? Yep, we do that! What's it gonna cost? $0.00! That's right, nada. If you have any special requests just let us know. Just like our blemish retouching and image enhancements, FREE!

3. This one needs to be on our FAQs section of the website but I haven't had the time. I hear this at least 4 times a week, "Who will be taking the pictures?" That would be me, Michael, the only shooter at CLICK!

I've had way too many clients tell me horror stories of going to other studios assuming the name on the door was the person who would be shooting the pictures. What they got was an "assistant or staff or associate photographer" and the images were sub-standard. That won't fly at CLICK. Every image on the website was shot by me and that's who you get for your session! I'm a bit of a perfectionist and won't hand off the camera just because it's more profitable.

Rock On,
mb

www.clickseniors.com
"we don't pay for endorsements, we earn them"

Time Again For Beach Portraits...

...call us to schedule your family beach session, it'll be fall before you know it!



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Rock On,
mb

BTW, We Can Do That...

...had a few minutes to work with an image this afternoon and just couldn't decide what I liked best.

We keep hearing that we're known for great images straight out of the camera (which I love to hear since that's my goal with every session), but we also like to give our images a little extra zing when we think it benefits the shot.

If you have some ideas for your session that might include sepia, cross-process, selective color, black & white, mega saturation, film grain, distressed look...whatever it may be, let us know! We don't charge extra to tweak your image to make it the way you want it! We'll also make suggestions for images we think would look good with a little extra bling.

This particular image was beggin' for a little CLICK juicification (definition: to make an image even more juicy). It was a great shot to start with but I thought it could use something more. The first was just a little extra contrast, the other two were tweaked a little more.

So they are up for a vote and feedback!!!

Which is your favorite? Do you prefer straight up clean images or modified ones? Let us know!



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So the polls are open, give us your feedback!

Rock On,
mb

I Have the Best Job...

...in the world!!!

One of my favorite things about being a photog is meeting new people and hearing their stories.

I have a tendency to get a little chatty (get me started and I can talk for hours!) but I just love learning about new people and everything that makes them who they are.

Tonight I had the pleasure of meeting Erica and it was great!

Here's my favorite pic from the session, Erica & Maurice (I always have to ask if they have a name for their instrument):



What a riot!

Side Notes:
Keep an eye out for us at the Grandville 4th of July Parade. If you're a 2009 Senior - yell at us to get your freebie (it's a good one, worth about $75).

Also, we're still working on getting the products we offer posted on the website. If you have any special requests or ideas for unique products drop us an email. We offer Folios, Coffee Table Books, Composites, Story Boards and more. We can even get you key chains and coffee mugs if you really want them. We wanna know what you're looking for!

Rock On,
mb

Gotta Keep it Short...

...too busy to post lately, which is a good thing I guess! Here are a couple pics from a session last night. We got a couple hundred rockin' images! Seriously! I get so excited and caught up in capturing images that I tend to shoot way too many. I always feel bad though when I hear comments from the mom like "we have it narrowed down to 80 pictures", "there's just too many great ones to choose from!". I think that's a good problem to have:)



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Hope to post a little more frequently soon.

Rock On,
mb

You Never Know Who You Might Meet...

I don't know how many of you are familiar with "Jim D" aka "Pickins" but I got to meet him and had lunch with him last week!!!

I had first heard of him and almost met him spring break of 2000 in Cancun.

I had a photo shoot for LaBoom (a dance club in Cancun) spring of 2000 and I figured with MTV being there he'd have to make an appearance and that would be my chance.

As it turned out the night I was at LaBoom "Jim D" decided to stay in for the night, probably to get away from all the fans and photographers!

While I may not have had a chance to meet him that night I did get to see Dr. Dre, Eminem and Snoop Dogg up close thanks to my VIP credentials. The funny part was I didn't even bring a camera that night since I'd been shooting the night before and quite frankly just wanted to enjoy the free cocktails that night and relax. Oh well, it was still a riot. I felt like a celeb when they lifted the red velvet ropes to let me into the club in front of the more than 3000 spring breakers waiting in line to get inside.

Here's a link to one of the QuickTime VRs I shot for them (back in the old film days:)

http://www.mbdesigns.com/movies/LaBoom.mov

It was a true pleasure to meet "Jim D" last week, he's a real down to earth kind of guy, I really likes his styles...

Rock On,
mb