tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19790119332753608052024-03-08T14:17:45.089-08:00CLICKblogCLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-80152000180930260462011-03-05T08:57:00.000-08:002011-03-05T12:27:51.552-08:00Gone...Just a Week again!Heading off to the Latin American Photographers Conference again ;) Back on the 15th. Mucho Bueno!!!<br /><br />Excited to work on some of this years concept work and gear up for another Rockin' Year!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CLICKhosueFall2010.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 245px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CLICKhosueFall2010.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The new Jenison studio will be done soon so I'm really looking forward to that (if it drags out any longer I am gonna SNAP!!!!)<br /><br />I have some fresh new stuff we're adding this year, I can't wait.<br /><br />We've been booking 2012 Senior Sessions and some of the prime time summer time slots are starting to fill up so give us a call asap to schedule your session if you're a 2012 Senior! With the number of 2012 Senior sessions I've booked so far I'm thinking twice about even doing a brochure.<br /><br />We're at 94-96% referral/repeat client base every year which I think is a great thing!! We let our images and our past clients do the talking for us, no marketing hype here. That's part of the reason for our new additional tag line "We stand behind our work, Not in front of it!" in reference to all the flashy photographer websites out there these days. Music and images that zip around the screen fading in and out for just a few seconds looks cool but when their customers get their pictures and there's no music or glam they're just left with mediocre images at best and feel let down.<br /><br />This year I was amazed at the number of last minute sessions we booked in the late Fall from people who tried a "friend who takes pictures" or a new photographer they thought was "professional" but 4 months after their session when they finally got their proofs they were disappointed to say the least.<br /><br />That's why my goal is (and has always been) to give you so many great images to choose from that you have a hard time just trying to narrow your favorites down to 100. Of course this sounds great until you're the one pulling your hair out trying to narrow down your favorites to 25, 50, 75 or 100! I've heard so many horror stories from new customers who went somewhere else with one of their older children and said "there literally wasn't even one image that was worth ordering from" and "the pictures they took didn't look anything like my daughter".<br /><br />My job is to capture your senior's true personality without a bunch of crazy props or post production filters/actions in photoshop (used by other photographers to salvage & mask a just plain bad image). We capture great images that don't need to be mega-photoshopped but if you do like a little extra zing we can do that too...and it's free. With a properly lit, exposed, balanced image you can do anything in post production. With a bad image shot in program mode you have very few choices in salvaging the image, that's why we do it the right way from the start!<br /><br />We shoot for a fun, relaxing, show their true personality session and we'll get so many phenomenal images you'll want all of them!!<br /><br />Recognize one of our past seniors on our website? Ask any of them how they liked the whole experience! Word of mouth is key for us and that's why we will still be shootin' 30 years from now!!<br /><br />Did I mention...this year is gonna ROCK!i! That's all for now.<br /><br />Rocko Ono (my Spanglish sign off for today:),<br />mbCLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-50029523817771691072010-09-07T11:03:00.000-07:002010-09-07T11:58:22.150-07:00At Last...a Break!it was waaaay to short though!<br /><br />We made a run to Chicago for the last <a href="http://www.supercarsaturdays.com">supercarsaturdays</a> and cmr9.3.10<br /><br />I brought limited camera equipment since there's not a whole lot of space in a Lambo (I only had room for 1 camera body, 2 lenses, light meter, flash and syncro cord). <br /><br />Here are a few of the 300 or so pics I took Fri & Sat (in chronological reverse).<br /><br />These first car pics are STRAIGHT OUT OF THE CAMERA with NO retouching (just like my portrait photography, my theory is get it right in the camera and you can spend computer time enhancing images not trying to fix them). When I have some time I'm going to photoshop these bad boys and really make them ROCK!!! If the background looks familiar in these first few car pics it's because the location is where the chase scenes in Batman were filmed!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 622px; height: 377px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic001.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Nick's Viper - this image will ROCK even more with some photoshop magic!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic002.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 421px; height: 622px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic002.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Josh's 996 turbo - sweet<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 622px; height: 421px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic003.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Chris' flat black vette - the blue color cast was a happy accident, it's from the blue Lambo lights next in line for a shot. shooting a flat black car with a dark background was a little trickier than I thought it would be.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic004.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 622px; height: 421px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic004.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Tim's Lamborghini Gallardo - any picture of this car is ROCKIN' When I get a chance to work this image over in photoshop I'm going to have to print a 30x40 or bigger!!! Same thing goes for the next shot.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic005.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 622px; height: 286px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic005.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I really liked this shot but wish I had all of my lighting gear, a single corded SB800 was great but I can only imagine how I'd rock this shot with the right gear. That's the real sky too, no photoshop magic on this one.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic006.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 622px; height: 354px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic006.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Heading into Chicago - just a little blur for some action.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic007.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 622px; height: 382px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic007.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I said I was going to ask the police officer to turn his lights back on for a fun shot, someone bet me a dollar I wouldn't, I won.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic008.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 421px; height: 622px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic008.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />And the first ticket goes to...Josh. Not for speeding, window tint. Happy to say nobody got a speeding ticket!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic009.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 622px; height: 421px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic009.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Troy's Z06 vette - his is hands down the BEST sounding vette I have ever heard, I'd rank it right up there with Ferrari and Lamborghini any day!! So loud in fact it woke us up Sat morning driving down Michigan and we were inside on the 20th floor of the Hard Rock Hotel!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic010.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 622px; height: 421px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic010.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The line up in GR waiting to leave.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic013.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 622px; height: 165px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic013.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic011.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 622px; height: 426px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic011.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The sticker says it all!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic012.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 622px; height: 421px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CMRpic012.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />What a riot, almost as much fun as people portraits!<br /><br />And to top it all off I had to drive the Lambo back to GR from Chicago, pure torture :)<br /><br />Rock On,<br />mbCLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-89527809950124277972010-08-27T10:45:00.000-07:002010-09-30T13:07:22.766-07:00Lights, cameras...action!Yesterday in fact! I love movies but what I love even more is seeing everything that goes into creating a great movie. Yesterday I got too see the real pros in action right next to our downtown studio location! 30'x40' diffusion panels, 20'x30' bounce panels, a truckfull of gobos and light modifiers (literally, it was a big stake truck packed full), HUGE light stands, million dollar cameras, generators, a crew of about 50 people...it was AWESOME!<br /><br />The movie they were shooting was "30 Minutes or Less" and in between my sessions I got to kick back and watch them film.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/30molPic01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 702px; height: 418px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/30molPic01.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Above is a shot I took of Jesse Eisenberg & Aziz Ansari during one of the takes. I'm just kickin back snackin on some Taco Bell when I realize "hey, I got my camera equipment right here in the back seat, why not snap a few" so ta da, here's one of them.<br /><br />It was so cool, the crew was gigantic...they had one guy just for metering light. That's the first time I've EVER seen anyone (besides myself of course) using a light meter at our downtown location!<br /><br />I love seeing movies in the works! A few weeks ago I stumbled onto the set of the upcoming movie "Touchback". I was driving down the road with my 3 1/2 year old daughter and saw a glimpse of a film crew and cameras, I thought maybe it was a tv commercial. Since I love anything video I figured we'd check it out plus I figured it would be fun for my daughter to experience. After taking a side street to come back around I saw about 40 people and some massive lighting...that's when I knew it was actually a movie being filmed. Very Cool!!!<br /><br />Other News:<br /><br />We now have the concrete parking lot and driveway completed at the Jenison studio! Now it's time to get cranking on the inside. We originally hoped for a fall 09 opening (which came and went) but I'm really thinking it will be complete late this Fall (if not I'm going to snap!).<br /><br />We've been slammed with sessions and orders all summer (part of the reason I haven't posted anything since May:). August booked up solid a few weeks ago, September is a little over 60% booked but there are still openings so call us soon! October has a pretty decent amount of openings as well.<br /><br />We've shot a ton of PHENOMENAL sessions this summer!!!! I can't wait to post some samples!<br /><br />REMEMBER we shoot from 8AM til 12PM M-F so even though school is starting soon we can still get you in for a session! If we are booked during the week and can't get you in I'm thinking about picking a Saturday in Sept for senior sessions.<br /><br />Rock On,<br />mbCLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-51483617660244259892010-05-04T09:18:00.000-07:002010-05-04T09:54:03.991-07:00What's New...Still getting slammed with orders for 2010 seniors, booking 2011 seniors already, working on updating the 2011 senior website, marketing materials, construction on the new Jenison studio, updating the Grand Rapids studio, family life...this list just keeps getting bigger! What ever happened to my slow time in the spring?<br /><br />I did get a nice little break this past Saturday...<a href="http://www.supercarsaturdays.com">SuperCarSaturdays</a>!!! My friend asked my if I wanted to drive with him to Chicago to go to a car show...let's see, 3 hour drive there, 3 hours back in a Lamborghini...uuuh, YES I'm in!!! Not to mention all of the cars I saw once we arrived! Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Mercedes, Roll Royce, Tesla, Audi...I lost 5lbs in water weight that day just from drooling.<br /><br />I'm such a ding dong, I've got thousands of dollars in pro cameras and lenses, do I bring them with me? No, I didn't even think to bring my little Fuji Z5 point and shoot! So I had to resort to the whopping 2 megapixel camera in my cell phone (plus I was there as a supercar fan not a photographer). It's so bizarre to take pictures with no light meter, shooting in auto and no custom color balancing. Next time I'll bring the good stuff and get some really killer stuff.<br /><br />Here are a couple pics I snapped with my cell camera:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/430scuderia.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 377px; height: 502px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/430scuderia.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />and<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/430yellow.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 377px; height: 502px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/430yellow.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Quick Note: It's not to late to get your custom designed open house announcements!! Call or email us for pricing and samples!<br /><br />also, If you're a 2011 senior looking for senior portraits the sooner you book the better the deals! We should have our gallery of 2010 seniors up in the next week or so as well as some new stuff for 2011.<br /><br />Rock On,<br />mbCLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-7021563457559528782010-03-05T18:35:00.000-08:002010-04-25T12:47:05.174-07:00Gone...just a week.Heading off to the Latin American Photographers Conference. Back on the 15th. Mucho Bueno!!!<br /><br />2010 Senior season is coming to a close (still waiting on around 16 orders...I really like a closure before the new 2011 season kicks off, but hey, at least it keeps me busy during the "slow season". Seriously though, do I ever get a slow season...it would be kind of nice...no, I'd rather be busy:)<br /><br />This year is gonna ROCK!i!<br /><br />We have a bunch of new stuff coming out (not gonna say what it is just yet) but it's tizight. We're doin' the stuff that our seniors want and that's all about what we do, makin' our clients happy!<br /><br />I'm homesick already and I haven't even left yet, although I'm looking forward to generating some fresh ideas for things to come (and I'm going to try and pick 300 or so favorite images from the 28,656 images we shot for our 2010 seniors (which I'm bringing along on my laptop), now I know why I keep hearing "we really had a hard time picking just 75 proofs from our session", that's always been my personal goal with every session...giving every senior way more than they bargained for!).<br /><br />This year is gonna ROCK!i!<br /><br />Oh, before I sign off...we're getting all the details hammered out on our "get all of your images on disk" deal. That's right, ALL the images! If we shot 300 images during your session and you only ordered 6 for your print order, now's your chance to get the other 294 images (plus the 6 edited ones) to use for whatever your heart desires!!!! I got the idea as I was archiving older session and was thinking "this stinks, I seriously have about 80 images from this session that ROCK (as in I'd use any one of these for the website or brochure or for a 40"x60"studio sample enlargement), they ordered 5 poses...all the rest of these images are going to go into archive and probably never be seen again!" I'd rather offer them at a mega deal and have them be used for something, rather than have them sit unseen on a hard drive forever.<br /><br />I've said it in the past and I'll say it again "I'll put any of my un-edited proofs up against our competitor's edited prints any day of the week!". I hear it all the time "the proofs are awesome, I don't know what could be done to make them better" and "these untouched proofs look better than my friend's final pictures". We don't try and take a few good pictures, we create great images, period! Our sessions aren't "tests" or "experiments", we know our clients don't have the time to "try and get a few usable pictures" from a hobby photo enthusiast. We just do it right the first time!<br /><br />Did I mention...this year is gonna ROCK!i! That's all for now.<br /><br />Rocko Ono (my Spanglish sign off for today:),<br />mbCLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-63351646955065752342009-09-03T09:32:00.000-07:002009-09-10T11:01:40.974-07:00Oooooh SNAP!!!...just the build up!<br /><br />But seriously though, this senior season has been ROCKIN!!!! <br /><br />Farthest school...Cadillac.<br /><br />Here's just one pic from one of this summers ROCKIN' sessions. We have thousands more but you'll have to wait to see them all!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/keerpic01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 390px; height: 600px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/keerpic01.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />This session was just a few days ago but we have it in our studio at 26"x 40" so you can check it out BIG! (really, the print is HUGE!) Anyone can make an image look good on the web, but when it comes to BIG prints where quality counts we Rock it Out!<br /><br />We capture the real you!<br /><br />"something different, something fresh, something new."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.clickseniors.com">CLICKseniors.com</a>CLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-46121496591587375642009-08-11T23:39:00.000-07:002009-08-11T23:55:12.147-07:00Cute, Cute, Cute...4 year and a newborn session...this is a quick preview of 1 of just shy of 200 rockin' pics!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/evaAug09.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px; height: 417px;" src="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/evaAug09.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />...love it!<br /><br />More to come soon, just need the time to update the kids site. Any chance of a 10 day work week:)?<br /><br />Check back soon for some of our 2010 senior images! I hope to post some fresh '10 stuff in the next few weeks!<br /><br />Rock On,<br />mbCLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-25285043388088378392009-08-05T13:24:00.000-07:002009-08-05T21:14:53.921-07:00Imitation is......the sincerest form of flattery. We're flattered but seriously, with all the great photographers around this country why copy us?<br /><br />I got an email last week alerting us to a local photographer copying one of our senior video game image concepts. This is the image we shot two years ago:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickseniors.com/seniors2009/g2csenimg004.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 524px; height: 352px;" src="http://www.clickseniors.com/seniors2009/g2csenimg004.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I won't even mention who the offending photographer was, it really doesn't matter. We had issues with them copying pretty much everything we did a few years ago and after calling them I thought they were done, I guess not. At least they waited a while to copy this time.<br /><br />So first off I want to thank our fans who alert us to this kind of stuff! Most of the time there's nothing we can do unless it's one of our copyrighted sports composites or other specialty work, but it's nice to know. We've had a few tips this year that we did take action on, one of which was settled out of court. Any fan that provides info on copyright violations that lead to a settlement will be hooked up with free photography and/or a cash reward. If you see a copyright infringement Do Not Contact the offender, there are a couple reasons why. First, I know we have a lot of hard core fans that want to stand up for us but we need to be the ones who make contact with them. Second, if you contact them first you're giving them a "heads up" and they might remove the material before we have a chance to document all the details. Also, we're not talking about our customers, we give them permission to use images for facebook and other online services as long as the image retains our logo. We're talking about other photographers or businesses that steal our images or copyrighted concepts to profit from them.<br /><br />So anyway...I call the photographer to find out what the deal is and he completely went off on me! The best way to describe it was a delusional paranoid conspiracy theory rant, it was actually pretty funny. I don't know if he was just having a bad day, week, month...but WOW!<br /><br />He did bring up the fact we've been asking trespassing photographers to leave the property at our downtown studio when we see them. Yeah, I'm the bad guy for asking someone trespassing on private property to leave. It's not like I run at them waving a bat screaming "get out of here!" It's not my rule, it's the property owners policy. They don't want to get sued if someone gets hurt on their property. It's not just us, pretty much every tenant in the building is sick of it and asks photographers to leave also. It's not a public park for any photographer to come and use. I have close friends that are photographers, if I saw one of them down there shooting I'd kick them out too. I look at it this way, how would you like it if someone walked into your studio, set up one of your backdrops/props that you bought or rent and started shooting a session. Anyone who wants to shoot there is more than welcome to sign a lease and pay rent like the rest of us do. It would actually be pretty cool to have a bunch of different photographers in the building.<br /><br />Thanks again to our fans lookin' out for us...You Rock!<br /><br />Hope to have time soon to blog more about what's new.<br /><br />Rock On,<br />mbCLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-75751696170936284352009-06-17T19:44:00.000-07:002009-06-17T21:01:51.443-07:00the New Studio Update......with a progress picture, finally. The New <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=senior+pictures+jenison&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&view=text&latlng=8163163090703387600&ei=8LU5Sr2dM42xtwel5PXRDA&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=result&resnum=2">CLICKphotographic Jenison Studio</a> is coming soon...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CLICKjenison062009.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 802px; height: 332px;" src="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CLICKjenison062009.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Things are coming along and we're still shootin for the Fall'09 opening. I can't wait til it's done, it's seems like it's taking FOREVER, (although spending a year and a half jumping through hoops for zoning, variances, permits, code requirements and other assorted challenges didn't help the timeline) let's just say it's been a trying experience.<br /><br />Other news: Still <a href="http://www.clickseniors.com/seniors2010/2010seniorsessions.html">booking sessions</a> like crazy!!! We were thinking of doing more marketing in July but the way it's going so far this year I may actually scale back marketing for next year.<br /><br />I'm MEGA excited about this years senior clients. All of the seniors who have booked with us so far this year are saying the same thing "We checked out everyone and <a href="http://www.clickseniors.com">CLICKseniors.com</a> was our #1 choice" They love our style and creativity. They love the fact we don't play all the marketing hype games or have hidden fees. They love the great pricing, the fact that it's all listed right online and how we don't pressure clients into spending more than they want to.<br /><br />Seriously, we have the ABSOLUTE BEST CLIENTS in the area!!! They love what we do and appreciate our work, what more could I ask for. I kind of feel guilty getting ALL of the great clients and leaving the rest for other photographers...not really.<br /><br />This year is gonna ROCK!<br /><br />If you haven't checked out our <a href="http://www.clickseniors.com/seniors2010/2010seniorfaqs.html">Frequently Asked Questions</a> yet, <a href="http://www.clickseniors.com/seniors2010/2010seniorfaqs.html">click here</a> to take a peek. It's packed full of answers to common questions we get everyday. If you have a question that's not in our <a href="http://www.clickseniors.com/seniors2010/2010seniorfaqs.html">FAQs</a> send it to us...we wanna know what you wanna know!<br /><br />Who's in the lead for top 5 school senior session bookings now?<br />1. Lowell<br />2. Hudsonville<br />3. Jenison<br />4. Grandville<br />5. Allendale<br /><br />Where are all my Jenison peeps? Grandville!, what are you waiting for? Last year it ended up being Jenison, Grandville, Hudsonville, Lowell & Allendale. We'll see who takes the lead in the top 5 this fall. Who's my favorite? I love em all. It's kind of like my office, I've done work for Haworth, Herman Miller, Steelcase, Teknion...so I have a few furniture pieces from each of them, I really don't do favorites.<br /><br />That's it for now.<br /><br />Rock On,<br />mb<br /><br />"something different, something fresh, something new." <a href="http://www.clickseniors.com">CLICKseniors.com</a>CLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-5072363326570295722009-06-10T12:28:00.000-07:002009-06-10T13:05:46.646-07:00Did You Get Our......2010 Senior Brochure?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CLICKseniors2010B.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 403px; height: 602px;" src="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/CLICKseniors2010B.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />If you didn't and you would like one just give us a call and we can send you one (although all of the images in it are right on the website, but if you prefer paper that's ok too).<br /><br />We finally have our <a href="http://www.clickseniors.com/seniors2010/2010seniorfaqs.html">"Frequently Asked Questions"</a> section up on the website <a href="http://www.clickseniors.com">CLICKseniors.com</a> (I know, it was supposed to be done two years ago!) and it answers a lot of the questions we get. Be sure to check it out since it covers questions about sessions, proofing, ordering and more. Everyone is just LOVIN' the FAQs section!<br /><br />We're booking sessions like mad! I think I've booked more sessions in the past two weeks than I did in May, June & July combined last year! If you haven't booked your session don't worry just yet, we're at about 30% capacity so there's still room on the schedule for you. The earlier you book the better the deal so don't wait too long! The only thing we need to hold your session date is just the session fee.<br /><br />Jenison Studio Update: Framing has started on the 26' x 40' addition, it's exciting to see some actual progress! We're shooting for a Fall '09 opening. I'll post some pictures once it looks a little nicer :)<br /><br />btw, we started working on the wedding website <a href="http://www.clickweddingphotography.com">CLICKweddingPhotography.com</a> but so far all we have is the Galleries. I guess it's better than nothing. I hope to have more info posted soon for weddings.<br /><br />I also need to get a crackin' on the <a href="http://www.clickphotographic.com">CLICKphotographic.com</a> website, I don't think I've updated it in at least 2 years. I think I'm going to do a complete facelift on it...now if I can just find some time.<br /><br />That's it for now.<br /><br />Rock On<br />mb<br /><br />"something different, something fresh, something new." <a href="http://www.clickseniors.com">CLICKseniors.com</a>CLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-26948993431742456312009-05-27T16:00:00.000-07:002009-05-27T17:04:59.198-07:00Fun Fun Fun!Another great Memorial Day!<br /><br />We did the Jenison parade again this year and as always, it was a riot!<br /><br />If you were at the Jenison parade (and you're a 2010 senior) but didn't get one of our brochures with a "Free Wallets" sticker on the back make sure you go to the Grandville 4th of July parade. We'll be there again this year, just yell "Give Me Brochure" and we will hook you up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/2009paradepic01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 400px;" src="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/2009paradepic01.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/2009paradepic02.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 400px;" src="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/2009paradepic02.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Rock On,<br />mbCLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-60675103422577374432009-03-31T09:21:00.000-07:002009-03-31T09:35:27.966-07:00We Do Sports Too...Here are a couple posters we did a little while back but never posted samples.<br /><br />We got ya covered with anything you need for your team, banners, posters, signs...you name it! You'll also be surprised at how inexpensive it can be. Give us a call to discuss your teams needs and ideas. Something Different, Something Fresh, Something New, it's what we're all about!<br /><br />Jenison Basketball Poster (18" x 24")<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/JensionBasketball2008.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px; height: 527px;" src="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/JensionBasketball2008.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Jenison Hockey Poster (18" x 24")<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/JenisonHockey2008.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px; height: 527px;" src="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/JenisonHockey2008.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Rock On,<br />mbCLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-30156195428500191102009-03-20T06:30:00.001-07:002009-06-08T05:57:43.305-07:002009 Senior Giggle Outtakes...While selecting images of some of our 2009 seniors I thought I'd put together a quick video of them having a good time.<br /><br />I grabbed around 110 images and made it. The images are straight "out-o-the-camera" without any editing other than resizing.<br /><br />What a riot, I can't help but smile and laugh when I watch it! If you're a 2010 senior and wonder if you'll have fun with us...the answer is YES!!!<br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/46928cc51133af17/49c39a65cf14b1cd/46928cc574b794f9/a2c377f6/widget.js"></script><br /><br />other news:<br /><br />The wedding website is close to completion, hopefully by Monday.<br /><br />The 2010 Senior website is in progress, maybe another week. I literally have thousands of (well over 10,000) images to pick from so it's pretty tough picking favorites. <br /><br />also, we're on facebook finally (wasn't sure if it would be worth the time but it's actually really cool and kind of freaky how it suggests people) become a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jension/CLICK-photographic/69170481211">CLICK fan</a> click <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jension/CLICK-photographic/69170481211">HERE</a>!<br /><br />Rock On,<br />mbCLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-36429664973860035902009-02-06T12:16:00.000-08:002009-02-06T12:34:55.962-08:00Gallery Wraps......no time to ramble on, too busy.<br /><br />I had to post pics of two CLICK Galleria orders that came in this week. The first is this mega cool triptych:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/triptychF.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 702px; height: 470px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/triptychF.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Each panel is 12" wide and 20" tall and the overall size is 20"x38"! Definitely the coolest gallery wrapped canvas I've ever seen. Price - $460.00<br /><br />&<br /><br />This sweet 20"x30" gallery wrapped canvas:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/20x30gallerywrapF.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 702px; height: 470px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/20x30gallerywrapF.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Price - $400.00<br /><br />I'm still getting swamped with 2009 senior orders (they've been coming in slow this year) and still actually shooting 09 seniors (just had another last week) but I hope to get the wedding, children's and 2010 senior pics and info up on the website soon!<br /><br />Update on the J-town studio? Not a lot of change since my last update other than the walls for the 26'x40' studio addition were poured and backfilled early Dec., got some more windows in and more siding up, still a lot more to do though. I can't wait til it's done!!!<br /><br />Rock On,<br />mb<br /><a href="http://www.clickseniors.com">www.clickseniors.com</a>CLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-18253142380330907842008-11-12T17:55:00.000-08:002009-02-06T12:37:20.247-08:00KoKo-licious!!No time to talk, I'm so busy I shouldn't even be blogging this. Should be back to normal in a few weeks.<br /><br />KoKo Handbag that just came in...simply stunning!!! Almost makes me want to start carrying a purse, well, maybe not (since I'm a guy).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/KoKoMdCLICK.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 589px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/KoKoMdCLICK.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Quick News: ground breaking on the new Jenison studio begins Thursday Nov 12!<br /><br />Gotta get back to work.<br /><br />Rock On,<br />mbCLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-66198922970790140832008-11-12T17:52:00.000-08:002008-11-12T17:55:32.300-08:00It's Not Too Late...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/NotTooLate2008wht.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 126px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/NotTooLate2008wht.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />We actually have a few senior session openings coming up so give us a call if you haven't done so yet!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/chrisbpic01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 402px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/chrisbpic01.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Rock On,<br />mbCLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-66810078590509646052008-08-23T15:11:00.000-07:002008-08-25T01:49:33.996-07:00TuTu Cute......for words. You just have to see the story board for this session!! More Soon!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/avapic01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/avapic01.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Rock On,<br />mb<br /><br /><a href="http://www.clickphotographic.com">CLICKphotographic.com</a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"CLICKphotographic.com - Capturing Timeless Memories One CLICK at a Time"</span>CLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-29674413324346142182008-08-22T06:35:00.000-07:002008-08-25T02:20:51.238-07:00Kids Update & More......on the way!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/elisepic01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/elisepic01.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I'm still trying to get caught up on posting some fresh kids stuff. Here's just one from a session a few weeks ago.<br /><br />I know, don't remind me, I have oodles of kids sessions that should be posted before this one but I'm adding those to the fresh new kids section of the website (if I post too much new stuff to the blog it gives the other photogs something to copy, I'd rather make them wait or think of something on their own).<br /><br />Which reminds me...I just posted some quick comp senior sports examples July 28, 2008 and what do you know, Aug 10 some guy in Belmont "TRIES" to copy the shot! The Nerve! Crusty, no Rusty, no Musty something old was his name. He didn't even come close (didn't understand why I shot it the way I did, that's what happens when you copy, it looks kind of like the original but it just don't work). I'm both honored and flattered! Here's a great idea for your next wedding - shoot the bride solo and make it black & white but just the flowers of the bouquet are in color!!! (it's soooo fresh). Enough ranting, I'm really flattered other shooters check out my blog and like my work so much (uhum, dan:).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">So what else is new?</span><br />New J-town studio is coming along (slowly but surely). Still waiting on the architect.<br /><br />Gearing up for the classes we're offering to Professional and Amateur photographers once the studio is finished. Don't go spending that hard earned cash on filters, actions, generic holiday card templates, announcements or boarders! Be Original, Be Fresh! We'll teach you how and why, literally saving you hundreds or even thousands!! We're just waiting on our facilities to offer these classes and more (if you can't wait we can sell you variety packs of digital photo candy. call or email for the full scoop). Everything from A to Z will be offered.<br /><br />I think that's it for now.<br /><br />Rock On,<br />mb<br /><br /><a href="http://www.clickphotographic.com">CLICKphotographic.com</a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"CLICK photographic, fresh inspiration"</span>CLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-6521553002476864842008-08-21T20:04:00.000-07:002008-08-21T20:22:14.343-07:00Jenison Senior......and not enough time to get all wordy. I'll let the images do the talking.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">(clicking on any of the images on the blog opens a larger version)<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/valpic01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/valpic01.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />&<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/valpic02.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/valpic02.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />&<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/valpic03.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/valpic03.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I can't help but comment on what I saw again at the beach shooting tonight. One of the local studios (starts with an H, in Grandville) with 6 seniors lined up for pictures. "now serving senior #4, sit on that rock just like #3 did, #5 watch closely, you're next". I always wonder, do they keep the number dispenser at their studio or do they bring it on location :)<br /><br />Rock On,<br />mb<br /><br /><a href="http://www.clickseniors.com">CLICKseniors.com</a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"CLICKseniors.com - Something Different. Something Fresh. Something New."</span>CLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-41968329027257146242008-08-20T11:42:00.000-07:002008-08-20T11:59:13.392-07:00Cute Kids......and a great park session. These kids are a dream to photograph. The parents drove from Detroit just for the session (and we did family portraits also).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/mkidspic01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/mkidspic01.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Gotta go, much work to get caught up on.<br /><br />Rock On,<br />mb<br /><br /><a href="http://www.clickphotographic.com">www.clickphotographic.com</a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"CLICK photographic, Our Images Only Look Expensive"</span>CLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-7913948696831832522008-08-18T19:40:00.000-07:002008-08-20T12:05:30.963-07:00Too Busy to Blog......so I gotta keep it simple. It's been insane! I have around 26 or so senior sessions to pull images from but I just don't have the time right now. I just couldn't resist posting these beach pics though. I'll try to find time to post more samples in the upcoming weeks. I have some really sweet puddle images, some downtown GR images, some in the woods images and a ton of studio images (and that's just senior sessions, I've been way behind on kids images, soon, I promise).<br /><br />There are still a few open slots for senior sessions. Call SOON!<br /><br />We thought about doing a follow up senior postcard mailer in August to remind people to call. We've been so busy shooting and booking senior sessions we didn't even need to. Gotta love that!!!<br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/sarahpic01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/sarahpic01.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />&<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/sarahpic02.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/sarahpic02.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />&<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/sarahpic03.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/sarahpic03.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />That's it for now.<br /><br />Rock On,<br />mb<br /><br /><a href="http://www.clickseniors.com">CLICKseniors.com</a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"CLICKseniors.com - Something Different. Something Fresh. Something New."</span><br /><br />oh yeah, I'm thinking the twitter thing seems to be a big waste of time. I'm too busy working to give hourly updates on what I'm doing. Plus I've noticed people seem to just make up stuff to sound really busy or important. Who really needs updates on how many two liters of diet Mt Dew I drink in a day. We'll just say it's a lot and leave it at that.CLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-5406503415757730532008-07-28T11:44:00.000-07:002008-07-28T11:56:12.248-07:00J-town Senior...Just a couple from Friday's session. I've got a few hundred awesome images to pick from and post later. Here are two that I was just diggin' cause they're different...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/trevorblogpic01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/trevorblogpic01.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />&<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/trevorblogpic02.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/trevorblogpic02.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Just a couple quick comps to show some sports composites.<br /><br />Still haven't got the senior composites up on the website yet so here's a link to the old sites section:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/seniors/composites/compstart.html">http://www.clickphotographic.com/seniors/composites/compstart.html</a><br /><br />I did manage to update the click rewards though!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickseniors.com/seniors2009/clickrewards/cr10x10folio.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.clickseniors.com/seniors2009/clickrewards/cr10x10folio.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.clickseniors.com/seniors2009/2009clickrewards.html">http://www.clickseniors.com/seniors2009/2009clickrewards.html</a><br /><br /><br />Rock On,<br />mbCLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-52390553547357290542008-07-26T22:45:00.000-07:002008-07-28T11:44:13.636-07:00Rockin' Lowell Senior, Literally......and the session was a blast! He was playing some stuff unplugged while I was lighting and it sounded great, I wish he would have brought along his amp.<br /><br />Here's just a couple quick pics:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/justinblogpic01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/justinblogpic01.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />&<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/justinblogpic02.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.clickphotographic.com/blogpics/justinblogpic02.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Rock On Justin, Rock On!<br />mbCLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-7539675244348990012008-07-23T23:20:00.000-07:002008-07-24T00:41:16.045-07:00Oh That's Right, I have a Blog......better post something.<br /><br />Busy, yup, more like CRAZY BUSY!!!!<br /><br />Every time the phone rings it's the same comment: "every other studio's pictures look the same, CLICK is different, it looks like you really capture people's personalities" and I never get sick of hearing it because that's why I do what I do.<br /><br />I'd love to be like the other studios, it would be a lot easier. Same old same old, pose girls just like the guys, one pose fits all. Showing ALL seniors on the same old tile floor stucco wall as if the camera is permanently mounted there, same picture only the people change year after year after year. But that's not how we do it. How many times are you a senior? Are you just like everyone else? We don't think so! I love the challenge of capturing real personality.<br /><br />Be Different, Be You!<br /><br />We still have some openings in Aug and a fair amount left in Sept so Don't Worry just yet (but you should at least call and check availability before we book up solid).<br /><br />New News:<br /><br />Just signed up with twitter (<a href="http://twitter.com/clickseniors">http://twitter.com/clickseniors</a>). Sister in-law said I should. I heard about it last year on G4 tv but figured it was just another distraction. First thoughts- I have better things to spend my time on (aka blog). But figured I'd check it out, it did sound kind of simple and fun. Signed up, tried to set it up...second thoughts, too many tweets, server overloaded, why did I sign up? I'm giving it a month to see if I likey, so far not so much.<br /><br />Other News:<br /><br />Yes, that was Tim Kasberger in the parade with us on the 4th of July (thanks for the inquiries). Tim and I go way back... (back to when we were 14 year old hooligans). I created the TK logo, website and marketing materials for TK foto, that's part of the reason why I waited until he retired to push my portrait photography, I felt it was a conflict of interest. I also created the Color Inc logo btw.<br /><br />Other Other News:<br /><br />If your sending session deposits you can send them to our 896 home office or the 7813 Cottonwood Dr, Jenison, MI 49428 studio address (which is still under construction, don't get me started...). We Do Not have a mailbox at our 1111 Godfrey Studio so don't send anything there, use either one of the Jenison ones.<br /><br />Here's some pics from recent uploaded orders and some random sessions lately (not playin favorites)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/csblogpic072308p1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/csblogpic072308p1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />&<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/csblogpic072308p2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/csblogpic072308p2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />&<br /><br />Lowell Senior:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/csblogpic072308p3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/csblogpic072308p3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />&<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/csblogpic072308p4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/csblogpic072308p4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />There are another 300 images from this session that are as good or better than these, incredible session! If I have time I'll post some more.<br /><br />&<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/csblogpic072308p5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/csblogpic072308p5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />&<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/csblogpic072308p6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://clickphotographic.com/blogpics/csblogpic072308p6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />My crabby little baby! I'm seriously ordering a 20x30 of this one! Ever since she turned 1 I can't get a good shot of her.<br /><br />That's it for now.<br /><br />Rock On,<br />mbCLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979011933275360805.post-61056293454563414382008-07-09T16:52:00.000-07:002008-07-10T00:03:47.966-07:00Ah Ah Ah Ah Still Alive, Still Alive......Yep, I'm still alive, just been too busy to post anything new.<br /><br />I'm starting to think that updating the website might be a bad thing! If I'm this busy with images that are 1 or 2 years old on the site, it's gonna be insanely busy with the fresh stuff!<br /><br />Quick Notes:<br /><br />Grandville 4th of July parade was a riot!!!!! A bit stressful though!<br /><br />We had over 12,000 pieces of skittles, tootsies, laffy taffys, nerds and other assorted goodies but we came up about two blocks short (I always feel bad for the people at the end of the parade route, they always get left out) next year I'm saving a few bags of goodies just for the end! Although, having over 30 people throwing treats will do that. Luckily "Jim D" was at his summer home or our number of candy tossers would have been even higher (with his entourage and all)!!!<br /><br /><br />For the 2009 seniors that were not at the parade and missed our nice freebie, Chillax...we're still gonna hook you up! Let us know you read the blog and give us the promo code "IMJ4P" and we'll still get you your free 16 wallets and an additional pose! That's just how we do.<br /><br />I know I'm going to regret that one! Our 2008 June & July so far is busier than last years Aug & Sept!<br /><br /><br />Side Note<br /><br /> We're getting a lot of calls where people are thinking were booked solid in August and September! We're NOT booked solid yet! We booked up in May and June because of the mega deals (note to self: not so much next year) but we still have open session time slots in Aug, Sept & Oct.<br /><br />We keep at least 2 days a week open for children and family sessions. When the other days get booked up with senior sessions we open up those 2 reserved days. It's our buffer zone.<br /><br />So yes, we probably have an open time slot for you!<br /><br />Rock On,<br />mb<br /><a href="http://www.clickseniors.com">www.clickseniors.com</a><br />"all the images on the walls of our studio are ones we shot!"CLICKphotographichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140379016794081077noreply@blogger.com0