November,
2006
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Specializing in Outdoor Photography |
 Put December 2nd on your
calendar! Santa will be at the Pet
Pavilion in Tacoma on December 2nd,
from 10am to 4pm to meet and be photographed with your little
critters!
These will not be polaroids, like you'll find
at most of the holiday pet promotions. These are high quality,
professionally photographed and printed images! I always get
people wanting to know when I'll be back for my Santa pictures every
year, so here's your notice! Now mark your calendar! If
you've got a pet, you'll want to be there for this!
Because this is a special holiday event, packages
will be starting at only $25. Oh, and you'll even be able to
order your custom holiday greeting cards! There will be
vendors and fun things going on at this "Paws for the
Holidays" event! So be sure to be there!
PS. If you think you'd like to be a part of
this event as a vendor, then please contact James, at the Pet
Pavilion at jsaupan@hotmail.com. |
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Custom Handbags and Totes -
A Great Way to
Brag! |
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Hey, maybe I'll call these Brag
Bags!
 I'm now
offering these awesome custom bags printed with any image I've done
for you! There are various sizes and styles (9, I think) so
contact me if you would like to know details and
pricing.With the holidays coming, these would
be a great gift idea, too! My samples have pets on them but
they can most certainly be anyone or anything you'd like me to
photograph for you! |
What's the difference between
Standing Stones Photography
and
mall photographers?
Location. I, as an
independent photographer, personalize your session, by shooting
on location and go most anywhere you want
to be photographed, including your home.
Style. Photography,
when approached with passion, is an art. Many of the mall and chain
photography studios have standard poses and settings and lighting that
they use with everyone. As an independantly owned and operated
business, I have developed my own style and I do things my way. Part
of my style is to do my best to capture the individual's own unique
personna, character...
Personalized Customer
Service. In my business I do most everything - photography,
marketing, editing/retouching, consulting, presentation/sales.... I
don't use a precise menu of poses to follow. This results in
very personalized one on one service. When in your
sales/presentation appointment, you are speaking to the person who will be
doing the actual work on the images and knows exactly how an image should
look and how it will turn out in the finished product. I take the
time to go over with you how the images will look cropped certain ways so
you will get no surprises with your final prints. The high volume
mall studios simply don't have time to do all this because they are busy
getting people in and getting them out.
About the only thing I don't do is
manufacture the actual prints or products, as I have my labs and
manufacturers do that. I use professional labs that are highly
respected among professional photographers.
Creativity. Because I
work for myself, I allow for creativity. I want to show your
uniqueness in your images, so I allow for "flow". I get ideas,
you get ideas, we go with them. And I do my best to get the real you
and not just a canned pose of someone that looks like you.
Price. Think of it
this way, the chain photographers, with the prices they charge,
cannot afford to take the time to cater to the individual. They have
to follow a strict tried and proven plan that works for the masses.
Yes, there is going to be a price difference when you work with someone
who caters so much to the individual that they can only schedule one or
two sessions in a day. My advice here is, when deciding
on a photographer, first and foremost be sure you like
their work - their style. It's better to spend a little
more than realizing you spent less than you should.
xx
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Check out my NEW
BLOG!
I sometimes put sneek peeks from sessions and
creative whims on there so check back every now and then and see
what's new! Here you go: Standing Stones' Blog.
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Volunteer to be a foster home for a loving dog or cat! |
 Kindred Souls Foundation is a southend animal rescue that I've recently become
involved with. They are doing wonderful things for the benefit
of wayward pets in need and everything is all volunteer - even the
founding officers are volunteer!
Well, Kindred Souls is in great need of
foster homes. They get many calls in hopes to be able to take
in a dog or cat but they often have to put on a waiting list or even
turn them away because they simply have nowhere to place them!
Please, if you have the space in your
home and in your heart, consider becoming a foster home for a loving
little one! What a rewarding experience it is!
Oh, and this handsome young little one
pictured above is available for adoption. Please contact
Kindred Souls if you'd like information on him!
WHO'S YOUR
SANTA? |
Is there
something that you've not gotten around to purchasing from me that you
still want? Let me know who your Santa is and what it is you want
and I'll let him know and maybe, just maybe, you might find it under the
tree this year!
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Families Gather at the
Holidays |
 Many people want to take advantage of
the holidays for family portraits! And a great idea that
is! Keep in mind the holiday season is a busy one for all of
us, so there is a minimum purchase requirement for sessions on
weekends and holidays from November 25 - December
31. |
Standing Stones Photography PO Box 773, Milton, WA 98354 (253)
922-2343