Sheets PhotographyTime for a New Business Head Shot
Posted on April 13, 2015
I have been wanting to update my head shot for a while now. I was having a decent hair day and liked my new spring sweater so I convinced my husband to take a couple minutes out of his day to snap a couple new professional head shots. Another reason I wanted a new professional head shot was because my last photos were taken in my basement with studio lights. I love natural light portraits and wanted my photo to be done in natural light. However, this impromptu portrait didn’t come without complication!
The day was a bit cloudy so I had to move some furniture around to get close to my largest light source and have a nice background. As I was opening my curtains the large wooden rod came crashing down and hit me right in the bridge of my nose! My first instinct was to grab my nose and prepare for the blood that was surely to come pouring out. Surprisingly, there was no blood! Once my eyes quit watering I quickly grabbed my camera and told my husband “hurry get a couple shots in before it swells up or start to bruise”…now that is dedication ha or insanity. The end results turned out nice. Take a look at my updated business professional head shot session (I included some of the out takes).
Contact Sheets Photography today if you are in need of an updated portrait.
Pictures For A Cause
Posted on April 6, 2015
I was recently asked to take some environmental portraits to help raise awareness about a wonderful fundraiser. It amazes me the amount of funds and heightened awareness that is brought to situations, businesses, or a cause when a few highly influential men and women get together! I had the privilege of photographing Co-chairman, Mr. Don McArdle, and several of the women that are avid supporters of the Women’s Care Center. Without people like this the Women’s Care Center wouldn’t be what it is today.
The Tippmann-McArdle Women’s Care Center Classic is a perfect example of a great cause that deserves to be highlighted. Since 2011 the Tippman-McArdle golf outing has raised over $600,000 for the women and children of Fort Wayne. The golf outing will be held at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne, IN on May 18th. All proceeds from this event stay in Allen County to help moms and babies. Each center has a small retail area that mothers can purchase clothing, blankets, diapers, books and other essentials with vouchers they have earned for completing parenting classes. Click the following link for more information on how to support the Tippman-McArdle Women’s Care Center Classic.
“The WCC is servicing 25% of the babies born in Allen County. The more awareness the better. We want healthy moms and healthy babies……the WCC is there for those moms in need!” —Amy Burton
Photo Invitations
Posted on March 23, 2015
My other passion besides photography is graphic design. Every time I send out invitations for an event I get to combine my love for photography and graphics. My son turns 3 on April 7th! We are fortunate enough to still have many of our grandparents (our children’s great grandparents) with us, so our birthday parties are primarily family. Even though it would be a lot easer to just buy some generic tractor invites, I just can’t bring my self to do it!
Liam is turning 3 and he is all boy. He loves diggers, tractors, front loaders, wagons and playing in the dirt. So I thought it would be appropriate for his invitation to reflect his favorite things…dirt and machinery. Take a look at the custom photo invite I created for my little man. I used a picture from our portrait session a couple weeks ago. (he’s just too stinkn’ ornery). This invite will be printed front and back on 5×7 linen card stock. The end product is extremely nice and It is a great keepsake for the grandparents…not like they don’t have a million pictures of my kids already.
Need an updated picture of your little one for an invitation? Contact Sheets Photography today to book your next portrait session. Mention this post and you get a free custom designed invite.
Candid Sibling Pictures
Posted on March 11, 2015
I recently sent my main camera away to be serviced. I felt like I was missing an arm when it was gone! So…when we were reunited I was having major shooting withdraws. Liam’s birthday is coming up in April and I need an updated picture for his invitations, so I decided to do a little photo shoot with the kiddos. Even though it took me bribing Liam with being able to wear “comfy pants” for the entire week to put jeans on for 30 minutes, it was worth it!
When I shoot children portraits, my goal is to get a good variety and capture each kid being a kid. I will photograph each child separately as well as the siblings together. While I love the posed images the candid portraits tug at my heart!
Has it been awhile since your kids were photographed together? Or maybe you and your siblings would like to get together and give your mother the best Mother’s Day gift ever…a picture of her pride and joy. Contact Sheets Photography today to book your next portrait appointment.
Check out the entire sibling portrait shoot here.
Printing Photos from your Phone
Posted on March 9, 2015
As a photographer I carry my Nikon D600 with me frequently, but I don’t have it all the time. I always have my phone on me. Have you ever looked at how many photos you have on your phone? How many of those pictures are priceless photos of your children, parents, grandparents? Have you ever lost or damaged your phone and lost all those memories? (that question just made me cringe!) So many people fail to migrate their photos from their cell phone to another location and even fewer people ever print these photos…okay I’m guilty of this too!
I have found an easy way to print photos from your cell phone. I have an iphone and recently downloaded The Meijer Ap. Last year I did a test on several different printing companies because I started offering a high resolution disk to my customers and wanted a good photo printing company to recommend. Compared to my professional printing company, to my surprise, Meijer’s matte photos were the next best and looked really good. My test portraits were printed from the Meijer in Fort Wayne, IN on Illinois Road.
Downloading the Ap was easy. Setting up an account was a little time consuming, but the effort is worth it! Once your account is setup, the Ap is easy to use and they have the option to pick up your prints in the store or have them shipped.
First, download the Ap. Once you have downloaded the Ap, open it, and you will be asked to login or join mPerks. If you already have an account then login, if not click “Join mPerks Today” to create an account. After filling out all of your information click “Activate by text” or “Activate by phone”.
Now that you have an account go to the settings drop down menu in the top left corner.
Click on the “Photo” option. You will be taken to a screen where you simply select the “+” symbol and start selecting photos from your gallery to print.
Once you select your photos and click next, you will be given an option to “Custom Print” or “Quick Print”. I always select Custom Print because I like to do all of my own cropping and I may want to print different sizes of the same photo. I also always print my photos on matte paper. This option is not a default option so you will have to select it each time.
After you have gone through each image and selected the size and quantity your will be able to review your order and the final step is “Send Photos to Printers”.
Don’t let your memories just sit on your phone or float around in cyber space PRINT THEM! For more information on printing photos from your cell phone or to book a portrait session contact Sheets Photography.
