Archive for May, 2008

Slideshow: Emily & Shyam at the SAM Olympic Sculpture Park

Emily & Shyam had a fabulously fun urban wedding at the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park PACCAR Pavilion:

And now they are off to South Africa to do it all over again!

Their vendors:

What to Look for in a Photographer Part 2: Gear

Expensive gear can be overrated, yet having the best gear for the individual photographer IS important. That gear might be a fabulously sharp, detail-rich Hasselblad, or the quick, precise, fun Canon EOS. Equally perfect, in the right hands, could be a cheap, plastic lens equipped Holga, an instant Polaroid camera, or a panoramic Wide-Lux. Photographers who keep up with the latest techniques while also being inspired by the roots of photography offer you a complete, inspired list of classic and unique ways to record your wedding and your life! The bottom line; choose the skilled photographer for her work, not the gear.

Gear and technique driven benefits

  • Wedding reception slide shows complete with images from earlier in the day.
  • Taking highlights home (and on the honeymoon) with you loaded onto your iPod.
  • Albums as small as 3×3 and as large as 12×18, with the huge benefit of large discounts for clone albums. (”Clone” refers to an exact duplicate.)
  • On-line albums, proofing, ordering and archiving
  • Highly personalized Art images, made more so by unique lenses/camera formats
  • Personalized styles created with software or in the darkroom

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Capture the details with a sharp lens

 

Personal Trainer Bootcamp at Greenlake- The Healthy Goddess

50 or more of these lunges lets me know I still have muscles in my buttBefore The Healthy Goddess, Christi Masi created The Healthy Bride. Herself beautiful, fit, and athletic, Christi is clever enough to make a living helping others maintain or create their own positive self-image. And If there is anyone who wants to look good, it’s a bride. Twice each week future brides join Christi at the SAM Olympic Sculpture Park to get in the shape of their lives to celebrate the happiest day of their lives.

BUT WHAT ABOUT AFTER THE WEDDING? Christi found women disinterested in socializing with future brides once no longer belonging to this special club. Hence, The Healthy Goddess. Then even further beyond these newlywed women are women like me who put themselves more in the category of “Recovering Moms”. If there has ever been a group in desperate need of a little kick in the booty camp, its members of THIS club. Move over you trim, fit, gorgeous brides. Here come the rest of us huffing up the hill in hopes of surviving another of Christi’s intense workouts.

Their is nothing like a little camaraderie to inspire me to get out of bed at 5:30 for a rain or shine workout. Even better is having a committed and inspired trainer like Christi Masi creating workouts step by step so my still sleeping brain can relax while the rest of me works toward looking even better than on my wedding day. Or at least better than yesterday. See you at the Greenlake track at 6am SHARP!


Showing your Pride with Jane P. this June!

Associate Photographer (and intrepid Production Manager) Jane P. is celebrating Pride Month by offering 20% off portrait sessions with LGBT/alternative families & individuals in the month of June! You can check out her portfolio under “Associates & Design” on the main website. Weekend sessions are available, except the day of the Seattle Pride parade (but if you find her there, I’m sure she’ll have a camera handy!). Portraits are in-studio and immediate environs only.

Call the studio at 206-622-7478 to take advantage of this special event!

Reason #405 why I love my job (notes from the production desk)

I get to see photographs of SO MANY CUTE KIDS! For those who don’t notice the little author tags, this is Jane the Production Manager talking, and today I want to talk about yet another reason why I love my job. Yes, the hours are great, Janet is a fabulous mentor and boss, and there is sheer joy of getting to work with photography as my “day job,” but the high adorableness quotient is one of my favorite perks. This is also the reason why, when you are in the studio for a portrait or design session, you may hear giggles erupting from the back of the room — tons of cute, adorable kids!

Here are a few gems from recent portrait sessions:

Little girl in pink tutu

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Travel portrait special: Anchorage, Alaska

Hurry! Janet will be in Anchorage, Alaska doing Alaska location portraits through June 7th! For information on how travel specials work, see our former post here.

Even getting here is beautiful

You in your kyak here

We’re taking Memorial Day off!

For the first time in over 20 years, Janet Klinger Photography will not be open on Memorial Day.

Now lets all hope it will be good picnic weather for our (and your!) family outings, perhaps a day like this one:

Happy family hug-pile on the beach on a sunny day