Enter our Drawings!

We are currently offering some drawings to give something back to our current customers, as well as new customers.  We are offering two different drawings, and you may enter each one once.  Our first drawing is for either a complimentary Traditional Portrait Package ($150 value) (print packages and upgrades purchased separately) or $150 off our Digital Portrait Package (print packages and upgrades purchased separately).  Prize must be used by 6/30/2010.

Drawing number two is for Two $50 gift certificates good to be put towards either a portrait session or prints or other items we sell. One is for you to use, and one is to give to a friend for them to use. Prize must be used by 6/30/2010.

To our current/past clients, we are also offering a special where for each paying referral you refer will get you either a $20 gift card to a restaurant of your choice or a $50 gift certificate towards a future session or extra items from that session. Offer Expires 12/31/10.

The fine print & other details:

  • Sign up for the drawing by becoming a fan of our Facebook Page and replying to the note about the drawing you wish to enter, or by using the “Contact Us” form on our Blog or Portfolio. Deadline for entering the drawings either way is Saturday 1/23/10 at midnight PST.
  • All packages won in drawing will expire on June 30, 2010.
  • We have two drawings: One for a complimentary session and one for two $50 gift certificates. You may enter EACH contest ONCE.
  • There will be 3 winners per drawing. For each drawing I will be assigning each person who signs up a number, which will be thrown into a hat (my 1940s hat!!) and my wife will randomly pull out three numbers.  Winners will be contacted via email or a Facebook Message if you signed up through Facebook and I don’t have your email/access to your email address.
  • Offers cannot be combined. If you win the complimentary portrait session, you cannot use a gift certificate for that session or for extra items purchased with that session.
  • Contest is open for people in the SF Bay Area. Anyone outside may enter, but extra travel costs will be incurred that will not be part of the package (such as airfare, gas, hotel, travel time) depending on your location, unless you decide to travel to San Jose, CA or surrounding area.  If in doubt, please contact me & I can give you a rough estimate on costs.
  • For my Utah friends: If one of you win a contest, you may redeem your prize on my next visit to UT which will be towards end of July or December. If you want to get a group together and all have your photos done in one weekend earlier than that, please contact me for more information.
  • To view our packages, please see our handout/pricelist (in PDF format).  You may also visit our Portfolio site to see more images.

CCCX #6 – Ft Ord, CA

Today was definitely an interesting/fun day.  The weather started off OK, but then we got pounded with some good rain and then some wind.  I brought my rain gear and put it to good use.  Saw a few crashes, but I don’t think anyone was seriously hurt, though I did see a few people at the paramedic tent.  The mud was definitely out in force towards the afternoon races.

You’ll notice that we have changed our prices & product offerings for 2010.  We have added a few different digital options and we have taken out some gift items that were our lowest sellers.  We are also happy to announce our Digital Race Packages.  There will be a link on each photo order page (as well as in this post) where you can purchase all the images of yourself or of your team for use to print at a lab of your choice, or to put on a personal blog/team website, Facebook/Myspace, or to email to friends & family.  Check it out here!

Race images can be found here.

Leave a comment if you’d like & let me know whether you like/dislike the new slideshow!

Weddings: Mallory & Shawn

Well last August I had the opportunity to photograph Mallory & Shawns engagement photos while out in Utah on vacation.  After a few months of planning the day of their wedding finally came.  They were married at the LDS temple in Oakland, CA, and they had their reception back in San Jose.  We were blessed with pretty much perfect weather.  It had rained earlier in the week and cold, but on Saturday we had low/mid 60s, sunny/partly cloudy skies.  We had a blast walking around the Temple grounds getting some images of them as well as at the church for their reception that night.  Congrats you two!  A big thanks to my buddy Shane for coming out & helping lug gear around and second shooting for me.

The photos from the Temple & Reception can be found here.  Please note you will be prompted for a password  (Shawn & Mallory’s last name)

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Family Ties: The Cox’s

Thanksgiving is a time to enjoy being with family & friends, as well as stuffing your face with lots of good food. I had scheduled this family shoot with the family for the day after Thanksgiving, and I woke up in the morning hearing the wonderful dripping of raindrops. We luckily had about a two hour window of no rain, and we were able to make it to Vasona, get the images done, and right as we were packing up it started raining on us.

After our photoshoot at the park we headed back to the house and did a few more portraits inside. We felt like the warm house would help get the two month old more comfortable. In the end we had a blast, and got a few extra photos with friends as well.  A big thank you to my assistant Shane, who spent most of the time holding my reflectors and lugging my gear around.

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At the end or session Laura & I noticed this wierd looking guy hanging out in the background.  Laura got kinda freaked out until I realized it was just my assistant, Shane.

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A Bundle of Joy: Travis

Travis is one month old, and already he is a tough strong kid!  We were hoping to get these done a few weeks earlier, but it seemed either me or Grandma were sick and we didn’t want to be around the little guy.

There was a specific image that was needed for his announcements, so we did that shot and then took a few other images as well of him since we had some extra time.

Ruth Gardner - November 24, 2009 - 7:23 pm

Even knowing how terrific Scott is, I was impressed with his humor, patience and professionalism. Lots of great and funny shots to celebrate this new grandson
Thank you to Scott