It's Official!

I was recently asked by the Professional Photographer of Ohio to give a short program at our state convention in Dayton in February. They have asked me to speak about blogging and social networking to reach clients. I was hesitant to do this. It's a little scary! But I sent off my profile photo and title of the program today, so I guess it's official and I'm committed! (Or I'll have to commit myself before it gets here!)
Any comments of support from well wishers that actually read my blog would be appreciated, so I know you're actually out there! It will help boost my confidence that this whole blogging thing really works! Wish me lots of luck and I'll keep you guys posted as I get closer!

Black Friday

Well, I survived Black Friday! I started out this morning at 5am at Wal Mart at Great Northern. It was a ZOO! The entire parking lot was full, and people were actually parking at the hotel next door and walking in. After driving around multiple times, I actually found a parking spot. Then I got inside, and saw the real traffic jam!! I went there specifically to get a GPS unit, and of course, the electronics department was horrendous! But they did have what I was looking for. I then preceded to stand in line at the checkout for about 20 minutes. After I got the heck out of there, I met my sisters-in-law Laurie and Heidy and my niece Devan at the mall to continue the quest for the perfect deal!
We were all over that mall! Started at Penneys, did Sears, Macys, Target and finally back to Wal Mart again to look at all the things I didn't get a chance to the first time!
I did well on my shopping list, but still more to go! For those of you out there with me, way to go! Have a great weekend! Susan

Model Reps Wanted!

Attention Class of 2010! Want the most unique and cool senior pictures? Be a model for Rowe Photography! You'll get your senior portraits taken for FREE & $$$$'s off your senior portraits. Help us so we can show off all our new fun ideas for next year. You've got nothing to lose and you'll have great senior portraits! You'll be featured on our marketing pieces, our Facebook, MySpace, our Blog and our website. Go to http://www.rowephotography.com/ to fill out an online application!

Finally!

Sorry I haven't blogged lately, but I have been shut out of my Blog lately! I changed my email address, and apparently changed in on blogger, but I forgot that small fact! I was getting really frustrated with Blogger, and it was me all along! And I'm not even blonde!
I had an ordering appointment tonight with Courtney Collins, and I had such a good time with them! They are a really fun family and we had a great time in their ordering appointment! People like that make my job really fun. You'll be seeing more of her on the website later. Big surprises!
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!
Susan

Playing in the Dark!

Well, here's this week's Picture of the Week. It's of Sammi, who came to Rowe Photography from Elyria High School. As it gets darker earlier everyday, it gets harder to get after school sessions completed before dark. This was one of the last shots Walter took during her session, at about 5:30pm. He liked playing with flash in the darkness. It gives it a really moody look! Hopefully you'll see more! Have a great weekend!

Susan

Fashion Chic in downtown Grafton

William came in for his senior session a couple of days ago. He brought a Polo magazine ad look that he wanted to achieve. He specifically wore this outfit and brought a dog to achieve this particular look. Walter did several versions of the pose, including walking down the center of the street with the dog! I just chose this pose to show the illustration of how we can work with your ideas in your session to get the look you want. Not bad for downtown Grafton, huh! I hope he likes these!

First Movie Night

Well, I went to see Madagascar 2 tonight with Walter, my friend Vern and her son Sammy, who is 2 years old. This was his first movie. He was all excited....until we actually had to go through the cinema door into a dark room! The beginning of the whole movie experience was a little iffy for him. He was scared of the dark room and the loud movie previews. I had to physically carry him in saying, No! No! No! We eventually talked him into going down the movie isle and having a seat. Bribing him with popcorn and candy all the way I'm sure did the trick!
In the end, he loved it! He didn't get the whole whispering thing in the movie, he just shouted out whatever he saw on the screen. It's definetly fun to take an everyday occurrence and see it through brand new eyes! It was a lot of fun!

Twilight - The Movie?

This is a photo of Hannah. We've been photographing her since she was a baby. Now she's in junior high, and has definite ideas of her own about her portraits. This time when she came in she wanted her eyes to be gold, like the movie Twilight that's coming out this weekend. Something about vampires. I really don't get it, but whatever. She's really into that. Here is the before and after of the eyes. Does it look real enough? You can click on the images to make them larger to get a better view!

Winter Wonderland

What a beautiful time of year to have portraits taken! The snow makes everything seem so fresh and new. Call now to schedule your portraits in the snow. Mention you saw the winter wonderland blog and you'll receive an special discount! Have a great day!
Susan

Blogging by the wayside...

Sorry, everyone! I have been kind of ignoring my blog lately, because I have been sucked into the world of Facebook! For those of you on Facebook, you have probably seen me there a lot, and for those of you not on Facebook, you probably thought I fell off the face of the earth!
Facebook gives me a great way for people to see my work "by accident". You guys have to go to this blog to see our work, but on Facebook, I just put it out there and anyone who is my friend sees what I post! How awesome is that! I hated Facebook when I first joined, because I was a MySpace user, and Facebook seemed kinda generic. But now that I use it a lot, it is awesome! I am on it so much, that I actually don't find the need to blog as much or put stuff on MySpace. I will try to keep up with all of them, as in the winter it's a little less stressful here. Wish me luck, and look for me on Facebook. I'm sure you'll see me there!

Holiday Portrait Special!

Here is the next mailer to be going out for an awesome holiday special. You can click on it to make it bigger. Call now to beat the scheduling before it hits the mail! 440.926.1440

New Raves!

I just finished updating the raves section of the website today. Go to www.rowephotography.com and click on the raves link at the bottom to see them. All girls this time, because the guys have been lazy and not turning in their testimonials! Oh well, their loss!
This time it's Jenna Gonzles, Lindsey Mohorcic, April Pfenninger, Madalyn McMinn and Kaylie Smith. Go check them out!

Fall Convention

We just got back from our Professional Photographer of Ohio fall convention. My head is full of new ideas for marketing and backgrounds! So much to do!

We will be starting our class of 2010 model program again soon, so keep your eyes open. I'll blog when we're ready! Changes are coming here at the studio, especially in the camera room! We're so excited! I'll keep you all posted on the changes as they happen! Have a great day!

Susan

Picture of the Week

Oops! It's Saturday, and I didn't post the picture of the week yesterday, like a good girl. Well anyway, here it is. It is of Jerry Herman. His session is online now, too. He had a really great session! I loved a lot of them, as you can tell. This picture of the week was taken of him on our roof, with Walter at sidewalk level. A really cool angle! Have a great weekend!

Current Senior Portrait Special

I have been meaning to post this for a few days. It is the current senior portrait special. Click on it to enlarge. Call the studio if you have any questions! Just mention this special when calling to schedule!

Learning to share

I found a photographer on Facebook who is very active there throught using his blog and automatically linking it to his facebook. His name is Brandon Mulnix, and he rocks! I want to be like him! I'm trying this new application to see if it works! Cross your fingers, everyone, and you'll see me on Facebook more often!
Susan

Jerry

Jerry had an awesome session! He is definetely a natural in front of the camera! Too bad I couldn't submit him as a SPA model! Too late! He came to Rowe Photography from Wellington High School. I loved his photos in his letterman jacket. A great way to add a different look to an outfit!

Halloween Fun

Last night was our annual Halloween Costume contest night out. If you can't already tell, we went as the cast of Deal or No Deal, complete with Howie Mandel! We went to Church Street in Amherst, because we have won there in past years. However, we didn't win this year. We got fourth place!!! We never got a photograph of all eight girls together with Howie, so I posted two photos we took, each one a partial group.
A great time was had by all! It was a lot of fun, and the crowd loved us! A big thanks to my mom, Rose, for making all of the dresses! Vern and I made the briefcases, and we looked great!
In the first photo, I'm right behind Howie and in the second one I'm the one sitting down. My wig was a bit of a pain, but overall a lot of fun!
We are already planning our group costume for next year! It will be awesome!!! Have a great weekend! Susan