Last Week's seniors and Next Year's seniors!

Had some fun sessions last week. Several people came in for their consultations and had "no idea" what they wanted - just something different. So we got to be creative - using some different backgrounds around the outdoor studio, doing some things with the patterns in their clothing to create "blends" - overlaying the image of the pattern over the actual photograph to create a whole new background. I was about to post some images, but I need to make sure we have model releases on everyone first.

It's almost time to kick off our Senior Spokes Model program for Class of 2010!!! Can you believe it? If you're a junior this year - I know it's way to early to be thinking senior portraits - but effectively marketing to seniors actually begins several months in advance. If you're a junior girl and you're thinking of using us for your senior portraits and would like to earn some incredible rewards just for helping to spread the word about Carr Portrait Art, call our office (392-3929) and talk to Rick, or e-mail him, or use the contact form on our website and let him know you're interested. He'll explain the program to you. If you want to talk with your parents about it before you call that's a great idea, and if you'd like we can set up a time for you and them to come chat with Rick about being a Spokes Model.

We have decided to name our black & white relationship portrait product line. I hope this name and concept works - i.e., communicates well to people. We're calling it "'Love Is' Portraits." It's about relationships - the track on which love can flow. It's a product line designed to reflect the love people share by capturing moments and relationships in simple, uncluttered, elegant, classic black and white portraits. It's designed to show what "Love Is." It's for engaged couples/young love, parents to be, young families, parents and their children whatever their age, empty-nest couples, and senior adults!
Hmmm: "engaged couples/young love." Where could we go with this?
parents to be/expectant love
young families/multiplied love
parents and older children/tested love, or coming of age love
empty-nesters/revitalized love, rediscovered love
senior adults/timeless love, seasoned love
Tell me what you think.
Here are some images I've posted to the web and on Facebook and Plaxo. Some you may have seen before, but they are in layouts for postcards that we plan to send out late summer/early fall.

I'm really excited about our new black & white product line. We'll officially be kicking it off this summer. Trish & I wanted some for ourselves, and needed to update our portraits together anyway, so we got Elise behind the camera and had our own session. I'm still working on a name for the product line.

Most people simply refer to this style as "relationship portraits." I can live with that, but would prefer to come up with something more exclusive for our own company. If anyone has a suggestion I'm open to ideas - but I need to decide soon so I can finish designing marketing materials.

Anyway, check out these images of my sweetie & me.

Lisa & James

Okay, so the bunnies aren't here anymore. They went back to Pet Lovers Pet Store in Mustang. Again, many, many thanks to Pet Lovers for being willing to take them back. If you've never been to Pet Lovers, check out their new location in the log building on the south side of Hwy 152 just west of Hwy 4 (Mustang Rd) in Mustang.


Now, to Lisa and James - check out these images!! These are some of their engagement portraits. Tell us what you think! We're going to be introducing a new line of black and white portraits soon, and James & Lisa agreed to model for me. We're waiting on our lab to get the printing up to the standards we're looking for before we actually offer this portrait line for purchase, but that should happen within the next couple of months - hopefully by mid-June?!?