Monthly Archives: March 2009

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Senior Reps Needed

***Posting this again because it got buried!***

Klose Photography is looking for HS Senior Representatives. We need reps for 2010 by the end of the 2009 school year.
We’re looking for people who:

1. are in the class of 2010
2. are outgoing and well-connected at your school
3. have TONS of friends on MySpace and Facebook
4. are responsible and get good grades

If you are all of the above, you qualify to be a Klose Photography Senior Rep. :)

Here’s what we need you to do as a Senior Rep:

* Do a complimentary 30 minute shoot for us sometime in the month of April or May so we can make your rep cards.
* Constantly tell your junior classmates about us and how great we are.
* Give your rep cards to every junior at your school (or as many as you can).
* Post several of your rep pics on your MySpace or Facebook account.
* Represent us in a positive manner.

Here’s what we do for you:

* Do your 30 minute complimentary shoot
* Give you rep cards to hand out to as many juniors as you can
* Give you some web files to post on your favorite social networking site
* Do a 2 hour session for your “actual” senior shoot during the summer or fall
* You pay full price for your session, BUT you get the entire session fee as credit toward the purchase of prints or other products.
* You get $25 credit toward prints/products for every person that gives us your rep card when they book their session with us.

Still Interested?

Send us an email at info@klosephotography.com and include your name, school, grade point average, interests, and a picture.

If selected, we’ll contact you and your parents (we need to have their permission) and schedule your mini-session for April or May.

Feel free to pass this information along to any senior, parent, grandparent, teacher, guidance counselor, etc. you may know.

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Daffodil

Our daffodils, after the rain.
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A FUN SHOOT!!!

Before the season/madness starts in a couple of weeks, I decided that we all needed some practice. But I wanted to make it fun for everyone. SO…I recruited some willing participants, gathered up some outfits and accessories, and picked a date. This past Sunday, most (but not all) of the Klose Photography staff assembled to HAVE SOME FUN!

Our willing participants were the lovely Shalee and John. Our photogs for the day were Allison, Maureen, Andy, and myself. (I wasn’t going to shoot but who could resist. ;)

We had two locations and two different outfits for Shalee. John only had to change his tie. Guys always have it easy. ;)

Afterwards, I asked everyone to get me some images for the blog and that’s what you’ll see below. And just for the fun of it, I thought that we would have a friendly contest to see which image our loyal blog readers like best. So the images are all numbered. Leave a comment with the number you like best. We’ll see who wins!

Images from Allison:
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#2
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#3
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Images from Maureen:
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#5
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#6
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Images from Andy:
#7:
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#8:
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#9:
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Images from me:
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#11:
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#12:
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And now for some fun BEHIND THE SCENES shots:

Maureen (or Mo as I call her):
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The group:
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Andy giving instructions:
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Allison:
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Mo again:
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Now go VOTE!!!!!!!!!!! And watch for future sessions like this.

HAPPY SPRING!!!

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If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. ~Anne Bradstreet

It’s Engagement Session Time!!!

With Spring right around the corner, our thoughts turn to a favorite time of the year for engagement sessions. There’s something about flowers in bloom and lovebirds. ;) So, if you are thinking that you want to schedule your engagement session for the Spring, we suggest you do it soon. Our available portrait slots fill up VERY quickly for the Spring. (This goes for other portrait sessions as well…BOOK EARLY.)

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Just a reminder: VOTE FOR US!!!

It’s that time of year again! We’d love to have your vote in Harrisburg Magazine’s Simply the Best 2009 Reader’s Poll. Please vote for us in the Wedding Photographer category.

CLICK HERE TO VOTE!!!

Pass the word. Tell all your friends!

Deadline to vote is April 1, 2009.

Winter Activities

We’re still playing catch up with some blog posts from the winter so bear with us! One of the ways that my family likes to pass the time in the winter is playing Pinochle. I’ve never learned to play and really don’t have any desire to but the rest of my family LOVES it. So I decided to get the camera out one night and play around.
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Garden Update #1

We’ve gotten lots of interest from you all about keeping you updated on our garden project. Well we’ve made LOTS of progress since our initial post. We have:

1. built all 12 of the garden boxes.
2. placed the boxes in the garden.
3. marked off the area where the fence will go.
4. prepped the side bed for the peas/beans. (According to local gardeners, peas and beans are to be planted on St. Patrick’s Day.)
5. ordered the top soil and mushroom soil.
6. started a gardening journal to keep track of progress and success/failures.
7. PLANTED SEEDS INSIDE!! This was my favorite part. Currently we have brussel sprouts, broccoli, kohl rabi, lettuce, leeks, spinach, red peppers, zucchini, tomatoes, cilantro, oregano, parsley, basil, and various assorted flowers. Below are some pics of the lovely little sprouts!
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A Personal Project

Each year, I try to focus on a couple of personal projects to serve as a creative outlet for me (during the winter months especially). This year I have decided on several, the first of which is doing character studies of the people who are most important in my life. The goal is to capture them doing what I think about when I think of them. In other words, how I will always remember them. It’s not a morbid project. It’s more of a “slice of life” project. I’m sure if I could have documented them in this way 15 years ago, I would have. But, to be honest, the thought never occurred to me until I recently saw the work of a photographer from the Washington Post named Carol Guzy. She received second place for her portfolio submission in the Eyes of History 2009 contest held by the White House News Photographers Association. CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE CONTEST. (If you choose to look through these images, be aware that there are some graphic ones.) The images in her portfolio that impacted me so much were in a series entitled “Sisters”. The images done in black and white are so moving to me. I took that inspiration and came up with the idea to document my friends and family in way that captures their true spirit. So the first and second installations in my series are going to be my grandmother and grandfather. I’m so in love with these images that my heart is ready to burst. So I present to you with much admiration, my Gram Sis and Grandpa Dave.
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I took a recent photo excursion to a special place. Construction is still going on but here are just a few details shots.

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And stay tuned to the EPN blog for more information.