2010-07-28

Wednesday, July 28th - 2010

It’s Party Time in our Outdoor Portrait Garden

The last few months have been a flurry of activity behind our garden gate. From welding some amazing light filtering structures to painting artistic finishes on backgrounds, we’ve created lots of exciting options for families. On August 7th from 10 am – 5 pm we are opening our doors to the public for tours of our one-of-a-kind outdoor portrait garden. We’ve got games, treats and wonderful surprises for our visitors. Francisco has a new sculpture out front to greet families so you can’t miss us. Plus, if you schedule your family photo session during this event you get to draw a prize valued from $79-$200. Learn more on our website about this event

FREEBIES - Exciting New Portrait Products!

Wall Layout Ideas are HUGE

And by HUGE we mean hugely popular. Kim handcrafted a collection of over 100 wall templates to allow you to envision what your photos would like up on the wall. These exclusive templates allow you to experiment with photography in your home decor design. Try a symetrical arrangement, large and small photos, modern mixed-up styles until you find the arrangement that resonates with your personal style. This service is complimentary to all of our clients at their multi-media order presentation. See more examples of Campbell Salgado’s custom layouts on our blog.

NEW Online Gallery Shopping Carts

We’ve just made it easier for you to guarantee you’ll love the photos of yourself at grandma’s house. With our new REPRINT online galleries we upload your previously ordered and beautifully enhanced photos so that your friends and family can have the option of purchasing them as well. These images are available at our lower reprint price reserved for duplicate portraits.

Have an online gallery and just want us to add the shopping cart feature? We can do that too. Orders are professionally retouched and mailed. To learn more about these convenient new options and how you get a complimentary REPRINT gallery or shopping cart upgrade visit our website.

Give your Social Media Profile some Sparkle

And get a complimentary social media avatar (or picture). All of our packages now include one of these special avatars, however, if you were a client prior to having your social community set-up online you too can qualify for a FREE one from a past session. Find out how a simple it is on our website.

August is our Family Portrait month

Isn’t it time you updated your family portrait? Beat the holiday rush, and enjoy this lovely warm weather with your family and capitalize on the $100 savings on Original Portaits™ – Signature Series (only $99) and Light sessions (only $49) by contacting us to schedule in August. If you are in a partying mood on August 7th you’ll SAVE even more, come to our event and discover why.

Wall Portrait Templates INSPIRE

Tuesday, July 27th - 2010

We are excited to add a new feature to our multi-media order presentations with wall portrait design templates. Take your portrait photography to a new level.

We love the window pane look with a single striking image. Our new layouts let our clients see what images work best for this design style right before their eyes.

Instead of hanging a single photo on a wall consider a mixed grouping of sizes clustered together.

Believe it or not, ceating wall layouts that inspire and work together is one of the funnest things we do here. We look forward to sharing this service with our future clients as we help them create art arrangements with POW.

Apollo, Kiana, Jonas & Elise

Tuesday, July 27th - 2010

These four cuties were such a joy to work with! It was great to see the older siblings watching out for the younger ones, and helping them feel relaxed. Of course a few tickles here and there always helps!

One big happy family!

Tuesday, July 27th - 2010

This family has a wonderful tradition of taking family photos at least once a year, and we couldn’t be more tickled to be a part of this momentous event. It is always a privilege to be involved, and we have loved watching these kids grow up along the years.

Ione and Linden

Tuesday, July 27th - 2010

Little Linden brought along her special teddy bear friend, so in order to fit in, Ione grabbed one of our favorite huggable bears. Two sweet girls + two cuddly bears = adorable.

Kelly Gets Married!

Monday, July 26th - 2010

Our amazing and lovely Associate photographer Kelly married Joseph on July 3rd, 2010 in a touching and intimate ceremony on Mt. Hood. Friends shared blessings, poems, thoughts on life and love and ultimately married the two together with their words. Kelly supplied the guests with old, toy cameras and our other talented and adorable Associate photographer Leah, documented her wedding on film. We love it when the photography stays in the family. Congratulations Kelly! Her is a little slice of her wedding under one minute.

A portrait of Violet & Charlotte

Monday, July 26th - 2010

Quiet moments are the building blocks of successful portrait photography. Sisters Violet and Charlotte were full of curiosity, play and happiness. Capturing similar thoughtful moments between the sisters was unusual and quite beautiful. How angelic they both look.

Baby Photography in the Great Outdoors

Monday, July 26th - 2010

Happy, lil’ Max was a champ getting photographed in our outdoor portrait garden. The 85+ weather sure made it easy to be a happy naked baby in his portraits.

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We’ve been experimenting all around our refreshed portrait garden and here are just a few of the adorable images from Max’s session.

Family Portrait Comparison Color vs. Black and White/Sepia

Saturday, July 24th - 2010

Choosing to document a family photography session in color, black and white or sepia is a question that always comes up at our photo studio. Back when we photographed using film that question had to be answered before we put film into our camera. For the last five years, since our conversion to digital photography, we can now answer that question during the order process. This is a huge boon to clients who want to visualize what a monochromatic version looks like as compared to color. We think that each modality has it’s own mood and we are fortunate to be photographers in an age of amazing technological advancement. This family provided some great options for comparison. Here is a sample family portrait taken in our outdoor portrait garden.

Here they are in their in-studio family portrait.

Beautiful family in any tone for sure. Did you find yourself instantly drawn to one of the styles? We are pleased to be able this type of comparison as one of the many unique features about our in-studio, multi-media order presentations that our clients are able to take advantage of.

Portraits at Creative Toystore Plue

Saturday, July 24th - 2010

Tucked away in the Woodstock neighborhood is a little treasure of a children’s store called Plue. Owner, Wendy Turner, chose the name from a Shel Silverstein book Runny Babbit and it cleverly describes the cross between purple and blue as plue. We were thrilled when Wendy recently invited us to have some portrait photography on display above the wooden veggies, felted bird banners, beautiful books and creative toys. If you step through the door be sure to enjoy some of our favorite children’s photography on the walls as you search for that perfect birthday present, baby gift or treasure for your child.

Stop by for storytime on Mondays at 10:30 am and you’ll be in for a auditory treat amidst visual wonderment. They can be found next to Collage on Woodstock at 4431 SE Woodstock.