Friday Joce and I attended the Lasalle Secondary School Prom event to create photos of the students. We had a blast and were really impressed with how organized this event was. I photographed for 3 hours while Joce previewed the images with the students and recorded orders. We LOVE photographing events like this as everyone is excited, full of smiles, and dressed to the nines. The girls dresses were STUNNING (some of them perfect for a “Trash The Prom Dress Session” and most of the guys color coordinated their outfits with their dates.
We kept the posing and lighting very simple with a just a couple of poses to choose from with a slight variation in cropping. I used a 3 light setup (one softbox for main light, background light with grid and a stripdome softbox up and behind the backdrop for a hairlight. Thanks again Lasalle for allowing us create some amazing images of you at your prom. We look forward to your future events.
Don’t miss out on this amazing event. Fathers day is not until next month but why not get a jump on it now and get the dads something that will last a lifetime. Photographers across the world are catching on to our James Hodgins Photography “Fathers Favorites” Event (we are getting many many emails) and the response is unanimous. Fathers Favorites IS the ultimate fathers day event.
Sharing the Fathers Favorites Event page to your family and friends via email or facebook can work in your favor as well. Anyone who books a FF session and mentions that they heard about if via your email or facebook, we will give you some extra bonus’s on your next session (how would you know? Joce will call right after your family or friends book and tell you about it)
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We expect the rest of the slots to book in the next few days so don’t wait until the last minute to book. Once the slots are filled, they are filled. We will not be adding another day, more slots, or squeeze an extra session in here or there.
We have taken all the thinking out of this one. It’s a no brainer for those of you who struggle with getting that perfect fathers day present for your hubby or boyfriend. It really couldn’t get any simpler than this. Not only will Dad get an amazing present this year that will always be close to his heart, but moms………this is for YOU as well. Dad can have the panel and you can get all the other prints to show off to your family and friends. Hey, keep a few, wrap them up and give them to Grandma & Grandpa for their Grandparents Day (I am sure there is a day for this).
I know some of you struggle to pick out that fathers day gift. I have seen the gifts that some of my friends get and well. They suck. Not all, but most of them do. You probably never knew that they felt this way, like the dads would really tell you the truth. “Hey hon, thanks for the fathers day present, but to tell you the truth, I really didn’t need a new hose!”
We have just a few slots left as the initial response to this event has been amazing. Call now and reserve your slot. Surprise Dad with the ultimate gift. Fathers Favorites will be over before you know it but the “thought that counts” can last for a long long time.
“Don’t disappoint the fathers this fathers day and get them some useless present that they never asked for in the first place.”
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- Past and future clients, Joce and I would really appreciate it if you used the below share links and shared this event with your email and facebook friends. If someone books and mentions your facebook link, we will throw in an extra gift for you on your Fathers Favorite Session. If you are not involved with the FF then we will give you an extra gift on your next session with us.
Jocelyne and myself were thinking on what we could do to give the fathers the best fathers day present they have ever had. We also (of course) wanted to use our photography as the key ingredient, but just capturing photos of your loved ones wasn’t good enough for this special day. We wanted something that the dad’s could cherish, something they could show off to their family and friends, and something that brings a smile to his face EVERY time he looks at it. So we have come up with the“Fathers Favorite Frame.”
There are only 10 openings so you need to call and book your slots.FF Day is Tuesday June 1st (by appointment)
VIEWING day is Tuesday June 2nd (by appointment).
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Give Dad The Ultimate Fathers Day Present
Hello and welcome to the James Hodgins Photography “Fathers Favorites” Event. Please take the time to read through this whole page as we have an unbelievable event dedicated to all the lucky fathers out there.
DAD WILL BE SPEECHLESS!
Our Apologies:At this moment we would like to apologize to all the mothers out there who are dissapointed that we did not host a Mothers Day event. Let’s be honest, we didn’t think the fathers would be organized enough to pull this one off, but this event can even work to YOUR advantage.
DO YOU THINK DAD WOULD WANT ANYTHING ELSE?
Jocelyne and myself were thinking on what we could do to give the fathers the best fathers day present they have ever had. We also (of course) wanted to use our photography as the key ingredient, but just capturing photos of your loved ones wasn’t good enough for this special day. We wanted something that the dad’s could cherish, something they could show off to their family and friends, and something that brings a smile to his face EVERY time he looks at it. So we have come up with the“Fathers Favorite Frame.”
THE FATHERS FAVORITE FRAME
This 12 x 6.5 inch desk panel features 3 - 3 inch B&W images of Dad’s Favorites (the kids) in an elegant panoramic style, “I love you daddy” signature and the perfect miniature easel for easy display at home or in the office. Mom, you will have to pic them out as this SHOULD be a surprise for dad.
There are only 10 openings so you need to call and book your slots. FF Day is Tuesday June 1st (by appointment) and VIEWING day is Tuesday June 2nd (by appointment).
5 REASONS WHY THIS IS THE ULTIMATE FATHERS DAY GIFT!
1. Compare this to any other gift no matter how big or small. Dad’s kids come first.
2. The kids are involved with the whole process, giving this gift more meaning.
3. It’s also a present for the moms too, so everyone wins.
4. The portraits will be amazing, capturing the child’s personality.
5. It’s also a present for the mom as well.
Here are a few things you should know
about the Fathers Favorites Session
Images will be B&W (this focuses your attention on the child, especially the eyes, facial features and personality)
Images will be of the child or children alone. If you have more than one kid, then we will capture them individually and together and come up with the ultimate Fathers Favorite Frame (we are flexible)
Sessions will take place outdoors at a specific outdoor location that we will pass on to you at the time of booking. If the weather does not co-operate we will move it indoors at our studio
The session can last anywhere from 10 minutes to 30 minutes. Sometimes we can capture the most amazing images in the first few minutes of the session.
We recommend black long sleeve shirts with no logos or prints. We don’t want anything distracting away from the child’s face. The images are B&W so a white shirt will work as well. If you have more than one kid then try to have them all in either Black or White shirts.
Fathers Favorites sessions are ideal for ages 8 months and up.
NOTE: We have 1 Fathers Favorite Frame for each session but you can purchase additional prints from our Fathers Favorites Packages below.
SO WHAT’S THIS GONNA COST ME?
The Fathers Favorite session WITH the Fathers Favorite Frame is for the Event Low Price of
We think dad would LOVE his Fathers Favorite gift a lot more.
There are only 10 openings so you need to call and book your slots. FF Day is Tuesday June 1st (by appointment) and VIEWING day is Tuesday June 2nd (by appointment).
Last day of our www.infernoworkshop.com today and I am getting ready to present to the group. The past 2 days have been amazing with awesome speakers Like Danny Rabalais, Mike Long, Shannon Folton, Will Crocket, Nick Coury, Scott Crosby & William Foster. Sometimes it get’s a little overwhelming when members come up to me telling me how much we have impacted their lives. Sometimes I just don’t know how to respond, it seems like a smile and “your welcome” just doesn’t cut it. It is also amazing to see the friendships that members have created with one another in our NoBs Community. We all say “Friends for life” or something along those lines but again that really doesn’t cut it either. I came up with my own version of this, and although it’s a little morbid (well that’s me) it does convey the meaning of “A friend for life”. I look at these friends we have all made over the past years and I say to myself “Someday in the far far future, I will either be at your funeral, or you will be at mine.” That is what a “Friend for life” means. You know that they will be in your lives for a very long time. Getting together for these workshops enrich our lives with not just photography but inspiration and thoughts of success. I have rambled on enough here, I just want to publicly on my blog thank each and every member of NoBs. YOU MAKE ME PROUD!
Well it’s day one of our NoBs Photography Workshop and we have Will Crockett of www.shootsmarter.com (A Photography educational website that I write articles for) on the stage at the moment and he is outstanding. Yesterday morning I attending my good friend Mike Long’s workshop on retouching and later in the afternoon Joce and I attended (our other good friends) Danny & Diane Rabalais of We Shoot Sexy workshop. This was their first time speaking at one of our Inferno Workshops and they hit the ball out of the park. It was a live shooting workshop with several models and lighting setups where everyone can walk away with a sample of their style. Now when I travel, I do not bring my Canon DSLR’s but opted for my trusted Point & Shoot Camera the Canon G11 for these photos (this camera still amazes me). See Vince, maybe it isn’t because I usually use a big expensive camera (inside joke folks). We will be back in the studio next week and Joce and I are looking forward to sharing some of the ideas and new sessions we will have available in the upcoming months.
Finally had a chance to open some goodies that arrived for me last week. The award on the left is from my 3rd place win at WPPI. The award in the middle is for “Best Group Portrait” from the Professional Photographers Of Canada – Ontario for the image “This is what happens to crappy print judges” and the one on the right is a “Judges Choice” Award for “The Big Catch”. Both these images have been sent off for the National Print Competition next month in Mont Tremblant. Entering Print competitions is very beneficial to any photographer and I will be speaking about this during my presentation in Chicago next week. It helps us strive to create the best image possible EVERY TIME which is beneficial to ourselves and our clients. The judges look for such thins as Storytelling, Composition, Presentation and what I like to call the WOW Factor. Having your images critiqued by your peers can give you an eye opener to your photography (good or bad) but either way it’s a learning experience.
Heading to Chicago tomorrow afternoon for the Inferno Convention so see you next week.
Well I am back in the office today after completing our www.photographymarketingbootcamp.com tour. What a blast we had meeting photographers from all over Canada that share the same passion as us. As you can see from my previous posts that I did not return unharmed (my nose still hurts) but I did make it home non-the less. I want to thank EVERYONE who took the time to come out to our events. Sorry all you Saskatooners who didn’t get a chance to attend due to mother nature, but there will be more opportunities in the future. We finished off the tour with a packed house in Toronto which was a great venue. Thanks again everyone.
Especially when you have been traveling for over 20 hrs straight, sort of like a trains, planes, and automobiles type scenario. I am home safe and sound now, arriving at 3:37 am, tired, sore (my nose is now sore from the window) and dissapointed that we had to miss Saskatoon. I think the highlight of my trip though was the flight home last night with Rob sitting beside me crying. He was really tired and cranky, and I think his lack of sleep was getting to him. He cried the whole flight…… and not just a simple scream, but the ear peircing, needles in the eyeballs scream. Don’t beleive me? Well I videotaped a small snippet for you all, this was at about 2:30 am, and even with my earbuds on with the volume on the highest setting, Rob the screaming banshee still got through. He did this the WHOLE FLIGHT!
Heading to Chicago Friday for our NoBs Photo Success Convention
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