We are starting a cancellation list for those of you who still might want to be a part of Dog Day 2011.  Just call us and leave us your name and number.

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With such an overwhelming response from this years Dog Day how could we not make this event an annual thing?  So Dog Day is going to be January 29th, 2011, MARK YOUR CALENDARS!  Last year we raised $1000 and 22 bags of dogfood (and 1 bag of cat food) for the Sudbury SPCA and we want to blow that out of the water.   We will be posting more information on the whole event (when to sign up, packages, themes etc) soon so stay tuned to the hodgeblog.

For our business portrait, headshot, mugshot day event this Saturday.

MUG SHOT DAY

December & January are shaping up to be busy months with all our Studio Events going on.  Make sure you mark your calendars and take advantage of some of these great opportunities.
Right now our Gift Certificates are on sale and make the perfect Holiday Gift.  On December 18th we have our “mugshot day” for all your individuals that need new portraits to show off to everyone., and stay tuned for an event that will keep the tails wagging……… can you guess what it is?

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5 Reasons why you should have
James Hodgins Photography create your next Mugshot

. 1. Because your due for a new mugshot, have you seen yours lately?

2. You will leave the studio with an image that you are more than happy with.

3.  The session will be quick, painless and most of all fun.

4.  Your chosen portrait will be fully retouched to the standards we are known for.

5.  You won’t find a better deal with better results than our “Mug Shot Day” event.

Don’t settle for a snapshot that you or your friend took with a point and shoot camera.

ONLY 20 SESSIONS AVAILABLE

CLICK HERE
For MugShot Day Event Info

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Stay tuned for our Monday night

blog post for all the info.

Your Business Portrait shouldn’t look like a mugshot,
unless it’s a mugshot by James Hodgins Photography

Mug Shot Day December 18th,2010

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Now that everyone has their images I thought I post some more from our sessions at Niagara School Of Imaging.   It’s a lot of work teaching 20 photographers everything you know in 4 days but you roll with the punches and you do what you can right?  I probably get more out of NSI than my students do.  First it makes me stop and look at our photography and business and see what changes we can make to improve both, and second I always learn something from my students, either business strategy or photography technique.  This year was no different.  Although I was 100% drained emotionally and physically, mentally the wheels were turning the minute I started to drive home and this is a good thing.  I would like to thank my kickass class again YOU GUYS ROCKED!  Looking forward to watching your photography and business grow.
Here are a few images that from our Trash The Dress Session.  I let the students create their own images when they were in the water.

Some behind the scenes that my students snapped

I had to show the girls how to “play” in the water.

I would also like to personally thank the “Hotness Girls” for coming out that day and getting wet and dirty.

Stacey Chamberlain, Erika Smith, Meaghan Chapin and Melissa McIntyre (2nd year in a row)
Thanks again ladies, you were all just beautiful.

Well we had a great day at NSI today and I could not be happier with my class.  What an amazing group of people I have this year.  Today was mixed bag of tricks and I had to juggle a few different scenarios today due to some unforseen circumstances, but I tried to jam pack the day in with as much information I spew forth in 12 hours.  We started the morning off with everything about weddings, interaction with clients, building trust and a relationship with your clients, 5 essential poses for couples & bride & grooms, basic off camera flash techniques, slideshows, a quick studio portrait with no explanation, and how “not” to use a GPS correctly.  This was just the first day.

We had the most amazing couple from Toronto that volunteered to model for us today so we quickly went into the 5 essential poses (which can be done in 5 minutes), right into a wedding dress to show some quick off camera flash teqniques, and then right into a studio for a quick portrait.  Ashley & James were amazing being very patient with our whole group and allowing each of the students to get the shots they wanted.  Most of the time I didn’t even have to pose them.  I was talking to my students explaing what I was going to do next, I turn around and there we have it, they were in a perfect pose without even posing, without even knowing we were looking at them.  This couple were the PERFECT fit for each other.  James is Firefighter for Brampton and just finished his photoshoot for this years Brampton Fire Fighter Calendar.  Ashley owns and operates her own business  www.stage-of-art.ca Toronto Interior Designs, Home Staging, and Decorating Ideas in the GTA with great success but both managed to find the time and accomadate me and my students here at NSI.  Thanks again Ashley & Jamie, it was VERY much appreciated, and the both of photograph amazing well together.

Here are a few images from todays class folks.  It’s 1:00 am, and I need to get some much needed sleep.

Jamie didn’t have an outfit to wear with the wedding dress that was provided for Ashley, but he did bring his bunker gear, so we I offered to photograph him in the gear for something different.

And of course…..the gang