Monthly Archives: September 2008

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ITS OFFICIAL!!!

September 27, 2008 – 5:03 am



I have ordered MY NEW MINI COOPER! WOO HOO! I am so excited! Happy Anniversary to me! All I got my husband was a card :) Just teasing. It has been about 3 years now that I have wanted this car. It is so me :) We have the car on order and it should arrive at the end of October. Until then I will admire the image my husband has placed on my computer desktop and the images on my blog! Now off to watch the Italian Job so I can dream of my mini.

Note…This is the actual mini I ordered….same color and everything. I will also be putting BLISS on the license plate (or something close to).

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Happy Anniversary!

September 25, 2008 – 5:47 pm






Today is our 4th Anniversary! I thought I would post a few of my favorite wedding images from our wedding. Thanks to Glen from Aperture Photographics for these wonderful images! Its hard to believe it has been 4 years? Time flies by. I want to say Happy Anniversary to my wonderful husband who I know is one of my biggest blog fans…so I hope he reads this! I love you honey! Today is our special day and I am very grateful to have you in my life. Together we are a perfect match and I am so excited to spend my life with you!

We are taking the weekend off to celebrate….If you need anything I will be back on Monday!

Thanks,

Whitney

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Mikayla’s Senior Session…

September 22, 2008 – 7:48 pm











The official sneak peak! Thanks Mikayla for your patience! Dan and I shot her session in Washington at her Grandparents house. It was out in the country and a great place to shoot. It meant something to Mikayla to shoot there as she has many summer memories there. To start the session off we took her grandparents gator down to the river for a few shots. That was an adventure and a lot of fun. The light this day was gorgeous and when that happens I cant stop shooting! I love the funky red dress shots! I am also including a couple more shots of Courtney and Mikayla. You may have seen the mini cooper shot in a previous post. Since we shot both girls senior photos we had them do a few shots together. Thanks to Mikayla for coming to us for your senior photos! We had a great time and I hope you enjoy….

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Mikayla Album…

September 22, 2008 – 6:07 am


I am working on getting a sneak peak up for Mikayla…hopefully by the end of the day tomorrow (hang in there Mikayla). But in the meantime I thought I would share the cover of another sample album I am working on. Mikayla’s senior session had a warmth to it with the beautiful light and natural country setting. I am really excited about her album. I will post a few more layouts after I get her official sneak peak up…Enjoy until then…

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PPO Seminar…

September 19, 2008 – 7:21 pm



Was a success! Dan and I had a great time speaking and sharing a little bit of our knowledge on album design. We got some wonderful feedback and are looking forward to the kick off of our Bliss Workshops. For those of you who might have missed our presentation or couldnt take notes fast enough we have put a PDF of the entire presentation on our Bliss Workshops Website. If you have any questions please let me know. The PDF can be found under the Events Tab.

This is also a reminder of our Studio Open House. I am going to build an evite so we have at least a guess of how many people are going to stop by (I dont want to run out of goodies). If you are interested in attending please send me an email and I will make sure you are on the evite list that goes out.

OPEN HOUSE
Oct. 4, 2008
4pm-7pm

Come Celebrate!
Clients, family, friends and fellow photographers are all welcome!

UPDATE: The official EVITE has went out. If you did not get one and would like one please email me info@blissstudio.net.

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Wedding with Kevin….

September 19, 2008 – 5:48 am






I posted a few back about having Kevin Jairaj in town for our PPO conference…Which was awesome. I also had the pleasure of assisting on a wedding he had at The Roadhouse. It is officially the last wedding of the season for me and it was great to be able to just sit back enjoy and watch a master at work :) Yes Kevin…that is you! It gave me time to observe and just “see”. No stress and a gorgeous couple to work with. I missed the best part of the day when Kevin drove around p-town at the crack of dawn (those of you who know me KNOW I dont function before 10am….I know…that is late for some but I am very much a night owl…) He got some incredible shots of the couple and I missed the fun. But its my fault I value my sleep and knew that Sunday was going to be a really long day at the conference. Back to the wedding….Curtis and Chelsea were great and had a beautiful wedding. The mother of the bride is also a local photographer (Candy Newbie) so the wedding had a few of us crazy camera people there. We also had the pleasure of seeing Candy and a couple others at the seminar the next day! Thanks to Curtis and Chelsea for letting me crash the party and a super HUGE THANKS to Kevin for giving me the opportunity to shoot with you! I had a great time and can’t wait to hang out again. Kevin should have some of his shots posted soon so be sure to check his blog too…www.kjimages.com. This is just a few images that I grabbed that I shot. Kevin should have a ton more!

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Sophie Hurst

September 19, 2008 – 4:29 am







I have been having so much fun with my senior this year! It has given me the freedom for creativity and I can get away with more craziness! Sophie was an awesome little model for me. She is taking some photography classes so she is well schooled in being on the other side of the camera. I of course wanted to make sure we got some killer shots of her to show off. We shot her session in downtown portland…and also on the SE side of the river. I absolutely love the golden hour shots we got right at the end of her session. We stopped at some railroad tracks and I could not stop shooting. That time of day is the best! Thanks to Sophie for coming to me for your senior session! I had a really great time. Enjoy your sneak peak!

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Hall Family…

September 19, 2008 – 12:12 am






The Hall family is my final post from Reno…We are getting caught up…Just a few more fun posts and I will be back on track. I took the Hall family photos at Caughlin Ranch which is one my favorite spots (that and the University). The family even brought their two dogs along for the fun. One popular collection that we sell is a block of four gallery wraps like you see here. The black and white headshots have been a big hit. Despite the fact that they look like they were shot in a studio setting I actually shot these outdoors. I had a black background and natural light. This would be four separate photos but would hang on the wall as a collection. Be sure to ask about our awesome collections if you wish to display some art on your walls. Thanks to the Hall family for spending some time with me! Enjoy your sneak peak…

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Mike & Erika’s Engagements

September 18, 2008 – 5:28 pm







So much in LOVE! Mike and Erika were adorable. They made my job easy as they pretty much posed themselves and did everything I could have asked for. We shot their engagements at the University of Reno which I of course love to shoot at. The University provides a variety of settings. I loved the brick wall we found in an area that I dont usually venture to. I tried to find new spots to take their photos and came across a bunch! Thanks to Mike and Erika for being so wonderful! We are looking forward to your wedding next summer! Enjoy your sneak peak…

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Custom Collages….

September 17, 2008 – 10:17 pm


Did you guys know I also create custom collages? Here is a sample of one that I did out of Haley’s senior photos. It is a great fun and funky collage for seniors. The size of this is 16×20 and comes framed. If you are interested in one of these custom collages let me know…..

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