http://shutter-happy.com/blog Photography blog for Shutter-Happy Photography Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:46:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thursday was SO much fun!!! The day started with our ribbon-cutting.  Dozens of Chamber members came by to host the event and support us.  And BEN got to cut the ribbon as we posed for our picture for the newspaper.  He LOVED it!  :) Then we played host to lots of family, ... http://shutter-happy.com/blog/2010/08/31/the-grand-opening/ Wow! A photographer friend raved about these, so I ordered my first sample... and, wow! Image Blocks- beautiful metallic prints wrapped around heavy-duty wood frames.  And the main images are mounted on the background image, for a true 3-D effect. Look at this ---------------> (it's four images; one background image is the base; three family ... http://shutter-happy.com/blog/2010/08/11/new-product/ To give us time to prepare, we've moved our gorgeous Limited Edition Fairytale sessions to August and September... Join us for a magical, beautiful, fun, girly time! Place- studio or the Cibolo Nature Center Clothing- dresses and fairy wings Props- plants, bridge, mushrooms, rocks, flowers, swing, and "fireflies" Dates will be August 28th to September 9th. (This is ... http://shutter-happy.com/blog/2010/08/10/upcoming-limited-edition-sessions/ With a new studio comes more room.  With more room, we must have portrait parties!!!  :)  And we're going to offer them with several different options... for the mom on a tight budget to the mom who doesn't want to lift a finger... A- on location photography time thank you cards created from ... http://shutter-happy.com/blog/2010/07/21/portrait-parties/ Our lease for the 1920's home began on the 4th of July.  We quickly had the fire marshall come out to inspect, had pest control start a regimen, had a cleaning crew out to scrub top to bottom, had our insurance agent over to assess, and hired a handyman to make some big improvements.  Moving ... http://shutter-happy.com/blog/2010/07/11/the-new-studio-2/ Wow!  We completely missed the voting process, forgot to remind our friends, family, and clients to fill out ballots... and we're still one of the top three photographers in Kendall County! THANKS to everyone who did get out and vote in The Boerne Star's Best of the Best contest!  Thanks to ... http://shutter-happy.com/blog/2010/07/11/best-of-the-best-4/ We had so much fun yesterday!!! Thanks to everyone who stopped by to help us celebrate, to John Moon Custom Homes who constructed our photo booth, and to all of our partners who donated wonderful gifts to give away to our clients... Shutter-Happy Photography- business cards, stickers, balloons, t-shirts, and gift certificates ... http://shutter-happy.com/blog/2010/07/04/anniversary-party-a-success-2/ The annual Texas Professional Photographers Association’s summer conference in Kerrville was great, once again! Sunday's topic was "How to be the Happiest Baby Photographer on the Block."  The photographer let us in on her workflow, the benefits of having a small staff, the secrets to her success, and her favorite merchandise ... http://shutter-happy.com/blog/2010/06/15/tppa-summer-conference/ A third client (actually, a Shutter-Happy kid) was spotted around town wearing one of our shirts.  Katelyn was seen and photographed at the city pool on Memorial Day!!! Be sure to be seen in your shirt around town… and you’ll be entered into a drawing for a FREE portrait purse or necklace!           http://shutter-happy.com/blog/2010/06/02/caught-ya-4/ The Boerne Cooking Cottage is having their grand opening on Saturday!!! With the cutest building, complete kitchen, and a wonderful instructor… you will not want to wait to take your kids for cooking classes! Please support this business and Chef Lauren Moore who has taken this on.  And watch for our images on their walls.  (Tell them ... http://shutter-happy.com/blog/2010/05/31/new-business-new-shutter-happy-display-2/