It’s that time of the year again! We are now accepting applications for this summer’s Intern!!
If you have a genuine interest in pursuing a career in photography and want to spend the summer learning with Frozen Image then this is for you! Please follow the link below and fill out the online application. We can’t wait to meet with everyone and spend the summer sharing, shooting and having fun. The application process will close June 21, 2012 so apply now!
Brielle McKenna, new to Fairbanks, is a professionally trained makeup artist from Los Angeles, California. For 6 years she has worked in the entertainment industry on TV, Movie, Music Video, and Photography shoots, and is repeatedly requested for Wedding services. What does this mean for you?
We now have an experienced, talented makeup artist available to help you look your best in photos. Brielle works hands on with you and us and will provide you with the “celebrity treatment”. Photography makeup requires certain products and techniques, not something just anyone can provide. Here’s what makes her different from others:
Your foundation will be airbrushed. Airbrushing is a Pro technique that applies a thin but effective veil of foundation over the skin which provides hygienic, flawless, and naturally beautiful coverage. Color is custom mixed to match your exact tone.
She will be on-location which means your makeup will be done at the shoot and she will be available for touch ups and changes if needed.
Makeup used is only of the highest, photo-ready quality, which is best not only for you but for the way your photos will turn out. Inexperiance and using low end products can make the photographer’s job much more difficult.
Your makeup design is expertly tailored to enhance your features, tones, and the effect or idea you want for your photo. You don’t get the “same look” with the “same colors” as every other person that walks through the door.
You can find Brielle’s website here http://www.briellemckenna.com
Brielle has been doing a lot of makeup here over the past few weeks. Everyone loves her (not as much as we do!) and what she is able to do. We look forward to a long friendship and working relationship with her. Welcome to the family Bree!!
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Every year we get into doing personal projects. Especially during winter. This year, we are doing something we have wanted to do for a long time! We have started our “Tattoo Chronicles”. This project does not have a time limit and we will continue it for sometime into the future. Basically, we want to showcase the art form of Tattooing in a sexy, edgy, modern kind of way. Mix our artistic style with another artistic style. So far, the 2 have blended well! As of now you can see images on our Facebook page but we will dedicate a section of our website to this soon!
We do also book sessions for this as well. “Tattoo Chronicles” sessions are limited because they are a free project that we do not charge for. We do them as we can. However, if you are proud of your ink, want to show it off and have creative, amazing artwork created by us……call us 
Either way, we are proud to announce to the world……
“Tattoo Chronicles” by Frozen Image Photo, LLC
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A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of meeting Anna. She heard I could photograph people with their cars and was good at it So, we sat down talked about her ideas, what she wanted to accomplish and we set the date. Last week we were battling rain, heavy clouds, cooler temperatures, and generally ugly weather (for a photo shoot anyway!). The morning of the shoot Anna called me……”what do you think?” she asked….it was raining! “Let’s hold on, it’s gonna clear up” I told her. In case it didn’t we were still going to do it! I put 60 gallons of water in my truck, towels, etc. Assuming the cars (which were detailed) would get dirty in the drive, we were going to wash them right before we photographed each one
Well, it cleared up! The temperature was perfect, clouds opened enough to let some sunshine through and the bugs were in full effect! I loaded the gear into the truck and headed out. It was almost an hour drive to the location we decided on. A great location though!
Setup was pretty basic. I had two lights and home made battery packs to run them at full power. Anna had her Corvette, Challenger, Harley and a few outfits. 4.5 hours later…. we had some pretty amazing images! Despite our best effort to find a road with little (or no) traffic we ended having to move the car and lights on a regular basis. A lot more traffic than we thought 
That’s a large reason it took so long. Setup, move it, setup, move it, setup, move it, etc, etc
At the end of the day we had accomplished what we set out to do. Here are a few of my favorites! I look forward to any comments!!
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Many people have been here and some haven’t. Either way, I’ve never seen it rocked like this
After conspiring for about a week Teresa and I made it out to this shoot late last week. The weather was beautiful, batteries were fully charged, gear was packed, Teresa had her wedding gown, hair and makeup done…… it was perfect. Then, of course, we got there and the work began! If you’ve never carried 100+ lbs of gear for a half mile over tailing piles…. I’ll save you the headache….It’s not fun! lol We both hated rocks that day. But, we made it, got the gear onto the dredge and got started. We scouted locations for light and scenery, I setup gear, she got into dress and we began! We had quite a few ideas but only so much time. If her poor dress ever gets back to looking normal again there may be a part 2!
The shoot went pretty well. I applaud Teresa for being as brave as she was (is!). I only had one idea that she looked at me like I was crazy! However, she agreed to do it in bare feet. Something about wearing 4 inch heals to walk out on a 6 inch “I” beam. A small misstep would result in falling at least 75 feet to a rock quarry! Fighting off at least a billion mosquitos, stink bugs and flies is normal around here. It just comes with the territory! The rotten wood decks, broken glass, and almost rolling off a ledge to an 80 foot drop…. not so much But, it was all part of our day. In the end, we got the shots we were after.
Taking the time to do photo shoots like this is really important to us. Initially, it’s a blast! But is also gives us the ability to experiment, learn and grow. Doing new things often sparks a new level of creativity! On that note, enjoy the photos and we look forward to your comments!
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Many of you know that I was down in Cincinnati about a week ago. For those that didn’t know….. I was I made the trip down to take advantage of another photography learning experience. I’ve been doing this about 4 times a year. Not because I have lots of extra time and money but because we want to stay current with our techniques, abilities, equipment, trends, services and so on. That being said, we have also managed to work with, assist and shoot with some of the largest names in the industry. For example, in Cincinnati I worked with Joe Grimes, Lindsay Adler, Ed Pingol, Kevin Hudson, Dave Cross, Mark Fitzgibbons, and Dan McClanahan…. just to name a few! What does this mean for you? Well, I am pulling information, education and building my abilities (for you!) from some of the most amazing minds photography has! We have been inspired in ways we never imagined. We have also been fortunate enough to make many friends on our journey and are very thankful for them!
We expect this summer to be pretty amazing. We’re anxious to get things rolling. There’s a lot going on around here and you may even see some construction while you’re here. No worries though, it won’t interfere with any portraits efforts!! Frozen Image and My Diva Within are growing at an amazing rate and we need things around here to grow with them!
In the coming weeks the Class of 2012 will be receiving our annual mailing. We book our entire summer with high school seniors and love every minute of it! This year we are planning on doing a lot more location sessions! We can’t wait to see you all
For now, I have more work to do and it can’t get done with my fingers on this keyboard! Here are a few images I created while I was in Cincinnati. -Thanks again!
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There are many professions in this country. But, where else can you take someone that isn’t getting paid (the model) and say…. “I want you to dress like it’s summer, although it’s just above zero with wind chill (!), let someone you don’t know do your hair and makeup, drive 45 minutes out of town, walk through the hills past snow, ice, mud and photograph you while looking like it’s warm although you’re freezing?” Well, it happens here Regularly! Tawni, simply put, is amazing! Every time we call, she answers! We have an idea, she loves it! We say the sky is blue, she says it’s bright blue….. you get the idea All of this happened a few weeks ago and we put a shoot together. Cayla Socha agreed to do hair and makeup for us (awesome, thank you!). She even came on sight for touch ups! Our lovely new intern (Alana) came through to help us also! She was willing and able to shoot all the video once we hit the photo shoot. It was a great day. Cold on the ridge line but an awesome day! We really hope you enjoy this video. From start to finish it’s Frozen Image and how we do things! No limits. No boundaries. Unique. Creative. Enjoy the video!!
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Allow us to introduce you to our 2011 summer Intern – Alana Whitener! She will be with us for 90 days this summer. Learning, assisting, lighting, posing, having fun and most importantly….. getting a few steps closer to her dream!
Tanja and I put a lot into our decision and we feel Alana is a perfect match for what we are trying to do. We want to take someone with basic photography skills and major passion, teach what we have spent thousands of dollars and most of our lives learning. We have been very fortunate to meet professional (and amazing!) photographers from all over the country. Photographers who have taken their time to answer questions, critique our work, help us with trouble areas and give us their support. I have spent time one on one with photographers that I’ve admired and been inspired by for years. This has been something we value… a lot! Now it’s time for that to come full circle. It’s our turn to help!
Our goal with this program is to give back to the photography community. Teach those who are young in their photography careers. Teach those that will carry the torch into the next generation. This Intern program is the beginning of our giving back.
Many people applied to become our Intern. We are flattered at how many applicants we had! We feel that says a lot about us. So, to everyone, thank you! Very much! Sadly, though, there can be only one at a time. The good news is the fact that we will continue this program into the future. Hopefully more than once a year! It will, however, happen every summer.
We are also entertaining a few more ideas and opportunities for everyone to benefit. We will continue to grow and learn which means we will always have new stuff to pass along. There will be more of that to come in the near future. See? Isn’t this exciting?
Alana will be given photo assignments on a regular basis to track her progress. All of these will be blogged as well so you can see too As techniques are taught we will provide her a model and the equipment and she gets to show off what she’s learned. Personally, I can wait for that! I can’t wait to see her progression.
So, Alana, welcome to the Frozen Image Photography family! We are incredibly excited to have you here and can’t wait to start this process and watch you grow! Be creative, be you, and have fun!
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I think it was about 18 months ago…maybe more, that I met Ryann. We did her high school senior portraits. Since then we have done 3 more shoots. All of which have produced amazing photos!! Ryann seems to feel right at home in front of the camera and is always great to work with. While she was just home on spring break from college we got together for another shoot. We drove into the hills on the outskirts of Fairbanks for a chilly afternoon. Despite temperatures in the 20′s, the ice, slippery boots, and deep snow….we had fun, and created some pretty cool images. Enjoy the video and I look forward to any comments you have!
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Ok, I’m diggin the video thing. You can certainly plan on seeing more of this in the future. This is random video from my last day in Vegas. I didn’t take a single still photo. I shot video all night….and loved it! Looking forward to your thoughts!
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Hey there! If you live locally I hope you’ve been able to get through the recent pile of snow we’ve received! I know I have spent hours over the past 2 days shoveling and running the snow blower. Don’t let that sound like a complaint. I actually love the snow. As a matter of fact I can practically smell the exhaust of our snow mobile! Now, on to Vegas!
I have been traveling A LOT over the past year running down the best educational experience in the industry. It has made a huge impact on my photography and our business. I have made friends and contacts that would have never been possible otherwise. I realized some time ago that the industry is changing faster than I can keep up with. We want to maintain a constant connection with the pulse of photography. We want to provide you with the best we can. The newest products. The best techniques and tons of options. Amazing and unique imagery is a must! As it turns out, my travels have provided more than I could have expected.
I just returned from 4 days of sleepless nights, long days, early mornings and enough inspiration for two photographers! We want to offer more services, more products…..hell, we want to build a new building to do what we do!! 2011 is going to be huge for you! We are doing everything within our abilities to take our photography to the next level. That means….YOU are going to be very happy! Our enthusiasm and dedication will result in YOUR benefit!
I have decided to dive into a bit of video work. For some reason this really gets my blood flowing. It’s simply another way to express creativity and give you another way to enjoy your history! You can look forward to a lot more of this!
A friend of mine was teaching this class and it was my pleasure to attend, learn and capture video footage to create this video. I have also included a few of the still photos I created along the way. You’ll notice that there are some photos with me in them. Those were taken by another photographer friend of mine, Jami Scull of Jami Scull Photography.
Since this is my first video creation I am really interested in your feedback…Like it, don’t like it…etc.
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Well, it’s WAY over due but Kamryn and I spent a few minutes in the studio today. I’m leaving for a few days for work (After Dark in Vegas!) and wanted to have new photos to take with me. Although she was a bit bored with the idea before we began I think we got a few keepers. Besides, we had fun!
Huge thanks to our good friends Jason & Angie for buying Kamryn this dress on their recent visit to Hawaii!
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In true fashion the holiday season consumed the last 2 months of the year for us. We really hope everyone had a fantastic, safe and fun holiday season! Now, a few thoughts and photos
We are officially in our 10th year of business! It’s been pretty amazing and pretty tough. More work, longer hour, more stress and easily more fantabulous than anything I’ve ever done! Honestly, I wouldn’t want to be doing anything else…and I’ve done a lot of other things to compare it to. The 10th year is being kicked off with some changes. Positive changes. A new and huge package system that we think will benefit everyone. We have expanded our products. We are now offering “Corporate Head shots” for businesses as a standard service. We have expanded on our “My Diva Within” boudoir line! We have put a lot (!) of time, travel and money into continued education. We have new programs in place that anyone can use and benefit from. A new referral system. The list goes on but I think you get the point. We are here for you. Without YOU we would not be able to do what we do. We know that, understand and appreciate it. For that reason alone we have made these changes to help give you what you want and need.
Also, we have been having monthly sales for some time now. They are announced in our email newsletter. That is the only place you will see them. If you have not signed up to receive our newsletters you really should. Again, that is the only way you will find the money saving events that we have. Email us and we can add you to that database.
So, thank you again! Keep your eyes open for the sales and special offers and we look forward to seeing you soon!
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Someone in the studio said to me the other day, “I bet you have so many wonderful pictures of your daughter”. I said, we have some but we don’t photograph her nearly enough. Once I heard myself say that I also kicked myself in the butt.
So, this morning Tanja had a family portrait consult so Kamryn and I spend about 30 minutes in the studio. A little of this… I little of that…. badda bing, badda bang! Hey, we got new photos!
I tried to narrow them down more but decided I didn’t have to Please enjoy this moment into our lives – because, we sure are!
-Chris, Tanja, Kamryn!
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Ally joined us tonight in the the studio to work on new ideas. We did a series about a year ago with water similar. However, tonight we used all new lights, backgrounds and techniques. I have a feeling we will visit this idea a few more times in the future.
Thanks for looking!
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