August was fun!

We find ourselves at the end of another month. Not sure where it went but I do know that we’ve had a lot of fun Everyone who lives here knows that September can be the best month. Amazing weather and beautiful colors top my list of favorites. However, September also means the end of summer. It’s a bitter sweet month! No matter what, we’ll be here. Hot, cold, wet or dry…..we love this place we call home

Below is a very small sample of what we’ve been doing lately. We have posted some new videos this month too. If you haven’t seen them yet….they are awesome and worth the few minutes to watch them!! You can see them here on our YouTube channel or by looking under this post on our blog!

Enjoy the photos and we look forward to hearing your thoughts!

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More video! This time…..Cloey – Class of 2012!!

Some folks just have the ability to be in front of a camera. Cloey, is one of them! She was a blast to photograph. Beyond the photography I always enjoy getting to know the person. Their interests, goals, ambitions, and desires. Cloey has a great outlook on life and has big plans to make this a better place. We wish her the best of luck.

Now, back to the session! Wade (Cloey’s Dad) shot all the video of this session with our little point and shoot! It’s really fun having everyone involved and he did a great job! Thanks, Wade!!

Enjoy the video and let us know what you think!!

We look forward to exceeding your expectations!

If you’re not happy…..We’re not done!!

Brayden’s Motocross session with Video!!

So, we have been having a blast around here! Location after location and creating amazing images. Luckily, we have been able to have Alana with us this summer and she has been creating lots of video during our sessions. In the end, you benefit! It’s a lot of fun to watch these videos

Now enjoy this video of Brayden and we’d love to hear any comments you have!!

We look forward to exceeding your expectations!

If you’re not happy…..We’re not done!!

Meet Rachel……. a.k.a Roxanne!

About 2 years ago I was down at the shooting range. Anyone who knows me knows that I am a big competitive handgun shooter. Rachel’s dad (Bob), comes down one evening and introduces me to his daughter, Rachel. We talk. We shoot. We go home. A week later I am back at the range and Bob drives up. He and his daughter get out of the truck. Me, being terrible at names, says “Hey bob”, “Hi Roxanne!”. She looked at me weird and says, “Hi Curtis!”. Since then we have been Roxanne and Curtis to each other. All of that to say that if you see any comments referring to ‘Curtis’ she is actually referring to me…..Chris

It has been a lot of fun but nowhere near as much fun as our photo shoot a few days ago! “Roxanne” was amazing and Bob was great to have there! He added a level of comfort and humor that was certainly welcome! All in all a great day.

Enjoy the photos and we look forward to any comments you have!!!

We look forward to exceeding your expectations!

If you’re not happy…..We’re not done!

New stuff!

Hey there. I got up this morning and did the usual run through email, Facebook, returned messages, and then I realized…..I haven’t published any photos recently on the blog! I guess not everyone (not sure who!) has a facebook account. That seems to be where many of our images end up these days. So, all that being said, here are some images of our recent work! I’m off to do corporate headshots in the studio then back on location with a high school senior  Love what we do!!!

Thanks for looking!

We look forward to exceeding your expectations!

If you’re not happy…..We’re not done!

Another Gold Mine!

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!

We look forward to exceeding your expectations!

If you’re not happy…..We’re not done!

Keep movin forward…..

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!

We look forward to exceeding your expectations!

If you’re not happy…..We’re not done!

Meet our Intern!

 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!

We look forward to exceeding your expectations!

If you’re not happy…..We’re not done!

An afternoon with Ryann!

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!

We look forward to exceeding your expectations!

If you’re not happy…..We’re not done!

A fun shoot with Haley!

Last night Haley came in for a photo shoot so I could play with a few new ideas. It’s so awesome to have clients/friends that are willing to spend their time so I can play! Of course, she had fun too High School Seniors are in for a treat this year. We have developed a whole new (and fun!) skill set to create an amazing experience and produce images that will blow you away! As we mentioned before, video is also a new thing for us and we’re lovin it too. Get used to seeing videos like this We would love to have any thoughts you have about what you see here. Your feedback helps us grow!

 

We look forward to exceeding your expectations!

If you’re not happy…..We’re not done!