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Class of 2013 – We are looking for some aspiring Harrington models. We know it seems early, but read on!

If you plan to get your senior portraits done with us, send us a text 435-452-1952 or email shelley@steveharrington.net. Let’s get warmed up with a session, bring a friend! Our model program isn’t free.. the best things in life aren’t free!  But we have great and easy incentives. $50 will get you started,  like today! With fast access to images for Facebook and for your phone. Who wants to come in and model? Find out how you get a bonus for bringing your friends, we can do a session with your group. We are always needing models!

If you are interested in being a model:

The clock is ticking. We are looking for 2013 senior models, specifically in neighboring schools like Box Elder High in Brigham, Ogden, Logan, Malad and other areas. Being a senior model is a fun experience. We have a fun, fresh program that will get you perks, or if you just want to get in early for some spring bonuses, we’ve got something for everyone. This is not a free modeling experience, we do require minimum orders from our models. This does not mean you have to  have your senior portraits taken this early, we will just have mini-sessions until you are ready for your senior portraits in your senior year. We are constantly looking for models for various projects, our senior models get first dibs when something comes our way. One of the biggest perks we have is our annual Utah workshop in June where you are the model!  We are taking our hardest working senior models with us. We start to prepare for this in the early spring, this is one of the reasons we start looking for 2013 seniors early. We also like to use the incoming seniors on our marketing materials. Come early and this will be you! Promise!

You can be a model, help a friend be a model, or join in with your friends to work towards sharing our Utah Senior Workshop experience together! Our lowest possible pricing is right now, we will be moving the prices up as the year progresses. Don’t let the early deadlines scare you, if you plan to get your senior portraits taken with us during your senior year anyway, this is a program for you! Right now, $50 will get you started with a mini session, and every cent goes back into your senior portraits!!

Click on our Model Application to start the process if you’d like to be a model! We are going to have a great year! OR , if you are only interested in early savings, read the next deal below. Again, talk to your parents, they are welcome to call with questions. Call us or text us, there is no pressure here, we are happy to answer questions. 435-452-1952

If you are interested in early senior savings for your senior portraits:

Right now we are offering a sale like nothing you will see any other time of year, so we urge you to take advantage of it!  Talk to your parents, they will appreciate the savings. Trust us. If it is your plan to have your senior portraits taken by us, you can lock in an early savings price by buying-in with a $50 deposit. This will give you a free session fee and the $50 will directly be applied to your order. This does not mean you have to have your senior portraits taken right now. This will lock in your price and we can have your official senior portrait session later in the summer.  You do not have to worry about paying anything else until it’s time for your senior portraits! You may want to book in time to get a unique yearbook shot if your school allows it. Again, this is an exclusive offer that will expire soon. After that time, we will go back to our regular session fees and pricing.

You will need to have your session booked no later than the early Fall of 2012. This is part of the “free session” deal we have set up for you. Plus if you are paying attention to the weather, you will see that wanting to wait for your senior portraits in the spring of your senior year is a large gamble. We have been doing this long enough to know we do not see steady weather until later in May and at that point, it’s crunch time if you want to hire a quality photographer.  This free session offer will expire soon.  You can contact us directly about it at 435-452-1952. Again, no pressure – we are happy to answer questions! We do have minimum orders set in place, but we have something that should fit everyone that is interested in getting senior portraits through us. We love what we do, we are good at it and we’d love to have you as a client!

Sadie has been a great addition to our class of 2012 model pool! She’s done us a great job! We’ll be taking her with us to Vegas to model for us during our masterclass at WPPI. It’s been a fabulous time getting to know the Smoot girls and their family! Here are a couple of our favorites from Sadies senior shoot this past Fall. Keep checking back as I’m sure you’ll see more images fromof Sadie as we whisk her away to Vegas for the time of her life!! This is why it’s great to be a client of ours, we try to take care of those who take care of us, we make one big happy circle of love!

Xoxo to Sadie and Sharon

-Shelley

Oh the cuteness of this family. We love the Munns family! They needed an updated family portrait since their family is growing so fast these days.  This turned out great and made an amazing wall portrait print. I think I need to go over there and see it sometime. That’s always good to be able to go see our finished product in the home environment.

Thanks Munns family! We enjoy your faces!

That’s probably an overused term anymore, but it’s true, I love Facebook. It’s done a lot for connecting us with family, clients and friends. I love the creators at Facebook and how they seem to have just enough OCD in them that they are continually making changes. Once the two weeks goes by and people stop crying about change, you see that they are really working on things for the better! My newest love is the timeline on the personal pages. The business pages don’t reflect this change, I’m not sure if it ever will. I think it’s a great step, because in a glance you can define whether you are looking at a personal users page, or if you’ve came across a business page. Along with this new Facebook Timeline – you get to display an awesome image banner on the top of your page. With this comes the fact that many people will be putting up images that are WAY too small for this, and they’ll see their photos promptly look like warm photo death. That’s where my divine expertise (ok, that’s a stretch) comes in! I know the size needed, I have a ton of great stock images and graphic work because I am a digital hoarder (I knew it would come in handy sooner or later…) and I can put these together fairly quickly and efficiently. I’m here to share these! Our website and © are on the photo, we just ask that you don’t remove that. A little recognition for a cool image you can use is all we ask.

So if you love Facebook like I love Facebook, you’ll know that there is talk they will be merging everyone over to the new Facebook Timeline pages soon enough. You’ve probably already seen plenty. I have had mine set up for awhile. Once they make the change, you won’t have to do a thing, you’ll just log in one day and see the new changes. (This is the information I am seeing, it may or may not be accurate.)

The first thing you will want to do is find a cool new Facebook Cover Photo! Go to our Facebook Business Page and “like” us, then look for our Facebook album marked- Facebook Cover Photos – Free! Use as many as you want and use often! Check back, we will add to this as we come across things we like. There is something for everyone in there already! Below is a gallery of samples. In Facebook, you will be able to click on your favorite, right click on it, save to your computer and then load it to your personal page, easy as can be! Enjoy!

Some of our favorite people came in just before the holidays to get family portraits done. Derek is heading out on his LDS mission, it was time! Now they have a great wall collection hanging so that they can keep him close. I know as a mom with a son far away, it’s so nice to be able to see his portrait displayed in my home.

Thanks to the Sorensen family for their continued support with us. They have rallied for a us a few times, it doesn’t go unnoticed!

Santa is cool, but we decided to change it up a bit this year and have our first Annual “Winter Wonderland” Session. This is a concept we’ve been wanting to try for years, but never quite followed through. So, here she goes!

We will have our own little Winter Wonderland set in the studio. This special will run for 2 days only.

We have a “Gap shoot” in our heads. Bring your hats, mittens, gloves, scarfs – any winter gear! We are also ok with skis, snowboards, goggles etc!Think “Gap” and think “Winter”!

Our set will be neutral grays set in a classy and simple winter scene, so it will be ideal for kids, adults, teens, boy and girls. Trust us, this will rock!

The 20 minute shoot will get you one pose in an 8×10, 2 5x7s and a digital web image for Facebook, blog or phone image.

Price is $29.99 per person plus tax!

The price is set per person. Adding on people will cost you a little more. We will have enough room on the set for approx 4-5 people. Give us a call to work something out, we always have room for ideas.

Limited sessions are available. We will be booking sessions for:

Weds: 4-7 pm

Thursday: 3-5 pm

Sessions will need to be paid upon booking, so have your credit card ready or drop a check off the day you book. Give us a call, we are easy to work with and we have a blast doing these mini sessions. Join us! These are perfect gifts for Valentines Day!

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*Refer 3 friends to this session and get yourself $10 off YOUR session! Make sure they tell us who referred them when they call to book.

Arggh! Right now I’m going to do something I don’t like to do on our blog, and that is grovel a little bit about the fact I haven’t been keeping up as well as I should! I have no good excuses, other than an upgrade to a new computer that has put me a bit behind by loading, reloading, accessing, installing, copying, pasting and well… then there’s the whole Christmas thing! Good enough? I didn’t think so either! So here’s the deal, don’t give up on me (or us)! I am back on track! I have been blogging faithfully for almost 10 years now and I’m not going down, promise!

Keep checking back!

We have new images to post like families galore and other fun things. We usually have a January sale, so watch for it! It may sneak up on your and be something you have to have!

We have put a few new changed in the studio. We think you will like them as it’s been on the back burner for about a year now! It is nice to get it done! We are working on better and easier ways to get in touch with our clients who want reminders. Our blog is the first place we put reminders, sometimes I will put them on Facebook first, but I’d like to keep the masses informed with the new information on our blog.

Plus! Beleive it or not we are already working on our Class of 2013 models and seniors whow ant their images taken with us. Early deals need to be planned out. Models need to be arranged as we start marketing accordingly and want new fresh faces on our blog. Fresh Class of 2013 faces! This is never a competition, t’s never a freebie session, it’s ways for you to get in on great early deals with us and help represent us through the whole year! Our 2012 models have done a great job! It may be hard to replace them! If this has caught your attention, tell a friend and then watch. We are happy to have friends work together with this.

Thanks for reading! 2011 has been a great year for us, and for this we are grateful. We love our hometown!

-Shelley

Steve Harrington Photography

Garland, Utah

435-452-1952

If you are still searching for the perfect gift, or last minute gift. We have gift certificates in any increment available at the studio. Call, text or drop by. 435-452-1952  This is a good gift to pitch in on and give your loved one(s) something they can cherish for all of the new year and beyond!

Family portraits, bridals, engagements, new babies, children, seniors, weddings… you name it!

Have a great Holiday Season!

Chelbie is a great model for us. She’s a senior at Bear River high School and has her roots in Soda Springs, Idaho. She is full of happiness and energy. Her smile gets a little contagious! Her studio and outdoor session turned out some great senior pictures. Here are a couple of our favorites!

Thanks, Chelbie! It’s been a pleasure working with you!

Short notice but we are working on a project and we need some good stock images from a couple of senior aged subject willing to come get their pictures taken. We will trade you Facebook image(s) of the finished product for your time.  We are looking for casual dress with someone that can convey a fun, happy, outgoing, typical senior. (If you are shy, maybe watch for our next call-out.) It will be early evening, starting at 7:00 pm. It will be a fairly quick shoot, our goal is to just git’erdone! Come ready!

IMPORTANT: If you are under 18, ask your parents before you request the spot- we will need them to sign a model release and it will need to be signed that night.

If you are interested, please comment on this post with your contact information. I have to approve the comment before it posts publicly, so you can put a texting number on it without worrying about it showing up for everyone. ( I will delete the number if I publish the comment, promise.)

P/S a high school senior aged guy would be a great bonus for us! If you are interested, please get in touch. If you’ve wanted a tough looking image in your sports gear, this would be the perfect time! Or we just need a typical senior boy sans the sports. Either will be great!

Our text and phone number is 435-452-1952

Thanks!!  – Shelley