Archive for June, 2009

Custom letter pressed photo greeting cards now available online for clients!

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

We are happy to announce the availability of custom letter pressed photo greeting cards for our clients in the client lounge. Cards are hand crafted and hand mounted using photos of the clients’ choice. Each card measures 6.25×6.25″ folded. (Please note that the US Postal Service charges additional postage for square cards.) Each pack contains 5 cards and are delivered in a handsome box made from 100% recycled chip board:

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Sample holiday card with closed box

Sample holiday card with open box

Sample holiday card with open box

Clients have a choice of 3 different greeting: Blank (no greeting, you fill in your own), Season’s Greetings, and Merry Christmas:

Season's Greetings close-up

Season's Greetings close-up

Merry Christmas close-up

Merry Christmas close-up

Holiday cards (Season’s Greetings and Merry Christmas) are letter pressed on 110# cover Crane Lettra stock with subtle snow flakes on the front. Blank greeting cards are letter pressed on 120# Gilbert Neutech stock with a simple plain frame around the photo:

Snow flake detail for holiday cards

Snow flake detail for holiday cards

Blank greeting card sample front

Blank greeting card sample front

Holiday cards also come with envelopes with a letter pressed paw print on the flap. (Not available with blank greeting cards):

Paw print seal on envelope flap of holiday cards

Paw print seal on envelope flap of holiday cards

All cards have the studio logo subtly letter pressed on the back:

Blind letter pressed studio logo on back of cards

Blind letter pressed studio logo on back of cards

The blank cards make great personalized greetings for any occasion. The luxuriously hand-made holiday cards are the best way to show your friends and family that you care.

Remember it’s never too early to start planning your photo session for the holidays! With sessions around the holidays filling up fast and keeping in mind that you want to have the cards ready well ahead of the holidays so you have time to write and mail out the cards, now is the time to start booking your sessions!

Photos on dailypuppy.com

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Photos from session with dailypuppy.com April Photo Contest winners are now posted on their web site:

Lucy & Banzai’s photos on dailypuppy.com

Lots of comments posted there.  Check it out.

Congratulations, Wesley & Mackenzie!

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Congrats to Wesley and his owner, Mackenzie, for winning the raffle at Grateful Dogs‘ 10th Anniversary Party last Wednesday!  Wesley and Mackenzie get to spend an hour and half in the studio getting some glamour shots of the handsome boy.  Below are some shots of Wesley taken during the mini photo session at the party:

Wesley's beautiful smile

Wesley's beautiful smile

Wesley with best friend Bam

Wesley with best friend Bam

Another Chapter in the Heidi Chronicles

Monday, June 8th, 2009

At the Grateful Dogs‘ 10th Anniversary Party last Wednesday, Heidi, the German Shepherd whose job hunting experience in Hollywood has been chronicled by her “mom” Diane Haithman of the LA Times, paid us a visit with her “dad”, Alan Feldstein. Diane had informed me earlier that she wasn’t going to be able to attend the event, so I was not expecting to see Heidi. At one point during the evening, while I was taking a breather from photographing pooches (but still sitting on the floor, pooch-level), Alan tapped me on the shoulder and introduced himself as “Heidi’s dad”. I was thinking to myself, “Heidi who?” On cue, Heidi perked her ears up and put her face right next to mine as if to say, “me! me! Heidi. Remember?” That definitely put a big smile on my face. She gave me a couple of nice nuzzles and proceeded to stand quitely next to me and watched me work for the next few minutes. Alan took notice of the large print of Heidi’s ears I had on display at the party and took a photo of it for Diane’s blog. You can read the blog here:

The Heidi Chronicles, Chapter 43: A visit to Central Casting

Heidis beautiful ears on display at the party.  Photo by Alan Feldstein.

Heidi's beautiful ears on display at the party. Photo by Alan Feldstein.

Banzai & Lucy – dailypuppy.com April Photo Contest winner

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

Congratulation to Banzai & Lucy, the Australian Shepherds whose puppy photo won the April Photo Contest at www.dailypuppy.com! Banzai & Lucy’s parents brought the whole family in to the studio last week to claim their winning prize of a free Otis & Lucy studio photo session. The Shepherds are no longer puppies, but are just as adorable and energetic! Below are some photos from the session. Click here for a few more.

Banzai - a face no one can resist

Banzai - a face no one can resist

Banzai & Lucy focused on a toy

Banzai & Lucy focused on a toy

The beautiful fut behind Lucy's ear

The beautiful fut behind Lucy's ear

I wish I were as happy as Lucy!

I wish I were as happy as Lucy!