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Monday, September 17, 2007

Special Offer: Meet Julie in New York!

WHY

    * You love autumn in New York.
    * You love unique beautifully designed Christmas Cards.
    * You’re totally bummed that my fall schedule booked up so quickly this year.
    * You’re psyched at this opportunity to take fall pictures of your family in Central Park!

WHAT

    Because I love autumn in New York as much as you do, I am hoping to schedule five mini family sessions on that day. It’s a win-win because you get beautiful pictures to share with family and friends, and I get to take beautiful pictures in Central Park! As a bonus, you also get 50 custom-designed holiday cards!

WHEN

    Sat., Nov. 3, 2007

WHERE

    Central Park, at a specific location to be announced.

WHO

    You and your family or small group of friends, up to 6 people.

HOW MUCH

    $395 includes 45 minutes of casual lifestyle photography, a unique Christmas Card pre-design and 50 printed cards with envelopes! Cards are printed on luxurious art linen paper. No two card designs are alike. My clients and their extended families and friends RAVED about my holiday cards last year. Your card can include black and white images, color images, your custom message, a storyboard, and can list the ages of your children if you like. But, not to worry if this sounds too complicated for you. Julie does EVERYTHING! All you have to do is smile and say, “that looks good to me!”

THE DETAILS

    Each mini session will include 50 unique greeting cards custom designed by Julie. In addition, 15 to 20 images will be presented in a private online gallery. Your gallery will include group and individual pictures of your family or friends created in Julie’s distinctive style. Print prices begin at $10 for a 5×5 mounted photograph, lustre coated and printed at Julie’s favorite high-quality professional lab and ready in time for holiday gift-giving. Gorgeous canvas gallery wraps and other large print and framing options are also available. Greeting cards are available in sets of 25 with envelopes, so if you need more than 50 cards, please ask for a custom quote.

SCHEDULING YOUR SESSION

    I will schedule five sessions on Nov. 3, each beginning and ending on time, so don’t be late!
    *9-9:45 – booked and confirmed
    *10-10:45 – booked and confirmed
    *2-2:45 – booked and confirmed
    *3-3:45 – booked and confirmed
    *4-4:45 – booked and confirmed
    I know traffic can be a problem, so plan to arrive a half hour earlier than your session time, using any extra time to relax, have some water and a snack, and tidy up before your photography begins. Sessions will be booked on a first-come, first-served basis, so choose a time slot and e-mail me today! If your chosen slot is available, payment in full is required within 4 days. (If not received in 4 days, the slot opens up to another family.) I accept credit card payments through my online store, so if you’d like to pay by credit or debit card, just let me know.

THE RAIN QUESTION

    If it’s cloudy or misty, we will shoot anyway. Bring colorful (solid color) umbrellas! But if it’s a deluge on Saturday, we will shoot on Sunday, Nov. 4. KEEP BOTH DAYS OPEN! If it’s raining that date too, all money will be refunded. Cancellation policy:
    * Full refund for reservations cancelled with more than 7 days’ notice.
    * 50 percent refund for reservations cancelled within 3-7 days. If your time slot can be filled, you will receive a full refund.
    * No refund for reservations cancelled with less than 3 days’ notice unless your time slot is filled by another family.
    Call today to reserve your time!
    EDIT: My good friend, Brad, just e-mailed to point out that Nov. 4, the back-up date, is the day of the NYC Marathon, so if it rains on Saturday, I’ll give you a choice of doing the back-up session on either Nov. 4 or Nov. 11. (Thanks, Brad! You’re such a sweetie for checking my blog!)
posted by Julie Walton Shaver at 9:29 am  

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Keep Your Eye on the Blog!

    Watch this space closely because I’m working on a plan that will hopefully give five more families the chance to book me this fall for a very special Christmas Card offer. Save the date: NOVEMBER 3! Check back tomorrow!

      I’m also working on a mini-session plan to help you get some beautiful magazine-style pictures of your little ones in their Halloween costumes. Be on the lookout for that.
    And, realizing that the contests from last June were SO popular, I’m planning to continue that by posting random questions for fun prizes once in a while, so make sure you check in every day! Heidi, I have your $50 Olive Garden gift card so start planning your family dinner OUT! I’ll give it to you on Sunday!

      One last thing: IT’S ALMOST FALL! And you all KNOW how I love beautiful pictures of autumn trees, so check in daily for those little random eye-feasts as well.
    Ok, back to editing Sarah’s Bat Mitzvah. Can’t wait to show you those pictures!
posted by Julie Walton Shaver at 8:02 am  

Friday, July 20, 2007

More Funk Thunder: Telefunken!



Click the picture for Funk Thunder’s new song presentation, Telefunken!

(The picture above is my current favorite picture!)



That’s Steve, with the umbrella, and Kid Sicily, with the guitar, which, by the way, he made himself.



Loyal blog readers may remember these guys from The Captain, a slide show I put together for them last fall.
(Wow, I really love my new logo way better than that old one in that slide show!)



This time, we went on location to Manhattan, covering from Wall Street at Noguchui’s Red Cube to the bandshell at Central Park where we met this guy named Rob. My guys just sat next to him and started jamming. Pretty cool. Too bad the song doesn’t have a djemba beat though.



The new song is about the question of life after death. I think.



I’m not entirely clear on how this old radio relates to all this. Maybe there’s an explanation on Funk Thunder’s site.



I just like this one.



And this one, taken from the roof of a building at Central Park West.



The obligatory Abbey Road shot. (The original is way cooler though. It’s not like I had an assistant to block traffic while I was standing in the middle of Liberty Street.)



The guitar is one of the character actors in this little skit. Funny how the song doesn’t really have much electric guitar sound. Lots of bass though.



Steve’s rings are really cool. I put this one on the iron gate at Trinity Church to get a shot of the engraving. Kinda goes with the song.

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This one is Kid Sicily’s fave.



This picture, and the one at the very top of this thread, are two of my all-time favorite urban portrait shots. Very cool.

If you didn’t click over to the slide show yet, here’s another link to it. Thanks again, Steve and Kid, and Rob too, for letting me shoot you! So much fun to shoot in NYC!

Check out more Funk Thunder here!

Oh, and here’s a little contest. The first person to leave a comment with the correct answer wins a $10 iTunes gift certificate delivered via e-mail. Steve and Kid — you’re not eligible.

Here’s the question: The inside of Steve’s ring is featured in the slide show. It’s engraved with a famous quote.

What is the quote and who said it?

posted by Julie Walton Shaver at 5:11 am  
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