Just wanted to remind everyone that we will be closing applications to be a Senior Model Rep for Studio P for the 2010-2011 school year on Sept. 1.
So if you have been thinking about sending in an application, now is the time to do it. If you are a senior at one of the schools where we DON’T currently have a rep (you can see the full list here), we would love to consider you for our team.
So send in your application today!
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Just wanted to pass along a little update on our Senior Rep program.
We’ve blogged about it a couple of times, but in a nutshell, our Senior Rep Program is a way for current high school seniors at area high schools to get free senior portrait sessions and earn credits toward the purchase of photos and products from those sessions. The posts linked above explain the program in detail, so click there for the full story on how it works.
In this post, though, we wanted to let you know that we will be closing the senior rep program for the 2010-2011 school year on Sept. 1 and will not be accepting any more applications after that date. Here is a list of the Knoxville area schools where we currently have reps:
However, if you are currently a senior, attend another Knoxville area school and are interested in being a Senior Rep for Studio P, click on the link above and fill out and submit the application. We’d love to talk with you about joining our team!
But if you do attend one of the schools on the list, you’re not out of luck. See one of reps pictured below for a special discount on your portrait session.
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Those of you who have been following the blog for a while might remember that when the Ipad first came out, I talked about how much I wanted one, but didn’t think I would really have much of a use for it.
Boy was I wrong.
For weeks after it came out, it always seemed as if I was coming across a story or an article or a blog post, or a commercial that showed some aspect of the Ipad that intrigued me. I resisted actually looking at one, because I knew that it would probably just fuel my desire and I wanted to be sure that, if I ever did buy one, it was for the right reasons and not on a whim.
But the more I learned and researched, the more I came to believe that the Ipad is a device made for photographers like me. And a few weeks ago, one came home with me.
To explain: most of my client meetings right now happen outside of my studio. I currently share studio space with several other photographers, and booking time just to do client meetings isn’t always prudent. I would rather save the time that I have there for actual shoots. So most of my client meetings take place either at client’s homes or at some public place like a Starbucks or Panera Bread. No matter if we are discussing an upcoming shoot or talking about a picture order, most, if not all, of these meetings involve the use of a computer. So I would have to get out my laptop, plug it in (if the meeting was going to be lengthy), boot it up, log in, connect to the hotspot, pull up pictures, etc. It was a pain, to say the least.
The Ipad takes all the irritation of a client meeting away. When I sit at my table, I flip open the cover, turn it on and the desktop instantly comes up and is already connected to the 3G network. Touch the Safari icon and it instantly starts. Touch the photo album icon and images are right there. Presentations are now effortless. And the quality of the screen is nothing short of breathtaking. The calendar app connects directly to my Outlook and studio calendars, so scheduling is a snap. The virtual keyboard is not bad (though the lack of arrow keys is frustrating). If I get an email, it drops right into my inbox. Plus, it’s just about as portable as a device it’s size can be. It’s much more pleasant browsing the web in bed with the Ipad, and the Amazon kindle app means that it’s far less likely that I will buy hardback books now. Battery life has been excellent, with a full charge lasting anywhere from 6 to 8 hours, depending on how much I web browsing I do.
Plus, a new app has come out that makes me wonder if the Ipad really will help revive the publishing industry. Flipboard is an app that takes content, both from social networks and from around the web, and presents it like a magazine, complete with turnable pages, large images, different size stories, etc. You really have to see it to understand what I’m talking about, but just a day after downloading it, I’m hooked. It really is a killer way to present content.
So I own an Ipad, and love it. Until the price comes down some more, I can’t recommend it to everyone, but if you do a lot of one-on-one presentations, if you read and surf the web regularly, or if your laptop is getting heavy on your shoulder, you might want to look into an Ipad. I’m glad now that I did.
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The title of this post is not exatly true.
Technically, tonight wasn’t our son Grant’s first football game. For the last two years, he has played flag football at an Upward Football program at a local church. But as we all know, flag football, while fun and certainly a great place to start, ain’t real football.
You don’t hit.
Grant has gotten plenty of that lately. He has been in full pads since the beginning of this month, and it’s taken some getting used to. While very large for his age (he’s the second biggest kid on the team), Grant has never had to endure contact on the football field and it has been something of an eye-opener.
Still, for his first game, he did pretty good. His team, the Carter Hornets, played two “jamboree” games of two 12-minute quarters. They lost the first game 7-0 and won the second one 7-0 on a last-second play. Grant played backup defensive end and made it onto the field for several plays. He held his own and didn’t get knocked down. A good start and something to build on.
Here are a few shots of the Grantster from tonight’s action. Enjoy.
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