Autumn Hull Photography

New Master Class Format

I've changed the format of The Master Class, based on feedback from past workshop attendees:

Now the class is limited to only FIVE participants, but the price has not been raised. 

I am including TWO days of shooting for practice and portfolio building, including on-location sessions to work with natural light.

I've lowered the price on some of the Add-Ons.

AND... I've added more dates!  Now you can take the class in June, July, or September of this year.  The Master Class is not available in the late fall & early winter due to the holiday rush, but it will resume in January 2010.

For more information and to reserve your spot, visit the workshop website at www.autumnhullworkshops.com.  Now that there are only five students per course, the spots will fill up sooner, so be sure to book before they are gone!

Happy Earth Day!

The Imagine Sessions

A couple of weeks ago, I put out a call for models for sample images for one of our new campaigns, The Imagine sessions.  The response we received was overwhelming and we had a blast photographing all those kids.  We photographed dozens of kids from newborn to 10 years old and used all those images to create some truly unique images.

Here is a sneak peek at some of the Imagine images we've created so far.  We are still hard at work creating more, so check back soon to take a look!

Welcome to the world, little Cruz!

Yesterday I had the honor and pleasure of photographing little 1-day-old Cruz at the hospital, as part of our Day One Session special.  He was absolutely adorable, with a head full of hair, already handily styled into a faux-hawk.

He was surrounded by a room full of grandparents and aunts, and judging by the love that was going around that room, Cruz is one lucky little boy!

Here is just a quick sneak peek at what we captured yesterday.  I'm putting together a book for mom and dad with the best images of the day, and thoughts and words of welcome written by everyone who was there.

Laura, one of our Associate Photographers, is also an actress, new to the industry.  We got together yesterday with another of our Associates, Amber, to do some headshots of her.  It was a great chance to play with some new lighting techniques and put a new spin on some old backdrops.  Looking good, Laura!

Is your child America's Cutest Kid?

I am proud to announce our studio's participation in the National Charity Model Search to select “America’s Cutest Kid” and to raise funds for charity.

 

We’re looking for cute children ages 18 months to 14 years old to model for a portrait to be entered into the contest.

Models Search Special:

$150 Session Fee, which includes a 30-minute model session and one image submitted to the national gallery.  We will present 6-10 images at your View/Order Session and help you select the image to be submitted.  You will also have the opportunity to order prints from your session from special packages not normally available through the studio.

If your child is an aspiring or working actor or model, we can provide you with beautiful custom-designed Comp Cards that will help your child stand out in the crowd.

Finalists will be determined by online votes. Anyone may vote. Each vote is $1, and all proceeds from votes benefit the non-profit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep. (NILMDTS.org)

Grand prize national winner will be determined from the 50 city finalists. Winners selected by photography and modeling industry experts.

If your child is selected the national winner, you’ll receive many prizes, including a $5,000 US Savings Bond and a Canon PowerShot G10 digital camera.

If you’re interested in entering your child(ren), please call the studio at

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For more information about the contest, go online to www.sandypucmodels.com.

This Is Why I Do What I Do

I've been so swamped this year with the new studio, the new webinars and other products for photographers, and getting ready to launch our wedding services, that I've been shooting less and less lately.  I just finished a session with six-month-old Brady, who has filled out just a tad since his newborn session!

Here he is at just a couple of weeks old.  He's all arms and legs, with a tiny little tush.  Just a short time later, at his three month session, he looked like a completely different baby.  I think Mama was producing milkshakes and custard for this little guy! 

Everytime I saw Brady, he just kept getting bigger and rounder and more squeezable.  At his six month session, he was absolutely delicious.  Look at that tush now! 

I absolutely cannot wait for this little guy's nine month session.

I think I might be in love...

 

 

Hey Photographers! Take My Survey!

Hello all you photographers and budding photographers out there...

We will be launching a series of Webinars (online seminars) in January 2009, and we need your help.  Please take a few moments to answer our survey to help us create the best possible Webinars to help you with your photography business.

Click here:

http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e2eu6cmrfo7rlnyu/start

Thanks!

And watch this blog and the website for news.

Holiday Open House this Saturday, December 13th

You are invited to attend our Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 13th from 11am to 3pm.

 Stop by the studio to celebrate the season with a free Santa Session, crafts for the kids, yummy treats, giveaways, and special savings opportunities for the new year. 

Bring a friend and you can both participate in our Everyone's A Winner drawing.  Each envelope contains a gift card for $25, $50, or $100 toward your next order, and you might get lucky enough to pick one of the five Free Session with an 8x10 print gift card!

 We will be offering special savings opportunities for 2009 that will only be available to guests of our Holiday Open House.  What are they?  Not telling.  (But they're pretty good!)

You can also meet our fabulous Associate Photographers.  They are a talented group of people and so much fun to hang out with, so come join us!

What is a Santa Session?

Although most kids love Santa, they often DON'T feel comfortable cozying up to him for a photograph.  With a Santa Session, we take away all the fear, but leave all the fun.  We provide the Santa suit, YOU provide the Santa!

Santa can be Mom, Dad, or anyone your child is comfortable with.  We photograph the images without showing Santa's face, to create a fun, playful image that you'll treasure forever.

During the Open House, you can get a mini version of our Santa Session absolutely free (limited availability, first-come, first-served) and we'll print out a small keepsake print that can be used at the craft station to create a one of a kind ornament.

Print packages of your Santa Session images can be purchased and will be available for pickup by Christmas.

New For Photographers: The Look Books

I made these books for my Associate Photographers to use while doing their practice sessions and later meeting with clients.  They are spiral-bound books filled with posing ideas for photo sessions.  They can either be used for inspiration and preparation before the client arrives, or as a tool when planning the session with the client.  The photographer can flip through the pages, discussing different types of backgrounds, poses, and looks, to get a feel for the type of images the client wants to create.

They've been so useful, not only for the Associates, but for me as well, that I've decided to offer them to other photographers.  These 5x5 Look Books include 50 pages with a wide variety of posing ideas in each book.  The books are divided by subject: Maternity, Newborn, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Families, & Beach.

They don't have my studio logo or my name anywhere on the book, so you won't be promoting my work, just using the images for inspiration.  There are no words, no text, no explanation of how to set up the images.  Instead, there is a page number on the bottom of each page.  These numbers correlate to a series of companion books:  The Posing Guides. 

Each Look Book has a companion 5x5 spiral-bound Posing Guide, with detailed descriptions and advice on how to set up the pose.  I kept these separate from the Look Books so that you won't have to show the notes to a client, and if you don't really need the notes, you don't have to get them.

The Look Books are $65 for one book, $55 for two or more books, or $300 for the entire set of six books.  The Look Books will be available for shipping on October 20th.

The Look Book/Posing Guide sets are $100 for one set, $88 for two or more sets, or $480 for the entire set of six Look Books & their Posing Guides.  The Posing Guides will be available for shipping on November 10th.

From now until October 10th, you can pre-order any or all of the books at a special introductory rate:

Look Books -  1 for $60,  2 or more for $50, all 6 for $270
Look Book/Posing Guide sets -  1 for $90, 2 or more for $80, all 6 for $450

To purchase your Look Books and/or Posing Guides, use the paypal buttons below, and please specify which books you want, Maternity, Newborns, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Families, Beach:

Look Books Only:

Number of Books

One Look Book $60.00 Two Look Books $100.00 Three Look Books $150.00 Four Look Books $200.00 Five Look Books $250.00 Six Look Books $270.00

Which Look Books do you want?

Look Books with Posing Guides:

Number of Sets

One Set $90.00 Two Sets $160.00 Three Sets $240.00 Four Sets $320.00 Five Sets $400.00 Six Sets $450.00

Which Sets do you want?

All Look Books will start shipping on October 20th and the Posing Guides will start shipping on November 10th.