AMF Seniors on ITL again!
We are super excited to have one of our senior portrait sessions featured on Inside the Locker again! Inside the Locker is a great site to get tips and inspiration about senior portrait photography. This time around they are featuring our session with Josh, one of our Class of 2011 senior reps. Head on over and check it out. Oh and if you missed the previous post about us on ITL the first time around, you should check out Lila’s session also.
World Photography Day 2011
We want to thank everyone that stopped by to discussed photography and post images on our Facebook page during World Photography Day today! Photography is one of the art forms that I think everyone can enjoy. I know some people say they “couldn’t take a picture to save their life”, but at its core, photography allows people to stop time and capture a moment or a person and it doesn’t have to be perfectly composed or even in total focus if you ask me. So, stop thinking you can’t take a picture and just take one…you may be pleasantly surprised.
Here’s a run down of what we posted on our page, and I hope you get a chance to check out some of these photographers and information about photography. The winner of the $25 Applebees gift card was Derek G. – Congrats and thanks for taking the time to post a picture on our wall today!
On August 19th 1839, the French government announced photography as “a gift to the free world”.
Photo related Grooveshark Playlist
Vivian Maier – street photographer
Pete Eckert – seeing without sight
A list of six seven movies that every photo fan should see. Now there are way more, but these are ones I have seen and enjoy.
Memento
Rear Window (1954 Version)
Amelie (wonderful!!!)
One Hour Photo
Born Into Brothels
The Decisive Moment – Henri Cartier-Bresson
City of God (thanks to Joe D. for reminding me of this one!)
yowayowa camera woman = natsumi (I love these!)
Photographs mainly levitating self-portraits.
Photographic artist Chris Jordan creates photographs based on arresting statistics of American Consumerism. Check out him artworks for Running the Numbers 1 & 2, and don’t forget to click on each image to zoom in and see the painstaking close-up work! Amazing!
Here’s one last fun photo post for World Photo Day! There is an on-going “debate” over are you a Nikon or a Canon user (similar to mac vs. pc) and this is a funny video from the awesome young photog, Joey Lawrence.
Until next year!
Join us on Facebook for World Photography Day
Have you heard that tomorrow, August 19th, is World Photography Day?? Well, it is!! We want to invite you to stop by our A Modern Focus Facebook Page and join in the discussion and appreciation of photography. We are sharing some interesting links about photography from historical facts to just plain fun stuff for the rest of today and tomorrow.
Not only that…we want YOU to participate in celebrating this art form also, so tomorrow we will be opening up our page to allow our fans to post an image (or two) that they have taken. Fans* that posts a photo with a brief description on our wall will be entered in a drawing to win a $25 gift card from Applebees, just for taking a photo and sharing it with us during World Photography Day. So grab your camera or camera phone and head on over! See you there!
Photo posting will be enabled on our AMF Facebook page starting at 11:59 p.m. EST until 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, August 19th!
*US Residents only. This is NOT a photo contest. This is for fun. Your name will be entered only once, but we’d love you to share any photos you’ve taken that you love!
The September Senior Portraits Special Promotion is over
Like us on Facebook and select “Senior Portrait Special” from our page to receive a “Facebook Fans Only” bonus during our September Special!! (or click the image above for the normal special)
Come meet A Modern Focus!
We will have a display table full of our work and the products we offer. Stop by and see them for yourself, and while you’re there, enter to win a FREE Portrait Package!! We will also have a sign-up sheet for our Class of 2013 Senior Rep Program. This would be a GREAT time to stop by and ask any questions you might have about the program. We hope to see you there!
Four years and counting!
This month has been pretty busy, so I haven’t had a chance to post this until now…A Modern Focus has been around for four years! A Modern Focus became an official business on July 3, 2007, and has been slowly growing its client base ever since. Patrick and I both have full-time jobs, so A Modern Focus is a part-time business that keeps things fun and interesting. We want to thank all of our past clients for choosing us as their photographers and designers. Being able to work with a variety of people is one of the reasons that I wanted to start A Modern Focus in the first place! We are looking forward to continuing to meet and work with new folks in the coming years.
Patrick and I would like to let you know that we will be participating in the Back to School Fair at the Huntington Mall on August 6th. We would LOVE for you to stop by and see us during the event to ask questions, check out some of our product samples and see our work! You will also be able to enter a drawing for a free portrait package at our table. Yes, you read that right…a FREE portrait package, which will include one hour of on-location photography and a $100 print credit. Hope to see you there!
Tayler: Class of 2012 Senior Rep | Huntington, WV Senior Portraits
We are excited to introduce our second Senior Rep for the Class of 2012! Tayler is a senior at Cabell Midland High School. To see more images and to learn a bit more about Tayler, check out her post at AMF Seniors.
Evan: Class of 2012 Senior Rep | Huntington, WV Senior Portraits
We are excited to introduce our first Senior Rep for the Class of 2012! Evan is a senior at Huntington High School. To see more images and to learn a bit more about Evan, check out her post at AMF Seniors.
Kristin + Eric: Happy One-Year Anniversary!
Last year on July 3rd, Patrick and I photographed Kristin and Eric’s Wedding in Huntington. It was an intimate wedding of their closest family and friends. Happy one-year anniversary!!
Mini-session Schedule
This promotion has ended.
Krystle + Clark: Happy One-Year Anniversary!
Time flies when you’re having fun! One year ago on June 26th, Patrick and I had the pleasure of photographing Krystle and Clark’s Wedding in Charleston, WV. We want to wish them a very happy one-year anniversary!!
Summer Mini-Sessions! Get ‘em while they’re HOT!
We are excited to be offering mini-sessions this summer! Mini portrait sessions are a great way to get updated portraits AND experience custom photography at a reasonable cost. Mini-sessions are perfect for small families, kids, couples, and friends. Need a fresh, unique headshot? A mini-session would be just the thing!
We wanted to offer a bit of variety, so we decided to hold mini-sessions over two different weekends and two different locations. So for those clients that want a bit more nature, we will be having our first mini-session at Ritter Park on Friday, July 1 & Saturday, July 2. Clients that want a more urban or city feel, we selected Heritage Station in Downtown Huntington for our second mini-session location on Friday, July 8 & Saturday, July 9. Mini-sessions will last for 20 minutes, so think quick, easy and fun.
Space is limited with only 4 spots available each day, so book early to reserve your spot!
Please contact us, or fill out our Mini-session Request Form (This promotion has ended)
A Modern Focus Cats
I want to officially introduce you to our cats: Mr. Olly, Mr. Chester, and Miss Sifl. These are the guys and gal that try to help me when I’m editing pictures and working on designs, and by help I mean lay all over my keyboard/work area. Somehow I manage!
Sifl and Olly are brother and sister and we brought them home almost 4 years ago. They were from a litter of kittens living out at Patrick’s parent’s house and just TOO CUTE to resist. Mr. Chester was adopted 3 years ago from Little Victories after I saw him at Petmart in Barboursville. He was so handsome and curious…I had to bring him home. These are the cats of A Modern Focus!
Congratulations Class of 2011 | Huntington, WV Senior Portrait Photography
Patrick and I want to say congratulations to the graduating Class of 2011! We want to extend a special congrats AND thank you to the seniors we had the pleasure of working with during the last year. Each of these seniors have unique talents and qualities that will surely take them far in their lives, and we can only imagine all the great things they will accomplish.
We had a great time working with each of you, and we wish you all the very best! Enjoy your summers and good luck next year!
Visit the AMF Seniors website to see more images from these sessions!
Rockin’ Concert + Great Cause = Awesome Time
Last night, I got to attend the benefit concert for Shriners Hospitals for Children at Huntington High School. The event was organized by a former patient and current HHS student to help raise money for the hospital and all the great things it does for children around the country. We were so happy to be able to help out by donating a portrait package to the raffle drawing along with several other local businesses. Besides being able to help out a great cause, all the folks that attended were treated to a rockin’ concert by 4 Mile, a local band from Southern Ohio. When I say a rockin’ show, I mean a ROCKIN’ show!!! 4 Mile is made up of three young ladies, ages ranging from 11 to 16, but don’t be fooled by the young ages…they were awesome! I had a great time last night and am so grateful to be able to help out with a great cause. Here are a few pictures from last night’s event…and if you get a chance, you should definitely check out 4 Mile next time they perform!
During intermission they held the raffle drawing. You know I had to buy a few tickets, and I won a free lunch from Scholotsky’s!! Glad I didn’t win our own portrait package! hehe
For more information about Shriners Hospitals for Children, visit their website.
For more information about 4 Mile, visit their website.
AMF Seniors featured on Inside the Locker!
I checked my email this morning and had an awesome surprise! The email was letting me know that AMF Seniors was being featured on Inside the Locker today!! Woohooo! Inside the Locker is a great resource for high school senior portrait photographers. It features inspiration sessions, industry news, vendors, and creative ideas for senior portraits.
Our recent session with Lila, a Huntington High senior, is being featured. Yay! Be sure to check it out and leave a comment!
Benefit Concert featuring 4 Mile
The up-and-coming, local band 4 Mile will be performing a benefit concert to help raise money for the Shriners Hospitals for Children next Friday! It will be a show you don’t want to miss, and an opportunity to give back to an organization that provides much needed services to children around the country. Everyone is invited, and anyone can come! Bring your family AND your friends.
Tickets are $5.00 at the door.
If you need another reason to attend this concert besides the great music and the chance to help a great cause, A Modern Focus is excited to be donating a Portrait Package ($200 value) for the raffle drawing during the Benefit Concert on May 13th! You must attend the concert and purchase a raffle ticket to be entered into the drawing, which will be held during the intermission. The more tickets you buy, the more chances you have to win the portrait package or some of the other prizes being offered!
To learn more about Shriners Hospitals for Children and the great work they do, please visit their website.
You can find more information about 4 Mile at their website or on their Facebook page.
Senior Rep Application Deadline Extended | Huntington, WV Senior Portrait Photographer
Apply for a chance to be a Class of 2012 Senior Rep for A Modern Focus! Don’t miss out on this great opportunity! Apply today!
Technical difficulties, anyone?
It has come to our attention that some senior rep applications may have not reached us! If you have applied and not heard back from us (we let each person know we are reviewing their application), PLEASE re-submit your application or email us. I have doubled checked our form and all appears to be A-OK…again. Sorry for the inconvenience!
AMF News(letter)
After a rather long break, I have finally updated our AMF Newsletter. A lot of the info in this issue is on the blog, but be ready…future newsletters will have special promotions and coupons for our subscribers! So don’t forget to sign-up.
Updated Pricing for 2011
We’re back…finally. We want to thank everyone for being patient with us during our mini hiatus. We spent our time off reviewing our business plan and pricing structures and have updated our pricing accordingly. Please check out our new Portrait Catalog below. We will honor the old pricing for our 2010 portrait session clients’ orders through 5/31/2011. If you have any questions or would like to book a session, contact us by email or the contact form on the blog. Updated pricing for Senior Portraits can be found on the AMF Seniors page.
Checking in
Just wanted to stop by and add an update…I am still analyzing and reorganizing our business (plan). A few extra hours in the day would be awesome, but that’s not a reality *sigh*. I’m hoping to be finished and back to the fun stuff by the end of this month. Until then, if you have any questions feel free to email us.
Thanks for being patient!
