February is headshot month! This means….
BONUS high res files with your business portrait package.
If you have been planning to update your business card, website, Twitter etc etc NOW is the time! If you are an actor and have been putting off a new headshot wait no longer!
Our packages start at $169 for a business session and 1 digital file. For this month ONLY you will receive an extra digital file with this package. And 2 extra on our $250 package! If you are a business with multiple staff please contact us for a specialized quote.
For more information about our business packages or to book your session call the studio @
780-460-8690 or email jill@jshantzphoto.com

Meet Pablo. A very suave handsome Chiwawa.
When I look at him I imagine he talks back with a sexy Spanish accent and says…..”Oh yes, I know I am very good looking. All the ladies love me.”

Oh Pablo….you are a character and welcome in the studio anytime! I am certain your “Mom” will love these portraits.

Enjoy,
Jill

Until February 4th 2012 you can save 20% off of your Valentine Boudoir Session and Package.
Call to book!
780-460-8690
jill@jshantzphoto.com

Just a reminder that we still have a few dates open for 2012. We are currently offering -20% on our packages on those booking before the end of February.
For those of you newly engaged and planning for a 2013 wedding you are also more than welcome to take advantage of the discount.
Contact the studio for a consult!
780-460-8690 or jill@jshantzphoto.com

Currently, I am working on competition prints and a couple of specials to be announced next week. I was starting to go a little nutty with all the details of prepping images for competition so I moved on to calculations for a the specials. Yes, calculations. Just because it is a special doesn’t mean one shouldn’t think about over head costs etc. Anyway, that was starting to fry my brain. So here I am! Just wanting to chill and share a couple of images of a beautiful girl I photographed back in November.
Lydia, a spunky confident teen. She was a pleasure to spend time with and reminded me of a few things from back in my teen years. Forever ago! I had many moments of laughter and head shaking.
I look forward to seeing her again someday!
Enjoy,
Jill

The new year is the perfect time to change or update your headshot. These days having an online presence is more important than ever. Think about it. How often do you look up a number or address for a business? Or you are in need of a specific type of business and you do not know who to call. When this happens how often do you actually pick up the good old phone directory. More often then not you are looking up information on you computer or smart phone. Google seems to an answer for everything! And almost everyone has a website. For me, I like to check out the picture of the professional I am about to call and meet with. And not just because I am a photographer and I am drawn to looking at photos but because it is a nice quick introduction. That way when I arrive at the office/business I feel a little more comfortable and I can begin searching for that friendly face I saw online. Or maybe you work for a large company have an internal website. It is nice to know who your co workers are. Put a face to all those emails from that department you rarely meet with face to face.
Maybe it is time to up date your headshot!

Here are a few shots I took over the holidays of my beautiful sister in law and her wonderful husband. It had been a little bit over due. It seems we can remember to keep the kids up to date but not the parents! Happens all to often for many families out there. But I am glad we set up a quick half hour and grabbed a few shots. You never know what could happen. Life moves fast, it is crazy and busy! Often we forget the things most important. So for 2012 I’m making an effort to up date the family portraits beyond that of the kids. So look out Grandparent’s you are next on the list and there will be no hiding from the camera.
Enjoy,
Jill

It is a new year! Time for a fresh start. I’m starting off my first day back in the studio for 2012 by cleaning my desk, selecting a few competition images and trying to get a few marketing ideas ready to implement. I’m sure I am not the only one that feels this first week of January is a time for regrouping and creating order in the chaos that has resulted from the Fall and Christmas rush. It is time to wipe the slate and start over!
And now that my desk is almost clean I am starting the task of combing though my 2011 images. It is exhausting and fun to go through the images of last year. As I open each folder looking for those 4 specific images for competition I am reminded of many things. I have had a lot of fun and have met some great people over the past year. I am also reminded of some really great images! It might seem hard to believe but I do forget some of the shots I have taken. But in my defence  I  have shot 10′s of thousands of images over the past year.
Here is a little look at a grad session from July. This is one session I had forgot about. Which I find hard to imagine why for a couple of reasons. First off it is a male grad session. Guys are definitely the minority when it comes to grad sessions so you would of thought I would remember. It was also a very challenging session. Because he would of rather been anywhere else than having his portrait taken but it was for his Mom. So it was the typical male teenager session. Very little talking and getting the natural expressions was a little like pulling teeth.
Anyway, Enjoy the peek at the images while I return to clicking through my files.
Jill