Xander Swanson | Portrait Artist

February 22, 2010

Fort Smith Photographer | Product Spotlight…

Filed under: studio news — AJ @ 2:40 am

The VAULT Collections!!

Newly added to our catalog of products and collections last month, we’ve already sold a few and have some other clients showing much interest in them.
What are they exactly? Well, they’re the most cost effective way to get ALL the images from your session. Available in either 5×7 or 4×6, you get each image and a custom image box (Vault) to keep them in. And, should you decide to put the images in an album or scrapbook,
the Vault is great for storing keepsakes, money, hair clips, whatever*.

And sorry for the images, I haven’t had time to get some real product photographs yet, so these are just some mock-ups based on the real thing…

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the top and spine

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the bottom

Bottom of Vault

the top with a few prints

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*while it is called a Vault, it's not an actual vault. it doesn't lock, there is no alarm, and there's no armed
guards protecting the contents. just keep that in mind when storing your
great-grandma's priceless pearls in the Vault.
just sayin'...

February 20, 2010

Fort Smith Wedding Photographer | Oops… Missed one

Filed under: engagement, urban, wedding — AJ @ 3:32 am

I just realized that I missed one of the images that was supposed to go up from Robby & Jackie’s engagement photo session. It should have gone in Part 2 but somehow it got overlooked. Instead of putting it in the post after the fact, I’ll just give it it’s own post. Why not, right? Enjoy!

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February 19, 2010

Fort Smith Newborn Baby Photographer | Sweet Little Norah

This sweet little lady’s mom called us wanting to get her in for her newborn photos as soon as possible, since she was about to hit the ripe old age of 2 weeks. We like to photograph babies before 10 days if possible; after that they often don’t stay all curled up and tend to stay awake for longer periods of time. Oh yeah, then there’s the baby acne that often shows up around then as well. Luckily, this adorable little doll went to sleep and stayed that way for most of her session. She got pretty upset with me a few times for moving her, but it was nothing a little paci-time couldn’t handle. And such a little lady, she was the first newborn in a while that didn’t require even a single load of laundry (well, a burp cloth got it, but that’s nothin!).
Anyway, O. Family it was great meeting you and congrats on your little one
Now, on to the images…

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February 16, 2010

Fort Smith AR Engagement Photographer | Robby & Jackie…part 2

So now we present part 2 of Robby and Jackie’s freezing cold engagement session. (Part 1 is here)
After freezing their …ahem, we drove across Ft Smith for some more outdoorsy photos. Probably not your typical engagement photos, but I wanted to try something different. Maybe edgy, maybe modern, maybe just strange, but something out of the ordinary.  Especially the contrast of the dilapidation and the dress clothes Jackie and Robby were sporting. It finally started getting dark (I’d been waiting not so patiently for dusk to finally come), so we broke out the big ol’ softbox and went to work. Aside from wanting to get some great images in the style I love to shoot, I also have been wanting to work with our flashes more outdoors. And since our new softbox showed up the day before the shoot, the timing for trying it out was perfect. But I digress, on to the images…

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I’ll say it again, the first senior (or junior) to book their senior session with us that mentions this blog post will get a discount… not saying what, you’ll have to book to see what it is. Oh, and since I’ll be trying some new stuff, that means there will be more images to choose from and your session might go longer than normal (at no additional cost of course) - but hey, it’s another bonus, right?
And just for the sake of…well, just because, I’ll also extend that offer to couples. Mention this blog post and get a discount!

February 15, 2010

Fort Smith AR Engagement Photographer | Robby & Jackie…part 1

So we’ll start with the first half of Robby & Jackie’s Fort Smith Engagement session, and tomorrow we’ll finish it up with the second half.

For this shoot I was going for a more high-end fashion look and I like love how they turned out. Of course it helps when your models are dressed so well… And when they don’t show how cold they were (like wind chill of 35 degrees or something…frigid!). Congratulations on your engagement and look forward to shooting your wedding in May.

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Anyway, this is the kind of shoot I love doing: creative, different, fashionable… so make sure to give us a call if this kind of shoot would interest you too! It would also work very, very well for a senior. In fact, the first senior (or their parent) to mention they saw this and want a shoot like it will get a discount. ‘Cause I’ve got some more things I want to try…

February 14, 2010

Fort Smith, AR Engagement Photographer | A little Sneak Peek

Filed under: couples, engagement, urban — Tags: — AJ @ 1:33 am

Today, we shot Robby and Jackie’s Engagement Portraits. This is just a little tease. More soon…

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