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2008-09-15T16:04:00.003-04:00

Wow! We've been so busy with high school seniors, especially from East Brunswick, we just haven't kept up with the blog.

The new backgrounds we purchased over the winter have worked out great. We love using the 1948 International Harvester dump truck as a prop outdoors. The new customizable license plate background has been popular for guys and girls alike. Our new glamor magazine background is unique. It's all added up to more variety in less time for the seniors.

We're still doing yearbook photos. The deadline for photo submission to EBHS is Oct. 24th and most school are about the same.

Class of '09 is Great!!!!

2008-07-19T15:34:00.002-04:00

We're having a great time photography "official" yearbook and senior portraits for the Class of '09. They've been a lot of fun. It's been great how they're bringing in hats and scarves and cool clothes.

You can now be photographed in, on,or by our 1948 antique dump truck outside of the studio. That's giving seniors another unique background they can't find anyplace else.

Just to let you know, we are currently fully booked with seniors the week of August 10-15th. Other dates are filling up. We only photographed 3-4 seniors a day.

Many calling for sessions commented on how they could tell who went to us last year by just looking at how good the senior yearbook photos in the EBHS Emerald yearbook. Thanks for noticing.

Early Senior Photo Info

2008-05-27T14:52:00.002-04:00

We've started to book session appointments, especially for the Class of 09'er who will be away for most of the summer. Looks like we're going to have a busy summer with seniors!

Very shortly a postcard will be going out to most of the Class of 09. It will have over 100 yearbook photos from Class of 08 on it. But the two images from Class of 09 on the back really make the postcard special.

Moved.....Our Web Site Host

2008-05-01T16:03:00.002-04:00

We changed web hosting companies so there maybe a day or two you don't see our website. It can take 2-3 hours to 2-3 days for the changes to be seen by everyone on the web. Our blog slideshows seem to be missing and we'll try to re-upload them in a few days.

Winner of Sr. Idol Portfolio Contest

2008-04-10T15:10:00.002-04:00

The winner of a custom 20"x30" print is Sara Parker!!!! She came on strong and kept going!

However, Lauren Casaretti has so many votes in second place we are going to make a second place prize. Not sure what that will be yet, but we'd like to give her something for a great effort.

More "Models"

2008-03-26T18:31:00.004-04:00

Here are a few more "models" who have been to the studio for a free session. Free sessions are coming to an end soon so if you're thinking about it, give us a call now. It's a lot of fun and a great experience.

Info on the free sessions and another slideshow are on the Feb. 26th blog entry.

EBHS Drama Club Spring Production

2008-03-10T18:59:00.002-04:00

Here's a sample of the Pirates of Penzance dvd that the drama club has for sale as a fund raiser. That dvd has three times as many photos! Contact Ceesolomon@aol.com for details. (If music is playing, click the small speaker icon on the bottom left of the slideshow.)

Class of 2009 Idol Portfolio Contest

2008-02-27T16:11:00.002-05:00

Scroll down this blog to see some of your ’09 classmates on a slide show. Send an email to Contest@UpscalePhotography.com and tell us which portfolio is your favorite. This isn’t a beauty contest. We want to know whose collection of images you like best.

On April 4th we’ll total up the votes and the winner will receive a 20x30 print of any of their images from the contest, a $395 value! (One vote per day per email address!) Votes from friends, relatives, mom’s co-workers all count!

Still Looking For Models!

We’re still accepting “models” for another two or three weeks. “Models” help us test out new backgrounds and lighting and we will use some of their images on our website, blog and other places. We might run another Class of 2009 Idol Portfolio Contest if there’s interest. Models get some great goodies. It’s free. Have fun!

Our Snail Mailing List

Make sure you send us your street address so you receive our Senior Photography Specials in the mail. You’ll see some samples of your classmates plus get word of specials we run. Save money!

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We don’t sell or distribute your email or street address to anyone.

Class of 2009 Models Wanted

2008-02-26T14:09:00.006-05:00

Come in for a free 30-45 minute session. Be in our next sideshow! We've got great bonuses for you.

Fav 5 Bonus: Bring or send us the names, addresses, and email address of your Fav 5 classmates from the EBHS class of 2009.
You'll get a free 30 minute photo session (usually can do yearbook and one change of cloths) in June or July (normally $30-60). You also get one image from the session to use on MySpace/Facebook or emailing. We make sure your Fav 5 get mailings and notice of any specials we're running and we might send them an image or two of you. There is a minimum purchase of just $75. That was easy!

5+35 Bonus: Bring in the names, addresses, and email address of your Fav 5 classmates from the EBHS Class of 2009 plus the names, addresses, and email address of 35 other EBHS juniors. This is easy to do: pass out sheets (we can provide) in classes, lunch, etc. (Note: if no email address, the name only counts as 1/2 a person toward the total count).

You receive a free 1 hour session (normally $60-$120) in June or July. This should be long enough for yearbook posses and 3 changes of cloths. In addition, you get an image for MySpace/Facebook, a 6-8 image slideshow for your iPod, cell phone, or website, including Myspace. Plus you'll receive an "Image Is Everything" tee-shirt. There is a minimum purchase of just $125.

EBHS Girls Basketball Poster

2008-01-10T15:54:00.000-05:00

I put up a few of the EBHS Girls Basketball posters in the high school today. I spoke to some of the students and they really liked them! "Awesome" was the comment I heard the most. It was one of the most complicated posters I've done and it took quite of bit of time. The idea was to produce something very different, feature the seniors, and make you stop in your tracks when you first see it.

I'm working on the EBHS Girls Bowling poster now. I've got a design in mind that should make it a great poster!

-David Schneider

My Priorities Right Now

2007-11-24T13:29:00.000-05:00

With my wife having a mastectomy and breast reconstruction, I've been her full time nurse. I stayed with her in the hospital and slept on a recliner in her room. Now that she's home, she's in a recliner and I sleep next to her on the couch. It'a been two weeks and I really miss my bed! But right now I need to be close in case she needs something.

My daughter from Maryland came in to help, then son from San Francisco, then my daughter from Univ. of Michigan. Fortunately, Casey is handling the processing of our orders at the studio, especially seniors. I've been working in between at home on the EBHS ladies soccer team slide show. It's my 9th year being their entertainment and it's a very long project to complete. Thousands of images get boiled down to a 30 minute show with music. It's a challenge.

Rachael, the UM daughter, designed a breast cancer tee shirt for her sorority and they sold an unbelievable $15,000 worth of tee shirts. Wow! It said "Go Blue!" on one side and "Think Pink" on the back with the P made from a pink ribbon.

-David Schneider

Attention EBHS Seniors

2007-10-16T17:15:00.000-04:00

Attention EBHS seniors: Your senior photo will appear in Black & White in the yearbook. I confirmed this with your yearbook adviser today when I personally met with her. By the way, she really works hard to produce a great yearbook.

Hard to believe we're into October. High school yearbook photo submission deadlines are coming up and we're seeing a number of late comers. I guess they just realized they are seniors! lol

My daughter, Rachael, came home from the University of Michigan this week. It's their fall break. Not sure why they need a fall break! I'm paying a lot of money on out-of-state tuition to send her there to their School of Art & Design so they should have classes!! Well, it is good to see her. She took my wife to chemo today so I got to come to work early. Chemo lasts from 8:30am to about 2:15pm so it's a big chunk of the day.

-David Schneider

2007-10-03T14:24:00.000-04:00

Good & Not So Good

2007-09-25T14:37:00.000-04:00

The last couple of weeks have been exciting in the studio. There were many great sessions with seniors. One of most memorable was with Trista K and her three horses at her home. Don't wave a carrot in front of them unless you're willing to gets some horse lips on your hand!

Another session was with Amy & Patrick B and parents and dog, Rocky. Great family and senior photos, but what made it even more memorable was Rocky pee'd on a brand new, never used background! These things happen!

Did some team photos for girls volleyball, field hockey, soccer and cheer leading and posters should start coming back from the printer soon.

We also did the wedding/civil union of two gay gentlemen that lasted for three days and that was another great experience.

Yesterday was a corporate golf outing in Tarrytown, NY for a corporate client on spectacular golf course that over looks the Hudson River.

Unfortunately, my wife, who has breast cancer, will need a mastectomy. We had hoped the chemo treatments would shrink her cancer down to a point were a lumpectomy would be possible.

-David Schneider

Welcome to the Upscale Photography Blog!

2007-09-07T12:28:00.001-04:00

I've been photographing so many high school seniors lately I ran out of room in the galleries on our studio website, www.UpscalePhotography.com. This blog allows me to post more images using slide shows. So check out the slide show here for more "seniors". I'll be adding more slide shows soon.

This slide show has images of Laura C., Carly W., Leora B., Taylor M., and Breanne M. They were all a lot of fun and we created some great images. Their moms were helpful, holding reflectors or blowing hair.

If you have any comments about the slide show or images on the galleries on our website, please post them here or email me at photos@upscalephotography.com. Thanks!

-David Schneider