Upcoming Helpful Tips

Over the next 2 months, March & April, I am going to be devoting some time each week to a topic to help you prepare for your photo session.

Whether you are a senior wanting to make sure your in style, an engaged couple preparing for your wedding, or a family wanting some children photographs, these new entries will be here to help you make the most of your session.

Stop back on Friday, March 2 for our first installment. Our first topic will cover the 7 Ages of Child Photography and what to expect at each age along the way.

See you then !

REMINDER : Daylight Savings Time

No, Daylight Savings Time is not coming up this week, but it is coming a few WEEKS sooner.

Spring forward, Fall back

During DST, clocks are turned forward an hour, effectively moving an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening.

United States European Union

Year DST Begins DST Ends Summertime Summertime
at 2 a.m. at 2 a.m. period begins period ends
at 1 a.m. UT at 1 a.m. UT

2003 April 6 October 26 March 30 October 26
2004 April 4 October 31 March 28 October 31
2005 April 3 October 30 March 27 October 30
2006 April 2 October 29 March 26 October 29
2007 March 11 November 4 March 25 October 28
2008 March 9 November 2 March 30 October 26
2009 March 8 November 1 March 29 October 25

Date change in 2007

On August 8, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005. This Act changed the time change dates for Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. Beginning in 2007, DST will begin on the second Sunday in March and end the first Sunday in November. The Secretary of Energy will report the impact of this change to Congress. Congress retains the right to resume the 2005 Daylight Saving Time schedule once the Department of Energy study is complete.

The MOST Inpirational Movie I've ever seen.

Over the years, I've seen a number of inspiring events and films that have changed my outlook and affected who I am today. There was ride of Greg LeMond in 1989 to comeback to win the Tour De France. There was the 1980 hockey team that helped to reminded us, "Do you believe in Miracles?" And I'll never forget the ride of the Galibier in 1998 by Marco Pantani.

But movies are harder to inspire me since I can usually guess what's going to happen. However, last night we were at our church and they played "Facing the Giants".

YOU NEED TO WATCH THIS FILM!!

"This inspirational drama from award-winning producers Alex and Stephen Kendrick combines faith and football in the tale of high school coach Grant Taylor (Alex Kendrick), who rises above failure to create a winning spirit on the field. Taylor faces a losing team, a failing marriage and the possibility of being fired. At the end of his rope, he puts his life in God's hands and, in doing so, finds a stronger purpose and, ultimately, salvation."

A Powerful Song

The other night I was surfing iTunes for some new music to be used in our newborn slideshows. I stumbled upon a song so powerful I wanted share it here for you to add to your collection.

Go to iTunes right now and search for Aaron Shust and listen to the song and then BUY IT, SHARE IT, BELIEVE IT, and LIVE IT.

Enjoy.

My Savior My God Aaron Shust lyrics

Artist: Aaron Shust Album: Anything Worth Saying Year: 2005 Title: My Savior My God

I am not skilled to understand
What God has willed, what God has planned
I only know at his right hand
Stands one who is my savior

I take him at his word and deed
Christ died to save me this I read
And in my heart I find a need
For him to be my savior

That he would leave his place on high
And come for sinful man to die
You count it strange, so once did I
Before I knew my savior

My savior loves, my savior lives
My savior's always there for me
My God he was, my God he is
My God he's always gonna be

Yes, living, dying; let me bring
My strength, my solace from this spring
That he who lives to be my king
Once died to be my savior

That he would leave his place on high
And come for sinful man to die
You count it strange, so once did I
Before I knew my savior

My savior loves, my savior lives
My savior's always there for me
My God he was, My God he is
My God he's always gonna be

Go Getem' Rob

Today, my friend Rob from church is trying out for the RAAM (Race Across America). He needs to ride 425 miles in 24 hours. He is down in Sebring, FL competing.

His training has been good and he's pumped up for today. Here is his schedule for today.

Saturday, February 17, 2007
5:00 am - 6:30 pm	Registration & Check-In
6:30 am	All Events Start Time
6:30 pm	12 Hours Bike Sebring ends
7:30 pm	Awards Ceremony in Pit Area at Racetrack
Sunday, February 18, 2007
6:30 am	24 Hours Bike Sebring RAAM Qualifier ends
7:30 am	Awards Ceremony in Pit Area at Racetrack

"May the wind be at back."

A Tribute to a Fallen Hero

This week marked the third anniversary of fallen hero, Marco Pantani. As many of you know, I use to race nationally and always dreamed of one day of racing in the Tour De France.

As with any sport, we all have our favorites and I've always gone for the Italians. I loved Claudio Chiappucci, Marco Pantini (Il Pirat, and Mario Chippolini (The Lion King).

Here is a tribute to a hero of mine, Marco Pantani.

Thank You Manca for putting this tribute together and sharing it with us.

On the other side of the dial

For the first time in about 2 weeks, I awoke to ABOVE zero temperatures.

Rated as the 'BEST PATIENT OF ALL TIME'

Children's Hospital's nurses all agreed Jayden was the easiest baby they have EVER had. (I'm sure it had nothing to do with the fact that Dad brought the nurses cake on Friday as a 'Thank You')

He was great and handled everything very good.

Jayden comes home !

Happy Birthday Josiah from Uncle Dave

Uncle Dave couldn't be here for the big event this week and so he came over last night to surprise him.

I'm ready to go home now Dad.

We are waiting to hear back from the Doctors today to see if we get to go home.

Minneapolis Skyline

Here are some nice shots of the Minneapolis skyline. The black line in the middle of the image are the blinds in the window. The blinds are BETWEEN the panes of glass and so I had to shoot between them.

"Little Dude" felling better

Jayden is felling better but still needs a few tests and will spend at least 1 more day at Children's

"Little Dude" finally sleeping good.

Update on "Little Dude"

As many of you are aware, our family has been in a whirlwind this week with Jayden's health. On Monday night, we took him to the ER for some breathing problems. We were told it was just a cold and nothing to worry about.

Well, Wed. night, his breathing had gotten worse and looked really bad and took him to the ER. Now he was diagnosed with Croup and needed to be transported to Children's (at 2 AM !)

Yesterday he was finally able to eat again and starting to take fluids

COMING SOON - A new Pictage

I wanted to let all of you know that in the coming months, Pictage, our online printer where you can preview and order your prints from is going to be looking a whole lot different.

I was able to recently view a sneak peak and wanted to share it with you.

I'm totally pumped that this is coming !!!

The New Home page

The new Event Home



Preview Site


Shopping Cart

A Job Well Done !

Last Wednesday, my new friend Bob Curtiss retired after 32 years of working for Proccess Displays.

Congrats Bob ! Enjoy your new found freedom !

Feburary Album Sale !

What better way to say "I LOVE YOU" than with one of our Willowbook Coffee Table Books.

From Feb. 13 - 26, we will be offering our Coffee Table Books for 25% off.

What a perfect way to compliment the great pictures you have hanging on your wall is to now choose all (or some) of the pictures form your session and get them in an album for all of your friends and family members to RAVE about !

A little about Coffee Table Books :

Featuring a matte hard cover and color-corrected, CMYK* matte interior pages, each book showcases your vertical or horizontal images within a black border, set against a white background. Our hand-assembly process enables anyone to produce a high-quality custom book.

Coffee Table Books are library quality case bound, section sewn books. These books are made just like hard back books found in bookstores. They have pages that are sewn into the book in sections so that they lie flat for easy viewing of the images while the binding remains flexible and durable. The covers are the highest quality and come in a wide variety of full color laminates.

They come in 2 Sizes

JAVA™ 7 x 7 Coffee Table Book
SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE JAVA COFFEE TABLE BOOK: It’s 7x7 size makes it convenient for clients to share their full-size images with family and friends - anytime, anywhere. A matte hard cover protects your images in almost any environment. Bound square with one 6 ¼ x 4 ¼ image per page. A wide range of cover colors available; choose from classic black or white, or the refreshing colors of the WillowBook Flower Collection; Rose, Lilac, Lily, Iris, Peony and Tulip. Up to 450 images per book.

KONA™
5 x 5 Coffee Table Book

SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE KONA COFFEE TABLE BOOK:

• It’s 5x5 size makes it a terrific gift option for your clients’ bridal party, family and friends.
• A matte hard cover protects your images in almost any environment.
• Bound square with one 4 ¼ x 2 ¾ image per page.
• A wide range of cover colors available; choose from classic black or white, or the refreshing colors of the WillowBook Flower Collection; Rose, Lilac, Lily, Iris, Peony and Tulip.
• Up to 650 images per book