New 2013 {Click}shop Classes!

 Just in time for summer, our {Click}shop will help you reach your summer vacation photography goals.  Perhaps its getting to know your camera functions better, take better photos with improved composition and lighting or even figure out how to get the most from your images before printing them.  Whether you just got your camera or are considering photography as a career, our fun fast-paced workshops will have you seeing your images in a whole new light!

2013 {Click}shop Schedule

Monday, June 17th 6:00-9:00pm

These classes are limited to those who purchased class vouchers via Living Social.  NOTE: This will be the LAST class offered for those who purchase the Living Social promo in January 2013.    

Spend three information packed hours with "Ohio's Most Awarded Portrait and Wedding Photographers."  Mark and Jennifer's work is nationally awarded and has been published in magazines all over the country, including the cover of Professional Photographer Magazine.  They both hold their Master of Photography Degrees, Photographic Craftsman Degrees and Imaging Excellence Degrees from the Professional Photographers of America (PPA).  They both also have awards too numerous to count including the Canon Par Excellence Award, Fuji Masterpiece Award and Kodak Gallery Award.  Their workshops train you to photograph as well as teach you to see through different eyes.

Our {Click}shop covers not only how to capture better images in camera, but also how to get the most out of each image in post-production ensuring your images look their best before publishing or printing.  Roughly half of the 3 Hour workshop covers photography basics, with the remaining time spent in Photoshop.

Photography Topics Covered:

-Camera and Lens Basics

-Proper Lighting with Flash and Available Light

-Flattering Posing

-Better Composition and Cropping

Photoshop Topics Covered:

-Adjusting Color, Levels & Saturation

-Creating Special Effects

-Retouching Tips and Tricks

Class sizes are kept to 25 students or less to ensure personalized instruction with time for questions.  Every attendee also receives a detailed Syllabus and Jennifer's favorite Photoshop Actions covered in class. 

Bring to Class: Notebook, Pens, and (not required, but highly recommended) Camera, Laptop with some form of Photoshop loaded from Photoshop Elements through CS.

 Spend 3 Hours perfecting your technique and stirring your creative juices with two Master Photographers with over 30 years of experience.  Your work will never be the same!

Classes fill quickly so be sure to reserve your space now!  

Call 937.748.8445 for more details including some restrictions.

Follow us on Facebook to see more samples of current work as well as keep up to date on promotions and other classes held throughout the year.

Prime Time Party Rental Bridal House

This Saturday, March 24th from 9am to 2pm join us and many other great wedding vendors at Prime Time Party Rental's Bridal Open House! Prime Time will even be offering discounts on rental orders...leaving you more room in your budget to spend on photography ;) Anyway, don't miss out! Click on the link to RSVP.

Dayton Wedding Vendors...Thank You!

Some of you may already know that we have a wedding in our family this month. Mark's son Joshua is marrying Kristen in Florida later this month. Since they are doing a destination wedding, they wanted to have a 'Send Off Reception' for those guests who would not be traveling to the wedding.

We helped the soon-to-be-newlyweds plan this event and had lots of fun in the process. The kids wanted their party to be nontraditional, non-cookie cutter and above all super fun! With that in mind we booked the Taj Ma Garaj to hold the event. With it's nontraditional decor and game room, we knew it would be a memorable venue for guests.

We started with forgoing a sit down dinner. The whole evening was designed to be one big cocktail hour. Guests were free to mingle, eat, drink, play games in the arcade, dance, whatever they wished, whenever they wished.

Guests could sample food from the four different food stations (Asian, American, Carving Station, fine cheeses and fruits). Servers also passed beautiful trays of yummy finger foods as well. The bar offered a full line of wines, beers and a 'Signature Drink' of frozen Margaritas. The cookie and candy bar was meant to be enjoyed all night so guests were able to sample the sweets during the party as well as take some home.

In keeping with the kids desire to not be 'too stuffy or conforming,' linens and centerpieces were all different, but were in keeping with the red and black color palette. Four different types of tablecloths were used and combined with different textured overlays. There were also six different centerpieces ranging from all floral to all candles with mixtures of both in between. We also mixed the table sizes and heights. We opted for smaller tables holding between 4 to 8 chairs max making for more intimate conversation spots.

We wanted to give a very special thank you to the Dayton wedding vendors who helped make Joshua and Kristen's party so wonderful. There are many fabulous vendors in town and it was hard to pick just a few to use. Thank you for making our party such a success! We couldn't have done it without you!

The Taj Ma Garaj

Primetime Party Rental

Berstein's Fine Catering

Furst Florist

Ice Sculptures by Ramon

Square One Salon

Nicholas Viltrakis Photography

The DJ Company, Jim Manley

Stay tuned for the next round of Garber party images coming from the rehearsal dinner at the BeachHouse and the wedding at the Crosley Estate.

Coming to a City Near You...

Here is an updated list of travel for us. If you are in one of these cities and would like a session, please feel free to call. Session times are limited due to travel commitments; however, we can usually fit in one or two sessions. I'm sure that we will be adding more Cleveland dates for the fall as well.

We have a wedding in Sarasota the last weekend in March of 2011 and will be staying additional dates for beach sessions. 2011 will also have us in Arizona, Indiana, Michigan, South Carolina and Cabo, Mexico to name a few. We'll have more detailed information about 2011 travel posted later in the year. Hope to see you!

I-do Boutique Grand Opening!

We are extremely excited and privileged to be apart of the I-do Bridal Boutique in Cincinnati. Created by widely known and accredited bridal consultant Brigid Horne-Nestor of I-do Weddings, the Bridal Boutique is a one-stop resource of Cincinnati's top vendors.

Located in prestigious O'Bryonville (right near Walnut Hills & Hyde Park), the Bridal Boutique is the perfect place for brides who want easy, carefree planning without having to drive all over town trying to find vendors. The Bridal Boutique represents over 30 companies from catering, florists, entertainment and much more. Each vendor has display material as well as a detailed binder of information covering their services. Because the Boutique is staffed with friendly knowledgeable staff, you can get answers and guidance on questions that you may have about vendors.

The I-do Boutique is also home of the Wedding Day Divas, who can provide great wedding planning services to any bride on a budget. Select from a menu of individual services or go for the big planning package. You can also purchase many cute and unique table favors and wedding gifts at the Boutique.

There is plenty of comfortable browsing and meeting space so we will now be able to meet with brides directly in Cincinnati as this will be a satellite office for us. Join us for the Grand Opening on September 30th!

Mazel Tov to Grant!

We had so much fun with the Grant and the Harlan family for his Bar Mitzvah on Saturday. The party was at the Taj Ma Garaj, which was perfect for a Bar Mitzvah party with all the awesome Porsches and way cool game room.

We had never been to the Taj Ma Garaj before and let me tell you it is every man's dream come true! There has to be at least two dozen rare Porsches from vintage to new, including the Porsche Carrera at $550k! The decor was wonderful, the food from Berstein's was great and the music and dancers from Buckeye Sounds kept the dance floor full...even with the pull of the game room calling!

It was an awesome time and we wish Grant all the best!

Check us out on The Knot

Kelly & Todd had a wonderful event at the Cincinnati Art Institute. It was a beautiful day, great people and beautiful decor! I really have to admire Kelly's sense of color and fun.

A special thanks to Ron at Ron's Beehive for the great work on flowers and co-ordination. We always look forward to working with Ron! The Knot did a featured slide show on Kelly & Todd and you can see more at The Knot.

Your Invited...Grand Opening Party!

The Dayton Bridal Connection features over 40 of Dayton and Cincinnati's best wedding specialists under one roof. Brides can browse through vendor showrooms at their leisure or schedule appointments with the specialist of their choice. It is like a bridal show that lasts all year!

Tuesday, April 29th at 5:00pm is the Ribbon Cutting (the Mayor or Riverside will actually be cutting a cake instead of a ribbon). There will be door prizes donated by restaurants, florists, us (of course) and much more. Each bride will also receive a 'Goodie Bag' with gifts and other valuable discounts and information. Please join us!

For more information including directions, visit the Dayton Bridal Connection on-line!

Waymire Wedding

What an awesome day we got to spend with Anne and Jeremy. We are so thankful that we were able to share their special day with them. Here is a highlight reel of some of our favorite photos!