Changes a brewin'!

We are taking the big step of rebranding the business. MarksPixels is becoming Studio Mark Emile. We have a new name, a new logo, a new website, a new blog, but one thing we have not changed is our commitment to excellence and insistence on providing the highest quality service possible.

I invite you to view our new blog studiomarkemile.blogspot.com That is going to be the active blog moving forward. See you there! We have many exciting new developments (no pun intended!) to share with you.

Lightroom Super Monday

Today I conducted a Super Monday PPA Continuing Education class on Adobe Lightroom at Jeff Dachowski's studio in Manchester, NH. This full day program introduced Lightroom as a workflow tool, and thoroughly dissected the operation of each module. Effort and time-saving tips such as the use of presets, templates, and customization were presented, and all of the attendees left with a solid foundation in the use of Lightroom. I invite any of today's attendees to email with any questions.

This was my first full day program, and I'm pretty pleased with how it went off. I'm glad I had this opportunity prior to the larger group to which I will be presenting in two weeks in Pennsylvania.

Happy Birthday to Me!

Yesterday was my birthday, and a fine day it was. Nice weather for a change, and I came home to this bad boy. 6.3 lbs of feisty crustacean, and he barely fit in the pot (and it's a BIG pot!) A lot of people will tell you the big ones aren't any good, well they are wrong! This was delicious. Cooked him for about 25 minutes and it was perfect! Nik and I made short work of him. Betsy decided to pass. Too bad, honey! He was delish! Thanks for a great birthday.

Phalaenopsis

It's a pretty little orchid, isn't it? Watch out not to get too close, it just might bite!

As Easter approaches

Little ones get pictures taken. Ruby makes another visit to grampa's studio, and in 3 minutes we took 24 photographs, most of which turned out (the ribs were ready, and everyone was hungry!) Here are a couple. Loving the new background. What do you think?

Fun and Learning Wtih Don Chick

During last year's NHPPA convention, the annual scholarship auction was held, and among the items I walked away with was an afternoon of personal lighting instruction in my (residential) studio with Don Chick. Don is the current NHPPA President, and has won NH Photographer of the Year 2 of the last 3 years. He goes 4/4 in national with alarming regularity. He's the real deal. So I was delighted to score an afternoon of personal instruction for the paltry sum of $100. (The prior year he got $350 each from two photographers, neither of whom took advantage of their purchase.)

To those of you who have people as generous (and talented!) as Don donating their time in this way, take advantage of it.. Here's a selection from the images we created:

The End of MarksPixels

The MarksPixels era is coming to a close. Don't cry for me, Argentina. All is far from lost. Stay tuned for an exciting new announcement, coming soon!

A Little Photoshop Fun

Spent some time playing with some images of Jensine and Elise tonight. Lots of fun. Thanks to Kirk Voclain for the templates.

Late class of 2008 senior

Why call a senior who has yet to graduate late? Because most seniors get their "senior portraits" get them done between the spring of their junior year and the early fall of their senior year, mostly due to yearbook deadlines. This is Elise, a lovely young lady who came by the studio today.




If you've procrastinated through your senior year and have failed to get your senior portraits done or are simply unhappy with the images you got from the contract photographer, contact us. We'll set you right up. You'll be photographed by Mark himself, not an employee with little experience and training like you might find elsewhere. Give us a call and we'll schedule a consultation, during which we will discuss what your goals are, what your ideas are, and how we will get you some great images.

The Rubester

Ruby, my granddaughter, came by the studio today. What fun! We buried her in beanie babies. And put her pretty pink dress on her. And bunny ears. These are SOOC, as you can see. We all adore her.