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New Orleans Lighting Workshop January 14, 2012 | Imaging USA pre-conference workshop

Aaron Hogan — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:11:22 +0000

Exciting news! I’ll be teaching a lighting workshop January 14, 2012 the day before Imaging USA convention in New Orleans. We’ll be in the Warehouse District for an on-location lighting workshop outdoors during all times of day from midday through afternoon and ending at dusk. The class is $249 and limited to 25 people. If you sign up quick you’ll be able to bring a friend for only $149! We’ll be using large studio strobes (Alien Bees w/ 53″ Octobox attached) powered by the Vagabond Mini as well as an assortment of speedlights and video lights. Details below. Click the graphic to sign up.

Update: the times of the class is 10:30-6pm CST.

The workshop is hosted by post production and album design company Revolution Imaging & Design which is based in Oregon. I use them for post production and album design.

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Baton Rouge Portrait Photographer | Capturing Cancer Series

Aaron Hogan — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:25:04 +0000

October brings a serious topic to our attention – Breast Cancer Awareness. Because so many of our own family and friends have been touched in some way by this disease, we wanted to spend time getting to know those people in our community in a creative light. We invite you to participate in our new Fall series called Capturing Cancer.

We are interested in local stories of survival, courage and the battle of ALL types of cancer. If you, or anyone you know, has beaten cancer or who is currently going through it and would like to tell your story (the good, the bad, or the ugly), we would like to hear from you. These stories can be first hand accounts, family perspectives or even stories of inspiration, advice and support to others.

We are going to collect stories via email through October 31 and feature several on our blog over the next few months. Those selected will receive a complimentary in-studio photo shoot* (with family and support network or alone) to accompany their story which will showcase true beauty inside and out – capturing all aspects of cancer.

We want to create art, but most importantly, we want to create a place where people can go for support and comfort.

*Please email all stories and inquiries to Lauren@eyewanderphoto.com through October 31. If your story is selected for our blog, we will contact you to schedule and discuss your photo shoot.

*shoots will be scheduled on weekdays between November 1 – December 18

*please keep stories to 1500 words or less

Feel free to pass this to as many people as you wish. We look forward to hearing from you and getting to know real people in our community from a different perspective!

Thank you from all of us at Eye Wander Photo.

Baton Rouge Portrait Photographer | Fall Family Mini Sessions are here!

Aaron Hogan — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:51:25 +0000

Fall into Family with a Mini Session!
September 1 through October 30, 2011 (with limited availability)

We want everyone to have the opportunity to get some great and FUN family pictures that you can use to decorate your home, use for your holiday cards or to even give as gifts.

Get your friends involved and schedule your sessions back to back on the same afternoon.

Here’s how the session works:

We are booking mornings and late afternoons from September 1 – October 30, 2011
$75 for a 30 minute outdoor session
1 location in Baton Rouge* – 1 outfit
Your $75 turns into a print credit towards any products that you order at the studio presentation
Receive a FREE set of 50 custom designed tri-fold holiday cards when you invest $750!

Simple, right?
There are limited spots available, so call today to book your session!

Call 225.772.4051 or email aarohogan@eyewanderphoto.com
Thank you! We look forward to hearing from you!

*$25 travel charge to sessions outside 30 mile radius of Baton Rouge.
*Custom travel quote required for travel greater than 90 miles one-way.

We will be posting FUN FAM ideas on Facebook so, become a fan by clicking “Like” on our Facebook Page!
Feel free to share this with your friends!

Baton Rouge engagement photos | Lacey & Michael | March 6, 2011

Aaron Hogan — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:32:11 +0000

When Michael and Lacey first decided to book me for their May 2011 wedding (at White Oak Plantation) as their Baton Rouge based wedding photographer, I was in Paris, France shooting an engagement session. I spoke to them on the phone after they’d met with my mother and I was overwhelmed with excitement- not just because they decided to use me as their wedding photographer out of the many choices but mostly because their personalities were so “open” over the phone. Their friendly, charismatic mannerisms moved me and I decided at that time I was going to have fun with this couple.

When we finally met in person after I returned we began our in-person relationship with a very upbeat note and I knew then we’d be friends well beyond my duties as wedding, bridal and engagement photographer.

The engagement session took place at Cinclare’s Sugar Mill as well as Downtown Baton Rouge. If you have studied up on my work you may know my obsession with Cinclare’s due to its overall dilapidation. I thrive in quiet abandoned places. Sometimes it may be dangerous shot photograph in these types of places, but with my recent accident I was in, I will be much more careful in these locations. Cinclare’s is closing down soon it appears so this is probably one of the last sessions I’ll have had the opportunity to photograph there.

Let’s follow Michael and Lacey through their engagement session as they begin at Cinclare’s and end up at the Mississippi River at sunset. Enjoy their HD slideshow at the very bottom of this post.

Rural Life wedding photography | Baton Rouge weddings | Kristen & Brenan 10.23.10

Aaron Hogan — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:45:55 +0000

What started as a beautiful outdoor setting for a wedding at LSU’s Rural Life Museum in Baton Rouge ended rocking reception fit for a king…a rock star king. Kristen & Brenan Wells of Baton Rouge tied the knot at Rural Life which was such an epic location for an October afternoon ceremony. (October is our most heavily booked wedding month and for good reason).

The wedding party consisted of Kristen and Brenan’s best rock star buddies, and the evening was filled with love, charisma, jello shots, a pole dance on the LSU party bus, a super fun choreographed first dance, and let’s not forget man love…lots and lots of it. The reception was held at Elegant Affairs in Prairieville, LA.

Enjoy the wedding slideshow and please, as always, leave comments on the blog if you like what you see. Thanks!

Wedding vendors for Kristen & Brenan’s wedding:

Ceremony
Rural Life Museums Windrush Gardens
www.rurallife.lsu.edu
(225) 765-2437

Reception
Elegant Affairs
www.elegantaffairs.info/hp.htm
4190 Airline Highway
Gonzales, LA 70737-6609
(225) 647-1500

Makeup
Lauren Kattan
LKMAKEUPYOURMIND@GMAIL.COM
www.lkmakeupyourmind.com

Florist
A cottage path
16285 Highland Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70810-6519
(225) 752-5880
www.acottagepath.net

Hair
Lori @ LaBellas Hair Salon
225-791-5100
9436 Florida Blvd
Walker, LA 70785

River Parish Limo
www.riverparishlimo.com
225-622-5458

Children photography Baton Rouge | Isabella Spano 9.30.10

Aaron Hogan — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:26:30 +0000

The following entry was written by the mother of one of my favorite children I’ve ever photographed. I invited Kathryn Spano, mother of Isabella (age 3) to write for me about her experience as one of my clients. Here’s her story.

To find beauty in places that you would never dream of as a place of beauty is nothing short of talent. In my eyes in Baton Rouge, you really have to really search for it. When we were introduced to Aaron we felt he was the perfect child photographer for our Isabella.

The whole process of our family photography shoot was really impressive. Of course, Aaron had his ideas already, but he allowed us to show him little things in our home, inside and out that were special to us, things we would want to remember. He then proceeded to picking out outfits to go with different shoots and I knew we had chosen the right child photographer! The day of the shoot came, and he makes it such a relaxed atmosphere, that we are truly having fun……Then the wait to see the photos themselves….

As soon as the slide show started, I instantly saw how Aaron how captured all the little things that were so dear to our heart. And oh my, when OPED came across the screen, I couldn’t stop the tears from falling. I was overwhelmed, but in a content way. I had to explain that when she was learning her ABC’s, she referred to them as OPED’s and only four weeks later she isn’t doing that anymore. She simply refers to them as her ABC’s. For a mom or any parent, you don’t want to forget those little things that would make you smile when you were having a hard day. I cannot say enough how amazed I am that he captured our little girl’s special smile and her melancholy look and the love she has for her dog Wrigley, known to her as her little sister.
I am honored to have Aaron as our child photographer and I know we will keep him busy for many years to come. Now…Let me know what you think!

Black Photo Friday Sale EXTENDED – 50% Off Photo Orders through Monday

Aaron Hogan — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 13:55:35 +0000

50% off photo orders extended through Monday!
Hi-Five!

We hope that you received our invitation last week for our Black Photo Friday. We are so excited that many of you are taking advantage of this offer. Now, for the rest of you…we know that you have been trying to get all that holiday shopping in for the past few days so we are extending 50% off all photo orders* placed online through Monday, November 29. Large prints and canvases make pretty sweet gifts. Not much time left!

Events from December 2009 through NOW have been republished online! Contact us if you do not see your previously-posted event online.

Click here to view your event

http://www.EyeWanderPhotoOrders.com

To activate the discount, type in the following code during checkout: ewpthanks

Forward this email to other friends and family too!
Again, thank you for your continued support and referrals!

*the nitty gritty

*50% off any regular prints or specialty prints (including float wraps, gallery wraps and stand out prints)
*minimum order after the discount must be $10 to qualify

Click here to visit our blog!

New Orleans senior photography | Class of 2011 | Matherne Twins

Aaron Hogan — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 03:39:21 +0000

What’s better than being in New Orleans as a photographer? Photographing the cutest Matherne Twins’ senior photos simultaneously. I’ve developed quite a close relationship to the Matherne family and in September I photographed them throughout the city beginning on Tulane Ave. ending in the Warehouse District. High school seniors are one of my favorite subjects to photograph because during these sessions I totally let loose and find the wildest, dirtiest, most colorful locations around. It’s in these environments that the best pictures are made. Oh and I’m able to wear my orange tennis shoes.

Meet Mallary, Miranda and their little sister Malayne. Your comments are welcomed.

Junior in high school Malayne tagged along on the photo shoot

These sisters love to clown around

According to their mother, this image totally captures each of the sisters' personalities. Miranda in charge, Malayne standing up to her, and Mallary just hanging back in the background letting the others have the center stage.

The best green wall in New Orleans

My gosh, the eyes!

tasty treat from Creole Creamery

precious Miranda sporting her Ole Miss shirt

This totally captures the quirkiness of these twins.

The shape of their bodies makes an "M"...how cute.

Miranda died when she finally found a field in which to be photographed. This is all she wanted for her senior photos.

So happy in her field.

"All I need is this twig and this smoke stack and this grass..."

Mallary doing her night thang in the warehouse district of New Orleans.

Baton Rouge | New Orleans | Lafayette High School Seniors Class of 2011

Aaron Hogan — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:12:54 +0000

Hey Seniors of 2011! Now that school is well underway, it’s time to book a rockin’ session with Eye Wander Photo for some sweet senior pics. Our sessions are high energy and totally about you! This is your chance to let your personality shine and show the world what makes you YOU! We travel all over Louisiana so call or email us soon! We heart our Eye Wander Photo seniors! Take a look at some of our Seniors in the slideshow below and if you are one of our seniors from the past, link to this blog post on your Facebook page and message us for a special offer

Simply copy this link to your Facebook “Wall”: http://wp.me/pJZat-cN and then let us know you’ve done this through a Facebook message or email. Follow us on Facebook here.

Wedding photography promotion | Book by September 18 – get a FREE guest book!

Aaron Hogan — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:14:59 +0000

Hey all you brides!

Stop by and visit us this Sunday, July 18 at the Perfect Wedding Guide Bridal Show at the Baton Rouge River Center from 12pm-4pm. We will have lots of information and samples for you to indulge in. Look for me walking around taking candid shots too. Watch out! You just might be featured in the next post

Tell all your friends about this awesome promotion! This is a great way to show off your favorite engagement photos on the day of your wedding and have all your guests leave you some fun messages!