Rosalyn approached me with a simple idea to photograph her with fabric draped over her body and to photograph the fabric as it fluttered in the wind. The session was one of the shorter sessions I’ve done recently but the results are stellar. Let me know your feedback on the photos. If you like what you see or want to offer suggestions for improvement, I’d LOVE to hear from you. Yes, I’m talking to YOU.

The session began uptown New Orleans in Audubon Park and then we finished in the French Quarter in the freezing cold temperatures. I applaud McKenna and Chris for braving the cold. But alas, the photos are ready and I feel pretty darn good about the turnout. It was worth the cold, wasn’t it guys? I am really looking forward to your Annadele’s Plantation (Covington, LA) wedding in April. Enjoy!

Do you know of a senior citizen who would like a family portrait this holiday season? I will be teaming up with another local Baton Rouge portrait photographer and a makeup/hair  artist at the Cortana Mall EBRCOA senior activity center Dec. 12, 2009 photographing 40 families who win our free portrait session giveaway. Interested individuals can sign up for a chance to win the session at any of the many EBRCOA senior activity centers around town. Go to the EBRCOA’s website for info on how to contact the different senior centers.

I am looking for volunteers for the Dec. 12 event from 11am-6pm. If you are interested in helping out at the event in anyway (keeping the seniors company, serving them food, answering questions, helping to setup/tear down, etc.) contact me via email here: aaronhogan@eyewanderphoto.com

To show you our appreciation, we are offering every past and current client of 2009 a sweet 50% off discount on every qualifying order of any product/print from any photo event on the website from now until Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 11:59pm CST.

Make an online photo order totaling at least $75 and you will receive 50% off your entire order with a special discount code. It’s that simple! Enter the code 50offeverything when checking out.

This very special offer applies to every image posted on our online proofing website. All 2009 online photo galleries that have expired have been reactivated until Dec. 2 so you can take advantage of this one-time only sale. These events include weddings, bridals, engagements, portrait sessions, special events, etc. Everything. This applies to all products available through online proofing including canvases, large and small prints, greeting cards, photo gift items and digital downloads. It does NOT include albums/books which are not available online.

***If you’re event is not online and you want to take advantage of this special offer, email me and I’ll post your event online. Even if your event was in 2008. I’m in the mood of generosity. Take advantage of this opportunity if you have been comtemplating ordering the high-resolution DVD of all your files including the copyright. It’s 50% off, too!

Treat yourself to a nice canvas of your favorite image from the photo session, or get some prints to give away as Christmas gifts to family and friends. Please don’t miss out on this special offer. This is a one-time event.
To order photos, go to Eye Wander Photo’s Online Proofing website here and search for your photos.
Please share the news with friends and family who may want to purchase your photos. But hurry, this sale is only for a very short time! Thanks for your business and happy holidays.

***If you experience any problems ordering or viewing images from the site, try back later as the site may be overloaded with traffic. If problems persist, write down the photo number you wish to order along with the product, size and quantity and email us your order. We will honor these orders if emailed to us by Monday night.

Offer Expires: December 2, 2009 at 11:59pm CST

During Chasity’s bridal session, she was extremely attentive to my direction and it ultimately resulted in one of my favorite bridal photos I’ve taken in a few years. I couldn’t wait to photograph her wedding at Lakehouse in Baton Rouge on October 30, 2009. She and Michael agreed to do the first look which took a slight bit of convincing, but since their ceremony was after dark and they really wanted some killer shots together, it was the only option really. And because they did the first look, they were able to knock out all their family and wedding party photos they wanted before the ceremony began. But of course, the best part was they got to treasure each other and laugh together before they got too busy to breathe. Thanks for viewing the photos!

My favorite image taken during Chasity's bridal session in St. Francisville, LA

Destrehan Plantation
13034 River Road
Destrehan, Louisiana 70047
(985) 764-9315
http://www.destrehanplantation.org

I am writing today to ask if you would be willing to partner with me and the photographers in Baton Rouge this holiday season on a project called Help-Portrait.

Help-Portrait is an international movement in which photographers and makeup/hair artists around the world, using their time, equipment and expertise will give back to those who are less fortunate. What does that look like? It looks like photographers taking pictures. And then giving those pictures back to the families.

I wanted to personally invite you to actively participate in an event that is sure to make a positive impact on the Baton Rouge area Saturday, December 12, 2009.
Through the Baton Rouge Help-Portrait event, photographers will be donating professional portraits to those who cannot afford them. The recipients of these photos will be our city’s homeless, single moms and their kids, the sick, elderly in nursing homes, hungry, poor, etc. You get the point, to those who are truly in need.

Help-Portrait is a movement that was started by Nashville portrait photographer Jeremy Cowart this summer to give back to the community by donating photography services to those in need. It has spread throughout the world like wildfire. We’ve started a Baton Rouge group today so please get the word out to anyone you know in Baton Rouge who could help. The locations are to be determined, but we’ve got the ball rolling with some different photographers and local companies who want to be involved.

Help-Portrait, just to give you an idea, currently has around 3000 photographers involved in over 260 different locations, including more than 40 different countries. So you would be partnering with a worldwide initiative to see many underprivileged families receive a family portrait this year.

None of the photographers or volunteers involved are being paid or making money off these photographs. None of the pictures taken will be used on personal websites or portfolios. The goal is simply to find people in need and take their picture in order to give the picture back.

So what are we going to be giving? Help-Portrait would like to give a small package of prints to each person or family that shows up including a couple 4×6s, a 5×7 and a set of 8 wallets or an 8×10 photograph. We are still working out logistics about how many photos and how they’ll be delivered.

How can you help? For starters, join the Baton Rouge Help-Portrait group by clicking here.
We’ll need help in these areas:

-Photographers – Obviously
-Hair & Makeup artists- We want to make these people not only look their best but make them feel like a star!
-Videographers- We’ll need at least one at each location to document the event for www.hope-portrait.com website.
-Printing team- People will need to run back and forth to one-hour labs periodically, in addition to man printers on-location
-Assistants – lighting grips, backdrops, printing at one-hour lab, setting up and tearing down gear
-Location(s) – Still haven’t found out where we’ll be holding the event, but it’ll be at multiple locations
-Planning- We need help figuring out locations and logistics.
-Loan us Equipment- digital cameras, lighting with diffusers (hot lights and strobes), light stands, backdrops, desktop photo-quality printers and paper and ink
-Transportation- To get the people without cars to the locations
-Food- We want to feed everyone who comes to the event. Try to bring a few canned goods to donate to those who are hungry.
-Post Processing – We’ll be doing some immediate retouching and color-correction using laptops to let people see results immediately
-Ambassador – Get the word out any way you can. Blog, facebook, twitter, myspace, email, etc.

This movement will be massive and it’s all for the best cause of all – to give HOPE to our community this Christmas season instead of more useless gifts. It’s not for our own glory. This is an experience that we hope will continue well beyond this one day. We want to create a presence of love and hope for the people in the photos that is much greater than the photo itself.
Visit www.help-portrait.com to learn about it, and join the Baton Rouge Help-Portrait group if you’re interested in participating.
For more info, see the videos on the Help-Portrait website. I hope you can help in some way. Together, let’s make this holiday season one of selfless love.

Thank you in advance for partnering with us.

Resource videos:

Help-Portrait Promo Video

Help-Portrait Intro Video

Test event in Nashville on October 9, 2009

The problem lies in the way the Apple Mail app embeds .jpg and pdf files as well as other files inside the email being sent out. Instead of attaching it to the message like normal email clients, the mail program embeds it into the email which leads to some PC-based email clients and webmail users not being able to save the “attachment”.

I don’t plan to go into great depth regarding the technical details of the problem as that is not the purpose of this post.

I have found a viable solution that is working for me and I have tested it with a few different systems on the receiving end of the emails being sent. So I thought I’d pass it on as I couldn’t find a lot of good info when searching for it.

I am using Mac Attachments Iconizer (version 2)
Found here: Mac Attachments Iconizer (a real solution)

Disclosure: The programmer and I have had no contact, I am not being paid or compensated to advertise this. I am simply sharing the information.

If you are a Mac user and have had similar problems with your Mac mail attachments I suggest you check Iconizer out. There is a free version as well as a pay version. Taken from the programmer’s website, “Download an unlimited trial version of Mail Attachments Iconizer (a free update for registered users).” The registered version is definitely affordable (USD $14.99) if you can’t tolerate frequent reminders that you are using a free version.

That’s all for now!