We also always try to do something a bit more fun than the traditional picture studio shots. Some past favorites include the "See No Evil..." shot from four years ago...
But there really is only so much you can do within the confines of an oversized photo booth. This year was time once again to round everyone up in front of the camera, and from a financial as well as creative stance, we were kinda dreading it.
But we didn't need to dread it! We just needed to break the mold we'd put ourselves in... We have some friends here in Fircrest, Chris and Karen Frey. They started a photography business a couple years ago called Rock Dog Media. They've been doing the pictures for all the sports teams in the area, as well as handling photography for the school functions.
About a month ago, Cindy casually asked them if they had ever considered doing portrait work. Turns out, they're wanting to branch into that line, and had shot portraits for a few local families already. We were happy to sign up!
Three weeks ago, we loaded up the family and headed back out to the Chambers Bay Golf Course to take what we hoped would be the best family pictures ever...
And indeed, we now have, what we believe are the best family pictures ever! We kinda went crazy with the prints ordering... Everything you see up there is just part of the order. There are many more prints buried underneath the ones on top, and there's a gigantic poster sized 30 x 20 rolled up in a tube out of view.
Despite getting a much greater amount of prints than we ever have before, and despite doing an on-location shoot where we got to actually enjoy the process, we paid about half of what we paid two years ago at the big YL.
In keeping with our spirit of honoring the local businesses, we highly encourage any local readers to consider Rock Dog Media for their next photographic needs! No, that's not a commercial... They didn't discount our order so I'd say that. Just as we pimped the heck out of Mad Jack's (sniff, sigh) we always love to help promote the locals who decide to make a difference!
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I agree, it was a beautiful day and the pictures turned out fabulous. Chris and Karen are also just really great people!
ReplyDeleteThe pictures look great! It's always nice when you can find a good, inexpensive photographer. I love doing pictures outside at different locations. I have a friend who's done all of Madelyn's pictures (for free!) and they just look so much more natural outside versus in a studio.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny because when I saw that the topic was family photos, I immediately thought, "Hmm, I wonder if they still go to Yuen Lui"? That place has been around for so long that I'm pretty sure that all eight of us had baby pictures taken there. Well maybe not Linda since she had to go and get born in Florida. In fact when I was a kid I thought that Yuen Lui was the only place in the world where you could get your portrait pictures done.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see that you have graduated to a "cool" photographer. How can you possibly go wrong with a business named RockDog Media?
I have been admiring your family photo on the header. It's perfect! Fun and original....just like your sweet family!
ReplyDeleteEach time I look at your page I admire your picture! I'm glad it all worked out so well. I've been thinking it's probbly time for Daniel and I to get our picture taken...seeing as it's now been 2 years since the wedding, and an update would be good...we'll see what I come up with!
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