Fourfourty

It was an exciting week last week as a local band, Fourforty, had the opportunity to open for Bon Jovi at the Excel Energy Center! They were the winners of the Big Break contest on KQRS. Marti was able to go to the concert to take photos of the band as they were playing and got some awesome photos. Fourforty sounded great, and we'd like to congratulate Brian, Pat, Kelly and Mark on a job well done!!!

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the New London-Spicer boys basketball team on their state win! What an exciting year!

Spring has come quickly and the class of 2010 will be graduating soon. We've been busy creating announcements for seniors; there are several new designs this year. We encourage seniors to order soon, so invitations can be mailed out in plenty of time for their parties.

We've also been preparing for the upcoming class of 2011! The new brochures will be sent out in May, and we're looking forward to a great summer of photographing senior portraits.

And the Winners Are.....

Thank you to all who voted during our first pet contest! We were excited to have 535 total votes over the week. The contest was so much fun and we recieved great feedback from clients and voters. We hope to do this every year!

Congratulations to the following winners:

"Puppy Love" 1st Place, winner of a 16x20 print - Melissa Baggenstoss

"Flower Girl" 2nd Place, winner of an 11x14 print - Darlene Larson

"I Rule, You Drool" 3rd Place, winner of an 8x10 print - Peg Johnson

Vote for your favorite pet!

Thank you to all who made our Furtography pet contest a success! The amount of pet food donated totalled 500 pounds. We had a lot of fun photographing your pets over the past two weeks. We hope to do this again next year!

To place your vote, log onto carlsonstudioinc.com. Click on the "Contact Us" button on the bottom of the website and enter your name, email and the title of your favorite portrait in the "Message" box. Please vote only once. All voting must be done March 8-15th; winners will be notified March 17th and images will be posted on our blog.

Good Luck!!

Furtography

We are busy preparing for our first ever pet portrait contest! We are offering a free session fee and new products at discounted prices for those who bring in a bag of Science Diet pet food to be donated to the Humane Society.

Pets will be photographed between February 15-27th. Times are limited, so call soon!!

You choose your favorite image to have posted to our blog for others to vote on March 8-15th. The most photogenic pet will be awarded a 16x20 portrait. Second place receives an 11x14, and 3rd will be given an 8x10.

A 10x20 composite of your pet is available at 25% off during this event. Other fun ideas include magnets, notecards, coffee mugs, keychains and wall prints.

We are looking forward to the experience!

Giddy-up!

What do you get when you combine a rocking horse, a cowboy hat, cowboy pj's and a small cowboy? A session full of personality, smiles and wonderful expressions! A multiple image composite was a wonderful way to display all the fun moments that were captured. These portraits reflect the playfulness and excitement of a child this age.

New Website!

We're excited to announce our new website! The address, carlsonstudioinc.com has not changed, but we do have a new, updated look. We will now have better online proofing options as well as online ordering (still under construction). We're happy to have all new images on our web display and look forward to your feedback!