Meeting and Exceeding Expectations

I have some testimonial comments from satisified clients on my main website, however, in general I believe the best referrals are word of mouth among friends so I normally don't post them on my blog. I am going to make an exception today. I received a copy of an unsolicited email from a parent who recently had her daughter's senior portraits made. It is extremely satisfying when I find out that I have met and even exceeded the expectations of my clients and I am grateful that Katherine chose to share her positive experiences with her friends.

This past Sunday, Lauryn sat for her senior portraits at David Quisenberry’s studio in the old flour mill in historical McKinney. We were thrilled with the attention to detail and focused attention that Lauryn received from David and his make-up artist, Toby. We chose to do both indoor and outdoor sessions which took about two hours of “camera” time, not to mention the time at the makeup session. We took outfits galore with us and David helped her to pick those that he felt would best compliment her photographs. While indoors, Lauryn saw much of the machinery used in the flour mill and had an opportunity to imagine McKinney more than 100 years ago. During the outdoor shoot, she changed in the car while moving from spot to spot. It was truly a fun time for both of us – while in the car, we had the opportunity to chat and talk about milestones and dreams and all of the focus was on her.

Why am I telling you all of this? As a single mom on a budget I was nervous about the expense of senior pictures, but I feel that with David Quisenberry I am getting the most of my money while providing a special experience for Lauryn. Here’s why…
David does not offer packages – I get to pick and choose the poses, sizes, quantities, etc. of the pictures I order.
During the summer I get a portion of the sitting fees back in photo credits. By booking your senior’s session and paying for the sitting fee in June, you will get a 60% credit back in print credits. So, his $100 sitting fee was really a $40 fee and $60 of portraits is paid for! And the $175 fee for both indoors and outdoors, effectively cost $70 for two hours of focused photography! In July and August these credits decrease to 30% and 15% respectively.
His minimums are very manageable for those of us on budgets.
I wrote this note because I wanted to share with you what I thought was a great opportunity for you and your senior (or anyone else searching for a high quality photographer. Check out his website at http://www.davidquisenberryphotography.com/Seniors/ to see if his studio meets your needs. I assure you that our experience was first class and I am happy to share it with you.

Katherine, like all of my clients, did receive referral cards with a special offer to share with her friends and she does receive bonuses when the referral cards are turned in. If you would like
to take advantage of a referral special offer, let me know and I will get Katerine's contact info to you.

Rocking Good Time

Monday I did Hannah's senior session. It was blazing hot, however, I had found some new places to photography Hannah and she had the perfect clothes to match so we were rocking into the sunset. I have included a few of my favs of Hannah below.











June is almost over, along with the best session prices you can get each year. I am booked into July now, however, you can still call and reserve you session and receive 60% of your session fee in print credit. Back on the topic of movies. According to the family I was wrong about Get Smart. They went while I was capturing senior portraits and said it was very good. Hopefully I will make it to a movie this weekend. Any suggestions?

Perfect Baby

OK, everyone swears their baby is the perfect child when they are first born. Mine were too, until the terrible two's came along. (Actually they weren't that bad then.) I enjoy photographing babies, however, it is pretty much a given that newborns are either asleep or crying and as soon as you take their diaper off, well freedom produces wetness (or worse). Not a big deal. Wooden floors and washing machines take care of any problems except for dad and mom's outfits if they get in the way. But Shelby, now she was the perfect baby. First, she was awake the entire session. Second, she never cried. Didn't even whimper and she was in my studio over 2.5 hours. Heck, Dad made more noise when he was carrying in mom's make-up kit (more on that) up the stairs to my studio. She really didn't even blink much when the bright lights when off in her face. The best part, however, was when she pointed a tiny little finger at dad, giggled and said "No hair". I'm not positive if that is what she said because she spoke softly, but I swear the rest is true. Here are just a few of my favs:









I mentioned Dad carrying mom's make-up kit up the stairs earlier. Mom is actually Toby, my make-up artist. She has a very impressive resume as a make-up artist (MUA) as well as an instructor. I will have a big announcement regarding Toby early next month so don't forget to check back often. The easiest way to know when I have made an update is the subscribe to the blog. You just have to fill in your email and hit the Subscribe button on the right side of my blog. You will then be notified each time I blog.

Beautiful Family

Beckie contacted me after seeing some of my work on display at Craig Ranch OBGYN to create a family portrait. She has two wonderful boys and a husband that I immediately liked. I had a lot of fun creating their portraits and they turned out wonderfully. A few of my favorites are below.










I hope each of your are enjoying your summer vacation. I know my family is. Kristine and the kids have gone to the movies several times seeing Incredible Hulk and Kong Fu Panda and I know they have Six Flags Over Texas on their schedule, also.

Vacation Recovery

Every go on a vacation, have a great time and then return so exhausted you need a vacation from your vacation? Kristine and I had a very fun time in Mexico at the Grand Sunset Princess. Here are just a few of the images I captured while there.

Sand Between My Toes

David Quisenberry Photography will be closed from Sunday June 8th thru Sunday June 15th. I will be pushing sand between my toes with a cold drink in my hand while on a beach in Playa del Carmen. If you are wanting to schedule or receive information about a portrait session, send an email and I will reply when I return.
Enjoy your week. I promise you I will enjoy mine.

Senior Session with Ashley

I knew the second I met Ashley that her eyes would look incredible in her senior portraits. She has those beautiful, bright blue eyes that are so fun to capture. She also loved to smile and laugh so this was a fun session which produced great images. This is one of my last seniors of 2008, and if so what a great way to finish.

Speaking of ending, that means it is also time to begin something new. I am now taking appointments for 2009 Seniors and my calendar is beginning to fill, so if you would like to take advantage of summer specials, you need to do it this month!

Here are a few of my favs of Ashley.