Nine18photo can be found at it's new home, nine18photo.com!  And the number 9 was replaced with the word nine.  That's all you need to know!  Come check us out, we're far more fully featured than you remember.

Fall is upon us, and school is back in session.  Want to get something a little more interesting than the one picture your school will take?  Get your senior portraits taken at 918 Photo!

And now is the perfect time to book; you'll be able to take advantage of our back to school special!  20% off all senior portraits this year.

You'll receive 90+ minutes of coverage, shooting how you want, where you want.  We're here to really capture this important time in your (or your child's) life.  Play sports and want to get some shots of you in action?  Done.  Into theatre and want to recreate your favorite scenes?  You got it.  A lab rat?  Put your goggles on and we'll get to work.

This is a landmark moment, and it's something you and your family will enjoy looking back on for the rest of your life.  918 Photo wants to make sure you see you in these pictures.

And if you're interested, yeah, we'll shoot you leaning against a tree.  Or a ladder.  Whatever you want to lean against, we will shoot it!

Prices are exploding like fireworks here at 918 Photo!

Today we're launching our first ever 4th of July sale-splosion! Simply book any shoot by Friday, July 8 and you'll get 25% off. Simple. Awesome.

To clarify, you don't need to actually shoot this week. Just get it booked. Need some shots in September? Now would be a good time to book that. Want to set up a family shoot for Christmas cards? Book now and enjoy the savings. Senior portraits coming up? Again, 25% off if you book this week. Getting married this (or next) year? Any shoot, 25% off.

And we will shoot anything. Got a special request? Just ask, we'll figure it out with you. But ask this week for 25% off!

So, here we are, with pictures!

This was a senior portrait shoot for K.C.  We shot these on a beautiful late October morning.  Aside from being a senior (who just graduated, congratulations K.C.!), she's also an actress.  So on this particular day we shot her senior portraits, then moved inside and shot her headshots.

The weather, and leaves, were really working with us, so we got to shoot this whole thing outdoors.  As such, we made sure to get some of the "traditional" senior portrait shots in there as well.  So if you were wondering, yes, we've got tree leaning.

Again, congrats on the graduation K.C., and the rest of you, enjoy these shots.

Holy cow.  I have been terrible at posting on this site.  But that means nothing other than that I am terrible at creating new posts.  At first my goal was to post new photo sets two to three times a week.  And that's just a crazy idea.

What you can look forward to in the future are new photo shoots from 918.  From time to time you'll see a some non work related shoots as well. Twice a month, at the very least, new photos will be added to this specific site.

But this site shouldn't be the one and only destination for your 918 Photo needs!  If you have yet to check it out, there is a "photo a day" blog that is conveniently linked up in the menu bar.  I'm trying to figure out if I can also have that post directly to this site, and I'll let you know if and when that happens.  For now though, click through and check it out.  There are almost 200 photos from 918 Photo's past and present, spanning the globe.  It's been a very fun way to keep active between shoots, I hope you guys enjoy checking it out daily.  Or at least catching up once a week.

On top of that, we continue to expand our presence over on facebook.  The 918 Photo page on facebook contains expanded albums of the shoots posted here.  Because of the layout and setup of this site, it's clumsy (and slightly rude) to try to post dozens of pictures in one post, forcing you to scroll forever to see them all.  Over on the facebook page you can select your album and flip through at your leisure.  It's a nice setup, and if you've yet to check it out, head on over and like us!  We like you!

And welcome back!

Quick update here.  918 Photo now has a "photo a day" blog set up.  You can find a link to it up in the menu, with the address being...

http://918photo.tumblr.com/

This site remains the home for 918 Photo though, so any info you want/need, this is where you'll find it.  There has been a serious lack of action over here as of late, but not for lack of work.  A bunch of new shots will be posted shortly.

918 is thinking, thinking, about the idea of weddings for 2011.  Interested?  Get in touch, we'll see if this idea works for both of us.

Hey hey! So as you may or may not know, I got married last month. Hooray for me! And these pictures you see here were taken on our honeymoon in Costa Rica. These eight images were handpicked by the newly minted Mrs. 918 Photo.

These were taken on the last full day down there, the only day the waves did enough to actually get out and surf on. Fortunately for me this one guy with the moustache was out surfing as we walked back to our bungalow. I got my camera, came back and shot him for about an hour.

The other guy came and surfed for about twenty minutes. He had places to be it seems. Or was creeped out by the guy standing waist deep in the surf with the zoom lens taking pictures of him surfing. Either or!

Ok, wrapping up Cassie's shoot today.

There are always so many pictures I want to put on here, but I end up reminding myself that I'll run the risk of overwhelming you guys with too many pictures at once.  It should be noted though, if you want to see all of my favorites from every shoot, and not just the dozen or so I'll post on here, you can find them on Facebook.

If you've yet to check out 918 Photo on Facebook, check it out.  Aside from all of my favorite shots from each shoot, you'll find info on "special offers" 918 runs from time to time.  They'll be mentioned on here as well, but the Facebook page makes it so much easier to keep track of.  So if you've yet to find us over there, get to it!

It should also be noted that legally I have to say "find us on Facebook."  Or something to that effect.  And I can't directly link.  Facebook is odd like that.  As if I may direct someone to my Facebook page, and that person would somehow not notice they were at a Facebook page.  The "www.facebook.com/..." is sort of a dead giveaway.

Some of you may have noticed, it's been a long time since this site has been updated.  Some of you would be right!

Over on Facebook, 918 Photo had been drawing a lot more interest, and this site suffered for it.  No more.  Two equal places to find all the 918 Photo info you want, and more!

So let's jump right back into the swing of things here.  This set was taken in late May.  Our subject is a young actress named Cassie.  Cassie shot one location, two outfits, and ended up creating some of my favorite pictures to date.

You'll notice I did a lot of extreme closeups with Cassie.  I am a huge fan of these shots and you'll see them pop up in almost every shoot of mine.  I appreciate how they cut through all the excess and beautifully display the face.  As a headshot or just a regular portrait, I'm a huge fan.

So here's a little more of Cassie's shoot for you to enjoy, after the jump.  There will be a number of shoots from the summer popping up in the coming weeks.  If you're interested in getting just about anything shot (save for weddings), let me know, 918 Photo is ready to go!

Actually, holy broken power company.  I've been losing power daily recently, and it's the sort of thing that's an annoyance at first.  Then I realize my modem needs to be refreshed from the server, and my router needs to be reset and reconfigured or neither will work together.  It is a pain.  And it is happening daily (twice yesterday).

Combine that with a quick hitting cold last week, and the 918 Photo updates have been lacking.  Right after I made the twice weekly claim no less.

Well the power is on, all network related devices are running as they should be, and I'm gonna sneak an update in while I can.  Enjoy.

So, 918 Photo is starting to get noticed, and the client count is on the rise.  Our $100 individual headshot/portrait session price is certainly helping.  We're getting lots of headshot requests, which is awesome, they're fun to shoot.  They're so similar, yet so different every time out.  If you've yet to get in on that headshot/portrait special, get in while the getting is good.  That special introductory price of ours will not last.

I've had some great shoots over the past week, which you'll be seeing in the coming days.  Some headshots, some sibling portraits, some night time experimental work.  I'm attending a wedding this weekend (as a guest, not photographer) so I'll have some wedding (guest) shots to throw up in the next couple of weeks.  Plus, it's hot, and my dog is at the beach a lot.  So, dog beach shots.  Many things I tell you!

Today I'm also excited to announce a special family portrait session.  Special you say?  Special in that we're talking...

- a 2 hour shoot
- individual shots of each family member
- group shots
- whatever other pairings you'd like (the kids together, the parents together, males/females together...)
- your location(s) of choice
- color images and black and white images
- $300

So 918 Photo has taken some time, thought about it, and decided yes.  Yes, we should probably operate as an actual business and get some clients.

So we did!  Huzzah!

Yes, the client count has moved forward to 1!  In a row!

It's an exciting day here (even if the shoot isn't for a week and a half still), one which we're really looking to build on.  One which will lead to a few more additions to the site in the coming days (payment options, an actual list of our rates, other business type things), so keep an eye out for that stuff.

So in a couple of weeks you'll all get to see some officially sanctioned 918 Photo "work."  We'll have some selections from the shoot, it'll be super official.  Woo.

For now though, more dog pictures!