An evening of fun photography!

My wife is a "faculty fellow" for a floor of girls at Purdue. She thought it would be fun to have the ladies of 3 south over to the studio last night for some fun photos. It was a lot of fun and we got some really good photos. The RA on the floor brought along her boyfriend for a few shots also. It was all pretty fun. Here are a few photos to give you an idea.

NEWS!!!

Ailor Photography has just been made the official senior portrait photographer for Lafayette Jefferson high school. We will be bringing our high quality and reasonable prices to create images of all the graduating seniors.
Sometime in May we will be sending out a flyer and appointment schedule to all the 2010 seniors to give them all the information they need. We know that may students and parents do not like being told "where" they have to have thier senior portraits taken. Ailor Photography believes that with our quality and prices we can create portraits that everyone will be thrilled with. We plan to be a large "step up" from what you have had in the past.
If you have any questions about Jeff senior portraits, please give us a call or drop us an email. We will glady help you in any way we can.

Expanding even more!!!

Okay...this one really isn't expanding, but it is making better use of our space and giving us a second camera room. In the new studio we had a back room that has a restroom, a large dressing room and two other rooms that we didn't have much use for. They have been filled up with the old tenants stuff for the last month. However, now he has his stuff out, we tore down a couple of walls and have begun making the area into "Studio B".
In this space I have a few ideas. As you can see we are making it a high key (white) background. However it doesn't end there. We are going to use this space as an "experimental" background area. I am wanting to create some backgrounds with that "retro", "High Fashion" look. Something with a little style and attitude. Keep checking this blog to see how the space developes.

Right now we are just doing some construction and a little painting and organizing. In the end we will have camera room space totalling over 1300 sq.ft! Give us a call or stop by anytime to check out our new studio. We would love to give you a tour.

An unusual Sitting....to say the least!

In my last blog entry I mentioned that we had a British television crew coming in with a couple to tape them getting a portrait taken. They mentioned that the couple would be bringing thier dogs for the photo. That isn't a problem with us since I love dogs and have no problem with people bringer in their pets. This was a little different though. The couple had 1 big dog (a pitbull), 1 HUGE dog ( an English mastiff) and ....A MONKEY! That's right...a monkey. It was really cute.
It was kinda strange to be pointing the camera at someone while simultaneously having someone point a camera at you. They are going to keep on touch with me about the program and I will try and link to some video on thier website. Also my friends in England Ian and Shiv and Siobhan and Dean...keep an eye out for me on Channel 4.

Is spring finally here?

Oh the weather this week really has me ready to head outside and do some location photography. I am a lover of winter and snow, but even I have had my fill and am ready for a warm up. Last week was just a tease. I am really looking forward to the spring so we can get back to our outdoor photography. I know we have a lot of clients just waiting in the wings for the good weather and hopefully it is just around the corner.
This past week we had quite a few sittings and a good variety. We had children, couples, familes and of course seniors. Here are a couple of cool shots from some senior guys.













This upcoming week should also be an interesting one. On Thursday we will be a part of a British television program. I am not sure about all the details of the program, but I know that a family is coming in for a photo with their dogs and that it will all be filmed by a television crew and end up on Channel 4 in Great Britain. Pretty cool. I hope that my friends in Birmingham and Manchester get a chance to see me in action. Siobhan and Ian...keep your eyes open.

Big Windows equals great light!!

In the new studio, we have 4 HUGE windows in the front. They are mostly in the reception area of the studio, but I am constantly shooting in that area so I can use the amazing light I get there. Natural light and a couple of reflectors will give anyone eyes that are astounding.
I am still loving the new studio. Today I am finishing a little painting in the entry foyer and doing a little planning for some new and exciting background set ideas. I am in the mood lately for a little of the "retro-contemporary" look. Bold, exiting, fashion-style photography. I can't wait to get it all set up and have a few customers in to give it a try. We are already starting to gear up for the 2010 senior class and we want their photos to be better than ever. Keep your eyes here for all our upcoming cool stuff.

A Sunday shoot !

For those who remember, we used to have a young lady who worked for us named Ashley. She left here to go to college in Florida for the last 4 years, but she will be back in May. She recently got engaged to a very nice guy named Josh and they came up this weekend to do a little wedding planning and have engagement photos taken. Here are a couple of favorites.

I am really looking forward to Ashley and Josh coming back to Indiana because Ashley is going to be coming back to work with us. Since our new studio is so large, we have room for her to begin building her own photography clients. She will be helping to set up some specialty "theme" shoots for children also. She will be another part of the puzzle that will make Ailor Photography the best studio in Indiana.

Thanks for a great first week!!!!

First I would like to extend my many thanks to all my sittings during this first week at the new location. Your patience as I worked to remember where everything is was very helpful. We got some great photos this week.






















The new studio works as well as I could ever have hoped. The space is large, but still warm and inviting. Everyone loved the large dressing room! The hardest part about the change was working with lights on stands. In my former studio, I had a track lighting system that kept the lights and cords up off the floor. The drawback about that system was that it was very limiting on how I could arrange my lighting. I decided that in the new studio I wanted all the versatility I could get so the lights went back on stands with cords to get twisted. It wasn't too bad really, I just had to "reset" after each sitting.
Anway, I had a great week and we are looking forward to many many great sittings in the future. Thank you again to all first customers and a special thank you to Jerry at Kdees coffee for supplying my opening weekend with the coffee to keep us going.

OPEN FOR BUSINESS!!!!!!!!

YES! We did it!! We closed the old studio at our normal time on Saturday and re-opened at the new location at our regular time on Tuesday. Didn't miss a minute. The new studio rocks! I can't wait for you all to come in and see it. We are hoping to have an "Open House" sometime soon so that everyone can see the space.

Admittedly, I am exhausted, but the bulk of the work is done. The studio, Office, and Dressing room are ready to go! My office.....not so much. I am still waiting on the former tennant to move a few of his things so I can really get in there and work. My office isn't much of a priority really. I hope to have that done in the next week or so. Today we got our new reception area chairs. Very cool. They have that contemporary feel that we were going for in this studio space. I am very excited about making this studio a very warm and inviting place where everyone feels comfortable. I think that will come out in their photos. I also have the display photos up in the windows and the new sign out. We are definitely Open for business. Our promotion really worked and we are booked up solid on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and I can't wait to take the first photos in the new studio. LOOK FOR THEM HERE!!!!!!

The BIG DAY!

Well on Saturday...the last day of Jauary I had to be out of my old studio and into the new. Thanks to the help of my cousin Brad and Friends Brian and Steve, and my assistant Dana, and my lovely wife Wendi, we managed to get everything moved. Of course, that was just "moved"
and not "put away". It was a ton of work, but we did get everything there and almost all of the background systems up and running. We even managed to build a wall and still be done in time. I get the feeling that the big work is ahead of me. Now I have to put everything away!!!!!!!