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Happy Holidays!! (Michigan Wedding & Family Photographer)

A Honey of a Holiday Deal!!! (Michigan Wedding Photographer)

email info@theshootinggallery.com or call 248.709.5469 to reserve your date!!

HOLIDAY PRINT SALE! (Michigan Wedding Photographer)

To take advantage of this FANTACULAR sale, simply log in to your online event and place your order. There are no codes to enter; holiday pricing appears in your active price list. CANVAS PRINTS are a special order item. Please see options and ordering instructions for those below. The print sale will run until December 31; however, to receive your items by Christmas Eve you MUST place your order by midnight EST on December 13.

///GALLERY WRAP CANVAS SALE///

16x24 $245
24x36 $325
36x48 $485
*canvas orders over $500 receive a FREE 10x15 canvas of your choice

All of our canvas prints are professionally finished with backing and bumper pads to protect your walls and includes the hardware needed to put it on display right away.

Send an email with your image file name(s), size preference(s), and any questions to: info@theshootinggallery.com and we will send an invoice with payment instructions. To guarantee delivery by Christmas, we MUST receive your order and payment in full by midnight EST on December 5. If you've had your eye on a professional canvas print, now is the time!

Happy Holidays!

Happy Thanksgiving + An Amazing Deal!! (Michigan Wedding Photographer)

To celebrate the kick-off of our beloved Holiday Season (marketing and radio may kick it starting nov 1 but I can't even get into Christmas mode until I've awakened from my Tofurkey coma), we're having an album special. WHY you ask? Because EVERY COUPLE should have an album. Oh, and I hear you out there...all you people tapping away at your keyboards making albums using boring templates on Shutterfly or those who just slide their proofs in one (or several) books from Target or Michaels. SHUSH! Those are not albums, people! Nope. Not even. Your amazing photographs deserve a phenomenal, custom designed (that means no templates), mind blowingly (so what if it's not a word) gorgeous storybook of your wedding experience. And because I'm infatuated with life and love, I'm going to give it to you. :)

In order to keep the process simple for those who become overwhelmed by choices, we're doing all of the work for you. Here's what we're offering (brace yourselves, it's pretty freaking awesome).

One 12x12 custom designed album (by yours truly)
25 spreads (50 sides)
Up to 80 images
Black linen cover
Photographic matte finish print pages (NOT press printed/paper)
$795 (including sales tax)

*8x8 parent book copies $395 or (2) for $725

Want one? Email me at dionne@theshootinggallery.com now until December 14 and I'll send you an invoice. I would be happy to select the pictures for you, but if there are certain images you are attached to simply include the file names in your email. What??? You say we didn't photograph your wedding but you want an album anyway? Sure thing! As long as you have a release form from your photographer we would be happy to help you. Additional charges may apply for image processing and retouching of photographs not captured by The Shooting Gallery - please provide a sample of images and we will send you a quote. Albums will be designed and an online preview of the layout sent to the client prior to production within 12 weeks from the date of order. Delivery of the finished album will occur within 6 weeks from date of layout approval. That's it! I told you it was cool... :)

Confessions of a Workaholic (Michigan Wedding Photographer)

It's October. OCTOBER. The 10th month of the Gregorian calendar which is frighteningly close to the 11th month when the air begins to smell very different, Bing Crosby's holiday classics hit the airwaves, and I attempt to get all of my Christmas shopping done before Christmas Eve (for once). And here it is the 22nd...someone light an aromatherapy candle and hand me a Xanax!

Yep, you guessed it. I've been busy. Busy as heck shooting weddings and sessions. Busy answering email, answering the phone...answering my husband. Busy giving kisses and hugs to my son and husband as I send them off to bed before settling down to edit and busy getting more kisses and hugs in the morning, dressed in the same clothes as the night before. Do I miss having a personal life? I sure do. And, what's more, I feel guilty for missing out on the lives of those I love. Such is the life of a workaholic and I know I am not alone.

Big changes are coming for 2010 and in an attempt to find the proper work/life balance that eludes me, I am limiting the number of wedding and portrait commissions I take on. I was surprised to learn, quite recently, that 60 per year is not the average number of weddings a professional photographer accepts. Why didn't someone tell me that years ago????? Perhaps they did and I just missed it. I tend to dance to the beat of my own drum so chances are I wouldn't have listened anyway. I know I inherited my hard head from my Mother who inherited it from my grandfather; thus the beauty of the double helix. Well, that is changing and I look forward to spending more time honing my craft, connecting with my clients on a deeper level, and, last but not least, walking thru life with those who have so lovingly supported me and patiently waited for me to make time for them. Change IS good.

All of my clients are anxious to see their images and believe me, I dance and sing each time I wrap up a wedding or session and hit the upload button (and god willing it will never make YouTube). But, it all takes time and since I can't seem to find someone to share in the wonderment that is editing, it takes alot of my time. To those who patiently await the first glimpse and to those who wait no so patiently, I appreciate your anxiety. It means that you care about your images, which is why you hired me in the first place, right? ::Wink-Wink::: I, too, care - I care allot, which is why I don't just slam thru a thousand of your precious images slapping them with basic, universal adjustments or overused and outdated photoshop actions. These are your moments; snippets of your life as seen thru my eyes and that makes them just as special to me. I may not offer the fastest turnaround but when it comes to personal attention you can rest assured that I'm delivering my promises. And I hope that in the end that kind of care and attention is worth waiting just a bit longer for.

Here is my current edit roster which consist of weddings and sessions from AUG thru OCT - if you don't see your name here please let me know. The hubby may have slipped decaf in the carafe to aid in getting some much needed R.E.M. (the sleep, not the band). :)

Walter Wedding
Boffi Wedding
Galli Engagement
Sanchez Wedding
Nickola Wedding
Fraley Wedding
King Wedding
Kelly Wedding
Kugler Wedding
Mavrellis Wedding
Leja Wedding
Fisk Engagement
Sumner Wedding
Bradley Wedding
Abdal Wedding
Long Wedding
Palin Engagement
Erhard Wedding
Caverly Wedding
Jelinski Portraits
Foust Wedding
Hanson Wedding
Kidwell Wedding
Abela Engagement
Owens Engagement
Garafalo Engagement
Alka Jain Portraits
Muench Portraits

Make that two Xanax and a bottle (read case) of organic red wine, please!!

Noor + Senan: Detroit Engagement Session (Michigan Wedding Photographer)

My husband and I are photographing Noor and Senan's wedding this month and we couldn't be more excited, especially now that we've had a chance to spend some time together. They're a fantastic couple and I can't wait to see the amazing details of their wedding come together. Noor is a knockout and I look forward to seeing her in her dress though I honestly don't know how she could possibly look more beautiful than she already does. Seriously now!

Senan's hands must have been very cold during the session. :P




























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Andrea + Ryan: To-Be-Weds (Michigan Wedding Photography)

These two were super troopers the day of their session given that it was core-of-the-earth hot and everglades humid. They didn't utter one complaint though they had every right to. I, on the other hand, had to talk myself out of becoming a spectacle by jumping in the fountain on the way out.

Thank you for an awesome time, guys! Your wedding will be incredible and I honestly cannot wait to work with you again!! : )

Busy, Busy, Busy!

We are blessed with so many wonderful couples and families this season; I am truly humbled. We realize that you fabulous people are awaiting your previews and we cannot wait to get them to you. Work is keeping me on the go and since I do all of the post processing, personally, I sincerely appreciate everyone's patience and understanding during this, our busiest time of year.

On the Burner:

Melissa + Chad's Wedding
Jennifer + Paul's Wedding
Jennifer + Robert's Wedding
Kim + Phil's Wedding
Cindy + Patrick's Wedding
Alana + Pete's Wedding
Lauren + Andrew's Wedding
Cindy + Rick's Wedding
Anne + Brian's Wedding
Christie + Jeffrey's Wedding
Jennifer + Laurence's Wedding
Kelly + Larry's Wedding
Andrea + Andy's Wedding
Rachel + Daniel's Wedding
Melissa + Alex's Wedding
The Jelinski Family
Noor + Senan's Engagement
The Beevers Family

Congratulations to all of our most recent newlyweds and hugs to our families and engaged couples. We LOVED every minute spent with you and that love will continue to pour into our work as I put my personal touches to your finished images. :)

Now, on to Andrea + Alejandro's Wedding!

Embracing Individuality: Free Wedding Photography - WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

We had so many great applicants but, in the end, we had only a handful with wedding dates for which we were not already booked. Anyone that knows me is well aware that I put love first before all else and it is that same crazy obsession that prevents me from giving just one couple free wedding photography. That said, I am excited to announce that we have TWO winners for our contest. BOTH couples will receive our services for 10 hours on their wedding day + a complete set of professional, first edition prints of their entire image collection for FREE (for skeptics, that translates to zero denaro and there is absolutely no catch). We are in love with our craft and the people that invite us into their lives and we cannot wait to work with our two lucky couples.

So, without further delay, the winners are...

Leanne Summers and Robert Smith

AND

Monica Xiong and Tommy Her

Huge hugs to both couples whose love stories melted our hearts!! Please send an email to dionne@theshootinggallery.com to claim your fantastic prize. Thank you to ALL who entered. We are humbled that you took the time to contact us and we wish you all the happiness in the world!!

Cassandra + Jeremy: Sneak Peak (Michigan Wedding Photography)

I have long awaited the opportunity to meet Cassandra and Jeremy since they hired me to photograph their wedding and they did not disappoint! They are incredibly cool, lighthearted, and adventurous. When I pulled up to greet them I was surprised to see that they had brought with them two red balloons, each 3 feet in diameter! I am biting my nails until their next visit as Jeremy promised further escapades (which could very well end in our arrest). You only live once.

Look out Ralph Macchio.

Amanda + Brandon: Sneak Peek (Michigan Wedding Photography)

I had a GREAT time in Detroit with these two! Our first stop was Comerica Park where Amanda and Brandon spend alot of quality time together then we headed to Belle Isle to soak up some rays (and chase birds). Congratulations, guys! You two are adorable and I am counting the days until your wedding in 2010!