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By far, one of the best days of the week is Sunday.  The Sabbath to some, just another day to others. Regardless, it's always a favorite day of mine to ignore everyone and everything else and focus on my family, especially my kids.  I pulled out my gun for about 5 minutes and captured some timeless shots of my daughter. I used PS of course to put this together.  I added multiple guide lines

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I'd like to broach a sensitive subject: price.  The number of dollars given by a customer to a service provider is a delicate matter in any industry.  As the old adage goes: you get what you pay for.  Sometimes you don't need the best, and it's perfectly acceptable to sacrifice quality if it means lower cost.  Other times, nothing but the best will do, and you pay out the ear.  Usually, there is

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These girls were awesome to work with. Thanks again to Christopher Barr for sharing this unique and radical technique. Hope your daughter and her friends like the images we got of them. Below are just a couple from the set for everyone to check out.

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We did a fun bridal shoot recently at a luxury home in the Superstition Mountains private community.  Not only did the house itself make for a spectacular environment, but the sunset at the end was the icing on the cake.  The living room in particular had such incredible light coming in, it was impossible to take a bad shot (the gorgeous bride didn't hurt, either).  Here are several shots from

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Light painting is a very cool photography technique that can produce truly astounding images.  There are so many tools and methods of applying these tools that the creative artist is presented with a vast array of different effects and moods. The basic tool is a flashlight.  We used mag lights.   Then, turn your camera on bulb (i.e. leave the shutter open), set it to ISO 400 or so, f/8, and

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Name the Canon lens in this completely awesome video and get 20% off any of DM Photo's portrait packages! http://j.mp/ah0ew2

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We want to give a BIG THANK YOU to all who participated in our contest and made it such a wonderful success. The lucky winner is Derek Neighbors, who will be receiving our premium portrait package for FREE: Photography session on location Advanced digital retouching of the image Large print through our Pro Lab $300 framing credit through Matage Custom Framing in Mesa We will be doing more of

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Okay, so it's not the actual 5D Mark II we own, but it's the same make and model.  Regardless, pretty sweet!  The same camera we use for your weddings and portraits has become the first still camera to be used filming a network television show!  Read about it there: http://www.petapixel.com/2010/04/09/house-season-finale-filmed-entirely-with-canon-5d-mark-ii/

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That's what Ben does for a living - he's a pitcher for the Texas Rangers.  We photographed him and his fiance a few weeks ago at a local golf resort.  Awesome people, both of them.  Down to earth and really easy to work with.  Here are a few photos, including behind the scenes, and a link to a video interview with Ben at the bottom (this is from a few years ago, when he was with the Giants).

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This post is long overdue.  Last November (2009) DM Photo was selected to be the official photographers for the US Green Building Council's annual convention (held in Phoenix last year). Affectionately termed "Greenbuild", there were over 30,000 attendees during the course of a full week.  The convention was held in the Phoenix Convention Center, although we traveled to several hotels in the area

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Hey Everyone,Enter our contest for a chance to win DM Photo's premium portrait package for FREE!The prize package is valued at $1,295 and includes a location portrait session, advanced digital retouching, a print up to 24x30 through DM Photo's Pro Lab, and a custom frame credit of $300 through Matage Framing in Mesa (these guys are seriously gifted - they'll turn your portrait into a true piece

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We shot a slew of awesome kids at the East West Mixed Martial Arts school in Mesa yesterday. I was impressed not only with how well the instructors related to the kids, but with how much they stressed the importance of respecting and helping one another as they learned. If any of you parents out there are looking for a positive environment for your kids, you might want to give East West MMA a

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If you haven't heard the hype about Apple's apparent problems with their 27" iMac displays flickering and having a slight "yellow" tint, head over to http://gizmodo.com/tag/faultyimacsaga/.We just got one. Here's a brief rundown of our experience. An email I sent to Gizmodo today...Had to write in about this... :) First off, read this: http://sumopro.blogspot.com/. That's a friend/colleague of

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We did some photos for a local band called Take It To The Limit a few weeks ago. TITTL is an Eagles tribute band out of Scottsdale, AZ. These guys did a few pieces for us during the shoot and honestly we forgot we were supposed to be photographing the band their music was so entrancing. Here are a few shots from the session:Our backdrop wasn't quite long enough for one of the shots...Before:

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We got to do one of the most enjoyable photo shoots ever a few weeks ago. We were invited to go down to Rocky Point, Mexico with a group of families and photograph them on the beach. As it turned out, the tide pools provided a fantastic background near sunset, so that's where we set up. We've got skills, don't get me wrong, but with an environment like this it's hard NOT to take great pictures

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Written for DM Photo byKatie Kolesar, Scottsdale Style MavenWith the popularity of TV shows like Bridezilla, we are all acutely aware of how an event thought by many to be the most important moment of a woman’s life can tend to be a bit stressful. Planning a wedding starts out with the romance that comes with getting engaged. Everyone want to know how he ‘popped the question’, and of course,

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We often cover poorly lit receptions or other events at which there is not as much light as we'd like. Cameras see light different than the human eye - even if you think there's enough light, the camera may not. This is typically when photographers pop a flash on their camera. Well we do everything in our power to not do this. Why? On-camera flash = less than stellar images. They might as

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What are your opinions about this?http://thomashawk.com/2008/04/christian-photographers-fined-6000-for.htmlMy opinion is it is utterly ridiculous. Religious views aside, how can one party expect another party to violate its beliefs just to accommodate the first party's? Maddening.

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NBC put together this collection of amazing pictures from 2008.http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/28198070/Be sure to watch both the Sports and the News slideshows. Really amazing, moving stuff.

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We've stepped up our game. What does that mean to you? INCREDIBLE image quality in your photos.Over the past few months we've acquired a few pieces of equipment that are allowing us to produce some "knock-your-socks-off" images. Here's what we've bought:1. A killer studio lighting setup...that's completely portable (and trust me, we port it ALL OVER)2. Canon's newest technology in high end

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If you want your senior to look like a model, simply have them schedule their senior pictures with us...seriously, look how good Macey's photographs look. Even if you don't want your senior to look like a model, schedule their senior pictures with us and we can promise you that you (and your soon to be graduated son or daughter) will be totally stoked with how their pictures turn out.A few from

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Your dilemma: getting a professional family portrait to use for your Christmas card this year, but not paying an arm and a leg.Our dilemma: wanting to deliver outstanding photos for you and your family while still having time to spend with our families this holiday season.The solution: economies of scale.DM Photo can provide you with quality images for your Christmas cards at a great price by

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What a great name. And it goes so well with the "baby" part. Baby Ben. That's who we spent last Saturday afternoon with. This kid had THE MOST HAIR I HAVE EVER SEEN ON A NEWBORN. Seriously, it was completely awesome. He had more hair than I have. And it was cool hair, too. Like Zoolander. "It's not my fault I look better with gel in my hair than with a little helmet with a light on it."

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We were privileged to do our first Carpe DM shoot with Patty and Levi a few weeks ago. The location was a park in Mesa and the shoot took place around 6:30 pm, just as the sun was going down and the light was nice and soft. Here are a few of the photos we delivered.

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A few months ago we volunteered to do a free photo shoot for our friend's son. He has a medical condition for which they needed to raise funds, so we donated some time for a silent auction fundraiser they had. This is the shoot we did for the winner's daughter.One fun thing we did at this shoot was to incorporate a new piece of studio equipment. You'll notice a soft reflection on the floor in

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We had a tremendous storm here in the valley Thursday and, to a lesser extent, Friday evening. And of course, we had our camera out. This particular shot was taken around 10:30pm in Mesa and sent to channel 12 news where it made the rounds on the 4:30 and 9:00 newscasts. For those interested, it was taken at an ISO of 100, f/5.6, 15 sec shutter speed and 24mm focal length.

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As our inaugural blog post, we'd like to introduce a brand new program we've created: Carpe DM - DM Photo's FREE photo shoot for anyone! Why are we offering such a valuable service for free? Two reasons, really.DM Photo's success is a direct result of the many wonderful people who have trusted us with their business. This is our way of saying thank you and giving back.With all the options facing

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