Aus10 Photoartists

Jordan | Springdale High School Senior 2010

LOVED our session with Jordan - we did a little exploring and came up with some new locations for her! Enjoy ;)

 
 

make a wish...list!

First off, I have to apologize for being MIA from the blog for a couple of days. We have been SUPER busy, so I can't complain ;) but seriously, I've gotta get back on it! I have a couple of fun posts coming up this week ... including one on finding inspiration and how we keep from getting burnt out. Fun stuff!! Also, we are putting together our Class of 2011 Senior Models so if you're a current junior (or know someone who is) contact us to find out how you can get FREE senior photos and help us spread the joy of great senior photos.

Now, for my super fabulous find this weekend ... wishpot.com. I came across this as I was searching for a way to organize my spring clothing shopping list. Since there are several stores that I like I wanted a central place to keep track of everything. This also works as a registry ...  so all of you brides and grooms out there can register for items from whatever store you want, and just send your guests to one list! I wish I had known about this when Matt and I were getting married, because there were several things we wanted from IKEA, but since they didn't have a registry we couldn't really let people know. So go create your wishlists and registries and have fun shopping this spring!!

Rachel | Siloam Springs High School Senior

Check out a few of our favorites from Rachel's senior session earlier this week! Despite the wind, we had a great time and were able to capture some beautiful images!

 

Hard at work!

I don't know why, but one of my favorite things to do when I'm not photographing a senior...is to take pics of matt while he's shooting. ;) we love working as a team and I think we both have a unique perspective when it comes to the photos we shoot! We had an amazing session with Rachel the other day, so I'm sure we'll be posting some soon.

Elise + Emerson | Arkansas Kids Photography

Elise and Emerson came to Siloam this past weekend from Michigan to visit relatives for the Easter holiday, and their parents decided to schedule a portrait session. It was a beautiful (though quite windy) morning, and we ended up coming back to the studio to finish out the session ... with sidewalk chalk on our wall!! Here are some of our favorites ;)

  

Thrifting fun

This weekend, my family is in town and we spent the day going "flea-marketing" in Gentry and Prairie Grove. My favorite find of the day was definitely this vintage, mint condition, Polaroid camera that came in its case along with a flash. Unfortunately it was slightly out of our price range :) but still fun to play with!!

daffodils and redheads | Northwest Arkansas Kids Photography

Today started out so beautiful ... our first kids session this morning was in a field of daffodils with the cutest red-headed sisters, Elise and Emerson. We had no idea, but their dad was taking photos of US with his phone as we were photographing the girls, and we were so excited to see an email from him this afternoon with these attached. ;) So, thanks Zach, and I'm so glad that the couch on top of our MINI provided good entertainment!! For the last half of the session we came back to the studio where the girls drew all over our blue wall with sidewalk chalk, having a blast and looking cute for the photos all at once. I can't wait to post a few from this session!!

   

Aus10 is featured in Professional Photographer!!

 

We are truly honored to be included in the April issue of Professional Photographer magazine, which is one of the world's leading photo magazines!! I am not sure, but I think we are one of the only (if not the only) studios from Northwest Arkansas to have a Professional Photographer article written about us. 

Through their research, PPA has found that portrait and wedding studios based in the photographers' homes have very high success rates as compared to studios in retail spaces, especially in the past several years. This has a lot to do with the ability to keep overhead costs lower and minimize risk. Plus, homes are generally more comfortable and welcoming to customers. When the magazine decided to write an article that would highlight a few home studios around the country, they loved the photos we posted last fall on our studio tour and asked for more info. We were finally selected to be one of the four studios featured ... and we received the lead-in 2-page spread for the article! Up until today it hasn't seemed real, but we received a packet in the mail with a few copies and were ecstatic to finally see the article in print. 

We really couldn't have done it without our amazing clients, who have helped us grow our business from the start by supporting us, loving us and our photos and providing great feedback. The past four years have been an amazing ride, and we can't wait to see what's in store for the future! So check out the digital copy of the article, and of course we'll have the real thing at the studio so you can see it next time you come in!