vote for brand photo & design

We are thrilled to have been nominated for The Indy Channel's A-List, "Indiana's Best Local Businesses" annual competition! Please vote for Brand Photo & Design by going to the following link:

http://wrtv.cityvoter.com/brand-photo-and-design/biz/53541

We realize it takes a few minutes to register and vote and we really appreciate your support of our photography business!

On a side note (but still related to "voting"), my dad sent me the sweetest email the other day and I had to share his words with you! I don't think it's a stretch to say he is our biggest fan (or one of them!) and this is the email he sent me (as a semi-retired dad)...

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Now that I have nothing better to do than ponder the universe, I wanted to let you know how happy I am when I take a few minutes to visit your blogs and websites and everything else creative in your life.

I am voting for the photograph as the best invention that mankind has ever created. Better than the computer, penicillin, nuclear energy or any thing yet to be invented.

When I look at those two dimension snippets of time, the images seem to unfold into all the emotions; love and joy, laughter, sadness and melancholy. Photographs are my personal passport to visiting the past. When we look at our pictures of you and Jordy from babies to adults, it is as rewarding as the day they were taken. When we are old(er), we will surround ourselves with photographs and they will give comfort and meaning to our lives.

I vote for the photograph as being the most relevant and important invention of mankind, and you have chosen a great profession.

Congratulations!

Love,

Pops

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I love you, dad! Thank you for always sending so much love and support to us!

open photo contest first place winner

Dan and I were starting to think that Samantha would never have a chance to win a contest like the Baby Gap Casting Call or the Beautiful Baby Search on Regis and Kelly because they never allow professional photographers to enter. However, no one said we couldn't enter photos of her (among others) into a professional photographer's contest! So we did. And we won! After thousands of votes we won first AND third AND tenth place prizes in the "Family Time" category of Open Photo Contest, an online contest for photographers judged by photographers.

Our first place prize also earned us a spot as a featured photographer on the Open Photo Contest website. To visit the website, click HERE. If we aren't the featured photographer just refresh the page and we will show up! So cool!




We are honored that our photographs were chosen among many talented photographers & also congratulate the other winners!

clients doing great things

Last September we photographed the two very cute sisters, Kate and Elizabeth. When Elizabeth was born, she was 3 months early and weighed 2 lbs. 4 oz. She is now 7 years old and as spunky as any kid her age! In May the Love family is taking part in the March for Babies to raise money for March of Dimes, an organization devoted to improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. You can get more information on March of Dimes or make a donation by going to the Loves' website: CLICK HERE.



Two of our clients have started design businesses!

Last October we photographed Jackie Bilskie's wedding. She has since started TEN:THIRTEEN design (her wedding date!), a company that specializes in custom-designed invitations, cards, and announcements. To see her website, CLICK HERE.



Christa Montgomery hired us in 2007 to photograph a surprise anniversary party for her parents, followed by a studio session. She has since started Miss M Creations, where you can find handmade and custom-designed wedding stationary, event invitations, announcements, and more. To see her website, CLICK HERE.



Congratulations! We are so proud of all of you!

Do you have something new or unique to report? Let us know about it! Email info@brandphotodesign.com.

receive our newsletters

Yea! I have always thought there should be a way to allow our blog readers to sign up to receive our e-newsletters, and it turns out---there is! (It wasn't that hard to do actually; I wish I had done it a long time ago!) So....if you read our blog regularly, chances are that you get our newsletters already. If not, feel free to sign up now! (On the right...the brown box.)

If you try to sign up and you have problems, please let me know! I don't really have a fool-proof way to check the system. Oh, I'm so excited!

Exciting Things Are Brewing!!!

Dan and I are finishing up notes from our 7-day extravaganza (Professional Photographers of America (PPA) trade show and conference) and we are overflowing with excitement! We have to share it...

First of all, we have to thank our two brides, Jackie and Jenny, for working our PWG Bridal Show booth last Saturday and Sunday!!! We photographed Jackie's wedding last October and will photograph Jenny's wedding this coming August. Before the idea of having two of our fabulous brides represent us at our booth, we were worried about trying to do this conference and have a booth back in Indiana...How would we do it??? Jackie and Jenny were AWESOME and we were so proud and honored to have them represent us there!

If you are a bride who left your information for us, we will call you as soon as we return to Indiana! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Check out Jenny in her "Brand Photo & Design BRIDE" t-shirt at our booth!



The other excitement we have to share is our upcoming 2008 collections! We are working on a total makeover of our products and packages that we are SOOOOOOO excited to share with all of you! We aren't even going to wait for the new studio to start offering these one-of-a-kind unique art pieces and super-sessions!

However, we do have a LOT of work to bring all of our ideas and inspiration together, so until then we will still be offering our 2007 sessions & products. We still love those products...the new ones will kind of be like offering our 2007 items "on steroids". :) We can't wait!!!!

We will have information available as soon as possible!

A last note of thanks:

Our little Samantha has been with her grandparents in Fort Wayne the entire week (they take her often to help us) and last Saturday came down with the flu. :( So, not only are we thankful for Kathe and Orlie taking care of her in general this week, we CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH for being thrown up on numerous times while comforting our poor little one--- and without any complaining! You are truly amazing parents to us and grandparents to her. We are so sorry you had to go through that but we are glad that she is in such amazing hands!!!

And to YOU----thanks for stopping by our blog! Going to bed.........zzzzzzzzzzz...

Gettin' Our Learn On!

Hi everyone! We arrived in Florida on Wednesday safe and sound for the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) conference and trade show. We'll be out of the office until next Thursday, January 10.

Before you Indiana people get jealous of us being in Florida....I want to make a note that it was 20 degrees when we landed!!! (I know....still better than 9 degrees and snow when we left Indy.) You may have seen Tampa on the news because the farmers feared all of their fruits going bad in the ice!!! Good news....it's warmed up a little already, no fruit went bad, and it's supposed to keep getting warmer everyday...so truly no complaints here! :)

We should return with a fresh focus, many new ideas, promotions, and products from the industry's best vendors and leaders in photography. We are excited to be here and look forward to coming home for a fantastic 2008 ahead!

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a very merry and bright, safe, fun-filled, hopeful Christmas!!!! Much love from our family to yours...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!





Dan, Brooke, & Samantha

the time "flu" by this week

We are a little behind this week on our blog (among other things)! Dan and I and Samantha have been stuck in bed with the flu over the last few days....YUCK!!! I don't recommend getting this one, it's nasty! THANK GOD we did not have a wedding scheduled when this hit! That is the scariest thing about weddings. And thanks to our wonderful portrait clients who were kind enough to reschedule shoots or meetings they were supposed to have with us this week. We're trying to get caught up....thanks so much for your patience!

vote for us in the RTV6 "best of indy"

We are thrilled to have been nominated for the RTV6 A-List, The Best Businesses of Indianapolis! If you believe Brand Photo & Design is a top photography business in Indianapolis, help us by voting on the RTV6 website!

CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR BRAND PHOTO & DESIGN!

Once the page opens, click on VOTE. We love your comments too! Thanks again for the nomination and for making our careers as photographers so enjoyable! There is nothing else we would rather be doing everyday! We appreciate your support!!!


CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR BRAND PHOTO & DESIGN!

leigh ann and kevin in town & country

BIG NEWS!!! We received a phone call from our friend & wedding coordinator, Gary BraVard, that we should check out the latest issue of Town & Country Magazine because we may recognize a photo of a very special couple...a photo that Dan took at the wedding of Leigh Ann and Kevin!!! CONGRATULATIONS, Leigh Ann and Kevin, for appearing in Town & Country! Your wedding was absolutely spectacular and the honor of your being in the magazine was well deserved! We were so honored to be a part of your day, and the excitement just keeps pouring in!

cover of the latest town & country

a little behind

Just a note to let you know we are a little behind on our blog! Dan had an anniversary party Wednesday, we had a wedding yesterday, and we had an out-of-town wedding today... We will catch you up in the next few days!!! Thanks for checking in! Have a great Sunday...

welcome to our blog

When we launched our new website, we intended to have a blog included. After several weeks of technical difficulty, we finally decided to just use Google Blogger until we can get our own up & running...so thanks, Google! And THANK YOU for visiting with us!