Good bye! Adios! See you later!

Dearest Blog Readers,

We know we have been neglecting you the past few months. Somewhere in the midst of shooting, editing, laying out albums, and taking care of our  two little boys we neglected to blog about all the exciting things we have been doing and shooting.  So to make it up to you, we have a brand new blog, with lots of brand new pictures and posts of what we have been up to. 

I am sure its easier said then done, but we will try our hardest to be more dedicated to this blog!

And now for the ribbon cutting ceremony. Imagine it if you will a huge silk, Creative Look Pink ribbon, tied in the prettiest of bows. Sciccors please!!!! And snip, snip....the brand new blog is unveiled!!!

So what are you waiting for go check it out, and sign up for the new feed there, by clicking subscribe.

http://www.creativelookstudios.com/blog

April & Derrick

We Won! Brava Magazine Wedding Photo Contest Madison WI

We’ve been fortunate enough to receive considerations and ‘best of’ ratings by The Knot and Wisconsin Bride magazine in the past six months or so and we are extremely grateful for those, but there’s something extra gratifying about actually having our photo selected as the winner in the Brava wedding photo contest.  We know just how good the competition pool is and are ecstatic to have had not just one photo considered as one of the finalist but 2 of the final 7 consideration were ours (view the finalist here http://www.bravamagazine.com/article.jsp?id=9497&department=8812 ) and ironically both photos are from Megan and Andy’s wedding which was one of our favorites to shoot from the past year.  The picture that won is on the cover of the current edition of Brava Magazine.

The Nimmer Family welcomes "Baby K" (Newborn Photography Madison, WI)

Considering Tim and I were in the same fraternity in college it’s humorous to think how our conversation have gone from talk about basement parties, to weddings, and now to being parents and of two at that.  Tim and Amanda welcomed a new baby girl into the world and we were able to get some great shots of her along with her proud big brother and Mom and Dad.  We love to shoot with natural light when possible, which Tim and Amanda’s house had plenty of.  Congratulations to Amanda & Tim on the new addition, below are some shots from their session.                 

Katie + Tim are Engaged! (Engagement Photography Madison, WI)

We stayed close to the gallery for Katie and Tim’s winter couples shoot, and good thing because it was cold.  Having forgot to bring gloves along I spent almost as much time thawing my fingers after the shoot as I did shooting.  We got some great contrast and color from Katie’s outfit and nearby buildings against the duller winter landscape.   

Katie + Dan in Brava Magazine! (Creative Wedding Photography, Madison WI)

It’s seems like Katie and Dan are all over our blog this year. And once again they give us reason to re-visit how proud we are of the photos we created for them as their wedding is published in the recent issue of Brava Magazine. This isn’t the first time we’ve had photos in the magazine, but is the first time we’ve remembered to blog about it as Katie was so gracious as to e-mail us the spread. So thanks Katie for making our job just that much easier!

Lindsay+Jeff+Baby C...(Maternity & newborn photography Madison, WI)

We had the privilege of shooting Lindsay and Jeff’s wedding in 2007 and were honored when they asked us to take maternity and newborn photos of their new baby boy. We did a mix of contemporary black on black and white on white backdrops along with more lifestyle and photojournalistic photos with their newborn session. Congrats to Lindsay and Jeff! Below are some samples from their session.

Baby K. (Newborn Photography, Middleton WI)

It was a pleasure to meet Laura and Jason and their new baby boy.  We love to shoot as many sessions as possible on location, and with babies that often means in their home.  This allows us to capture everyone in their own environment bringing an element to the photos that traditional studio set ups just can’t.  This intimate peak into our client’s lives forever freezes a slice of what their life is like at that given time, hence the tern ‘lifestyle’ photography.  We feel that this approach mixed with a few mobile and simple backdrops makes for an excellent collaboration of photographs from both ends of the spectrum.  We thank Laura and Jason for choosing us to take these important photos.  Below are a few shots from their session.   

Jamie + Dave are Engaged! (Madison Wedding Photographer)

Jaime and Dave up in a tree k-i-s-s-i-n-g, literally.  We did this winter couples shoot at Olin Park, which turned out great.  We shoot so much here in the spring, summer and fall that it was great to see it and photograph at it in the dead of winter.  The frozen lake allotted us to shoot in places that wouldn’t otherwise be so accessible and there’s just something comical about the ‘No lifeguard on duty’ signs when well…the lake is frozen.  Below are some shots from their shoot. 

30 & Fabulous.....

Send Derrick some Birthday love. Today is the BIG 3-0. Derrick's Mom brought some delicious carrot cake over earlier and now we are off to the the Badger game and local establishments to celebrate. (hopefully the freezing rain holds off)

Thanks to Derrick's Mom for the pictures. :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DERRICK!!! Love lots! April

Post show - Pre Valentine's Day offer

$300 off all of our wedding packages until February 15th 2010.  This includes our already heavily discounted Photo and Video packages ( limited availability ).  Contact us to check availability on your wedding date and for more info. 

2010 Winter Wedding Planner and Guide Show - Madison

This year's Wedding Planner and Guide show was a huge success.  It was the perfect combination of great weather and no Packer game that I think allowed for so many people to come out.  Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth.  We enjoyed meeting so many different people and getting a glimpse into their planning process.  We look forward to working with everyone who took advantage of our show special and booked us over the weekend and to all the couples who are still considering us and who we'll be meeting with in the coming weeks.  We want to thank Katie, who was one of the fabulous bride's we worked with this past year, for joining us in our booth on Sunday to help field questions and hand out info.  She did an awesome job and we think added a different perspective to describing our services that we obviously can't offer ourselves.  And we owe a great deal of thanks to Brian for helping put together and tear apart what we think was one of our best booth's ever.  Professor Brian, as we now call him because of his new career path, has shot with and worked with us for over 7 years now and is always there when we really need him, so thanks again.  We are still offering $300 off our packages through February 15th, so if you're considering us it's definitely a great value.  Below are a few pics of our set up.