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Get the Photos You Really Want…. Albany, NY High School Senior Photographer

admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:07:18 +0000

Get the Photos You Really Want…. Albany, NY High School Senior Photographer

Spring of High School Seniors and Juniors is an exciting time. The Seniors are wrapping up their last year, and preparing to head off to college in the fall. Juniors are looking forward to be in that “Senior” class! Most people can probably look back with great memories from this point in their lives. So much is happening, many transitions – and really discovering who you are. Custom Senior portraits are
a fabulous way to memorialize this stage! A handful of students from high schools in and around the Albany, NY area have participated in my Photo Rep Program for Senior Portraits. The biggest goal of these sessions is to show students and families what senior portraits really can be! Multiple locations, clothing changes, incorporation of interests, sports, hobbies – all elements that create a collection of images showcasing students at this very point in their lives. You just can not get that with 10 minutes in a studio, wearing the same thing all of your other classmates have worn!! Celebrate this time in your life, or your child’s life. You’ll be glad you did….
Inquire today about scheduling a Custom Senior Portrait Session.

“LET YOUR YEARBOOK PICTURE BE A YEARBOOK PICTURE —– LET YOUR SENIOR PORTRAITS BE YOU”
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GENINE GULLICKSON PHOTOGRAPHY
www.geninegullickson.net 518.248.0834

Let It Be All About You…

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:51:50 +0000

Let It Be All About You… – Albany, NY High School Senior Portrait Photographer

The 2010 High School Senior Photo Rep. program is off and running! I have a handful of students that are eager to participate this year. These are some of my favorite sessions to shoot The last few years of High School are such great times in a student’s life! I really love working with them, and helping them capture their interests, hobbies, and personal style – agh! I honestly can not wait to dive into this next month! If you read my blog – you’ve heard me chat about this before. Too many school in this area require students to sit for the cookie-cutter, black drape, shirt and tie boring pictures. Some even will not list them alphabetically or at all if they submit a photo from an outside studio….WHY? My opinion …convenience – it would be very easy for a yearbook staff to upload a disc from one studio – already alphabetized etc. My favorite response….. “Let your Yearbook picture be your Yearbook picture – Let your Senior Portraits be YOU!” If the schools are going to be rigid, so be it. There’s no reason you need to purchase anything from them, or give that image out to friends/family! Play the game, sit for 5 minutes, pick a yearbook photo, and book a Unique Session with me to celebrate this great time in your life or your child’s life! Enough said! LOL

The Rep. Program is a wonderful opportunity for students as well as parents.

Without boring you with too many details - here’s a quick outline of what it entails….

What do Rep’s get?

*complimentary 1.5-2 hr. portrait session – multiple clothing changes & locations

*unique Video using all session proofs – perfect for posting on the web!

*50 Rep. Cards

*Brag Book

*$50 referral credit per student you send my way – use credits towards your own portrait collection or CASH

What do Rep’s have to do?

*Give me 1.5-2 hrs. of their time to shoot their session

*Distribute 50 Rep. Cards to friends/family

*use 1 of their proofs as buddy icon on facebook for 1 month

*talk about your pics and experience!

….that’s really it!!!! I spoke with one parent last week – and at one point she said…”This sounds great…I keep waiting to hear what the catch is, but there doesn’t seem to be one!?”

NO CATCH! Her daughter is a 2010 Rep!

I value working with these teens – and appreciate them marketing me to their friends and family – it’s a great partnership!

There are 2 slots still available for this year – and 1 may be filled in the next few days. If you are interested, or know someone who may be – send them my way!

I’ll be updating regularly with photos from the sessions - so be sure to check back! To get you started – take a look at this video for one of the Rep’s this year!

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GENINE GULLICKSON PHOTOGRAPHY
www.geninegullickson.net 518.248.0834

Get Your Game Face On

admin — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:27:57 +0000

No surprise that I love photographing HS Juniors/Seniors – especially when they want to incorporate their hobbies or sport interests! She’s been playing lax for a long time – and from what I hear…. is quite good! It’s always impressive to me to see students in the many “looks” of them. Granted her hair isn’t pulled up, and she’ wearing makeup in her Lax shots – but I have a soft spot for athlete’s!!!

I personally started playing sports at the age of 7. Softball was the thing until I got into Junior High. I ended up sticking with Softball and quickly feel in love with Field Hockey. Although I found Softball easier – that’s not where my passion was. I played Field Hockey through 3 years of College. I always found myself cracking up when people would say… “You don’t look like a Field Hockey chick….” and honestly I think I looked quite different on the field than I did off! Game Face on – watch out!

It was a bit chilly this day – so you can really appreciate her willingness to fully suit up and endure the cold to get the shots we wanted!!! If you can’t quite figure it out, the photo with her eye, is through the netting of her stick. She loved it, as well as her mom when I showed it to them in camera. I was thrilled that the edginess was appreciated. By incorporated sports, or other hobbies/interests – students really walk away with a great collection of images that really celebrate who they are in their last year of High School.

Incredible High School Senior Portrait Session ~ Albany, NY Photographer

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:41:00 +0000

Incredible doesn’t really even come close to really describing how this session went! Mom, Dad and daughter show up at my home, and right away I thought, she is ADORABLE!!!! Now Mom had already told me that she was very photogenic….but ya know – us parents love our kids, and think we all know we can be a bit biased! LOL

We started with a backdrop, just to give the option for a non-outdoor look….i don’t even know if it took 3 seconds for the magic to begin in the beautiful girls eyes. Natural talent is really all I can say! She casually looks at the camera, and the smile creeps across her face – apple checkbones round out – - and then the eyes twinkle – staring right into your soul! I can’t even count how many times I said….”unreal” that day! LOL As we got to know one another — the pictures kept getting better and better. And as I told her….I tried to pull back and take some full body, and further away shots —- within seconds I’d be drawn right back in close….couldn’t help myself…those eyes!!! I could have shot them all day long!

All women would love to have long, thick lashes — and most of us are able to achieve that look, work with what we have and some good mascara – and we can get close. Hold your jaw…she had NO MASCARA ON!!!!! AGH! Insane blue eyes – dark rim – long black lashes —– ALL NATURAL!!!!

Obviously I had a great time with this family, and was honored to have worked with this beauty! As I told her parents…she belongs on photo sessions, and in front of a camera — simply beautiful!

Enjoy the images…

Photo Rep. Program – The Perks

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:15:00 +0000

HERE’S ALL THE INFO!!! I’M LOOKING FOR 2 Jr’s per HS — CONTACT ME TO APPLY!

Senior Representative Package

As a Senior rep. you will receive…
A Free 2 hr. rep. photo session in your Junior year

The option to schedule an additional session anytime in your Senior year, with a 50% discount on the sitting fee

All presented rep. session images, web sized and watermarked, on disc for your personal use (myspace/facebook)

50 rep. cards with your choice of one rep. session image

$20 referral credit per referral received to use towards any standard collection (high resolution files or prints) OR turn them in for CASH!

Free Brag Book – containing up to 24 (4×6) of your rep. session images added to your collection order