The Soldier Thread - Invite Only Party at Mohawk!

On Sunday evening, my friend Josh accompanied me to an invitation only event hosted by Launch787 at the Mohawk here in Austin! 

It was so great! A few different bands played, but due to:

1. an early day of classes the next morning

2. a nice, long nap started before the show

Josh and I missed the first and last bands.

An amazing band we did see, though was The Soldier Thread!

This band hails from our own Austin, Texas and features so much talent!

Keys (a Rhodes! Hello love!), guitars, bass, drums, and VIOLA! They were so fantastic!

The songs were fun, energetic, beautiful, catchy, everything you want in music! I was happy that I got some great shots despite the not so great lighting!

^^^I love this photo, personally! It's another attempt at split toning, and I hate to sound my own horn, but I think these colours are great! 

^^^another two shots that I just simply adore!

I had so much fun! I hope the band likes the shots I got! Thanks to TST for letting their MySpace friends know about the invites! You all did a great job!

Peace

Marathon Photo Session Coming Soon!

It's time I announced a nice deal around here!

So, here it is! 

Coming up on Sunday the 17th of May 2009 will be my first marathon session day! This means some great discounted sessions!

It's for only one day, and here is a breakdown of what will happen.

You can book a 30-minute session or a one hour session. The 30-minute sessions are only $50, and will include a session at one location of your choice in Austin, TX; a CD with up to 25 of the best, edited, high resolution images; and you will be given Reprinting Rights and internet permissions! 

The one hour sessions are only $100 (normally anywhere from $130 and up) and will include a session at up to two locations of your choice, a CD with up to 45 of the best, edited, high resolution images; and again you will be given Reprinting Rights and internet permissions!

You can use this day to get any photos you need - business card photo (a $130 value), headshots ($130 value), maternity/family (up to $170 value), anniversary/love in general photos ($200 value), ANYTHING!

If you're interested, shoot me an email: Dandy.As.Lions@gmail.com to set up a meeting and discuss scheduling for this one day only special!

Peace and Love! I will leave you all with a shot left over from my session with Rush Alan.

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I now have a Twitter specifically for Dandy as Lions Photography!

Be sure to follow it in order to keep up with specials, deals, photo sessions, general updates, and more!

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Love!

Get Paid to Help Me Gain Clients!!

If you need some quick cash, you'll be happy to know that I'm now implementing a "Referral Fee" for those that help me gain business!!

Here's how it works:

If you know of someone in Austin/central Texas that needs any type of photos done (models/actors/mothers-to-be/families/couples [anniversaries, engagement, weddings]/bands/seniors/individuals in general) give them my information (name [birth and business], phone number, and especially email address - Dandy.As.Lions@gmail.com). Don't be afraid to let them know I'm extremely passionate about photography and offer great rates ;)! 

If I'm booked to take their photos, I will give you 5% (cash) of what they pay me! Simply for helping my business!

How does that sound to you all? Pretty great? That's what I thought!

Word of mouth is one of the most powerful advertisement tools, so help me out and I'll help you out!

Check back for more information on shoots, ideas I have coming up, photo specials, and all Dandy As Lions information!

Thank you!!! 

Love.

Ring of Photographers

You know what? I really love photographers.

I'm not just saying that because I am one, either!

It's because we (for the most part) are all just so genuinely sweet!

Take, for instance, Jamie Maldonado.

A swell photographer (working mainly with some of the most AMAZING indie bands I've ever heard - his promo shoots are fantastic [this photo of Now Now, Every Children is one of my all time favourites! Jamie is how I even got into loving that band]), but even sweller (?) guy!

No, I've never met him in person; but based on his blog, MySpace, and other online endeavours he seems like an all around great guy! Extremely knowledgeable when it comes to technical games of photography and gear; well liked by all!

Jamie is following me on Twitter now, and I'm happy about that! He offers good advice and answers to any questions I (and anyone) may have with photography. His advice is offered in a sweet way not unlike your favourite elementary school teacher when teaching you how to multiply double digit numbers or draw a c

at out of the letter 'O.'

Be sure to check him out!

Another great and sweet photographer is Austin's own Leah Muse.

I have actually had the great fortune of meeting this kind lady! She took photos of my boyfriend and myself for our four year anniversary! She was so fun and friendly! She is such an amazing photographer - self taught from what I unders

tand! Her wedding photography is so stylish, fun, and beautiful and her fashion photography is incredibly chic! She got into wedding photography last year and blew up in the business working with Whitney Lee Photography. She was so sweet that when I started advertising on Craigslist and getting wedding inquiries (this was before I was a wedding photographer), she offered to have me be her assistant so I could get a feel for weddings! How sweet, right?! She has had her share of working with bands, too! She is the photographer to her husband's (Taylor Muse) band Quiet Company! Leah's photography is all just so refreshing and aesthetically pleasing! She and Taylor are expecting their first child (a daughter) and I know that the photos of that baby are going to be so amazing and frequent! Everyone will love it all! That girl will have some of the absolute baby photos that anyone's ever known - I'm sure she'll be dying to show her first boyfriend her baby pictures! hahaha well maybe not, because who would? But at least her photos will be phenomenal! 

Also be sure to check out Leah's work. The link I gave is her public blog, where she posts a lot of funny things and photos. You can check out her photography here! You don't want to miss out on her!

I hope one day that I can be at the level that these two and many other photographers are at and I hope to possess the skills that they all have! We're all just a slew of great, kind, fun(ny) people! I'll post more photographers that are amazing at taking photos and at being great people soon!!

That's all for now.

Sorry no photos!

Oh wait!

This is my first attempt at split toning. 

This is Josh, because he likes having his pictures taken by me...and he's one of the only people that lets me take his picture on a whim.

Bunny

I drew that little guy.

Happy Easter!

Easter Time 2009

brother and sister :)

Hi all!

On St. Patrick's Day, my boyfriend's mother celebrated her birthday. I spoke with her kids (Sarah and my boyfriend, James) before then and said that I think she'd really love new photos of the two of them together! The only photos of them around the house are from YEARS ago (as in childhood for Sarah and James together, and early high school for James alone). 

Sarah and James are nine years apart, and in the seven years I've known James, the only photo I've ever seen with them together is Sarah at around age 11 holding a two-year-old James!

Sarah said "Mom will love it!"

Scheduling was a bit shotty, and we were unable to do the photos in time for Trish's birthday. So, we decided it'd be a late birthday gift to her and we would also make sure to take photos of Sarah and Todd's kids for Easter cards!

We traveled down 1431 and found some great blue bonnets. It's basically a rule that if you live in Texas, you have GOT to have pictures in the blue bonnets! It's normally something that little children are forced into, but I thought we should take some of James and Sarah to be fun, cute, funny, and adorable!

Here are a few shots!

Husband and wife

This is Ava. She's going to be seven going on 17 this year.

Aidan is such a ham!

Briener Ladies!

I had such a blast, and the light and surroundings were GORGEOUS!

I love them all so much!