SENIOR PORTRAIT COUPON for JULY

• Published June 27th, 2010 by Carl

Seniors Seniors Seniors 2011 Seniors

• Published June 26th, 2010 by Carl

It's that time of year again when school is finally out, graduation parties are going on, pools are open, and summer fun begins. It's fun for me too because I get to create new images for new seniors who are excited to finally get their chance to have their portraits taken. After 25 years of doing this fulltime I still love creating new images with new backgrounds and ideas I've thought about since last Senior Portrait season. It is my favorite time of year. No one tries harder to please their customers more than Debbie and I do. The girls love Debbie helping with their hair and make up and no other studio in western New York does that.

When a new senior comes in with a bunch of clothes ( or whatever they want a portrait with-we've seen it all in 25 years ) and says I want something different thats what we like to hear and thats what we do. We mixed it up with a recent senior we did last week. She was a great young lady and was easy to work with.

 

If Debbie wasn't there right at that moment, when the light was perfect, to brush her hair out this shot would not be so awesome.

I love the warm summer(y) vintage look in these 2 photos above.

Gotta love the shoes!!

 I call this grunge light.

 Not to be out done we are offering Hi Def video slideshows. The sample here doesn't do the HD version justice but it is worth watching.

 

 

2011 Seniors from Olean, Allegany, Salamanca and All Area High Schools

• Published May 22nd, 2010 by Carl

Senior Portrait time is about to begin for students graduating in 2011. Choosing a Senior Portrait photographer that is going to capture and create your personality and character in a professional, flattering, and awesome way is difficult. I can promise that you will not only get incredible portraits but you will also get great service. How can I promise that ? We have been doing it for 25 years. And, our Senior Portrait images have never been better. For Seniors that are photographed between now and the 1st of July we are offering a great coupon.

Please feel free to call for a price list or email cvm3rdst@gmail.com

Congratulations Faith !!

• Published May 22nd, 2010 by Carl

Faith Benson from Allegany-Limestone was recently named "Student of the Year" by the Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau. What an incredible and deserved honor. We are so proud to have done Faith's Senior Photo's this past year and wish all her future dreams come true. Here are a couple of Faith's photos.

 

 

Good Luck 2010 Seniors

• Published May 22nd, 2010 by Carl

Ask any Senior this time of year and they will tell you they don't know where the year went. Many seniors are still busy in sports and other activities and still have tests to take but they can clearly see the end of their Senior Year closing in. We made a little slideshow of some of the 2010 Seniors we photographed last year. We wished we could have put all of our Seniors in it but we could only put about 50 photos from thousands of images that we took. For higher quality viewing you can hit the hi res button on the bottom right of the video.

 

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25 Years of Wonderful Customers

• Published February 21st, 2010 by Carl

The years at 3rd St Studio have flown by. I don't know where all the years went until I see all the boxes of negatives, you know those things you

used for photos before digital. Or, the stack of Hard Drives, CD's, and DVD's that gets larger every year. But still, it has gone fast and the relationships

we have gained over the years with our loyal customers has been tremendous. It is our very lives we have shared together as your families grew.

We shared many laughs, happy times, and highlights as well as a few tears. We have tried to capture those times in images that stay close to your heart

and remind you of the days gone by. I am a chronic sentamentalist and I suppose the very reason I am a photographer.

And so, the years keep charging by and our children and loved ones continue to grow and change finds us all.

We could not be here for 25 years if not for the loyalty of our wonderful customers. It is a blessing every business owner prays and works for.

So, as a way to break out of the winter slumber and begin to seek out warmer greener days we have sent out 100 Gift Cards to our most

faithful and favorite customers offering free photography for any type of portrait - (NO Sitting Fees)- and generous discounts for all prints

and frames as well. Included in some of these cards will be another discount coupon for an additional gift.

We have limited the cards sent out to 100. We know that this may not be the best time for you to have portraits done so we have made the cards

transferable to any of your friends or family. The additional coupon inside is not transferable. The specials all run through April 30th.

 

If for any reason you think we missed you please let us know. Peoples addresses change over the years and we may have the wrong address on file.

Please call or email  cvm3rdst@gmail.com with any questions. We have some new products and some new backgrounds that we think you'll like.

 And, we have NOT raised any prices prior to this promotion. This might be the perfect time to update some portraits or celebrate an anniversary.

We hope we see you. If you think you want to take advantage of this offer please call soon as times may be limited, especially weekends.

If you just want to call and talk that's OK too. Most importantly we want everyone to know that we can never thank you enough for the last wonderful

25 years, and that we treasure our times spent together, always.

 

 

 

Happy Holidays

• Published December 18th, 2009 by Carl

Its hard to believe this is our 25th year of creating images for Holiday giving. Many infants we photographed in our early years are now parents themselves.

The portraits we did all those years ago are for the very same reasons we do them today. To give and share our precious memories with our loved ones. I bet many of those images from 25 years ago are being enjoyed today. 

The Holidays are exciting for children. Most everyone has great memories of Xmas regardless of their age.

Who doesn't remember getting up early and running to the Xmas tree in hopes of finding the very thing you prayed for Santa to bring you. Well,its that time of year again and kids love it. Presents, cookies, parties, and no school !

 We've been busy and lucky enough to photograph some beautiful kids and families for gift giving this 25th Holiday Season at 3rd St. Studio. Its more rewarding now than ever. We are photographing infants of infants we created images of many years ago. We feel very "Blessed" and extremely thankful.

Some of our children have four legs but we still love them.

 I thought it would be nice to share some of the portraits we've taken recently. Many images we can't post because they are surprises for loved ones.

Debbie and I want to wish everyone a Warm and Happy Holiday Season, especially for our customers that have shared their lives with us over the years and let us share ours with them.  2009 might have been a tough year for many people but we have good feelings about 2010.

Enjoy your family and friends and pray for the men and women overseas fighting for our freedom who wont be with their loved ones this year.

Happy New Year !