The Ladies of Riverside Designers {Charleston, SC}

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I love photographing and working with fun and fantastic clients!  It makes my job even better (if that’s possible.)

Recently I had the pleasure of working with Jennifer Ferrell, owner of Riverside Designers, an experienced and talented interior design firm here in Charleston, SC.  Jennifer recently hired me to work on a couple of really fun projects. First we photographed a few rooms in a house she worked on in North Charleston. As you will see in some sample photographs below, she really designs beautiful spaces!

I also had a chance to work on a time lapse video with NESKA! Productions (NESKA! productions is our video company that creates marketing videos for small and medium sized businesses) to create a marketing video for Riverside.  We filmed the room being stripped down of it’s current furnishings and then being replaces with all the new elements Jennifer brought in for the re-design. Patrick and I just finished filming the drapes being installed yesterday. Video preview coming soon!

And recently I spent an entire day with Jennifer and Shay photographing beach front at another beautiful home out at Edisto Beach. These two ladies are so much fun that we spent most of the day laughing. Of course, we were working hard too!  The house was beautiful.  Jennifer is a dream to work with. And I had a chance to dig my toes in the sand during one of the shots!  I’d love to show you the images of the Edisto house, but we’ll have to wait to see if they get published first. Fingers crossed!

Shay

Jennifer Ferrell, Owner

DON’T MISS OUR SPECIAL “CELEBRATION OF SMILES DAY” PROMOTION!

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On Saturday, April 21st Tanya Boggs Photography will participate with an elite group of photographers around the country in a very special portrait promotion. From 11:00 am to 4:00 pm on April 21st we will be providing a wonderful opportunity for you to update portraits of yourself and any family members you wish. In doing so, you will help to support Operation Smile, which provides free surgeries for children around the world who suffer with cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities.

Along with other members of Professional Photographers of America (PPA), we are offering the gift of an individual portrait session and a 5×7 inch portrait in exchange for a $24 minimum donation to Operation Smile. For every 10 individuals we photograph, another child will receive the gift of surgery! It costs as little as $240 for Operation Smile’s medical volunteers to provide a life-saving surgery that can take as little as 45 minutes. One hundred percent of each donation will go to Operation Smile.

We also believe that our Celebration of Smiles Day is a wonderful way to teach children the value of reaching out to others. Even small children can understand the importance of Operation Smile’s work, and they are eager to help these needy children. We hope you will join with us in helping to make this vital work possible, and we promise to create a portrait that you will treasure.

Think about it this way… you can get ahead of the game for Mother’s Day or even for Father’s Day.  Check something off the list of things to do!

Call and schedule your session appointment today at 843/647.6455.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tanya’s Tip: Newborns

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Tanya’s Tip:

The ideal time to photograph a newborn is within the first 10 days of birth!

We recommend you call and schedule your appointment at least 6 weeks prior to your due date to be sure you get the window you’re looking for.  If you have an appointment but deliver early, most photographers will reschedule your shoot and fit you into that 10 day window.

Recruiting Class of 2013 Senior Ambassadors {Charleston, SC}

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TBP HOTSHOT Seniors

A TBP HOTSHOT Senior Rep is a Class of 2013 Senior with a passion and drive.  You do everything to the best of your ability, and the choices you make for your future are focused. As a HOTSHOT Senior Rep, you’ll represent Tanya Boggs Photography out in that crazy world of yours with a positive voice that inspires others.

THE DEADLINE TO BE A TBP HOTSHOT Senior IS March 16th.

Our HOTSHOT Senior Rep program is not only a fun & exciting way for seniors to get a FREE SENIOR SESSION, you’ll also have the opportunity to win CREDIT towards your order.

REMEMBER: Only a limited number of TBP HOTSHOT Seniors will be selected as Reps from each school. So, if you are interested in being a part of our team, fill out your application TODAY!

The deadline to apply is March 16th!
Applicants must be members of the class of 2013.

CLICK HERE to download the application: TBP_Hotshot App & Info

Take a look at the awesome HOTSHOT Senior Rep PERKS (Over $800 in Value):

  • FREE junior session {must take place before March 31st}  ($250 value)
  • FREE senior session {must take place before August 1st}  ($250 value)
  • FREE family session for you & your family (anytime prior to November 1st) ($250 value)
  • Featured on our blog, website, Facebook, and other senior marketing materials.
  • FREE Custom designed REP cards with your name and images on them to hand out to your friends! These earn incentives for YOU and your friends!
  • Chance to earn Print CREDITS and PRIZES throughout the year through referrals and other opportunities.
  • FREE Images from your session for Facebook ($50 value)

As a TBP HOTSHOT Senior Rep, you will have the opportunity to earn points, which can be redeemed for credit towards your final purchases.

How to Earn Points:

Points are easy to earn! Points are awarded based on your participation through referrals and attending events associated with TBP HOTSHOT Senior. There are also ways to get points just for interacting with TBP Hotshots on Facebook! It doesn’t get much easier than that. We will provide you with a full breakdown of the point system when you come in for your session.

REMEMBER: Only a limited number of Senior Reps will be selected from each school. Fill out your application TODAY!

CLICK HERE to download the application: TBP_Hotshot App & Info

March Move-in Madness Party and Specials

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After the 2012 Leukemia Ball, with this year’s theme Alice in Wonderland, we’ve gone a bit MAD at our new studio… the Mad Hatter made me do it!

How’s this for crazy? A fun party with food and wine, and a free portrait session giveaway. $60 headshots for ONE NIGHT ONLY! And if that weren’t crazy enough already, we’re offering $99 headshots all month long and 50% off all portrait sessions that are reserved with a deposit during March. But it won’t last long, so get in on the deal while you can!  RSVP here.

Tanya Boggs Photography  •  843.647.6455

Headshot sessions include:  Initial consultation, Photo session, Post-production, Online Proofing gallery, and 1 digital jpeg file of choice.

Leukemia Ball 2012: Wonderland

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On February 11th, we were honored to be a part of the 7th Annual Leukemia Ball.  What an amazing night!  This year’s theme was Alice in Wonderland and the Omar Shrine Temple was transformed into a fantastically magical place by Charleston’s own Sha Sha Harnik of Distinctive Events.

We were there for the glitz and glam of the Red Carpet Entrance, and then we moved inside to set up for some Photo Booth Fun, Tanya Boggs Photography style!

To View all our photos from that evening, click here!



Tanya’s Lens: Queen for a Day

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Love this image from a recent event. Sometimes we all deserve to be Queen for a day!

Tanya Boggs Photography loves to help you make your party a hit with a Photo Booth.  We’ve got all the equipment and can even print your images right there on site if you’d like.  Or if you prefer a high quality photograph, we can post them online for your guests to order.  Either way, the laughs will continue for years to come!

 

2012: An Opportunity to Begin Again

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To all of our clients and many supporters, we wanted to say thank you for a wonderful year. As with any year, 2011 has been full of ups and downs. But most importantly it has been an exciting year of new opportunities, new frontiers and new beginnings.  And 2012 is shaping up to be even better!

We have so many new and exciting things coming up.  We are updating and revealing our new website in the next few days!  We are moving into a new studio space in a couple of weeks at 255 St. Philip Street in downtown Charleston.  We have some fun events and new products we will be introducing shortly.  And so much more!  Make sure you continue to check back to keep up with all of our exciting new adventures.

Thanks again for all of your love and support!  As we roll into a new and exciting year that is filled with possibility and opportunity, I wanted to share the following quote I was reminded of last night as I watched The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (again).

“For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.”

Christmas Reflections: What’s really important?

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With the holiday season in full swing and the new year fast approaching, I always find myself reflecting on what’s really important.  Usually the answer is always the same for me: family!  And this holiday season that answer seems to be more present than ever.  There have been too many reminders lately of just how important family really is.

As a friend recently said to me, “Keep your family close!” With so much sad and heavy news lately from some of my friends: family deaths, horrendous accidents, and close calls; I have been even more grateful than usual for my loved ones. During the busiest time of year, in a culture where busy is the new normal, make sure you take time out this holiday season and ENJOY YOUR FAMILY! The greatest gift you can give to others is to be PRESENT with them.

Happy holidays! Be merry. And remember to take some pictures!

xoxo, TBP

Why Choose Custom Photography?

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Credit for the following blog post goes to author Marianne Drenthe of Marmalade Photography.  You can find the original post at her website.

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Tanya Boggs Photography, Custom Photography Charleston SC

Image by Tanya Boggs Photography

Custom Photography is something special!

Custom photography is more of a luxury than your entry-level cookie cutter chain experience.  Custom photography truly is not for everyone as it requires a level of commitment, investment in time and money, forethought and planning on the part of the subject/client and requires a larger time commitment for the photographer as well.

Clients who enjoy taking a more active role in the creation of their families’ memories have the desire to have portrait art that is truly personalized.  These more discerning clients budget and allot time for a custom photography session.  Many clients opt for it to be a once a year special experience, some opt to have custom photography sessions done to record their child’s stages in life.  Having said this, it is clear that custom photography is not in everyone’s budget. It is something that some families save for to splurge on from time to time to memorialize their children as they really are  (not posed and primped in the cookie cutter studio setting).

There is a great deal of time involved in creating high-end custom photography sessions for a client.  But really, what’s it all about? It’s about the luxury of great service, better choices and a superb end product.  The result of all this are heirloom images and a family legacy.  The time invested at the session is only a small portion of time involved in this process.

Custom photography has been likened to purchasing a fine vehicle.  To get from point A to point B, let’s face it, even a bus ride would suffice.  But if you want to luxuriate in a finely appointed vehicle, customizing your own experience by listening to smooth jazz while sitting in a climate controlled setting adjusted purely for your comfort in a body hugging leather interior, perhaps that Lexus you so desire is your cup of tea.  Custom photography  is the Lexus of the photography world.  It is where the intangibles make the experience truly wonderful and the images themselves make the investment of money and time truly worthwhile.

Custom photography can be broken down into even more levels.  There are on location, studio, mixed studio/on location, specialty location and destination type photographers.  The beauty of custom photography is in the choices and in the luxury of those options.  The customized service level you are sure to experience will be amazing.  The knowledge that your final images are the result of someone caring about those moments so much that they take extra time ensuring that the artwork you receive is good enough to put their name on it.  That level of quality and commitment is all but lost in the age of “mass-produced,” “mass marketed,” corporate “everyone is a number”.  Custom photography is based on being unique to you.  How great of an experience would it be, to be able to sit back and allow a photographer to do this highly custom work for you and create images that you will most likely cherish for a lifetime?

One last thing to consider, the Lexus will never appreciate in value the way your portraits will.  The portrait art you become invested in from your custom photographer will no doubt increase in value and become more priceless to you as the years pass.

Tanya Boggs Photography, Custom Photography, Charleston SC

Image by Tanya Boggs Photography