I am getting ready for my trip to see the Trailing of the Sheep Festival in Sun Valley Idaho this upcoming weekend.  I have been meaning to go up there for the past few years but I usually had a wedding booked on this weekend.  This year I decided not to book anything on the weekend of October 8th through the 10th so I could attend this year and get some great pictures. I would encourage any one who has nothing to do this weekend to go up there and have a great time.  More information here. Trailing of the Sheep

So I went out to the Idaho Botanical Gardens today to check out the fall festival.  Believe it or not most of the gardens still have green leaves on the trees and they look like they are just starting to change so maybe in week or so.  They have some beautiful flowers in bloom up near the children’s garden area.  They also had a corn maze there today.  I am not sure if that was there just for the festival or that will be there through October.  The children’s garden area was redone and there are several more logs the kids can go through and play in plus a great pumpkin patch. ...

Crane Studio Imaging is excited to announce two brand new service open to Real Estate and Mortgage Professionals.  We also can create wordpress presence for just about any other business out there including restaurants, spas, hair salons, mechanics, banking, finance, and many more.  If you have a business we can create a wordpress theme for your company. The first service we are offering is professional real estate wordpress design.  We realize that most of the real estate agents here in Idaho have their web presence hidden away on their company’s main website.  We have consulted with a...

In celebration of Boise State University big victory over Oregon State University we are offering a special promotion for senior or family portraits till the October 15th 2010. We are extending this promotion till Oct 15th 2010 because of the great response to we have gotten and to give a chance to families and friends of people who already booked to get in on the deal.  You asked for it so you got it.  Enjoy! Great game BSU!!! Boise State 37, Oregon State 24 — Final BSU Win Portrait Package includes: 1 hour session at an outdoor location (48) wallets total – 24 wallets  one pose...

It seems facebook.com is having some internet issues on 9/23/10 it has been having issues for about 2 hours so far.  Facebook buttons have disappeared throughtout blogs and websites and most are getting DNS connectivity issues.  So far there is no report on what happened or how long the service interuption will last for.  I actually thought there was an issue with some of my plugins on the blog but it turns out it was facebook.  It is amazing how many people out there use facebook for personal and business use.  I have been watching the twitter feeds and there are thousands of tweets about...

Well treasure valley seniors your last year of high school has started and it’s time to get those awesome fall senior photos done.  Senior photos are special tradition in your life to remember your last year at school before you head off to college or onto a career.  We have some great locations for both guys and girls to give you some memorable photos.  All of our packages both print and digital include multiple poses and clothing changes as much as time permits.  You can even bring your friends with you for the session and have them in some of your pictures. We have some great promotions...

During the month of September 2010 we are going to be running a special for any seniors in the Treasure Valley to have their senior pictures done by Crane Studio Imaging.  For the 1st 5seniors that book a session between now and end of the month will receive a special discount of over 50% off our normal pricing and you get a one hour session and 10 digitally edited photos on CD.  Just because you were not the first 5 don’t give up hope we have a special discount for you also where you can save anywhere from 10% to 50% our normal digital session pricing.  We will spin our wheel for...

I have had quite a few clients ask this question about what packages they should get.  Back before digital there wasn’t a question since paper prints were the only way to go.  Now with the digital camera images it opens a whole new way of viewing your photographic memories. Most people think that digital packages are the best for them because they get all their photos on CD and get to print them on their own and have a better choice in photos and they can pick them at their leisure.  In reality most of the CDs are only a viewed a few times and then put away on the shelf and they never...

So thanks to photosister.com and blackrapid.com I was one of the proud winners of the brand new RS-W1 strap for women.  So I finally got it in the mail a few weeks ago and I wanted to try it out on a few weddings before I write the review.  Now I have been using Blackrapid straps for a few years now.  I have a RS-4, RS-5, RS-7, and the double strap.  All really comfortable straps carrying around my favorite Canon 70-200 mm 2.8 IS USM.  As most know this is a pretty heavy lens but I love shooting with it.  The strap really saves your neck carrying heavy lenses. On to the review about the...

Well its that time of year again in the Treasure Valley Area, the Idaho Fair has arrived again.  A perfect excuse to get out and see some animals, artwork, great bands, and just about every fried food imaginable.  This year we have entered 3 photos into the photo contest in the professional category of animals, landscape, and weddings.  So don’t forget to come on down and check out the all the photos from amateur and professional photographers in the area. Click on the title to see the pictures.