New Portrait Presentation Method

At the studio, we are pleased to be introducing a new way of presenting images from your portrait sessions!

We are currently learning a new software program that will give us many more tools to help you make selections after the session is complete. It is so exciting what we can do!

After your session, you will make an appointment to come back into the studio for a personal portrait presentation with Jenna or me.  Sitting on our comfy sofa, we will show you a slideshow of some of our favorites and then go thru all of your portraits with you!  We will be able to organize the images into your favorites, view them in a side by side comparison, and toggle between color, B&W, and sepia.  We will be able to quickly show you how an image will looked cropped to a certain proportion.  If you are looking for wall portraits, we will be able to layout wall folios with you and show you what they will look like within our molding selection or as a gallery wrap.  Plus, if you send us a picture of your wall, then we will be able to show you what your images will look like displayed in your OWN home! 

We are excited to transition to this superior way of presenting your images to you!  We will be trying our best to make the transition as seamless as possible.  Please remember, it will be important to schedule the presentation session when all decision makers can be present, as this will be the time to make your purchasing decisions.

Winter Portraits!

There is finally snow on the ground and that makes it the prefect time for winter portraits!  We live in this beautiful place with 4 unique seasons.  Let's take advantage of them all and make some memories!

Especially if you just got engaged!

Consider a Winter Wedding...

What about a winter family portrait?
I'm thinking you and your kids bundled up in coordinating hats and scarfs, throwing a few snowballs....

Holidays Around Here

Around here we love the holidays!  They begin early here as we host our Holiday Portrait Special at the beginning of November.  Lots of hours are put in after all the sessions have been shot.  Creating your families holiday greetings are so very special!  Take a look at some of the memories we helped you share this year...

cuties!

beautiful!

amazing!

sweet!

surprise!

brothers!

perfect!

adorable!

fun!

family!

That's right, the gifts have all been given, now it's time to get a little something for you! We are offering a special treat for all our customers! Place an order in the month of January, from a session or wedding that was photographed between January and the end of November 2011, and we'll give you a 10% discount on your whole order!!

Now is the time to make sure the memories you made last year, last your family a lifetime. Call (603) 867-4970 or e-mail allison@allisonhopephotography.com today!

Exciting News!!!

It is 2 days after Christmas and I feel like we are still settling down from all the rush and excitement of the holiday season. Autumn is on school vacation this week and it feels good to take thing a little slower this week for a change.

I feel like I have been straight out since September came around, which is when I last posted on this blog. I had a handful of autumn weddings in September and October. Then in late September, I photographed the two local preschools in our town. The fall was also filled with various family and children portraits, as well as a few senior portraits as well. Then in November, my annual holiday portrait special came around, and I had a HUGE response for this and spent the next month and a half designing Christmas cards, and placing orders for holiday gifts.

It is all wonderful! I feel blessed to have a business that is thriving in an economy that has seen better days. However, as my business has grown, I am realizing, that I can no longer wear all the hats that I am wearing. I am running a small business as well as being a stay at home mom to my two wonderful children. I have always managed to juggle both business ownership and stay at home mom, since I had already established a small photography business, when we had Autumn, 6 years ago. I have been lucky to be able to grow my business slowly, which met the needs of my family. This fall, I really started to feel unbalanced in my life. My business, was becoming busier, and it really became a struggle for me to give adequate attention to all aspects of my life. So, after much thought, discussion, and prayer, I decided to take a huge leap of faith and look for someone to join my team.

Her name is Jenna.

Jenna is a mother of three home schooled children. She lives about 2 miles away from my residential studio. She is a great friend and we have many of the same interests. She is a creative and organized person. Hear that? I said ORGANIZED.

I am really excited, and I think Jenna is too, to see where this all leads. Jenna will be helping to take off a few of the hats that I have been wearing in my business. She will be working in the areas of marketing and sales.

We will be creating a new system for viewing and ordering your portraits, that will help us to serve you better. Customer service has always been a very important part of my business model.

Maybe, as next fall rolls around, I will feel some more balance.

So expect to see her smiling face around here!

Of Note

Congrats to Colleen and Mike, whose wedding is highlighted in the current issue of New Hampshire Magazine's Bride. We think it looks pretty nice!

Guest Book

This summer I have started creating this really fun guest books for some couples to have at their weddings. Instead of just space or lines for your guests to sign, there are questions for them to answer through out the book of images from their engagement session. This is definitely something that will not get put in a box in the attic never to be seen again, but will be looked at over and over!