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**Share the Love Contest!!**

March 30, 2008 – 5:49 pm


Announcing our first ever “Share the Love” Contest:
Its pretty easy~submit the name and a brief (short paragraph) statement and a photo about someone who deserves a complimentary package with Mary Hanson Photography!
I will accept unlimited entries and then we will have a blog vote as to who is most deserving. The winner gets a complimentary photo session plus a minimum of a $300 photo credit (thats a value of $550!) to be used for prints from the session.
The person who submitted the winner gets a $100 photo credit, to be used towards a future session or prints.
FAQ:
Who can enter? Anyone can suggest a person for the contest, but the contest participant must be local to the Mpls/St. Paul metro area.
Who would be a good candidate? That’s up to you: my blog readers. I had in mind someone who can’t afford to have custom photos taken of their child(ren) but it could be also someone who has a special situation, or health issues or whatever. I’ve given a lot of pro-bono work away to needy people, but I’m putting it in YOUR hands to suggest my next project!
How to I enter someone? Simply email Mary their name, contact info, short paragraph and attach a small photo (quality doesn’t matter a bit, just a snapshot or camera phone shot is fine!) and then wait for voting to begin.
If you have more questions, email Mary with them and I will answer them within this post!
Contest ends at 6pm Sun. April 6th, 2008.
Mary

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Schedule full for 2007

November 7, 2007 – 5:57 pm

Just a quick note that I am now booked for all of 2007. I will begin booking January and February appointments soon, so email with requests.
Mary

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Only ONE weekend appointment available for this year!

October 11, 2007 – 10:22 pm

A note for those procrastinators out there: I currently have only one weekend appointment available for the rest of the year! Yes, really, you are that late in booking! I have November 11th still open, but once I hit post on this blog, it will probably go quick, so email if you want it. There are a few weekday openings before the holidays, but not many, and I will post deadlines for holiday cards and gifts tomorrow.
~M
EDIT: This appointment is now BOOKED as of 11/15! Thank you!

 

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Introducing the launch of my new site!

October 6, 2007 – 2:43 pm


I’m excited to announce the launch of my new flash website for broadband! You can still view the old site if you are on dial-up, but if you have broadband (cable or DSL) I highly recommend you check out the new site! I’m still adding more photos to the galleries and welcome any feedback on what you like or don’t like about the new site!

Thanks!
Mary

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Out of office~ take note please! :)

August 3, 2007 – 4:52 pm

I’ll be out of the office and will not have access to email from Sat. 8-4 through Sat. 8-18. I will begin to return emails Sunday 8-19. If multiple people request certain dates for sessions via email while I’m out, I’ll go by the date of email received for first chance after I return. Thanks!
Mary

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Had a bad past few days…

July 10, 2007 – 11:42 am

On friday morning, I was in the middle of typing an email, and my new beautiful 24 inch iMac froze. I restarted it and my hard-drive was wiped out. Completely gone. Apple customer support couldn’t help me over the phone, so after trying valiantly I brought it into the Apple store for the Genius Bar to help. No dice. Even with the “almost never fail” power of Disk Warrior (or something like that?) they couldn’t find anything. I tried using it in target disk mode with a firewire cable. Nothing. So, now I’m in the process of data recovery with another method which is both time consuming and expensive, and as a result, I’m going to be weeks behind in proofing and editing photos and orders. I appreciate all my clients patience and wanted to post this as a reminder to everyone to backup all your important data! I always burn discs of originals, but not so great with backing up work I’ve done on images, b&w conversions, etc, so I’m out dozens of hours of work, as well as a ton of personal photos of my children. :(
So, go burn discs of your photos and important data, transfer to an external drive, or better yet, set up a RAID system (google it if you don’t know how!) so you don’t ever have to be in my shoes.
Thanks,
Mary

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Wanted to share a fun new toy with my readers…

June 14, 2007 – 9:40 am

I wanted a small compact semi-inexpensive digital camera for bringing to the pool and beach this summer. I got the Olympus Stylus 770SW for just over $300 from Amazon. The coolest thing about it is that it can shoot underwater up to 33 feet down! Since I won’t be doing snorkeling here in Minneapolis, I took some test pool shots of two of my kids who love to swim underwater. Here they are:


If you are looking for a small tough & rugged little point & shoot for the summer, this one is so fun! Enjoy!
~Mary

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Update on me…

January 28, 2007 – 4:55 pm

Things have been very busy around here in a different way lately. January is always a bit slower, which I welcome, as it has given me time to reorganize my office and to take some great new computer classes which will help with editing and creating card designs. Other exciting things are in the works too! I’m starting a new business with a great graphic designer I’ve worked with in the past, Tod Foley. We will be: Progressive Photography & Design, and will work with progressive campaigns, candidates and non-profits. I’ll post a link to our new company’s website as soon as it is ready. I’ll still continue to do plenty of portrait work for children and families in the area, but this will be a nice separation of my portrait and political work.
Also, I can’t post many details yet, but I’ve been hired to teach a course this spring locally on “Taking Better Photos of your Child” for parents and others who would like to learn some basic tips to dramatically improve your photos. Email me with the subject of “photography class” at mary@maryhansonphotography.com if you want me to send info as it becomes available. There will be limited spots available in the course, which will be two evenings long. I’m really excited to teach what I love so much!
And, lastly, since I’ve had a few emails wondering how Bumble Kitty is doing, a photo of her shortly after we got her and then one from today. She is growing wonderfully, biting a bit too much, and her eye color difference of one green/one blue has become even more striking.



Have a great day!
Mary

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My new muse

December 9, 2006 – 2:31 pm

Since my three children go through various stages of contempt towards being my photographic models, I’m quite happy to have a new muse to photograph. Yes, we have had our new kitty for a week now and she is quite the willing subject. :)
She now has an official name, Bumble Kitty, after The Bumble (the white fuzzy snow monster from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.) We also discovered soon after getting her that she is deaf. Apparently its very common for white blue eyed cats, and she has no idea what she is missing, but its odd to see a cat who not only is not afraid of the vacuum cleaner, but actually loves it and thinks chasing it and the cord is great fun. She sleeps more soundly than any cat in a house with three kids has the right too, and she is never startled by loud noises. So far, having a deaf kitty seems to have only pluses. ;)
Here are a few shots of her from today:

 

Sleeping Bumble Kitty


Awake Bumble Kitty
(remember, you can click to view images larger) 


And finally, Laughing Bumble Kitty
(after my great joke about the dog who was as smart as a cat…)

 

 

Hope you are all enjoying the beautiful un-seasonably warm day we are having today.
thanks
Mary

 

 

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Final reminder about Holiday Orders!

November 11, 2006 – 6:53 pm

It is hard to believe how fast the holidays are approaching! To ensure you will have cards available in time to send out for the holidays, and for prints for holiday gifts, for guaranteed holiday delivery: ALL ORDERS MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOVEMBER 15TH.
Thanks so much for your understanding and your business this year. I’ve loved working with each family and am truly appreciative that you chose me to photograph your children.
Thank you!
~Mary

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