Phoenix Photo News

Rock the Zoo 2011

2011-05-04T20:47:00Z

ROCK THE ZOO 2011

Rock the Zoo was held again at Phoenix Arizona. The guests and animals at the zoo rocked with bands from the 80's including; Animotion, The Motels, Dramarama, Tommy Tutone and The Promise featuring former members of When in Rome! Everyone enjoyed sampling over 30 different beers from local breweries and national distributors. Plus great food and comedy by '80s comedian and icon, Barry Sobel.

Rock the Zoo Photos are ready for viewing:
http://photos.paulmichael.com/Events/Phoenix-Zoo

The Sewing Asylum

2010-05-30T18:38:00Z

SUMMER SEWIN' OPEN HOUSE

Erica Doyle had a successful Open House at her NEW studio called The Sewing Asylum on 9420 W. Bell Road in Sun City AZ.

Hundreds of kids visited the store throughout the day to check out the new classes for summer! In addition to sewing classess, they are also offering a new crochet class. So if you need fabric, sewing supplies, or want to learn to sew or even sew better, check out The Sewing Asylum.

For more info check out their website at: www.sewingasylum.com

Or just call at 623-398-6235

Positively Fitt - 4 Hour Challenge.

2010-05-22T17:28:00Z

Positively Fitt - 4 Hour Challenge.

Chrissy Shaver challenged all of her students to a 4-hour challenge on Saturday May 22, 2010. Within the first 30 minutes sweat was pouring, heart rates were pumping and everyone was getting fit! But most importantly everyone is having a BLAST!

This class was introduced to show people who want to get in shape every style of training that Keene's ATA Martial Arts and Chrissy Shaver's Positively Fitt has to offer.

If you want to get Fit, call Chrissy at: 623-363-3792 or Email: positivelyfitt@yahoo.com

Some people thought this class would be a piece of cake! Think again...

HR Insights Website

2010-05-20T21:02:00Z

Ed Desjardins launces new website!

Ed Desjardins, owner of HR Insights launched his newest website www.hrinsights.info. HR Insights typically works on a specific project basis to consult with organizations that have a need to temporarily outsource some of their core human resource functions such as: the interim leadership of HR management departments, start-ups and turnarounds, recruitment and retention processes, leadership coaching and mentoring, complex employee relations issues and labor relations concerns that include successful union avoidance strategies.

Ed also hosts a bi-weekly networking meeting at Lovitt and Touche on 1050 W. Washington Street in Tempe, AZ. The meetings are a great way to network if you are looking for work or need employees. His meetings follow a "round table" approach and usually have informed speakers that are interesting and motivating.

To contact Ed Desjardins go to his website at: www.hrinsights.info or call him at: 623-986-0133

Keene's ATA Kids 'n Power

2010-05-08T23:57:00Z

Keene's ATA Martial Arts, in partnership with the nationally known experts in child safety, AMBERAlert.com launched a worldwide initiative to help minimize the risk of child abduction through education. Three classes where held at their Glendale, Arizona location on Deer Valley and 67th Ave on May 8th, 2010. The classes were very successful. They help kids cope with the problems they face on a day to day basis:

• Stranger Danger
• Methods to deal with bullies
• Simple break away self-defense
• Child abduction safety tips

It is their goal to make the children in this community safe.

To find out more about Keene's ATA Martial Arts, visit their website at www.keenesata.com or call them at 623-561-5425.

PostNet Grand Re-Opening.

2010-05-08T18:27:00Z

PostNet Grand Re-Opening

Grace Smith and Glen Flanagan celebrated their Grand Re-Opening of their PostNet store on 67th Ave and Deer Valley Road in Glendale, Arizona. The store looks fantastic. Please stop in any time to check out all the new changes. Their services include postboxes, copying, printing, binding, scanning, faxing, packing and shipping. For more information check out their website at www.postnet.com/AZ110, visit their store at 6740 W. Deer Valley Road Ste D-107, Glendale, AZ 85310 or call them direct at 623-572-7556.

Special appearance by Ron Nix S.A.G.; stunt-man and cowboy actor since 1967.

PostNet, Create - Duplicate - Deliver

Winner of Customer Service Award 2009.

2010-01-30T18:15:15Z

Vickie Mullins owner of Mullins Creative has won The Phoenix Photo News - Customer Service Award 2009 for their excellent skills dealing with clients. Their success was built over the last 20 years as a Graphic Design studio. They also provide logo and branding, speaker consulting, email marketing and independent publishing services. If you have written a book and want to self-publish, then Mullins Creative is the place to go. They can teach you to not only print the book in a cost effective way. But they can also teach you how to sell your book by the truckload. Thanks to Vickie and Brandi for your great customer service and awesome creative design.

To see more of their work visit Mullins Creative - Graphic Design and Self Publishing Services.

Paul Michael Photography

2010-01-29T02:20:19Z

Paul Michael launched his new business called Paul Michael Photography. He purchased his new domain name www.paulmichael.com - Paul Michael Photography. His new company focuses on Wedding photography, portraits, fashion, and events. Paul Michael founded ProPhoto Commercial photography in 2004. After five years of successful commercial photography, Paul Michael realized that he prefers to photograph people over products. His new company, Paul Michael Photography was established to show his clients his new focus of artistic People photography. Paul Michael has photographed weddings in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Chicago, New York and Europe. His world renowned photography is in high demand and he provides a service that all brides and grooms love. To schedule an appointment with Paul Michael call him at (623) 533-5700 and visit his website at www.paulmichael.com

How to take better pictures.

2008-08-26T21:02:00Z

Many people purchase brand new digital cameras with all the bells and whistles. Then they wonder, "Why don't my pictures look any better?"

The real answer is that it does not matter what camera you use. Most digital cameras over four megapixels should provide excellent photographs. New fancy cameras may make it easier to take a picture. But they do not guarantee better pictures. I've seen an entire photographic art exhibit where the artist used a cell phone camera and the results where breathtaking. The key is composition. Composition can be controlled by knowing what your subject is and zooming in on your subject. Also a few compositional rules can help balance the photograph.

First, know what your subject is. Your subject may be a person. If so, then make sure that the person is the only thing in the frame. Don't be afraid to get close. You can get close, by using the zoom feature of your camera, or you can just walk closer. Just get to know your cameras limitations. Try to see how close you can get and how much you can zoom before the photograph looks distorted or out of focus. Look at the results and see what works best for your camera. Your subject may be children playing. If so, then make sure to zoom in so that the only thing in the frame is the group of children playing. Don't be afraid to get down on the subjects level to make sure nothing distracting is in the frame. Or your subject may be something as big as the Grand Canyon. If that’s is the case, you will need a very wide angle lens to capture it all, but still zoom in enough that it is the only thing in the view finder. Knowing what your subject is will help you know how close to get and what your picture should look like.

Composition can also be controlled by knowing a few simple rules like leading lines, diagonal lines and rule of thirds. Leading lines are lines that start at the bottom of the photograph and lead your eye to the subject. A good example of this is a road, or sidewalk that starts at the bottom and leads to the person or thing. Diagonal lines are very powerful and make a two dimensional photograph look three dimensional. Arms can be positioned at an angle forming a triangle. Hallway ceiling lines and roads can be at a diagonal to the subject. Finally knowing the rule of thirds will add power to your pictures. The rule of thirds states that a good composition is usually divided by 1/3. The easiest way to think of this is to take a rectangle and draw two vertical lines and two horizontal lines. Anything of interest should either be on one of those lines or where two lines intersect. For example, if you want to add emphasis on the sky, then put the horizon on the bottom 1/3 line. But if you want to emphasize the ground, then make sure the horizon is on the top 1/3 line.

Knowing what your subject is and using a few rules of composition will increase the quality of your photos. The best part is that you can get better photographs without upgrading to a new camera.

By Paul Reklaitis
Executive Portraits
www.prophotoaz.com

Pizza Pie!

2008-05-09T16:56:00Z

PIZZA PIZZA PIZZA!

Being born in Chicago, I think I have pizza sauce in my blood. I now live in Phoenix and can't seem to find a decent pizza place. So, I'm putting it out there to see where you can find a great slice, or even a good pizza story!

What is your favorite pizza joint?
Who makes the best pizza?

Share your thoughts!

Paul Reklaitis
Photograph courtesy of ProPhoto commercial Photography