portraits beyond the ordinary

Document the furry love of your life, with a portrait.
Saturday, February 20.
This 15-minute session includes a classic 8 x 10 gift print, plus 15 wallets for just $100 when you donate a bag of dog food to charity. Plus, you’ll get a special gift, exclusively from Bark Avenue Daycamp.
Limited times available. One Day Only! Call 630-837-8887 today to schedule your session or book online by clicking here.
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Dog food donations benefit the West Suburban Humane Society and Almost Home Foundation.


Update your image with a new executive portrait.
Join us at the studio during Professional Portrait Week and take advantage of an exceptional value.
We’ve set aside some time during the first week of February exclusively for our local executives to update their professional image for the coming year.
For $200, you’ll receive a 10-minute session, plus retouched images (in jpg format) and marketing usage rights.
Tuesday, February 2 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. and 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 4 from 11:00 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday, February 5 from 10:00 am. – 4:30 p.m.
Call to reserve your spot today!
630-837-8887

If you’re a junior who loves our work, apply to be one of our spokesmodels. You’ll enjoy an incredible experience during our model shoots, as well as be one of the first to try out some new ideas and techniques that we discovered at our recent Senior Portrait Artist conference in San Diego.
This unique opportunity is available only to a select group of ’11 grads. So complete and return the application by January 31, 2010.
Click here to complete the application »
For more info, call me at the studio… 630-837-8887.

As specialists in the senior portrait industry, Mark & I are members of an incredible group of artists from around the world, called Senior Portrait Artists… or “spa.”
Each year, spa puts on an amazing event in which hundreds of the best senior portrait studios gather together to network and learn, keeping on the cutting edge of senior photography.
This year’s event is in San Diego at the Del Coronado Hotel. How awesome is that??
One of the unique things about spa is that each studio that attends is eligible to enter their high school senior clients to win a trip to be a model at the event.

We entered two of our Spokesmodels this year… Shannon Averill from South Elgin High School, and Loreli Patschke from Lake Park High School.
We had a blast during their sessions and are very proud of both of them. Both Shannon and Loreli are both finalists in the spa event. Congratulations! Even though they didn’t win the competition, they are winners in our eyes.
Here are the comp cards from their senior portrait sessions.
Congratulations, Shannon and Loreli!

Add to your family’s art collection while making your gift-giving easy this year.
Buy a custom-made gift certificate to the studio in any denomination and recieve DOUBLE that amount, up to $150!!! (Example, pay just $25 for a $50 gift certificate, or any other combination up to a $300 gift certificate for just $150.)
Gift certificates make great gifts for the people on your holiday list.
We’ll be singing Christmas carols & chugging egg nog before you know it! So call the studio to order your gift certificate today!
630-837-8887

Your family deserves a special portrait. Not only will YOU love love love the image as your most revered piece of art, but your children will feel secure and enjoy a higher self esteem. A recent Professional Photographer’s of America study proves this point!
So take a moment out of your hectic life and schedule the family portrait session you’ve been meaning to have created for the past serveral years. Do it now. You’ll be SO happy you did. And so will your kids.
Here is an image we created of our friends, Tim & Kelly and their family. Their kids are all in college now and they are BEYOND happy to have a portrait of everyone together! Like them, we love love love this image. It’s so warm and loving.
So call us today and tell us a little bit about your family. We’d love to custom-design a special family heirloom for you. What’s more, you’ll save $125 when you call me by October 30 to reserve your fall/winter session.
Come. Enjoy the experience of a lifetime… and the portrait of your dreams.
Take care… talk soon. 630-837-8887
Warm regards,
Kathy Shangraw
www.cliquephotography.com

Fall seems to bring out the nostalgia in people… myself included. Perhaps it’s that chill in the air, (which Mark calls “good sleeping weather”) … or the changing colors of leaves… the shorter days… the holidays approaching. Whatever the reason, it’s my favorite time of year. It’s also a warm & wonderful time to have a special portrait of your family created.
Call us in October to reserve your session and receive $125 off your portrait order. We look forward to discovering more about your family during our complimentary consultation. Call today so we can create a portrait unique to you! 630.837.8887
Good for family or children’s sessions through December 18 only. But hurry! The best times fill up fast. Limited times, by appointment only.

Document this special time in your family’s life through the art of photography. We will custom-design a portrait as unique as your family.
Call me at the studio at 630.837.8887. I look forward to talking with you and creating meaningful portrait art for you & your family.
Remember, the holidays are just around the corner. Portraits make lovely gifts for grandma & grandpa, aunts & uncles!
Call today.
Peace & Love,
Kathy

So, how is the school year going? We hope everyone is off to a great start!
Speaking of fabulous… here is an image of Stephanie Pellegrino, from Bartlett H.S. She and her twin brother, Mike, came in for their sessions (different days of course!) and we had a great time. I love this hand-tinted image of Stephanie.
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We really enjoyed our time with Nicollette during her session. She was up for anything and really liked dramatic imagery. We had fun playing with light and experimenting with some different techniques we’ve learned.
Here is one of my favorite images from her session. Good luck in the next school year Nicollette and all your classmates!
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