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WE HAVE A NEW BLOG!

TWO BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS!

FIRST, THIS BLOG IS NOW CLOSED AND WE HAVE A NEW BLOG! PLUS OUR NEW COMMERCIAL SITE IS FINALLY LIVE!!!

HERE IS THE NEW BLOG!

and

HERE IS THE NEW COMMERCIAL SITE!

Please bookmark our new blog! This blog has been merged into the new blog for archives and we will no longer be posting to it. I've loved typepad for the 3 l/2 years I've been here, but we wanted a more customized look for our branding with larger images for our viewers.

If you are a follower of my Inspirations Blog, we will continue to post to it at the current website on typepad.

Woo hoo! Come visit us!!!!!!!

Teri

introducing:

SARA WILLIAMS.

Sara is joining with Teri Fode Photography in 2008 as the Certified Make-Up Artist/Stylist for our clients! This service will be offered to all clients but in particular will be a fabulous addition to our Ford (and other) modeling and acting clients, High School Seniors, and all clients that desire the professional touch that make-up brings to the perfect portrait.

I'm very excited to have Sara linked to our studio name and have loved getting to know her!

Sara worked as a high-fashion model based out of New York and Washington DC for seven years. She was signed with both the Ford and Elite Modeling Agencies.

Her runway experience has offered her the opportunity to work with some of the best hair, make-up, and fashion designers in the business. She has been featured in publications such as Allure, Glamour, and American Woman Magazine. She has also worked as a spokes model for top companies including Redken, Nioxin, and Jungle Care.

Television appearances include the Ford Supermodel of U.S. Contest, Elite Look of the Year, and Entertainment Tonight. Now as an Independent Marketing Executive, Sara Williams speaks to groups about Networking, Building Your Portfolio, and Personal Care on both the Eats and West Coasts.

She now makes Sacramento her home and I am thrilled to have her as the official Make-Up Artist for our studio.

We have a Ford Modeling session scheduled on Monday and I'll share some photos of her at work during our session together!

Looking forward to a fabulous year, Sara!

This and That...

Some newsworthy notes today...

FIRST:

I would like to SHOUT OUT to all MOMS with DAUGHTERS. Many of you read about it on my blog last year and yes, it's HERE AGAIN!!!

THE REVOLVE TOUR!!!! (CLICK FOR LINK AND INFO)

Yes, Revolve is here in Sacramento again---but if you don't live in Sacramento, they tour the US so check for a city near you! I can't say enough about this awesome event---if you are a mom, and you have a daughter, GO. If you are a young girl, ask, your mom or an aunt or a girlfriend to go with you!

What's it about? REAL LIFE. Girls facing the dilemmas and life challenges in the world today like: pressure to have sex, drugs, alcohol, eating disorders, guys, cutting, peer pressure, living through divorce of your parents, feeling lonely, feeling happy, feeling lost, feeling anything! The pressure to think of "beauty" as the exterior and not realizing that the "heart and inner person" is the true beauty!

Girls: don't hesitate to go with a friend only or a group of girlfriends!

Moms: it's an AMAZING bonding weekend between mom and daughter.

Women: call YOUR friends with daughters and GO!

You don't have to be a religious person to go. It's about LIFE. It's about LOVE. And it's AWESOME. Read about my review on it from last year's blog entry HERE.

SECOND:

To the many photographers around the country that have emailed me recently and in the past few months asking about whether or not I do training and or workshops: the answer is that YES, we are in the process of formulating a workshop towards the END of 2008.

The class agenda will revolve around the many questions I get emailed daily---business development, marketing, post processing, artistic style/questions, session details, natural lighting. While we have not yet specifically outlined or formulated all the details, we are accepting a list of interested photographers for a "mailing list" which will be the list that will receive the details mid next-year and an invitation to sign up.

Please note these requirements that we ask to be respected (and thank you!): This workshop will only be open to those photographers that are not in the area we market to directly. This will be a 300 mile radius, give or take, in any direction (to be considered on an individual basis at time of workshop sign-up). Also, at the time of the workshop you must have a verifiable website and email address (this will be a workshop geared towards professional photographers only).

If you would like to be on the email list, please email us at info @ terifode.com (please note: spaces added to the email to prevent spam! Please remove the spaces!) and put "2008 Workshop" in the subject line.

Thanks for the interest and barrage of emails we are receiving! Truly appreciated!! :)

Model Session

Sandra is a natural model! You will see a lot more of her on our upcoming commercial website---to debut soon!

Here is a sneak peek at a few from this session in the metro downtown area of Sac!

Thanks for a fun day, Sandra! ;)

The Big "Reveal"...

Announced on the NBA Kings site 9/1/07...

I mentioned a few weeks ago that we received a phone call from the Director for the Sacramento Kings Dance Team for an upcoming commercial project...very exciting.

It was a major project for the "revealing" of the new dance team for the 2007/08 NBA Season...a photo shoot at a nearby venue (a very chic Salon & Spa: Article Salon & Boutique) with all 14 girls plus the group.

It was a great session---each girl had her own "theme" or vision of how she wanted to be shot. The Kings Site now reveals each girl...

Click on each girl in the group shot...these are the photos I'm excited about because they decided to use the shots I did with 100% natural light by a huge window in the salon rather than the shots we did in front of a white wall for their bios...I think everyone thought I was crazy when we had this huge salon to work with but I requested each girl to sit on a stool, me on a ladder, in front of a window of all places...

The Kings Dance Team 2007/08

That main group shot was very tricky with track lighting, sky lights, side lighting...a huge challenge to work with but with some wireless flash we managed through the group shot.

Lots more creative and fun shots were created too...here are a couple just for example...LOTS MORE shots to be revealed later on the Kings site and ALSO on our new TERI FODE COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY site to debut in September. Stay tuned.

Definitely a glamour-high-fashion shoot. A big thank you to the Kings Dance Team directors, Leslie and Heather, for the opportunity and invitation!