joy vertz | Shoot the Moon Photography - Milwaukee Photographer

Early Duckling Sessions: Spots available this week

New to Shoot the Moon Photography this spring, we are announcing our live duckling and baby chick images. We are testing out working with our little models before they go to their new home on an awesome farm, and they are here waiting for some kiddos to play with this week only! (January 18-22)

We will then be getting new baby ducks and chicks in time for Easter in March. Our Spring Limited Edition Sessions will run in the middle of March.

If you would like come plan ahead and get a little springtime during the winter hum-drums, we would love to photograph you this week with our early spring ducklings and have a few spots available. Call the studio at 262-240-9848 or email info@stmphoto.com.

Our model batch of ducks are at our Mequon studio. Our batch of March ducks will be available at both Mequon and our Delafield photography studio.

Session fees for our limited edition mini sessions are $100 and include an 8×10 hand signed limited edition print of the artists choice on our new fine art paper offering.

Milwaukee Photography Class: Registration Now Open

Consumer Workshop: Photography 101

Dates: Friday March 11, 2011 9am – 3pm

Cost: $395

Location: Milwaukee, WI (Mequon, WI)

Two of the top Child and Family photographers in Milwaukee are teaming up to provide an amazing day of education. Chris and Joy will provide an amazing one-day program focused on consumers and non-professional portrait enthusiasts. Many consumers are looking for professional learning techniques in photography from how to use the features of their camera, to lighting, posing, and background techniques. This one day program is great for the amateur photographer and hobbyist looking to learn from one of the nation’s leading fine art portrait studios for their own personal use. You will learn to finally get your camera off of automatic! Topics to be covered:

Basic camera function
What do all of the buttons do?
Lens selection
Metering
Focusing
Composition
Proper light selection.
What do to when…..
photo storage and archiving
Much more…

This class has filled to capacity each time it is offered. Register today to hold your spot!

Note: This workshop will cover camera instruction and will not cover posing, photoshop or business related things. It is a consumer class. Minimum of 6 is required.

Outdoor Delafield Children's Photography

Miss R and Mr. J came to visit me today for the first time at our Delafield Portrait studio and I was so excited to take their photograph! Their mom picked amazing clothes and the weather cooperated to allow for some really lovely outdoor images! Thank you for all the playtime.. and the cheese-its, which were perfect for Lunch. he he.

Still thinking of Holiday portraits? Our gorgeous weather has been cooperative and allowing some amazing images outdoors as well as in the studio. Our deadline has not yet passed. Call the studio at 262-240-9848 to arrange your time.

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Fun Outdoor Family Portraits: Just in time for the Holidays

I’ve loved working with this family as your photographer for the past few years and this year we took it outside the studio into the gorgeous fall colors that you can still catch! This beautiful family braved a warm day soaked with RAIN (and even sat on a pile of wet leaves!) to get these beautiful portraits. It was so fun to photograph your kids playing and running and they didnt mind the rain a bit!

Thank you for letting me be your family photographer!

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Mequon Photography studio: Holiday Portraits

I’ve enjoyed seeing Miss L and Miss G grow up since they were little babies! They are tons of fun each time I am able to photograph them at the Mequon photography studio. Its always fun to see them each year and this studio session was no exception! There were lots of giggles and tons of laughter as we enjoyed our photography time together.

Thanks for letting me take your photos!

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Milwaukee Boudoir Photography session: Corset Photography

While we are still putting the finishing touches on our new website, Corset Photography (A division of Shoot the Moon Photography) is loving the beautiful women we are photographing for personal, intimate, sensual and sexy boudoir photography sessions here in Milwaukee. We are working with Miss Groove on Brady Street to have beautifully styled, amazing undergarments and women we have photographed look beautiful!

We still have 3 spots left for FREE Boudoir sessions in conjunction with Miss Groove. You will receive a complimentary 2-Look portrait session and $300 print credit with the purchase of your two looks from Miss Groove. Pam at Miss Groove will provide you a 20% discount. Please email me joy@stmphoto.com for details!

Here is Megan who is beautiful and confident! Thank you for allowing me to photograph you at our Mequon photography studio. It was a fun afternoon and you look beautiful in your boudoir portraits!

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Quick Reminder: Time to book Holiday Sessions!

Our October is fast filling and with our beautiful weather, Holiday Sessions are probably a far away thought, but Fall is right around the corner and we do not want to miss anyone for beautiful cards this year. We have 10 new collections of cards to share that are beautiful! Shoot the Moon Photoraphy would love to photograph your family! Our Photographers have tons of fun new ideas!

For those who typically wait until further in the fall, consider booking NOW! The weather is still lovely and we can go outside!

Don’t need anything elaborate this year? Consider our new STMBasics sessions. Quick sessions with simplicity in mind! We will also be doing MINI sessions ONE more time on October 13th. Call for details!

Corset Photography: Milwaukee Boudoir Photography Launching soon

We are launching our new Corset Photography website shortly to show off our Milwaukee Boudoir sessions. Shoot the Moon Photography has photographed many (many!) Boudoir sessions in our Mequon and Delafield photography studio, but due to the more private nature, have never displayed the images. Its time to step out and show the beautiful women that are working with our Milwaukee photographers at the photo studio!

To kick off the launch of our new site, we are working with our partner Miss Groove on Brady Street to offer 10 lucky ladies COMPLIMENTARY boudoir sessions. You are given 2 looks in a 40 minute session and a $300 print credit to spend at Shoot the Moon Photography, but you must purchase your looks from Miss Groove. For this special promotion you will receive 20% off. Please email joy@stmphoto.com to set up a time. We will then call in your name to the store so you can arrange your lingerie fitting.

We promise to provide you an amazing session that will make you feel as beautiful as you are!

Please enjoy a sneak peek of Kat… our gorgeous client from today! I love her spunky style and beautiful makeup! (Yay to false eyelashes! Two thumbs up!)

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Custom Notecards in a flash

I admit it.. I’m a paper junkie. I love paper. I love the way it smells and am particular about the texture and thickness.

Although I sometimes will design my own stationery, often times, I pick up several sets when I go up to Cedarburg and talk to my friend Robin at Robin’s Paperie. Did you know that you can go into her store, pick a box of fabulous notecards, and she can PERSONALIZE them while you wait? 5 minutes (and some fun browsing at the many other fabulous things she has in her shop) later, and I was out the door with custom printed notecards. The ones I purchased started at around $10 and have a fabulous watercolor paper texture.

Robin’s Paperie is located at W62 N585 Washington Avenue Cedarburg, Wisconsin 53012

Mersadi: Class of 2010

We are having SO much fun with our awesome, funky seniors this year! Mersadi had great clothes and was up for anything! She even treked into a ravine and waded through a swampy creek for some cool shots! Thanks for a fun afternoon!

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