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Frameable Faces High School BFF Mini Sessions!

We have done BFF (“Best Friends Forever” for those who aren’t down with the lingo) sessions before, but we have had a couple of specific requests lately that compelled us to come up with an option for graduating seniors.

High School BFF Mini Sessions

The Details:

  • One hour booked (approximately 15 minutes of shooting)
  • Two friends (standard package – an additional friend can be added for a fee)
  • One backdrop and one outfit
  • 5 low res files on a disc – duplicate copy for each friend
  • 2 prints (same pose – must be from the pool of 5 selected images – one for each friend 8×10 or smaller)
  • Additional files/prints available for additional cost
  • Total package $250

The shoot takes about 15 minutes, the images can be uploaded, selected, slightly retouched and burned to a disc on the spot.  The whole process is completed in an hour.  The prints are ordered during this time and take up to two weeks to arrive.

Perfect Graduation Gift

When two best friends leave and go their separate ways to different colleges this can be a great way to make the separation a little easier by having a nice professional photo framed on a dresser in a dorm room and an extra few professional shots on a smartphone, tablet or laptop.  It works great for two seniors, or as in the case of our awesome models shown here (they are two of our all time favorite #frameables) one senior who is leaving and a younger BFF who still has some high school to go…    We have had seniors do BFF sessions for their senior pictures and we will continue to do that – our regular senior sessions are up to 3 hours so when BFFs do them they both pay for their session and we block off up to 6 hours to do plenty separate and together with locations, outfit changes – the whole experience.  This is a simpler option for two friends to do towards the end of their senior year or during the summer before they leave just as a nice memento to take with them.  Take a look at a few ideas with our models below!

High School BFF mini sessions

A Favorite Frameable Family Is Growing!

We love maternity sessions and they are especially fun when they are the second one with the same family!  To be a part of this the second time around with a soon-to-be older sister who we have been photographing since she was a newborn is really special.

Older sister’s name begins with an “H” and something else she is that starts with “H” is a HAM.  She is so funny and we love her – such a character!  Great family and great session!

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Class of 2014 Senior Spokesmodels Part 1!!!

We are excited to present a two part series of images of our new class of 2014 high school senior spokesmodels!  We couldn’t be happier with this wonderful group of young ladies and are very proud to have them representing Frameable Faces Photography for this upcoming school year!  Some of them we have just met recently and some we’ve known much longer – it’s hard to believe they will be seniors in a few short months!

DANIELLE

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MARA

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MARISSA

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TAYLOR 

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ALANAH

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Twin Tween Cuteness!

We love these girls and we’ve actually known them their whole lives which makes having them in our studio an extra special event!  When we first got all of our tutus we figured they’d be great for little babies and toddlers, but they’ve proven to be fun for girls of any age as you can see – the twins had a lot of fun with them!  This was a super fun session and it’s fun to see these two growing up!

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Our 5 Favorite Ways To Instagram!

We love Instagram!  For those of you still not familiar with this (it’s okay we won’t tell anyone) Instagram is a social media platform that enables its users to take pictures (generally with their smartphone), apply digital filters to them, and share them.  As with all of the different social media platforms we use such as facebook, Pinterest, twitter, YouTube (just to name a few), Instagram has its own unique purpose for us.  We generally do not use it to post examples of our work, but rather to post what happens behind the scenes at Frameable Faces.  If you don’t use Instagram you can still see ours by going here.

Meanwhile we thought it would be fun to post 7 of our favorite Instagrams here representing 5 typical categories.  We hope you enjoy them whether you are a Frameable yourself or another photographer/small business owner looking for ways to connect with your peeps.

1. Behind the scenes on a photoshoot

We love these – showcasing the process of creating the images is a lot of fun.  It’s instant gratification since I can snap a quick shot of Ally photographing a high school senior for example with my smartphone and upload it right away while we’re still on location.  Instagram also has a location map feature which uses the GPS stamp from the photo to create a map of locations where the images were produced.  This way people following us can get ideas for where they want to take their photos by seeing where they were taken.

Behind-the-scenes Instagram2. Happenings in the Orchard Mall

The Orchard Mall is our home and it is a very cool place with many other independent businesses and good eats.  It’s a central meeting place in West Bloomfield and any time there is an event or even just beautiful new decorations we Instagram it.

Events:

Chanukah Wonderland at the Orchard Mall - Instagram

Decorations:
Valentine's Day at the Orchard Mall - Instagram

3.  Fun Shout Outs Just Because

We like to celebrate our community – our brand, and life in general…

Frameable Faces Photography - Snowy Instagram 4.  Visits From the #Frameables

Nothing brightens our day like visits from our #frameables and yes these visits make us want to share!  #Frameables is our hashtag on Instagram which works much in the same way hashtags work on twitter.  Our peeps ARE our studio and we mean it.

Seniors:

Frameable Faces Visits from #Frameables - Instagram

Babies:Frameable Faces Visits from #Frameables - Instagram 5.  Stuff That Has To Be Shared Because…Well…It’s Just Too Good Not To

This speaks for itself – you just know when you have to snap a shot and post it.

Ally Cohen with a nice horse named YukonThere are plenty of others – a banana tree at a greenhouse, a practical joke, our snarky reflector Reflecto, road trips, selfies (of course)…..  What are some of the things you like to Instagram?

 

Oso Sweet Onions Prove To Be Delicious AND Frameable!

If you follow us at all you probably know by now that we are huge foodies – we love to eat and we love to photograph food, so when the chance came to photograph some sweet and yummy onions we thought it would be very a-peel-ing…..  🙂

Oso Sweet Onions are incredible!  We were familiar with them already since they are sold down the hall at Hiller’s Markets, our neighbor.  They have about a third higher sugar content than other sweet onion varieties and they don’t release fumes when you cut them so they are virtually tearless!  So yummy…   They were great models too – very photogenic and easy to work with (haha).  Take a look!

Oso Sweet Onions

Oso Sweet Onions are ready for their close up!

We learn a lot when we photograph products and we enjoy that part of the business.  You may recognize these bins or the Oso Sweet Onion logo at the grocery store…  grab them and then go back to the Oso Sweet Onions website for recipes and more information, and then the world can be your onion!

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Meanwhile, the Food Channel we’re not but we took some onions home from the shoot and cooked them up….  What’s your favorite way to enjoy onions?

 

Frameable Flower Pot Babies For Valentine’s Day!

This is actually our second Valentine’s Day post – here’s the first.  Meanwhile who doesn’t love flowers on Valentine’s Day right?  Well here are some Frameable Flower Pot Babies today from us to you!  These fun little ones are all right around 6 months old and as you can see they all really enjoyed themselves!  These photos should put a smile on your face for sure…  Enjoy!

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The Whole Family Was Here and it Was A Blast!

When the impetus for a session is to have both children with their spouses and all five grandchildren together it’s as good a reason as any, and when one of the children has a connection to Ally going back to college days that makes it even more fun for us!  What a joy for the grandparents to have their whole family together and captured to decorate their walls!

Multi-generational Family Portrait

We had some laughs on this one to be sure – if you follow us on facebook we shared a “photography tip” that arose from this session.  Ally needed to make the youngest kids laugh so she told them that she pooped in her diaper.  They were CRACKING UP at this announcement!  It was hilarious.  There was lots of talk about photography and music and all the adults were jumping around and acting silly to get the kids to smile at one point which was pretty funny….  We hope you enjoy these images as much as we enjoyed producing them!

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These Adorable Sisters Are Growing Up!

When we met these beautiful young sisters three years ago we were taken with them immediately!  They were comfortable in front of the camera from the very beginning and that hasn’t changed at all.  Younger sis was one of our very first “flower pot” babies when she was 6 months old!  She’s 3 1/2 now with personality to burn and her older sister who was 6 then is quite the 9 year old young lady now!

Adorable Sisters

They were very well prepared and coordinated for this shoot and we had a great time with them.  It makes for a very special photo shoot when you can reconnect with the kids you knew from so little and watch them grow up right in front of your camera!  Enjoy!

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The Frameable Faces 2013 Campus Tour Continues at U of M!!!

And so the campus tour rolled along…  this time into Ann Arbor to see a couple of our favorite Frameable Wolverines!  The cold front was just moving in and the weather was bitter cold but we didn’t let that stop the fun……or the FOOD!  Shocking we know….    🙂

The Frameable Faces Campus Tour checks in at Pizza House!

The Frameable Faces Campus Tour checks in at Pizza House!

Nicole and Cheyenne met us at Pizza House – one of the most popular spots on campus and home of the best chipatis you’ll find anywhere.  A chipati is a yummy salad wrapped in yummy and warm chipati bread served with chipati sauce.  The pizza and garlic bread rocks as well – actually pretty much everything is good at Pizza House…  It was a historic MLK day with this year marking the 50th anniversary of the “I Have A Dream” speech and it was also inauguration day.  The girls didn’t have classes and we were able to relax and catch up for a couple hours in the late afternoon for an early dinner.

Pizza and Chipati

Chicago style deep dish pizza and a chipati! Mmmmm....

Ally and the Frameable Wolverines

Ally and a couple of her favorite Frameable Wolverines!

Doug with Nicole and Cheyenne

Doug with Nicole and Cheyenne

In keeping with the theme established in East Lansing, we took a stroll over to Insomnia Cookies for dessert…  and we can only say that it’s a good thing there isn’t one of these in West Bloomfield.  It’s dangerous enough with a Just Baked right across the street from the studio (YUM), but late night cookie delivery could be a big problem.  🙂

Insomnia Cookies

Yet again at Insomnia Cookies.... So goood...

Another fun trip with two of our Frameables who are also responsible for two of our greatest images ever – Nicole standing in the water with the beautiful orange sunset many of you have seen and the stunning image of Cheyenne printed on the big beautiful plexiglass which still hangs in the studio.  We love our Frameable Seniors and we love to share in their successes as they enjoy their college experience!