Debbie Daanen Photography

Crazy foggy night!!!

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:59:00 +0000

Sooooooo, you might catch me blogging a bit more in the next few weeks, because Debbie is out of the studio "on holiday" in sunny Florida with her sister, so that leaves little ole' me, well here, in foggy Wisconsin. Anyway, we are currently in the middle of our third dance school in two weeks, so needless to say, things have been a bit crazy here. On my way home last night, I couldn't resist pulling out my camera. I may have just created a new pastime (although it may not be the safest activity), placing the camera on the dashboard and snapping a few shots right out the window, while driving...into the thickest fog I have ever seen. I thought I would share a few shots from my commute home.

It is no wonder that is looked like this at 9 am this morning...

...when it looked like this at 10:30 pm last night!

And P.S.: If you are fools without your lights on in this kind of weather....I am very disappointed in you!!! :)

HAVE A GREAT DAY AND DRIVE SAFE!!! -Ashley :)

First Communion Special

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:57:00 +0000

FIRST COMMUNION SPECIAL:

Bring your little first communicant in for a photo shoot and we will offer the session fee on us. That's right, First Communion portrait sessions are FREE! Print pricing can come off our children's portrait packages.

Book your appointment now and you can have finished prints on display the big

day and/or the day of your child's party!

ATTENTION: HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS! 3-day Sale

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:46:00 +0000

Debbie Daanen Photography
:::HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS:::

3 Day Sale- March 30th, 31st and April 1st

Schedule your summer (May, June or July) senior portrait session during our 3-day sale and receive 24-wallets (one pose) Free!

Free yearbook headshot session when booking in May, June or July.

Make your appointment for the last two weeks in May and take any senior portrait package at 1/2 price! Call Now...spots are limited.

Schedule your appointment in June and receive $40 off your portrait purchase (valid on orders of $300 or more). Put down a $80 deposit in April and it will be applied to your senior portrait balance as a $100 credit. Ask for details!

Ask about our D.D. Road Trip Style Sessions...bring a few friends and split the session fee for a fabulous, Top-Model style location shoot.

* $100 deposit due when making your appointment. Visit our website for samples and pricing guide. All offers expire on August 30th.

CLASS OF 2011 HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR AMBASSADORS:
Bailee Bruecker - Kaukauna
Brianne Meehl - Kimberly
Mara Vander Zanden - Little Chute
Katie Jacobson - Xavier
Sarah Benthein - Appleton East
Taylor Maas - Appleton West
Katie O'Neil - Appleton North
Tatum Snyder - Notre Dame; Green Bay

-Receive a money saving coupon ($50 off your order) from these lovely ladies

and keep an eye out for their portfolio books!

-DEBBIE DAANEN PHOTOGRAPHY-
Debbie Daanen & Ashley Schmit
310 W. Northland Ave. Appleton
920.739.3249
www.debbiedaanen.com
questions@debbiedaanen.com

Taylor Maas-Appleton West Senior Ambassador

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:01:00 +0000

Take a sneak peek at our senior ambassador from Appleton West, Taylor Maas. We had the perfect afternoon for shooting in the back yard with her snowboard. Keep an eye out for all our ambassadors, with their money saving coupons, sample books and special insights!

Bailee Bruecker-Kaukauna Senior Ambassador

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:10:00 +0000

Meet Bailee Bruecker...our high school senior ambassador from Kaukauna High School! We just love this girl! Check out a few of our favorite shots from her first ambassador shoot. Enjoy! :)

Brianne Meehl

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:47:00 +0000

Brianne Meehl is senior ambassador from Kimberly, and we wanted to give you a sneak peek into what we have shot of her thus far... Check out a few other favs on Facebook (Debbie Daanen Photography Fan Club Group).

Look for our ad in the March issue of Company Magazine, featuring Brianne's photo and some insight into our 3-day (March 30, 31st and April 1st) sale for High School Seniors!

Lambeau Field Wedding Show

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:30:00 +0000

Saturday, we got the opportunity to hang out at the Lambeau Field Wedding Show. It was a great day and we meet a lot of wonderful people.

The stage area behind the fashion show runway displayed three of our huge prints from the Premier Bride Magazine Venetian photo shoot. It was awesome to see our work printed to large.

A special shout-out to our friends who came out to see us and those that participated in the hair show and as models for the fashion show--you ladies were beautiful as usual!

If you get a chance to talk to Sue from Visuelle Productions, let her know how great the show was. Sue you did Venice proud!

The lovely ladies of Abracadabra Hair Salon: Brenda, Kim and Amber as they take their final bow after the hair show.

Our fabulous friend, Lorie that gave up her afternoon to be a hair model, strutting her stuff on the runway during the hair show.

You might recognize this face as our senior ambassador, Mara. Smiling as always as she walks the runway.

Our faithful customer and friend, Joey, made her debut as a runway model at the fashion show...and preformed fantastically, as we expected!

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:39:00 +0000

We would like to introduce, our wonderful senior ambassador from Little Chute High School, Mara Vander Zanden! We love this girl and her whole family! Go check out her mother's store, www.valleybridalelegance.com if you are looking for prom gown, formal wear, etc. Check out Mara's photos and talk to her about her fabulous photo shoot!!!

Sarah Benthein...Senior Ambassador

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:14:00 +0000

Sarah Benthein...Senior Ambassador from Appleton East High School. That's right...it's that time again, time to start thinking about senior portraits! We did our first ambassador shoot last week and wanted to share a few favorites with everyone. Sarah is a lovely girl and we hope you enjoy viewing her photos. Talk with Sarah about her experience and watch for her portfolio book and money saving coupons within the next month or so. Thanks Sarah...we love ya! :)

A Valentine's Day inspired engagment shoot...

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:38:00 +0000

Ann and Ben gave us the opportunity to shoot a Valentine's Day inspired engagement session.

We of course did the traditional stuff here in the studio, but then headed outside for a snowshoeing, red Kool-Aiding, puppy-playing afternoon.

It was a great shoot, despite the fact that we all went home a bit wet and a lot cold.

We can add these to our fantastic collection of "themed" engagement portraits; but first we wanted to share a few of our favs... Enjoy!

ReVamp of the Studio

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:04:00 +0000

As you know, we are always reinventing the look of the studio, our shooting style, and well, our personal style.

Recently we spent a few days cleaning (because Debbie LOVES to clean; seriously, who enjoys vacuuming!?) digging out (a.k.a, rediscovering) old props, switching out backgrounds and painting a few walls.

It's like that feeling of finding your 'favorite' pair of shoes, that you totally forgot you owned or like finding five bucks in your coat pocket...you all know what I am talking about. No matter what you compare it to, it is always great when you can totally transform an existing area, with just a few tweaks of this or that and a coat of paint.

As you can image, things got a bit messy, but we love the look of our RED wall!

Check out the "new" areas we created in the camera room...and our first attempt to use a motorized paint roller (we suggest reading all the directions before you begin-just a thought)!

Debbie beginning our first strokes with the paint roller...Why the video is sideways, I am not sure...sorry about that!

*Is that really how my voice sounds!?

I also wanted to thank everyone for the wonderful birthday wishes. I celebrated my 26th b-day last Thursday, and just wanted to send a shout-out to everyone that came out to celebrate with me and for all the warm wishes! So far, 26 has been pretty good to me and 2010 is shaping up to be my year! Thanks again!

-Ashley 02/10/10

Appleton Park & Rec Dance

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:16:00 +0000

Debbie and Ashley will be photographing the Appleton Parks and Recreation Dance School in February. Keep an eye out for their display at the dance studio. If you have a child in the dance program and have any questions or concerns about your child's portraits, please do not hesitate to contact the studio. See you in February! Until then, DANCE, DANCE, DANCE!!!

Bud Girls Photo Shoot

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:10:00 +0000

Ashley spent an evening with the Bud Girls on Wednesday. It's always a good time with the ladies and an ice cold beer! ;) Check them out on Facebook: OSHKOSH BUD GIRLS.

Photo Valentine's Day Cards

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:36:00 +0000

Valentine's Day is right around the corner....so check out our latest product: Photo Valentine's Day traders. Using one of our photos from this past year, or one of your personal favorite snapshots-whatever photo you want to use! 8 photo Valentines, 4 different designs all printed on heavy card-stock paper... for $8 (for a sheet of 8) Contact us now to place your order!

Minneapolis Art Install...

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:24:00 +0000

Debbie and Ashley have just returned from Minneapolis, Minnesota. They dynamic duo was working with a large investment firm in the city, decorating their office space with some of our favorite art prints. Above are a few of the installed pieces. Contact us for art print pricing or to get a quote for your office. The girls had a great stay in the Twin Cities and found out letting those two run loose on the town can be a one heck of a good time! ;)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELVIS!

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:15:00 +0000

Today, as perhaps many of you have heard is (what would have been) Elvis's 75th birthday.

Our good friend, Kathy Lorge, from Freedom High School gave us a wonderful Christmas gift...tickets to see Elvis in concert! Ok, an Elvis impersonator, Bobby Rivers-but never the less, a great show it was!

Thanks Kathy for a great night out (despite the bad weather) and Happy Birthday to the KING! :)

Bobby Rivers and His Band at Van Abel's restaurant in Hollandtown.

Debbie snuggling up with "The King."

Ashley posing with Elvis before the show!

CHILDREN'S SPECIAL...

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:32:00 +0000

Running January and February - $50 Children’s special: Your wish for a fabulous children’s special has arrived... Session & an 8X10 for just $50! (Offer valid for the months of Jan. and Feb. Not valid with any other offer. Excludes family sessions. Some exclusions apply. Offer good during regular business hours.) Talk to us about possible ‘themed’ portraits.

Debbie Daanen Photography is your destination for children’s portraits! We recently purchased several new backgrounds, props and costumes/clothing and we would love to put them to use. Calling all little models...ages 1 - 12. Take advantage of our $50 session and 8X10 special, running all this month. We can do something more traditional or a bit more funky. We have been working on some new conceptual ideas, including “Little Pirates,” with our wooden boat for the boys and our “Baby Ballerinas,” with our oversized pink tutu for the little ladies!Call now to make your appointment and to talk to us about what fantasy portrait we can create for you.

Happy New Year!!!

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:36:00 +0000

Hello friends... This was TOO funny not to share! We found it on a bag of Russel Stover's chocolates and we thought it was just great!

2009 was great...but 2010 should be even better!!! Here's to hoping you all enjoyed your holiday and have a wonderful, safe New Year!!! See you 2010!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:53:00 +0000

We just wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a fantastic New Year! Have a happy and safe holiday and we will see you all in 2010!

We thought we might share with you some of our favorite holiday themed shots from this season...

Keep checking in on us, because we are starting the new year out with a children's special that you won't be able to refuse!

GIFT CARD BONUS BUCKS!

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:48:00 +0000

Need a gift idea? How about a Debbie Daanen Photography GIFT CARD.....From now until Christmas, we are running a sweet deal you can't miss out on! Get $20 bonus bucks for every increment of $50 you spend. Need a $100 gift card, it will only cost you $80! Give it as a gift or keep for yourself-either way, get them now!!!

HAPPY TURKEY DAY!

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:03:00 +0000

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
We hope you all have a wonderful holiday and enjoy the time with your family and friends.
We know that we have a lot to be thankful for and know that we appreciate all of you.
:)

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:59:00 +0000

Thank you to everyone who came out to our big Holiday events this month...

At our Unleash the Holiday's event, our big fund raiser for the Fox Valley Humane Association, we raised well over $14o0 for them-so thank you to everyone who came out and participated.
Also, we put in a good word with the big guy in red...so here's to hoping Debbie & Ashley got put on the NICE list!

HOLIDAY SPECIALS...

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:10:00 +0000

The holidays are fast approaching and we have several portrait options for you to get that annual family photo...without breaking the bank! Check out our latest newsletter and upcoming special events!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:53:00 +0000

We hope you all have a "Thrilling" and safe Halloween.... (R.I.P. MJ)

*If you are free from 4-7 on Friday night, the 30th, stop and see us at Player's Choice Spooktacular Halloween Event.

Players Choice Halloween Event...Come see us!

debbie@debbiedaanen.com (Debbie) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:12:00 +0000