New 5x7 Custom Holiday Prints

Customize your own greeting on our new 5x7 Holiday Cards. A brand new product that we are unveiling tonight! It's not too late to place your order for these. These cards are unique and cannot be found anywhere. Custom designed by myself and Amy they can be uniquely designed with colors and styles for you and your loved ones. Pricing starts at just $3 per card and comes with envelopes (min order of 25). No additional charge for more than one image or personalized message on your card. In fact mention the coupon code HOLIDAY07 and get your cards for just $2.50/card.

Andrea Holden 5K

Last weekend I ran in the Andrea Holden 5K. It was a bright sunny day but a little chilly (low 30s at the start). Around 500 runners at this year's event - I think that is there largest turn out so far. I finished in 51st place with a time of 21:06. About a minute faster than the raw bar in Mashpee a month ago. So the running seems to be coming along. Running between 20-25 miles a week right now.

Next up will be a the CCAC grand prix series starting this weekend in Chatham. There is a series of 7 races/runs all on Sunday mornings. These are quite fun. 5$ and we bring some food to help out the host. Where else can you run with 60-70 of your friends for 5$ and eat all kinds of food after.

If you run 5 of them and your a member (cost $20 to join) you will get an award at the end. You don't have to be a member to come run at one of these races nor do you have to race. In fact I'll probably just use this Sunday as a training run.

This weekend's run will be at Campari's Bistro in Chatham at 11am on Sunday. Bring your $5 and I'll see you there. Go to the CCAC website for details and directions.

Recent Session

Here are some cute photos from a recent photoshop out cancer session. Ashley was quite the ham after she warmed up a little. We are all booked this weekend but have openings after school/some evenings and the weekend of Dec 8th. Call the studio for details 508-833-0080. Come help us photoshop out cancer - your $25 session fee goes entirely to Dana-Farber.

Melanie & Kylie Fall Photos

Here are some recent photos of my girls I did a couple of weeks ago........It was freezing when I did these!! They lasted about 5 mins. before they were complaining about how cold they were. That's what happens when I wait to take their photos.

I am very Thankful for my wife Kelli and of course the girls.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

8 Things You May Not Know About Me

1. I once won a marble tournament while I was in 2nd grade - my favorite TV show at the time was Emergency
2. I ate fluffernutters for lunch and sometimes dinner everyday while in grade school.
3. In my youth I once won a few state awards and blue ribbons for my veggies at the Barnstable County Fair - those 4H kids didn't know what hit em.
4. In 6th grade I played the part of Nathanial Morton at Plimoth Plantation and was on Evening Magazine TV (betcha didn't know I could act did ya!)
5. I grew up in the town of Sandwich where my mom was the school nurse and my dad was a police officer. I attended Sandwich Jr/Sr High but graduated from Cocoa Beach HS where I learned how to surf and bag groceries at the local Publix.
6. In college at UCF I studied Zoology and ran X-Country. While in school I did an internship in PR for Orange County Public Schools.
7. I once taught middle school science and coached track and soccer in Orlando.
8. I once lived in Kansas (go Jayhawks!!) where I learned how to two-step and met a girl named Kelli.

In Memory of Mags

One of the humbling things about being a photographer is losing someone you have photographed. On most occasions my job is a very happy and enjoyable experience - someone gets married, a couple goes to a prom, a party, a group gathers for a special occasion.... Then when we lose someone I am reminded of my responsibility to capture these images not only for our clients but for their families as well. In some way knowing that I was able to capture something that will help them remember helps me put things in perspective. I took Maggie's Senior photos in the early fall of 2005. She had been going back and forth to hospital's in Boston for another transplant at the time and we had to reschedule several times. She was very determined to get her Senior Portrait taken. Something that a lot of teens take for granted or don't care at all about. She suffered from CF and kept a O2 tank close by while we took her photos. She had more courage and determination then most people I know. A true hero! She will be missed. Parents hug your children everyday.

From her friends on facebook -"In memory of the strongest girl many of us have ever met. A true inspiration to us all. Whether you knew her as Maggie, Mags, Magpie, or didn't personally know her at all, you know the story of the girl who battled Cystic Fibrosis her entire life with a smile on her face and nothing but love and strength in her heart. To that beautiful girl who was first to walk at the SHS class of 2006 graduation that brought many of us to tears, to the daughter, the friend, the classmate, the role model, and now the angel. We Love you Maggie"

Rip Margaret Grace Smillie6/19/88-11/12/07

Edaville 2 mile Fun Run

Recently I ran in the 2 mile fun run at Edaville. It was a blast! I hadn't run in a race like this in a very long time. First it was short (under 3 miles) and it was mostly x-country. I finished 5th out of 161 and 2nd in my age group with a time of 12:50.

Next up will the the Andrea Holden 5k road race in Dennis the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

Photoshop out Cancer!

For a limited time (Nov 14-Dec 28) we are reducing our studio session fee to just $25 (normally $75). All of your session fees will be donated to Dana-Farber. Included in your session fee will be your choice of 10 free slim line cards or 1-8x10 portrait. (a $50 value)

Many of us have either been touched by, lost or know someone who has been dealing with this illness. My Dad is now in remission from his battle with the disease. Kelli's Dad now is dealing with his battle and Kelli's best friend recently survived her fight. Dana-Farber has been making great strides in battling this horrible disease and I thought of nothing better to do this holiday season than to try to help battle a little myself.

Come have your family portrait taken this holiday season and help us Photoshop out cancer!

Call me today to set up an appointment 508-833-0080

Tom