From now until Wednesday, August 17th, take 20% OFF all orders of photography prints, and photo featuring products (puzzles, coffee mugs, greeting cards, etc.) at San Tan Hills Photography!
Just use coupon code: RUSH at the time of checkout.
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Hi folks, I know it’s been quite a while since my last entry, and for this I am sorry. I did have this really great excuse prepared for you all about my absence; one involving a massive writers’ strike, economic downturn, government cover up, and a talking yeti named Bill. But at the risk of involuntary committal, I think it best I should pass on this.
That being said, I have a few really big announcements from San Tan Hills Photography!
1 – Spring Sale: Within the next few days all followers of the San Tan Hills photo blog and/or Facebook page will be eligible for 15% off any order at San Tan Hills Photography. The sale will last for 3 days only! Keep a look out for the special coupon code!
2 – New Interview Series coming soon: Periodically, in an effort to promote and inspire others in the arts, I’ll be featuring interviews with professionals in various creative fields. These will include photographers, graphic designers, musicians, and many more.
3 – PUBLISHED!!: Keep a look out in bookstores over the next month or so for a few of my photos in print! One of my photos will be featured in a book entitled “Arizona: Scenic Wonders of the Grand Canyon State,” by Rio Nuevo Publishers; and a few others will be featured in the May issue of AZ Business Magazine, as part of a story on the “Arizona Forward” Initiative.
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Prints and Greeting Cards from San Tan Hills Photography will be available for sale!!
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Are you in need of a unique gift for a family member or friend? Trying to find the perfect piece of jewelry or handbag? There’s got to be someone on your list that could use a candle, household item, bow or unique gift that can only be found at a boutique.
There will be great gifts for everyone on your list at great prices and all at one location!!
Bring your family along… Santa will be arriving from the North Pole at 10:45am and will be available for photos and visiting with the children.
Vendors to include – Pampered Chef, Contagious Boutique, Gold Canyon Grannies Boutique, Mary Kay, Mobu Herbals, Gigi Hill, Choose the Writing, Snap to it Charms, Scentsy, Lia Sophia, Canturbery Corner, J Wags Doo Dads, Stella and Dot, Silapada, Arbonne, San Tan hills Photography, Brian Ring Design, and many, many more…
This past Friday evening, the Arizona Christian Worldview Institute (ACWI) hosted the RO120 Art Show and Sale, held in conjunction with the Phoenix 1st Friday Art Walk; a monthly event wherein galleries along Roosevelt Street open their doors to the public for free viewing.
My good friend Brian Ring and I both had some of our original works on display for sale. Overall, we had a great turnout, and even sold some of our prints!
The day after the show, I had the opportunity to attend an excellent workshop on Biblical Aesthetics, hosted by Rev. Joel Pelsue, of Arts & Entertainment Ministries.
Here are some of the photos from Friday evening:
Brian and I in outside the RO120 Art Show
Outside the gallery
The gallery
Brian engaging in some performance art... or just explaining something
Keith from ACWI
Brian discussing some various art processes
The musical entertainment for the evening
In the gallery
Sports Photographer Jason Wise, of Jason Wise Photography, along with his wife Laurel, stopped by for a visit
Thomas Bates, of icedlatte.com fame, stopped by for a visit
One of Brian's boys discussing monsters and time-travel with passersby, in his brilliant British accent
Me looking serious for the camera, and one of my prints in the background
Pastors Luke and Matthew, from Second Mile Church, dropped by for a visit
In the gallery
Keith, from ACWI, and I during the show
Brian and Keith, beside one of Brian's prints
Definitely a fantastic evening to remember!
Anyone in the Phoenix area, some of my landscape prints will be featured for sale at the RO120 Art Show & Sale tomorrow evening, November 5th, from 6pm to 11pm. The display will be a part of the Phoenix 1st Friday Art Walk, and will be located at the Roosevelt Art Space, at Roosevelt Community Church (1st Street & Roosevelt, Phoenix, AZ). So stop on by to say hello, and check out some art!
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Yesterday I had the opportunity to accompany Jason Wise, professional sports photographer and long-time friend, out to a makeshift park/retention basin in the middle of nowhere; to photograph a junior flag football game. Now, anyone who knows me may know that I’m not much of a football enthusiast, but there was something truly fun about this event for me; whether it was the inspiration that came from seeing a master like Jason at work, or that burst of creative energy that surges through me whenever I have a camera in my hands… or maybe it could’ve been the entertainment factor of watching small kids running the wrong way with the ball, or the joy in the face of a young player skipping toward his mom with a smile on his face, after scoring a touchdown… Whatever it may be, it was a morning to remember.
Below are some the photos from my very first experiment in sports photography!
Jason Wise - the Man, the Myth, the Legend!
And now, the parting shot
Last night I took a small group of friends out on a nighttime walk through a section of San Tan Mountain Regional Park in Queen Creek, AZ. We were partaking in an activity that I’ve affectionately termed “hike-o-tography” (hiking + photography). I had been wanting to start taking small groups out on such excursions for quite some time now, and with Halloween right around the corner, thought it might be a fun way to kick it all off; with a spooky night hike. So I got a small group together, we donned our flashlights, and headed into the desert darkness…
An X-Files sort of photo of our group
Brian wielding the "Staff of Truth" (my old Canon monopod)
The Ghostly trail guide for the evening (um... me).
Brian vs. "Poorly Drawn Scribble Thing"
Our group ghost shot. ...kind of reminded me of Yoda, Anakin and Obi-Wan at the end of the Star Wars series.
