Noah Wolf Photography

Design with style

Kara Karpenske, owner of renowned and award-winning Kamarron Design, stopped by to have her and her entire team photographed.  It was a wicked fun time :)

 

AVATAR of the moment

Lisa is a visual artist and landlord

 

AVATAR of the day

Law firm senior partner

AVATAR of the day

To learn more about my AVATAR session, click here.

 

... this one is more for him personally than professionally

• Frank is a financial representative at Northwestern Mutual

 

AVATAR of the day

Well, I won't promise to blog a new AVATAR every day, but I'll try to keep them coming on a regular basis.  If you don't know what about my AVATAR session, it's simply the most fun and afordable way for you to get one hell of a great head shot. Click here to learn all about it.

•  Kelly is a business process improvement and change management consultant working both in the U.S. and abroad.

AVATAR Day: March 27th, 2010

Here are a few favorites from Saturday's AVATAR session.  And by the way, I'm excited to let everybody know that we're looking to add sessions on a weekly basis now!  I think the plan will be to keep the every other Saturday going, and to add a weekly evening session too.

   

Fresh faces to smile at :)

I am like a kid in a candy store on AVATAR days at the studio.  It is just so much dang fun!  Here's how it goes: folks arrive (usually a little nervous), after a little chatty-Cathy time with me, they soon are surprised that being photographed isn't so bad after all. Then after choosing their favorites to take home, they are grinning from ear-to-ear excited to have a photograph of themselves they really, really like!  Crazy, right?  But it's happening.  Seriously.

So, don't be afraid and quit procrastinating; schedule a session now.  And here's an idea I loved - my friend and client Lily is giving her mom an AVATAR session as a graduation gift.  Capturing a portrait of her mom at this proud time in her life is simply a beautiful idea.

Here's a few favorites from this week's AVATAR session.  And by the way, the next AVATAR session is Saturday the 27th.  Oh, and here's something new - Round up at least 3 people and we can schedule your session any time you'd like!

 

Star Tribune story about employers using social media

This Sunday, I read an interesting article in the Star Tribune about how many employers are using social media sites like Facebook to investigate potential employees.  Most say they are walking a legal fine line, but there are no laws yet against it. 

Here's the link to the article.

To me, this is yet another sign of just how important it is to show your best self no matter how you use social media.  I can't help but wonder, if an employer looks somebody up on Facebook, will their profile pic (aka avatar) make a difference?  Hell yes I say!  If someone is looking to network and/or find employment using social media, how can they think that a crappy snap shot is acceptable? 

Is this a plug for our AVATAR: Social Media Portraits session?  Yes :)  But that's why I created it - to help as many people as I can have a portrait they love and can be proud of.  There's still a couple openings for this coming Saturday afternoon by the way.

The night before the first Avatar day

It's been a fun day getting ready for tomorrow.  I'll admit I'm surprised - there's a ton to do but it's been pretty laid back so far.  In fact, I don't think I frustrated Kerry once.  Now that's something to smile about.

Setting up the new camera-room at the studio house today was cool.  Over the years, you buy this and that.  Then you stop using that and get one of those, which will need that thing.... eventually it all ends up in several different places (but rest assured, I know where it all was).   Believe it or not, I found everything and even better, I didn't have to buy anything!!  So, this is the first time I've seen ALL my stuff all in one spot in a very long time.  With the variety of portrait styles I'll be doing, I need every piece of equipment I own, but holy crap, I've got a lotta stuff! 

Oh yeah, this is great - presenting the new identity of the Avatar session:

...we call him the Ringer :)

The Avatar is here!! January 23rd is your next opportunity...

Happy New Year everyone!  On this very beautiful and cold first day of 2010, I am so excited to launch a very unique portrait session called: The Avatar: Social Media Portraits. 

If social media hasn't already changed how you communicate and do business, it will.  My favorite aspect  of social media is how it lets me connect with peers, new and old, in very personal way. Every time I tweet, update, or post something, my avatar is there to say hello.  It's the first thing people see when they see you online.

The rule of "First impressions" is most certainly not lost in social media either.  On the contrary, it's very present and important. Personally, this makes me very happy.  Though, a problem for so many working professionals I see online is their avatars are, well.....lacking in the flattering department.  Maybe it's because we are used to the drab and faceless world of email and texting.  Granted, those are great means of communicating, but tend to be very impersonal and impression-less.  

Social media is exciting because it lets us share whatever we want about ourselves.  Whether your very private, or very open, we all use an avatar.  My question to you is, what does your avatar say about you?

So what the heck is this Avatar session all about you ask?  Excellent question.  In a nut shell, you can now do something about the-not-so-flattering social media profile picture you're using...and it's going to be very easy :) 

Drum roll please!!  I bring you.....

Let me get right to the point.  When you invest $79 of your hard-earned money, and very little time, here's what you'll get:

• A photographic experience that will both surprise you and put a smile on your face
• Creative consultation with me on the day of your session.
• A thrilling time in front of the camera :)
• Post-session portrait consultation to help choose your favorite image.
• One completely mastered, retouched and enhanced digital file that you leave with the same day! (Can you have more than one?  Of course!)
• No limitations to how you can use your portrait online.
• Finally, you get to upload an image that makes you look and feel great.

There's lots more to tell you so please give me a call.  What's so great about this session is that it's soooo simple!  You just pay for and schedule the session, wear something you like, and show up :) My goal was to create an experience that is easy, fun and productive.

Believe it or not, the 23rd is already filling up, and space is very limited.  But, because this blog post is sort of like the grand opening, I've got a surprise - the first three people that mention this blog posting and schedule a session on January 23rd get their portrait for HALF OFF!  Plus, if you schedule with a friend, you both get HALF OFF!

This session is like nothing else out there.  I am truly excited to create one-of-a-kind social media portraits for people in a fun and new way for what I hope you'll agree is a very affordable price. 

Now, go tell your friends all about this and help me spread the word!!!

P.S. If the 23rd doesn't work for you, the next opportunity will probably be the second or third Saturday in February.