Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Another Award from WPPI & Open House

We have returned from the WPPI conference in Las Vegas with another "Accolade of Excellence " to add to our list. The bridal portrait below was the image that got us noticed. We are having a drawing for a bridal portrait session and 11x14 print for those who attend our April Open House events on Wednesday evenings from 7PM-8:30PM. This is your chance for an artistic portrait unlike anyone else's wedding photographs.
Heads up; tomorrow night is your last chance for this prize.
Come and see our work and tell us about your wedding.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Free Wedding Photography with The Edge Studio

"Now That's A Wedding" Only one winner!

The Edge Photography Studio is giving away a FREE complete wedding photography package for the 2008-2009 wedding season. Our lead photographer Don Harper will personally photograph this wedding with a second photographer and an assistant. This package is worth $4595.00 before sales tax and it 's FREE!
What's required? A lot more than LUCK.
We are searching for romance and excitement; we like hilarious; or bring a tear to our eye with poignant or even sad; surprise us with crazy stories. We appreciate the theater of the absurd called life. In short, MAKE US WANT TO PHOTOGRAPH YOUR DAY! Tell us your story.
How To Enter:Create a video that is no more than 3 minutes in duration, relaying to us your story. Be as creative or straightforward as you like. Post the video on YouTube.
Please label your video WeddingAtTheEdge"yourlastname""first initial". Please email us at donharper@theEdgePhotography.com with the following information when you’ve posted your video on YouTube:
Your full name
Your email address
Your phone number
Your wedding date if known
Your venue if known
The title of your video
The theme of your wedding day
The link to view your video on YouTube.com
By submitting your video entry to the Edge Photography Studio “Now that's a Wedding” Contest, you are giving The Edge Photography Studio permission to use your submission online and in print to promote the Edge Photography and it's services..
The deadline for this contest is July 31st 2008. The winner will be announced August 7th 2008 on our blog http://theedge.bigfolioblog.com after we have spoken directly with the couple to confirm they are qualified to win.
Contest Details: The winner will receive the following:
Full day coverage of your wedding day by our lead photographer Don Harper, one of his associates and a lighting assistant.
A studio bridal portrait session prior to the wedding.
A Fine Art book containing selected wedding images designed by award winning graphic designer Ines Harper. Your art book will be designed for entry in international photography competitions.
A cd slide show of the best 300 plus images from your wedding day with music and permission to make copies for family and friends.
The digital negatives of all the images from your entire wedding deemed good by our photographers. This includes a digital catalog for easy viewing. Rights to make your own prints and distribute to family and friends, but not for sale or commercial media printing.
A wine and cheese party at our studio for family and friends to view your slide show, album proofs, etc. Usually 4 weeks after your wedding.
All of your wedding images in a password protected on-line gallery for 90 days after your wine and cheese party. Friends, family, and guests can order touched-up prints on-line.
Judging of entries will be by The Edge Photography Staff and their decision is final.
Bride will sign our standard wedding agreement with contest stipulations.
This package doesn't include parent albums or duplicate books, but they may be ordered at our standard prices. Print prices are our standard pricing for this package regarding prints ordered on-line.
Destination weddings (more than 100 miles from our Leesburg studio) may incur travel expenses.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Time for a break!

WPPI Las Vegas 2008

We are taking a break for a week while we attend the “Wedding & Portrait Photographers International” Conference in Las Vegas.

We may be a bit hard to reach during the conference, but will be back up to speed Wednesday of next week. March 19th and hosting our open house on that Wednesday night.

This is our chance to recharge the creative juices, meet with friends from around the world and see if we can win some portrait awards again.

Monday, March 10, 2008

Bridal Portrait & The Edge Photography Open House



Open House at The Edge Photography Studio


Includes a drawing for a free studio bridal portrait session and 11x14 portrait, a $475.00 value.

March 12th, March 19th & March 26th

Come and visit our studio in historic Leesburg Virginia
We are continuing our series of open house GTG each Wednesday in March 2008, with convenient evening times from 7PM to 8:30PM.
This is a chance to see our hundreds of wedding album proofs from many venues both printed and projected on our 8-foot screen.
Visit with Don & Ines Harper to see why they have the leading wedding and portrait photographer teams in Northern Virginia serving the mid-Atlantic region.

Yahoo mapping to the Edge

No appointments required for the open-house, just a no-obligation chance to see what’s new in weddings and find out about our partner vendors that can provide the wedding you dream about.
Free refreshments and a casual evening of fun.

The Edge Photography Studio
The Shops at Dodona Manor
312 East Market Street, Suite I
Leesburg, Va. 20176
703.669.1000