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Customer Spotlight: Rebekah Westover Photography

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Our Customer Spotlight for the Month of March is Rebekah Westover Photography from Orem, UT. Zookbinders loves her work, one of her infamous albums used by Zookbinders is The Wedding of Erik and Kali – we’ve taken samples of this to trade shows and have kept many samples in our office here in Deerfield, IL.

In fact, we love her work so much – that when you pass through one our main hallways you will see our piece of artwork we refer to as “The Zookbinders Wall of Frame”. We have twenty 10×20 black wall frames displaying each spread from Rebekah’s album. You can see this in the picture shown below:

Just to add more to the tale of this infamous album – at the WPPI Tradeshow in 2009, we met the bride, Kali – who stopped by our booth and noticed her wedding album displayed for all to see!

Read below to learn a little about Rebekah Westover and check out a slideshow we posted of her work and one of our favorite albums – Erik and Kali.

Studio: Rebekah Westover Photography
Name: Rebekah Westover
Location: Orem, UT
Website: http://www.rebekahwestover.com/

Where is your favorite location to photograph?
It often changes, but right now I am loving yellow fields and dead orchards.

What excites you about being a photographer?
The personal work I’ve shot of my family is my proudest achievement. The work is priceless to me. It’s exciting that I can photograph those most important to me in a beautiful way.

What turns you off about being a photographer?
Competition, jealousy, insecurity. Not in others, but in myself.

What is your favorite marketing tool?
My Blog

What or who has inspired you?
My kids, other photographers, color, fashion magazines, books, art, travel, light, life…

What’s your favorite f-stop?
If I can nail the focus – 1.8

What is your favorite book?
Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George

What is the #1 reason that client’s hire you?
I think it’s a tie between liking my work and liking me as a person.

What do you do when you’re not photographing?
Read, shop, watch movies, go for walks, play with my family, think about photography

If heaven exists, which photographer would you like to hang out with?
The ones I hang out with now

Thank you Rebekah for sharing a little bit of your personality with us! Everyone, check out a slide show sample below of  Rebekah’s work.

All images provided to Zookbinders by Rebekah Westover Photography
All Rights Reserved
For image permissions, please e-mail: rebekah@rebekahwestover.com

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Customer Spotlight: Captured Moments by Rita Sherman

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Our Customer Spotlight for the Month of February is Captured Moments by Rita Sherman. Owner Rita Sherman, her daughter Sydney and her designer Heather Montasir team up to capture and create unique and beautiful senior and family portraits.

Our marketing team at Zookbinders loves her work and you will usually see her books featured on display at our office here in Deerfield, IL or at the annual photographer trade shows we attend.

Captured Moments by Rita Sherman is based out of Scottsdale, AZ. Read below to see what we learned about Rita Sherman and to check out a slide show of her work. Be amazed by the one of a kind design that is in each of her images.

Studio: Captured Moments by Rita Sherman
Name: Rita Sherman
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Website: http://www.ritasherman.com

Where is your favorite location to photograph?
Anywhere the light is awesome. This is usually in and around our client’s home.

What excites you about being a photographer?
Working with different people every day and then telling their story.

What turns you off about being a photographer?
Nothing, I’m blessed.

What is your favorite marketing tool?
Facebook and former clients.

What or who has inspired you?
Working with creative clients really inspires me. Also Joe Buissink’s gentle spirit and his way of seeing things. Dave Beckstead’s energy!

What’s your favorite f-stop?
2.8

What is your favorite book?
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

What is the #1 reason that client’s hire you?
Because they saw their friends’ images that we created and they want something creative and different.

What do you do when you’re not photographing?
Taking long walks (preferably on a beach somewhere!), going to movies, and just hanging out.

If heaven exists, which photographer would you like to hang out with?
My daughter, Sydney and my other “adopted” daughter, Heather.

Thank you Rita for sharing a little about yourself with us! Everyone, check out a slide show sample below of with some of Rita’s work.

All images and logo provided to Zookbinders by Captured Moments Inc
© Captured Moments by Rita Sherman
All Rights Reserved
Permissions, email: rita@ritasherman.com

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Customer Spotlight: Mark Garber Photography

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Our Customer Spotlight for the month is Mark and Jennifer Garber, owners of Mark Garber Photography in Springboro, OH. Mark and Jennifer are a husband and wife team and award winning photographers. You may have seen them speaking at a convention as they are active members of PPA and WPPI.

Speaking of being Award Winning Photographers, Mark Garber Photography was the 2005 and 2008 First Place Zook Award Winner. You will also see their beautiful album images frequently used in Zookbinders display albums, ads, on the web, and many of our graphics and promotional materials.

Read below to see what Zookbinders learned about Mark and Jennifer!

Studio: Mark Garber Photography
Name: Mark and Jennifer Garber
Location: Springboro, Ohio
Website: http://www.markgarber.com/

Where is your favorite location to photograph?
Definitely any place with great available light. We like finding new places, whether they are urban, environmental, or totally off the map. Our off the map locations include carnivals, shopping centers, and even dairy barns. New locations keep us creative and help to keep our work looking fresh.

What excites you about being a photographer?
Trying new things whether its a new marketing campaign or a new approach to shooting. Everyday is different! It’s also a rush to please your clients and surprise them with images that they couldn’t have imagined.

What turns you off about being a photographer?
Imitation is not the greatest form of flattery in our mind. I know its human nature to have mentors or admire certain styles of work, but hopefully you become inspired by that to create your own unique style and not just mimic others. Finding your own unique style is part of the journey of photography.

What is your favorite marketing tool?
NETWORKING!!! Social networking is more than just tweeting about a session you just did. Spend good quality face time with your clients and other like minded businesses. 80% of our business comes from referrals from past or current clients as well as other wedding vendors. Relationships are key!

What or who has inspired you?
That’s a tough question to answer since there are so many inspirational things out there in our world. From a business perspective, the author of the “Wizard of Ads,” Roy Williams. When Jennifer first started trying to develop a strong brand identity for the studio, Williams’ books were a critical and life changing guiding force in shaping our business.

What’s your favorite f-stop?
Frank’s Bar after a long wedding.

What is your favorite book?
Jennifer reads just about every business/marketing book that comes out. Here are her all time favorites:

1.) Secret Service by John Dijulius
2.) Selling the Invisible by Harry Beckwith
3.) Wizard of Ads by Roy H. Williams

All three are life changing marketing books with real information…not just fluff! All of these authors have multiple books to read as well.

What is the #1 reason client’s hire you?
We have worked hard to create a brand image that conveys service, quality, artistry and personability. To paraphrase Lexus, “We are a service company, that happens to sell great photographs.”

What do you do when you’re not photographing?
Retouching, marketing, retouching, marketing, retouching, marketing…..seriously!

If heaven exists, which photographer would you like to hang out with?
My top artist choice would be actually be Salvador Dali…I think he would be a trip to talk to, not to mention I really admire his work. When it comes to photographers, we’re very lucky to get to see many tremendous photographers/friends when we attend photography conventions like PPA or WPPI. Tradeshows and heaven, who’d a thought?

Where can you see more of Mark and Jennifer?
We are platform speakers at Imaging USA. You can attend our high-energy, information packed program Jan. 12th at 1pm. You can also find Jennifer at WPPI’s Business Institute March 6th.

Thanks Mark and Jennifer for sharing your information with us! Below you can find a slideshow of some samples of their work.

All images and logo provided to Zookbinders by Mark Garber Photography
© Mark Garber Photography
All Rights Reserved
Permissions, email: garbersonline@gmail.com

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Reshon Photography

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Our Customer Spotlight for the month is Shaun Edmisten, owner of Reshon Photography of Chillicothe, OH. See below to see what Zookbinders learned about Shaun!

Studio: Reshon Photography
Name: Shaun Edmisten
Location: Chillicothe, OH
Website: http://www.qualityphotographysite.com/

Where is your favorite location to photograph?
Pretty much any urban area we come across. We love old buildings, bright colors, and especially the city lights at night.

What excites you about being a photographer?
Giving people the opportunity to feel like a model. Our clients time and time again say their friends think they could be in a magazine after seeing our images.

What turns you off about being a photographer?
Clients that do not care as much about their images. You can always tell when you are going to have a long day. One thing everyone should keep in mind is that no matter how big or small or tall or short, confidence is what makes the shot!

What is your favorite marketing tool?
This is really a two part question for us. The favorite would be bridal shows, I love interacting with people and talking about their wedding. Our most effective marketing tool, however, is email marketing. We usually get a new client with every email blast.

What or who has inspired you?
Sallee Photography. I took one of their seminars a few years ago and changed everything. I didn’t copy, but started to think outside the box. Ever since then, we have been growing and our images have drastically improved.

What’s your favorite f-stop?
Largest aperture at that moment will allow. I always want a shallow depth of field.

What is your favorite book?
Unfortunately, it has been too long since I have had a chance to read. Usually anything history related.

What is the #1 reason client’s hire you?
I feel our style. We are so different than most of the photographers around us. Also, of course – our wide selection of Zookbinders albums.

What do you do when you’re not photographing?
Golf and motorcycles – see the connection? No. That’s because there isn’t one. Riding gives me the opportunity to relax and imagine my next shot. Golf allows me to realize that practice doesn’t always mean perfect.

Which photographer would you like to hang out with?
Yervant. He seems to have everything in the market figured out. Even though he has been photographing for many years, he is not afraid to change to stay on top.

Thanks Shaun for sharing your information with us! Below you’ll see a slideshow of a sample of Shaun’s work, we fell in love with this album of Edward and Jackie, check it out!

All images and logo provided to Zookbinders by Reshon Photography
© Reshon Photography
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Permissions, email: shaunedmisten@reshonphotography.com

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Welcome to The Photographer Connection

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Zookbinders Photographer Connection is a place where we will be showcasing our customer’s work, feel free to browse and comment with your thoughts:

  • Customer Spotlight: Zookbinders Photographer Bio is featured monthly. Get to know Zookbinders photographers and their work.
  • Feature Photo: View this week’s feature photo, let us tell you what we think is striking and unique about our feature image and share your thoughts with us and our readers!

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