Spring into our Specials!Dance Mini Sessions!
Make sure you capture the sweetness and hold onto your tiny dancer! This time of year we see all the time and work and driving come together in the smiles and sheer delight of being on stage and in costume. Don't let it pass before you capture the memory! 20 minute sessions are available for $50 thru June, Monday - Thursday, call to book your time... 603-867-4970.
Prom Mini Sessions!
The Dress, the Date, the Prom! Make sure you store up the memories before they fade. Book a 20 minute mini session to preserve the night of your dreams! $50 mini sessions are available Monday - Thursday, call 603-867-4970 to book.
Easter Egg Hunt 2014!Join us on Saturday, April 19, 2014 10am-11:30am at our studio for our Easter Egg Hunt! The hunt begins at 10:30. Each family will receive a social media file to share with family and friends! Bring an item to donate to the New Boston Food Pantry Coffee, tea, and treats for the kids! Come and enjoy spring with us!
243 Mont Vernon Rd., New Boston, NH 603-867-4970
Yup, I'm one of those people...We would like to introduce you to Jessica Clater! Jessica has been working at AHP as our 2nd event photographer for almost 10 years. She now is excited to be a contributing writer for the blog, when she isn't soaking up all the joys of life as a wife to Phil and mother to daughter, Eliana! We hope you enjoy her perspective as much as we do!
Yep, I’m one of those people. I don’t have a wedding album, just a proof album. My wedding day was one of the most amazing days of my life! I love my husband like crazy to this day and yet, I never ordered a wedding album. In fact, it was probably three years before I even had a portrait on my wall from that day. And even though, through a set of circumstances, I ended up with all the negatives from my wedding, I still haven’t designed and printed my own album…and I’m in the business. You know, the plumber has leaky faucets in his house, the accountant is late with his taxes, and I, a photographer, don’t have a wedding album. I really don’t have an excuse. I’ve been married for twelve years to the love of my life and I’ve been a photographer for the majority of that time. But, life got busy and there were other priorities with my time and money that always seemed to pop up. Which brings me to the topic of this post – the “Images on CD only” packages that many brides are requesting. In today’s digital photography world, many brides are opting to pay only for the photographer’s time and travel and then a CD of images. This type of pricing is a huge leap from the days of package pricing that included a designed wedding album and other tangible values like framed and matted wall prints. This cost-cutting mindset may sound great at the outset to a bride who is trying to keep to a budget. However, the problem comes when the happy couple steps out of the car or off the plane or boat from their honeymoon and into…life (which may include an adorable baby, or two, much sooner than anticipated). With the entire process of not only narrowing down and choosing images, but also designing pages and choosing covers, styles and a place to print their album, there’s a possibility that a bride may not get around to having a finished album in hand for years, if ever. The wedding album, wall portraits, parent albums, thank you cards…all of these are the final, finished, beautiful product of beautifully produced images. These precious memories, captured on one of the most special days of a couple’s life are meant to be touched and seen often, daily. They should be there over the mantle or on the table, beautifully displayed for friends, family and guests to see. They should be there when that first child is born – a daily reminder of the love that brought them into the world. As photographers, our images are a form of art. The final piece is not just the image itself sitting somewhere on a CD or on a flash drive or on a facebook page. The finished piece of art includes the presentation: the carefully chosen mat and frame that perfectly complement and display the portrait of the bride, glowing as she waits to walk down the aisle. The full page spread in the album depicting each precious moment captured during the first dance, each image carefully placed and enhanced by design details on the page. When a client pays a photographer for their services, they’re not just paying for pictures. Because, you see, photographers aren’t just, well, photographers! They’re artists, designers, dreamers. The final, finished product should be a true work of art and design. When a client who isn’t a photographer chooses to quickly print a few images from their CD at the local drugstore, so much of the purity and beauty of an image can be lost. So, trust us. The extra expense of having a finished album and wall portrait from your wedding will be well worth it. Yep, I’m one of those people. Someday I’ll have a wedding album, maybe after my daughter goes to college. That’s not that far away…I mean, she just turned 18 months old. ~Jessica Clater
We love our Clients!Share the Love!Buy 1 gift certificate, receive another of equal or lesser value for 50% off! Maximum value is $200. Offer valid thru February 13, 2014.
Holiday Mini Session, On location!Join us this year as we take our Holiday Mini Sessions on location! Saturday, November 16, 9am - 3pm, we will be offering sessions at The Strong's Tree Farm, in New Boston! We are offering limited 15 minute sessions among the trees. Bring an un-wrapped toy ($25 value) to donate to Toys - For - Tots and your session is on us! 
Call today to book, 603-867-4970. 
Or send us an email, [email protected] 
2013 Holiday Mini Sessions!Come join us at the studio for our Annual Holiday Mini Sessions! Saturday, November 9 and Sunday, November 10 We are offering limited 30 minute sessions, by appointment only, for just $50! Use our new indoor set or take it outdoors against the barn wall with some of our rustic props. 
At the end of your session, we will book an appointment to view your images and make selections for gifts, design cards, and even see them on your walls! 
Call today, appointments are filling quickly, 603-867-4970, or email us at [email protected].
Meet our Clients!This month we would like to introduce you to Alyssa Van Guilder and her little family that has been growing! Alyssa is the owner and artist behind the amazing retreat in Goffstown, Apotheca! The little depot building has been transformed into a coffee and tea shoppe with yummy goodies and smiling staff. Also, a place to sit and relax, take in a class, or enjoy open mic night! And of course, the flower shop is always meeting and exceeding our expectations, with Alyssa's wonderful selections from the Boston flower market and her staff that goes the extra mile! Take a look at the dynamic woman behind it all... 
Please tell us a little about your family! I share my days with 5 wonderful people! The man of my life, Pierre, and my 4 children, Noah who is 12, Brynne who is 9, Cochlea who is 2, and Totem who is 3 months. 
Can you share how you began your artwork in flora and fauna? My first job at age 12 was for Farmer Dale Brown--he was our neighbor in rural Minnesota. I started picking green beans and eventually ended up in the Green Houses working with flowers--that's where the magic happened-and my relationship with living blossoms began. I am an artist and love meaningful beauty --flowers are among the most powerful of all artful things, in my opinion. :) How did you come to NH? My father was born and raised in Vermont. After a family reunion that took place in the great state of New Hampshire, I fell in love with it here. Soon I concocted a plan to get as many of us 9 siblings-together with my parents-to move here! While my two older sister's lived in Chester, NH, the rest of us were scattered everywhere. I had one sibling still in my birth state of Alaska, one in Virginia, two- including myself- in Texas, and a handful in Minnesota. It took some time, but eventually the bulk of us landed in New Hampshire. What brought you to the place of taking the leap and opening Apotheca ? It was dream that festered for years and then necessity invited me to take the leap. I responded with a blindfolded jump. What makes the long days worth it? People--I have come to know so many incredible people, and many customers have become like family. Also, being able to spend energy on a creative effort that I believe in is a gift, even on a 16 hour day! How do you balance the work and the passion? I would say the passion creates the work, therefore the work is the passion. However, it's always a trick finding time to do laundry! :) 
The McGrail Family invites you to celebrate with us! 
10 years ago Allison began on the journey of capturing the memories of life!!Come and help us celebrate with a family movie night! On Friday, August 30th at 7:30 we will be showing The Muppet Movie on the barn wall at our studio. We will be offering complimentary popcorn and drinks. Bring a blanket and help us celebrate 10 years of Allison Hope Photography!! Happy 4th Of July!We would like to wish you all a happy, healthy Independence Day! In our tiny town, this year is also a celebration of our town's 250th birthday... So we thought we would join in the party and offer you a treat!! 
Book a portrait session on location anywhere in New Boston during the months of July or August and receive $25 OFF on print orders of $100 or more! Happy Birthday New Boston! Experience is EverythingRecently I got to have a great experience that I think is so important for photographers to do for themselves... I got on the other side of the camera! I have recently started offering, what I am calling Bella sessions, which are sessions that include professional hair and makeup application along with a portrait session that is not only about showing how beautiful you are, but making you feel as beautiful as you are. These sessions can be "boudoir" in nature or simply appropriate for a business headshot, or anywhere in between. I had to opportunity to do this for myself, photographed by my friend, and fellow photographer, Nylora Bruleigh. This is her website, if you want to check her work out www.photographybynylora.com I think it is important for photographers to get on the other side once and while, so we can know what it feel like to be our clients. I can better serve my clients, because of this. And it was FUN! Here are some of my favorites! 
All images by Nylora Bruleigh
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