MotoPhoto eNewsletter

Van Aken Center - Shaker Heights

April 2008

 

In This Issue

·  VHS to DVD $9.95 Special Extended to 4/15

·  Think About Your Senior Pictures

·  New MotoPhoto Blog about Family Portraits

·  Survey - Merchandise

·  Time to Plan for Family Portraits at the Nature Center

·  Watch for us....

·  First Holy Communion Portraits

·  New Seminar on Creating Your PhotoBooks Online

·  Electronics Recycling

·  Ohio Cemetery Alliance Photo Exhibit



Think About Your Senior Pictures

Senior MatrixThis school year is going by very quickly. Commencement isn't that far away. Now would be a good time to schedule a portrait sitting for additional senior pictures or to take pictures with your family and friends. Members of our Senior Portrait Club do not have to pay for additional portrait sittings.

Before you head off to college, come into our portrait studio with your siblings, your friends, members of your sports teams or members of clubs you participate in. You can have cap and gown pictures taken if you haven't done so already.

Don't wait until the last minute because you will be plenty busy when May and June roll around.

Click Here to make an Appointment for Senior Portraits



New MotoPhoto Blog about Family Portraits

Spring Kids PortraitInspired by owners of other MotoPhoto Portrait Studios around the country, we have decided to create our own blog about the portraits we take of babies, kids and families in our portrait studio.

This blog will show you samples of some of our most recent portraits to inspire you. We will also give you tips for getting the best portraits and share with you information about upcoming portrait studio promotions.

Because we just started the blog, it is not yet content rich. But, subscribe to the blog and, over time, you will see and learn a lot.

Click Here to Check Out our New Family Portraits Blog



Survey - Merchandise

Thanks to everyone who completed last month's survey regarding PhotoBooks. We learned a lot from your comments.

For years, we have carried film, digital media, frames, albums and cards. Help us better serve your needs by completing our short, five question survey regarding the merchandise we carry. People who complete this survey will receive a Prepaid Digital Prints card for 25 free 4x6 prints.

We hope that this will provide us with an additional way to hear from you to better shape our business.

Click Here to Take Our Survey



Time to Plan for Family Portraits at the Nature Center

Nature Center PortraitIt is time to start thinking about making your appointment to have a heirloom-quality family portrait taken at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes this June. The dates for this year's portraits are June 14 and 15.

For more details and to make your appointment, click on the link below.

A portion of the proceeds benefits the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes.

Click Here for Portraits at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes



Watch for us....

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Before Spring Break, the ProEventPhoto photographers were at the Shaker Middle School taking pictures of the bands, orchestras and choruses. We were also back at the Woodbury Elementary School to take school pictures of students who missed out in September and October.

We will be taking individual, team and action pictures for the Pavilion Ice Show in Cleveland Heights and the Shaker Ice Show at Thornton Park.

We will be at Gesu School to take the 8th grade graduation picture. We'll be at the Early Childhood Enrichment Center for Spring Pictures. Also, we will be taking pictures at the Shaker Heights Country Club's Father-Daughter dance and at the Orange High School Senior Prom.

Look for us at the Shaker Youth Soccer Association taking team and individual photos. Also, watch for us at St. Dominic's Church and Church of the Gesu for First Communion portraits.

And, it is almost time for the 2008 Shaker Heights High School Senior Class Picture and Senior Prom.

If you are responsible for a special event and are looking for a photographer, please contact us.

Click Here for ProEventPhoto



First Holy Communion Portraits

First CommunionFor many years, the MotoPhoto Portrait Studio has captured once-in-a-lifetime portraits celebrating your child's First Holy Communion.

The sitting fee is only $9.95. We can take the portraits in both color and black & white. The MotoPhoto Portrait Studio can even create special, multi-image collages and photo First Holy Communion announcements.

Make your appointment online or call (216) 991-6686.

Click Here to Make Your Appointment



New Seminar on Creating Your PhotoBooks Online

On Tuesday, April 29th, MotoPhoto will be hosting a free seminar to help you learn how to create PhotoBooks online. This seminar will be held at our store and begins at 7:00pm.

Besides going through the process of creating your PhotoBook, the seminar will also discuss using our online service, MOTOePics, to send your digital pictures to our store and to order a variety of photo gifts.

The seminar is limited to ten registrants.

Click Here to Register for this Seminar



Electronics Recycling

There are two opportunities coming up to recycle your old computers and electronics equipment.

The City of Shaker Heights is sponsoring Computer Roundup days on April 12th and 13th. Click Here for more information.

The Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association is sponsoring an Electronics Recycling Day on April 19th for its members. Click Here for more information.

Help out the environment and clean out your basement at the same time by recycling your old computers.



Ohio Cemetery Alliance Photo Exhibit

Photographers are invited to exhibit cemetery photos at the Ohio Cemetery Alliance's Photography Exhibit. The OCA Photography Exhibit is open to photographers from Ohio or from out of state if the photo is of an Ohio cemetery. Photographs of funerals or other private burial matters are not permitted. Entries must have been photographed within the past 2 years (May 2006).

Submissions are due by May 17, 2008.

Click Here for Information on the Ohio Cemetery Alliance

 

Owners' Corner

Rick and PaulaWe were both pleased and amazed at the response to our VHS->DVD Special. People have been showing up with shopping bags full of VHS tapes. Our DVD recorder is running all day long.

This demonstrates how important it is to preserve your memories. Old VHS tapes, movie film, slides, negatives and prints are deteriorating at an increasing rate. Most VHS players don't work anymore. Converting your memories to a digital format is just a smart thing to do if you or your children want to see your captured memories in the future.

Take advantage of this great deal now but keep bringing your memories to us to preserve even after the special is over.

Rick and Paula

VHS to DVD $9.95 Special Extended to 4/15

 

To introduce our new, in-house VHS to DVD capability, we are running a $9.95 special. Due to popular demand, we have extended this special until April 15, 2008. Bring in your VHS tapes and we will transfer them to DVD.

The normal price is $24.95 for a two hour VHS tape. For our introductory special, there is no limit to the number of VHS tapes we will transfer at the special price of $9.95 per tape.

We are not permitted to duplicate copyrighted, professionally produced tapes so please don't bring in your Dora the Explorer tapes.

Please be a little patient with us. This special introductory promotion has been so successful that we are up to our knees in tapes.

This special doesn't last for very long so dig out those old VHS tapes now and bring them on in before they turn to dust.

 

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