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Hey everybody! I hope everyone is enjoying the nice weather we’re having…I guess since I’m talking about weather I must have nothing to talk about right? Wrong! I’ve been at WPPI all this week having a great time with thousands of other photographers in seminars and trade shows. It’s over for me now but I had a lot of fun. I got to listen to one of my favorite portrait photographers speak this morning (William McIntosh from Virginia). I really enjoyed that.

My absolute favorite WPPI moment this week was on Monday morning when I was in a seminar and they were showing a slideshow of wedding albums. The slide appeared on the screens and it was a nice portrait of a bride getting ready. It was beautiful, no doubt, but nothing out of the ordinary. In a crowd of 1200 people only ONE voice could be heard at that moment the slide came up and it was directly behind me.

“WOW!” he boldly proclaimed while realizing he was the only person in the room of 1200 with the artistic vision to see it’s amazing, one of a kind qualities. 🙂

I bet he felt like he wanted all of the MGM to come crashing down on him so he couldn’t be seen, kind of like how you did back in junior high school when it was 30 minutes into the class and the teacher said your name, “Nathan…”and you replied, “HERE!”

Anyway, I had a great time at the convention and hope you’re all having a great week. Now if you’ll excuse me,  I have to get back to my retouching. Don’t forget to listen to this when you get a chance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYSPEYWFU10

Nate

http://www.TNGphoto.com

Look at this photograph…

I was so excited to find this spot that I had to do a family portrait there!

Sheila scheduled our session for Saturday, February 27th. We were both thrilled about the location I had scouted out. On the way up the mountain however, the weather took a turn and showered us with snow and wind. The sky was dark and gray and gloomy, like something you see from a Tim Burton movie. We held out on hope and tried to convince ourselves that it would be fun and make for some fun portraits but we were kidding ourselves.

We made the decision to go to a new location. I’m not going to lie, my excitement level for the session wasn’t following me back down from the top of the mountain. I was so excited for this view! “Oh well,” I thought, “We’ll find a nice spot nearby.”

We did! The weather was beautiful once we we had finished our descent. I had a wonderful time with a great family and Mt. Charleston’s not going anywhere. 🙂

TNG Photography is now offering digital Christmas cards!

From December 10th-December 20th digital Christmas cards are only $99! If you order a wall portrait (16×20 or larger)  the TNG Digital Christmas Card is only $49! Hurry and call (702)809-9763 or email TNG@TNGphoto.com to schedule your portrait session. The first 3 people who call before December 15th and mention this blog get an additional 10% off their portrait order. CALL NOW !

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Today I went and photographed two business headshots for www.GESNevada.com and it’s amazing how at least once a week I hear a common joke said to photographers. As I was packing up my equipment and walking out the door, someone peaked into the room and said, “Nobody broke the camera, huh?” I smiled and said, “Nope, it still works.” I don’t mind this joke. In reality, I love to hear it because I think I’m going to start a tally and then at the end of the year I can count how many times it was said to me in a year. Heck I might even make a few flow charts or something to see if there’s a pattern of it being said from month to month. hahaha Anyway, here’s my wedding announcement that’s being sent in the mail soon.

The front:

Back:

Admit it, you’re happy for me. 🙂

Back to work!

-Nate

So last weekend my girlfriend Kendra and I went up to my Dad’s house in New Harmony, Utah. Earlier when it was dark we set up my camera and opened the shutter and ran out into the darkness with a flashlight and made some fun stuff. Such as….

Here’s me harnessing ultimate power…

Lightsabre battle…

After taking a break, we went inside with my sister and her husband and their baby and along with my Dad, we all played a game of Mad Gab. If you’ve never played it, get it so you can understand my love/hate relationship with the game. I was becoming ansty and took Kendra outside again for some more flashlight painting fun but I had something else in mind.

“Let’s play a game. I’ll go out there and write a question then you answer it.” She agreed and the plan was underway! I tried to throw her off at first by asking something simple:

That’s supposed to say, “How old are you?”

She answered with her flashlight something unreadable so I moved onto the next question:

“Love me?”

She answered:

I moved onto the big one…

“Marry me?”

I walked back to her standing by my camera as she looked at the screen with a grin. Without saying a word she grabbed the flashlight, walked off into the darkness and painted:

“Of course”

Cool huh? 🙂 I’m engaged everybody! January 23rd, 2010. See you there!

In my living room, right by the door, hangs a 16×24 portrait of my mother and sister. It is one of my favorite portraits I’ve taken. It’s a simple photograph yet for me it shows my mother’s personality and character perfectly as the caring, loving person who always put her family and others before herself. She was a wonderful example for me and my brother and sister.

This was taken on March 29, 2009. She passed away on June 23, 2009. I took these portraits of her knowing that her time was short and I wanted something special for us all to remember her by. A few months earlier, I also took portraits of she and my Dad together. Before then, they had never had a portrait taken together. I was happy I could be the one to do the work for them. I also did it as one of my final gifts to her in hopes of giving her a little cheer in her final days before her passing. One of the last e-mails I received from her before she could no longer get out of bed was concerning this photo. She said one quick line, “Nate, I am speechless. It is beyond words.” I’m glad she liked it.

At her funeral, along with my brother, brother in law and my cousins, was able to be a paul bearer for her. I was very nervous about this even though I have been a paul bearer several times before. It was a very humbling experience that I’m honored to have been apart of for my mother, though it was very difficult.

My brother Randy and I were in front.

Placing my flower on her casket.

I really love being a photographer. I love creating heirlooms that will be passed down for generations to come long after I’m dead and gone. I can now more genuinely attest to their importance because of my mother’s passing. I miss her very much. It saddens me to think I cannot call her when I please just to say “hi.” I’m so glad I took the time to take her photograph her when I could. Ok, that’s enough of me being sappy. I’ll let you go. Thanks for reading! 🙂

-Nate

I photographed a great family about a week ago. Paul is a photographer too so he knows what he wants out of a family portrait. As I was photographing his son and daughter he snapped one of me and sent it to me. I love it when people do this! I’m always so flattered, regardless of what ninja position my body is in while I’m snapping the photo. 🙂 I’ll post more soon!

Hey everybody! First off, thanks to everyone who keeps becoming a fan of TNG Photography on Facebook. I’ve been really busy lately! Weddings, bridals, Eagle scouts, families, kids, seniors, engagement photos, etc.  Here is one of my favorite images from the past few weeks. This is Natalie and her one week old son, Ashton. Call me a girl but I love these kinds of photos…and not just because I took it. 🙂 I love emotional portraiture. It’s a great feeling to know that in a few generations from now when I’m long gone, hopefully the portraits I’ve made of people are still around to be enjoyed and remembered. As Albert Einstein once said, “A photograph never grows old. You and I change, people change all through the months and years, but a photograph always remains the same.” Ok! On to the portrait!

Oh and here’s a new song for you to listen to.

Click here

Talk to ya later!

– Nate

So you’re graduating soon. Congratulations! There are 2 VERY important things you need to remember to do:

1)Don’t forget to sneak in a beach ball during the graduation ceremony.

2) Don’t forget to call TNG Photography for your senior portraits!

It’s not too late to get unique and different portraits of you to show off to your friends and family. Seniors, if you’re looking for a one of a kind portraits session, you’ve found the right place!

As a procrastinator sympathizer, TNG Photography is offering FREE SENIOR SESSIONS ($75 value!) to the first 5 lucky seniors who call or email by May 1st, 2009!

All you have to do is click BECOME A FAN ( http://www.facebook.com/pages/Las-Vegas-NV/TNG-Photography/45606223859?sid=350fce7335045d0a1f8a207721136707&ref=s ) on the TNG Photography fan page to be eligible.

BONUS!

Place your order by May 15th, 2009 and receive 10% off your portrait order!

For the first time ever, procrastination has paid off.

CONTACT US NOW.

Nate Grant

TNG Photography

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So Myspace is now the ugly step child to Facebook nowadays. If you’re not on it, what are you doing? Get on it! While you’re there, become a fan of TNG Photography! I could always use a few more Facebook stalkers. 🙂

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– Nate