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Welcome to the blog of Staja Studios. We are STAcey and JAson Thon, the dynamic duo (self proclaimed) behind Staja Studios! This blog serves as our way to keep in touch with everyone we know, like, and love. We thought it would be a fun way for people who know us to keep up with what is going on in our lives and studio, and a wonderful way for those of you who may have just met us to learn more about who we are.
We would like to bring together our professional and personal lives. You can expect to see pictures from our latest weddings, engagement shoots, portraits, etc. As well as some personal, fine art, family pics, and other projects. In addition, we will be sharing our "Cheers and Jeers", and other random ramblings about whatever strikes our fancy. In the future we are also looking for ways to make things more interactive, if you will. This may include voting for a particular marketing piece, contests, and various other activities.
Thank you all for stopping by, and don't forget to - Get Captured!
- Jason & Stacey Thon

Wednesday, March 05, 2008

AWESOME MARCH MEETING

Hey everyone,

As some of you may know, Stacey and I are the leaders of a local photography group called the Minneapolis PUG (Pictage User Group). This is a group sponsored by our online lab, Pictage, out of LA.



We are SO EXCITED about this months meeting. Fellow Photographers, check out the meeting we have planned for March!

We are lucky enough to have Janet Mclaughlin, art director for Tiger Oak Publishing and Minnesota Bride magazine coming to speak to us. Janet will be speaking about what makes an effective ad, what trends they are seeing within weddings, and the editorial submission process. Not only is Minnesota Bride a great local magazine, but as a part of Tiger Oak, Janet has the additional insight of what is going on in places like Wisconsin, Seattle, and Arizona. It is not everyday that we get the opportunity to pick the brain of someone in her capacity, so this is very exciting!


As a bonus, internationally acclaimed photographer, Mike Colon of Mike Colon Photographers (and educational resources) has been kind enough to donate two "On Location With Mike Colon: Toronto" DVD's. This is this a great way to watch and learn as Mike shoots the fabulous wedding of Veronica, the daughter of famous gown designer Ines Di Santo. Each of these DVD's are valued at $199 and will be given away as a drawing at the end of the meeting.


Finally, I know that some of you have inquired about getting free tradeshow tickets for WPPI. We will have them available at the meeting as well. If you are interested, please send us an email, so I can tell Pictage how many we will need.

We hope to set a new Minneapolis PUG attendance record, so please help us out and spread the word! Pictage members and guests are welcome.

Details:
March 11th, 2008
6:30 Social hour
7:00 Meeting Starts

email either of us for additional information
jason@stajastudios.com
stacey@stajastudios.com

3 comments:

Ray Santana said...

Nice job Jason,n can't wait for Vegas baby!!!!!goodtimes

Sue said...

I'm sorry I had to miss the meeting
and I'm sorry that I can't be at WPPI
this year. Cabo was amazing tho'.

See you both soon.

It's so sexy t hat Ray Santana comments here!

Anonymous said...

This was a pretty great meeting. Even though we don't do print ads, I love hearing everyone's input on them.