We had an overwhelming response this year and received well over 100 applications to our program. This was actually the first year that we had to make cuts at some schools to be fair to the seniors who would be competing for prizes and discounts through referrals. Thanks to the seniors from the past few years and their great word of mouth, things just keep growing here at our studio. Even though we can never really express our gratitude we want everyone to know how much we appreciate our clients! We love you all and truly, you all ROCK!!!!

Meet Sheri… the first of our 2011 SENIOR MODELS! Sheri will be a senior this fall at Decatur Central High School in Indianapolis.

Sheri is an athletic trainer every day after school when she’s not serving up delicious ice cream treats at the local Dairy Queen. YUM! We had a blast shooting the first of her senior sessions. {I really look forward to working with you again at the studio backlot this June! I hope you had as much fun as I did!} I think we got some great shots… you look amazing!! We’re going to have so much fun with your full senior session!!

A little one on one interview with our SENIOR MODEL:
MR: Your idea of a perfect day?
SHERI: A warm summer day at the pool soaking up the sun and then spend the evening after the sun goes down with friends and family around a bonfire!

MR: What Store could you easily spend 5k in?
SHERI: Easily? ANY clothing store but i really love Wet Seal!

MR: What are your plans after high school?
SHERI: I plan to further my education of course at either U of I or IUPUI and go into nursing or something where I can use American Sign Language. I’m really looking forward to going out on my own and being independent!

If you know Sheri be sure to get a special card from her to get you a really great deal when you schedule YOUR senior session at Marci Ralph / Victor Maiquez Photography!

If you know Sheri be sure to get a special card from her to get you a really great deal when you schedule YOUR senior session at Marci Ralph / Victor Maiquez Photography!

Charity is not always about providing money but sometimes looking at your assets and finding a need that you can fill with a service you can provide. We are so blessed to be able to do what we love and support our families through our studio. We really want for someone who can’t really afford what we do, to get to experience what we do and the pictures that are the lasting reminder of this time in their lives. The central Indiana community of high school seniors and their parents has been very generous to us over the last few years and it is time for us to return the favor. We will be offering our first annual Give Back Award for one deserving senior graduating with the Class of 2011. The Give Back Award will cover a classic 1-2 hour portrait session and a portrait package valued at $600.

If you are an high school senior, it is time for senior portraits. Senior pictures is one of the many rites of passage that most high school seniors look forward experiencing during their senior year. For most seniors it is just a matter of deciding on the perfect studio and booking an appointment. But, some students don’t have the opportunity to make that choice. There are a variety of reasons that can keep seniors from being able to have the portraits they are dreaming of… maybe mom or dad have been laid off, maybe there was a catastrophic event in your household, maybe a medical issue that has caused a financial set back.   With the economy as it is, there are families who are experiencing financial setbacks or personal circumstances keeping the senior pictures that they have been dreaming of on the back burner. Maybe it is even bad enough that it is just not going to happen at all. I would like to remove this obstacle for one deserving senior from the Class of 2011.

Deserving seniors can apply for themselves and tell us why they should have this opportunity or maybe you know a senior who is too humble to step out of the box and tell their story… in that case fell free to nominate that senior.

Applications are being accepted now through APRIL 15th, 2010. Just use the contact form above. We need the name of the student, the high school they attend, at least a couple of paragraphs of the story relating why they deserve this award. We will review the entries and will announce the 2010 senior who will receive the the Giving Back Award on our blog by May 1st, 2010.
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and since we can’t possibly do a post without a picture… here is a flash back to summer 09 and a collage of Samantha Morgan from Cathedral High School, this shot was taken at our Studio Backlot out in the field. Bring on summer!!!

You know, probably the greatest thing about owning your own business is how much control you have over everything. There are no bosses to negate what company policy is or how we should do things. We get to take personal responsibility for those things. Making our work-life more environmentally friendly can also be a more efficient way of getting our information into the hands of our clients. It’s a win for the planet, a win for us and more importantly a win for you, our clients. Having our information and portfolio accessible 24/7 online via our website has been at the top of my list since starting this business, wow, quickly approaching the 10 year mark. Starting now, we are taking things one step further buy presenting our studio brochures and product offerings in an online format.

You will be presented with a couple different versions of our easy to navigate, online magazine style brochure. Under the pricing tab here on the blog [and below] you will find our PRICE GUIDE with pricing and basic studio information. Once you have made the choice to book your session we will send you links to our STYLE GUIDE where you will find our guide on What To Wear, Tips, Frequently Asked Questions and even a store list of online and real world places to buy lots of great fashions to rock out your session with us. Then there is our STUDIO BROCHURE where you can view pricing along with a more detailed view of the frames and other products we offer.

Each version of our online brochure will also feature cover images of our clients. These covers will be changed out from time to time, much like the different covers of a monthly magazine with new cover girl images. So as a client… keep an eye out, you could be one of our COVER MODELS!!! Congratulations to our three inaugural COVER GIRLS, Hannah File of Fishers, Nicole Holmqvist from Plainfield High School and Ryann Bentley from Cathedral High School.

Below you can take a peek at our basic PRICE GUIDE. You can use the navigation arrows at the bottom center or grab or click a corner and flip through the pages. You can also turn off the sound or click the icon at the far bottom left to take it into full page mode. Just click esc to get out of full page mode when you are done and it will pop you right back to this blog page.

ENJOY!

Our first place winner for a photo shoot for her and friends of her choosing is Nicole Holmqvist of Plainfield High School. I shot Nicole’s Senior pictures during our packed out busy season in the summer of 09. They turned out fabulous and she totally rallied her friends and family together to ROCK THE VOTE! Her friends shot her votes up over 1k and earned her $100 cold hard cash to help her out with some spending money for her spring break trip to Florida! Have fun on [SBX] and don’t spend it all in one place! heheha! Here is a little sneak a peek at her photo shoot with her friends Emma and Sarah!

Of over 275 senior sessions last summer we had 38 decide to participate in this fun little ditty of a contest. I was fun to read all the comments that were posted as votes on each picture!

A big congratulations goes out to Hannah File of Fishers, Indiana for setting her sites high and going after her dreams of modeling and doing some competition pageants She believes in going all out…..winning multiple titles at the Dreamgirl USA Pageant. Hannah is the Indiana State Supreme Runway Model Queen, State Division Runway Model winner, State Division Most Photogenic winner, and State Overall Best Essay Winner.

Sixteen year old, Hannah, is also the winner of the Centerfold Model Photo for the State Pageant Program with this image from her first session with us back last summer.

This Fishers High School sophomore has done several runway fashion shows for local and national designers and is the reigning Miss Fishers. Congratulations Hannah! We are so proud of you and wish you good luck when you attend the National Dreamgirls Pageant later this year in St. Louis.

We were happy to get a message from Hannah’s mom to schedule updating her model and head shot portfolio. We met at the studio on a rainy Saturday and played with our new beach backdrop, antique doors, up in the store windows, on our new underground graffiti backdrop and even out on the rain! It’s always fun wen the File clan comes calling. It was great to meet one of Hannah’s good freinds, Sierra. She was great help with Hannah as well as a trooper when it came to holding the umbrella over my camera while we ran out to play in the street in the rain. Thanks Sierra!!!

…isn’t she just a doll!?!?! and umm sixteen year olds should not be looking so mature and gorgeous! But Hannah is as sweet as she is pretty and a lot of fun to be around.
Enjoy the sneak peeks

* Hair by Riley Jacobs
* Make-up Artistry by Christy Maiquez of Faces by Christy

There were more than 5,000 votes cast during the week long contest. The girls and guys campaigned for their friends and family to come vote for them and we have tallied up the votes. The big winners are….

Plainfield High School Senior~ Nicole Holmqvist with 1162 votes!!!!

2nd Place with more than 870 votes…
Plainfield High School Senior~ Sarah Clark

3rd place Mooresville High School Senior~ Taylor Collins

4th place-Shelbyville High School Senior- Amye Mitchell

The 2011 Model castings for Marci Ralph / Victor Maiquez Photography have begun! We are currently seeking students from central Indiana high schools to act as representatives of our studio. Throughout 2010, your images will be used on marketing materials, website, blog, signs, facebook and displays and anywhere else we thing you will look great!

Who Can Apply?

If you are currently a junior graduating in the class of 2011, we want you! All you have to do as a model is to tell your friends about us and recommend that they come to our studio for their senior session. You don’t have to be a super model… just be fun, outgoing and excited about our studio, your senior pictures and your friends senior pictures!

We will only be hiring 1-2 Senior Models from each school so get your application in now! If you are reading this and you know someone who would make a great representative, make sure you send them here to fill out the application.

Sweet, I am IN! Now, How Do I Apply?

It’s simple, just CLICK HERE TO READ MORE INFO AND FILL OUT THE APPLICATION. We will evaluate all applications to see if you are a good fit. Selected Models will be notified by phone or email to schedule your mini session.

This is a great example of our Super Model Sessions. We shot the first half at the Studio Backlot and then moved over to do her last two clothing changes at the Studio Loft in town. This way you get a little of both the indoor and outdoor.