We had a plan of a few places to go, but when we got to her parents house, those plans flew out the window. For people who have been to a lot of beautiful homes, this one might take the cake. Congrats to Jackie (and Pat, who we never got to meet). Hope you had a great wedding this past weekend!

Here’s how to play:

1. ‘Like’ us on Facebook.

We have uploaded our Best of 2010 gallery on our Facebook fan page. You have to ‘Like’ Hoffer Photography in order to vote.
(Click THIS link or go to the top left of this page to ‘Like’ us)

2. ‘Like’ the photo that you want to win.

There is no limit and there are no rules.
Feel free to tag anyone you’d like to vote for you or do whatever it takes to get votes for your favorite photo.

3. The contest will end at 12pm on Friday.

That’s exactly 48 hours. Whichever photo has the most ‘Likes’ wins!
It’s that easy! Ready. Set. GOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

Over the past year we’ve nearly frozen to death, nearly overheated to death and nearly fallen to our death… all in the name of cool photos. We’ve swam in oceans, rivers and streams, climbed mountains, hay bail piles and reservoir walls. We’ve shot cliff-jumpers, newborns, elderly, newlyweds, sports teams, bands, ‘D’ list celebrities and karate experts. We’ve shot in fields, forests and campgrounds and on ice-skates, canoes and the Empire State Building. We even had a few photos go viral! We’ve just been so privileged to experience so much with so many people.

On a more personal level, we had some big milestones as well. We welcomed a new niece in the summer, visited a place (Hawaii) that we’ve always dreamed of going to, taught our first major workshop and a bunch more. And especially important (to me at least), Amy finally was able to join me as a full-time employee/boss :).

Thinking through all these things really floods me with emotions. But more than anything, the emotion I feel is gratitude. Gratitude towards God for keeping us healthy and inexplicably giving us these chances… and gratitude towards YOU, the readers of this blog. To repeat a story I’ve said before on here: When I started this blog, I was getting 2 hits a day, one from my parents and one from Amy’s parents. Throughout the years, we’ve been able to rely on word of mouth referrals because we have so many incredible people that read this and pass it along to other people. The fact that you guys are willing to invest even a few minutes of your life into our work means so much to us. I’m still amazed at the fact that anyone would care to look at, comment about, or share our work.

More than that, now that Amy and I have both made this our entire living, I can truly say that without YOU we wouldn’t have a business, our home, or many of the experiences I mentioned above. I hope I come across as sincere when I tell you that EVERY SINGLE ONE of you has a huge impact on our lives. From those of you who just visit and increase our Google ranking, to those of you who comment and help our clients feel special, to those of you who share our work with friends, relatives and others. We owe a huge and tremendous THANK YOU to every single visitor of this blog. We love you guys and we love that you allow us to do what we love. Thank you, thank you, thank you…

So, with all that said, here’s a collection of some of our favorite photos from 2010. We’re taking the next week off, so feel free to come back often. There’s at least one shot from every one of our 147 shoots in here and some extras that we just had to include. I whittled this video down from nearly 900 photos to the 236 that made the cut. Thank you to all the people who appear in this and have shared their lives with us… Oh, and I’m sorry if it goes quickly, but the original was 24 minutes long, so we had to cut it to 9 to keep things moving :)

So, finally, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you faithful and first time blog stalkers. If you missed any of those 120,000 photos, here’s a brief summary of what you missed… (P.S. If you want to watch in HD, click on the HD button in the video frame).

Hoffer Photography’s Best of 2010 from Tony Hoffer on Vimeo.

I’ve been waiting to post these for a few weeks now. We absolutely love doing bridal shoots, but I absolutely hate having to wait till after the wedding to show them. Adrienne & Dustin got married this past weekend (that post is coming tomorrow) but we got together with Adrienne a few weeks ago to make sure to get her some great portraits at a family home…

Back by popular demand, the second annual Shoot Me for Free!! contest is here. You know it’s the second one because I’m using two exclamation points this year. Here’s all the details:

Who Can Enter:
• Anyone with an idea. (Yes that’s you.)

What you Get:
• A FREE 2 hour, on-location shoot with me (Shoots over 50 miles may require a travel fee)
• $50 in HoffBucks
• Eternal fame and fortune

Rules:
• Complete the entire entry form below, including location, idea and an uploaded photo of yourself (or whoever the shoot is for)
• Contest ends on December 15, 2009
• Winner (or winners) will be chosen by me, based on what I think is the best idea or shoot. If this sounds biased and unfair, well, it is! :)

How to win:
• Come up with a great idea. The more creative the better. The shoot can be anything: Bridal, Engagement, Family, Baby, Post-Wedding, Commercial, Model, or something completely new and different. You tell me what you think would be cool.
• Write a lot. I like to read. Feel free to try to persuade or bribe me.

Entry Form:

[contact-form-7]

Having Trouble? Send it via Email.

I’m kicking off the ‘Bridal Portrait campaign’ with some shots I took this week of a bride I’m shooting for this Friday. Nikki promised me that Matt won’t look at these beforehand, so I’m posting them the night before the wedding. I’ll be posting the full wedding soon… Enjoy…










No dresses were harmed…

This looks like an old Hollywood shot to me. I like it :)