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This isn’t your mother’s scrapbook

Monday, June 7th, 2010

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Anthologie announces a project fit for any man cave

There’s only so many BBQ accessory kits, boring DVDs and socket sets one man can take — oh, that new Lithium-Ion Sawzall would be just fine though … hint, hint! That’s why in honor of Father’s Day 2010, Anthologie is announcing a special promotion just for dads, especially for the ones that really don’t need a gift or are just too darn picky. You can just hear Tim Allen grunting and demanding “more power,” can’t you?

For any regular session booked today through Father’s Day (which is June 21, by the way), we will also include 3 brag books: one for dad, one for the kids, one for … hmm, a jealous neighbor. These mini books are the perfect way to show off your favorite dad’s best talent. We will spend one hour photographing your dad in his wood shop, in the garage, heck — on the computer, wherever it is that your father really shines!

Your images will then be expertly edited and presented to you in a password-protected website for online ordering and photo sharing. Finally, a photo story about dad’s special hobby will be designed and published just for you. Best of all, these little books come in some pretty manly cover materials, including the aviator leather (pictured above). Did I mention that they’re also included in the cost of your photo session?

And if dad doesn’t have a passion for bird houses, tying flies or rebuilding transmissions that’s fine, too. We are happy to extend this promotion to photographs of some of his other favorite pastimes, like his kids, his dog or his lawn!

Included in the Manly Collection:
• one hour on-location, custom photography
• edits and enhancements of your best images
• online gallery, active for 30 days
• image disc with ownership rights of your photos printable to 4×6
inches
• (3) identical, 3×3 brag books with photo story design

Price: $150

Call 952-232-5830 or use the contact form on this website to reserve your session today!

The not-so-fine print:
• All sessions must be reserved by June 20, 2010
• Session times are available through Oct. 31, 2010
• All sessions must be paid in full at the time of making your
reservations
•We do not offer refunds, but are happy to apply your booking fee towards another session if you are unable to make it to your session date

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Tags: ANTHOLOGIE, MINNESOTA FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER, PHOTOGARPHY, PROMOTIONS

Mother Nature’s cruel sense of humor

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

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The Bruce family figured that waiting until May was a safe bet for scheduling family photos along the banks of the Mississippi River (as did I). But as true Minnesotans know, you can’t can’t count on Mother Nature to cooperate.

As is often the case with our “No Foolin’” promotion — set to coincide with changing seasons — we found ourselves questioning whether or not the kids could withstand 30-miles-per-hour wind gusts, and if short sleeves were a good idea.

Despite the chilly conditions (ha!) and a bit of wintry precipitation (did I mention it was May), the Bruces decided the show must go on — both kids were nearing their birthdays and the family wanted their latest photo experience to pay homage to their summer tradition of boating along the river. Their determination paid off in the images, and I think the kids showed that they can be more resilient than adults when confronted with a cold front.

Thanks guys. You proved “No Foolin’” can mean “no excuses,” too.

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Seniors: tell your story

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

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Time flies when you’re having fun

It’s hard to believe. Though the 2010 high school seniors have yet to receive their
diplomas, it’s already time to start thinking about commencement 2011!

Knowing just how quickly 12 months can pass, Anthologie has designed graduate
collections that will honor your senior year and preserve these memories for the rest of your life. Aside from a generous time allotment for photo sessions, every 2011 collection boasts a print package, ownership of digital negatives and a keepsake, hardcover photo box to store your wallet-sized photos.

In addition, two different graduate collections include archival books, including our signature Graduate – Anthologie, which allows for photography on two separate dates, a feature story that captures your personality and a 30-page, leather-bound book.

Click HERE to download the 2011 Anthologie graduate flyer. Specific details of the 2011 graduate collections are in the post below.

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2011 senior collections are here

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

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Graduate Premiere Collection

• 2 to 3 hours location photography

• unlimited wardrobe changes (as time permits)

• edits and enhancements of your best images

• web hosting of your best images to a password-protected

gallery for convenient online ordering and photo
sharing

gallery remains active for 60 days

• personalized, hardcover wallet photo box (pictured above)

• 48 wallet photographs (up to 6 unique poses)

• (1) 8×10 photo

• (2) 5×7 photos

• ownership of digital negatives printable to 4×6

• downloads of all images at web resolution

$250

Graduate Feature Collection

All the amenities of the Premiere Collection are included in
the Graduate Premiere. However, a 20-page, hardcover coffeetable book
has been added to enhance this collection. This book, featuring
lay-flat pages, displays your favorite photos while providing space for
signatures and personal messages from friends to help you to remember
this key moment in time. Please flip through below to experience the
design of the Graduate Feature book.

$450

Graduate Anthologie Collection

All the amenities of the Premiere Collection are also
included in the Graduate Anthologie. However, this collection has
significant upgrades, including:

• An additional 1 hour of photography coverage at a
different event date (sports photos, drama club, hanging out with
friends)

• A 30-page, legacy quality book with a leather cover and
foil stamping

• A feature story written about you and your high school
experiences

• Scans and captions preserving your personal memorabilia

Please flip through below to experience the design of the
Graduate Anthologie book.

$650

Call 952.232.5830 or use the contact form on this
website to schedule your session today.

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Tags: ANTHOLOGIE, COLLECTION, PRODUCTS, SENIORS

Close to home

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

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Tia and Jon both knew they always wanted to leave Minnesota. The winters were just too harsh, they say. So before they headed off to balmy South Carolina, the two were married — then they decided to start planning a wedding.

The austere corridors of Minneapolis City Hall just couldn’t quite compare with the tulle and lace most little girls daydream about while planning their walk down the aisle. Tia and Jon dreamed up a better vision instead. They would return home for a more traditional wedding so family and friends could share in the celebration.

The couple will once again recite their vows, only this time in the beautiful sunken garden at the Como Park Conservatory, which just so happens to be the same venue my wife and I chose for our wedding. Needless to say, I’m excited to get back in the space and document this special event for Tia and Jon.

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While on a recent visit to Minnesota to solidify some wedding plans, Tia and Jon found some time to celebrate their first anniversary with a photo session only blocks from where they officially became husband and wife. Luckily for them, it was a rare 70-degree March afternoon.

Click HERE to see additional photos.

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Tags: ANNIVERSARY, ANTHOLOGIE, ANTHOLOGIE PHOTOGRAPHY, DAN IVERSON, MINNEAPOLIS PHOTOGRAPHER

Family traditions

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

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First No Foolin’ session images complete

This week I had the opportunity to document as 3-year-old Reese had his first — and quite messy — experience dying Easter eggs as part of Anthologie’s “No Foolin’” promotion. Apparently, the process made quite an impression on him.

“Oh wow!” Reese exclaimed as the colors began to emerge on his first egg’s shell after a few turns in the hot water and vinegar bath. I couldn’t help but think of a similar excitement I felt the first time I saw black and white images take form in the developer tray while preparing my first darkroom prints some 16 years ago.

The recording of a family tradition, such as dying Easter eggs, is just one of the many ways to experience custom photography with Anthologie’s latest promotion. Contact us by 5 p.m. Friday to reserve your own session.

To view more photos from Reese’s one-hour photo session, including an egg hunt, click HERE.

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Anthologie is movin’ on up!

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Please excuse our dust.

Anthologie is moving even closer to you!

As of March 17, 2010, Anthologie will no longer be based out of our offices and gallery at 18 Bridge Square in Northfield. We’re moving 20 miles north to make it easier than before to meet face to face with our clients.

So why the move?

About one year ago, Anthologie embarked on a journey to operate in historic downtown Northfield. From the beginning, the venture was a test to see how we can best serve you — our clients. With a year lease on our building, the storefront would serve akin to a business incubator.

While it has certainly been fun and a worthwhile learning experience, we’ve discovered the move mostly serviced our egos rather than the needs and desires of our client base.

Anthologie, since its inception, has been dedicated to documenting your life’s moments — both large and small — as they happen. That means we come to you on your terms, meeting and working at locations that make sense and are most convenient to you. Thus, our gallery and offices aren’t necessary to provide you with the service you’ve come to expect from Anthologie.

We’re excited to bring you a new home showroom in the coming weeks for those clients who still desire to see our larger product offerings in a relaxed and realistic environment.

Collaboration gains steam

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

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Anthologie photos amplify Meredith Fierke concert

Recording artist Meredith Fierke & the band will perform 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 9 at the Paradise Center for the Arts in Faribault with special guest Dylan McKinstry. A special art exhibit featuring the work of Anthologie photographer Dan Iverson will augment the concert.

Iverson has been documenting Fierke’s world since March 2009, as she set out to make her debut appearance at the famed South By Southwest music and arts festival in Austin, Texas. Fierke’s reputation has since gained momentum as her music was featured on last year’s Cities97 Sampler.

After a winter of hibernating in the studio, Fierke has emerged to stir the minds of her dedicated listeners with a preview of her upcoming album. The Faribault concert marks only the second time Fierke’s latest creations will be heard by a live audience. A portion of the images Iverson gleaned from the past year will be on view in the Paradise lobby beginning with Fierke’s concert April 9.

The exhibition will be open to the public April 10 – 16 at the Paradise Center for the Arts, 321 Central Ave., Faribault, MN. Tickets for Fierke’s concert are $12 and are available by calling 507-332-7372.

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Tags: ANTHOLOGIE, art, DAN IVERSON, Meredith Fierke, TRAIN SONG

Anthologie re-opens in downtown Northfield

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Artists’ reception brightens Bridge Square

"Sixth Street," from The Train Song exhibition.

The past month as been a time of transition for Anthologie. I truly appreciate everyone’s patience during the remodeling of our offices and gallery at 18 Bridge Square. The Garage and Anthologie have repurposed our building, bringing a hip venue for business and the arts in downtown Northfield.

This past weekend, we hosted an artists’ reception for myself and Meredith Fierke with the opening of “The Train Song,” a photography exhibition combining my images with Meredith’s personal blog entries, chronicling her ascent in the music industry. Visitors were treated to a special, extended version of the exhibition featuring images made this week with the events coinciding with the release of the Cities97 Sampler Vol. 21, on which Meredith’s music is featured.

A special thanks to all who came to visit our space and support the arts! As a thank you, door prizes were awarded during the opening. Our winners are:

• Sara Ohotto Bauer, limited edition Dan Iverson print

• Cari and Eric Goodman, “The Procession” CD by Meredith Fierke

• James and Molly Bauer, complimentary Anthologie photo session!

For those who missed the opening, not to worry: The exhibition will remain on view at the Anthologie Gallery through Dec. 18, 2009.

To see more photos from the reception, click HERE.

Amanda and Dan Iverson in The Garage.

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Building relationships

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Contractor Joe Franek sets a new partition wall April 9, 2009, at Anthologie's location at 18 Bridge Square, Northfield, Minn.

Franek Construction brings businesses together

When John and I signed our lease for our Northfield location April 2, we faced two challenges: One, we needed to spruce up our space – quickly. And two, we needed to convert the space for an unusual business arrangement – with Nick Sinclair and The Garage sharing 25 percent of the building footprint.

Fortunately Joe Franek of Franek Construction in New Prague crossed our path. Now that we have a proper blog functioning it’s time for Joe’s long overdue thank you.

We were first impressed by Joe’s timeliness and commitment to our project. As you can see from date in the caption to the image above, Joe was on sight and at work within days of us signing a lease. Despite his obligation to larger jobs and prior bids Joe was able to find time to sneak us into his busy schedule.

Joe and other contractors survive on the integrity of their finished projects and do a lot more walking the walk instead of talking the talk but it’s often what you don’t see that can make the biggest difference. Immediately upon entering the front door Joe made sure the building was protected from cutoffs, sawdust and other small debris, making our cleanup effortless once the job was done.

Joe’s experience lead him to easily come up with a solution to our spacial quandary — a three-and-a-half-wall partition with an extra wide hallway improved the flow of our building, provided Nick with the room for the unique gallery he needed, made the Garage and Anthologie separate and together at once and actually made our square footage seem larger than before!

Above all, Joe is simply an honest guy with a great personality. He went above and beyond what we had originally asked for, coming back to our building each day after the drywall had been hung to personally ensure each coat of joint compound had dried properly, was sanded to perfection and a new coat had been applied smoothly.

Joe has since become an Anthologie client. We had a great time getting to know his extended family and photographing his son’s first steps. Check out our new window display at 18 Bridge Square and you’ll see what I mean.

If you’re in need of assistance with home improvements, commercial construction or a new home Franek Construction is a building company you can depend on. Call 612-232-9288 for more information. Thanks again Joe!

Joe Franek keeps his focus while renovating the Anthologie gallery and offices.

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