Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Testimonial : Allison L




Miss Allison is a TG 2010 student and we captured her senior portraits a bit ago... here are some of our favorite images of hers, as well as a quick comment from her:

"They did an amazing job! It was easy to view the pictures online and in the studio, the staff is very friendly and I had an overall great experience."

Testimonial : John M


We've worked with the Moody family for quite a few years now and this entire fabulous testimonial comes from mother, Mary, about her Lance Hill experience over the years:

"Having senior portraits taken has always been a milestone in my family. I was the youngest of 4 and my parents purchased 4 matching frames when my oldest brother had his senior portraits made. Some 12 years later, when I was a senior, that last frame finally receive its portrait! I have followed the tradition of matching frames for my 4 children and I must say that after filling 3 I Hate to see the time pass before I fill that last one. They grow up so fast!!!

My husband and I grew up in Minnesota, but we have raised our children in North Carolina. My sister-in-law, Sandy, is the person I can thank for finding Lance Hill. Every Christmas that her children were seniors in high school we would receive a formal 4x5 portrait and various casual poses in wallet sizes of her children. We were always impressed with the quality of their portraits and the originality in their poses. When our oldest was in the summer before his senior year, we thought we'd have a photo session with Lance Hill Photography since we were going to be up in MN visiting family over the summer.

The photos turned out GREAT - so different than anything that they do here in North Carolina! A few years later, it was our next son's turn and not it has been the third son's - each time - same thing - just terrific! Lance really captures their personality and uses props to bring out the sports that have played such a large part of their high school experience. Everyone asks where we had their senior portraits taken and we always say that we fly all the way to Minnesota to have the done! We have a few years before our daughter becomes a senior, but after seeing how Lance photographed our boys, our nephews and our niece, we look forward to putting that last portrait in the matching frame! Thank you Lance and Ceil, it has been worth every trip!"


Testimonial : Kristen B


Pretty in pink, Kirsten came to use for her senior pictures a few summers ago and it's taken us forever to put a testimonial up... her mom wrote a few comments down that we wanted to capture on our blog:

"I really enjoyed the 'Lance Hill experience', we were so relaxed and we had a lot of fun!"

Testimonial : Laura A




Miss Laura came to our studio for her senior pictures in 2008... here is the testimonial she wrote to our studio after her final order pick-up:

"I had an amazing experience taking my pictures at Lance Hill. Everyone was very considerate and I loved how passionate Lance was at making the pictures the best they could be. Thank you for everything, I recommend your studio to anyone who wants quality pictures!"


Friday, August 14, 2009

Music Video: Elyssa from Tartan

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Music Video: Kelsey from Centennial

Music Video: Kelsey from Hill-Murray

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

new outdoor setting!


Here is a sneak peek of our new outdoor setting! It's under the overhang down near the lake.... we have new dark brown wicker furniture that looks awesome in front of our multi-colored stone wall... summer dresses & cowgirl boots.... long-sleeve shirts and jeans with bare feet.... this is going to be a popular outdoor setting not to be missed!!!

The lovely lady featured here is Miss Haily from Blaine!


recent senior sessions









I've made a vow to try and update our blog regularly this super busy summer senior season. So here are sneak peek images of recent senior sessions we've done. So far so good! We are enjoying meeting the new and intelligent senior class of 2010!

Seen here are Joey G., Margaret V., and Randi B. from Mounds View.
Karee J. and Rachel F. from Centennial, Sarah S. from Concordia, and Jillian S. from Hill-Murray.


Tuesday, June 23, 2009

July Senior Specials!


Puppies for Sale!






My sister-in-law has a litter of puppies for sale! They are ADORABLE and need good homes!


June Senior Special


Sunday, June 14, 2009

LARGER THAN LIFE SENIOR PORTRAITS!


For all 2009 seniors!

Hello 2009 Seniors and Family!

This is a limited offer to our select clients.

We have an awesome opportunity to make a phenomenal statement with the images we've created together for your senior portraits.
This one-time only offer will reward you with a larger-than-life image at an unbelievably low cost. The only stipulation is that the order must
be placed by Tuesday, June 16th, and the expected delivery time is approximately 12 days.

For only $30 you can order a 3'x6' (36" x 72") image from any pose you ordered from.

This is a dramatic crop and a dramatic format, this will involve some cropping. Keep that in mind when you choose a pose, the vertical poses will have pole pockets
on the top and bottom of the image. A horizontal can be ordered, but the pole pockets will be on the right and left (short) axis, which requires a different display solution
instead of hanging it.

This will be a straight crop from the original image that you choose. The photograph attached shows two examples of this incredible effect.

Inks are made with automotive-grade pigments designed to resist fading for 2 years. This is a vinyl print made for indoor and outdoor use.

Awesome open house statement! Great impact for your great room! Dorm decor!

This product includes a 1.5" pole pocket on the top and bottom of the image (for vertical, or left and right for horizontal) that allows it to be hung like a tapestry.
If you are interested in 1" poles, we will include those for an additional $5.

Send us an email by the deadline (Tuesday, June 16) if you are interested in this unique offer!


*Must be paid for prior to initiating the order.
**Must have already placed a senior order.
***Poles do not include rope/wire.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Jenelle from White Bear Lake







Another White Bear Lake beauty!  One of Jenelle's hobbies is figure-skating!  And guess what?  I think I heard she was going to attend the University of St. Thomas.... where I graduated from!  She's got good taste! :)  Here are a  few of our favorite shots from her senior session.  Good thing she bought a senior book because it would be WAYYYY too difficult to narrow them down!  Good luck next year Jenelle!


Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Tammy from White Bear Lake





Here are sneak peek images from a recent senior session with Tammy from WBL.  She jumped into the waterfall and it wasn't even warm weather out yet!  What a champ!  Her images turned out b-e-a-utiful!!!


Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Bella Baby special!


Have a newborn?? Interested in having their photographs taken at the key ages of their first year?  Take advantage of our new Bella Baby special and you will have a custom 16x20 portrait to remember these precious moments forever!!


Thursday, May 14, 2009

new set *Castle Door




We've been working on a new set over the weekend and will continue to enhance it... but here's a sneak peek! We've built an old castle door setting in our European court yard. Tianna from WBL was one of the first seniors to give it a shot! Stay tuned for more posts with this background!

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Mitchell from Irondale




Mitchell came in late last week for his senior session... here are a few of our favorites!  The ones in the truck turned out great... they look like they belong on the walls of Abercrombie and Fitch!

Anna from White Bear Lake



A sneak peek from Anna's session last week outdoors...

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Lauren from Centennial




Despite the strong winds yesterday, we had a GREAT session with Lauren on our outdoor portrait settings!  Here are a few of our favorites from yesterday!  

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

beautiful Jenelle!


Stay tuned for more images from recent senior sessions... finally the nice weather allows us to go outside and create some BEAUTIFUL WORK!  Here is an image from Jenelle's senior session, she is from White Bear Lake High School.



Thursday, April 2, 2009

Silent Auctions


Click on the image above to view the silent auctions we are donating to this year.  If you have a suggested event that you think we should consider, send us an email!  :)


Thursday, March 26, 2009

the search is on


We have started our search for Team TwentyTen... the newest street team members to spread the word about Lance Hill portraits!  If you think you would be a great addition to our team, fill out the application here and we will notify you by email!  This is THE way to earn free Lance Hill portraits as well as hand out awesome discounts to your friends at school!!!!