Studio Life @ Johnston Photography

Miss Crystal Lake 2012

This Saturday the Miss Crystal Lake and Little Miss Crystal Lake Pageant will be held at Crystal Lake South High School. Johnston Photography has had the honor of being involved with this wonderful event for many years. These girls work very hard to prepare for the pageant. They attend classes once a week and learn about presenting themselves in public. They also attend Crystal Lake Chamber Mixers where they are given the opportunity to meet some of the leaders in our community. Contestants in the past have not only gained self confidence but made some great connections in the Crystal Lake business world. There are 4 titles the girls compete for. Miss Photogenic, Miss Congeniality, First Runner up and Miss Crystal Lake. Miss Crystal Lake will receive a scholarship for her achievement. Miss Congeniality is selected by the contestants themselves, and Miss Photogenic is voted on by all of the people that attend Expo on Saturday  before 1. So come on out and pick your favorite, then stay to see the final results!! The pageant starts at 2 in the afternoon. See you there!!

Spring is Right Around the Corner! at Johnston Photography in Crystal Lake

It is that time again! Johnston Photography in Crystal Lake, IL is now scheduling for their Springtime Portrait Special. Designed for photographing children 6 months to 12 years old, we will once again have one day with a baby lamb. Thursday and Friday March 22& 23 will just be a Springtime Set. Saturday March 24th will be the ONLY day with the live lamb. The same farm we have used in the past will once again provided us with a young lamb for the day. These babies, historically, have been so wonderful and gentle to work with, making for the most precious Easter portraits of your children. These portrait sessions work well with a wide variety or clothing choices. Denim overalls and no shirt, jeans and a t-shirt, a little summer dress all the way to suits and dresses lined with petticoats. The choice is yours. Johnston Photography will only have a limited number of sessions available on the 25th so don't wait to reserve your childrens portrait session time. 815-459-1481 for more information and to reserve your time.

Here are a couple from the past 2 years.

 

Johnston Photography Toy Drive Starts! { Childrens Photographer in Crystal Lake}

I have a short break and just could not resist posting a few images for our Annual Toy Drive. The morning has been wonderful. Great kids, even an Irish Setter behaved for us! The toys are starting to pile up. I can't wait to make the delivery to the Salvation Army. 

Well back to work. The next session is pulling in! We feel like busy little elves today! LOL

 

Let's Make Christmas Very Merry for Everyone! {Toy Drive Crystal Lake Photographer}

As we enter the Holiday Season, Thanksgiving reminds us of all we have. Not all are as fortunate however. Once again Johnston Photography is asking for your help in raising toys for less fortunate children. Our annual Winter Wonderland Toy Drive will be Dec. 2nd, 3rd and 4th this year. YES SUNDAY TOO! For the small donation of $35. in new unwrapped toys you can help be the difference in a childs Christmas morning. We are taking appointments for what is by far our most popular event of the year. Sarah will photograph you, your children, pets or family. Then Carol will help you thru the selection and order process. Easy as 1-2-3. Prints, ornaments, greeting cards as well as other products will be ready in time for all your holiday gift giving.

Again this year we are offering special products, packages and prices for this event. Call the studio today to reserve your session time. 800-919-KIDS or 815-459-1481. Don't wait! Session times go fast.

Don't need portraits at this time? Please feel free to drop off toys anyway. This is about giving to the children. We donate the toys so they stay with-in McHenry County. Just one way to give back to the community that has been so kind to us for the past 25 years. 

Expo 2011 {Johnston Photography}

Expo 2011 was a great one! I am not sure how many people actually came through but there were LOTS! Saturday was almost too many for me. Several people got past while I spoke with others. I guess I just can't hand out things to everyone. I did get to see several old friends and clients. That was so nice to at least have a moment for a little catch up. One couple that I had not seen in YEARS are friends on my daughter Katie. Tommy & Molly. Some of you may know her as Star 105.5s Molly J. My husband and I were able to catch up with them and find out how their families have been doing. They both looked and sounded wonderful. We also made some new friends. We got to know the fun people in the booths around us. Piano Trends/ Raue Center for the Arts. On Saturday they have a couple of people playing their acoustic guitars. THAT was a real treat! The wonderful women from Bright Horizons Day Care and Learning Center were positioned right across from us. Between our 3 booths the children walked away with a bag full of give-aways. Kazoos, coloring books and crayons, flashing stars, and of course CANDY. Oh and Mike Tryon & Pam Althof booth countered with pencils, stickers and stress balls. We may have been at the end of the show, but we definitely had the best stuff!

We also had a sign up to win Free Portrait Sessions at Johnston Photography. We will announce the winners here this week. So keep watching!

Here is how our booth ended up looking. It was small but it worked just fine for us.