A Resolution of Beauty
Posted on 05. Jan, 2016 by Cansler Photography.
The new year is here. Many people are making promises to do better and try harder.
This is a great opportunity to resolve to look for beauty in your life. There are so many times that we get caught up in getting through each day and we wonder where our time has gone. How often do we tend to notice details when we are rushing about, bustling through our days? It seems that when we slow down a bit and really take in our surroundings, that we can then see the details often overlooked. These are also the times we can recognize the beauty that is always around us.
Slowing just a bit, really looking into the eyes of your favorite people, noticing the bits of leaves on the sidewalk, the frost on a window or savoring a child’s laugh; these small things add to our days. Resolving to look for beauty might just be as simple as noticing more detail, more small things in your daily life.
We hope this new year brings more and more beauty into your life and that you are able to take the time to enjoy it!
Happy New Year!
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Reclaiming Your Portrait Legacy
Posted on 05. Jan, 2016 by Brad Cansler.
Recently I had the opportunity to do some restoration of old faded images. In the past, I have never done these myself but have recommended others for this type of work. At one point, I happened to be in need of some restoration work and sent off an image to someone else. The results I got back were abysmal to say the least. So recently, when asked if I would do some restoration of images, I said yes. It is tedious work but the reward was in having thrilled clients who now have a restored image that reminds them of how important the photograph was to begin with.
These two sisters was the first image I worked on. Brian wanted to surprise his wife (the little one in the image) and her sister with a Christmas present. His wife had mentioned wanting to have the photograph restored several years ago, but as is often the case, it was put off. I told Brian he was going to score major brownie points since it had been forgotten and would be a total surprise.
First, I carefully copied the image, then the hard work started. Not only was the whole image faded and color shifted but there were many weird colors in the hair and yellow spots on the dresses. In addition, when the image was taken originally, someone had decided to airbrush out the background and for some unknown reason, chopped off the youngest sisters right arm and part of the older sisters leg! After investing way too many hours (the perfectionist in me), I was finally pleased with the results and created a portrait for each of the sisters.
I delivered the finished portraits a couple days before Christmas and waited anxiously to hear whether Brian was a superhero. Evidently he was!
The second image was a whole different animal… I will share the story about that one in the next few weeks.
It was such a kick to be able to do these restorations and know that I was creating something special for the families. So now you know, if you want restoration of a treasured portrait, and you want it done well, call us!
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Fascinating Christmas Music Trivia You Never Knew
Posted on 16. Dec, 2015 by Cansler Photography.
If you think there are too many gifts under your Christmas tree imagine this. If you received every gift in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas”, you’d have 364 gifts!
Bet no one dreamed this! It is estimated that the single “White Christmas” written by Irving Berlin and recorded by Bing Crosby in 1942, is the bestselling single of all time, with over 100 million sales worldwide.
“Jingle Bells” wasn’t a Christmas song? The popular Christmas song “Jingle Bells” was actually written for Thanksgiving. The song was composed in 1857 by James Lord Pierpont to play for his Boston Sunday school class during Thanksgiving as a way to commemorate the famed Medford sleigh races. Kids and adults loved the song and eventually changed the lyrics to fit Christmas. It was also the first song to be sung in space – on December 16, 1965 by astronauts Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra!
Wassail? Yum! Christmas carols began as an old English custom called “wassailing,” in which one would toast their neighbors to a long life. So when you sing Christmas carols, you’re bringing joy AND wishing good health to everyone you come across!
Bing makes them all famous. “Silent Night” was first sung as part of a church service in Austria. A guitar was used because the church organ was so badly rusted it couldn’t be played. The song has been recorded by singers from all music genres. The version sung by Bing Crosby is the third best-selling single of all-time.
One simple word can make a big difference. Jay Livingston and Ray Evans’ holiday classic “Silver Bells” was originally titled “Tinkle Bells.” They changed it when Livingston’s wife explained that “tinkle” was often a synonym for urination.
