Fabulous Christmas gift idea for that special woman

Sunday morning over my cup of coffee I came across a great little article in the Ottawa Citizen titled “Fashion with Panache”.  Little did I know that a few hours later I would be speaking with a lovely woman named Martha Tobin. She has just launched a business called “Panache Designs’ with the aim of […]

WOW – have we got some Holiday Magic to share with you

YOU can be a “Card Wizard” this Holiday Season! For the past three weeks or so we have been run off our feet with folks clamoring to get on board with SendOutCards for the upcoming holiday season.  You might wonder WHY!!! 1. We’ve done the math – not even Walmart can beat SendOutCards price! 2. […]

Sneak a peek ‘behind the scenes’ at the Smiths Falls Gym Stars Club

Bet you’ll never guess what we do at Arranel Studios to celebrate the annual changeover to standard time from daylight savings time.  We head on down to the Smiths Falls Gym Stars Club to do their annual club photographs.  What a great crowd – lots of excited children, keen and supportive parents and an enthusiastic […]

POOF! Look at this Magical Bit of Technology

We love it when ‘technology’ actually does something truly magical for us.  It’s even better if it saves us lots of time and money….that’s MAGIC at it’s best.  Seriously you won’t believe what we’ve discovered until you see it.  In less than 5 minutes you’ll learn how you can save hours and hours plus money.  […]

Why We Use a Black Background

Here’s a couple of great reasons why we use a black background in the studio for portraits. We love to make our subjects really “pop” in the final image. A black background can make colours and skin tone almost “jump off the print” – but they have to be properly lit. You’ll notice in the […]