New pricing, Valentines Day

Happy New Year! Our new pricing model went into effect today. Book now for Valentines day, it's only 6 weeks away and always fills up quickly.

Stacey P. Letter

Ric,
I can't begin to explain to you how much your pictures mean to me. They are absolutely beautiful! This whole project has been so good for me in so many ways. I really appreciate all your work and extra effort you have put into my pictures (and Bobbi too). This has been a really positive experience that I dearly needed and I thank you for that. You should be very proud of what you do.

Thank you-Thank you-Thank you!

Stacey

P.S. Mark wanted me to tell you how impressed he was with these lovely pictures.

8 Saturday's before Christmas!

Can you believe it? Time flies!
Book your shoot now in time for Christmas delivery.

Remember as well as pinup we do:

• Christmas pictures
• Classic portraits
• Senior portraits
• Glamour
• Maternity
• Family
• On location
• Social network pictures(MySpace, Facebook, etc)
• and more!

Vera Vogue

of the Pinup Angles group. Shot yesterday at the 2 year anniversary celebration of Sunken Ship Tattoo.
Halloween is right around the corner, book now for the best slots.
Remember, although this web site and blog mostly caters to our pin-up and vintage shoots, we also shoot

• Professional head shots


• Maternity


• Seniors


• Portraits


• Families and kids


• Profile pictures


• and more!

Sunken Ship Tattoo today

Come to Everet today to see us!

"Stand back ma'am, we have smoke and know how to use it"

In preparation for Halloween we've acquired a fog machine and have been experimenting with it and dry ice.
We got it down now and can create some very cool effects.

Book now for Halloween, our schedule is filling up.

Don't forget we love doing maternity, professional portfolio head shots and just plain old fun profile pictures for MySpace, Facebook etc.

Long time without a post

Summer time flies in the Northwest. I can't believe it's been over a months since my last post. Oh well, the feel of fall is in the air today.

I went to a screening of the movie "The Taken" last night. My first screening and it was a lot of fun knowing the lead actress, Jessica Von, who I'm shooting commercial head shots for.

New Portfolio

I'm doing beta testing now of a new portfolio system created by Deviant Art.

One of the cool things about it is I can post client images with a password that only they can view. This should prove very handy when sending proofs to a client.

I generally shoot a few hundred images in a session. Out of those about 10% go right in the trash (closed eyes, flash failed to fire, etc). Out of the remaining images 10% or so really rock. I upload those proofs for the client to choose their favorites (usually 10) and then do full processing on the client favorites making them perfect for prints and the web.

Check it out here:

http://ric-merry.daportfolio.com/

Let Freedom Ring

I am very grateful to be free today. I spent the 4th of July 24 years ago when that wasn't so in a country where I had no rights.

I'm grateful I can post a beautiful picture of a lovely young woman like this free from censorship, for 2 years that wasn't the case.

We've got some problems but brother let me tell you, there are many places a lot worse.

God bless America and happy Independence Day to all!

-Ric

Guest post Audrey

I really wanted to do something fun and special for my husband's 30th birthday, and I thought a pin up photo would be just the thing.

Thank goodness for Ric Merry; he really made it all happen! He and Bobbi we so helpful, fun, and flexible.

I had no idea what to expect, and I was super nervous about being in front of the camera, but within three minutes of meeting Ric and Bobbi I was totally at ease and excited to get started! The clothes Bobbi had available were so cute, and she did such a great job on my hair and makeup. She is very creative person. Ric was very friendly and professional, as well as patient and helpful. He has a great eye.

All my pictures came out ten times better than I expected, and my husband was blown away.

I would recommend the pin up experience to anyone, to EVERYONE! I would really like to do it again soon!

Thanks again!

Rose City Roundup report

Great show!

We had weather to suit every taste, give it 15 minutes and it would change. I'm a northwesterner, we like it that way dammit!

Jubitz is an interesting place with some colorful guests. The chicken fried steak is to die for, one of the best I've ever had.

The Driven Dead car club and Jasmin, the coordinator of the pinup show? These people rock!

Very nice group of people, well organized and a lot of fun. I had a room to set my stuff up in and meet all the contestants, they talked Jubitz into getting a few of us photographers up on the roof to shoot the show (see panoramic here). Awesome cars, people, food and music plus lots of pretty girls.

I shot about 400 frames and haven't had the opportunity to do anything but preview them briefly. If you are looking for a particular image, stay tuned, I'll get several edited and posted soon.

The attached image is the lovely (inside & out) Lucy Stone, winner of the food drive. She literally brought a mini van full of food items she solicited for the show that benefited the Portland Food bank.

-Ric

Magazine shoots, Rose City Roundup, The latest

We've been shooting and editing images of hot rods and a vintage starlet for a large magazine that should be published around August. All the images are hush hush at this point but we hope to be on the cover at a newsstands near you soon. We will spill the beans when they're safe to spill.

We hope to have arrangements solidified to shoot with some exclusive cars and pin-up contestants June 20th in Portland at the Rose City Roundup (see previous blog) free from the hordes with their cell phone cameras that always get in to the frame somehow. We may have some extra time to shoot others as well that weekend, drop us a line if you're interested.

Summer is a busy busy time. We have one weekend opening in June, one possibly in July and at this writing 3 possibly in August but that will not last.

-Ric

Rose City Roundup

We will be at the Rose City Roundup in Portland OR June 20th.

They are having a pinup contest this year.

Summer, glorious summer

Although the gallery seems to be down and I just found that out...Summer!
Magazine shoots, car shows, pinup contests, BBQ's, vacations, alpine wildflowers, reunions, family, friends and sunscreen.
Being a true northwesterner I pack 8 months of activities into the next 3-4 months. I can sleep when the rains return.
I hope your summer is spectacular and perhaps our services can be part of that.
-Ric

We're off!

To the car show, rockabilly event and pinup contests in Silverdale for the weekend.

Forecast is 70 degrees and dry! Yea!

Hope to see you there. We are sponsoring prizes for the pinup contest winners and have an entire trunk full of photo gear to document the event and maybe shoot some mobile studio sessions.

Happy Mother's Day

I really like shooting Maternity. I know it's not pinup but I wouldn't feel right shooting it in that genre' any more than I would want to shoot it with graphic nudity...it just ain't right.

As a  husband, father and grandfather I really respect maternity and think women are absolutely at the peek of natural beauty. Hurrah for all the mothers out there today!

-Ric

The Big Screen

D.A. Sebasstian of Go-Kustom has asked us to shoot cast members for his upcoming film “Rat Rod Rockers”
The movie is to debut in 2010 will feature Hot Rod Heidi and Asia DeVinyl among others.
We also plan to be shoot for him at the Hot Rod Monsters Film Festival July 18th & 19th in Seattle.
We hope to ride on one of his articles in Car Kulture Deluxe to have some pictures published there.

I’m excited to see my name on the silver screen (so is my mom!)

-Ric

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Guest Post: Lauren

"Ric Merry and Bobbi make the best team! I had nothing short of a wonderful day shooting with them! When the end of the day came, I almost didn't want to stop! The mixture of their personalities and specific talents are what creates the perfect experience; Bobbi is very up beat, knowledgeable of era, and passionate about her work, while Ric's passion is his technique, equipment, and making sure every single photo turns out amazing! And they do! They are both complete professionals, and put so much into their work, not only during the shoot, but after as well. I would recommend them to anyone who would like to have high quality photos taken! I would shoot with them again in a heartbeat!!"

Thanks Lauren! You were an absolute doll to shoot with. I know you'll do well in the contest! (see previous post for links). Thanks Motor City for the awesome cars to shoot with!

-Ric & Bobbi

Lauren's shoot

We had a fantastic time with Lauren today. She'll be a serious contender at the Silverdale Beach Hotel Annual Pinup Contest & Rockabilly Festival May 16th sponsored by The RockIt Roost.

We've made our reservation for what should prove to be a great weekend and you know we'll be dragging our cameras and gear with us. Stay tuned!

-Ric